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

Order Lumbriculida
Brinkhurst & Jamieson, 1971 · Aquatic Oligochaete Worms

Species in this portal
16
Ecological class
15 stygobionts and 1 stygoxene
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
7 states and provinces
Counties
18
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Conservation
5 of 5 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Lumbriculidae 15 in portal
  • Parvidrilidae 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Eclipidrilus palustris (Smith, 1900) Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Stygoxene TX
Eremidrilus allegheniensis (Cook, 1971) Stygobiont G1G2 TN Interior Low Plateau
Eremidrilus coyote Fend & Rodriguez, 2003 Stygobiont CA Other
Eremidrilus elegans Fend & Rodriguez, 2003 Stygobiont CA Other
Eremidrilus felini Fend & Rodriguez, 2003 Stygobiont CA Other
Eremidrilus parvitheca Fend, 2023 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Eremidrilus ritocsi Fend & Rodriguez, 2003 Stygobiont CA Other
Eremidrilus samacos Fend, 2023 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Pararhynchelmis texana Fend, 2023 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Parvidrilus strayeri Erseus, 1999 Stygobiont G1G2 AL Interior Low Plateau
Spelaedrilus multiporus Cook 1975 Stygobiont G1 VA Appalachians
Stylodrilus beattiei Cook, 1975 Stygobiont G1 VA, WV Appalachians
Stylodrilus californianus Rodriguez, 1996 Stygobiont CA Other
Stylodrilus wahkeenensis Rodriguez & Coates, 1996 Stygobiont AL, OR, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Trichodrilus comalensis Fend, 2023 Stygobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Trichodrilus culveri Cook, 1975 Stygobiont G1 WV Appalachians

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
84JQK
GBIF
473
ITIS
68439
iNaturalist
152945
NCBI Taxonomy
85671

Cave Biology Data Portal

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