Illinois Cave Amphipod
Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & Mackin, 1940
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Gammaridae |
| Genus | Gammarus |
| Species | Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & Mackin, 1940 |
Synonyms
Gammarus acheronytes Hubricht & Mackin, 1940 [orth. error]
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Illinois Caverns, Monroe Co. IL
Range
Known from Illinois in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Ozarks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 80 | 609-609 bp | EU545632.1 |
80 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 80 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype ×2
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Type ×3
- Royal Ontario Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 21 |
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 11 |
| Royal Ontario Museum | 3 |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 1 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 1 |
37 cataloged lots in 5 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 37 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
EN Endangered B1ab(ii)+2ab(ii)
Assessed in 2002.
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 18 September 2008.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
State and federal status
Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act listed 1998
Federal: Endangered
Other resources
How to cite this account
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