Onychiurus janus Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Onychiuridae |
| Genus | Onychiurus |
| Species | Onychiurus janus Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Weaver Cave, Calhoun Co. AL
Range
Known from three states in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Onychiurus janus Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0444. https://cavebiology.org/species/onychiurus-janus/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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