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Ligidium japonicum

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Ligidium japonicum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Family: Ligiidae
Genus: Ligidium
Species:
L. japonicum
Binomial name
Ligidium japonicum
Verhoeff, 1918 [1]

Ligidium 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 8 millimetres (0.31 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ M. Schotte (2009). M. Schotte; C. N. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; J. Markham; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Ligidium japonicum Verhoeff, 1918". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  2. ^ Yoshinori Ando (1996). "Life history patterns of two coexisting isopods (Ligidium japonicim and Ligidium koreanum) in a Cryptomeria japonica plantation of southwestern Japan" (PDF). Edaphologia. 56: 31–56. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
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