Stygobromus lucifugus
| Stygobromus lucifugus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus: | Stygobromus |
| Species: | S. lucifugus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygobromus lucifugus (Hay, 1882) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Crangonyx lucifugus Hay, 1882 | |
Stygobromus lucifugus is an extinct species of amphipod crustacean in the family Crangonyctidae. It was first described by Oliver Perry Hay who found it living in a well near Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois (United States),[2] and it was endemic to that state.[3]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Stygobromus lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
- ↑ Oliver Perry Hay (1882). "Notes on Some Fresh-water Crustacea, together with Descriptions of Two New Species" (PDF). The American Naturalist 41 (2): 143–146. doi:10.1086/273020. JSTOR 2449126.
- ↑ "Rubious Cave amphipod (Stygobromus lucifugus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved May 15, 2010.
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