Biology:Gammarus pecos
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Short description: Species of crustacean
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Gammaridae |
| Genus: | Gammarus |
| Species: | G. pecos
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| Binomial name | |
| Gammarus pecos Cole & Bousfield, 1970
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Gammarus pecos, commonly known as the Pecos amphipod,[2] is a species of crustacean in family Gammaridae. It is endemic to Pecos County, Texas in the United States , where it is known from only two locations: Diamond Y Spring (sometimes known as Wilbank Spring) and Leon Creek.[1]
Gammarus pecos is classified as a vulnerable species by the IUCN Red List.[1] A portion of the spring and cienega habitat inhabited by this species is now protected as part of the Diamond Y Spring Preserve, a nature reserve, owned by the Nature Conservancy.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Gammarus pecos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: e.T8904A12937683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8904A12937683.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/8904/12937683. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (9 July 2013). "Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered species status for six West Texas aquatic invertebrates". Federal Register 78 (131): 41228–41258. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-09/pdf/2013-16222.pdf. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ↑ "Diamond Y Spring Preserve". https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/placesweprotect/diamond-y-spring-preserve.xml. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q1620984 entry
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