Steeves' Cave Isopod
Caecidotea steevesi (Fleming, 1972)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea steevesi (Fleming, 1972) |
Synonyms
Asellus steevesi Fleming, 1972
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Other, Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 135727 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 135728 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- USNM 170474 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- USNM 239037 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 10 |
10 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 10 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
- Arkansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Kansas
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
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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