Sphaeroma papillae

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Sphaeromatidea
Superfamily: Sphaeromatoidea
Family: Sphaeromatidae
Genus: Sphaeroma
Species: papillae

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Sphaeroma papillae: //sfəˈroʊmə pəˈpɪliː//

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Summary

Sphaeroma papillae is a species of isopod from the family Sphaeromatidae, described in 1938 and known from southern New England, specifically Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island and areas on Cape Cod.

Physical Characteristics

Sphaeroma papillae has two tubercles on the telson and an unserrated outer margin of the outer uropod branch.

Identification Tips

Distinguished from Sphaeroma quadridentatum by its two telson tubercles and the unserrated outer margin of the outer uropod.

Habitat

Intertidal zones with direct influence of freshwater, typically found under fist-sized rocks.

Distribution

Reported from western Long Island and Cape Cod; potentially endemic to southern New England.