Kauai Cave Amphipod
Spelaeorchestia koloana Bousfield & Howarth, 1976
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Brevitalitridae |
| Genus | Spelaeorchestia |
| Species | Spelaeorchestia koloana Bousfield & Howarth, 1976 |
Synonyms
Spelaseorchestia kiloana Bousfield & Howarth, 1976 [orth. error]
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 10 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Koloa Cave #1, Kauai , Kauai Co., HI
Range
Known from Hawaii in the Hawaii karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Hawaii
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Hawaii
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 8506 · Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
- Holotype
- 8506 · Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
- Allotype
- 8507 · Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
- Allotype
- 8507 · Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum | 4 |
4 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 4 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
EN Endangered B1+2ce
Assessed in 1996.
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Hawaii
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act listed 2000
Federal: Endangered
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
- Mining & Quarrying
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Invasive Species
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
How to cite this account
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