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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostraca

Order Isopoda
Latreille, 1816

Species in this portal
118
Ecological class
99 stygobionts and 19 troglobionts
Realm
Aquatic, Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
29 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Florida Lime Sinks, Guadalupe Mountains, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
67 of 104 ranked G1 or G2; 2 federally listed

Families

  • Asellidae 90 in portal
  • Cirolanidae 4 in portal
  • Ligiidae 1 in portal
  • Microcerberidae 3 in portal
  • Philosciidae 4 in portal
  • Stenasellidae 2 in portal
  • Trichoniscidae 14 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Amerigoniscus centralis G1G2 OK
  • Amerigoniscus curvatus G1 GA
  • Amerigoniscus georgiensis G1 GA
  • Amerigoniscus gipsocolus G1G2 TX
  • Amerigoniscus henroti Powell Valley Terrestrial Cave Isopod G3 VA
  • Amerigoniscus malheurensis G1 OR
  • Amerigoniscus nicholasi G1G2 GA, TN
  • Amerigoniscus proximus G1G2 GA
  • Antrolana lira G2G4 VA, WV
  • Bowmanasellus sequoiae Sequoia Cave Isopod G2 CA
  • Brackenridgia ashleyi Ashley's Terrestrial Cave Isopod G1G3 AR, MO
  • Brackenridgia cavernarum G3G4 TX
  • Brackenridgia reddelli G2G3 TX
  • Caecidotea acuticarpa G2G3 OK
  • Caecidotea adenta G1G2 OK
  • Caecidotea alabamensis G3G4 AL
  • Caecidotea alleghenyensis Allegheny Spring Isopod G1G2 MD
  • Caecidotea ancyla G3G4 AR, MO, OK
  • Caecidotea antricola G5 AR, MO, OK
  • Caecidotea barri Clifton Cave Isopod G1 KY
  • Caecidotea beattyi Beatty's Groundwater Isopod G3G4 IL, IN, MO
  • Caecidotea bicrenata Two-toothed Cave Isopod G5 AL, IL, KY, TN
  • Caecidotea bilineata G2G3 TX
  • Caecidotea cannula Cannulate Cave Isopod G1 WV
  • Caecidotea carolinensis Bennett's Mill Cave Isopod G2G3 NC, SC
  • Caecidotea catachaetus GA, TN
  • Caecidotea circulus G1G2 TN
  • Caecidotea cumberlandensis Cumberland Gap Cave Isopod G1G2 VA
  • Caecidotea cyrtorhynchus G1 GA
  • Caecidotea dauphina AL
  • Caecidotea dimorpha G2G3 AR, MO
  • Caecidotea dunlaporum Dunlap's Groundwater Isopod GNR IN
  • Caecidotea extensolinguala MO
  • Caecidotea filicispeluncae Fern Cave Isopod G1 OH
  • Caecidotea fisherorum GNR VA
  • Caecidotea fonticulus GNR AR
  • Caecidotea franzi Franz's Cave Isopod G2G4 KY, MD, PA, WV
  • Caecidotea fustis Fustis Cave Isopod G3 MO
  • Caecidotea hobbsi Florida Cave Isopod G1G2 FL, GA
  • Caecidotea insula Kindt's Cave Isopod G1 OH
  • Caecidotea jordani Jordan's Cave Isopod G2G3 IN
  • Caecidotea kendeighi Kendeigh's Groundwater Isopod G5 IA, IL, IN, MO
  • Caecidotea lesliei G1G2 IL
  • Caecidotea mackini GNR OK
  • Caecidotea macropropoda Bat Cave Isopod G3 AR, OK
  • Caecidotea metcalfi G1G2 KS
  • Caecidotea nickajackensis Nickajack Cave Isopod G1 AL, TN
  • Caecidotea nordeni Norden's Groundwater Isopod GH MD
  • Caecidotea nortoni Norton's Cave Isopod G2G3 TN
  • Caecidotea ornatus G1 VA
