Stygobromus balconis, the Balcones cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Texas[2] in the United States.
Stygobromus balconis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Crangonyctidae |
Genus: | Stygobromus |
Species: | S. balconis
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Binomial name | |
Stygobromus balconis (Hubricht, 1943)
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Stygobromus_balconis.png/71px-Stygobromus_balconis.png)
The common name refers to the Balcones escarpment in central Texas.
See also
edit- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
- Palaemonetes antrorum - Balcones cave shrimp
References
edit- ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus balconis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T21013A9244273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T21013A9244273.en. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ^ a b c "Stygobromus balconis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 March 2023.