Hesperonemastoma pallidimaculosum (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Opiliones |
| Family | Sabaconidae |
| Genus | Hesperonemastoma |
| Species | Hesperonemastoma pallidimaculosum (Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945) |
Synonyms
- Nemastoma pallidimaculosum Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 (prior combination, CoL)
- Nemastoma pallidimaculosa Goodnight & Goodnight, 1945 (subjective synonym, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Rockhouse Cave, Marshall Co. AL
Range
Known from three counties in Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson, Marshall, Morgan
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 1 October 1997.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Goodnight, C.J. & Goodnight, M.L. 1945. Phalangida from the United States. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 53: 239–245.
- Goodnight, C.J. & Goodnight, M.L. 1960. Speciation among cave opilionids of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 34–38.
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- Shear, W.A. 2010b. Hesperonemastoma smilax, n. sp., a remarkable new harvestman from a cave in West Virginia, with comments on other reported cave-dwelling Hesperonemastoma species (Opiliones, Ischyropsalidoidea, Sabaconidae). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 72: 105–110.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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