Global InformationThermosphaeroma thermophilum information
| Thermosphaeroma thermophilum | |
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Conservation status
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 Extinct in the Wild (IUCN 2.3)[1] | |
 Endangered (ESA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Thermosphaeroma |
| Species: | T. thermophilum
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| Binomial name | |
| Thermosphaeroma thermophilum Richardson, 1897
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Sphaeroma thermophilum Richardson, 1897 | |
Thermosphaeroma thermophilum is a crustacean in the family Sphaeromatidae. It is commonly known as the Socorro isopod or Socorro sowbug. It was endemic to the thermal water of Sedillo Spring, located in Socorro County, New Mexico.[3]
Harriet Richardson first described the Socorro isopod in 1897.[4] As of 2006, it resides in captive populations at the Socorro Isopod Propagation Facility (SIPF), Albuquerque Biological Park (ABP), the Minnesota Zoo, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Laboratory in Santa Fe, and by the Department of Biology at New Mexico Tech.[3] It was reintroduced following a near-extinction incident in 1988. The wild population became extinct when a tree root burst the pipe and cut off water flow to the concrete pools.[3]
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Thermosphaeroma thermophilum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21741A9315891. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21741A9315891.en.
- ^ Bowman, 1981, p. 115
- ^ a b c "ECOS: Species Profile". ecos.fws.gov. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ Damkaer, David (2000). "Harriet Richardson (1874–1958), First Lady of Isopods". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 20 (4): 803–811. doi:10.1163/20021975-99990102.