Sulphurous Cave Amphipod
Crangonyx sulphurium Sawicki & Holsinger, 2017
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Crangonyx |
| Species | Crangonyx sulphurium Sawicki & Holsinger, 2017 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 10 mm
Distribution
Type locality
De Leon Springs Cave, Volusia Co., FL
Range
Known from two counties in Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Seminole, Volusia
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 1422188 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- Yale Peabody Museum
- Type ×3
- Yale Peabody Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Yale Peabody Museum | 5 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 1 |
6 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 6 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 29 August 2020.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
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
References
- Poucher, S. 2022. Wildlife of Florida's Springs. An Illustrated Guide to over 150 Species. Pineapple Press, Palm Beach, Florida, USA. 196 pp. ISBN 9780000000000.
- Sawicki, T.R., Holsinger, J.R., Laz-Wasem, E.A. & Long, R.A. 2017. A new species of subterranean amphipod (Amphipoda: Gammaridae: Crangonyctidae) from Florida, with a genetic analysis of associated microbial mats. Journal of Crustacean Biology 37: 285–295. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux031
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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