Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Isopoda Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Family Ligiidae | |
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Similar Ligia cinerascens, Ligia baudiniana, Ligia, Ligia oceanica, Ligiidae | ||
Ligia australiensis, the Australian marine slater, is a woodlouse in the family Ligiidae.
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Range
It can be found quite readily along the southern coast of Australia, including Tasmania, hiding under a huge variety of cover. It is not found as often on the coast of New South Wales, although it can be found in abundance in estuaries.
Predation
L. australienses is a frequent meal for the burrowing shore crab (Leptograpsodes octodentatus), occasionally for the sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus), and possibly the Pedra Branca skink (Niveoscincus palfreymani).
References
Ligia australiensis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA