Tokophrya cyclopum (Claparède & Lachmann, 1859) Bütschli, 1889

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Chromista
Phylum	Ciliophora
Class	Phyllopharyngea
Order	Endogenida
Family	Dendrosomatidae
Genus	Tokophrya
Species	Tokophrya cyclopum (Claparède & Lachmann, 1859) Bütschli, 1889

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygoxene
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Kentucky.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Kentucky

Counties

Kentucky: Edmonson

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Tokophrya cyclopum (Claparède & Lachmann, 1859) Bütschli, 1889. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3009. https://cavebiology.org/species/tokophrya-cyclopum/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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