Beatty's Groundwater Isopod
Caecidotea beattyi Lewis & Bowman, 1981
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea beattyi Lewis & Bowman, 1981 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Dixon Springs State Park, Pope Co. IL
Range
Known from three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Other
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 7 | 394-750 bp | OR505654.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 3 | 670-786 bp | OR291936.1 |
| other | unknown | 3 | 625-733 bp | OR341823.1 |
13 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 13 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 172789 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 12 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 4 |
16 cataloged lots in 2 collections. 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 16 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 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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