Ligidium
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Ligidium is a genus
of woodlice. It contains approximately 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms
of Ligidium hypnorum
or Ligidium germanicum. Of the remainder, seven species are found in North America
, six in Japan
, two in Taiwan
, four in China
, twelve in Turkey
, the Caucasus
and Central Asia
, and six in Greece
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of woodlice. It contains approximately 46 species, six of which are probably taxonomic synonyms
Synonym (taxonomy)
In scientific nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that is or was used for a taxon of organisms that also goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name to the Norway spruce, which he called Pinus abies...
of Ligidium hypnorum
Ligidium hypnorum
Ligidium hypnorum is a species of woodlouse found across Europe and western Asia. It is a fast-moving, active species which rarely grows longer than . It is dark and shiny, and is similar in appearance to the common species Philoscia muscorum, and also the rarer Oritoniscus flavus...
or Ligidium germanicum. Of the remainder, seven species are found in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, six in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, two in Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, four in China
China
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, twelve in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
and Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
, and six in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
- Ligidium acutitelson Wang & Kwon, 1993
- Ligidium anatolicum Frankenberger, 1950
- Ligidium assimile Strouhal, 1971
- Ligidium beieri Strouhal, 1928
- Ligidium birsteini Borutzky, 1950
- Ligidium blueridgensis Schultz, 1964
- Ligidium bosniense Verhoeff, 1901
- Ligidium bosporanum Verhoeff, 1941
- Ligidium burmanicum Verhoeff, 1946
- Ligidium cavaticum Borutzky, 1950
- Ligidium cycladicum Matsakis, 1978
- Ligidium denticulatum Shen, 1949
- Ligidium elrodii (Packard, 1873)
- Ligidium euboicum Matsakis, 1975
- Ligidium floridanum Schultz & Johnson, 1984
- Ligidium formosanum Wang & Kwon, 1993
- Ligidium fragile Budde-Lund, 1885
- Ligidium germanicum Verhoeff, 1901
- Ligidium ghigii Arcangeli, 1928
- Ligidium gracile (Dana, 1854)
- Ligidium hoberlandti Frankenberger, 1950
- Ligidium hypnorumLigidium hypnorumLigidium hypnorum is a species of woodlouse found across Europe and western Asia. It is a fast-moving, active species which rarely grows longer than . It is dark and shiny, and is similar in appearance to the common species Philoscia muscorum, and also the rarer Oritoniscus flavus...
(Cuvier, 1792) - Ligidium inerme Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Ligidium intermedium Radu, 1950
- Ligidium iyoense Nunomura, 1983
- Ligidium japonicumLigidium japonicumLigidium japonicum is a species of woodlouse found in moist forests in Japan. Individuals may live for up to two years and reach a length of ....
Verhoeff, 1918 - Ligidium jiushai Tang & Zhou, 1999
- Ligidium kiyosumiense Nunomura, 1983
- Ligidium kofoidi Maloney, 1930
- Ligidium koreanum Flasarová, 1972
- Ligidium lapetum Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942
- Ligidium longisetosum Verhoeff & Strouhal, 1967
- Ligidium margaritae Borutzky, 1955
- Ligidium mimense Nunomura & Xie, 2000
- Ligidium mucronatum Mulaik & Mulaik, 1942
- Ligidium mylonasi Sfenthourakis, 1992
- Ligidium nodulosum Verhoeff, 1918
- Ligidium paulum Nunomura, 1976
- Ligidium riparum Verhoeff, 1943
- Ligidium ryukyuense Nunomura, 1983
- Ligidium shadini Borutzky, 1948
- Ligidium tauricum Verhoeff, 1930
- Ligidium turcicorum Verhoeff, 1949
- Ligidium werneri Strouhal, 1937
- Ligidium zaitzevi Borutzky, 1950
- Ligidium zernovi Borutzky, 1948