An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data
Based on published literature, at least eighty species of stygobiontic invertebrates are confirmed in Poland. The highest number of these species is found in interstitial waters and wells, while a lower number was discovered in caves and springs. Hydrachnidia is represented by 45 species living main...
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description | Based on published literature, at least eighty species of stygobiontic invertebrates are confirmed in Poland. The highest number of these species is found in interstitial waters and wells, while a lower number was discovered in caves and springs. Hydrachnidia is represented by 45 species living mainly in interstitial waters, Crustacea by 24, Annelida by eleven species, while Turbellaria and Gastropoda are each represented by one species. As many as 14 endemic species were described from Poland but the taxonomical status of some of them is unclear. The highest number of stygobionts was stated in southern part of Poland, an area onto which most of the studies were focused on. |
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spelling | doaj.art-af53f9005f514fb4990446d9b3494d192023-09-03T03:38:01ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1768-14481314-26152017-08-012311810.3897/subtbiol.23.1187711877An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published dataElzbieta Dumnicka0Joanna Galas1Polish Academy of SciencesPolish Academy of SciencesBased on published literature, at least eighty species of stygobiontic invertebrates are confirmed in Poland. The highest number of these species is found in interstitial waters and wells, while a lower number was discovered in caves and springs. Hydrachnidia is represented by 45 species living mainly in interstitial waters, Crustacea by 24, Annelida by eleven species, while Turbellaria and Gastropoda are each represented by one species. As many as 14 endemic species were described from Poland but the taxonomical status of some of them is unclear. The highest number of stygobionts was stated in southern part of Poland, an area onto which most of the studies were focused on.https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11877 |
spellingShingle | Elzbieta Dumnicka Joanna Galas An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data Subterranean Biology |
title | An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data |
title_full | An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data |
title_fullStr | An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data |
title_full_unstemmed | An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data |
title_short | An overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of Poland based on published data |
title_sort | overview of stygobiontic invertebrates of poland based on published data |
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