''Ligia cajennensis'' is a

woodlouse A woodlouse (plural woodlice) is an isopod crustacean from the polyphyleticThe current consensus is that Oniscidea is actually triphyletic suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. They get their name from often being found in old wood ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Ligiidae Ligiidae is a family of woodlice, the only family in the infraorder Diplocheta. Its members are common on rocky shores, in similar habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that ...

. It has a relatively narrow body with a rough, grainy texture. It's a dark yellow/rust color, with lighter antennae and legs. Its eyes are brownish black.

Distribution

''L. cajennensis'' is known from the coast of French Guiana. Only one specimen has been found for this species, in 1847, and since then, other authors have considered it too insufficiently described to comment further on it.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2309719 Woodlice Crustaceans described in 1847