WoRMS taxon details
original description
Cannizzaro, A. G.; Lange, C. J.; Berg, D. J. (2023). A new species of stygobitic <i>Hyalella</i> Smith, 1874 (Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, USA, with discussion of the unique presence of the species in the Nearctic groundwater fauna. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 43(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/ruad073 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 1606870, geounit Nevada [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet cretae, Latin for “of the chalk” in reference to the name of the type locality (Chalk Spring) and its geology, with the spring emerging from clay soils. [details]
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