Uncinocythere ambophora (Walton & Hobbs, 1959)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Ostracoda |
| Order | Podocopida |
| Family | Entocytheridae |
| Genus | Uncinocythere |
| Species | Uncinocythere ambophora (Walton & Hobbs, 1959) |
Synonyms
- Entocythere ambophora Walton & Hobbs, 1959 (prior combination, CoL)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Palm Springs, Seminole Co., FL
Range
Known from two counties in Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Putnam, Seminole
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 105953 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 105954 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×6
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 10 |
10 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 10 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G2G3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- SNR Unranked
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
- Culver, D.C. & Hobbs, III, H.H. 2002. Patterns of species richness in the Florida stygobitic fauna. Hydrogeology and Biology of Post-Palaeozoic Carbonate Aquifers. Proceedings of the Symposium Karst Frontiers: Florida and Related Environments: 60–63. https://karstwaters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SP7-Florida-PostPaleozoic-carbonate-aquifers.pdf. details
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726. details
- Hobbs, H.H. Jr. & Franz, R. 1991. A new troglobitic crayfish, Procambarus (Lonnbergius) morrisi, (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 104: 55–63. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34808743. details
- Walsh, S.J. 2001. Freshwater macrofauna of Florida karst habitats. Proceedings of the 2001 U.S. Geological Survey Karst Interest Group, USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 01–4011: 78–88. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_talks/101/. details
- Walton, M., Hobbs & H.H. Jr. 1959. Two eyeless ostracods of the genus Entocythere from Florida. Quarterly Journal of the Florida Academy of Sciences 22: 114–120. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24314687. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
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