Eremidrilus allegheniensis (Cook, 1971)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Annelida |
| Class | Clitellata |
| Order | Lumbriculida |
| Family | Lumbriculidae |
| Genus | Eremidrilus |
| Species | Eremidrilus allegheniensis (Cook, 1971) |
Synonyms
- Trichodrilus allegheniensis Cook, 1971 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Round Mountain (=Carlton) Cave, Franklin Co. TN
Range
Known from two counties in Tennessee in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Tennessee
Counties
- Tennessee
- Franklin, Franklin Co. (TN)
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 43490 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- CMNA 1900-2850 · Canadian Museum of Nature
- Paratype
- USNM 43491 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | 1 |
3 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 3 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 1 October 1997.
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Cook, D.G. 1971. Trichodrilus callegheniensis n. sp. (Oligochaeta, Lumbriculidae) from a cave in southern Tennessee. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 90: 381–383. doi:10.2307/3225201
- Cook, D.G. 1975. Cave-dwelling aquatic Oligochaeta (Annelida) from the eastern United States. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 94: 24–37. doi:10.2307/3225529
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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