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Minnesota
14 species recorded, 3 of them obligate subterranean

14 species 3 obligate subterranean 2 ranked G1 or G2 0 federally listed 2 known from here only 2 counties with a record

2 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.

By county

12 of 14 species carry a county. The remaining 2 are recorded to the state only.

  • Fillmore 8 species
  • Wabasha 5 species

County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.

What is here

Entomobryomorpha
7 species
Coleoptera
2 species
Chordeumatida
1 species
Crassiclitellata
1 species
Poduromorpha
1 species
Symphypleona
1 species
Amphipoda
1 species

How they use caves

Troglophile
9 species
Trogloxene
2 species
Troglobiont
2 species
Stygobiont
1 species

What material exists

Museum material
2 of 14 species

Species

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SpeciesCommon nameGroup ClassStatus
Achemenides pectinatus Chordeumatida Troglophile G3
Aporrectodea tuberculata Crassiclitellata Troglophile
Folsomia candida Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Folsomia stella Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Isotoma trispinata Entomobryomorpha Trogloxene
Onychiurus obesus Poduromorpha Troglobiont G3G4
Parisotoma notabilis Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Proisotoma minuta Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Pseudosinella alba Entomobryomorpha Troglophile GNR
Pygmarrhopalites dubius Symphypleona Troglobiont G2G3
Quedius mesomelinus Staph Beetle Coleoptera Troglophile GNR
Sinella caeca Entomobryomorpha Troglophile
Stygobromus iowae Iowa Cave Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G2G3
Trichophya pilicornis Staph Beetle Coleoptera Trogloxene GNR

About this list

Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 2 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.

Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.

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