Exosphaeroma

Exosphaeroma is a genus of marine isopod of the family Sphaeromatidae. This genus is found in shallow ocean waters worldwide. It is notable for being one of the few genera of sphaeromatid to be found in the southern reaches of the Southern Ocean. The greatest diversity of Exosphaeroma occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.

==Species== The following species are recognised in the genus Exosphaeroma: Exosphaeroma agmokara Bruce, 2003 Exosphaeroma alii Baker, 1926 Exosphaeroma alveola Bruce, 2003 Exosphaeroma amplicauda (Stimpson, 1857) Exosphaeroma antarctica Richardson, 1906 Exosphaeroma antikraussi Barnard, 1940 Exosphaeroma aphrodita Boone, 1923 Exosphaeroma bicolor Baker, 1926 Exosphaeroma brevitelson Barnard, 1914 Exosphaeroma bruscai Espinosa-Pérez & Hendrickx, 2001 Exosphaeroma chilensis Dana, 1853 Exosphaeroma diminutum Menzies & Frankenberg, 1966 Exosphaeroma echinensis Hurley & Jansen, 1977 Exosphaeroma estuarium Barnard, 1951 Exosphaeroma falcatum Tattersall, 1921 Exosphaeroma gigas (Leach, 1818) Exosphaeroma hylecoetes Barnard, 1940 Exosphaeroma inornata Dow, 1958 Exosphaeroma kraussi Tattersall, 1913 Exosphaeroma laevis (Baker, 1910) Exosphaeroma laeviusculum (Heller, 1868) Exosphaeroma media George & Stromberg, 1968 Exosphaeroma montis (Hurley & Jansen, 1977) Exosphaeroma obtusum (Dana, 1853) Exosphaeroma octoncum (Richardson, 1897) Exosphaeroma pallidum Barnard, 1940 Exosphaeroma parva Chilton, 1924 Exosphaeroma paydenae Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015 Exosphaeroma pentcheffi Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015 Exosphaeroma planulum Hurley & Jansen, 1971 Exosphaeroma planum Barnard, 1914 Exosphaeroma porrectum Barnard, 1914 Exosphaeroma rhomburum (Richardson, 1899) Exosphaeroma russellhansoni Wall, Bruce & Wetzer, 2015 Exosphaeroma serventii Baker, 1928 Exosphaeroma studeri Vanhöffen, 1914 Exosphaeroma truncatitelson Barnard, 1940 Exosphaeroma varicolor Barnard, 1914 Exosphaeroma waitemata Bruce, 2005