Kingdom Animalia Genus Fissilicreagris Higher classification Fissilicreagris Order Pseudoscorpion | Family Neobisiidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
Scientific name Fissilicreagris imperialis Similar Pseudoscorpion, Tartarocreagris texana, Dolloff cave spider, Neobisiidae, Great raft spider | ||
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.
It is possible that due to a firework incident in late January 2013, that this species is extinct. However, it has not been confirmed.
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