Stygobromus canadensis

Stygobromus canadensis
Conservation status
	; Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Crangonyctidae
Genus:	Stygobromus
Species:	S. canadensis
Binomial name
	Stygobromus canadensis; Holsinger, 1980

Stygobromus canadensis, the Castleguard Cave stygobromid, is a species of amphipod in the Crangonyctidae family and Stygobromus genus.^[2] It is endemic to Castleguard Cave in Alberta, Canada.^[3] It was first described by John Holsinger in 1980.^[4] It is currently listed as critically imperiled by NatureServe.^[1]

The presence of this species has led to the cave's designation as a Key Biodiversity Area.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Castleguard Cave Stygobromid". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ WoRMS. "Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
^ Gilligan, Melissa (January 31, 2023). "Banff National Park cave creature exists 'no where else': Parks Canada". CTV Calgary.
^ Holsinger, J. R. (1980). "Stygobromus canadensis, a new subterranean amphipod crustacean (Crangonyctidae) from Canada, with remarks on Wisconsin refugia". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 58 (2): 290–297. doi:10.1139/z80-034.
^ Klein, Peter (January 31, 2023). "A Banff cave is "globally significant" for being home to a unique creature". Daily Hive.

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