Stygobromus hubbsi
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| Stygobromus hubbsi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Crangonyctidae |
| Genus: | Stygobromus |
| Species: | S. hubbsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Stygobromus hubbsi Shoemaker, 1942 | |
Stygobromus hubbsi, commonly called Malheur Cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to Oregon[2] in the United States. It is only found in Malheur Cave, which is a 3,000 ft (910 m) long lava tube.