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

Family Tomoceridae
Schäffer, 1896 · Tomocerid Springtails

Species in this portal
12
Ecological class
9 troglophiles and 3 troglobionts
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Countries
Mexico, United States
States and provinces
15 states and provinces
Counties
72
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Mother Lode, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
2 of 6 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Lethemurus 1 in portal
  • Plutomurus 2 in portal
  • Pogonognathellus 5 in portal
  • Tomocerus 4 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, Mexico, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Plutomurus californicus (Folson, 1913) Troglobiont G2G3 CA, Mexico Mother Lode, Other
Plutomurus grahami (Christiansen, 1980) Troglobiont G1 NM Other
Pogonognathellus bidentatus (Folsom, JW, 1913) Troglophile GNR AL, GA, IL, KY, TN, VA
Pogonognathellus danieli Felderhoff, KL, Bernard, EC & Moulton, JK, 2010 Troglophile VA
Pogonognathellus dubius (Christiansen, 1964) Ghost Silver Bullet Springtail Troglophile GNR AL, GA, KY, TN
Pogonognathellus flavescens Dethier & Hubart, 2000 Troglophile AL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MO, WI
Pogonognathellus nigritus (Maynard, EA, 1951) Troglophile IL, TN
Tomocerus curtus Christiansen, 1965 Troglophile IA
Tomocerus dubius Christiansen, 1965 Troglophile FL, KY
Tomocerus flavescens Gisin, 1944 Troglophile GA, IL, TN
Tomocerus vulgaris (Tullberg, 1871) Troglophile GNR TN, WI

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.

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