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Sur Une Nouvelle Espèce Cavernicole Du Genre Cyathura (Isopoda, Anthuridae), (Résultats Zoologiques De La Mission Spéléologique Britannique En Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée, 1975, 7), Stoitze Andreev
International Journal of Speleology
The present paper deals with the description of a new species of the genus Cyathura - C. beroni n.sp. - discovered in the caves in Papua New Guinea.
Lamtobathynella Pentodonta N.G., N.Sp., Leptobathynellidé Nouveau D'Afrique (Côte D'Lvoire) (Malacostraca, Bathynellacea), Eugène Serban, Nicole Coineau
Lamtobathynella Pentodonta N.G., N.Sp., Leptobathynellidé Nouveau D'Afrique (Côte D'Lvoire) (Malacostraca, Bathynellacea), Eugène Serban, Nicole Coineau
International Journal of Speleology
Lamtobathynella pentodonta n.g., n.sp. is described. We consider then its relations with the genus Leptobathynella and Parvulobathynella. Some observations about the most characteristic features of The VIIIth male pereiopods are made. This study ends with a discussion concerning the differences between Lamtobathynella pentodonta n.g., n.sp. and Acanthobathynella knoepffleri Coineau.
Observations On The Biology Of Cave Planarians Of The United States, Jerry H. Carpenter
Observations On The Biology Of Cave Planarians Of The United States, Jerry H. Carpenter
International Journal of Speleology
Observations are made on the biology of several species of cave planarians (mostly of the family Kenkiidae) collected alive from over 50 caves in 14 states. Most of these species were maintained in laboratory cultures at 12°C±3°C. Food eaten was extremely variable. Functions of the anterior adhesive organ included food capture, locomotion, defence against predators, and probably chemoreception, mechanoreception, and as a holdfast in strong currents. Predators probably consist of fishes, crayfishes, and salamanders. Sporozoan and ciliated parasites were found occasionally. Cocoons were found in winter, spring, and summer; they hatched in about 3 months and contained 2 to 17 …
A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Invertebrate Cave Faunas Of Venezuela: Invertebrate Faunas Of Tropical American Caves, Part 4, Stewart B. Peck
A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Invertebrate Cave Faunas Of Venezuela: Invertebrate Faunas Of Tropical American Caves, Part 4, Stewart B. Peck
International Journal of Speleology
The invertebrate faunas of four caves in northern Venezuela were studied. Three were dry and one was a wet cave; but guano provided the base of the food chain in all four caves. The faunas in each were strikingly different. Of 24 non-accidental species of arthropods, all were judged to be troglophiles. All were scavengers except for 5 predators, one ectoparasite, and one parasitoid.
Effets Des Informations Chimiques Provenant D'Un Milieu Habité Par Des Congénères Sur I'Orientation Topographique Du Poisson Cavernicole Phreatichthys Andruzzii Vinciguerra (Pisces, Cyprinidae), R. Berti, G. Thinès, B. Lefèvre
Effets Des Informations Chimiques Provenant D'Un Milieu Habité Par Des Congénères Sur I'Orientation Topographique Du Poisson Cavernicole Phreatichthys Andruzzii Vinciguerra (Pisces, Cyprinidae), R. Berti, G. Thinès, B. Lefèvre
International Journal of Speleology
Two series of experiments were performed on the oriented locomotor responses of 27 specimens of the blind cave fish Phreatichthys andruzzii from Somalia using a three-compartment choice apparatus. The oriented responses were observed individually from the central compartment towards either of the extreme ones. In one of them, 500 ml water were introduced from either the tank in which the test fish had previously resided with conspecifics (1st series, 46 experiments) or from another tank occupied by unknown conspecifics, the other compartment receiving an equivalent volume of pure water. The two series were performed in random blocks of 6 experiments, …
Variation Among Populations Of The Troglobitic Amphipod Crustacean Crangonyx Antennatus Packard (Crangonyctidae) Living In Different Habitats Ii. Population Distribution, Gary W. Dickson
International Journal of Speleology
Population densities and factors affecting the distribution of the troglobitic (i.e., obligatory cavernicole) amphipod Crangonyx antennatus were examined in two distinct aquatic habitats. Observations were made seasonally for one year in six Lee Co., Virginia (U.S.A.) caves, three with mud-bottom pools and three with gravel-bottom streams. Pool habitats were found to contain greater C. antennatus densities than stream habitats, while the highest seasonal densities were recorded in August. Availability of food is considered to be the major factor allowing these increased population densities. The population distribution of C. antennatus was not found to be related to current velocity, water depth, …
Three Groundwater Candoninae (Ostracoda) From Romania, Dan L. Danielopol
Three Groundwater Candoninae (Ostracoda) From Romania, Dan L. Danielopol
International Journal of Speleology
Description of Mixtcandona botosaneanu, Mixtacandona loffleri and Phreatocandona motasi, are presented. The first two species belong to the group laisi-chappuisi and have been found in porous and karstic aquifers in Southwest Romania in or near the Lower Danube Valley. Phreatocandona motasi occurs in a porous aquifer in the Olt Valley, at Jiblea, near Calimanesti. Biogeographical information on the present distribution of the Mixtacandona of the group laisi-chappuisi and on the subterranean Candoninae from the Lower Danube Valley in Romania is given.
Absolute Population Censuses Of Cave-Dwelling Crickets: Congruence Between Mark-Recapture And Plot Density Estimates, Gianmaria Carchini, Mauro Rampini, Valerio Sbordoni
Absolute Population Censuses Of Cave-Dwelling Crickets: Congruence Between Mark-Recapture And Plot Density Estimates, Gianmaria Carchini, Mauro Rampini, Valerio Sbordoni
International Journal of Speleology
The absolute size, N, of a Dolichopoda geniculata population was estimated both by the Lincoln-Petersen index and the total count on sample plot methods in a natural cave in Central Italy. 19 pairs of estimates, obtained over 2 years, exhibit a seasonal pattern and a mean value of N ≈ 430. Differences between estimates obtained with the 2 methods are not significant (P > 0.8). These results, and data from the literature enable most of the major factors influencing the two types of estimates to be identified. Respective cases where methods may be preferably applied are suggested.
Paramexiweckelia, A New Genus Of Subterranean Amphipod Crustacean (Hadziidae) From Northern Mexico, John R. Holsinger
Paramexiweckelia, A New Genus Of Subterranean Amphipod Crustacean (Hadziidae) From Northern Mexico, John R. Holsinger
International Journal of Speleology
Paramexiweckelia, new genus, is described from a groundwater outlet in Cohauila, Mexico. The type-species, by monotypy, is Mexiweckelia particeps Holsinger. Based on the number of its plesiomorphic (ancestral) characters, this genus is the most primitive member of the family Hadziidae from the North American mainland.
Stenasellus Chapmani N. Sp. Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines De Bornéo (Sarawak), Guy Magniez
Stenasellus Chapmani N. Sp. Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines De Bornéo (Sarawak), Guy Magniez
International Journal of Speleology
The females of a new species of Stenasellidae have been discovered in Snake Cave (= Gua Siput), in Sarawak, 4th Division, Malaysia (Gunong Mulu National Park, Borneo Island), by Mr. Philip Chapman, of Bristol, U.K., during an expedition of the Royal Geographical Society. The females of another larger species were known previously from several Cambodian caves. This suggests the existence of a general distribution of this family in the underground waters of the Peninsula and of the large Islands of the Indochinese Platform. Nevertheless, we must wait for the discovery of the males of these species to study their relationships, …