Amphipoda taxon details
original description
Messouli, M. (2006). The first African Crangonyctidae, Crangonyx africanus nov. sp. (Crustacea Amphipoda) in the groundwaters of Western Morocco: systematics and biogeographical implications. <em>Subterranean Biology.</em> 4: 67-78. page(s): 67, figs 1-27 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Sidorov, D. A.;Pankov, N. N.;Holsinger, J. R.;. (2012). Distribution and ecology of the subterranean amphipod Crangonyx chlebnikovi Borutzky, 1928 (Crustacea: Crangonyctidae), with lectotype designation and comments on morphology of the lateral cephalic lobe. <em>Arthropoda Selecta.</em> 21(2): 149-160. page(s): 149, 160; note: in list of species; short note on affinities [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Messouli, M. (2006). The first African Crangonyctidae, Crangonyx africanus nov. sp. (Crustacea Amphipoda) in the groundwaters of Western Morocco: systematics and biogeographical implications. <em>Subterranean Biology.</em> 4: 67-78. [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Referring to the first occurrence of the genus Crangonyx in Africa [details]
Habitat Hypogean: freshwater; wells [details]
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