Bactrurus mucronatus (Forbes, 1876)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Bactrurus |
| Species | Bactrurus mucronatus (Forbes, 1876) |
Synonyms
Crangonyx mucronatus Forbes, 1876
Eucrangonyx mucronatus (Forbes, 1876)
Bacturus mucronautus (Forbes, 1876)
Bacturus mucronatus (Forbes, 1876)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Well, McLean Co. IL
Range
Known from five states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Other
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 2 | 242-535 bp | KY748273.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 1 | 293-293 bp | KF430291.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 1 | 2329-2329 bp | AF202978.1 |
| 28S | nuclear | 1 | 310-310 bp | KF430322.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 1 | 354-354 bp | KF484722.1 |
6 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 6 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Neotype
- USNM 81546 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 79 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 42 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 4 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
126 cataloged lots in 4 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 126 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
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Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Michigan
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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