Wharf Roach
Ligia exotica
Summary 5
Ligia exotica or the wharf roach is a woodlouse-like isopod, a sea slater in the family Ligiidae. It is found in various parts of the world living on rocky coasts and harbour walls just above high water mark.
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- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligia_exotica
More Info
iNat Map
| Region | California, Central Gulf: LA; MS; AL, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, Midatlantic: NC; VA; WV; MD; DE; NJ; PA, Texas |
|---|---|
| Habitat | coastal |
| Rolls into a ball? | No |
| Eyes very large? | Yes |
| Antennal flagella | Numerous |
| Paired ocelli | numerous |
| Pereonite texture | smooth |
| Status | introduced |
| Telson | Wide |
| Uropods | - |
