Onychiurus paro Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Poduromorpha |
| Family | Onychiuridae |
| Genus | Onychiurus |
| Species | Onychiurus paro Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Dunham Cave, Marshall Co. AL
Range
Known from Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
How to cite this account
Onychiurus paro Christiansen & Bellinger, 1980. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-0447. https://cavebiology.org/species/onychiurus-paro/ (accessed 3 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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