Ligia australiensis, the Australian marine slater, is a woodlouse in the family Ligiidae.

[1] It can be found quite readily along the southern coast of Australia, including Tasmania, hiding under a huge variety of cover.

It is not found as often on the coast of New South Wales, although it can be found in abundance in estuaries.

[2] L. australienses is a frequent meal for the burrowing shore crab (Leptograpsodes octodentatus),[3] occasionally for the sacred kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus),[4] and possibly the Pedra Branca skink (Niveoscincus palfreymani).

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