Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905

Al-Kandari, Manal Abdulrahman, Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Valiallah, Abdulkhaliq, Hadeel & Chen, Weizhong, 2022, Diversity and distribution of the Isopoda (Crustacea, Peracarida) of Kuwait, with an updated checklist, ZooKeys 1080, pp. 107-133 : 107

Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905

Figure 4B

Sphaeroma walkeri Stebbing, 1905: 31-33, pl. VII, Jokkenpiddi Paar, Sri Lanka (type locality). Latest synonymies to the species can be found in Martínez-Laiz et al., (2018: 13).

Material examined.

8 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 10 juveniles; St. 24; 28°44.502'N, 48°22.950'E; 8 Jan. 2015; 9 ♀♀; St. 25; 28°38.813'N, 48°23.429'E; 3 Mar. 2014.

Distribution.

Sphaeroma walkeri is one the most widespread species of the marine isopods, reported along the Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific oceans coastal zones ( Khalaji-Pirbalouty and Wägele 2010c; Martínez-Laiz et al. 2018).

Figures

Figure 4. A Heterodina mccaini Schotte & Kensley, 2005 from Al-Nuwaiseeb B Sphaeroma walker Stebbing, 1905 from Al-Zhor C S. khalijfarsi Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Waegele, 2010 from Boubyan Island D Sphaeromopsis sarii Khalaji-Pirbalouty & Waegele, 2009 from Kubbar Island E Arcturinoides angulata Kensley, Schotte & Poore, 2007 ♂, from Al-Doha F A. angulata ♀ from Al-Doha G Astacilla mccaini Kensley, Schotte & Poore, 2007 ♂, from Failaka Island H A. mccaini ♀, from Failaka Island.