Holsinger's Cave Isopod
Pseudobaicalasellus holsingeri (Steeves, 1963)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Asellidae |
| Genus | Pseudobaicalasellus |
| Species | Pseudobaicalasellus holsingeri (Steeves, 1963) |
Synonyms
- Asellus holsingeri Steeves, 1963 (prior combination, CoL)
- Conasellus holsingeri (Steeves, 1963) (prior combination, CoL)
- Caecidotea holsingeri (Steeves, 1963) (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Organ Cave, Greenbrier Co. WV
Range
Known from seven counties across three states in the Appalachians karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Counties
- Maryland
- Garrett
- Virginia
- Bath
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier, Monroe, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Maryland
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
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.
Threats
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
References
- Fleming, L.E. 1972. The evolution of the eastern North American isopods of the genus Asellus (Crustacea: Asellidae). Part I. International Journal of Speleology 4: 221–256. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=ijs. details
- Lewis, J.J. 1988. The systematics, zoogeography and life history of the troglobitic isopods of the Interior Plateaus of the eastern United States. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. 281 pp.
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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