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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaAmphipodaGammaridae

Genus Gammarus
Fabricius, 1775 · scuds

Species in this portal
7
Ecological class
4 stygophiles and 3 stygobionts
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
15 states and provinces
Counties
131
Karst regions
Appalachians, Ozarks
Conservation
2 of 6 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & Mackin, 1940 Illinois Cave Amphipod Stygobiont G2G3 EN ESA IL Ozarks
Gammarus cohabitus Holsinger & Shafer, 2008 Stygobiont G1G2 PA Appalachians
Gammarus limnaeus S.I. Smith, 1874 Stygophile GNR IL, MO
Gammarus minus Say, 1818 Stygophile GNR AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, WV Appalachians
Gammarus minus tenuipes Shoemaker, 1940 Stygobiont VA, WV Appalachians
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958 Northern Spring Amphipod Stygophile G5 IA, IL
Gammarus troglophilus Hubricht & Mackins, 1940 Stygophile GNR IL, MO

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7P34G
GBIF
2218440
ITIS
93773
iNaturalist
59807
NCBI Taxonomy
45625

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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