Slater

Spherillo Dana, 1852

Type species: Spherillo vitiensis Dana, 1853

Fauna Portal Genus Number: 3371

(For species known from Western Australia): Dorsal surface highly convex, sometimes with setae or shallow bumps but never with spines. Frontal shield simple without modifications and not raised from the vertex of the head. Pereonal epimera 1 with thickened ventral margin, often with Sulcusmarginali (groove on the ventral margin of the epimera). Inner lobe on the lateral border of pereonal epimeron 1 continuous with lateral border of epimeron forming schisma. Endlobe on inner surface of pereonal epimera 2 well developed and usually tooth-like. Pereonal epimera 5–7 often with pronounced bumps on inner surface. Exopodites of pleopods all with pleopodal lungs. Protopodite of uropod not long and tapering. Distal part short and quadrangular, approximately equally wide as long. Telson without bumps or keel keeled, not hourglass shaped with distal portion subrectangular.

Species of this genus are numerous and can currently not be identified morphologically. Species illustrated here require identification with molecular data (i.e. COI barcoding).