Florida Big Bend Cave Amphipod
Crangonyx parhobbsi Cannizzaro & Sawicki in Cannizzaro, Balding, Lazo-Wasem & Sawicki, 2020
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Crangonyx |
| Species | Crangonyx parhobbsi Cannizzaro & Sawicki in Cannizzaro, Balding, Lazo-Wasem & Sawicki, 2020 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from two states in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida, Georgia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 58 | 294-598 bp | MT470833.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 30 | 474-1761 bp | PQ522379.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 596-596 bp | PQ510725.1 |
89 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 89 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 51869-Arthropoda · Florida Museum of Natural History
- Allotype
- 51870-Arthropoda · Florida Museum of Natural History
- Paratype ×11
- Florida Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Florida Museum of Natural History | 13 |
13 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 13 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 3 February 2021.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
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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