Ceraticelus minutus (Emerton, 1882)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Chelicerata
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Linyphiidae
Genus	Ceraticelus
Species	Ceraticelus minutus (Emerton, 1882)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Troglophile
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

G5 Secure

National ranks

United States: NNR
Canada: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Indiana: SNR Unranked
Alberta: SU Unrankable
Newfoundland and Labrador: S4 Apparently Secure
British Columbia: SU Unrankable
Manitoba: S4 Apparently Secure
Nova Scotia: SU Unrankable
Nunavut: SU Unrankable
New Brunswick: SU Unrankable
Quebec: SNR Unranked
Ontario: SU Unrankable

Ranks looked up 2 July 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.

References

Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Ceraticelus minutus (Emerton, 1882). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1574. https://cavebiology.org/species/ceraticelus-minutus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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