The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Amphipoda

(Scuds, Sandfleas)

CRANGONYCTIDAE

Stygobromus bifurcatus (Holsinger)

Bifurcated Cave Amphipod

ENDANGERED/IMPERILED OR OF CONCERN

 

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Synonyms: Stygonectes bifurcatus Holsinger
                                        (Holsinger 1972; Reddell 1970)

Also Reported as:
                        Stygonected clantoni
                                         (Deardorf 1953 in Reddell 1970)

 

 

Distribution Citations

1953 Deardorf in Reddell
         1970

1970 Reddell
1972 Holsinger

[1983 Fitzpatrick]
1986 Longley

 

[2000 Ourso & Hornig]
[2003 TCDC]
[2008 NatureServe]

 

 

 

 

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

*Species of Concern (AOBIS 2001); Threatened (TCDC 2003)

-Endemic To Texas (TCDC 2003)

-restricted to caves (Longley 1986; Reddell 1970)

-Deardorf (1953) reprted S. clantoni from Schneider Ranch Cave in Kendall but it was actually S. bifurcatus (Reddell 1970)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010


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