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

13 species 9 ranked G1 or G2 0 federally listed 8 known from here only

8 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
4 species
Isopoda
2 species
Actinedida
2 species
Pseudoscorpiones
1 species
Symphypleona
1 species
Chordeumatida
1 species
Poduromorpha
1 species
Opiliones
1 species

Species

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SpeciesCommon nameGroup ClassStatus
Americocreagris columbiana Pseudoscorpiones Troglobiont G2G3
Columbasellus acheron Isopoda Stygobiont
Elliotta howarthi Actinedida Troglobiont G1G2
Lophomus skamania Chordeumatida Troglobiont
Onychiurus gelus Poduromorpha Troglobiont G2G3
Pygmarrhopalites clarus Clarus Cave Springtail Symphypleona Troglobiont G4
Robustocheles occulta Actinedida Troglobiont G2G3
Salmasellus howarthi Isopoda Stygobiont GNR
Speleonychia sengeri Opiliones Troglobiont G1G2
Stygobromus duplus Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Stygobromus elliotti Elliott's Cave Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G2
Stygobromus latus Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G3
Stygobromus rallus Narrow Groundwater Amphipod Amphipoda Stygobiont G1G3

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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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