Kansas Cave Flatworm
Sphalloplana kansensis Hyman, 1945
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Turbellaria |
| Order | Tricladida |
| Family | Kenkiidae |
| Genus | Sphalloplana |
| Species | Sphalloplana kansensis Hyman, 1945 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 20 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Purity Springs, Butler Co., KS
Range
Known from Kansas in the Other karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kansas
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Other
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Kansas
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Sphalloplana kansensis Hyman, 1945. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1430. https://cavebiology.org/species/sphalloplana-kansensis/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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