Rathke's Woodlouse
Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Isopoda |
| Family | Trachelipodidae |
| Genus | Trachelipus |
| Species | Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, West Virginia
Counties
- Kentucky
- Larue
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNA
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- SNA Not Applicable
- West Virginia
- SNA Not Applicable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Niemiller, M.L., Maxwell, E. & Higgs, J.P. 2024. A biological inventory of Sinking Spring Cave at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Larue County, Kentucky, USA. U.S. National Park Service, Hodgenville, Kentucky, USA. 21 pp.
- Schultz, G.A. 1970. Descriptions of new subspecies of Ligidium elrodii (Packard) comb. nov. with notes on other isopod crustaceans from caves in North America (Oniscoidea). The American Midland Naturalist 84: 36–45. doi:10.2307/2423724
How to cite this account
Trachelipus rathkii (Brandt, 1833). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3011. https://cavebiology.org/species/trachelipus-rathkii/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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