Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum (Bollman, 1888)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Polydesmida |
| Family | Polydesmidae |
| Genus | Pseudopolydesmus |
| Species | Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum (Bollman, 1888) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 10 counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Madison, Marshall
- Arkansas
- Fulton, Izard, Searcy, Sharp, Stone
- Georgia
- Walker
- Illinois
- Johnson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Dunivan, J.D., Tumlison, C.R. & McDaniel, V.R. 1982. Cave fauna of Arkansas: further records. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 36: 87–88. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol36/iss1/28.
- McDaniel, V.R. & Smith, K.L. 1976. Cave fauna of Arkansas: selected invertebrate taxa. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 30: 57–60. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol30/iss1/22.
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum (Bollman, 1888). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1963. https://cavebiology.org/species/pseudopolydesmus-pinetorum/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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