A new species of Eupelte (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Peltidiidae) from Anchialine caves in Bermuda [PDF]
Novitates Caribaea, 2023 A new anchialine species of Eupelte (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Peltidiidae) is described from tidal pools and submerged passages in Bermuda caves. It is the sixth anchialine harpacticoid species known from Bermuda and the first anchialine member worldwide
Carlos Varela +2 more
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Life in the Underworld: Anchialine cave biology in the era of speleogenomics [PDF]
International Journal of Speleology, 2016 Anchialine caves contain haline bodies of water with underground connections to the ocean and limited exposure to open air. Despite being found on islands and peninsular coastlines around the world, the isolation of anchialine systems has facilitated the
Jorge L. Pérez-Moreno +2 more
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Anchialine biodiversity in the Turks and Caicos Islands: New discoveries and current faunal composition [PDF]
International Journal of Speleology, 2020 Lying at the southernmost point of the Lucayan Archipelago, the Turks and Caicos Islands are amongst the better studied localities for anchialine cave biodiversity.
Brett C. Gonzalez +13 more
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First record of Ophiura ljungmani (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from an anchialine cave in the Mexican Caribbean. [PDF]
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2016 One specimen of Ophiura ljungmani Lyman, 1878 was collected in an anchialine cave located in Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo. The finding represents the first record of this ophiuroid in an anchialine cave, and also the shallower record of the species in ...
Francisco Márquez-Borrás +3 more
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Asterinides sp. an endemic stygobitic seastar from an anchialine cave and its interactions among prokaryotic communities [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAnchialine caves house a vast variety of organisms that support complex ecological relationships among themselves and their environment. The following study was made in the anchialine karst cave El Aerolito, found on Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Francisco Alonso Solís-Marín +5 more
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Environmental Surveillance and Characterization of Antibiotic Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at Coastal Beaches and Rivers on the Island of Hawaiʻi [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2021 Staphylococcus aureus are human facultative pathogenic bacteria and can be found as contaminants in the environment. The aim of our study was to determine whether methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S.
Tyler J. Gerken +8 more
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Morphological convergence and adaptation in cave and pelagic scale worms (Polynoidae, Annelida) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Across Annelida, accessing the water column drives morphological and lifestyle modifications—yet in the primarily “benthic” scale worms, the ecological significance of swimming has largely been ignored.
Brett C. Gonzalez +3 more
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Exploring virus-host-environment interactions in a chemotrophic-based underground estuary [PDF]
Environmental MicrobiomeBackground Viruses play important roles in modulating microbial communities and influencing global biogeochemistry. There is now growing interest in characterising their ecological roles across diverse biomes. However, little is known about viral ecology
Timothy M. Ghaly +7 more
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Are haloclines distributional barriers in anchialine ecosystems? Physiological response of cave shrimps to salinity. [PDF]
PLoS ONEAnchialine systems are coastal groundwater habitats around the world which host a unique community of cave adapted species (stygobionts). Such communities are expected to be separated by haloclines into either fresh or saline groundwater communities ...
Efrain M Chávez Solís +7 more
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World Register of marine Cave Species (WoRCS): a new Thematic Species Database for marine and anchialine cave biodiversity [PDF]
Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2016 Scientific exploration of marine cave environments and anchialine ecosystems over recent decades has led to outstanding discoveries of novel taxa, increasing our knowledge of biodiversity.
Vasilis Gerovasileiou +14 more
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