Spelaeorchestia Explained

Spelaeorchestia koloana, the Kauaʻi cave amphipod or Hawaiian: {{okina in Hawaiian, is a cave-dwelling crustacean only found on the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi. It is eyeless and measures 7mm10mm long.[1] It is only known from 10 populations,[2] and eats decaying plant matter and other decomposing material.

The Kauaʻi cave amphipod is endemic to the caves on Kauaʻi, Hawaii. Its main predator is the Kauaʻi cave wolf spider Adelocosa anops, another endemic of the Kauaʻi cave. It is listed as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, and on the IUCN Red List.

Notes and References

  1. United States Fish and Wildlife Service . United States Fish and Wildlife Service . 50 CFR Part 17. RIN 1018–AH01. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Kauai Cave Wolf Spider and Kauai Cave Amphipod . . 68 . 68 . April 9, 2003 . 17430–17470 .
  2. Web site: Kaua'i Cave Arthropods: Adelocosa anops (Kaua'i Cave Wolf Spider), Spelaeorchestia koloana (Kaua'i Cave Amphipod) . Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy . October 1, 2005 . December 7, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070317000559/http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/NAAT%20final%20CWCS/Chapters/Terrestrial%20Fact%20Sheets/Inverts/Kauai%20Cave%20arthropods%20NAAT%20final%20!.pdf . March 17, 2007 .

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