Ligia cursor

Ligia cursor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Ligiidae
Genus:	Ligia
Species:	L. cursor
Binomial name
	Ligia cursor; Dana, 1853 [1]

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

Marilyn Schotte (2010). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Ligia cursor Dana, 1853". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
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

Data related to Ligia cursor at Wikispecies

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[WoRMS-1] Marilyn Schotte (2010). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Ligia cursor Dana, 1853". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 27, 2012.

[dana-2] 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.