Thermosphaeroma
| Thermosphaeroma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Thermosphaeroma Cole & Bane, 1978 |
| Type species | |
| Sphaeroma dugesi Dollfus, 1893 | |
Thermosphaeroma is a genus of crustacean in family Sphaeromatidae.[1] They occur exclusively in hot springs of southwestern United States and central Mexico.[2]
Species
The genus contains eight species,[1] most of which are listed on the IUCN Red List (EW: extinct in the wild; CR: critically endangered; EN: endangered; LC; least concern; NE: not evaluated):
| Species | Authority | Year | IUCN status | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermosphaeroma cavicauda | Bowman | 1985 |  [3] |  Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma dugesi | (Dollfus) | 1893 | [4] | Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma macrura | Bowman | 1985 | [5] | Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma mendozai | Schotte | 2000[2] |  | Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma milleri | Bowman | 1981 |  [6] | Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma smithi | Bowman | 1981 | [7] | Mexico |
| Thermosphaeroma subequalum | Cole & Bane | 1978 |  [8] | Mexico,  United States |
| Thermosphaeroma thermophilum | (Richardson) | 1897 |  [9] | United States |
References
- 1 2 Neil L. Bruce & Marilyn Schotte (2009). M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson, ed. "Thermosphaeroma Cole & Bane, 1978". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- 1 2 Schotte, Marilyn (2000). "Thermosphaeroma mendozai, a new species from hot springs in northern Chihuahua, Mexico (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113 (4): 989–995.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma cavicauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma dugesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma macrura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma milleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma smithi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma subequalum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma thermophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
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