A new cave-dwelling species of the genus Mesoiulus Berlese, 1886 (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) from Turkey

Antić, Dragan Ž.; Çetin, Cemal Çağri; Turantepe, Ergin; Gürbüz, Mehmet Faruk

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“…In studies conducted in Turkish caves, more than 200 invertebrates have been identified, 105 of which are endemic to Anatolia. More than 80% of the identified species were Arthropoda (Kunt et al, 2010;Antić et al, 2016). The reason for high endemism of the species living in the caves is that these species adapt to separated subterranean environments (Armas & Alayon Garcia, 1984;Juberthie & Decu, 1994).…”

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Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Isparta, Turkey) with notes on new records and some ecological characteristics

Çetin¹,

Turantepe²,

Gürbüz³

2021

Turkish Journal of Entomology

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The aims of the study were to investigate the Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Aksu, Isparta Province, Turkey) and to consider some ecological characteristics of the collected species such as feeding habits, cave-dwelling categories, and zone distributions in caves. Twenty-seven species of Arthropoda were determined between May 2015 and December 2016, from Zindan Cave. The species found belong to the following orders: nine to Collembola, six to Coleoptera, five to Araneae, two to Diplopoda and one to Orthoptera, Trichoptera, Diptera, Trombidiformes and Isopoda. Nine species are endemic of Turkey. Traegaardhia distosolenidia Zacharda, 2010 (Acari: Rhagidiidae) and Folsomia asiatica Martynova, 1971 (Collembola: Isotomidae) are newly recorded for the fauna of Turkey. The presence of Heteromurus sexoculatus Brown, 1926 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) in Turkey is confirmed. Twenty-four of the 27 species were from the dark zone and half of the collected species (6 troglobites and 8 troglophiles) are ecologically adapted to cave ecosystems. Species can be divided into three groups according to trophic preferences: 15 scavengers, 10 predators and two omnivores. Food habits, cave-dwelling categories, and zone distributions of collected species are discussed.

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Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Isparta, Turkey) with notes on new records and some ecological characteristics

Çetin¹,

Turantepe²,

Gürbüz³

2021

Turkish Journal of Entomology

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Natural Sciences in the Caves of Turkey

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Gilli²,

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Caves and Karst of Turkey - Vol. 1

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Karadenizia, a new monospecific pachyiuline genus (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae) from Turkey

Antić

2023

Zootaxa

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The present paper is dedicated to the description of the monospecific pachyiuline genus Karadenizia gen. nov. with the type species K. merti sp. nov. from Erçek Cave near the southern coast of the Black Sea in Turkey. In addition to the diagnosis and detailed description, brief notes on the locality and known ecology of this taxon are given. The relationship of this genus with some other pachyiulines is discussed based on the structure of the gonopods and some somatic features. The interesting colouration of the new taxon allows a brief discussion and hypothesis on the possible defensive role of such a colour pattern, which is also known in some other millipedes.

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A new cave-dwelling species of the genus Mesoiulus Berlese, 1886 (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae) from Turkey

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Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Isparta, Turkey) with notes on new records and some ecological characteristics

Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Isparta, Turkey) with notes on new records and some ecological characteristics

Natural Sciences in the Caves of Turkey

Karadenizia, a new monospecific pachyiuline genus (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae) from Turkey

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