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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
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Ohio
13 obligate subterranean species recorded

13 species 7 ranked G1 or G2 0 federally listed 5 known from here only

5 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
4 species
Amphipoda
2 species
Pseudoscorpiones
2 species
Entomobryomorpha
2 species
Coleoptera
2 species
Araneae
1 species

Species

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SpeciesCommon nameGroup ClassStatus
Apochthonius hobbsi Buckskin Cave Pseudoscorpion Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G1
Bactrurus mucronatus Amphipoda Stygobiont G5
Caecidotea filicispeluncae Fern Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G1
Caecidotea insula Kindt's Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G1
Caecidotea rotunda Frost Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G2G4
Caecidotea stygia Stygian Cave Isopod Isopoda Stygobiont G5
Crangonyx ohioensis Ohio Cave Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Hesperochernes mirabilis Southeastern Cave Pseudoscorpion Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G5
Phanetta subterranea Subterranean Sheetweb Spider Araneae Troglobiont G5
Pseudanophthalmus krameri Kramer's Cave Beetle Coleoptera Troglobiont G1
Pseudanophthalmus ohioensis Ohio Cave Beetle Coleoptera Troglobiont G1
Pseudosinella fonsa Fountain Cave Springtail Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G3G4
Sinella cavernarum Entomobryomorpha Troglobiont G5

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.

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