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

Class Collembola
Lubbock, 1870 · Springtails

Species in this portal
223
Ecological class
100 troglobionts, 60 troglophiles, 54 trogloxenes and 9 accidentals
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
33 states and provinces
Counties
245
Karst regions
Appalachians, Black Hills, Driftless Area, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
51 of 148 ranked G1 or G2

Orders

  • Entomobryomorpha 115 in portal
  • Neelipleona 3 in portal
  • Poduromorpha 62 in portal
  • Symphypleona 43 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Anurida tullbergi IA
  • Arrhopalites benitus IA
  • Arrhopalites caecus IA, TN
  • Ceratophysella boletivora Springtail GNR IL
  • Ceratophysella brevis GNR IL
  • Ceratophysella denticulata IA, IL, TN
  • Ceratophysella engadinensis IL
  • Ceratophysella lucifuga Wyandotte Cave Springtail GNR IL, IN
  • Coecobrya kukae G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya lua G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya nupa G1G2 HI
  • Coecobrya tenebricosa GNR AL, IL
  • Cyphoderus inaequalis
  • Cyphoderus similis
  • Desoria trispinata GNR IL, TN
  • Desoria truncata GNR TN
  • Desoria violacea GNR
  • Deuteraphorura jana AL
  • Entomobrya bicolor GNR IA
  • Entomobrya confusa GNR IA
  • Entomobrya intermedia GNR IL
  • Entomobrya nivalis
  • Entomobrya troglodytes G2G3 CO, SD
  • Entomobryoides purpurascens Springtail GNR NM
  • Folsomia bisetosa GNR IL
  • Folsomia candida Springtail GNR AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, KY, MN, MO, NM, TN
  • Folsomia elongata GNR IL
  • Folsomia fimetaria Springtail GNR KY
  • Folsomia nivalis GNR IA, IL, WI
  • Folsomia penicula GNR AL
  • Folsomia prima GNR IA, IL
  • Folsomia stella Springtail GNR IA, IL, MN, TN, WI
  • Folsomia variabilis IL
  • Folsomides americanus IA
  • Friesea claviseta Bark-Tretornspringhale GNR IA
  • Hawinella lava G2G3 HI
  • Hemisotoma thermophila GNR IL
  • Heteraphorura subtenuis GNR IL
  • Heteromurus nitidus IA
  • Homidia socia Three-Lined Springtail IL
  • Hypogastrura antra KY, TN
  • Hypogastrura assimilis Mark-Tornspringhale GNR AL, IL, TN
  • Hypogastrura matura GNR IL, MO
  • Hypogastrura notha IL
  • Hypogastrura purpurescens Purpur-Tornspringhale GNR
  • Hypogastrura sparta AL
  • Hypogastrura tullbergi GNR AL
  • Isotoma andrei IL
  • Isotoma gelida IL
  • Isotoma tariva TN
  • Isotoma trispinata IA, IL, MN
  • Isotoma viridis Engspringhale GNR IA, MO
  • Isotomiella minor Springtail GNR IA, IL, TN
  • Lepidocyrtus atropurpureus KY
  • Lepidocyrtus helenae G3 TN
  • Lepidocyrtus paradoxus GNR
  • Lepidocyrtus usitatus
  • Lethemurus missus Missus Cave Springtail G4 CO, IL, IN, KY, MO, Mexico, TN
  • Megalothorax minimus IA, IL
  • Megalothorax tristani IL
  • Mesaphorura iowensis GNR GA, IA
  • Mesaphorura krausbaueri GA
  • Mesaphorura pacifica GNR IA
  • Mesaphorura silvicola IL
  • Metisotoma grandiceps IA
  • Neanura hawaiiensis G1G2 HI
  • Neanura muscorum Moss Springtail GNR IA
  • Neanura persimilis GNR IL
  • Neanura pseudoquadrioculata IL
  • Neelides minutus GNR GA, IA, IL
  • Oncopodura cruciata G1G2 MT
  • Oncopodura fenestra G2G3 TX
  • Oncopodura hoffi Hoff's Cave Springtail G1G2 MO
  • Oncopodura hubbardi G2 VA
  • Oncopodura iowae G3G4 IA, IL, MO
  • Oncopodura mala Malheur Cave Springtail G2 CA, OR
  • Oncopodura prietoi G1G2 Mexico, NM
