Buchanan's Cave Flatworm
Sphalloplana buchanani (Hyman, 1937)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Turbellaria |
| Order | Tricladida |
| Family | Kenkiidae |
| Genus | Sphalloplana |
| Species | Sphalloplana buchanani (Hyman, 1937) |
Synonyms
Speophila buchanani Hyman, 1937
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 15 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 8 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 2 |
10 cataloged lots in 2 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 10 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically 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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