World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans

Isopoda name details

Lygia australiensis Dana, 1853

AphiaID

1351100 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1351100)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (misspelling of genus name)

Accepted name

Ligia australiensis Dana, 1853

Rank

Species

Parent

Lygia Fabricius, 1798 accepted as Ligia Fabricius, 1798

Original name

Lygia australiensis Dana, 1853

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Boyko, C.B.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Lygia australiensis Dana, 1853. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1351100 on 2025-05-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-17 00:57:46Z

created

Boyko, Christopher B.

2023-12-26 23:08:38Z

changed

Boyko, Christopher B.

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Sources (1)

original description Dana, J.D. (1853-1855). Crustacea. Part II. <em>In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the command of Charles Wilkes. U. S. N., C. Sherman Printer, Philadelphia.</em> 14: 691-1618. [1855, folio atlas pls. 1-96.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40412910 [details]