Crymostygius thingvallensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Suborder: | Gammaridea |
Family: | Crymostygidae Kristjánsson & Svavarsson, 2004 |
Genus: | Crymostygius Kristjánsson & Svavarsson, 2004 |
Species: | C. thingvallensis |
Binomial name | |
Crymostygius thingvallensis Kristjánsson & Svavarsson, 2004 |
Crymostygius thingvallensis is a species of subterranean amphipod crustacean, endemic to the area around Þingvallavatn, a lake in southwestern Iceland.[1] The species has no close relatives, and is placed in its own family, Crymostygidae.[1] This distinctness has been confirmed by molecular phylogenetics.[2]
External identifiers for Crymostygius thingvallensis | |
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NCBI | 910392 |
WoRMS | 431681 |
Also found in: [//species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Crymostygius_thingvallensis Wikispecies] |