Cave Biodiversity by J. Judson Wynne;

Author:J. Judson Wynne;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Plate 1.1. Examples of the five evolutionary categories of subterranean-dwelling organisms. [A] Troglobiont: the highly specialized dragon millipede, Hylomus yuani Liu & Wynne, 2019 from the South China Karst, Guangxi, China. Courtesy of J. Judson Wynne. [B] Stygobiont: the Dougherty Plain cave crayfish, Cambarus cryptodytes Hobbs, 1941, from Georgia, USA. Courtesy of Danté B. Fenolio. [C] Obligate troglophile: Pratherodesmus voylesi Shear, 2009 from north rim Grand Canyon, Arizona. Courtesy of J. Judson Wynne. [D] Troglophile: mating pair of cave crickets, Rhaphidophoridae n. gen. n. sp. from Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona (Wynne and Voyles 2014). Courtesy of Kyle Voyles. [E] Trogloxene: Peridroma sp. from the island of Hawai‘i. Courtesy of Fred D. Stone. Prior to the arrival of the introduced rat to the Hawaiian Islands, these moths reportedly would darken the sky during their evening emergence (Howarth et al. 2020). Because accidentals are random and reflective of the epigean community where the cave is located, we felt including an example would not be useful.

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