Vandel's Cave Isopod
Pseudobaicalasellus vandeli (Bresson, 1955)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Pseudobaicalasellus |
| Species | Pseudobaicalasellus vandeli (Bresson, 1955) |
Synonyms
- Asellus vandeli Bresson, 1955 (prior combination, CoL)
- Caecidotea vandeli (Bresson, 1955) (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Erhart Cave, Montgomery Co. VA
Range
Known from four counties across two states in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Maryland, Virginia
Counties
- Virginia
- Bath, Botecourt, GIles, Montgomery
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Maryland
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
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
- Fleming, L.E. 1972. The evolution of the eastern North American isopods of the genus Asellus (Crustacea: Asellidae). Part I. International Journal of Speleology 4: 221–256. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=ijs. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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