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Stygobromus albapinus

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Stygobromus albapinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. albapinus
Binomial name
Stygobromus albapinus
Taylor & Holsinger, 2011[1]

Stygobromus albapinus, the White Pine amphipod,[2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to White Pine County, Nevada, where it occurs only in two pools in Model Cave in the Great Basin National Park.

References

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  1. ^ Taylor, S. & Holsinger, J. (2011). "A new species of the subterranean amphipod crustacean genus Stygobromus (Crangonyctidae) from a cave in Nevada, USA". Subterranean Biology. 8: 39–48. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.8.1230.
  2. ^ "Endemic Animals - Great Basin National Park". nps.gov. National Park Service.