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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaAmphipodaCrangonyctidaeStygobromus

Stygobromus gardneri Holsinger & Lewis, 2025

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Class Malacostraca
Order Amphipoda
Family Crangonyctidae
Genus Stygobromus
Species Stygobromus gardneri Holsinger & Lewis, 2025

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from 19 counties across two states in the Ozarks karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Arkansas, Missouri

Counties

Arkansas
Carroll, Independence, Madison, Marion, Sharp, Stone
Missouri
Bollinger, Carter, Crawford, Dent, Franklin, Iron, Jefferson, Oregon, Perry, Phelps, Shannon, St. Francois, Washington

Karst regions

Ozarks

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

  • Holsinger, J.R., Lewis, J.J. 2025. Systematics of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus (Crangonyctidae): Species of the Ozarks and adjacent regions. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 87: 34-81. doi:10.4311/2024LSC0113

How to cite this account

Stygobromus gardneri Holsinger & Lewis, 2025. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1454. https://cavebiology.org/species/stygobromus-gardneri/ (accessed 5 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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