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{{Short description|Species of crustacean}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| image = Gammarus pecos (YPM IZ 024043).jpeg
| status = VU
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN2.3
| status_system = IUCN2.3
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group |date=1996 |title=''Gammarus pecos'' |volume=1996 |page=e.T8904A12937683 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T8904A12937683.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| genus = Gammarus
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| species = pecos
| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]]
| authority = Cole & Bousfield, 1970
| classis = [[Malacostraca]]
| ordo = [[Amphipoda]]
| familia = [[Gammaridae]]
| genus = ''[[Gammarus]]''
| species = '''''G. pecos'''''
| binomial = ''Gammarus pecos''
| binomial_authority = Cole & Bousfield, 1970
}}
}}
'''''Gammarus pecos''''' is a species of [[crustacean]] in family [[Gammaridae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[United States]].


'''''Gammarus pecos''''', commonly known as the '''Pecos amphipod''',<ref>{{cite journal|last1=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|title=Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; determination of endangered species status for six West Texas aquatic invertebrates|journal=Federal Register|date=9 July 2013|volume=78|issue=131|pages=41228–41258|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-09/pdf/2013-16222.pdf|accessdate=8 May 2018|ref=FWS}}</ref> is a species of [[crustacean]] in family [[Gammaridae]]. It is [[Endemism|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.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />
==Sources==

* Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/8904/all ''Gammarus pecos'']. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
''Gammarus pecos'' is classified as a [[vulnerable species]] by the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" /> A portion of the [[Spring (hydrology)|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]].<ref name="NC">{{cite web|title=Diamond Y Spring Preserve|url=https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/texas/placesweprotect/diamond-y-spring-preserve.xml|website=The Nature Conservancy|accessdate=8 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Crustaceans of the United States]]
[[Category:Crustaceans of the United States]]
[[Category:Gammarus]]
[[Category:Gammarus|pecos]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1970]]
[[Category:Crustaceans described in 1970]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:ESA endangered species]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Texas]]





Latest revision as of 03:53, 9 October 2023

Gammarus pecos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Gammaridae
Genus: Gammarus
Species:
G. pecos
Binomial name
Gammarus pecos
Cole & Bousfield, 1970

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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ 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" (PDF). Federal Register. 78 (131): 41228–41258. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Diamond Y Spring Preserve". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 8 May 2018.