Genus of crustaceans
Stygobromus is a genus of amphipod crustaceans that live in subterranean habitats. The majority of the listed species are endemic to North America (one from Canada, the rest from the United States), a smaller number of species are also known from Eurasia . Most of the North American species live in areas which were not covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet , although a few species seem to have survived under the ice. A number of species are on the IUCN Red List as endangered species (EN) or vulnerable species (VU); one species, S. lucifugus , is extinct .
Stygobromus includes the following species:
Stygobromus abditus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus ackerlyi Holsinger, 1978 (Georgia )
Stygobromus alabamensis (Stout, 1911)
Stygobromus albapinus Taylor & Holsinger, 2011 (Nevada )
Stygobromus allegheniensis (Holsinger, 1967) (New York to West Virginia )
Stygobromus ambulans (F. Müller, 1846)
Stygobromus amicus Holsinger, 2014
Stygobromus anastasiae Sidorov, Holsinger & Takhteev, 2010 (Siberia , Russia)
Stygobromus apscheronia (Derzhavin, 1945) (Azerbaijan )
Stygobromus araeus (Holsinger, 1969) (Virginia , North Carolina )
Stygobromus arizonensis Holsinger, 1974 (Arizona )
Stygobromus bakeri Gibson & Hutchins in Gibson, Hutchins, Krejca, Diaz & Sprouse, 2021
Stygobromus balconis (Hubricht, 1943) (Texas )
Stygobromus baroodyi Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus barri (Holsinger, 1967) (Missouri )
Stygobromus barryi Holsinger, 1978 (Tennessee )
Stygobromus behningi (Birstein, 1948)
Stygobromus bifurcatus (Holsinger, 1967) (Texas )
Stygobromus biggersi Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia to Pennsylvania )
Stygobromus blinni Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus borealis Holsinger, 1978 (Vermont , New York )
Stygobromus boultoni Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus bowmani (Holsinger, 1967) (Oklahoma )
Stygobromus caecilius Holsinger, 2011
Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980 (Alberta, Canada )
Stygobromus carolinensis Holsinger, 1978 (North Carolina )
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Stygobromus cherylae Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus clantoni (Creaser, 1934) (Kansas , Missouri )
Stygobromus coeca (Dobraenu & Manolache, 1951)
Stygobromus coloradensis Ward, 1977
Stygobromus conradi (Holsinger, 1967) (Virginia )
Stygobromus cooperi (Holsinger, 1967) (West Virginia )
Stygobromus cowani Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus culveri Holsinger, 1978 (West Virginia )
Stygobromus cumberlandus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus curroae Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus dejectus (Holsinger, 1967) (Texas )
Stygobromus dentata (Hubricht, 1943)
Stygobromus dershavini (Behning, 1928)
Stygobromus dicksoni Holsinger, 1978 (Alabama , Georgia )
Stygobromus donensis (Martynov, 1919)
Stygobromus doughertyensis Cannizzaro & Sawicki in Cannizzaro, Balding, Stine & Sawicki, 2019
Stygobromus duplus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus elatus (Holsinger, 1967) (Arkansas )
Stygobromus elliotti Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus emarginatus (Hubricht, 1943) (Maryland , West Virginia )
Stygobromus ephemerus (Holsinger, 1969) (Virginia )
Stygobromus estesi Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus exilis Hubricht, 1943
Stygobromus fecundus Holsinger, 1978 (Tennessee )
Stygobromus felleri Holsinger, 2011
Stygobromus fergusoni Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus finleyi Holsinger, 1978 (Tennessee )
Stygobromus flagellatus (J. E. Benedict, 1896) (Texas )
Stygobromus floridanus Holsinger & Sawicki, 2016
Stygobromus foliatus Holsinger, 2011
Stygobromus fontinalis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus franzi Holsinger, 1978 (Maryland )
Stygobromus gallawayae Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus glacialis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus gracilipes (Holsinger, 1967) (Virginia to Pennsylvania )
Stygobromus gradyi Holsinger, 1974 (California )
Stygobromus grahami Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus grandis Holsinger, 1978 (Georgia )
Stygobromus hadenoecus (Holsinger, 1966) (Texas )
Stygobromus harai Holsinger, 1974 (California )
Stygobromus hayi (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940) (District of Columbia )
Stygobromus herbsti Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus heteropodus Hubricht, 1943 (Missouri )
Stygobromus hoffmani Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus holsingeri Ward, 1977
Stygobromus hubbardi Holsinger, 2009
Stygobromus hubbsi Shoemaker, 1942 (Oregon )
