Stygobromus lucifugus

Stygobromus lucifugus
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Crangonyctidae
Genus:	Stygobromus
Species:	†S. lucifugus
Binomial name
†Stygobromus lucifugus (Hay, 1882)
Synonyms
Crangonyx lucifugus Hay, 1882 Apocrangonyx lucifugus

Stygobromus lucifugus, the rubious cave amphipod is an extinct species of amphipod crustacean in the family Crangonyctidae. It was first described by Oliver Perry Hay who found it living in a well near Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, United States,^[2] and it was endemic to that state.^[3]

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Stygobromus lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20995A9242405. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20995A9242405.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Oliver Perry Hay (1882). "Notes on Some Fresh-water Crustacea, together with Descriptions of Two New Species" (PDF). The American Naturalist. 41 (2): 143–146. doi:10.1086/273020. JSTOR 2449126.
3. "Dubious Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus lucifugus)". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 5 March 2024.