Haploops tubicola
Local name: ボウアシスガメ
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Family
Ampeliscidae
Genus
Haploops
Haploops tubicola belongs to the family Ampeliscidae, order Amphipoda, within the Malacostraca class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Haploops tubicola faces severe threats from coastal development and pollution in its marine benthic habitats. Climate change-induced ocean acidification and warming waters further compromise the delicate sedimentary environments this amphipod species requires for survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Soft sedimentary substrates in shallow marine and estuarine environments, typically inhabiting muddy bottoms and constructing tube-like burrows in intertidal and subtidal zones.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Haploops tubicola faces severe threats from coastal development and pollution in its marine benthic habitats. Climate change-induced ocean acidification and warming waters further compromise the delicate sedimentary environments this amphipod species requires for survival.
Climate change and warming waters
Coastal development and habitat destruction
Marine pollution and sedimentation
Ocean acidification
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Haploops tubicola (Haploops tubicola). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/-7489712