Morrison's Cave Copepod
Bryocamptus morrisoni (Chappuis, 1929)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Maxillopoda |
| Order | Harpacticoida |
| Family | Canthocamptidae |
| Genus | Bryocamptus |
| Species | Bryocamptus morrisoni (Chappuis, 1929) |
Synonyms
- Canthocamptus morrisoni Chappuis, 1929 (subjective synonym, GBIF)
- Echinocamptus morrisoni (prior combination, ITIS)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Lawrence County, IN
Range
Known from three counties across three states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland
Counties
- Indiana
- Lawrence
- Kentucky
- Hart
- Maryland
- Montgomery
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
2 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 2 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 1997.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Kentucky
- S4S5 Apparently Secure to Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Lewis, J.J. & Reid, J.W. 2007. Patterns and processes of groundwater invasion by copepods in the Interior Low Plateaus of the United States. Acta Carsologica 36: 279–289. doi:10.3986/ac.v36i2.197
- Reid, J.W. 2004. New records and new species of the genus Diacyclops (Crustacea: Copepoda) from subterranean habitats in southern Indiana, USA. Jeffersoniana 12: 1–65.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026.
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