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A new species of the subterranean genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) from a cave spring in northern Florida, USA

Journal

ZOOTAXA
Volume 4067, Issue 1, Pages 88-94

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MAGNOLIA PRESS
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4067.1.7

Keywords

Amphipoda; Crangonyctidae; Stygobromus; stygomorphic; cave spring; subterranean groundwater; Florida Panhandle

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  1. American Public University System Faculty Research Grant
  2. Cave Conservancy Foundation

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A relatively large, distinct new species of the subterranean amphipod crustacean genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) measuring 13 mm in length is described from Skipper Spring, a cave spring in the northwestern panhandle of Florida, USA. This is the first species of the genus described from the state of Florida where it is described from only 3 females. A fourth much smaller specimen of this species was collected from nearby Miller's Crossing Spring on Holmes Creek. All other stygomorphic amphipod species recorded from the state of Florida have been in the genus Crangonyx.

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