Dobrogea: Movile Cave

Sarbu, Serban M.; Lascu, Cristian; Brad, Traian

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“…Located in the southeastern part of Romania not far from the Black Sea Coast, Movile Cave is the first known subterranean chemosynthesis-based ecosystem ( Sarbu et al 2019 ). Being completely isolated from the outside environment for 5.5 million years, the cave is remarkable for its unique ecosystem entirely dependent on methane- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria, which release nutrients through chemosynthesis for fungi and other cave animals along the food chain.…”

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“…Relative humidity in the cave is 100% and there is no detectable air movement. The cave was first discovered in 1986 and since then, only a handful of people have visited it ( Sarbu et al 2019 ).…”

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“…Despite its harsh living conditions, Movile Cave ecosystem is known to harbor a diverse and unique fauna. The cave hosts 51 invertebrate species, of which 34 species are endemic ( Sarbu et al 2019 ). Among these species, some present a number of unique adaptations to a troglobitic life in caves, such as the troglobiont water scorpion Nepa anophthalma Decu, Gruia, Keffer & Sarbu, 1994 ( Hexapoda , Hemiptera , Nepidae ); the nesticid and liocranid spiders Kryptonesticus georgescuae Nae, Serban & Weiss, 2018 ( Araneae : Nesticidae ) and Agraecina cristiani (Georgescu, 1989) ( Araneae , Liocranidae ); the cave leech Haemopis caeca Manoleli, Klemm & Sarbu, 1998 ( Annelida , Hirudinea , Haemopidae ) and the isopod Armadillidium tabacarui Gruia, Iavorschi & Sarbu, 1994 ( Crustacea , Isopoda , Armadillidiidae ) ( Sarbu et al 2019 ).…”

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“… Archiboreoiulus serbansarbui Giurginca, Vănoaica, Šustr, & Tajovský, 2020 ( Diplopoda ), Symphylella Silvestri, 1902 sp. ( Symphyla ), Geophilus alpinus Meinert, 1870 and Clinopodes carinthiacus (Latzel, 1880) ( Geophilomorpha ) and a troglobitic population of Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844 ( Negrea 1993 ; Sarbu et al 2019 ). It is worth mentioning that the latter taxon has been only studied morphologically ( Negrea 1993 , 2004 ).…”

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Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania

Vahtera¹,

Stoev²,

Akkari³

2020

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A new species of Cryptops Leach, 1814, C. speleorexsp. nov., is described from Movile Cave, Dobrogea, Romania. The cave is remarkable for its unique ecosystem entirely dependent on methane- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria. Until now, the cave was thought to be inhabited by the epigean species C. anomalans, which is widespread in Europe. Despite its resemblance to C. anomalans, the new species is well-defined morphologically and molecularly based on two mitochondrial (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I COI and 16S rDNA) and one nuclear (28S rDNA) markers. Cryptops speleorex sp. nov. shows a number of troglomorphic traits such as a generally large body and elongated appendages and spiracles, higher number of coxal pores and saw teeth on the tibia of the ultimate leg. With this record, the number of endemic species known from the Movile Cave reaches 35, which ranks it as one of the most species-rich caves in the world.

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Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania

Vahtera¹,

Stoev²,

Akkari³

2020

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“…Archiboreoiulus serbansarbui Giurginca, Vănoaica, Šustr, & Tajovský, 2020 (Diplopoda), Symphylella Silvestri, 1902 sp. (Symphyla), Geophilus alpinus Meinert, 1870 and Clinopodes carinthiacus (Latzel, 1880) (Geophilomorpha) and a troglobitic population of Cryptops anomalans Newport, 1844 (Negrea 1993;Sarbu et al 2019). It is worth mentioning that the latter taxon has been only studied morphologically (Negrea 1993(Negrea , 2004.…”

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Figure 1 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537

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Condensation water in heritage touristic caves: Isotopic and hydrochemical data and a new approach for its quantification through image analysis

Liñán

Benavente

Rosal³

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Condensation water is a major factor in the conservation of heritage caves. It can cause dissolution of the rock substrate (and the pigments of rock art drawn on it) or covering thereof with mineral components, depending on the chemical saturation degree of the condensation water. In show caves, visitors act as a source of CO 2 and thus modify the microclimate, favouring negative processes that affect the conservation of the caves. In spite of their interest, studies of the chemical composition of this type of water are scarce and not very detailed. In this work we present research on the condensation water in the Nerja Cave, one of the main heritage and tourist caves in Europe. The joint analysis of isotopic, hydrochemical, mineralogical and microbiological data and the use of image analysis have allowed us to advance in the knowledge of this risk factor for the conservation of heritage caves, and to demonstrate the usefulness of image analysis to quantify the scope of the possible corrosion condensation process that the condensation water could be producing on the bedrock, speleothem and rock art. To our knowledge, this application of image analysis (relative to the condensation water in caves) is the first one of this type that has been documented.

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Dobrogea: Movile Cave

Cited by 20 publications

References 22 publications

Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania

Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania

Figure 1 from: Vahtera V, Stoev P, Akkari N (2020) Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Cryptops Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania. ZooKeys 1004: 1-26. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537

Condensation water in heritage touristic caves: Isotopic and hydrochemical data and a new approach for its quantification through image analysis

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