Missouri
157 species recorded, 87 of them obligate subterranean
157
species
87
obligate subterranean
37
ranked G1 or G2
5
federally listed
42
known from here only
97
counties with a record
42 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
146 of 157 species carry a county. The remaining 11 are recorded to the state only.
- Adair 1 species
- Barry 15 species
- Benton 6 species
- Bollinger 2 species
- Boone 12 species
- CAMDEN 1 species
- CARTER 1 species
- CRAWFORD 1 species
- Callaway 1 species
- Camden 18 species
- Camden Co 1 species
- Campbell 1 species
- Carroll 1 species
- Carter 14 species
- Carter Co 1 species
- Cass 2 species
- Christian 9 species
- Cole 1 species
- Crawford 15 species
- Crawford County and Franklin 1 species
- Dade 8 species
- Dallas 5 species
- Dent 9 species
- Douglas 5 species
- Franklin 18 species
- Genevieve 1 species
- Green 2 species
- Greene 13 species
- Henry 1 species
- Hickman 1 species
- Hickory 6 species
- Howell 6 species
- Iron 6 species
- JASPER 1 species
- Jackson 2 species
- Jasper 16 species
- Jasper Co 1 species
- Jefferson 18 species
- LACLEDE 1 species
- LaClede 4 species
- Laclade 3 species
- Laclede 2 species
- Lawrence 9 species
- Lincoln 3 species
- MCDONALD 1 species
- Madison 5 species
- Maries 4 species
- Marion 1 species
- McDonald 7 species
- Miller 10 species
- Morgan 2 species
- Newton 7 species
- Nodaway 1 species
- Oregon 15 species
- Oregon Co 1 species
- Osage 3 species
- Ozark 10 species
- Ozark Co 1 species
- PHELPS 1 species
- PULASKI 1 species
- Perry 51 species
- Pettis 2 species
- Phelps 18 species
- Pike 4 species
- Pulaski 22 species
- Pulaski Co 1 species
- Ralls 4 species
- Reynold 1 species
- Reynolds 4 species
- Ripley 5 species
- SHANNON 1 species
- STONE 1 species
- Saint Louis 2 species
- Sainte Genevieve 2 species
- Saline 1 species
- Scott 1 species
- Shannon 21 species
- Shannon Co 1 species
- St. Charles 3 species
- St. Clair 2 species
- St. Francois 7 species
- St. Genevieve 27 species
- St. Louis 16 species
- Ste. Genevieve 2 species
- Stone 19 species
- Stone Co 1 species
- Stone Co. (MO) 1 species
- Taney 14 species
- Texas 12 species
- WRIGHT 1 species
- Warren 1 species
- Washington 12 species
- Wayne 5 species
- Webster 2 species
- Wright 7 species
- Wright Co 1 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 22 species
- Coleoptera
- 21 species
- Isopoda
- 21 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 15 species
- Decapoda
- 7 species
- Littorinimorpha
- 6 species
- Araneae
- 6 species
- Tricladida
- 6 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 5 species
- Caudata
- 5 species
- Stylommatophora
- 5 species
- Symphypleona
- 5 species
and 20 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Stygobiont
- 53 species
- Troglobiont
- 34 species
- Troglophile
- 30 species
- Trogloxene
- 13 species
- Stygophile
- 12 species
- Accidental
- 10 species
- Stygoxene
- 5 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 75 of 157 species
- Published sequences
- 23 of 157 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agonum extensicolle | Extensive Harp Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Aleochara castaneimarmotae | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Allocrangonyx hubrichti | Hubricht's Long-tailed Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Allocrangonyx pellucidus | Oklahoma Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Amnicola stygius | Stygian cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Amoebaleria defessa | Diptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Anisodactylus opaculus | Coleoptera | Accidental | ||
| Antrobia culveri | Tumbling Creek cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Apochthonius colecampi | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Apochthonius mysterius | Mystery Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Apochthonius typhlus | Stone County Cave Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Aquarius remigis | North American Common Water Strider | Hemiptera | Stygoxene | GNR |
| Armadillidium vulgare | Common Pill Woodlouse | Isopoda | Troglophile | GNR |
| Atranus pubescens | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Austrotyla specus | Chordeumatida | Troglophile | ||
| Bactrurus brachycaudus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 | |
| Bactrurus hubrichti | Kansas Well Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Bactrurus mucronatus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Bactrurus pseudomucronatus | False Sword-tailed Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Bathyphantes pallidus | Pale Sheetweb Weaver | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 |
| Bembidion texanum | Simple Riverbank Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR |
| Bimastos rubidus | Gilt-Tail | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | GNR |
| Bimastos tumidus | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Brachinus fumans | American Bombardier Beetle | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR |
| Brackenridgia ashleyi | Ashley's Terrestrial Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G3 |
| Caecidotea ancyla | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Caecidotea antricola | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Caecidotea beattyi | Beatty's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea dimorpha | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 | |
| Caecidotea extensolinguala | Isopoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Caecidotea fustis | Fustis Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Caecidotea kendeighi | Kendeigh's Groundwater Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea lesliei | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Caecidotea nickajackensis | Nickajack Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Caecidotea packardi | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 | |
| Caecidotea salemensis | Salem Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Caecidotea serrata | Serrated Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Caecidotea spatulata | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Caecidotea steevesi | Steeves' Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea stiladactyla | Slender-fingered Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Caecidotea stygia | Stygian Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Caecidotea tridentata | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Cambala minor | Amber Ridged Millipede | Spirostreptida | Troglophile | G5 |
| Cambarus aculabrum | Benton County Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA |
| Cambarus hubrichti | Salem Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Cambarus setosus | Bristly Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Causeyella dendropus | Causeyella Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Centromerus latidens | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 | |
| Ceuthophilus elegans | Orthoptera | Trogloxene | ||
| Chaetaspis aleyorum | Aley's Cave Milliped | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Cottus specus | Grotto sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygobiont | G2 ESA |
| Crangonyx floridanus | Florida Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx forbesi | Forbes Crangonyctid | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Crangonyx insolitus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | G1 | |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Dactylolabis montana | Diptera | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Dendrocoelopsis americana | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Diacyclops clandestinus | Cyclopoida | Stygophile | ||
