Isopoda

Isopoda taxon details

Sphaeroma Bosc, 1801

955716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:955716)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Arthropoda
  4. Crustacea
  5. Multicrustacea
  6. Malacostraca
  7. Eumalacostraca
  8. Peracarida
  9. Isopoda
  10. Sphaeromatidea
  11. Sphaeromatoidea
  12. Sphaeromatidae
  13. Sphaeroma
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Genus
Oniscus serratus J. C. Fabricius, 1787 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (type by subsequent designation)
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825
Neosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942 · unaccepted > unavailable name (no type species designated; junior...)  
no type species designated; junior homonym of Neosphaeroma Baker, 1926
Sphaeroma Latreille, 1802 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
Spheroma Bosc, 1801 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

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  1. Species Sphaeroma bachmayeri Tauber, 1950 †
  2. Species Sphaeroma bigranulatum Budde-Lund, 1908
  3. Species Sphaeroma boryi Guérin, 1832
  4. Species Sphaeroma burkartii Bárcena, 1876 †
  5. Species Sphaeroma dumerilii Leach, 1818
  6. Species Sphaeroma emarginatum Grube, 1864
  7. Species Sphaeroma exosphaeroma Boone, 1918
  8. Species Sphaeroma exsors von Eichwald, 1863 †
  9. Species Sphaeroma felix Lanchester, 1902
  10. Species Sphaeroma gasparellai De Angeli & Lovato, 2009 †
  11. Species Sphaeroma gastaldii Sismonda, 1846 †
  12. Species Sphaeroma gayi Nicolet, 1849
  13. Species Sphaeroma globicauda Dana, 1853
  14. Species Sphaeroma granti Walker & Scott, 1903
  15. Species Sphaeroma intermedium (Baker, 1926)
  16. Species Sphaeroma khalijfarsi Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Wägele, 2010
  17. Species Sphaeroma laevigatum Philippi, 1860
  18. Species Sphaeroma laurensi Hurley & Jansen, 1977
  19. Species Sphaeroma montefallanoense Jones, Feldmann & Garassin, 2014 †
  20. Species Sphaeroma mukaii Nunomura, 2006
  21. Species Sphaeroma multituberculatum Boyko, 2024
  22. Species Sphaeroma papillae (Bayliff, 1938)
  23. Species Sphaeroma pentodon Richardson, 1904
  24. Species Sphaeroma peruvianum Richardson, 1910
  25. Species Sphaeroma plumosum Whitelegge, 1902
  26. Species Sphaeroma podicipitis Monod, 1931
  27. Species Sphaeroma prideauxianum Leach, 1818
  28. Species Sphaeroma propinquum Nicolet, 1849
  29. Species Sphaeroma quadridentatum Say, 1818
  30. Species Sphaeroma quoianum H. Milne Edwards, 1840
  31. Species Sphaeroma retrolaeve Richardson, 1904
  32. Species Sphaeroma rotundicaudum Nunomura, 2008
  33. Species Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787)
  34. Species Sphaeroma shimantoense Nunomura, 2003
  35. Species Sphaeroma sieboldii Dollfus, 1889
  36. Species Sphaeroma silvai Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Wägele, 2010
  37. Species Sphaeroma sinense Yu & Li, 2002
  38. Species Sphaeroma terebrans Spence Bate, 1866
  39. Species Sphaeroma tomentosum Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  40. Species Sphaeroma triste Heller, 1865
  41. Species Sphaeroma tuberculatum Brocchi, 1875
  42. Species Sphaeroma venustissimum Monod, 1931
  43. Species Sphaeroma wadai Nunomura, 1994
  44. Species Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905
  45. Species Sphaeroma weinfurteri Bachmayer, 1947 †
  46. Species Sphaeroma antiqua Desmarest, 1822 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  47. Species Sphaeroma jurinii Audouin, 1826 (uncertain > unassessed)
  48. Species Sphaeroma spinosa Philippi, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  49. Species Sphaeroma tridentulum Grube, 1864 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  50. Species Sphaeroma walckenaërii Audouin, 1826 (uncertain > unassessed)
  51. Species Sphaeroma acuticaudata Haswell, 1881 accepted as Cerceis acuticaudata (Haswell, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  52. Species Sphaeroma aenariense Verhoeff, 1942 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  53. Species Sphaeroma algoense Stebbing, 1875 accepted as Cymodocella algoense (Stebbing, 1875) (basionym)
  54. Species Sphaeroma amplicauda Stimpson, 1857 accepted as Exosphaeroma amplicauda (Stimpson, 1857)
