Biology:Ligia cursor
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Short description: Species of woodlouse
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Oniscidea |
| Family: | Ligiidae |
| Genus: | Ligia |
| Species: | L. cursor
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| Binomial name | |
| Ligia cursor Dana, 1853 [1]
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Ligia cursor is a woodlouse in the family Ligiidae.[1]
The antennae are as long as the cephalothorax, which is the head and body of the animal. Its flagellum contains 21 segments, 14 larger and 7 smaller, and each joint shows setae (small bristles).[2]
Distribution
L. cursor was found on the United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, on the coast near Valparaíso, Chile .[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marilyn Schotte (2010). "Ligia cursor Dana, 1853". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=257540.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dana, J.D. (1853). Crustacea. Part II. In: C. Wilkes, United States Exploring Expedition, 1838- 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes.. 14. p. 743.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3856138 entry
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