Diacyclops chrisae Reid, 1992

Taxonomy

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class

Stygobiont

Realm

Aquatic

Troglomorphy

Troglomorphic

Maximum length

0.7 mm

Distribution

Type locality

well, Wye Island, Queen Annes Co., MD

Range

Known from three counties across three states in the Other karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Georgia, Indiana, Maryland

Counties

Georgia

Effingham

Indiana

hite

Maryland

Queen Anne's

Karst regions

Other

Specimens

Type material

Holotype

USNM 251284 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Allotype

USNM 251285 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Paratype

USNM 251286 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

Collections holding material

5 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 5 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.

Conservation and management

Ranks looked up 2 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

Catalogue of Life

357FM

GBIF

2117017

ITIS

667141

References

• Lewis, J.J. & Reid, J.W. 2007. Patterns and processes of groundwater invasion by copepods in the Interior Low Plateaus of the United States. Acta Carsologica 36: 279–289. doi:10.3986/ac.v36i2.197

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