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Cave Biology Data Portal

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

Kingdom Protozoa

Species in this portal
15
Ecological class
9 stygoxenes and 6 stygophiles
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky
Counties
3

Phyla

  • Amoebozoa 4 in portal
  • Choanozoa 2 in portal
  • Euglenozoa 3 in portal
  • Mycetozoa 6 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Amoeba guttula Duj. Stygoxene AL, KY
Amoeba vespertilio Pen. Stygoxene AL
Bodo minimus Klebs Stygoxene AL, KY
Cavenderia aureostipes (Cavender, Raper & Norberg) S.Baldauf, S.Sheikh & Thulin, 2018 Stygophile GA
Centropyxis aculeata (Ehrenberg, 1832) Stein, 1859 Stygoxene KY
Colacium vesiculosum Ehrenb. Stygoxene KY
Dictyostelium giganteum B.N.Singh, 1947 Stygophile GA
Dictyostelium mucoroides Bref., 1870 Stygophile GA
Dictyostelium purpureum Olive, 1901 Stygophile GA
Dictyostelium sphaerocephalum (Oudem.) Sacc. & Marchal, 1885 Stygophile GA
Difflugia globulosa Dujardin Stygoxene KY
Enterobryus oxidi Lichtw., 1961 Stygoxene GA
Polysphondylium violaceum Bref., 1884 Stygophile GA
Rhynchomonas nasuta (Stokes) Klebs, 1892 Stygoxene AL, KY
Salpingoeca amphoridium James-Clark Stygoxene KY

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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    • Data Sensitivity Policy
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