Alpine Lake Crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Crangonyx |
| Species | Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alaska, Florida
Counties
- Alaska
- Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan
- Florida
- Dade
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Alaska
- SNR Unranked
- North Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- New York
- SNR Unranked
- Nebraska
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- California
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Minnesota
- SNR Unranked
- Maine
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SU Unrankable
- Oregon
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Zhang, J. & Holsinger, J.R. 2003. Systematics of the freshwater amphipod genus Crangonyx (Crangonyctidae) in North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Memior 6: 1–274.
How to cite this account
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1629. https://cavebiology.org/species/crangonyx-richmondensis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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