Biology:Lekanesphaera

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans


Sphaeroma
Lekanesphaera rugicauda, France.jpg
A coastal Isopod of the family Sphaeromatidae (Malacostraca, Isopoda), from one of the genera formerly collectively known as "Sphaeroma" - Lekanesphaera rugicauda looks superficially similar.

Locality : Wimereux, France

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Lekanesphaera

Verhoeff, 1943

Lekanesphaera is a genus of Isopod in the family Sphaeromatidae. It was split off from Sphaeroma by Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff, 1943.:[1] The type species is L. monodi (formerly Sphaeroma monodi Arcangeli, 1934).[2] Other well-studied species are L. glabella (Madera), L. rugicauda (Baltic), and L. hookeri (from Scotland and southeast Sweden to Italian lagoons). Because they inhabit intertidal zones such as estuaries, their adaptation to diurnal variations in factors such as salinity are often studied.[3]

Cladogram

Lekanesphaera cladogram from the Catalogue of Life[4]

Lekanesphaera 

Lekanesphaera bocqueti

Lekanesphaera ephippium

Lekanesphaera glabella

Lekanesphaera hoestlandti

Lekanesphaera hookeri

Lekanesphaera levii

Lekanesphaera marginata

Lekanesphaera monodi

Lekanesphaera panousei

Lekanesphaera rugicauda

Lekanesphaera sardoa

Lekanesphaera teissieri

Lekanesphaera terceirae

Lekanesphaera weilli

Lekanesphaera rugicauda

Lekanesphaera rugicauda

Lekanesphaera rugicauda, also called a "sea slater," is found in estuaries ranging from the Baltic, down to the Netherlands and British Isles, and south to the Bay of Biscay. It is best found in the upper intertidal of brackish waters, such as salt marsh pools, under rocks and wood.[5]

References

References

  1. Verhoeff, K.W. Sphaeromiden-studien und buchnerillo N. G. 83. Isopoden-aufsatz. Z. Morph. u. Okol. Tiere 39, 153–175 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00684465
  2. BJM Jacobs - 1987. [BOOK] A taxonomic revision of the European, Mediterranean and NW. African species generally placed in Sphaeroma Bosc, 1802 (Isopoda, Flabellifera …
  3. For example Vignes, Fabio; Fedele, Marialaura (2012). "Variability of Lekanesphaera monodi metabolic rates with habitat trophic status". Acta Oecologica 41: 58–64. doi:10.1016/j.actao.2012.04.006. Bibcode2012AcO....41...58V. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1146609X1200046X. 
  4. Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK.. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/lekanesphaera/match/1. 
  5. Hosie, Andrew. "A sea slater (Lekanesphaera rugicauda)". The Marine Biological Association. https://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/detail/2211. 


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