Caecidotea franziEndangered (MD)  -  S1 (Highly state rare)  -  Western MD only    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Malacostraca   >   Order Isopoda   >   Family Asellidae   >   Genus Caecidotea   

Status:

Found in western Maryland and nearby West Virginia, with apparently distinct populations in Centre Co., Pennsylvania and Harlan Co., Kentucky (Lewis, 2010). This species inhabits subterranean waters (Lewis, 2011).

There are 6 records in the project database.

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