Stygobromus balconis | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Crangonyctidae |
Genus: | Stygobromus |
Species: | S. balconis |
Binomial name | |
Stygobromus balconis (Hubricht, 1943) |
Stygobromus balconis, the Balcones cave amphipod, is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Texas in the United States.
The common name refers to the Balcones escarpment in central Texas.
See also
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
- Palaemonetes antrorum - Balcones cave shrimp
References
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus balconis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21013A9244273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21013A9244273.en. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ^ "Stygobromus balconis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stygobromus balconis |
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