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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnida

Order Actinedida
Reuter, 1909

Species in this portal
16
Ecological class
13 troglobionts and 3 stygobionts
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
14 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
11 of 13 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Limnohalacaridae 3 in portal
  • Rhagidiidae 13 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Elliotta howarthi (Elliott, 1976) Troglobiont G1G2 WA Other
Flabellorhagidia pecki Elliott, 1976 Troglobiont G1G2 ID Other
Foveacheles auricularia Zacharda & Elliott, 1985 Troglobiont CA Mother Lode, Other
Foveacheles goffi Zacharda, 1982 Troglobiont G1G2 HI Hawaii
Foveacheles tenorioae Zacharda, 1982 Troglobiont G1G2 HI Hawaii
Foveacheles titanica Zacharda & Elliott, 1985 Troglobiont G2G3 CA Mother Lode
Hamohalacarus subterraneus Walter, 1931 Donaldson's Cave Water Mite Stygobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Poecilophysis extraneostella Zacharda 1985 Troglobiont G2 VA, WV Appalachians
Poecilophysis weyerensis (Packard, 1888) Troglobiont G3 KY, TN, VA, WV Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Rhagidia varia Zacharda 1985 Troglobiont G5 VA, WV Appalachians
Robustocheles occulta Zacharda & Pugsley, 1988 Troglobiont G2G3 AB, IA, WA Driftless Area, Other
Soldanellonyx chapuisi Walter, 1917 Stygobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Soldanellonyx morardi Walter, 1919 Stygobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Traegaardhia holsingeri (Zacharda, 1980) Troglobiont AR, KY, MO, OK Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Traegaardhia paralleloseta (Zacharda, 1985) Troglobiont G1 VA Appalachians
Traegaardhia similis Zacharda et al., 2010 Troglobiont AR Ozarks

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
49Q
GBIF
543
ITIS
82769
iNaturalist
83740

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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