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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaTrombidiformesHydryphantidaeAlmuerzothyas

Almuerzothyas comalensis Smith & Cook, 2009

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Chelicerata
Class Arachnida
Order Trombidiformes
Family Hydryphantidae
Genus Almuerzothyas
Species Almuerzothyas comalensis Smith & Cook, 2009

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class
Stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Troglomorphy
Troglomorphic

Distribution

Range

Known from Texas in the Edwards Plateau and Balcones karst region.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Texas

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Karst regions

Edwards Plateau and Balcones

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

G1G2G3G4G5

Subnational ranks

Texas
SU Unrankable

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
LGJ2C
GBIF
9580411
ITIS
895888
iNaturalist
563629

How to cite this account

Almuerzothyas comalensis Smith & Cook, 2009. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0374. https://cavebiology.org/species/almuerzothyas-comalensis/ (accessed 3 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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