A checklist of subterranean arthropods of Iran
Understanding subterranean biodiversity is important, yet vast regions of the world remain poorly explored. Here, we provide the first step towards cataloguing the subterranean arthropods of Iran. After review and analysis of the available literature and the examination of samples collected by us fr...
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| author | Mohammad Javad Malek-Hosseini Alireza Zamani |
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| description | Understanding subterranean biodiversity is important, yet vast regions of the world remain poorly explored. Here, we provide the first step towards cataloguing the subterranean arthropods of Iran. After review and analysis of the available literature and the examination of samples collected by us from Iranian caves, we listed 89 cavernicolous species (from 42 caves and 5 karstic springs) belonging to four arthropod subphyla: Chelicerata (1 class, 4 orders, 36 species), Crustacea (2 classes, 3 orders, 15 species), Hexapoda (2 classes, 5 orders, 34 species) and Myriapoda (2 classes, 3 orders, 4 species). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daaa59f9df2e48c0a0875675454f2d522023-09-02T23:40:36ZengPensoft PublishersSubterranean Biology1768-14481314-26152017-01-0121194610.3897/subtbiol.21.1057310573A checklist of subterranean arthropods of IranMohammad Javad Malek-Hosseini0Alireza Zamani1Biological Institute ZRC SAZUUniversity of TehranUnderstanding subterranean biodiversity is important, yet vast regions of the world remain poorly explored. Here, we provide the first step towards cataloguing the subterranean arthropods of Iran. After review and analysis of the available literature and the examination of samples collected by us from Iranian caves, we listed 89 cavernicolous species (from 42 caves and 5 karstic springs) belonging to four arthropod subphyla: Chelicerata (1 class, 4 orders, 36 species), Crustacea (2 classes, 3 orders, 15 species), Hexapoda (2 classes, 5 orders, 34 species) and Myriapoda (2 classes, 3 orders, 4 species).http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=10573 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Javad Malek-Hosseini Alireza Zamani A checklist of subterranean arthropods of Iran Subterranean Biology |
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