Ligidium gracile

Description 2

Unlike L. latum, which should be the only other species of Ligidium in the Bay Area, this has entirely smooth and shiny segments.

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  1. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
  2. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNat Map

Number of articles in flagellum of antenna >10
Surface of body smooth
Relative position of exopod and endopod insertion on peduncle Exopod inserted proximal to endopod
Habitat riparian
Status Pacific Coast Endemic
Frequency rare
Capable of rolling up? no
Present in noca? yes
Present in soca? no