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Stygobromus canadensis

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Stygobromus canadensis

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. canadensis
Binomial name
Stygobromus canadensis
Holsinger, 1980

Stygobromus canadensis, the Castleguard Cave stygobromid, is a species of amphipod in the Crangonyctidae family and Stygobromus genus.[2] It is endemic to Castleguard Cave in Alberta, Canada.[3] It was first described by John Holsinger in 1980.[4] It is currently listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe.[1]

The presence of this species has led to the cave's designation as a Key Biodiversity Area.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Castleguard Cave Stygobromid". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ WoRMS. "Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ^ Gilligan, Melissa (January 31, 2023). "Banff National Park cave creature exists 'no where else': Parks Canada". CTV Calgary.
  4. ^ Holsinger, J. R. (1980). "Stygobromus canadensis, a new subterranean amphipod crustacean (Crangonyctidae) from Canada, with remarks on Wisconsin refugia". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 58 (2): 290–297. doi:10.1139/z80-034.
  5. ^ Klein, Peter (January 31, 2023). "A Banff cave is "globally significant" for being home to a unique creature". Daily Hive.
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