Domitius lusitanicus (Araneae, Nesticidae) - an umbrella species for the conservation of troglobionts in the Estremenho Karst Massif, Portugal [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalDomitius lusitanicus (Fage, 1931) is a troglobiont spider, endemic from caves in the largest karst massif in Portugal, the Estremenho. It was the first described cave-adapted species from Portugal, but the male of the species was only described in 1988 ...
Tomás Alves, Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira
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First continental troglobiont Cylindroiulus millipede (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The new species of millipede Cylindroiulus villumi is described from a cave in the Estremenho karst massif in central Portugal. It is the first cave-adapted species of its genus with a strict subterranean life-style in continental Europe, and is the ...
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
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Species conservation profiles of cave-adapted terrestrial isopods from Portugal [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) are the most diverse group of troglobionts in caves of continental Portugal. They occur in all karst regions of Portugal, play a major role in decomposition of organic matter in caves and may act as umbrella species for ...
Ana Sofia Reboleira +2 more
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Conservation profile of the largest Palearctic silverfish and Europe's largest cave-adapted terrestrial insect: Squamatinia algharbica (Zygentoma, Nicoletiidae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalSquamatinia algharbica Mendes & Reboleira, 2012 is an iconic gigantic troglobiont silverfish, which was recently listed endangered in the Portuguese Red List of Invertebrates.
Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira +3 more
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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda) [PDF]
Cladistics, Volume 42, Issue 2, Page 159-171, April 2026.Abstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan +4 more
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Second Palearctic Record of the Genus Stereoglyphus Berlese (Acari: Acaridae) with Morpho-Molecular Description of a New Species from Zagros Mountains, Iran [PDF]
InsectsIn this study, the astigmatid mite genus Troglocoptes Fain, 1966 is proposed as a junior synonym of Stereoglyphus Berlese, 1923. As a part of the project concerning identification of cave-dwelling mites in the Zagros Mountains, all ontogenetic instars of
Mojgan Sadat-Shojaei +4 more
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Microclimatic Influences on the Abundance of Three Non-Troglobiont Species
DiversitySubterranean environments are often characterized by a natural gradient of microclimatic conditions and trophic resources, showing a higher trophic availability and a lower microclimatic stability in the shallowest area (close to the cave entrance ...
Luca Coppari +2 more
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Taxonomic status and behavioural documentation of the troglobiont Lithobiusmatulici (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) from the Dinaric Alps: Are there semiaquatic centipedes in caves? [PDF]
Zookeys, 2019 Lithobiusmatulici Verhoeff, 1899 is redescribed based on type material and newly collected specimens. Strandiolusjugoslavicus Hoffer, 1937, described from another cave in the same region in Bosnia and Hercegovina, is presented as a junior subjective synonym of L.matulici (syn. nov.).
Dányi L, Balázs G, Tuf IH.
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Heat tolerance and acclimation capacity in subterranean arthropods living under common and stable thermal conditions [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Cave‐dwelling ectotherms, which have evolved for millions of years under stable thermal conditions, could be expected to have adjusted their physiological limits to the narrow range of temperatures they experience and to be highly vulnerable to global ...
Susana Pallarés +5 more
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Volcanic caves: priorities for conserving the Azorean endemic troglobiont species
International Journal of Speleology, 2013 Dynamics and drivers of ventilation in caves are of growing interest for different f ields of science. Accumulated CO2 in caves can be exchanged with the atmosphere, modifying the internal CO2 content, affecting stalagmite growth rates, deteriorating ...
Sánchez-Cañete Enrique P. +3 more
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