  55. Species Sphaeroma annandalei Stebbing, 1911 accepted as Sphaeroma annandalei annandalei Stebbing, 1911 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  56. Species Sphaeroma anomala Haswell, 1881 accepted as Haswellia anomala (Haswell, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  57. Species Sphaeroma armata H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Isocladus armatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Sphaeroma aspera Haswell, 1881 accepted as Cymodoce aspera (Haswell, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Sphaeroma australe Whitelegge, 1902 accepted as Neosphaeroma australe (Whitelegge, 1902) (basionym)
  60. Species Sphaeroma bocqueti Daguerre de Hureaux, Hoestlandt & Lejuez, 1961 accepted as Lekanesphaera bocqueti (Daguerre de Hureaux, Hoestlandt & Lejuez, 1961)
  61. Species Sphaeroma capreae Verhoeff, 1943 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  62. Species Sphaeroma catulloi De Zigno, 1881 † accepted as Palaega catulloi (De Zigno, 1881) †
  63. Species Sphaeroma cinerea Bosc, 1801 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unnecessary replacement name for Oniscus serratus J. C. Fabricius, 1787)
  64. Species Sphaeroma conglobator (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > unavailable name, basionym placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology (ICZN Opinion 1574))
  65. Species Sphaeroma crenulatum Richardson, 1902 accepted as Dynamene perforata Moore, 1901 accepted as Dynamenella perforata (Moore, 1901) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  66. Species Sphaeroma curtum (Leach, 1818) accepted as Cymodoce truncata Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  67. Species Sphaeroma destructor Richardson, 1897 accepted as Sphaeroma terebrans Spence Bate, 1866 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  68. Species Sphaeroma dugesi Dollfus, 1893 accepted as Thermosphaeroma dugesi (Dollfus, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  69. Species Sphaeroma dumerili Audouin, 1826 accepted as Sphaeroma savignii H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Dynamenella savignii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonyn of Sphaeroma dumerili Leach, 1818 [Isopoda])
  70. Species Sphaeroma egregia Chilton, 1892 accepted as Cymodocella egregia (Chilton, 1892) (basionym)
  71. Species Sphaeroma ephippium Costa, 1882 accepted as Lekanesphaera ephippium (Costa, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  72. Species Sphaeroma foveolatum Verhoeff, 1943 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  73. Species Sphaeroma gaimardii H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Cymodoce gaimardii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840)
  74. Species Sphaeroma ghigii Arcangeli, 1941 accepted as Lekanesphaera monodi (Arcangeli, 1934)
  75. Species Sphaeroma gigas Leach, 1818 accepted as Exosphaeroma gigas (Leach, 1818) (basionym)
  76. Species Sphaeroma granulata H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Cymodoce granulatum (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  77. Species Sphaeroma hoestlandti Daguerre de Hureaux, Elkaim & Lejuez, 1965 accepted as Lekanesphaera hoestlandti (Daguerre de Hureaux, Elkaim & Lejuez, 1965) (basionym)
  78. Species Sphaeroma hookeri Leach, 1814 accepted as Lekanesphaera hookeri (Leach, 1814) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Species Sphaeroma inerme Tattersall, 1905 accepted as Cymodoce truncata Leach, 1814 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  80. Species Sphaeroma integra Heller, 1868 accepted as Isocladus integra (Heller, 1868) (basionym)
  81. Species Sphaeroma ischianum Verhoeff, 1943 accepted as Sphaeroma serratum (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  82. Species Sphaeroma laevigata Philippi, 1860 accepted as Sphaeroma laevigatum Philippi, 1860 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  83. Species Sphaeroma laevis Haswell, 1881 accepted as Isocladus laevis (Haswell, 1881) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Sphaeroma laeviuscula Heller, 1865 accepted as Exosphaeroma laeviusculum (Heller, 1865) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Sphaeroma lanceolatum White, 1843 accepted as Exosphaeroma lanceolatum (White, 1843) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Sphaeroma laticaudum Whitelegge, 1901 accepted as Neosphaeroma laticaudum (Whitelegge, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Sphaeroma latifrons Whitelegge, 1902 accepted as Cymodopsis latifrons (Whitelegge, 1902) (basionym)
