Ligia pallasii Brandt, 1833 is a animal in the Ligiidae family, order Isopoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ligia pallasii Brandt, 1833

Ligia pallasii Brandt, 1833

Ligia pallasii, the sleepy sea slater, is a large Ligiidae isopod found along the North American Pacific coast.

Family
Genus
Ligia
Order
Isopoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Ligia pallasii Brandt, 1833

Ligia pallasii, commonly called the sleepy sea slater, is a species of isopod that belongs to the family Ligiidae. It is classified as one of the largest known sea slaters. This species occurs along the Pacific coast of North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands down to northern California. Its accepted scientific name is Ligia pallasii Brandt, 1833.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Isopoda Ligiidae Ligia

More from Ligiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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