Journal Article
The state of the art of biospeleology in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union: a review of the cave (endogean) invertebrate fauna. 1. Introduction—Crustacea
Turbanov, I.S., Palatov, D.M. and Golovatch, S.I.
Record Number:
5740
Year:
2016
Journal:
Entomological Review
Pages:
926-963
Volume:
96
Notes:
Original Russian Text © I.S. Turbanov, D.M. Palatov, S.I. Golovatch, 2016, published in Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 2016, Vol. 95, No. 10, pp. 1136–1159
Abstract:
Abstract—At least 308 species or subspecies of stygo- or troglobionts and at least 735 species or subspecies of
mostly presumed stygo- or troglophiles representing 17 phyla, 38 classes, 90 orders, and 278 families of invertebrates
are currently known to populate the caves and subterranean waters of Russia and other countries of the
former Soviet Union. The main evolutionary burst in the endogean habitats including the MSS (milieu souterrain
superficiel, or mesovoid shallow stratum) is observed in arthropods, primarily crustaceans, collembolans, and
beetles. The major centers of taxonomic diversity among stygo- and troglobionts within the study region are the
Caucasus (181 species, or almost 59%) and Crimea (44 species, or over 14%), which are montane karstified
“glacial” refugia of the nemoral biota. The contribution of the other major regions including karstified areas is considerably
smaller and gradually decreases from Central Asia (35 species; over 11%), the Far East (33; nearly 11%),
the Ukrainian Carpathians with Podolia (12; almost 4%), the Russian Plain (7; over 2%), the Urals and Ural region
(7; over 2%) to Siberia (5 species; 1.6%). Inventorying remains a topical problem in assessing the stygo- and
troglofaunas of the territories in question. The most complete bibliography possible is included.
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