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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaPseudoscorpionesChthoniidae

Genus Aphrastochthonius
J. C. Chamberlin, 1962

Species in this portal
5
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, California and New Mexico
Karst regions
Appalachians, Guadalupe Mountains, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode
Conservation
5 of 5 ranked G1 or G2

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Aphrastochthonius grubbsi Muchmore, 1984 Grubb's Cave Pseudoscorpion Troglobiont G1 CA Mother Lode
Aphrastochthonius pachysetus Muchmore, 1976 Troglobiont G1G2 NM Guadalupe Mountains
Aphrastochthonius pecki Muchmore, 1968 Troglobiont G1 AL Appalachians
Aphrastochthonius similis Muchmore, 1984 Carlow's Cave Pseudoscorpion Troglobiont G1 CA Mother Lode
Aphrastochthonius tenax Chamberlin, 1962 Troglobiont G1G2 AL Interior Low Plateau

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
YH4
GBIF
2124558
ITIS
198403
iNaturalist
172404
NCBI Taxonomy
534939

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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