Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)

Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one...

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Main Authors: Alberto Sendra, Alba Sánchez-García, Hannelore Hoch, Alberto Jiménez-Valverde, Jesús Selfa, Soumia Moutaouakil, Gerhard Du Preez, Ian Millar, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2023-09-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
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Online Access:http://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2287