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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaAraneae

Family Linyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859

Species in this portal
15
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
23 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
7 of 13 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Agyneta 2 in portal
  • Anthrobia 2 in portal
  • Bathyphantes 1 in portal
  • Erigone 1 in portal
  • Islandiana 5 in portal
  • Oaphanetes 1 in portal
  • Oreonetides 1 in portal
  • Phanetta 1 in portal
  • Porrhomma 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Agyneta gagnei (Gertsch, 1973) Troglobiont G1G2 HI Hawaii
Agyneta hedini Duperre & Paquin, 2009 Troglobiont CO Other
Anthrobia coylei Miller, 2005 Troglobiont G2 VA, WV Appalachians
Anthrobia monmouthia Tellkampf, 1844 Mammoth Cave Spider Troglobiont G5 AL, KY, TN, VA Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Bathyphantes weyeri (Emerton, 1875) Wide Shield Sheetweaver Troglobiont G4 AR, IN, KY, ON, PA, QC, VA, WI, WV Appalachians, Driftless Area, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Erigone stygius Gertsch, 1973 Troglobiont G1G2 HI Hawaii
Islandiana cavealis Ivie, 1965 Cave Sheet-web Spider Troglobiont GNR IN Interior Low Plateau
Islandiana lewisi Milne & Wells, 2018 cave sheet-web spider Troglobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Islandiana muma Ivie, 1965 Troglobiont G1G2 AL, VA Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Islandiana speophila Ivie, 1965 Cavern Sheet-web Spider Troglobiont G1 WV Appalachians
Islandiana unicornis Ivie, 1965 Troglobiont G2G3 OK, TX Other
Oaphantes prometheus Paquin et al., 2020 Troglobiont CA Other
Oreonetides beattyi Paquin et al., 2009 Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider Troglobiont GNR IN, MD, PA, TN, VA Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Phanetta subterranea (Emerton, 1875) Subterranean Sheetweb Spider Troglobiont G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA, WV Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Porrhomma cavernicola (Keyserling, 1886) Appalachian Cave Spider Troglobiont G5 AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, NC, OK, ON, PA, TN, VA, WV Appalachians, Driftless Area, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
CV7YB
GBIF
3415
ITIS
82743
iNaturalist
67599
NCBI Taxonomy
81835

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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