Ceraticelus fissiceps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Linyphiidae |
| Genus | Ceraticelus |
| Species | Ceraticelus fissiceps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties in Alabama.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Colbert, Morgan
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- Prince Edward Island
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Yukon
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Anderson, C.L., Maxwell, E.C., Midgette, H., Quering, C., Richards, M., Wilson, K. & Wirwa, N. 2025. A noteworthy range extension of the federally endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) south of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 24: N47-N58. doi:10.1656/058.024.0403
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
How to cite this account
Ceraticelus fissiceps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1573. https://cavebiology.org/species/ceraticelus-fissiceps/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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