Sea slater is the common name for Ligia, a genus of isopods, also called rock lice, in the family Ligiidae. Most Ligia species live on tidal-zone cliffs and rocky beaches, though several fully terrestrial species occur in high-humidity environments.
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Source Wikidata: Sea Slater
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Sea SlaterDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "Europe", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "World Register of Marine Species"
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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Sea SlaterDistributionsQuote, Distributions
"locality": "North America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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"locality": "South America", "status": "PRESENT", "source": "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)"
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1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia
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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]
3. Wikidata: Sea Slater
Child Taxon Of: Malacostraca, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source GBIF Species API
Wikipedia: Ligia
WikipediaIn Biome: Marine, Lead sectionQuote, In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Ligia is a genus of isopods, commonly known as rock lice or sea slaters, in the family Ligiidae.
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