  • Oncopodura subhoffi G3 CO
  • Onychiurus eous IA
  • Onychiurus gelus G2G3 IA, WA, WI
  • Onychiurus janus G2G3 AL, VA, WV
  • Onychiurus obesus G3G4 IA, MN, MO, WI
  • Onychiurus opus IA
  • Onychiurus oregonensis G1G2 OR
  • Onychiurus paro G1 AL
  • Onychiurus parvicornis IA
  • Onychiurus pipistrellae IL
  • Onychiurus pseudoarmatus TN
  • Onychiurus pseudofimetarius TN
  • Onychiurus reluctus GNR IA, IL, Mexico, TN, WV
  • Onychiurus similis IA
  • Orchesella hexfasciata GNR IA
  • Paleonura petebellingeri G1 VA
  • Parisotoma notabilis GNR FL, IA, IL, MN, MO, TN, WI
  • Plutomurus californicus G2G3 CA, Mexico
  • Plutomurus grahami G1 NM
  • Pogonognathellus bidentatus GNR AL, GA, IL, KY, TN, VA
  • Pogonognathellus danieli VA
  • Pogonognathellus dubius Ghost Silver Bullet Springtail GNR AL, GA, KY, TN
  • Pogonognathellus flavescens AL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, WI
  • Pogonognathellus nigritus IL, TN
  • Proisotoma frisoni IA
  • Proisotoma minuta Springtail GNR MN
  • Proisotoma sepulcralis IL
  • Proisotoma veca IA
  • Proisotoma vesiculata IA
  • Pseudachorutes aureofasciatus GNR IA, IL
  • Pseudachorutes saxatilis GNR IL
  • Pseudachorutes subcrassoides IA
  • Pseudosinella aera G4 IL, TN
  • Pseudosinella alba GNR MN, TN
  • Pseudosinella argentea GNR AL, AR, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Pseudosinella bona G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella boneti KY, TN
  • Pseudosinella certa Gandy Creek Cave Springtail G1 WV
  • Pseudosinella christianseni Christiansen's Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, KY, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella collina GNR AL, TN
  • Pseudosinella dubia G3 AR, Mexico, OK
  • Pseudosinella duodecimpunctata KY, MO, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella erehwon G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella espana Espana Cave Springtail G3 MO, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella espanita G1 KY, TN
  • Pseudosinella extra G1G2 VA
  • Pseudosinella flatua G1G2 NC, VA
  • Pseudosinella folsomi GNR AL, MO
  • Pseudosinella fonsa Fountain Cave Springtail G3G4 IN, OH, TN
  • Pseudosinella georgia GA
  • Pseudosinella gisini G3G4 Mexico, NC, TN, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella gisini carolina NC
  • Pseudosinella gisini virginia VA
  • Pseudosinella granda G3 VA
  • Pseudosinella hirsuta Hirsute Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, KY, Mexico, TN, VA
  • Pseudosinella josemarii GNR WV
  • Pseudosinella meganporteri G2 WV
  • Pseudosinella nata G1 AL, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella ops VA
  • Pseudosinella orba G3G4 KY, Mexico, NC, TN, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella pecki Peck's Cave Springtail G2G3 AL, FL, GA, NC, TN
  • Pseudosinella rolfsi GNR AL
  • Pseudosinella sexoculata KY, NM
  • Pseudosinella spinosa Spiny Cave Springtail G5 AL, GA, Mexico, TN
  • Pseudosinella testa Shelled Cave Springtail G2G3 AR, Mexico, VA, WV
  • Pseudosinella vespera G2 NC, VA
  • Pseudosinella violenta GNR AL, IA, TX, WI
  • Pseudosinella vita G1G2 Mexico, NM
  • Ptenothrix atra GNR IL, TN
  • Ptenothrix marmorata GNR TN
  • Ptenothrix quadrangularis TN
  • Pygmarrhopalites altus G2G3 KY
  • Pygmarrhopalites arcus GNR ID
  • Pygmarrhopalites ashcraftensis G1 IN
