Sulphurous Cave Amphipod
Crangonyx sulphurium Sawicki & Holsinger, 2017
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Crangonyx |
| Species | Crangonyx sulphurium Sawicki & Holsinger, 2017 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 10 mm
Distribution
Type locality
De Leon Springs Cave, Volusia Co., FL
Range
Known from Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 1422188 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- Yale Peabody Museum
- Type ×3
- Yale Peabody Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Yale Peabody Museum | 5 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 1 |
6 cataloged lots in 2 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 6 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 29 August 2020.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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