WoRMS taxon details
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 1900
118429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:118429)
accepted
Genus
Sphaeroma gigas Leach, 1818 accepted as Exosphaeroma gigas (Leach, 1818) (type by monotypy)
Mexicosphaera Verhoeff, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Tagrosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Ypsiloma Verhoeff, 1942 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Zuzara (Exosphaeroma) Stebbing, 1900 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Exosphaeroma agmokara Bruce, 2003
- Species Exosphaeroma aliae Baker, 1926
- Species Exosphaeroma alveola Bruce, 2003
- Species Exosphaeroma amplicauda (Stimpson, 1857)
- Species Exosphaeroma antarctica Richardson, 1908
- Species Exosphaeroma antikraussi Barnard, 1940
- Species Exosphaeroma aphrodita Boone, 1923
- Species Exosphaeroma bicolor Baker, 1926
- Species Exosphaeroma brevitelson Barnard, 1914
- Species Exosphaeroma bruscai Espinosa-Pérez & Hendrickx, 2001
- Species Exosphaeroma chilense (Dana, 1853)
- Species Exosphaeroma diminutum Menzies & Frankenberg, 1966
- Species Exosphaeroma echinensis Hurley & Jansen, 1977
- Species Exosphaeroma estuarium Barnard, 1951
- Species Exosphaeroma falcatum Tattersall, 1921
- Species Exosphaeroma gigas (Leach, 1818)
- Species Exosphaeroma hylecoetes Barnard, 1940
- Species Exosphaeroma inornatus Dow, 1958
- Species Exosphaeroma kraussi Tattersall, 1913
- Species Exosphaeroma laevis (Baker, 1910)
- Species Exosphaeroma laeviusculum (Heller, 1865)
- Species Exosphaeroma lanceolatum (White, 1843)
- Species Exosphaeroma montis (Hurley & Jansen, 1977)
- Species Exosphaeroma obtusum (Dana, 1853)
- Species Exosphaeroma octoncum (Richardson, 1899)
- Species Exosphaeroma pallidum Barnard, 1940
- Species Exosphaeroma parvus Chilton, 1924
- Species Exosphaeroma paydenae Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015
- Species Exosphaeroma pentcheffi Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015
- Species Exosphaeroma planulum Hurley & Jansen, 1971
- Species Exosphaeroma planum Barnard, 1914
- Species Exosphaeroma porrectum Barnard, 1914
- Species Exosphaeroma rhomburum (Richardson, 1899)
- Species Exosphaeroma russellhansoni Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015
- Species Exosphaeroma serventii Baker, 1928
- Species Exosphaeroma studeri Vanhöffen, 1914
- Species Exosphaeroma truncatitelson Barnard, 1940
- Species Exosphaeroma varicolor Barnard, 1914
- Species Exosphaeroma waitemata Bruce, 2005
- Species Exosphaeroma alata Baker, 1926 accepted as Ptyosphaera alata (Baker, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma alii Baker, 1926 accepted as Exosphaeroma aliae Baker, 1926 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, explicitly named for a female)
- Species Exosphaeroma amplifrons Stebbing, 1902 accepted as Cymodoce amplifrons (Stebbing, 1902) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma barrerae Boone, 1918 accepted as Cymodoce barrerae (Boone, 1918) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma bondi Van Name, 1936 accepted as Cassidinidea bondi (Van Name, 1936)
- Species Exosphaeroma chilensis (Dana, 1853) accepted as Exosphaeroma chilense (Dana, 1853) (Species name emended to agree with neuter genus)
- Species Exosphaeroma chinense Tattersall, 1921 accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma chinense (Tattersall, 1921) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma crenulatum (Richardson, 1902) accepted as Dynamene perforata Moore, 1901 accepted as Dynamenella perforata (Moore, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma faxoni Richardson, 1905 accepted as Heteruropus faxoni (Richardson, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma fluminense Mane-Garzón, 1944 accepted as Cassidinidea fluminensis (Mañe-Garzón, 1944)
- Species Exosphaeroma globicauda Dana, 1853 accepted as Dynoides globicauda (Dana, 1853) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma inornata Dow, 1958 accepted as Exosphaeroma inornatus Dow, 1958 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is masculine)
