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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaIsopodaTrichoniscidae

Genus Miktoniscus
Kesselyák, 1930

Species in this portal
3
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Conservation
2 of 3 ranked G1 or G2

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Miktoniscus barri Vandel, 1965 Barr's Terrestrial Cave Isopod Troglobiont G2G4 IN, KY, TN Interior Low Plateau
Miktoniscus oklahomensis Vandel, 1965 Racovitza's Cave Isopod Troglobiont G1G2 OK Other
Miktoniscus racovitzai Vandel, 1950 Racovitza's Terrestrial Cave Isopod Troglobiont G3G4 VA Appalachians

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7PJMY
GBIF
2208483
ITIS
593973
iNaturalist
171727
NCBI Taxonomy
1091209

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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