  • Pygmarrhopalites ater Black Medusa Cave Springtail G3 IL, IN
  • Pygmarrhopalites benitus G1 TN
  • Pygmarrhopalites bimus G3G4 IA, IN, KY, TN
  • Pygmarrhopalites buffaloensis AR
  • Pygmarrhopalites caedus G3 VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites carolynae Carolyn's Cave Springtail G4 IL, IN, VA, WV
  • Pygmarrhopalites clarus Clarus Cave Springtail G4 AR, MO, SD, VA, WA, WI, WV
  • Pygmarrhopalites commorus G2G3 VA, WV
  • Pygmarrhopalites dubius G2G3 AR, IA, MN
  • Pygmarrhopalites fransjanssens IL
  • Pygmarrhopalites hirtus GNR IA, IL, WI
  • Pygmarrhopalites hubbardi CO
  • Pygmarrhopalites incantator IL
  • Pygmarrhopalites jay G2G3 OK
  • Pygmarrhopalites lacuna G1G2 VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites leonardwoodensis MO
  • Pygmarrhopalites lewisi Lewis' Cave Springtail GNR IL, IN
  • Pygmarrhopalites madonnensis Madonna Cave Springtail GNR IL
  • Pygmarrhopalites marshalli G3 TN, VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites obtusus G1 VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites pavo G3 IN, MO, TN, VA, WV
  • Pygmarrhopalites plethorasari MO
  • Pygmarrhopalites pygmaeus GNR AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, KY, MO, TN, VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites sacer G2 VA, WV
  • Pygmarrhopalites salemensis IL
  • Pygmarrhopalites sapo IL
  • Pygmarrhopalites sextus G1 VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites shoshoneiensis NV
  • Pygmarrhopalites silvus G2 VA
  • Pygmarrhopalites texensis G3G4 TX
  • Pygmarrhopalites youngsteadtii AR
  • Schaefferia asymmetrica CO
  • Schaefferia steinmanni CO
  • Schaefferia unica CO
  • Sensillanura barberi GNR AR, TN
  • Sensillanura illina IL
  • Sinella agna G3G4 WV
  • Sinella alata G5 IN, Mexico
  • Sinella avita Avita Cave Springtail G3G4 IL, IN, KY, MO, Mexico
  • Sinella baca G3G4 BC, CA, TX
  • Sinella barri Barr's Cave Springtail G5 AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, Mexico, TN, VA, WI
  • Sinella basidens G3G4 IN, KY, TN
  • Sinella caeca AL, IA, MN, MO, WI
  • Sinella cavernarum G5 IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MO, OH, PA, TN, VA, WA
  • Sinella hoffmani Hoffman's Cave Springtail G5 KY, MD, Mexico, PA, TN, VA, WV
  • Sinella krekeleri G3G4 KY, Mexico, WV
  • Sinella tecta G1G2 CA
  • Sinella yosiia G2G3 HI
  • Sminthurides lepus GNR TN
  • Sminthurides malmgreni IL
  • Sminthurinus henshawi GNR IL
  • Speleonura kenchristianseni G1 VA
  • Sphaeridia serrata GNR IL
  • Superodontella cornifer GNR IL
  • Superodontella substriata GNR IL
  • Thalassaphorura encarpata Springtail IL
  • Tomocerus curtus IA
  • Tomocerus dubius FL, KY
  • Tomocerus flavescens GA, IL, TN
  • Tomocerus vulgaris GNR TN, WI
  • Triacanthella copelandi G1 TN
  • Tullbergia clavata IA, IL
  • Tullbergia granulata IA
  • Tullbergia macrochaeta IA
  • Typhlogastrura alabamensis G1G2 AL
  • Typhlogastrura christianseni G1 AL, TN
  • Typhlogastrura fousheensis Foushee Cave Springtail G1 AR
  • Typhlogastrura helleri Heller Cave Springtail GNR PA
  • Typhlogastrura hubbardi G2G3 VA
  • Typhlogastrura valentini Valentine's Cave Springtail G1 VA
  • Vitronura giselae IL, TN
  • Xenylla welchi Springtail GNR IL

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Catalogue of Life
KZS5W
GBIF
10713444
ITIS
99237
NCBI Taxonomy
30001

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