Pseudosinella orba Christiansen, 1960
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Pseudosinella |
| Species | Pseudosinella orba Christiansen, 1960 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Morrill Cave, Sullivan Co. TN
Range
Known from 20 counties across six states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
- Mexico
- ARROYO SECO, ATOYAC, COZUMEL, FELIPE CARRILLO PUERTO, PETO, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, SAN SALVADOR EL VERDE, TACOTALPA, TEKAX, TULUM, Tabasco, Veracruz De Ignacio De La Llave, Yucatan
- Tennessee
- Fentress, Pickett, Sullivan
- Virginia
- Bland
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | 58 |
| Universidad de Quintana Roo | 6 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
65 cataloged lots in 3 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 65 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- North Carolina
- SU Unrankable
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3S4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 August 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Christiansen, K. 1960b. The genus Pseudosinella (Collembola, Entomobryidae) in caves of the United States. Psyche 67: 1–25. doi:10.1155/1960/25063
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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