Tidewater Interstitial Amphipod
Stygobromus araeus (Holsinger, 1969)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus araeus (Holsinger, 1969) |
Synonyms
- Apocrangonyx araeus Holsinger, 1969 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from 11 counties across two states in the Other karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
North Carolina, Virginia
Counties
- North Carolina
- Gates
- Virginia
- Caroline, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Nansemond, New Kent, Norfolk, Surry, York
Karst regions
Other
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 122217 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 122218 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×9
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 24 |
24 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 24 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
VU Vulnerable D2
Assessed in 1996.
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 4 November 2003.
Subnational ranks
- North Carolina
- SU Unrankable
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
Ranks looked up 2 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
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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