Biology:Stygobromus lucifugus

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Short description: Extinct species of crustacean

Stygobromus lucifugus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. lucifugus
Binomial name
Stygobromus lucifugus
(Hay, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Crangonyx lucifugus Hay, 1882
  • Apocrangonyx lucifugus

Stygobromus lucifugus, the rubious cave amphipod 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

Wikidata ☰ Q3933131 entry