''Ligidium'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
woodlice
A woodlouse (plural woodlice) is an isopod crustacean from the polyphyleticThe current consensus is that Oniscidea is actually triphyletic suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. They get their name from often being found in old wood.
...
. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably
taxonomic synonyms of ''
Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''
Ligidium germanicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
''.
Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in
Japan, two in
Taiwan
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, four in
China, 12 in
Turkey
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, the
Caucasus
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, and
Central Asia
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, and six in
Greece
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.
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Ligidium acutitelson''
Wang & Kwon, 1993
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Ligidium anatolicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Frankenberger, 1950
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Ligidium assimile
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Strouhal, 1971
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Ligidium beieri
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Strouhal, 1928
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Ligidium birsteini
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Borutzky, 1950
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Ligidium blueridgensis''
Schultz, 1964
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Ligidium bosniense
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Verhoeff, 1901
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Ligidium bosporanum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Verhoeff, 1941
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Ligidium burmanicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Verhoeff, 1946
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Ligidium cavaticum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Borutzky, 1950
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Ligidium cycladicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Matsakis, 1978
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Ligidium denticulatum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Shen, 1949
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Ligidium elrodii
''Ligidium elrodii'' is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae found in North America.
Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species ''L. elrodii'':
* ''L. e. chatoogaensis'' Schultz, 1970
* ''L. e. elrodii'' (Packard, 1873)
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(Packard, 1873)
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Ligidium euboicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Matsakis, 1975
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Ligidium floridanum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Schultz & Johnson, 1984
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Ligidium formosanum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Wang & Kwon, 1993
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Ligidium fragile
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of ''Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, s ...
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Budde-Lund, 1885
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Ligidium germanicum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Verhoeff, 1901
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Ligidium ghigii
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of ''Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, s ...
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Arcangeli, 1928
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Ligidium gracile
''Ligidium gracile'' is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae. It is found in North America.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Ligidium gracile'':
* ''Ligidium gracile flavum'' Jackson, 1923
* ''Ligidium gracile g ...
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(Dana, 1854)
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Ligidium hoberlandti
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Frankenberger, 1950
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Ligidium hypnorum''
(Cuvier, 1792)
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Ligidium inerme
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Nunomura & Xie, 2000
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Ligidium intermedium
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Radu, 1950
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Ligidium iyoense
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Nunomura, 1983
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Ligidium japonicum
''Ligidium japonicum'' is a species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of org ...
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Verhoeff, 1918
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Ligidium jiushai
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Tang & Zhou, 1999
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Ligidium kiyosumiense''
Nunomura, 1983
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Ligidium kofoidi
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Maloney, 1930
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Ligidium koreanum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Flasarová, 1972
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Ligidium lapetum
''Ligidium lapetum'' is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae
Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. Its members are common on rocky shores, in similar habitat
In ecology, the term h ...
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Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942
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Ligidium longisetosum''
Verhoeff & Strouhal, 1967
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Ligidium margaritae
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, tw ...
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Borutzky, 1955
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Ligidium mimense''
Nunomura & Xie, 2000
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Ligidium mucronatum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942
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Ligidium mylonasi
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Sfenthourakis, 1992
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Ligidium nodulosum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Verhoeff, 1918
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Ligidium paulum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Nunomura, 1976
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Ligidium riparum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Verhoeff, 1943
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Ligidium ryukyuense
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Nunomura, 1983
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Ligidium shadini
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of ''Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, s ...
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Borutzky, 1948
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Ligidium tauricum''
Verhoeff, 1930
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Ligidium turcicorum
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Verhoeff, 1949
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Ligidium werneri
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Strouhal, 1937
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Ligidium zaitzevi
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms of '' Ligidium hypnorum'' or '' Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, six in Japan, two ...
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Borutzky, 1950
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Ligidium zernovi
''Ligidium'' is a genus of woodlice. It contains about 46 species, six of which are probably Synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of ''Ligidium hypnorum'' or ''Ligidium germanicum''. Of the remainder, eight species are found in North America, s ...
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Borutzky, 1948
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