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Stygobromus
''Stygobromus'' is a genus of Amphipoda, amphipod crustaceans that live in subterranean habitats. The majority of the listed species are endemism, endemic to North America (one from Canada, the rest from the United States), a smaller number of species are also known from Eurasia. Most of the North American species live in areas which were not covered by the Laurentide Ice Sheet, although a few species seem to have survived under the ice. A number of species are on the IUCN Red List as endangered species (EN) or vulnerable species (VU); one species, ''Stygobromus lucifugus, S. lucifugus'', is extinct. ''Stygobromus'' includes the following species: *''Stygobromus abditus'' Holsinger, 1978 (Virginia) *''Stygobromus ackerlyi'' Holsinger, 1978 (Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia) *''Stygobromus alabamensis'' (Stout, 1911) *''Stygobromus albapinus'' Taylor & Holsinger, 2011 (Nevada) *''Stygobromus allegheniensis'' (Holsinger, 1967) (New York (state), New York to West Virginia) *''Stygobrom ...
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