Pseudosinella flatua Christiansen & Bellinger, 1996
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Pseudosinella |
| Species | Pseudosinella flatua Christiansen & Bellinger, 1996 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Blowing Springs Cave, Swain Co. NC
Range
Known from one county across two states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
North Carolina, Virginia
Counties
- North Carolina
- Swain
Karst regions
Appalachians, Other
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 35666 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype
- 744674 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 2 |
2 cataloged lots in 1 collection. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 2 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- North Carolina
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
- Virginia
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
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.
Other resources
References
- Christiansen, K. & Bellinger, P. 1996a. Cave Pseudosinella and Oncopodura new to science. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 58: 38–53. https://legacy.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V58/V58N1-Christiansen.pdf. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
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