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Stygobromus foliatus Holsinger, 2011

743946  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743946)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Holsinger, J.R.; Meador Ansell, L.; Shafer, J. (2011). Four new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) from shallow groundwater habitats on the Coastal Plain and eastern margin of the Piedmont in Maryland and Virginia, USA. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2972: 1–21.
page(s): 14, fig 11-14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 1154087, geounit Maryland  
Holotype USNM 1154087, geounit Maryland [details]
Etymology The epithet foliatus is from the Latin meaning leaf, leafy or leaved, and is so named for the unique “leaf shaped”...  
Etymology The epithet foliatus is from the Latin meaning leaf, leafy or leaved, and is so named for the unique “leaf shaped” lateral sternal gills or processes of this species. [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. Stygobromus foliatus Holsinger, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743946 on 2025-06-07
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Nomenclature

original description Holsinger, J.R.; Meador Ansell, L.; Shafer, J. (2011). Four new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) from shallow groundwater habitats on the Coastal Plain and eastern margin of the Piedmont in Maryland and Virginia, USA. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2972: 1–21.
page(s): 14, fig 11-14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

status source Holsinger, J.R.; Meador Ansell, L.; Shafer, J. (2011). Four new species of the subterranean amphipod genus Stygobromus (Amphipoda: Crangonyctidae) from shallow groundwater habitats on the Coastal Plain and eastern margin of the Piedmont in Maryland and Virginia, USA. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2972: 1–21. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 1154087, geounit Maryland [details]
From editor or global species database
Environment Subterranean/Hypogean [details]

Etymology The epithet foliatus is from the Latin meaning leaf, leafy or leaved, and is so named for the unique “leaf shaped” lateral sternal gills or processes of this species. [details]

Habitat Seeps and springs [details]
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