Skip to content

Cave Biology Data Portal

Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe

  • ExploreExpand
    • Species
    • Taxonomy
    • States and Provinces
    • Karst Regions
    • Caves You Can Visit
  • ResourcesExpand
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Meeting and Events
    • Public Notices
    • News and Updates
  • ContributeExpand
    • Report an Observation
    • Add a Photograph or Image
    • Post an Event
    • Post an Opportunity
    • Add a Reference
    • Add a New Species
    • Report a Correction
  • AboutExpand
    • Acknowledgments
    • Data Sensitivity Policy
    • Citation and Licensing
  • ContactExpand
    • Data Requests
Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaHexapodaCollembolaEntomobryomorpha

Family Tomoceridae
Schäffer, 1896

Species in this portal
3
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
8 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
2 of 3 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Lethemurus 1 in portal
  • Plutomurus 2 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Lethemurus missus Mills, 1948 Missus Cave Springtail Troglobiont G4 CO, IL, IN, KY, MO, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Plutomurus californicus (Folson, 1913) Troglobiont G2G3 CA Mother Lode, Other
Plutomurus grahami (Christiansen, 1980) Troglobiont G1 NM Other

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
626R2
GBIF
5843
ITIS
99644
iNaturalist
62038
NCBI Taxonomy
79716

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.

Text and data CC BY 4.0. Images all rights reserved unless stated.

Explore

  • Browse
  • Taxonomy

Resources

  • Funding
  • Employment
  • Contribute

About this site

  • About Us
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contact Us
  • Data Sensitivity Policy
  • Citation and Licensing
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Explore
    • Species
    • Taxonomy
    • States and Provinces
    • Karst Regions
    • Caves You Can Visit
  • Resources
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Meeting and Events
    • Public Notices
    • News and Updates
  • Contribute
    • Report an Observation
    • Add a Photograph or Image
    • Post an Event
    • Post an Opportunity
    • Add a Reference
    • Add a New Species
    • Report a Correction
  • About
    • Acknowledgments
    • Data Sensitivity Policy
    • Citation and Licensing
  • Contact
    • Data Requests