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Dysderidae, also known as woodlouse hunters, sowbug-eating spiders, and cell spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] They are found primarily in Eurasia , extending into North Africa with very few species occurring in South America.
Ligia oceanica, Fort-la-Latte, Plévenon, Bretagne, France. The mitochondrial genome of L. oceanica was sequenced in 2006. It is a circular, double-stranded DNA molecule, with a size of 15,289 base pairs.
Ligia exotica is both a grazer on microalgae and diatoms [3] and a scavenger on plant remains and detritus. [6] In the eastern United States, where it is considered to be invasive, it seems to be the dominant invertebrate in its habitat.
Porcellio scaber is found across Central and Western Europe. [5] In the United Kingdom, it is one of the "big five" species of woodlice.It has also colonised North America, South Africa and other regions including the remote sub-Antarctic Marion island, largely through human activity. [6]
Dysdera are one of the few known arthropods to hunt and prey on woodlice, one of their main food sources. These spiders have wide jaws and large fangs to help to overcome the solid armor-like shells of woodlice. It makes them powerful predators for their size, allowing them to dominate or kill competitors, such as centipedes or other spiders.
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