Dendrocoelopsis americana (Hyman, 1939)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Turbellaria |
| Order | Tricladida |
| Family | Dendrocoelidae |
| Genus | Dendrocoelopsis |
| Species | Dendrocoelopsis americana (Hyman, 1939) |
Synonyms
- Sorocelis americana (prior combination, ITIS)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 23 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Bat Cave, Adair Co., OK
Range
Known from six counties across five states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
Counties
- Arkansas
- Logan, Washington
- Maryland
- Prince George's
- Oklahoma
- Adair, Delaware
- Texas
- Rockwall County, Rockwall
Karst regions
Other, Ozarks
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 21 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 5 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 3 |
| National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo | 1 |
30 cataloged lots in 4 collections. 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 30 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 10 April 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Arkansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Oklahoma
- S2 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
- Carpenter, J.H. 1970a. Systematics and ecology of cave planarians of the United States. University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA. 213 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B. 2014. 2014 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 21 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B. 2016. 2016 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 11 pp.
- Fenolio, D.B. 2017. 2017 Ozark aquatic subterranean wildlife surveys. Report to Oklahoma Biological Survey. San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 15 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 1982a. A diagnosis of the hobbsi group, with descriptions of Caecidotea teresae n. sp., and C. macropropoda Chase and Blair (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95: 338–346. https://archive.org/download/biostor-82611/biostor-82611.pdf. details
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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