Sea-slater (Ligia dilatata)

Sea-slater, a reference photo — Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Ligia dilatata is a woodlouse in the family Ligiidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sea-slater 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

Ligia novizealandiae
Ligia australiensis
Ligia cinerascens
Ligia oceanica
Ligia exotica
Ligia pallasii

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Ligiidae
Genus: Ligia
Species: Ligia dilatata

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