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词条 Exosphaeroma amplicauda
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  1. Description

  2. Distribution and habitat

  3. Taxonomy

  4. References

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| name = Exosphaeroma amplicauda
| image =
| image_caption =
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| subphylum = Crustacea
| classis = Malacostraca
| ordo = Isopoda
| subordo = Sphaeromatidea
| superfamilia = Sphaeromatoidea
| familia = Sphaeromatidae
| genus = Exosphaeroma
| species = E. amplicauda
| binomial = Exosphaeroma amplicauda
| binomial_authority = (Stimpson, 1857)
| synonyms_ref = [1]
| synonyms = Sphaeroma octonctum Richardson, 1899
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Exosphaeroma amplicauda is a species of marine isopod of the family Sphaeromatidae.

Description

E. amplicauda has a chitinous exoskeleton, with overlapping, articulated dorsal plates, common to members of the order isopoda. This species exhibits strong sexual dimorphism. Females lack the dorsal turbercles present on the pereonites of the males. Males also have a larger pleotelson and uropods. The largest male measured 8.4 mm, the largest female 7.5 mm.

E. amplicauda is morphologically similar to E. russellhansoni. It can be distinguished by the lack of tubercles on the pereonites of the latter, as well as differences in the structure of the appendix masculina.

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Distribution and habitat

This species has been found in Marin, Sonoma, and San Mateo Counties, California. It inhabits the intertidal zone where it clings to the underside of rocks.[1]

Taxonomy

E. amplicauda was first described by William Stimpson in 1857. Stimpson's type specimens for the species are likely lost. In addition, his descriptions do not allow for a definitive identification, as five morphologically similar species exist in the same region. As a result, in 2015 a neotype was designated to stabilize the taxon, as well as to preserve the original species concept.

In the same paper, the type specimens for Sphaeroma octonctum Richardson, 1899 were examined. They were found to be indistinguishable from female E. amplicauda and were subsequently placed into junior synonymy with that species.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite journal|last1=Wall|first1=Adam R.|last2=Bruce|first2=Niel L.|last3=Wetzer|first3=Regina|title=Status of Exosphaeroma amplicauda (Stimpson, 1857), E. aphrodita (Boone, 1923) and description of three new species (Crustacea, Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) from the north-eastern Pacific|journal=Zookeys|date=18 May 2015|volume=504|pages=11–58|doi=10.3897/zookeys.504.8049|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=5300&display_type=list&element_type=9|accessdate=24 January 2016}}
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3 : Fauna of California|Crustaceans described in 1857|Sphaeromatidae

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