21 Kas 2024 Perşembe
First record of invasive isopod Ligia (Megaligia) exotica, Roux, 1828 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscoidea) from Gujarat, western India: morphometric description and occurrence along Indian coast
Abstract : L. exotica is a reported exotic semi-terrestrial isopod with a widespread distribution that is highly invasive. The present study gives the collated distribution of the invasive species L. exotica status along the Indian coastline. Additionally, we report the first instance of the invasive isopod L. exotica from Gujarat coast, western India, together with its morphometric information and diagnostic description.