ArthropodaFive new species of Schizomida are described from the Ecuadorian Andes and the Amazonian ecoregion in three different genera: in Colombiazomus, Colombiazomus karsticus n. sp. (female); in Hansenochrus, Hansenochrus maicun. sp.
Nadine Dupérré
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The first troglophilic terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from Iran with a description of a new species [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2016 The present study reports on the first troglophilic terrestrial isopod from Iran. Protracheoniscus faramarzi n. sp. was found in Shafagh Cave, southern Iran. The new species is described and its diagnostic characters are figured.
Ghasem Mohammadi Kashani +2 more
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of three troglophile cave spiders (Mesabolivar, pholcidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of three Mesabolivar specimens found in the interior of N4E_0023 cave from Serra Norte (Carajás), Parauapebas (Brazil).
Renato Renison Moreira Oliveira +5 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of a troglophile Cydnidae (Hemiptera) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 The complete mitochondrial genome of a specimen of Cydnidae was shotgun sequenced and each partition was characterized. This genome, with 15,289 bp in length, has all of the 37 genes commonly found in metazoan mitochondrial genomes: two for ribosomal ...
Mariana Costa Dias +6 more
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Life history characteristics of a cave isopod (Mesoniscus graniger Friv.) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 The special environmental conditions of caves provide habitat for several endemic and relict species, among them terrestrial isopods. The Baradla Cave system (north-eastern Hungary) hosts Mesoniscus graniger (Frivaldszky, 1865) (Oniscidea, Microcheta ...
Dávid Derbák +2 more
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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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Ecology and life history of Meta bourneti (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 The orb-weaver spider Meta bourneti Simon 1922 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) is one of the most common cave predators occurring in the Mediterranean basin. Although the congeneric M.
Enrico Lunghi
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Laemostenus (Sphodroides) tiouirii, a new troglophile beetle from Tunisia (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Historia Naturalis Bulgarica, 2012 A new brachypterous, troglophile ground-beetle, Laemostenus (Sphodroides) tiouirii sp. n. (type locality: Ne Tunisia, Jebel Serj Mt., cave of Mine) is described and illustrated.
Borislav Guéorguiev
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Diversity, 2019 Caves are excellent model systems to study the effects of abiotic factors on species distributions due to their selective conditions. Different ecological factors have been shown to affect species distribution depending on the scale of analysis, whether ...
Merav Seifan, , Efrat Gavish-Regev
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An annotated chromosome-level genome of a troglophilic spider (Pimoa clavata). [PDF]
Sci DataClimatic upheavals throughout Earth's history have driven species to subterranean refugia, where stable microclimates buffer environmental extremes. The spider family Pimoidae, relict lineages sensitive to thermal fluctuations, exemplifies this climate-driven habitat transition.
Zhang Y, Zhang X, Jiang T, Lin Y, Li S.
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