| Diacyclops yeatmani | Yeatman's Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Dineutus assimilis | Coleoptera | Stygoxene | G5 | |
| Diplocardia verrucosa | Crassiclitellata | Troglophile | ||
| Eurycea braggi | Southern Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Eurycea longicauda | Long-Tailed Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Eurycea lucifuga | Cave Salamander | Caudata | Troglophile | G5 |
| Eurycea nerea | Northern Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Eurycea spelaea | Western Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Faxonius neglectus | Ringed Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygophile | G5 |
| Faxonius rusticus | Rusty Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Faxonius stygocaneyi | Caney Mountain Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Faxonius virilis | Virile Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygoxene | G5 |
| Folsomia candida | Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR |
| Fontigens aldrichi | Hoosier Springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygophile | G4 |
| Fontigens antroecetes | Enigmatic ghostsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Fontigens bottimeri | Appalachian Springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Fontigens proserpina | Proserpine Springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Galerita bicolor | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR | |
| Gammarus limnaeus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Gammarus minus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Gammarus troglophilus | Amphipoda | Stygophile | GNR | |
| Hawaiia minuscula | Minute Gem | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Helicodiscus notius | Tight Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | G5 |
| Helicodiscus notius specus | Hollow Coil | Stylommatophora | Troglobiont | G2 |
| Hesperochernes occidentalis | Guano Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Hypogastrura matura | Poduromorpha | Trogloxene | GNR | |
| Inflectarius inflectus | Shagreen | Stylommatophora | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Isotoma viridis | Engspringhale | Entomobryomorpha | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Kenkia glandulosa | Pink Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Kenkia lewisi | Lewis' cave planarian | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Lirceus hoppinae | Blunt-Toothed Springslater | Isopoda | Stygophile | GNR |
| Lirceus slayorum | Flat Waterslaters | Isopoda | Stygoxene | |
| Mermessus maculatus | Sheet-Web Spiders | Araneae | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Meta ovalis | Cave Orb Weaver | Araneae | Troglophile | G5 |
| Mundochthonius cavernicola | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Myotis grisescens | Gray Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 ESA |
| Nadabius ameles | Lithobiomorpha | Trogloxene | ||
| Oncopodura hoffi | Hoff's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Oncopodura iowae | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Onychiurus obesus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Parisotoma notabilis | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Patrobus longicornis | Long-Horned Patrobus Beetle | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 |
| Perimyotis subflavus | Tricolored Bat | Chiroptera | Trogloxene | G3 |
| Phagocata gracilis | Slender Spring Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygophile | G5 |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Physella acuta | European Physa | Basommatophora | Stygophile | |
| Plathemis lydia | Common Whitetail or Long-Tailed Skimmer | Odonata | Accidental | G5 |
| Platynus tenuicollis | Slender Ground Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Pogonognathellus flavescens | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Prionochaeta opaca | Small Carrion Beetle | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G5 |
| Pseudosinella argentea | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Pseudosinella duodecimpunctata | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Pseudosinella espana | Espana Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pseudosinella folsomi | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Ptomaphagus cavernicola | Coleoptera | Troglophile | G4 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites clarus | Clarus Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites leonardwoodensis | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Pygmarrhopalites pavo | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites plethorasari | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Pygmarrhopalites pygmaeus | Symphypleona | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Rhantus suturalis | Cosmopolitan Diving Beetle | Coleoptera | Accidental | |
| Rugilus dentatus | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR | |
| Sciodrepoides latinotum | Coleoptera | Troglophile | GNR | |
| Scolopocryptops sexspinosus | Eastern Fire Centipede | Scolopendromorpha | Trogloxene | GNR |
| Sinella avita | Avita Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella caeca | Entomobryomorpha | Troglophile | ||
| Sinella cavernarum | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphaerium transversum | Long Fingernail Clam | Sphaeriida | Accidental | |
| Sphalloplana evaginata | Perryville Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Sphalloplana hubrichti | Hubricht's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Stenolophus ochropezus | Coleoptera | Trogloxene | G5 | |
| Stenus alacer | Coleoptera | Accidental | ||
| Stygobromus acicularis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Stygobromus alabamensis | Alabama cave amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Stygobromus barri | Barr's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus clantoni | Clanton's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Stygobromus gardneri | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | GNR | |
| Stygobromus heteropodus | Pickle Springs Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus onondagaensis | Onondaga Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Stygobromus ozarkensis | Ozark Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Stygobromus subtilis | Subtle Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Tachys pumilus | Coleoptera | Accidental | GNR | |
| Tingupa pallida | Tingupa Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Traegaardhia holsingeri | Actinedida | Troglobiont | ||
| Traegaardhia similis | Actinedida | Troglobiont | ||
| Trichopetalum uncum | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR | |
| Trichotichnus fulgens | Coleoptera | Accidental | ||
| Troglichthys rosae | Ozark cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G3 ESA |
| Typhlichthys eigenmanni | Salem Plateau Cavefish | Percopsiformes | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Uncinocythere pholetera | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Uncinocythere xania | Podocopida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Xenotrechus condei | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Xenotrechus denticollis | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Zonitoides arboreus | Bark Snail | Stylommatophora | Troglophile | |
| Zosteractis interminata | Zosteractis Cave Millipede | Julida | Troglobiont | G1 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 97 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.