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Stygobromus hubbsi

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Stygobromus hubbsi

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. hubbsi
Binomial name
Stygobromus hubbsi
Shoemaker, 1942

Stygobromus hubbsi, commonly called Malheur Cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Oregon[2] in the United States. It is only found in Malheur Cave, which is a 3,000 ft (910 m) long lava tube.


References

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  1. ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus hubbsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20992A9242104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20992A9242104.en. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Stygobromus hubbsi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 17 March 2023.