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

Family Entocytheridae
Hoff, 1942

Species in this portal
16
Ecological class
9 stygophiles and 7 stygobionts
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
9 states and provinces
Counties
37
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Conservation
8 of 11 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Dactylocythere 4 in portal
  • Donnaldsoncythere 2 in portal
  • Entocythere
  • Sagittocythere 2 in portal
  • Sphaeromicola 1 in portal
  • Uncinocythere 7 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Dactylocythere arcuata (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygophile G1 AL
Dactylocythere prionata (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygophile G2 KY
Dactylocythere steevesi (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygophile G4 AL, KY, TN
Dactylocythere ungulata (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygophile KY, TN
Donnaldsoncythere hiwasseensis (Hobbs & Walton, 1961) Stygophile KY
Donnaldsoncythere tuberosa (C. W. Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygophile G2 TN
Sagittocythere barri (Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygobiont G5 AL, IN, KY, TN Interior Low Plateau
Sagittocythere stygia Hart & Hart, 1966 Stygobiont G1 KY Interior Low Plateau
Sphaeromicola moria Hart, 1978 Stygobiont G1G2 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Uncinocythere ambophora (Walton & Hobbs, 1959) Stygobiont G2G3 FL Florida Lime Sinks
Uncinocythere equicurva (Hoff, 1944) Stygophile
Uncinocythere pholetera (Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygobiont G1G2 MO Ozarks
Uncinocythere simondsi (Hobbs & Walton, 1960) Stygophile KY
Uncinocythere warreni Hobbs & Walton, 1968 Stygobiont G1 AR, FL, GA Florida Lime Sinks
Uncinocythere xania (Hart & Hobbs, 1961) Stygobiont G3 AR, GA, IN, MO Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Uncinocythere zancla Hobbs & Walton, 1963 Stygophile KY

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
84K6R
GBIF
6197
ITIS
84763
iNaturalist
171231
NCBI Taxonomy
1112823

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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