Ceratophysella brevis (Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1980)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Collembola
Order	Poduromorpha
Family	Hypogastruridae
Genus	Ceratophysella
Species	Ceratophysella brevis (Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1980)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Illinois.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: Monroe

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

United States: NNR
Canada: NNR

Subnational ranks

Wyoming: 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

Soto-Adames, F.N. & Taylor, S.J. 2013. New species and new records of springtails (Hexapoda: Collembola) from caves in the Salem Plateau of Illinois, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 75: 146–175. doi:10.4311/2011LSC0257

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

How to cite this account

Ceratophysella brevis (Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1980). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1576. https://cavebiology.org/species/ceratophysella-brevis/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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