Stygobromus mackenziei

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Stygobromus mackenziei, commonly called Mackenzie's cave amphipod,[1][2] is a troglomorphic species of amphipod in family Crangonyctidae. It is endemic to California,[2] where it occurs only in Empire Cave.[3] This cave is part of the Porter Caves, in the grounds of University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Stygobromus mackenziei
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Crangonyctidae
Genus: Stygobromus
Species:
S. mackenziei
Binomial name
Stygobromus mackenziei
Holsinger, 1974
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