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

Genus Speodesmus
Loomis, 1939

Species in this portal
6
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Texas
Karst regions
Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Conservation
2 of 5 ranked G1 or G2

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Speodesmus bicornourus Causey, 1959 Troglobiont G2G3 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speodesmus castellanus Elliott, 2004 Troglobiont TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speodesmus echinourus Loomis, 1939 Troglobiont G2G3 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speodesmus falcatus Elliott, 2004 Sickled Cave Millipede Troglobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speodesmus ivyi Elliott, 2004 Ivy's Cave Millipede Troglobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Speodesmus reddelli Elliott, 2004 Reddell's Cave Millipede Troglobiont GNR TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7Q24V
GBIF
1019056
ITIS
569444
iNaturalist
171594

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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