Animalia > Arthropoda > Malacostraca > Amphipoda > Crangonyctidae > Stygobromus > Stygobromus lucifugus

Stygobromus lucifugus (photophobic stygobromid; dubious cave amphipod)

Synonyms: Apocrangonyx lucifugus; Crangonyx lucifugus

Wikipedia Abstract

Stygobromus lucifugus is an extinct species of amphipod crustacean in the family Crangonyctidae. It was first described by Oliver Perry Hay who found it living in a well near Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, United States, and it was endemic to that state.
View Wikipedia Record: Stygobromus lucifugus

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct
View IUCN Record: Stygobromus lucifugus

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0