Amphipoda taxon details
original description
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): 30, figs 18-31 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
status source
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. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 277671, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
Paratype USNM, geounit Virginia [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Coastal Plain of southeastern Virginia and northeastern
North Carolina. Populations in Northampton County on the eastern shore of Virginia are separated by marine water from other localities on the opposite side of the Chesapeake Bay. [details]
Environment Epigean [details]
Etymology Refers to the long carpus of gnathopods 1 and 2 in both male and female [details]
Habitat Small streams, brooks, outlets of drain, springs, ditches, creeks, and small woodland pools. Holotype from burrows of the crayfish Cambarus diogenes. [details]
Morphology longicarpus group (Zhang & Holsinger 2003) [details]
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