Hoffman's Cave Springtail
Sinella hoffmani Wray, 1952
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Entomobryidae |
| Genus | Sinella |
| Species | Sinella hoffmani Wray, 1952 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Lowmoor Cave, Alleghany Co. VA
Range
Known from five states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 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, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Specimens
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 2 |
| Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | 1 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
5 cataloged lots in 4 collections. 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 5 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Maryland
- SNR Unranked
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S3S4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
- West Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Other resources
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