  88. Species Sphaeroma levii Argano & Ponticelli, 1981 accepted as Lekanesphaera levii (Argano & Ponticelli, 1981) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  89. Species Sphaeroma margarum Desmarest, 1822 † accepted as Eosphaeroma margarum (Desmarest, 1822) †
  90. Species Sphaeroma marginata H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Lekanesphaera marginata (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (basionym)
  91. Species Sphaeroma monodi Arcangeli, 1934 accepted as Lekanesphaera monodi (Arcangeli, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Sphaeroma monodi Bocquet, Hoestlandt & Lévi, 1954 accepted as Sphaeroma levii Argano & Ponticelli, 1981 accepted as Lekanesphaera levii (Argano & Ponticelli, 1981) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonyn of Sphaeroma monodi Arcangeli, 1934 [Isopoda])
  93. Species Sphaeroma mourei Loyola e Silva, 1960 accepted as Sphaeromopsis mourei (Loyola e Silva, 1960) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Sphaeroma obtusum Dana, 1853 accepted as Exosphaeroma obtusum (Dana, 1853) (basionym)
  95. Species Sphaeroma octoncum Richardson, 1899 accepted as Exosphaeroma octoncum (Richardson, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  96. Species Sphaeroma olivacea Lockington, 1877 accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  97. Species Sphaeroma oregonensis Dana, 1853 accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma oregonensis (Dana, 1853) accepted as Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Sphaeroma orientale Dana, 1853 accepted as Cerceis orientalis (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  99. Species Sphaeroma orientalis Dana, 1853 accepted as Sphaeroma orientale Dana, 1853 accepted as Cerceis orientalis (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  100. Species Sphaeroma panousei Daguerre de Hureaux, Elkaïm & Lejuez, 1964 accepted as Lekanesphaera panousei (Daguerre de Hureaux, Elkaïm & Lejuez, 1964)
  101. Species Sphaeroma perforatus H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Parisocladus perforatus (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (basionym)
  102. Species Sphaeroma plumosa Whitelegge, 1902 accepted as Sphaeroma plumosum Whitelegge, 1902 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is neuter)
  103. Species Sphaeroma priscum A. MIlne-Edwards, 1868 † accepted as Heterosphaeroma priscum (A. Milne Edwards, 1868) †
  104. Species Sphaeroma propinqua Nicolet, 1849 accepted as Sphaeroma propinquum Nicolet, 1849 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is neuter)
  105. Species Sphaeroma pubescens H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Paracilicaea pubescens (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (basionym)
  106. Species Sphaeroma quoiana H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Sphaeroma quoianum H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  107. Species Sphaeroma quoyanum H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Sphaeroma quoianum H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (unaccepted > unjustified emendation)
  108. Species Sphaeroma retrolaevis Richardson, 1904 accepted as Sphaeroma retrolaeve Richardson, 1904
  109. Species Sphaeroma rhomburum Richardson, 1899 accepted as Exosphaeroma rhomburum (Richardson, 1899) (basionym)
  110. Species Sphaeroma rubropunctatum Grube, 1864 accepted as Cymodoce rubropunctata (Grube, 1864)
  111. Species Sphaeroma rugicauda Leach, 1814 accepted as Lekanesphaera rugicauda (Leach, 1814) (basionym)
  112. Species Sphaeroma sardoa Arcangeli, 1934 accepted as Lekanesphaera sardoa (Arcangeli, 1934) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  113. Species Sphaeroma savignii H. Milne Edwards, 1840 accepted as Dynamenella savignii (H. Milne Edwards, 1840) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  114. Species Sphaeroma shimantoensis Nunomura, 2003 accepted as Sphaeroma shimantoense Nunomura, 2003 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is neuter)
  115. Species Sphaeroma sinensis Yu & Li, 2002 accepted as Sphaeroma sinense Yu & Li, 2002 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is neuter)
  116. Species Sphaeroma spiniger Dana, 1853 accepted as Isocladus spiniger (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination, species name emended to agree with neuter genus)
