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Ligiidae
Pm the notorth part of Adriatic coast there are typical halophytic representatives from the following families: Tylidae, Ligiidae and Oniscidae, mainly. Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. The family contains the following genera: Caucasoligidium, Ligia, Ligidioides, Ligidium, Tauroligidium and Typhloligidium Verhoeff.
Its members are common on rocky shores, in similar habitats to those inhabited by species of the bristletail Petrobius and the crab Cyclograpsus.
Spotted on Jun 19, 2013
Submitted on Jun 20, 2013
2 Comments
Thank you, I was what I saw in front of me when I woke up on the beach ;) I guess it was dazed from the sun like me cause they are usually very impatient and fast ;)
Great shot !