Frost Cave Isopod
Caecidotea rotunda Bowm& & Lewis, 1984
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea rotunda Bowm& & Lewis, 1984 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Frost Cave, Pike Co. OH
Range
Known from seven counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Ohio
Counties
- Indiana
- Decatur, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott
- Ohio
- Highland, Pike
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 20 | 400-755 bp | PV033521.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 8 | 592-717 bp | OR291997.1 |
| other | unknown | 4 | 716-733 bp | OR341866.1 |
32 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 32 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 210515 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×5
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 17 |
17 cataloged lots in 1 collection. 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 17 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G4 Imperiled to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Ohio
- 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
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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