Ligia dilatata
Ligia baudiniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Ligiidae |
Genus: | Ligia |
Species: | L. dilatada |
Binomial name | |
Ligia dilatada Brandt, 1833 [1] | |
Distribution of L. diletata based on available literature |
Ligia diletata is a woodlouse in the family Ligiidae.
Identification
It has a finely granular surface and a body that is slightly convex, as well as eye that are large and convex. It has relatively small uropods.[2]
It can be differentiated from L. glabrata, with which it shares some range, by its antennae. The antennae of L. diletata are longer, reaching the end of its thorax.[3]
Habits
L. diletata feeds extensively on dislodged Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida that wash up on shore. They gather in large numbers on these kelp.[4]
The species lives about 2 years. Females start reproducing at 12 months but, unlike males, probably do not survive to breed twice. The brood period is 5 to 6 weeks.
Growth is slow during summer but faster in winter when food is more plentiful.[5]
References
- ↑ Marilyn Schotte (2010). M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson, eds. "Ligia dilatada Brandt, 1833". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ↑ Walter E. Collinge (1920). "Contributions to a knowledge of the terrestrial Isopoda of Natal. Part III.". Annals of the Natal Museum. 4 (2): 471–490.
- ↑ George Branch; C. L. Griffiths; M. L. Branch; L. E. Beckley (2007). Two Oceans: A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: David Philip. pp. 368 pages.
- ↑ Stenton-Dozey, JME; Griffiths, CL (1983). "The Fauna Associated with Kelp Stranded on a Sandy Beach". Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems: 557–568.
- ↑ K Koop; J.G Field (1980). "The influence of food availability on population dynamics of a supralittoral isopod, Ligia dilatata brandt". Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 48 (1): 61–72. doi:10.1016/0022-0981(80)90007-6.
External links
- Data related to Ligia dilatata at Wikispecies