First amphibious Crinocheta (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from the Neotropics with a troglobitic status: a relictual distribution

By

López-Orozco, Carlos
Campos-Filho, Ivanklin Soares
Cordeiro, Lívia
Gallão, Jonas Eduardo
Carpio-Díaz, Yesenia M.
Borja-Arrieta, Ricardo
Bichuette, Maria Elina.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1192

Pages

9--27

Subjects

Cave fauna , new genus , new species , Serra da Bodoquena , Southwestern Brazil , Troglobitic species , тerrestrial isopods

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1192.114230

 

Abstract

The first freshwater amphibian representative of Crinocheta (Oniscidea) from the Neotropics is described from caves within the Brazilian Cerrado biome, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Kadiweuoniscus rebellisgen. et sp. nov. is placed in the family Philosciidae. The present work represents a significant contribution to future studies seeking to understand the ecological and evolutionary processes of Crinocheta within the Neotropical region. Moreover, it highlights the importance of biodiversity surveys in subterranean environments toward effective conservation efforts of these unique habitats and their surroundings.