Stygobromus mackenziei | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Stygobromus mackenziei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- "A Glimpse of Empire Cave's Biodiversity". University of California, Santa Cruz.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Stygobromus mackenziei |
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