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Amphipoda taxon details

Crangonyx disjunctus Zhang & Holsinger, 2003

431480  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:431480)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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): 65, 44-46 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 277674, geounit Virginia  
Holotype USNM 277674, geounit Virginia [details]
Distribution The range is restricted to the Coastal Plain of southeastern
Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.  
Distribution The range is restricted to the Coastal Plain of southeastern
Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. [details]

Etymology Latin disjunctus means "disunited"; so named because of the disjunct
distribution of this species, which includes...  
Etymology Latin disjunctus means "disunited"; so named because of the disjunct
distribution of this species, which includes populations on opposite sides of the brackish/saline waters of the Chesapeake Bay [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 disjunctus Zhang & Holsinger, 2003. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/amphipoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431480 on 2025-05-27
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2009-11-20 07:10:55Z
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2010-07-14 06:54:42Z
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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): 65, 44-46 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [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  PDF available [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  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 277674, geounit Virginia [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution The range is restricted to the Coastal Plain of southeastern
Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. [details]

Etymology Latin disjunctus means "disunited"; so named because of the disjunct
distribution of this species, which includes populations on opposite sides of the brackish/saline waters of the Chesapeake Bay [details]

Habitat Epigean: ditches, marshes, small streams, swamps, pools, and ponds [details]

Morphology richmondensis group (Zhang & Holsinger 2003; Kornobis et al. 2012) [details]
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