Border Cave Amphipod
Stygobromus limbus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus limbus Wang & Holsinger, 2001 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Border Cave, Culberson Co. TX
Range
Known from one county in Texas in the Guadalupe Mountains karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas
Counties
- Texas
- Culberson
Karst regions
Guadalupe Mountains
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 1000067 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 1 |
1 cataloged lot 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 1 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 24 June 2004.
Subnational ranks
- Texas
- S2S4 Imperiled to Apparently Secure
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
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