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

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b c d "Stygobromus arizonensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 March 2023.