Southwest Virginia Cave Isopod
Caecidotea recurvata (Steeves, 1963)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea recurvata (Steeves, 1963) |
Synonyms
Asellus recurvata Steeves, 1963
Conasellus recurvatus (Steeves, 1963)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Unthank Cave, Lee Co. VA
Range
Known from two states in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee, Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 44 | 386-783 bp | OP757844.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 18 | 565-838 bp | OP816967.1 |
| other | unknown | 14 | 597-733 bp | OP763129.1 |
76 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 76 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 107753 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 107754 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 118 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 1 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 1 |
120 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 120 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
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Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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