Caecidotea packardi Mackin & Hubricht, 1940
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Caecidotea |
| Species | Caecidotea packardi Mackin & Hubricht, 1940 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Morrisons Cave, Monroe Co. IL
Range
Known from two states in the Ozarks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Missouri
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Ozarks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 5 | 401-761 bp | OR505682.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 3 | 631-663 bp | OR291977.1 |
| other | unknown | 2 | 625-681 bp | OR341855.1 |
10 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 10 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype
- USNM 77801 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 33 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
34 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 34 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G4 Imperiled to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Missouri
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
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