Tuberona leonidasi (Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2023)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Ostracoda |
| Order | Podocopida |
| Family | Candonidae |
| Genus | Tuberona |
| Species | Tuberona leonidasi (Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2023) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Perennial headwater of Honeycut Hollow Spring, Blanco County, Texas, USA (30.266319, -98.333497)
Range
Known from Texas in the Edwards Plateau and Balcones karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Tuberona leonidasi (Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2023). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1344. https://cavebiology.org/species/tuberona-leonidasi/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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