Rank Genus | Subphylum Crustacea Scientific name Stygobromus Higher classification Crangonyctidae | |
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Lower classifications Stygobromus pecki, Stygobromus kenki, Stygobromus hayi, Stygobromus emarginatus, Stygobromus flagellatus | ||
Stygobromus is a genus of amphipod crustaceans that live in subterranean habitats. As well as a large number of species in North America, a smaller number of species are also known from Eurasia. Most of the North American species live in areas which were not covered by the Laurentide ice sheet, although a few species seem to have survived under the ice. A number of species are on the IUCN Red List as endangered species (EN) or vulnerable species (VU); all the listed species are endemic to the United States. One species, S. lucifugus, is extinct. Stygobromus includes the following species:
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