Sphaeroma Papillae
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''Sphaeroma papillae'' is a species of
isopod Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...
in the family Sphaeromatidae known from and potentially endemic to southern
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. It was described from
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on
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in 1938 and has since then been found in other locations on the north shores of Long Island and
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. It can be told from the similar ''
Sphaeroma quadridentatum ''Sphaeroma quadridentatum'', the sea pill bug, is a species of isopod Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, te ...
'' by the presence of two tubercles on the
telson The telson () is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment (biology), segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segm ...
and the unserrated outer margin of the outer uropod branch. This species tends to be found in places of the intertidal zone where there is a direct influence with fresh water, such as seeps and pond outlets.


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Sphaeromatidae Crustaceans described in 1938 Articles created by Qbugbot {{isopod-stub