Alabama cave amphipod
Stygobromus alabamensis (Stout, 1911)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus alabamensis (Stout, 1911) |
Synonyms
Stygonectes alabamensis (Stout, 1911)
Boruta americana Mackin, 1935
Stygonectes americanus (Mackin, 1935)
Synpleonia americana (Mackin, 1935)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
well, 1 mi E post office, Auburn, Lee Co. AL
Range
Known from eight states across four karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 141714 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 141715 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×3
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 206 |
| American Museum of Natural History | 1 |
207 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 207 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- SNR Unranked
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Texas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Mississippi
- 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.
Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction. Accounts are compiled from many sources and corrections from people who know the group are the most useful email we get.