WoRMS taxon details
Crangonyx setodactylus Bousfield, 1958
431508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:431508)
accepted
Species
Bousfield, E. L. (1958). Freshwater amphipod crustaceans of glaciated North America. <em>Canadian Field Naturalist.</em> 72: 55-113., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28033329#page/69/mode/1up
page(s): 96-98, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 96-98, fig. 14 [details]
Holotype CMN, geounit Ontario
Holotype CMN, geounit Ontario [details]
Distribution Range: from southeastern Ontario south and west across southern Michigan through much of Ohio, eastern and central Indiana...
Distribution Range: from southeastern Ontario south and west across southern Michigan through much of Ohio, eastern and central Indiana and into north-central Kentucky, and in the most eastern part of Kentucky. In Ontario and Ohio, its range overlaps with that of C. minor, with which it is closely related. [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Crangonyx setodactylus Bousfield, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431508 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Bousfield, E. L. (1958). Freshwater amphipod crustaceans of glaciated North America. <em>Canadian Field Naturalist.</em> 72: 55-113., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28033329#page/69/mode/1up
page(s): 96-98, fig. 14 [details]
page(s): 96-98, fig. 14 [details]
Taxonomy
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Zhang, J.; Holsinger, J. R. (2003). Systematics of the freshwater amphipod genus Crangonyx (Crangonyctidae) in North America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, Memoir.</em> 6, 274 pp.
page(s): 15, figs 8-10 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15, figs 8-10 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Kornobis, E., Pálsson, S. & Svavarsson, J. (2012). Classification of Crangonyx islandicus (Amphipoda, Crangonyctidae) based on morphological characters and comparison with molecular phylogenies. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3233: 52-66.
note: in morphological phylogeny [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Williams, D.D. & Hynes, H.B.N. (1977). The ecology of temporary streams: II. General remarks on temporary streams. <em>International Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie.</em> 62: 53-61.
page(s): 60 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Holsinger, J. R. (1972). Biota of freshwater ecosystems. Identification manual. The freshwater Amphipod Crustaceans (Gammaridae) of North America. Water Pollution Control Research Series. <em>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.</em> 5: 1-89.
page(s): 46, figs 11j, 19 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Holsinger J.R. (1977). A review of the systematics of the holarctic amphipod family Crangonyctidae. Crustaceana, suppl. 4, 244-281; 15 figs.;.
page(s): 252 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Barnard, J.L. & Barnard, C.M. (1983). Freshwater Amphipoda of the World, Part II. Handbook and bibliography. <em>Hayfield Associates, Mt. Vernon, Virginia.</em> xix + 830 pp.; 50 figs.
page(s): 435 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fitzpatrick, J.F. Jr. (1983). How to Know the Freshwater Crustacea. <em>The Pictured Key Nature Series, Wm.C. Brown Company, Dubuque, Iowa.</em> 227 pp.
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Williams, D.D. & H.B.N. Hynes. (1976). The ecology of temporary streams. I. The faunas of two Canadian streams. Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie 61(6):761-787.
page(s): 771 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pennak, R.W. (1989). Fresh-water invertebrates of the United States. Protozoa to Mollusca. <em>John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.</em> 1-628.
page(s): 482 [details]
note: in morphological phylogeny [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Williams, D.D. & Hynes, H.B.N. (1977). The ecology of temporary streams: II. General remarks on temporary streams. <em>International Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie.</em> 62: 53-61.
page(s): 60 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Holsinger, J. R. (1972). Biota of freshwater ecosystems. Identification manual. The freshwater Amphipod Crustaceans (Gammaridae) of North America. Water Pollution Control Research Series. <em>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.</em> 5: 1-89.
page(s): 46, figs 11j, 19 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Holsinger J.R. (1977). A review of the systematics of the holarctic amphipod family Crangonyctidae. Crustaceana, suppl. 4, 244-281; 15 figs.;.
page(s): 252 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Barnard, J.L. & Barnard, C.M. (1983). Freshwater Amphipoda of the World, Part II. Handbook and bibliography. <em>Hayfield Associates, Mt. Vernon, Virginia.</em> xix + 830 pp.; 50 figs.
page(s): 435 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fitzpatrick, J.F. Jr. (1983). How to Know the Freshwater Crustacea. <em>The Pictured Key Nature Series, Wm.C. Brown Company, Dubuque, Iowa.</em> 227 pp.
page(s): 145 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Williams, D.D. & H.B.N. Hynes. (1976). The ecology of temporary streams. I. The faunas of two Canadian streams. Internationale Revue der Gesamten Hydrobiologie 61(6):761-787.
page(s): 771 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pennak, R.W. (1989). Fresh-water invertebrates of the United States. Protozoa to Mollusca. <em>John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York.</em> 1-628.
page(s): 482 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Allotype CMN, geounit Ontario [details]
Holotype CMN, geounit Ontario [details]
Paratype CMN, geounit Ontario [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Range: from southeastern Ontario south and west across southern Michigan through much of Ohio, eastern and central Indiana and into north-central Kentucky, and in the most eastern part of Kentucky. In Ontario and Ohio, its range overlaps with that of C. minor, with which it is closely related. [details]Environment Hypogean and epigean [details]
Habitat Cold-water habitats, including small streams, outlets of drains, springs, sloughs and temporary pools and very rarely in cave streams [details]
Morphology shoemakeri group (Zhang & Holsinger 2003; Kornobis et al. 2012). Cave populations may have reduced eyes, but eyes are never completely lost [details]
Source Part of C. shoemakeri in Hubricht (1943: 690); all from Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | hairy-fingered crangonyctid | [details] |
