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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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

Order Mesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891

Species in this portal
5
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana and Kentucky
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Conservation
4 of 4 ranked G1 or G2

Families

  • Laelapidae 1 in portal
  • Macrochelidae 2 in portal
  • Veigaiidae 2 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Laelaps cavernicola Packard, 1888 Troglobiont KY Interior Low Plateau
Macrocheles stygius (Packard, 1888) Troglobiont G1G2 KY Interior Low Plateau
Macrocheles troglodytes (Packard, 1888) Troglobiont G1G2 KY Interior Low Plateau
Veigaia bakeri Farrier, 1957 Baker's Cave Mite Troglobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau
Veigaia wyandottensis (Packard, 1888) Wyandotte Cave Mite Troglobiont G1 IN Interior Low Plateau

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
MS
GBIF
1109
ITIS
82760
iNaturalist
52790
NCBI Taxonomy
34634

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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