Powell Valley Terrestrial Cave Isopod
Amerigoniscus henroti Vandel, 1950
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Trichoniscidae |
| Genus | Amerigoniscus |
| Species | Amerigoniscus henroti Vandel, 1950 |
Synonyms
- Caucasonethes henroti (Vandel, 1950) (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Gilley Cave, Lee Co. VA
Range
Known from two counties in Virginia in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Virginia
Counties
- Virginia
- Lee, Wise
Karst regions
Appalachians
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 10 |
10 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 10 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 8 January 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to 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
- Muchmore, W.B. 1970. A new troglobitic trichoniscid isopod of the genus Caucasonethes. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 45: 27–28. https://tennacadsci.org/~tasc/docs/JTAS45–1-27.pdf. details
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- Vandel, A. 1950. Isopodes terrestres recueillis par C. Bolivar et R. Jeannel (1928) et le Dr. Henrot (1946). Archives de Zoologie Experimentale et Generale 87: 183–210.
- Vandel, A. 1953. A new terrestrial isopod from Oregon, Caucasonethes rothi n. sp. Pacific Science 7: 175–178. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstreams/4bbc9bc7–05ca-477e-abc9–348daabcc5f6/download. details
- Vandel, A. 1965. Les Trichoniscidae cavernicoles (Isopoda Terrestria; Crustacea) de l'Amérique du Nord. Annales de Speleologie 20: 347–389.
- Vandel, A. 1978. Les especes appartenant au genre Amerigoniscus Vandel 1950 (Crustaces, Isopodes, Oniscoides). Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse 113: 303–310.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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