Arbuckle Mountains Cave Amphipod
Stygobromus arbucklensis Holsinger & Lewis, 2025
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus arbucklensis Holsinger & Lewis, 2025 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Eyes
- Absent
- Pigment
- Absent
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Morphological description
Body size
Type series
Similar species
Distribution
Type locality
Arbuckle Mountains, Oklahoma
Range
Known from one county in Oklahoma in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Oklahoma
Counties
- Oklahoma
- Murray
Karst regions
Ozarks
Habitat
- Aquatic habitat
- Cave pool
- Cave zone
- Deep cave
Ecology and life history
Reproduction
Development
Diet
Predators
Population ecology
Community associates
Diseases and parasites
Behavior
Genetics
Phylogenetics
Population genetics
Genetic resources
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 3 September 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.
References
This account was last revised 5 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.
How to cite this account
Stygobromus arbucklensis Holsinger & Lewis, 2025. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1456. https://cavebiology.org/species/stygobromus-arbucklensis/ (accessed 20 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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