Stygobromus curroae (Curro's Amphipod) | Natural Heritage New Mexico

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Amphipoda

Family: Crangonyctidae

Genus: Stygobromus

Species: curroae

Curro's Amphipod - Stygobromus curroae

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: G1

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 04/30/2025
Rank Reviewed: 06/30/2004
Reason: Curro's Amphipod (<em>Stygobromus curroae</em>) is known only from one locality in hyporheic groundwater beneath Gallinas Creek, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of New Mexico. Very little is known about its populations, habitats and ecology, and threats, and it is known if it has been collected since it was described in 1994. It is quite possible this species is threatened with extinction, as AOO and EOO may be as little as 1 km<sup>2</sup>, it could be found in just one occurrence(at the type locality), and the habitat may be continuing to decline due to groundwater disturbance. However, due to a lack of monitoring, it is unknown whether there are in fact threats to the species. Given this uncertainty, more research is needed but until more information becomes available this species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Very narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements scarce.	Range Extent: <100 square km (less than about 40 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: Curro's Amphipod (<em>Stygobromus curroae</em>) is endemic to New Mexico, where is is known only from the type locality, in groundwater beneath Gallinas Creek, near Taos, in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains (Wang and Holsinger 2001).	Threat Summary: N/A

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Number of Subpopulations: 0

Number of Mapped Locations: 0

Number of Observations: 0

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