Hawaiioscia micropthalma Taiti & Howarth, 1997
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Philosciidae |
| Genus | Hawaiioscia |
| Species | Hawaiioscia micropthalma Taiti & Howarth, 1997 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from Hawaii in the Hawaii karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Hawaii
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Hawaii
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 1999.
Subnational ranks
- Hawaii
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
- GBIF
- 2209335
How to cite this account
Hawaiioscia micropthalma Taiti & Howarth, 1997. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1296. https://cavebiology.org/species/hawaiioscia-micropthalma/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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