Tennessee Valley Cave Isopod
Caecidotea richardsonae Hay, 1901
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea richardsonae Hay, 1901 |
Synonyms
Conasellus richardsonae (Hay, 1901)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Nickajack Cave, Marion Co. TN
Range
Known from four states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, 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, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Specimens
Type material
- Type
- USNM 25542 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 58 |
| Auburn University Museum of Natural History | 1 |
59 cataloged lots in 2 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 59 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 22 September 2010.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- SNR Unranked
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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