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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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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A new anchialine Stephos Scott from the Yucatan Peninsula with notes on the biogeography and diversity of the genus (Copepoda, Calanoida, Stephidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2017 Surveys of the anchialine crustacean fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula (YP), Mexico, have revealed the occurrence of calanoid copepods. The genus Stephos Scott, 1892, belonging to the family Stephidae is among the most frequent and widely distributed groups
Eduardo Suárez-Morales +3 more
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Amphipods in Mediterranean Marine and Anchialine Caves: New Data and Overview of Existing Knowledge
Diversity, 2023 Marine and anchialine caves host specialized faunal communities with a variable degree of endemism and functional specialization. However, biodiversity assessments on this habitat are scarce, particularly in relation to small-sized cryptic fauna (such as
Carlos Navarro-Barranco +7 more
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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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Ostracoda (Myodocopa) from Anchialine Caves and Ocean Blue Holes [PDF]
Zootaxa, 2007 Eleven stygobitic myodocopid ostracodes (two new–Danielopolina palmeri and Spelaeoecia hox) in the Order Halocyprida are reported from anchialine waters in 11 inland blue holes in Bahamas. One stygobitic halocyprid ostracode is reported from two localities in Bermuda, and one from a cave in Mexico.
Kornicker, Louis S. +2 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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Biodiversity, complete inventory, taxonomy and keys to the species of Mysidae (Crustacea, Mysida) from marine caves of the Caribbean with revision of three genera and description of three new species [PDF]
ZooKeysCollections of Mysidae taken in marine caves during the PACOTILLES-2 cruise to the Lesser Antilles, together with additional sampling in the Caribbean and inspection of museum collections and literature data yielded five stygobiont, 13 troglophile ...
Karl J. Wittmann, Pierre Chevaldonné
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Theosbaena loko sp. n. a new stygobiotic microshrimp (Thermosbaenacea: Halosbaenidae) from southern Thailand [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2020 Thermosbaenaceans (Thermosbaenacea: Halosbaenidae) are crustaceans, widespread, and occur in various habitats, including oligohaline or anchialine caves, freshwater, thermal springs, or cold waters.
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Water Resources ResearchRadon (222Rn) is a widely used tracer in groundwater and surface water studies. In some applications of radon, samples need to be collected from deep submerged areas or discharge points such as caves or springs, locations typically accessed by scuba ...
M. Bayani Cardenas +4 more
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