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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaCollembolaEntomobryomorphaCyphoderidaeCyphoderus

Cyphoderus similis Denis, 1931

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Subphylum Hexapoda
Class Collembola
Order Entomobryomorpha
Family Cyphoderidae
Genus Cyphoderus
Species Cyphoderus similis Denis, 1931

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

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

References

  • Peck, S.B. 1971. The invertebrate fauna of tropical American caves, part I: Chilibrillo Cave, Panama. Annales de Speleologie 26: 423–437.
  • Reeves, W.K. 1999. Exotic species in North American caves. Proceedings of the 1999 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium: 164–166.

How to cite this account

Cyphoderus similis Denis, 1931. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2350. https://cavebiology.org/species/cyphoderus-similis/ (accessed 6 September 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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