Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
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| Thermosphaeroma thermophilum Richardson, 1897 |
Thermosphaeroma thermophilum, commonly known as the Socorro isopod or Socorro sowbug, is a crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. It was endemic to the US state of New Mexico in the thermal water of Sedillo Spring located in Socorro County. Now the species persists in two small concrete pools, which were created when water from Sedillo Spring was diverted to supply the city of Socorro.[1] Its natural habitat was the thermal waters of the spring, ranging in temperature from 26 to 33 degrees Celsius. Captive populations are kept at the Albuquerque Biological Park, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Laboratory in Santa Fe, and by the Department of Biology at New Mexico Tech.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). Thermosphaeroma thermophilum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 August 2007.
- ^ Threatened and Endangered Species of New Mexico: Biennial Review and Recommendations, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, September, 2000, <http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/conservation/threatened_endangered_species/documents/TandEofNM2000.pdf>
[edit] Further Reading
- Jormalainen, Veijo; Shuster, Stephen M. (July 1997), “Microhabitat segregation and cannibalism in an endangered freshwater isopod, Thermosphaeroma thermophilum”, Oecologia 111 (2): 271-279, DOI 10.1007/s004420050235
