Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Neobisiidae |
| Genus | Microbisium |
| Species | Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Pulaski
- Tennessee
- Franklin
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- 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.
How to cite this account
Microbisium parvulum (Banks, 1895). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1834. https://cavebiology.org/species/microbisium-parvulum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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