Lissocreagris nickajackensis (Muchmore, 1966)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Pseudoscorpiones |
| Family | Neobisiidae |
| Genus | Lissocreagris |
| Species | Lissocreagris nickajackensis (Muchmore, 1966) |
Synonyms
- Microcreagris nickajackensis Muchmore, 1966 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Nickajack Cave, Marion Co. TN
Range
Known from two counties across two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Jackson
- Tennessee
- Marion
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Other resources
References
- Coleman, W.T. & Zigler, K.S. 2015. The rediscovery of Caecidotea nickajackensis in Tennessee and Alabama. Speleolobiology Notes 7: 10–13.
- Curcic, B.P.M. 1984. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 6: 149–166.
- Engel, A.S. & Niemiller, M.L. 2024. The Southern Cumberland Plateau. In: Weaver, A. (ed), 2024 NSS Convention Guidebook: TAG Tour 2024, pp. 24–30. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 2009a. On the identity of Caecidotea nickajackensis (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122: 215–224. doi:10.2988/08-47.1
- Muchmore, W.B. 1966a. A cavernicolous pseudoscorpion of the genus Microcreagris from southern Tennessee. Entomological News 77: 97–100. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/2187. details
- 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
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Lissocreagris nickajackensis (Muchmore, 1966). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0339. https://cavebiology.org/species/lissocreagris-nickajackensis/ (accessed 18 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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