Missouri
75 obligate subterranean species recorded
75
species
30
ranked G1 or G2
4
federally listed
23
known from here only
23 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
What is here
- Isopoda
- 15 species
- Amphipoda
- 12 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 7 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 5 species
- Tricladida
- 5 species
- Decapoda
- 4 species
- Symphypleona
- 4 species
- Littorinimorpha
- 4 species
- Araneae
- 2 species
- Chordeumatida
- 2 species
- Caudata
- 2 species
- Percopsiformes
- 2 species
and 9 smaller groups.
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocrangonyx hubrichti | Hubricht's Long-tailed Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Amnicola stygius | Stygian cavesnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| 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 |
| Bactrurus brachycaudus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 | |
| Bactrurus hubrichti | Kansas Well Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Bactrurus pseudomucronatus | False Sword-tailed Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Chaetaspis aleyorum | Aley's Cave Milliped | Polydesmida | Troglobiont | G1 |
| Cottus specus | Grotto sculpin | Scorpaeniformes | Stygobiont | G2 ESA |
| Crangonyx packardi | Packard's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 |
| Dendrocoelopsis americana | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Diacyclops yeatmani | Yeatman's Groundwater Copepod | Cyclopoida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Eurycea nerea | Northern Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Eurycea spelaea | Western Grotto Salamander | Caudata | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Faxonius stygocaneyi | Caney Mountain Cave Crayfish | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Fontigens antroecetes | Enigmatic ghostsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Fontigens proserpina | Proserpine Springsnail | Littorinimorpha | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Hesperochernes occidentalis | Guano Pseudoscorpion | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Kenkia glandulosa | Pink Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Kenkia lewisi | Lewis' cave planarian | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1 |
| Lethemurus missus | Missus Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Mundochthonius cavernicola | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oncopodura hoffi | Hoff's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Oncopodura iowae | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Onychiurus obesus | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella espana | Espana Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3 |
| Pygmarrhopalites clarus | Clarus Cave Springtail | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Pygmarrhopalites leonardwoodensis | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Pygmarrhopalites pavo | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | G3 | |
| Pygmarrhopalites plethorasari | Symphypleona | Troglobiont | ||
| Sinella avita | Avita Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 |
| Sinella barri | Barr's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella cavernarum | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana evaginata | Perryville Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Sphalloplana hubrichti | Hubricht's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| 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 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 |
| Tingupa pallida | Tingupa Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Traegaardhia holsingeri | Actinedida | Troglobiont | ||
| 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 | |
| Zosteractis interminata | Zosteractis Cave Millipede | Julida | Troglobiont | G1 |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
County-level distribution is still being compiled. At present records are held to state, which is coarser than the portal intends.
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.