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)
Hypogastrura lucifuga (Packard, 1889)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Wyandotte Cave, Crawford Co. IN
Range
Known from Indiana across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
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
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
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