Southwestern Virginia Cave Amphipod
Stygobromus mackini Hubricht, 1943
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus | Stygobromus |
| Species | Stygobromus mackini Hubricht, 1943 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Sikes Cave, Russell Co. VA
Range
Known from five states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S | mitochondrial | 1 | 306-306 bp | KF430287.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 1 | 2322-2322 bp | DQ377995.1 |
| 28S | nuclear | 1 | 304-304 bp | KF430316.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 242-242 bp | KF430257.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 1 | 354-354 bp | KF484716.1 |
5 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 5 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype
- USNM 79324 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 152 |
152 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 152 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
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3S4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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