Oblique-Hand Crangonyctid
Crangonyx obliquus (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Crangonyx |
| Species | Crangonyx obliquus (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Arkansas.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas
Counties
- Arkansas
- Johnson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Texas
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- McDaniel, V.R. & Smith, K.L. 1976. Cave fauna of Arkansas: selected invertebrate taxa. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 30: 57–60. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol30/iss1/22.
How to cite this account
Crangonyx obliquus (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1626. https://cavebiology.org/species/crangonyx-obliquus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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