Pennsylvania
20 obligate subterranean species recorded
3 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
- Amphipoda
- 9 species
- Araneae
- 3 species
- Isopoda
- 3 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 2 species
- Diptera
- 1 species
- Poduromorpha
- 1 species
- Tricladida
- 1 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathyphantes weyeri | Wide Shield Sheetweaver | Araneae | Troglobiont | G4 |
| Caecidotea franzi | Franz's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Conasellus kenki | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Conasellus pricei | Price's Cave Isopod | Isopoda | Stygobiont | G5 |
| Crangonyx dearolfi | Pennsylvania Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2 |
| Gammarus cohabitus | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oreonetides beattyi | Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | GNR |
| Porrhomma cavernicola | Appalachian Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sinella cavernarum | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 | |
| Sinella hoffmani | Hoffman's Cave Springtail | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Spelobia tenebrarum | Cave dung fly | Diptera | Troglobiont | G5 |
| Sphalloplana pricei | Refton Cave Flatworm | Tricladida | Stygobiont | G2G3 |
| Stygobromus allegheniensis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G5 | |
| Stygobromus biggersi | Biggers' Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G2G4 |
| Stygobromus franzi | Franz's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Stygobromus gracilipes | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 | |
| Stygobromus pizzinii | Pizzini's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G3G4 |
| Stygobromus stellmacki | Stellmack's Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 |
| Stygobromus tenuis | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G4 | |
| Typhlogastrura helleri | Heller Cave Springtail | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | GNR |
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.