Culver's Cave Amphipod
Stygobromus culveri Holsinger, 1978

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Stygobiont

Realm

Aquatic

Troglomorphy

Troglomorphic

Distribution

Type locality

Stillhouse Cave, Randollph Co. WV

Range

Known from two counties in West Virginia in the Appalachians karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

West Virginia

Counties

West Virginia

Randolph, Tucker

Karst regions

Appalachians

Specimens

Type material

Holotype

USNM 168805 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Paratype

USNM 168806 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Collections holding material

4 cataloged lots in 1 collection. 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 4 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G1 Critically Imperiled

Global rank last reviewed 11 March 2023.

Subnational ranks

West Virginia

S1 Critically Imperiled

Ranks looked up 2 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

Other resources

Catalogue of Life

538L4

GBIF

2217871

ITIS

621620

iNaturalist

231852

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