Crangonyx hobbsi

Crangonyx hobbsi is a species of troglobitic amphipod in the family Crangonyctidae. It is only known from its type locality, which is "a well, 50 feet deep, 1.5 miles northeast of Chiefland, Levy Co., Florida".[2] It is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

Crangonyx hobbsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Amphipoda
Family:
Crangonyctidae
Genus:
Crangonyx
Species:
C. hobbsi
Binomial name
Crangonyx hobbsi
Shoemaker, 1941

References
  1. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Crangonyx hobbsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T5472A11192603. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T5472A11192603.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. G. Nicholas (1960). "Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States". American Midland Naturalist. 64 (1): 123–160. JSTOR 2422897.


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