Bat Cave Isopod
Caecidotea macropropoda Chase & Blair, 1937
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea macropropoda Chase & Blair, 1937 |
Synonyms
Caecidotea macropoda Chase & Blair, 1937
Conasellus macropropodus (Chase & Blair, 1937)
Conasellus ozarkanus (Chase & Blair, 1937)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Range
Known from two states in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas, Oklahoma
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Ozarks
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype
- American Museum of Natural History
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 20 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 6 |
| American Museum of Natural History | 1 |
27 cataloged lots in 3 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 27 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
VU Vulnerable D2
Assessed in 1996.
NatureServe
G3 Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 13 March 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Arkansas
- S2 Imperiled
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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