Fissilicreagris imperialis
| Fissilicreagris imperialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Pseudoscorpionida |
| Family: | Neobisiidae |
| Genus: | Fissilicreagris |
| Species: | F. imperialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Fissilicreagris imperialis (Muchmore, 1969) | |
The Empire Cave Pseudoscorpion (Fissilicreagris imperialis) is a species of arachnid in family Neobisiidae. Fissilicreagris imperialis is endemic to Empire, Dolloff, and IXL caves in Cave Gulch, Santa Cruz County, California. It may occur in one or more of the other caves in Cave Gulch, but it is certainly restricted to this small, isolated karst area. Its habitat is threatened by groups of students who come to the cave to drink and party, and possibly by the clean-up efforts that follow.[1]
It is possible that due to a firework incident in late January 2013, that this species is extinct. However, it has not been confirmed.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Fissilicreagris imperialis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.
References
- ↑ The Journal of Arachnology (1995) 23:171–176 - "GENERIC PLACEMENT OF THE EMPIRE CAVE PSEUDOSCORPION, MICROCREAGRIS IMPERIALIS (NEOBISIIDAE), A POTENTIALLY ENDANGERED ARACHNID" http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v23_n3/JoA_v23_p171.pdf
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