Diacyclops nearcticus (Kiefer, 1934)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Order | Cyclopoida |
| Family | Cyclopidae |
| Genus | Diacyclops |
| Species | Diacyclops nearcticus (Kiefer, 1934) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Indiana
- Crawford, Orange
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- Tennessee
- DeKalb, White
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
National ranks
- United States
- N3 Vulnerable
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
- Massachusetts
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. & Reid, J.W. 2007. Patterns and processes of groundwater invasion by copepods in the Interior Low Plateaus of the United States. Acta Carsologica 36: 279–289. doi:10.3986/ac.v36i2.197
- Reid, J.W. 2004. New records and new species of the genus Diacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) from subterranean habitats in southern Indiana, USA. Jeffersoniana 12: 1–65.
How to cite this account
Diacyclops nearcticus (Kiefer, 1934). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1661. https://cavebiology.org/species/diacyclops-nearcticus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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