Biology:Sphaeroma taborans
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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| Sphaeroma taborans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Sphaeroma |
| Species: | S. taborans
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeroma taborans Arya, Biju, Benchamin, 2025 [1]
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Sphaeroma taborans is a mangrove-boring isopod, first described by Arya, Biju and Benchamin in 2025.[1]
Etymology
This specific epithet ‘taborans’ refers to the Mount Tabor Ashram, Zoology Research Centre, St. Stephen's College, Pathanapuram, the Headquarters of the Institution where this research was conducted.[1]
Distribution
Known only from Munroe Island, Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 M.S. Arya; A. Biju; Dani Benchamin (2025-02-26). "Sphaeroma taborans sp. nov., a new species of wood-boring isopod (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae) from Munroe Island, Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa 17 (2): 26530–26537. doi:10.11609/jott.8909.17.2.26530-26537. ISSN 0974-7907.
Wikidata ☰ Q133457570 entry
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