Chandler's Cave Flatworm
Sphalloplana chandleri Kenk, 1977
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Platyhelminthes |
| Class | Turbellaria |
| Order | Tricladida |
| Family | Kenkiidae |
| Genus | Sphalloplana |
| Species | Sphalloplana chandleri Kenk, 1977 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 18 mm
Distribution
Type locality
"cave near Stokes Lane, Davidson Co. TN"
Range
Known from three counties across three states across two karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia
Counties
- Indiana
- Floyd
- Tennessee
- Davidson
- Virginia
- Tazewell
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 53416 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×10
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 17 |
17 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 17 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
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S1 Critically 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
- Kenk, R. 1977a. Freshwater tricads (Turbellaria) of North America, IX: The genus Sphalloplana. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 246: 1–38. https://repository.si.edu/bitstreams/d38e70a7-fb46–474c-9ea0-f202898980ba/download. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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