''Stygobromus subtilis'', commonly called the subtle cave amphipod,
[ is a ]troglomorphic
Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to living in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and frequently with attenuated bodies and/or appendages. The ...
species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae
Crangonyctidae is a family of cave-dwelling freshwater amphipod crustaceans. It contains the following genera:
*'' Amurocrangonyx'' Sidorov & Holsinger, 2007
*'' Bactrurus'' Hay, 1902
*'' Crangonyx'' Bate, 1859
*'' Lyurella'' Derzhavin, ...
. It is native to Illinois
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, Michigan
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and Missouri
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[ in the United States.
]
References
Freshwater crustaceans of North America
Crustaceans described in 1943
subtilis
Cave crustaceans
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