  • Caecidotea packardi G2G4 IL, MO
  • Caecidotea paurotrigona G1G2 LA, MS
  • Caecidotea putea American Waterslaters G1G3 FL, GA
  • Caecidotea recurvata Southwest Virginia Cave Isopod G5 TN, VA
  • Caecidotea reddelli G3G4 TX
  • Caecidotea richardsonae Tennessee Valley Cave Isopod G5 AL, GA, TN, VA
  • Caecidotea rotunda Frost Cave Isopod G2G4 IN, OH
  • Caecidotea salemensis Salem Cave Isopod G4 AR, MO
  • Caecidotea scyphus G1G2 TN, WV
  • Caecidotea serrata Serrated Cave Isopod G1G2 MO
  • Caecidotea simonini G1 WV
  • Caecidotea simulator G2G3 AR, KS, OK
  • Caecidotea sinuncus G1 WV
  • Caecidotea spatulata G3G4 IL, MO
  • Caecidotea steevesi Steeves' Cave Isopod G3G4 AR, KS, MO, OK
  • Caecidotea stiladactyla Slender-fingered Cave Isopod G3G4 AR, MO, OK
  • Caecidotea stygia Stygian Cave Isopod G5 IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN
  • Caecidotea teresae GX IN
  • Caecidotea tridentata G1G2 IL, KS
  • Calasellus californicus G2 CA, OR
  • Calasellus longus G1 CA
  • Cirolanides texensis G4 TX
  • Cirolanides wassenichae TX
  • Columbasellus acheron WA
  • Conasellus burkensis GNR VA
  • Conasellus jeffersoni VA
  • Conasellus kenki G3 DC, MD, PA, VA
  • Conasellus phreaticus G2G3 VA
  • Conasellus pricei Price's Cave Isopod G5 MD, PA, VA, WV
  • Conasellus washingtoni DC
  • Hawaiioscia micropthalma G1G2 HI
  • Hawaiioscia paeninsulae G1G2 HI
  • Hawaiioscia parvituberculata G1G2 HI
  • Hawaiioscia rotundata G1G2 HI
  • Ligidium kofoidi G1G2 CA
  • Lirceolus bisetus G1G2 TX
  • Lirceolus cocytus GNR TX
  • Lirceolus hardeni G2G3 TX
  • Lirceolus nidulus GNR TX
  • Lirceolus pilus G2G3 TX
  • Lirceolus smithii Texas Troglobitic Water Slater G1G2 TX
  • Lirceus bisetus VA
  • Lirceus culveri Rye Cove Cave Isopod G1 VA
  • Lirceus holsingeri VA
  • Lirceus littonensis VA
  • Lirceus orndorffi VA
  • Lirceus usdagalun Lee County Cave Isopod G1 VA
  • Lirceus zigleri GNR VA
  • Mexistenasellus coahuila Coahuila Groundwater Isopod G2G3 TX
  • Mexistenasellus floridensis Florida Cave Isopod G1 FL
  • Miktoniscus barri Barr's Terrestrial Cave Isopod G2G4 IN, KY, TN
  • Miktoniscus oklahomensis Racovitza's Cave Isopod G1G2 OK
  • Miktoniscus racovitzai Racovitza's Terrestrial Cave Isopod G3G4 VA
  • Oregonasellus elliotti OR
  • Pseudobaicalasellus bowmani Natural Bridge Cave Isopod G1 VA
  • Pseudobaicalasellus henroti Henrot's Cave Isopod G2 VA
  • Pseudobaicalasellus holsingeri Holsinger's Cave Isopod G5 MD, VA, WV
  • Pseudobaicalasellus incurvus Incurved Cave Isopod G2G4 TN, VA
  • Pseudobaicalasellus magniezi VA
  • Pseudobaicalasellus mausi G2 MD, VA
  • Pseudobaicalasellus vandeli Vandel's Cave Isopod G3G4 MD, VA
  • Remasellus parvus G1G2 FL
  • Salmasellus howarthi GNR OR, WA
  • Salmasellus steganothrix G2 AB, MT
  • Speocirolana hardeni G2G3 TX
  • Texicerberus amistad GNR TX
  • Texicerberus castilloi TX
  • Texicerberus schotteae GNR TX

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