Dendrocoelopsis americana (Hyman, 1939)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Turbellaria |
| Order | Tricladida |
| Family | Dendrocoelidae |
| Genus | Dendrocoelopsis |
| Species | Dendrocoelopsis americana (Hyman, 1939) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 23 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Bat Cave, Adair Co., OK
Range
Known from four states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
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
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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