Biology:Stygobromus canadensis
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Short description: Species of amphipod
| Stygobromus canadensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus: | Stygobromus |
| Species: | S. canadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Castleguard Cave Stygobromid". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106704/Stygobromus_canadensis.
- ↑ WoRMS. "Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431545.
- ↑ Gilligan, Melissa (January 31, 2023). "Banff National Park cave creature exists 'no where else': Parks Canada". https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/banff-national-park-cave-creature-exists-no-where-else-parks-canada-1.6252276.
- ↑ Holsinger, J. R. (1980). "Stygobromus canadensis, a new subterranean amphipod crustacean (Crangonyctidae) from Canada, with remarks on Wisconsin refugia". Canadian Journal of Zoology 58 (2): 290–297. doi:10.1139/z80-034.
- ↑ Klein, Peter (January 31, 2023). "A Banff cave is "globally significant" for being home to a unique creature". https://dailyhive.com/calgary/banff-castleguard-cave-creature.
External links
- Tiny creature unlocks life before the ice age - BBC News video report on S. canadensis
Wikidata ☰ Q7842152 entry
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