Eastern Rockslater (Ligidium elrodii)

Eastern Rockslater, a reference photo — Photo: Shultz JW (2018) A guide to the identification of the terrestrial Isopoda of Maryland, U.S.A. (Crustacea). In: Hornung E, Taiti S, Szlavecz K (Eds) Isopods in a Changing World. ZooKeys 801: 207-228. h · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Ligidium elrodii is a species of rock slater in the family Ligiidae found in North America.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eastern Rockslater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ligidium latum
Ligidium hypnorum
Chaetophiloscia elongata
Ligidium gracile
Atlantoscia floridana
Philoscia affinis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Ligiidae
Genus: Ligidium
Species: Ligidium elrodii

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