Common name: Piedmont Groundwater Amphipod

Scientific name: Stygobromus tenuis (S. I. Smith, 1874)

Class:

Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Order:

Amphipoda (Amphipods)

Family:

Crangonyctidae (Gammarid Amphipods)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Subterranean:

Subaquatic

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

SUBTERRANEAN - NATURAL CAVES:

Aquatic cave community*

The aquatic community of a subterranean stream or pond. These caves vary in their water chemistry and substrate type.

RIVERINE - NATURAL STREAMS:

Spring*

The aquatic community of very small, cold stream sources where the flow is perennial. Springs are characterized by water with constant cold temperature and are rich in dissolved oxygen.

* probable association but not confirmed.

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G4

Apparently Secure globally - Uncommon in the world but not rare; usually widespread, but may be rare in some parts of its range; possibly some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors.

State conservation status rank:

SNR

Not Ranked - State conservation status not yet assessed.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

https://guides.nynhp.org/piedmont-groundwater-amphipod/

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119561/Stygobromus_tenuis/