Wyandotte Cave Springtail
Ceratophysella lucifuga (Packard, 1888)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Hypogastruridae |
| Genus | Ceratophysella |
| Species | Ceratophysella lucifuga (Packard, 1888) |
Synonyms
- Achorutes lucifuga (Packard, 1889) (prior combination, CoL)
- Hypogastrura lucifuga (Packard, 1889) (prior combination, CoL)
- ? lucifuga Packard, 1889 (subjective synonym, GBIF)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Co. IN
Range
Known from two counties across two states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe
- Indiana
- Crawford
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
2 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 2 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
Global rank last reviewed na.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Nicholas, G. 1960. Checklist of macroscopic troglobitic organisms of the United States. The American Midland Naturalist 64: 123–160. doi:10.2307/2422897
- 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 28 August 2026.
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