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Troglobiont invertebrate caves

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English name	Troglobiont invertebrate caves

English name

Troglobiont invertebrate caves

EUNIS habitat type code	H1.23	Level	4
Edition	EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions.

Description ( English )

Caves harbouring communities that include no troglobiont amphibians or fish, but include troglobiont invertebrates, limited worldwide to a relatively small number of species belonging to a limited number of groups, and including remarkable relict species. In the Palaearctic region, the majority are situated in the northern Mediterranean basin and the peri-Pontic region. Gastropoda, Opiliones, Chilopoda (Lithobiidae), Collembol, Coleoptera (Bathysciinae and Trechinae subfamilies) among the terrestrial faunas, Turbellaria, Gastropoda and Urodela, among the aquatic faunas, are characteristic of their communities, and essentially restricted to caves of temperate regions.

Source

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)

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Relationships with other classifications

Classification	Code	Title	Relation type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	H1.23	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	H1.23	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	H1.23	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	H1.23	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	H1.23	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	H1.21	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	65.4	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	65.4	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997	65.4	Troglobiont invertebrate caves	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996	65.4		same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993	65.4		same
CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991	65.4		same
Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998	3.5	Grottes et cavernes obscures	wider
	H	Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats	Ancestor
	H1	Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies	Ancestor
	H1.2	Cave interiors	Parent

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