Mesaphorura iowensis (Mills, HB, 1932)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Tullbergiidae |
| Genus | Mesaphorura |
| Species | Mesaphorura iowensis (Mills, HB, 1932) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia, Iowa
Counties
- Georgia
- Dade
- Iowa
- Jackson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Mesaphorura iowensis (Mills, HB, 1932). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2633. https://cavebiology.org/species/mesaphorura-iowensis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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