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

Family Candonidae
Kaufmann, 1900

Species in this portal
13
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Conservation
1 of 5 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Bicornucandona 1 in portal
  • Comalcandona 3 in portal
  • Cypria 1 in portal
  • Lacrimacandona 1 in portal
  • Namiotkocypria 1 in portal
  • Pseudocandona 2 in portal
  • Rugosuscandona 1 in portal
  • Schornikovdona 1 in portal
  • Tuberona 1 in portal
  • Ufocandona 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Bicornucandona fineganensis Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2011 Stygobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Comalcandona gibsoni Kulkoyluoglu, 2019 Gibson's Groundwater Ostracod Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Comalcandona mixoni Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2019 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Comalcandona tressleri Kulkoyluoglu & Gibson, 2018 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Cypria lacrima Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2017 Stygobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Lacrimacandona wisei Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2017 Stygobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Namiotkocypria haysensis Kulkoyluoglu, 2018 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Pseudocandona jeanneli (Klie, 1931) Jeannel's Cave Ostracod Stygobiont G3 IN, KY, TN Interior Low Plateau, Other
Pseudocandona marengoensis (Klie, 1931) Marengo Cave Ostracod Stygobiont G1G2 IN Interior Low Plateau
Rugosuscandona scharfi Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2017 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Schornikovdona bellensis Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2017 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Tuberona leonidasi (Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2023) Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Ufocandona hannaleeae Kulkoyluoglu et al., 2017 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
84JYB
GBIF
5192
ITIS
85131
iNaturalist
85655
NCBI Taxonomy
288905

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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