Sphaeroma taborans
Species of crustacean
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Sphaeroma taborans is a mangrove-boring isopod, first described by Arya, Biju and Benchamin in 2025.[1]
| Sphaeroma taborans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Sphaeroma |
| Species: | S. taborans |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeroma taborans Arya, Biju, Benchamin, 2025 [1] | |
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]
Known only from Munroe Island, Ashtamudi Estuary, Kerala, India.[1]
