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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaPlatyhelminthesTurbellariaTricladidaKenkiidae

Genus Kenkia
Hyman, 1937

Species in this portal
3
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Oregon
Karst regions
Driftless Area, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
3 of 3 ranked G1 or G2

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Kenkia glandulosa Hyman, 1956 Pink Cave Flatworm Stygobiont G2G3 IA, MO Driftless Area, Ozarks
Kenkia lewisi Kenk, 1975 Lewis' cave planarian Stygobiont G1 IL, MO Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Kenkia rhynchida Hyman, 1937 Malheur Cave Flatworm Stygobiont G1G2 NE OR Other

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7P7QP
GBIF
2502912
ITIS
54550
iNaturalist
171504
NCBI Taxonomy
1292312

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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