Crangonyctidae

Crangonyctidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Superfamily:	Crangonyctoidea
Family:	Crangonyctidae ; Bousfield, 1973
Genera
	See text

Last updated May 26, 2025

Crangonyctidae is a family of cave-dwelling freshwater amphipod crustaceans. It contains the following genera:^[1]

Amurocrangonyx Sidorov & Holsinger, 2007 ^[2]
Bactrurus Hay, 1902
Crangonyx Bate, 1859
Lyurella Derzhavin, 1939
† Palaeogammarus Zaddach, 1864
Stygobromus Cope, 1872
Stygonyx Bousfield & Holsinger, 1989

References

↑ J. Lowry (2011). "Crangonyctidae". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved February 26, 2011.
↑ Dmitry A. Sidorov & John R. Holsinger (2007). "Amurocrangonyx, a new genus of subterranean amphipod (Crangonyctidae) from the Russian Far East, with a redescription of the poorly known Crangonyx arsenjevi and comments on biogeographic relationships". Journal of Crustacean Biology . 27 (4): 660–669. doi: 10.1651/S-2817R.1 .

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[1] J. Lowry (2011). "Crangonyctidae". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved February 26, 2011.

[2] Dmitry A. Sidorov & John R. Holsinger (2007). "Amurocrangonyx, a new genus of subterranean amphipod (Crangonyctidae) from the Russian Far East, with a redescription of the poorly known Crangonyx arsenjevi and comments on biogeographic relationships". Journal of Crustacean Biology . 27 (4): 660–669. doi: 10.1651/S-2817R.1 .

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