Sinella caeca Zhao in Wenying, 1992
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Sinella |
| Species | Sinella caeca Zhao in Wenying, 1992 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from six counties across five states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin
Counties
- Alabama
- Calhoun
- Iowa
- Dubuque, Linn
- Minnesota
- Fillmore
- Missouri
- Newton
- Wisconsin
- Dane
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Christiansen, K. 1960. The genus Pseudosinella (Collembola, Entomobryidae) in caves of the United States. Psyche 67: 1–25. doi:10.1155/1960/25063
- 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
- Peck, S.B. 1995. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part II: The insects. National Speleological Society Bulletin 57: 1–19.
How to cite this account
Sinella caeca Zhao in Wenying, 1992. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2049. https://cavebiology.org/species/sinella-caeca/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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