Onychiurus gelus Christiansen & Bonet, 1980
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Onychiuridae |
| Genus | Onychiurus |
| Species | Onychiurus gelus Christiansen & Bonet, 1980 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Washington, Wisconsin
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Driftless Area, Other
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Washington
- SNR Unranked
- Wisconsin
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Onychiurus gelus Christiansen & Bonet, 1980. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0443. https://cavebiology.org/species/onychiurus-gelus/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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