Ligia occidentalis  (California Sea Slater)

© Les Leighton (Photo ID #11426)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Lighthouse Park, West Vancouver, BC
Photographer	Les Leighton
Habitat	High tide splash zone
Photo Date	July 10, 2010
Upload Date	July 11, 2010
Elevation (m)
Latitude	49.3333282470703
Longitude	-123.268096923828
Photo ID #	11426
Comments	These isopods live in the high tide spash zone. They feed in the intertidal zone, following the outgoing tide or retreating from the incoming tide. If trapped in the water they will eventually drown.