North Carolina
19 obligate subterranean species recorded
9 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
- Tricladida
- 5 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 5 species
- Araneae
- 3 species
- Amphipoda
- 3 species
- Chordeumatida
- 2 species
- Isopoda
- 1 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caecidotea carolinensis | Bennett's Mill Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Nannopetalum vespertilo | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | ||
| Nesticus brimleyi | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Phagocata carolinensis | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Phagocata holleri | Holler's Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Phagocata procera | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Phagocata pygmaea | Tricladida | Stygobiont | ||
| Phagocata spuria | Tricladida | Stygobiont | ||
| Phanetta subterranea | Subterranean Sheetweb Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Pseudosinella flatua | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Pseudosinella gisini | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella orba | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G3G4 | |
| Pseudosinella pecki | Peck's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 |
| Pseudosinella vespera | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2 | |
| Pseudotremia shelleyi | Shelley's Cave Millipede | Chordeumatida | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Stygobromus araeus | Tidewater Interstitial Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
| Stygobromus carolinensis | Carolina Seep Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | GH |
| Stygobromus indentatus | Tidewater Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3 |
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.