Cuticular Structures in Micropterous Crickets (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Petaloptilini, Gryllomorphini) [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Orthoptera is a very diverse group that has colonized practically all terrestrial ecosystems on the planet. They have adapted to live in the endogenous environment as well as in caves so that some species exhibit troglomorphic characteristics. This group
Pablo Barranco, José Luis Molina-Pardo
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Phylogeographic and genetic insights into Sinonychia martensi: an endemic cave-dwelling harvestman in Beijing [PDF]
BMC Ecology and EvolutionCaves are one of the most exciting environments on earth, often considered an evolutionary laboratory due to the suite of convergent adaptive traits (troglomorphisms) of organisms inhabiting them.
Ruoyi Xiao +5 more
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A new troglobitic species of Allochthonius (subgenus Urochthonius) (Pseudoscorpiones, Pseudotyrannochthoniidae) from Japan [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2021 Allochthonius (Urochthonius) yoshizawai sp. nov., found in Hiura-do Cave, a limestone cave located in the municipality of Kumakogen, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, is described.
Ana Clara Moreira Viana +1 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2010 A new catfish species belonging to genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Trichomycteridae) is described. Trichomycterus sketi n. sp. was collected in Cueva del Indio located in the upper río Opón basin, Magdalena river system, in the Andean Cordillera ...
César A. Castellanos-Morales
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First blind daddy long-legs spiders from Australia and Réunion (Araneae, Pholcidae) [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2023 Daddy long-legs spiders are common inhabitants of tropical and subtropical caves around the globe. Numerous species have evolved troglomorphisms, including the loss of body pigments and eyes.
Bernhard A. Huber +3 more
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A new obligate groundwater species of Asellus (Isopoda, Asellidae) from Iran [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2022 With only 43 described stygobionts and only two isopod species the obligate groundwater fauna of Iran, a vast country with over 10% of limestone surface, is inadequately known. Here, we report the discovery of Asellus ismailsezarii sp. nov.
Mohammad Javad Malek-Hosseini +6 more
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Worldwide distribution of cave-dwelling Chelodesmidae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)
International Journal of Speleology, 2022 Chelodesmidae is one of the most species rich families within the Myriapoda. However, little is known regarding their association with caves. We provide a list of all Chelodesmidae taxa reported from caves, map their worldwide distribution, and discuss ...
Rodrigo Bouzan +5 more
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Troglomorphism in the brittle star Ophionereis commutabilis Bribiesca-Contreras et al., 2019 (Echinodermata, Ophiuroidea, Ophionereididae) [PDF]
Subterranean Biology, 2020 Due to their peculiar and sometimes bizarre morphology, cave fauna (across invertebrates and vertebrates from both aquatic and terrestrial cave habitats) have fascinated researchers throughout history.
Francisco Márquez-Borrás +2 more
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Considerable gene flow in troglomorphic cockroach species across a vast subterranean landscape
Journal of Biogeography, Volume 50, Issue 11, Page 1967-1980, November 2023., 2023 Abstract Aim There has been growing interest in non‐cave subterranean habitats and their influence on the evolution of troglomorphic (i.e. ‘subterranean adapted’) species. Studies on the diversification of aquatic subterranean organisms in these habitats generally support the ‘subterranean island’ hypothesis, whereby isolated subterranean refuges lead ...
Kyle M. Ewart +5 more
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Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 20, Page 5626-5644, October 2023., 2023 Abstract The Astyanax mexicanus complex includes two different morphs, a surface‐ and a cave‐adapted ecotype, found at three mountain ranges in Northeastern Mexico: Sierra de El Abra, Sierra de Guatemala and Sierra de la Colmena (Micos). Since their discovery, multiple studies have attempted to characterize the timing and the number of events that gave
Marco Garduño‐Sánchez +10 more
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