Stygobromus cooperi, commonly called Cooper's cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to a single cave, Silers cave in Berkeley County, West Virginia[2][3] in the United States.

Stygobromus cooperi

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. cooperi
Binomial name
Stygobromus cooperi
(Holsinger, 1967)

References

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  1. ^ a b Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Stygobromus cooperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20981A9241609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20981A9241609.en. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  2. ^ a b c "Stygobromus cooperi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  3. ^ Karst (24 May 2019). "Silers Cave Management Plan". Mid-Atlantic Karst Conservancy. Retrieved 14 February 2023.