- Species Exosphaeroma insulare Van Name, 1940 accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma insulare (Van Name, 1940) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma intermedium Baker, 1926 accepted as Sphaeroma intermedium (Baker, 1926) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma madrasensis Srinivasan, 1959 accepted as Cymodoce madrasensis (Srinivasan, 1959) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma media George & Strömberg, 1968 accepted as Exosphaeroma inornata Dow, 1958 accepted as Exosphaeroma inornatus Dow, 1958 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Exosphaeroma nuttingi Boone, 1921 accepted as Paracerceis nuttingi (Boone, 1921) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma ovatum Gurjanova, 1933 accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma ovatum (Gurjanova, 1933) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma papillae Bayliff, 1938 accepted as Sphaeroma papillae (Bayliff, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma parva Chilton, 1924 accepted as Exosphaeroma parvus Chilton, 1924 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is masculine)
- Species Exosphaeroma platense Giambiagi, 1922 accepted as Pseudosphaeroma platense (Giambiagi, 1922) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma pulchellum Colosi, 1921 accepted as Lekanesphaera hookeri (Leach, 1814) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Exosphaeroma reticulatum Stebbing, 1910 accepted as Sphaeromopsis reticulata (Stebbing, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Exosphaeroma rhombofrontalis Giambiagi, 1922 accepted as Tholozodium rhombofrontalis (Giambiagi, 1922) accepted as Tholozodium rhombofrontale (Giambiagi, 1922) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma setulosa Stebbing, 1902 accepted as Cymodoce setulosa (Stebbing, 1902) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma valida Stebbing, 1902 accepted as Cymodoce valida (Stebbing, 1902) (basionym)
- Species Exosphaeroma alba Menzies & Glynn, 1968 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Exosphaeroma antillense Richardson, 1912 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Exosphaeroma coatsii Tattersall, 1913 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Exosphaeroma productatelson Menzies & Glynn, 1968 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Exosphaeroma yucatanum (Richardson, 1901) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
Stebbing, T.R.R. (1900). On some Crustaceans from the Falkland islands collected by Rupert Vallentin. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 517-568, pls. 36-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10895310 [details] 
Boyko, C.B.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118429 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Stebbing, T.R.R. (1900). On some Crustaceans from the Falkland islands collected by Rupert Vallentin. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 517-568, pls. 36-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10895310 [details] 
original description (of Tagrosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ypsiloma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Mexicosphaera Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Pleosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Tagrosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Ypsiloma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Mexicosphaera Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Pleosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942) Verhoeff, K. W. (1942). Sphaeromiden-Studien und <i>Buchnerillo</i> n.g. 83. Isopoden-Aufsatz. <em>Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere.</em> 39: 153-175., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465 [details] Available for editors

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Isopoda - excluding Epicaridea, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 315-321 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Bruce, N.L. (2003). New genera and species of sphaeromatid isopod crustaceans from Australian marine coastal waters. <em>Memoirs of Museum of Victoria.</em> 60(2): 309-369. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (PeRMS)
Delgado, J. G. Z.; Conde, E. G. T.; Miranda, J. D. H. (2021). Lista sistemática de isópodos marinos del Perú, primer registro de" Isocladus bahamondei" Carvacho, 1997 (Crustacea, Peracarida) y aportes de su ecología para la costa peruana. <em>Revista de Investigaciones Marinas.</em> 41(2), 22-35. [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Schotte, M., B.F. Kensley & S. Shilling. (1995 onwards). World list of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Crustacea Isopoda. National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution: Washington D.C., USA - no longer online. [website archived on 2018-01-25]. [details]



