JOURNAL OF CAVE AND KARST STUDIES / ARTICLES / VOLUME 87

 

Systematics of the Subterranean Amphipod Genus Stygobromus (Crangonyctidae): Species of the Ozarks and Adjacent Regions

John R. Holsinger and Julian J. Lewis

Publication Date: 2025/06/01

Publication Volume: Journal of Cave and Karst Science 87 #2

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Article Link: https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v87/87_2_34.pdf

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ABSTRACT:

Three new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus are described: Stygobromus gardneri, n. sp., from numerous localities in Arkansas and Missouri; Stygobromus acicularis, n. sp., from the Smittle Caves, Wright County, Missouri; and Stygobromus arbucklensis, n. sp., from Dip Cave, Murray County, Oklahoma. Eleven previously described species are discussed, several with detailed redescriptions, and new localities are presented. These are Stygobromus onondagaensis (Hubricht and Mackin), S. heteropodus Hubricht, S. iowae Hubricht, S. putealis (Holmes), S. elatus (Holsinger), S. montanus (Holsinger), S. barri (Holsinger), S. clantoni (Creaser), S. ozarkensis (Holsinger), S. bowmani (Holsinger), and S. alabamensis (Stout).