Sphaeroma quoianum Isopod

Sphaeroma quoianum is commonly referred to as Isopod. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Javier Couper (Predomalpha), New Zealand

Sphaeroma quoianum, In hardened mud by the high tide mark, Whangarei District, North New Zealand 2022

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AphiaID:: 257076

Scientific:: Sphaeroma quoianum
German:: Kugelassel
English:: Isopod

Category:: Other Crustaceans

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Malacostraca (Class) > Isopoda (Order) > Sphaeromatidae (Family) > Sphaeroma (Genus) > quoianum (Species)
Initial determination:: H. Milne Edwards, 1840

Occurrence:: Australia, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Invasive Species, New Zealand, North Pacific (Ocean), Tasmania (Australia), USA, West Coast USA
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Estuaries (river mouths)
Temperature:: °F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C)
Food:: Detritus
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Sphaeroma annandalei
Sphaeroma bigranulatum
Sphaeroma boryi
Sphaeroma curtum
Sphaeroma dumerilii
Sphaeroma emarginatum
Sphaeroma exosphaeroma
Sphaeroma felix
Sphaeroma gayi
Sphaeroma globicauda
Sphaeroma granti
Sphaeroma intermedium
Sphaeroma khalijfarsi
Sphaeroma laevigatum
Sphaeroma laurensi
Sphaeroma mukaii
Sphaeroma papillae
Sphaeroma pentodon
Sphaeroma peruvianum
Sphaeroma plumosa
Sphaeroma podicipitis
Sphaeroma prideauxianum
Sphaeroma propinqua
Sphaeroma quadridentatum
Sphaeroma quoianum
Kugelassel
Sphaeroma retrolaeve
Sphaeroma rotundicaudum
Sphaeroma serratum
Sphaeroma shimantoensis
Sphaeroma sieboldii
Sphaeroma silvai
Sphaeroma sinensis
Sphaeroma terebrans
Sphaeroma tomentosum
Sphaeroma triste
Sphaeroma tuberculata
Sphaeroma tuberculatum
Sphaeroma venustissimum
Sphaeroma wadai
Sphaeroma walkeri

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-04-14 11:16:20
Last edit:: 2022-04-14 22:43:25

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Sphaeroma quoianum H. Milne Edwards, 1840

Sphaeroma quoianum is a borrowing isopod and an ivasive isopod. This marine and brakish species is native to Australia and New Zealand. Introduced populations are known from the West coast of North America.

Synonymised names:
Sphaeroma quoyanum H. Milne Edwards, 1840 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Sphaeroma verrucauda White, 1847 · unaccepted (nomen nudum; synonym)
Spheroma verrucauda White, 1847 · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling of genus)

External links

climate policy watscher (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2022.
NEMESIS (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2022.
Prevalence and Distribution of the Introduced Burrowing Isopod, Sphaeroma Quoianum, in the Intertidal Zone of a Temperate Northeast Pacific Estuary (Isopoda, Flabellifera) (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2022.
Prevalence and Distribution of the Introduced Burrowing Isopod, Sphaeroma Quoianum, in the Intertidal Zone of a Temperate Northeast Pacific Estuary (Isopoda, Flabellifera) (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2022.
WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 14.04.2022.

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Sphaeroma quoianum, In hardened mud by the high tide mark, Whangarei District, North New Zealand 2022

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