Linville Caverns Spider
Nesticus carolinensis (Bishop, 1950)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Nesticidae |
| Genus | Nesticus |
| Species | Nesticus carolinensis (Bishop, 1950) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in North Carolina.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
North Carolina
Counties
- North Carolina
- McDowell
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2 Imperiled
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Gertsch, W.J. 1984. The spider family Nesticidae (Araneae) in North America, Central America and the West Indies. Texas Memorial Museum Bulletin 31: 1–91.
- Hedin, M.C. 1997. Speciational history in a diverse clade of habitat-specialized spiders (Araneae: Nesticidae: Nesticus): inferences from geographic-based sampling. Evolution 51: 1929–1945. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb05115.x
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Nesticus carolinensis (Bishop, 1950). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1854. https://cavebiology.org/species/nesticus-carolinensis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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