Kendeigh's Groundwater Isopod
Caecidotea kendeighi (Steeves & Seidenberg, 1971)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea kendeighi (Steeves & Seidenberg, 1971) |
Synonyms
- Asellus kendeighi Steeves & Seidenberg, 1971 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
drain outlet 3 mi. N of Mayview, Champaign Co. IL
Range
Known from 43 counties across five states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio
Counties
- Iowa
- Des Moines, Henry, Washington
- Illinois
- Champaign, Cook, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Kankakee, Knox, La Salle, McDonough, Peoria, Union, Warren
- Indiana
- Bartholomew, Benton, Boone, Cass, Clinton, Decatur, Fountain, Hendricks, Henry, Jasper, Jay, Johnson, Lake, Miami, Montgomery, Newton, Parke, Porter, Randolph, Shelby, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Wells, White
- Missouri
- St. Louis
- Ohio
- Darke
Karst regions
Driftless Area, Other, Ozarks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 5 | 402-749 bp | OR505680.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 2 | 667-699 bp | OR341287.1 |
| other | unknown | 2 | 680-680 bp | OR341850.1 |
9 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 9 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 80 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 1 |
81 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 81 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
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Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Iowa
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 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
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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