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

Family Trichoniscidae
Sars, 1899

Species in this portal
14
Ecological class
All troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
10 states and provinces
Karst regions
Appalachians, Edwards Plateau and Balcones, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
11 of 14 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Amerigoniscus 8 in portal
  • Brackenridgia 3 in portal
  • Miktoniscus 3 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Amerigoniscus centralis Vandel, 1978 Troglobiont G1G2 OK Other
Amerigoniscus curvatus Vandel, 1978 Troglobiont G1 GA Appalachians
Amerigoniscus georgiensis Vandel, 1978 Troglobiont G1 GA Appalachians
Amerigoniscus gipsocolus (Vandel, 1965) Troglobiont G1G2 TX Other
Amerigoniscus henroti Vandel, 1950 Powell Valley Terrestrial Cave Isopod Troglobiont G3 VA Appalachians
Amerigoniscus malheurensis Schultz, 1982 Troglobiont G1 OR Other
Amerigoniscus nicholasi (Vandel, 1965) Troglobiont G1G2 GA, TN Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau
Amerigoniscus proximus Vandel, 1978 Troglobiont G1G2 GA Appalachians
Brackenridgia ashleyi Lewis, 2004 Ashley's Terrestrial Cave Isopod Troglobiont G1G3 AR, MO Ozarks
Brackenridgia cavernarum Ulrich, 1902 Troglobiont G3G4 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
Brackenridgia reddelli (Vandel, 1965) Troglobiont G2G3 TX Edwards Plateau and Balcones
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
7NLDQ
GBIF
5764
ITIS
331645
iNaturalist
86114
NCBI Taxonomy
33328

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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