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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Malacostraca
      Order: Isopoda
        Family: Sphaeromatidae
          Genus: Thermosphaeroma
            Species: thermophilum

Socorro Isopod - Thermosphaeroma thermophilum

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Socorro Isopod (Thermosphaeroma thermophilum) is an approximately 1 cm isopod that is only found in Sedillo Spring in Socorro County, New Mexico. They inhabit thermal spring waters with temperatures ranging from 25-33?C. They walk along the bottom of pools and runs and filter feed.

Status

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status: Listed Endangered [LE]

USFS Status:

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 5

Number of Observations: 68

Observation date range: 01-01-1898 to 12-27-2022

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