  117. Species Sphaeroma spinigera Dana, 1853 accepted as Isocladus spiniger (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  118. Species Sphaeroma stimpsoni Heller, 1861 accepted as Parisocladus stimpsoni (Heller, 1861) (basionym)
  119. Species Sphaeroma strambergense Remeš, 1903 † accepted as Protosphaeroma strambergense (Remeš, 1903)
  120. Species Sphaeroma teissieri Bocquet & Lejuez, 1967 accepted as Lekanesphaera teissieri (Bocquet & Lejuez, 1967)
  121. Species Sphaeroma thermophilum Richardson, 1897 accepted as Thermosphaeroma thermophilum (Richardson, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  122. Species Sphaeroma triasina Picard, 1858 † accepted as Isopodites triasinus (Picard, 1858) †
  123. Species Sphaeroma tristense Leach, 1818 accepted as Isocladus tristense (Leach, 1818) (basionym)
  124. Species Sphaeroma tuberculata Brocchi, 1875 accepted as Sphaeroma tuberculatum Brocchi, 1875 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling, genus is neuter)
  125. Species Sphaeroma tuberculatum George, 1963 accepted as Sphaeroma tuberculatum George in Purusotham & Rao, 1971 accepted as Sphaeroma multituberculatum Boyko, 2024 (unaccepted > unavailable name)
  126. Species Sphaeroma tuberculatum George in Purusotham & Rao, 1971 accepted as Sphaeroma multituberculatum Boyko, 2024 (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym of Sphaeroma tuberculatum Brocchi, 1875 (Isopoda))
  127. Species Sphaeroma vastator Spence Bate, 1866 accepted as Sphaeroma terebrans Spence Bate, 1866 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  128. Species Sphaeroma verrucauda White, 1847 accepted as Sphaeroma quoianum H. Milne Edwards, 1840 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  129. Species Sphaeroma weilli Elkaïm, 1967 accepted as Lekanesphaera weilli (Elkaïm, 1967)
  130. Species Sphaeroma yucatanum Richardson, 1901 accepted as Exosphaeroma yucatanum (Richardson, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Bosc, L.A.G. (1801). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Contenant leur Description et leurs Moeurs; avec Figures Dessinées d'Après Nature. Tome premier. <em>Suite à Boffon, Paris.</em> Deterville, Paris, 258 pp., pls. 1–8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6256135#page/15/mode/1up [details] OpenAccess publication
Boyko, C.B.; Campos-Filho, I.S.; Hadfield, K.A.; Hughes, T.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Sphaeroma Bosc, 1801. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Isopoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955716 on 2026-10-07
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Boyko, Christopher B.

original description Bosc, L.A.G. (1801). Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, Contenant leur Description et leurs Moeurs; avec Figures Dessinées d'Après Nature. Tome premier. <em>Suite à Boffon, Paris.</em> Deterville, Paris, 258 pp., pls. 1–8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6256135#page/15/mode/1up [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Sphaeroma Latreille, 1802) Latreille, P.A. (1802 - 1805). Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes. Familles naturelles des genre. [Natural History, General and Particular, of Crustaceans and Insects. Natural Families of Genera.]. <em>Ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire Naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini, membre de plusieurs Sociétés savantes. de L'imprimerie de F. Dufart, Paris.</em> 14 vols:413 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24884876 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Neosphaeroma 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  PDF available

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 Boyko, C. B.; Ahyong, S. T. (2025). On the publication date of <i>Sphaeroma</i> Bosc, 1801 (Crustacea: Isopoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5647(5): 496–498., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.8 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Sphaeroma Latreille, 1802)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neosphaeroma) (from synonym Neosphaeroma Verhoeff, 1942)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaeroma) (from synonym Sphaeroma Latreille, 1802)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sphaeroma) 
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