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Stygobromus mackenziei

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Species of crustacean

Stygobromus mackenziei
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species: S. mackenziei
Binomial name
Stygobromus mackenziei
Holsinger, 1974

Stygobromus mackenziei, commonly called Mackenzie's cave amphipod, is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to California, where it occurs only in Empire Cave. This cave is part of the Porter Caves, in the grounds of University of California, Santa Cruz.


References

  1. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus mackenziei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20994A9242306. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20994A9242306.en. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. ^ "Stygobromus mackenziei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  3. "A Glimpse of Empire Cave's Biodiversity". University of California, Santa Cruz.
Taxon identifiers
Stygobromus mackenziei
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