Driftless Area
13 subterranean species recorded
13
species
13
obligate subterranean
5
ranked G1 or G2
0
federally listed
0
known from here only
94
counties
What is here
- Symphypleona
- 3 species
- Araneae
- 2 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 2 species
- Poduromorpha
- 2 species
- Isopoda
- 1 species
- Tricladida
- 1 species
- Actinedida
- 1 species
- Amphipoda
- 1 species
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 10 species
- Stygobiont
- 3 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 10 of 13 species
- Published sequences
- 1 of 13 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Caecidotea kendeighi | Kendeigh's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Kenkia glandulosa | Pink Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Oncopodura iowae | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Onychiurus gelus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Onychiurus obesus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pygmarrhopalites bimus | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites clarus | Clarus Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites dubius | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Robustocheles occulta | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus iowae | Iowa Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 94 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.