Light from dark: A relictual troglobite reveals a broader ancestral distribution for kimulid harvestmen (Opiliones: Laniatores: Kimulidae) in South America. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 A new troglobitic harvestman, Relictopiolus galadriel gen. nov et sp. nov., is described from Olhos d'Água cave, Itacarambi, Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
Abel Pérez-González +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of a cave dwelling Desmopachria (Insecta: Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from the Eastern Amazon [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Coleoptera presents most of the cave fauna biodiversity, with several troglobite species belonging to the aquatic family Dytiscidae. However, very little is known on both genetic and genomic diversity traits of Neotropical cave beetles.
Santelmo Vasconcelos +6 more
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The millipede Typhloglomeris caucasica Golovatch, 1975 found epigeically (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridellidae) [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2013 The millipede Typhloglomeris caucasica Golovatch, hitherto considered as a troglobite confined to several caves near Sochi, western Caucasus, Russia, is recorded epigeically in the same region, and is therefore a troglophile.
Sergei Golovatch, Yuri Chumachenko
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Occurrence of the millipede genus Tonkinosoma Jeekel, 1953 in China, with the description of the first presumed troglobitic species of this genus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The genus Tonkinosoma Jeekel, 1953 has hitherto been known to contain only two species, both from northern Vietnam. T. flexipes Jeekel, 1953, the type species of the genus, is recorded from Guangxi, southern China, for the first time. T. tiani sp.
Weixin Liu, Sergei Golovatch
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Evolution of endoglucanase genes in subterranean and surface isopod crustaceans from Central Western Australia. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Little is known about the existence and expression of cellulase genes in species from cave environments where carbohydrates are sparse. The current research identified several cellulase genes with endogenous origins from subterranean isopods of Central Western Australia.
Javidkar M +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Glomeridesmus spelaeus (Diplopoda, Glomeridesmida), a troglobitic species from iron-ore caves in Eastern Amazon [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 We report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Glomeridesmus spelaeus, the first sequenced genome of the order Gomeridesmida. The genome is 14,825 pb in length and encodes 37 mitochondrial (13 PCGs, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA) genes and contains a ...
Gisele Lopes Nunes +6 more
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Swimming behavior and hydrodynamics of the Chinese cavefish Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous and a possible role of its head horn structure [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 The blind troglobite cavefish Sinocyclocheilus rhinocerous lives in oligotrophic, phreatic subterranean waters and possesses a unique cranial morphology including a pronounced supra-occipital horn.
Fakai Lei +5 more
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Molecular Insights Into the Sensory Adaption of the Cave-Dwelling Leech Sinospelaeobdella wulingensis to the Karst Cave Environment. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe conducted a transcriptome analysis on the cave‐dwelling land leech Sinospelaeobdella wulingensis. Piezos, TRPs, and iGluRs may have roles in mechanosensory and chemosensory systems of this leech. Similar gene expression profiles in winter and summer samples imply a stable physiological status of S.
Wen X +8 more
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Head Horn Enhances Hydrodynamic Perception in Eyeless Cavefish. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Blind Chinese cavefish have evolved a unique head horn structure, which is a convergent feature in the eyesight‐reduced cavefish species. In this work, the structure‐function relationships of this specific head horn structure are systemically investigated, adequately revealing that it can enhance hydrodynamic perception and facilitate underwater ...
Ma Z +10 more
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A remarkably modified species of the tribe Platynini (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from a limestone cave in Jiangxi Province, eastern China [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2014 Morimotoidius zhushandong sp. n. is described and illustrated from a limestone cave called Zhushan Dong II in Wanzhai Xian (=County) of western Jiangxi Province, eastern China. This species is the most modified species within the tribe Platynini in China
Pang Jianmei, Mingyi Tian
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