From the depths: Heterocaucaseuma deprofundum sp. nov., the world's deepest-occurring millipede (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae) from caves in the western Caucasus

Dragan Ž.  Antic; Ilya Turbanov; Ana Sofia Reboleira

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4377.1.7

From the depths: Heterocaucaseuma deprofundum sp. nov., the world's deepest-occurring millipede (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae) from caves in the western Caucasus

Dragan Ž. Antic, Ilya Turbanov, Ana Sofia Reboleira

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Abstract

We describe a new anthroleucosomatid millipede, Heterocaucaseuma deprofundum sp. nov., found in the second and third deepest caves of our planet, Krubera-Voronja and Sarma, in Abkhazia, western Caucasus. A brief discussion on its taxonomy and relationships within the Caucaseuma complex and genus Heterocaucaseuma is provided, together with new faunistic records on other three species of Heterocaucaseuma. Notes on the distribution and troglomorphy of the genus Heterocaucaseuma are added. Ecological information and data on the subterranean community of the Krubera-Voronja Cave are updated. We also discuss the vertical distribution of the new species in caves and the presence of an ectoparasitic fungi of the order Laboulbeniales. This new species is currently the world's deepest-occurring millipede, also representing one of the largest known chordeumatidans.

Original language	English
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	4377
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	110-124
Number of pages	15
ISSN	1175-5326
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4377.1.7
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2018

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From the depths : Heterocaucaseuma deprofundum sp. nov., the world's deepest-occurring millipede (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Anthroleucosomatidae) from caves in the western Caucasus. / Antic, Dragan Ž. ; Turbanov, Ilya; Reboleira, Ana Sofia.

In: Zootaxa, Vol. 4377, No. 1, 31.01.2018, p. 110-124.

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