Aquadulcaris pheronyx

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Aquadulcaris pheronyx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Paramelitidae
Genus: Aquadulcaris
Species:
A. pheronyx
Binomial name
Aquadulcaris pheronyx
(Stewart & Griffiths, 1992)

Aquadulcaris pheronyx is a species of crustacean in family Paramelitidae. It is endemic to the Constantiaberg, a mountain near Cape Town, South Africa, [2] and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Hamer, M. (1996). "Aquadulcaris pheronyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T1950A8939743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1950A8939743.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Anton Pauw & Steven Johnson (1999). Table Mountain: a Natural History. Fernwood Press. p. 140. ISBN   978-1-874950-43-1.