Stygobromus araeus
Stygobromus araeus, the Tidewater interstitial amphipod,[1][2] is a phreatobite species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is native to Virginia and North Carolina[2] in the United States.
| Stygobromus araeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus: | Stygobromus |
| Species: | S. araeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygobromus araeus (Holsinger, 1969) | |
The main threat to its survival is abstraction of, and pollution to, the groundwater caused by the rapidly expanding urban area of Tidewater, Virginia.[2]
References
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus araeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20973A9240768. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20973A9240768.en. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- "Stygobromus araeus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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