Ligia exotica

Ligia exotica
Ligia exotica photo
Summary
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Humidity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Rarity:	☆☆☆☆☆☆
Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Ligiidae
Genus:	Ligia
Species:	Ligia exotica Roux, 1828

Ligia exotica is a species of ligiid.

General Information

Background

Ligia are difficult to keep alive in captivity. Successful colonies range from rare to non-existent.

Description

Ligia exotica is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Ligia exotica:

• Its suborder is Oniscidea, which means it is fundamentally characterized by a number of key adaptations to terrestrial life.
• Its zoosection is Crinocheta, which means it belongs to the largest individual lineage of terrestrial isopods, typically unified by the presence of three (or sometimes 4) flagellomeres.
• Its family is Ligiidae, which means something to somebody, I hope.
• Its genus is Ligia, which means something to somebody, I hope.

Life Stages

Manca
Manca photo
Notes:	Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed.
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Juvenile
Juvenile photo
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Subadult
Subadult photo
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Adult
Adult photo
Notes:	Adult size.
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Key Features

Morphological reference images for Ligia exotica:

Antennal flagellum
Antennal flagellum photo
Notes:	Antennal flagellum
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Telson
Telson photo
Notes:	Telsons are cool.
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Pleopodal lungs
Pleopodal lungs photo
Notes:	This species has ? pairs of pleopodal lungs.
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Varieties

Name	Type	In Hobby	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Ligia exotica	Nominate	Yes	?		Canonical variety.

Husbandry

This species is scientifically unexamined and rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.