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]
^ abcInland 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.
^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.
^"Diamond Y Spring Preserve". The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
Gammaruspecos, commonly known as the Pecos amphipod, is a species of crustacean in family Gammaridae. It is endemic to Pecos County, Texas in the United...
part of the Gammaruspecos species complex, alongside Gammaruspecos and Gammarus desperatus; all three species are restricted to the Pecos River basin...
Society 88(2): 205-210. JSTOR Cole G. A. (1976). "A New Amphipod Crustacean, Gammarus hyalelloides n. sp., from Texas". Transactions of the American Microscopical...
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