Stygobromus hyporheicus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus hyrcana (Dershavin, 1939)
Stygobromus idahoensis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus imperialis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus indentatus (Holsinger, 1967) (Maryland , North Carolina and Virginia )
Stygobromus inexpectatus Holsinger, 1978 (Alabama )
Stygobromus interitus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus intermedia (Dobreanu, Manolache & Piascariu, 1952)
Stygobromus interstitialis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus iowae Hubricht, 1943
Stygobromus jakutana (Martynov, 1931)
Stygobromus jemezensis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus johanseni (Shoemaker, 1920)
Stygobromus kazakhstanica Kulkina, 1992
Stygobromus kenki Holsinger, 1978 (District of Columbia , Virginia )
Stygobromus lacicolus Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus lanensis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus latus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus leensis Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus lepida (Mateus & Mateus, 1991)
Stygobromus levanidovae (G. Karaman, 1991)
Stygobromus limbus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus longidactylus (S. Karaman, 1929)
Stygobromus longipes (Holsinger, 1966) (Texas )
† Stygobromus lucifugus (Hay, 1882) (Illinois )
Stygobromus mackenziei Holsinger, 1974 (California )
Stygobromus mackini Hubricht, 1943 (Tennessee to West Virginia )
Stygobromus meschtscherica (Borutsky, 1929)
Stygobromus mikhaili Sidorov, Holsinger & Takhteev, 2010 (Siberia , Russia)
Stygobromus minutus Holsinger, 1978 (Georgia )
Stygobromus montanensis Holsinger, 1974 (Montana )
Stygobromus montanus (Holsinger, 1967) (Arkansas )
Stygobromus morrisoni (Holsinger, 1967) (Virginia , West Virginia )
Stygobromus mundus (Holsinger, 1967) (Virginia )
Stygobromus myersae Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus mysticus Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus nanus Holsinger, 1978 (West Virginia )
Stygobromus nortoni (Holsinger, 1969) (Tennessee )
Stygobromus obrutus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus obscurus Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus onondagaensis (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940) (Arkansas , Kansas , Missouri and Oklahoma )
Stygobromus oregonensis Holsinger, 1974 (Oregon )
Stygobromus ozarkensis (Holsinger, 1967) (Arkansas , Missouri and Oklahoma )
Stygobromus parvus (Holsinger, 1969) (West Virginia )
Stygobromus paxillus Holsinger, 2011
Stygobromus pecki (Holsinger, 1967) (Texas )
Stygobromus pennaki Ward, 1977
Stygobromus philareti (Birstein, 1948)
Stygobromus phreaticus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus pizzinii (Shoemaker, 1938) (District of Columbia , Maryland , Pennsylvania and Virginia )
Stygobromus pollostus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus pseudospinosus Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus putealis (Holmes, 1909) (Wisconsin )
Stygobromus puteanus Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus quatsinensis Holsinger & Shaw, 1987
Stygobromus rallus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus redactus Holsinger, 1978 (West Virginia )
Stygobromus reddelli (Holsinger, 1966) (Texas )
Stygobromus rudolphi Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus russelli (Holsinger, 1967) (Texas )
Stygobromus saltuaris Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus secundus Bousfield & Holsinger, 1981
Stygobromus sheldoni Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus sierrensis Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus simplex Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus smithi Hubricht, 1943 (Alabama )
Stygobromus sparsus Holsinger, 1978 (Tennessee )
Stygobromus spinatus (Holsinger, 1967) (West Virginia )
Stygobromus spinosus (Hubricht & Mackin, 1940) (Virginia )
Stygobromus stegerorum Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia )
Stygobromus stellmacki (Holsinger, 1967) (Pennsylvania )
Stygobromus subtilis (Hubricht, 1943) (Illinois , Michigan and Missouri )
Stygobromus tahoensis Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus tenuis (S. I. Smith, 1874) (Connecticut to Maryland )
Stygobromus trinus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus tritus Holsinger, 1974
Stygobromus urospinatus Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus utahensis Wang & Holsinger, 2001 (Utah )
Stygobromus vitreus Cope, 1872
Stygobromus wahkeenensis Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus wardi Wang & Holsinger, 2001
Stygobromus wengerorum Holsinger, 1974 (California )