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BPBM 18638Invertebrate Zoology
Ligia exotica
As recorded: Ligia exotica Roux, 1828
Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Isopoda › Ligiidae
- Collected by
- S Godwin; H. BolickHolly Bolick →Scott L. Godwin →
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2182, -177.3726
- Depth
- 3 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Ligia exotica observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-06-28.

2023-06-28
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Midway Island, UM
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-01
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ligia exotica. BPBM 18638. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979296100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/s/18638.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979296100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
