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Stygobromus mackenziei

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Stygobromus mackenziei

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. mackenziei
Binomial name
Stygobromus mackenziei
Holsinger, 1974

Stygobromus mackenziei, commonly called Mackenzie's cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to California,[2] where it occurs only in Empire Cave.[3] This cave is part of the Porter Caves, in the grounds of University of California, Santa Cruz.


References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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.