Stygobromus arizonensis
Stygobromus arizonensis, the Arizona cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Arizona[2] in the United States.
| Stygobromus arizonensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus: | Stygobromus |
| Species: | S. arizonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygobromus arizonensis (Holsinger, 1974) | |
It is known only from three specimens; two collected at a cave on the Flying "H" Ranch in 1963 and one from a mine near Paradise, Arizona. It has not been collected since then.[2] The main threat to its survival is abstraction of groundwater.
References
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus arizonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20974A9240867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20974A9240867.en. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- "Stygobromus arizonensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
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