WoRMS taxon details
Ligia oceanica (Linnaeus, 1767)
146999 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146999)
accepted
Species
Ligia belgica Ritzema Bos, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ligia granulata Frey & Leuckart, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ligia oniscides (Linnaeus, 1767) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Ligia scopulorum Leach, 1814 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Oniscus oceanicus Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Oniscus oceanicus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1061 (species number 12) [details]
page(s): 1061 (species number 12) [details]
Note Europe
type locality Europe [details]
Distribution Acadian, north side of Cape Cod to Newfoundland
Distribution Acadian, north side of Cape Cod to Newfoundland [details]
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Ligia oceanica (Linnaeus, 1767). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146999 on 2025-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ligia belgica Ritzema Bos, 1874) Ritzema Bos, J. (1874). Bijdrage tot de Kennis van de Crustacea Hedriophthalmata van Nederland en Zijne Kusten. Groningen: J. B. Huber. 1-100, pls. 1, 2. [details]
original description (of Ligia granulata Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Frey, H. & R. Leuckart. (1847). Beiträge zur Kenntniss Wirbelloser Thiere mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna des Norddeutschen Meeres. [Contributions to the knowledge of invertebrates with special reference to the fauna of the North German Sea.]. <em>In: Beiträge zur Kenntnis wirbelloser Thiere. Brunswick, Viehweg und Sohn, Braunschweig: Freidrich Vieweg und Sohn. Pp. 1-170, pls. 1, 2.</em> [pp. 110-130]. [:165, Caligus leptochillus]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2128 [details]
original description (of Oniscus oceanicus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1061 (species number 12) [details]
original description (of Ligia scopulorum Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
original description (of Ligia granulata Frey & Leuckart, 1847) Frey, H. & R. Leuckart. (1847). Beiträge zur Kenntniss Wirbelloser Thiere mit Besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fauna des Norddeutschen Meeres. [Contributions to the knowledge of invertebrates with special reference to the fauna of the North German Sea.]. <em>In: Beiträge zur Kenntnis wirbelloser Thiere. Brunswick, Viehweg und Sohn, Braunschweig: Freidrich Vieweg und Sohn. Pp. 1-170, pls. 1, 2.</em> [pp. 110-130]. [:165, Caligus leptochillus]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/2128 [details]
original description (of Oniscus oceanicus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5
page(s): 1061 (species number 12) [details]
original description (of Ligia scopulorum Leach, 1814) Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640 [details]
basis of record Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
Other
additional source
Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). <em>Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie).</em> 654: 1-341., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60882444 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Schmalfuss, H. (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). <em>Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie).</em> 654: 1-341., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60882444 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
type locality Europe [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Acadian, north side of Cape Cod to Newfoundland [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Danish | havbænkebider | [details] |
| Dutch | havenpissebed | [details] |
| English | sea slatersea roachquay-louse)great sea-slatercommon sea slater | [details] |
| French | ligie des rivagesligie | [details] |
| German | StrandasselKlippenassel | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | strandskrukketroll | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | strandskrukketroll | [details] |
| Swedish | strandgråsugga | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (307 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ligia oceanica)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 88 proteins)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (77 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (307 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ligia oceanica)
To GenBank (101 nucleotides; 88 proteins)
To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (12 records)
To ITIS
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