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NEW STYGOBIONT SNAIL FROM GROUNDWATER OF MOROCCO (GASTROPODA: MOITESSIERIIDAE)

Ecologica Montenegrina, 2017
“Iglica” soussensis n. sp., a new stygobiont snail species was described from the groundwater of one well of the Souss plain in the south of the High Atlas, Morocco.
Mohamed Ghamizi, Mokhtar Boulal
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Caridina zhaoi sp. nov., a new stygobiont atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from a limestone cave in Guizhou Province, China [PDF]

Zoosystematics and Evolution
A new stygobiont species of freshwater shrimp, Caridina zhaoi sp. nov., from a karst cave in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, southwestern China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically distinct from its epigean congeners by a suite of
Xuankong Jiang, Jiajun Zhou, Huiming Chen   +2 more
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Rediscovery and phylogenetic analysis of the Shelta Cave Crayfish (Orconectes sheltae Cooper & Cooper, 1997), a decapod (Decapoda, Cambaridae) endemic to Shelta Cave in northern Alabama, USA [PDF]

Subterranean Biology, 2022
The Shelta Cave Crayfish (Orconectes sheltae) is a small, cave-obligate member of the genus Orconectes (family Cambaridae) endemic to a single cave system—Shelta Cave—in northwest Huntsville, Madison Co., Alabama, USA.
Katherine E. Dooley, K. Denise Kendall Niemiller, Nathaniel Sturm, Matthew L. Niemiller   +3 more
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Found after 60 years: the hows and whys of Sphaeromides virei montenigrina (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) rediscovery in Obodska pećina, Montenegro

Natura Sloveniae, 2015
Despite being the biggest isopod crustacean in Dinarides, little is known about the genus Sphaeromides and its taxonomical status. Sphaeromides virei montenigrina, one of the three subspecies, has been known only thanks to a female specimen found and ...
Teo Delić, Boris Sket
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Stygobiont Amphipod Crustaceans of the Hadzioid Group from Haiti [PDF]

Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde, 1985
The stygobiont gammarids of Haiti are more diversified than anywhere else in the world: not less than 13 species (all new) in 7 genera (5 new) and 4 subgenera (all new) are described of a somewhat loosely delimited group called the hadzioids/weckelioids.
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Abiotic Drivers of Groundwater Fauna Across Aquifer Types and Urban–Rural Gradients in the City of Halle (Saale), Germany

Ecohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 5, July/August 2026.
ABSTRACT Subterranean ecosystems in urban environments are exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors that compromise groundwater quality and biodiversity. Rising groundwater temperatures, oxygen depletion, hydraulic disturbance and chemical contamination are among the main pressures.
Laura Meyer, Christian Griebler, Martina Herrmann, Peter Bayer   +3 more
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Unique, Ancient Stygobiont Clade of Hydrobiidae (Truncatelloidea) in Bulgaria: the Origin of Cave Fauna

Folia Biologica, 2017
Knowledge about subterranean aquatic gastropods is still limited and species inhabiting caves are typically only known from empty shells found at the surface. Phylogenetic analyses of such fauna are extremely rare. In the present work, we analysed seven species of five genera from 13 cave localities in Bulgaria, using molecular (mitochondrial COI and ...
Osikowski, Artur, Hofman, Sebastian, Georgiev, Dilian, Jaszczyńska, Aleksandra, Falniowski, Andrzej   +4 more
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Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1582-1605, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola, David Brankovits, Tiziana Di Lorenzo, Isabel R. Amorim, Raluca Ioana Bancila, Adrià Bellvert, Enrico Bernard, Anna Blomberg, Paulo A.V. Borges, Martina Cappelletti, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Rosalina Gabriel, Diana M. P. Galassi, Laura Garzoli, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Grant C. Hose, Kathryn L. Korbel, Simone Martino, Ana Z Miller, Nataša Mori, Veronica Nanni, Giuseppe Nicolosi, Mattia Saccò, Troy S. Sakihara, Marconi Souza Silva, Anne E. Tamalavage, Maja Zagmajster, Efraín Chávez, Christian Griebler, Pedro Cardoso, Alejandro Martínez   +30 more
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The Baget Karstic System and the Interstitial Environment of Lachein, a Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity in the Pyrenees (France)

Diversity
Located in Lestelas-Balaguères massif, central northern Pyrenees, France, the Baget catchment covers 13.25 km2 and is highly karstified: so far, more than 80 caves have been recorded.
Franck Bréhier, Danielle Defaye, Arnaud Faille, Anne Bedos   +3 more
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Bat Migration Intensifies Cave Fish Richness Loss Under Climate Change in China

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Cave fish, the largest aquatic vertebrates in karst ecosystems, rely heavily on bat guano as a nutrient source. However, ongoing environmental change is degrading cave habitats and altering bat distributions. This study aims to assess how climate‐driven bat migration affects cave fish distributions in China, providing insights for ...
Xiongfeng Bai, Peng Zhang, Benjamin R. Shipley, Tao Ju, Yiran Zhang, Guohuan Su, Xianghong Dong   +6 more
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