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"If water is life, then groundwater is its lifeblood."
A forum paper on collaborative global eDNA study in groundwater ecosystems!
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A new copepod species, the second endemic Elaphoidella for Vietnam, is described: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#endemicspecies #newspecies #stygobionts #biodiversity
An investigation of nucleolar organizer regions and C-heterochromatin in Turkish populations of the subterranean rodent Ellobius lutescens: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#cytogenetics #subterranean #rodents
A new cave-dwelling species of the genus πππππππβπ¦π π is described from southwest China.
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#NewSpecies!
New atyid shrimp from #vietnam just swam by:
Caridina xuanlien
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#ZooKeys #CaridinaXuanlien
#FAIRdata
#science #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #conservation #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps
Gene expressions related to sensory communication in blind mole-rats may play a role in seismic vibration detection, this study suggests.
#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats
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The only known extinct species of the beetle subfamily Catopocerinae (Leiodidae), Archaeocerus uenoi Perreau, 2019, is redescribed. Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#extinction #fossils #taxonomy βͺ@dhaelewa.bsky.social @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social @michieldegroot.bsky.social
We made a few terabytes of images, which were reconstructed to create 3D images over the past couple of years by Michel back in Paris, resulting in this paper!
Doesn't it still look like he has the ~99 million year old wind blowing through his antennae?
Back in 2022, @dhaelewa.bsky.social, Iva NjunjiΔ (@taxonexpeditions.bsky.social), Warre van Caenegem and I went to the Synchrotron in Grenoble to image very small fossil beetles in very small pieces of amber. The resulting paper is now out! (With more to come)
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Comparison image showing photos of a female (left) and male (right) tarantula viewed from above on a white background.
π· Two new tarantula species are described from the forest grounds of the Libmanan Caves Natural Park in the Philippines. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#caves #spiders #tarantulas
Composite image showing a schematic and photographs of soil sampling installations.
"Our study showed that standard subterranean sampling devices do indeed capture individuals of invertebrate species present in the depth range of 40 to 90 cm in the scree layer."
π Study: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
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Mixtacandona thessalica is a new non-marine ostracod species collected in a sulfidic cave in central Greece. Learn all about it in this research article: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#subterranean #ostracods #taxonomy @quaternaryostracod.bsky.social
An obituary piece for cave biologist Daniel Wu Fong, who passed away on April 25, 2025.
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A reddish-brown centipede with a glossy body and long antennae, photographed on a rough, pale rock surface.
For the first time, the centipede Lithobius peregrinus is confirmed to occur in Romania. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#biodiversity #centipedes #subterranean
Further awareness of white-nose disease is needed in Europe and Asia, where specific guidelines for limiting the spread of the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans are still to be developed, this study found.
#bats #conservation #pathogens
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We got our new Scopus CiteScore - another year with an increase in our academic impact!
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A map of the Apulia region in southern Italy showing six distinct hydrogeological units, each represented by a different color. The units are labeled as follows: Brindisi Plain (light green), Gargano (blue), Ionian Arch of Taranto (pale green), Murgia (turquoise), Salento (mint green), and Tavoliere (dark teal). A small inset map of Italy in the upper right corner highlights the location of Apulia in black. A compass rose and a scale bar indicating 100 km are located in the bottom left corner. The map includes latitude and longitude lines for geographic reference.
The first complete data collection on Apulian subterranean fauna organised according to modern standards of data sharing: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#biodiversity #subterranean #fauna
The cave brittle star Amphicutis stygobita is a small microphagous deposit-feeding brittle star that survived and grew in captivity by consuming detritus rich in microorganisms and a sticky biofilm containing extracellular polymeric substances. More about this species at doi.org/10.3897/subt...
02.06.2025 11:11 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A collage of five images labeled AβE. Image A: A close-up view of a pale whip spider on a rocky cave surface. Image B: A detailed close-up of a whip spider. Image C: A darker-colored whip spider resting on a stone wall in a more exposed environment. Image D: Interior of a rocky cave showing stalactites, dark shadows, and uneven rock formations. Image E: A lush, green mountainous landscape with steep slopes and visible rock layers, likely representing the external environment above the cave system.
An updated list of cave-associated wolf spider species in Colombia, with the description of one new species: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#caves #biodiversity #subterranean
Close-up photo of a small, pale brittle star on a sandy and organic substrate. The brittle star has a pentagonal central disc with five long, slender, and spiny arms extending outward in a star-like pattern. The body and arms are semi-translucent and lightly colored, contrasting against the brown, grainy background.
Bernier Cave in The Bahamas contains a rare and possibly unique niche that has allowed for the evolution and survival of the endemic brittle star Amphicutis stygobita, this study found: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
30.05.2025 10:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A composite of five close-up images (labeled A to E) showing ventral and dorsal views of a small isopod.
Found in an underground gallery created some 2,000 years ago, this is Baeticoniscus carmonaensis, a new isopod species. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#crustaceans #isopods #taxonomy #invert
Lifting barriers to knowledge, our content is now available on @biodivlibrary.bsky.social, the worldβs largest open-access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
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Researchers define the Odorrana lipuensis group of karst-dwelling frogs and describe a new species, Odorrana calciphila, from Guangdong, China, based on molecular and morphological analyses.
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A new species of horsehair worm, which parasitises Tachycines species, has been discovered from the karstic caves in the Wuling Mountains, China.
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#NewSpecies!
New pseudoscorpion from #china just pinched us:
Tyrannochthonius rudongyanensis
Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/D2880C01-...
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
#SubterraneanBiology #TyrannochthoniusRudongyanensis
#FAIRdata
#biodiversity #conservation#arachnids #pseudoscorpions