A synopsis of the subterranean asellids of Maryland, U. S. A., with description of Caecidotea alleghenyensis, new species (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellota)
Author
Lewis, Julian J.
Author
Bowman, Thomas E.
Author
Feller, Daniel J.
text
Zootaxa
2011
2769
54
64
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.207750
da05b983-94c5-452c-847d-392f89b7cfcb
1175-5326
207750
Caecidotea kenki
(
Bowman, 1967
)
(
Figs 5
c, 6)
Material examined.
MARYLAND:
Allegany Co
., Cresatown, small stream behind high school, AN,
5 January 1980
, 20Ƥ; Cumberland Blue Spring, DJF,
10 March 1989
, 13Ƥ; Pinto Mine, deep pool of water in mine shaft, DJF, D. Grove,
29 July 1987
13; Potomac Blue Hole Spring, DJF,
9 June 1988
, 53; Red Hill spring, DJF
26 May 1988
, 232Ƥ; small spring, Dan’s Mountain, DJF, ET, no date, 237Ƥ; small spring feeding Murley Branch, DJF,
13 February 1988
, 4Ƥ; two springs near Pinto Mine, DJF,
1 April 1988
, 5Ƥ;
Garrett Co.
: spring near Junction of Westernport & Russell roads, AN,
16 August 1981
, 52Ƥ; Bear Creek springs, DJF,
14 July 1989
, 133Ƥ; Little Bear Creek springs, DJF,
12 July 1989
, 9Ƥ; small spring fed pool in sandstone shelter, DJF,
5 March 1988
, 131Ƥ; spring on north side of Salt Block Run, DJF,
15 February 1988
, 19Ƥ; spring, unnamed tributary of Lower Savage River, DJF,
17 June 1991
, 23, 2Ƥ; The Glades Spring, DJF,
22 May 1992
, 6Ƥ; Vansicles Rock Spring, DJF
27 May 1992
, 131Ƥ; Wolf Swamp spring, DJF.,
10 June 1991
, 10Ƥ;
Montgomery Co.:
spring at end of Susan Lane feeding Ruck Creek J. Hill, J. Royte,
13 April 1990
, 82Ƥ; spring in Glen Echo Heights Quarry, DJF,
9 March 1996
, 13;
Washington Co.:
Big Spring, DJF,
23 July 1988
, 7Ƥ; Canal Culvert Spring, DJF,
14 April 1993
, 3Ƥ; Cedar Grove Spring #1, DJF,
14 April 1993
, 4Ƥ; Flatworm Spring, DJF
19 April 1993
, 5Ƥ; Indian Spring, DJF,
19 March 1989
, 15Ƥ; Karst Window Spring, DJF
20 April 1993
, 3Ƥ; Keedysville Spring, DJF,
23 July 1988
, 20Ƥ; Lime Mill Spring, DJF,
29 April 1992
, 23, 2Ƥ; Roundtop Hollow Spring, DJF, R. Bartgis,
11 June 1993
, DJF, R. Bartgis, 1Ƥ; Roundtop Siding springs, DJF, no date,
4Ƥ.
Range.
This species is an inhabitant of springs and has been recorded from northern Virginia, the District of
Columbia
, Maryland and Pennsylvania (
Bowman 1967
). It is sympatric with
C. alleghenyensis
in western Maryland, but no cases of co-occurrence have yet been recorded.
As
noted by
Lewis (2009)
, some populations (e.g., Glen Echo Springs) are stygomorphic.