Dactylocythere steevesi (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Ostracoda |
| Order | Podocopida |
| Family | Entocytheridae |
| Genus | Dactylocythere |
| Species | Dactylocythere steevesi (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Kentucky
- Wayne
- Tennessee
- Putnam
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S2 Imperiled
- Alabama
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Harker, D.F., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1979. Caves and associated fauna of Eastern Kentucky, Volume 3. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfurt, Kentucky, USA. 130 pp.
- Hart, C.W., Jr. & Hobbs, H.H., Jr. 1961. Eight new troglobitic ostracods of the genus Entocythere (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from the eastern United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 113: 173–185. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4064545.
- Hobbs, H.H., Jr. & Barr, T.C., Jr. 1972. Origins and affinities of the troglobitic crayfishes of North America (Decapoda: Astacidae) II. Genus Orconectes. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 105: 1–84. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.105
How to cite this account
Dactylocythere steevesi (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1645. https://cavebiology.org/species/dactylocythere-steevesi/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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