Cambarincola alienus Holt, 1963
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Branchiobdellida |
| Family | Cambarincolidae |
| Genus | Cambarincola |
| Species | Cambarincola alienus Holt, 1963 |
Synonyms
- Cambarincola aliena Holt, 1963 (subjective synonym, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Wet Cave, Franklin Co. TN
Range
Known from three counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Kentucky
- Todd, Warren
- Tennessee
- Franklin
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 30415 · 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 | 9 |
9 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 9 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 1 October 1997.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 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
References
- Holt, P.C. 1963. A new branchiobdellid (Branchiobdellidae: Cambarincola). Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 38: 97–100.
- Holt, P.C. 1973. Branchiobdellids (Annelida: Clitellata) from some eastern North American caves, with descriptions of new species of the genus Cambarincola. International Journal of Speleology 5: 219–256.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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