Quatsino Cave Amphipod
Stygobromus quatsinensis Holsinger & Shaw, 1987
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus quatsinensis Holsinger & Shaw, 1987 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states in the Other karst region.
Continent
North America
Countries
Canada, United States
States and provinces
Alaska, British Columbia
Counties
- Alaska
- Prince of Wales-Hyder
- British Columbia
- Nootka Land Distr.
Karst regions
Other
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- CMNC 1987-0363 · Canadian Museum of Nature
- Paratype
- CMNC 1987-0364 · Canadian Museum of Nature
- Paratype ×5
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 19 |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 2 |
21 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 21 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 17 December 2018.
Subnational ranks
- Alaska
- S2S3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
- British Columbia
- S2S3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Ranks looked up 23 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
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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