A checklist of subterranean arthropods of Iran

Author

Mohammad J. Malek-Hosseini
Alireza Zamani

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Publication Date

January 2017

Abstract

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).

Keywords

Cave, Fauna, Middle East, Zagros, Troglofauna

Document Type

Article

Notes

Subterranean Biology, Vol. 21 (2017-01-16).

Identifier

SFS0073344_00001

Recommended Citation

Malek-Hosseini, Mohammad J. and Zamani, Alireza, "A checklist of subterranean arthropods of Iran" (2017). KIP Articles. 984.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/984