Biology:Stygobromus canadensis

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Short description: Species of amphipod

Stygobromus canadensis

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. canadensis
Binomial name
Stygobromus canadensis
Holsinger, 1980

Stygobromus canadensis, the Castleguard Cave stygobromid, is a species of amphipod in the Crangonyctidae family and Stygobromus genus.[2] It is endemic to Castleguard Cave in Alberta, Canada .[3] It was first described by John Holsinger in 1980.[4] It is currently listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe.[1]

The presence of this species has led to the cave's designation as a Key Biodiversity Area.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7842152 entry