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 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma
Counties
- Arkansas
- Benton, Carroll, Madison
- Missouri
- Dade
- Oklahoma
- Adair
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
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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