Parizotto Daniele R, Pires Amanda Ciprandi, Mise Kleber Makoto, Ferreira Rodrigo Lopes
Departamento de Agronomia, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, CEP 52171-900, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil..
Zootaxa. 2017 Dec 19;4365(4):401-409. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4365.4.1.
Troglobitic species are those organisms restricted to caves that frequently present unique morphological features related to these environments. In order to study its ecology, evolution and biogeography, it is first required to properly recognize them. However, especially in Brazil, the basic knowledge is still incipient, with few taxonomic studies such as identification keys for this group of organisms. In addition, since the troglobitic species belong to different taxonomic groups, the information to properly recognize them is often sparse and difficult to access. Considering this, an interactive multi entry taxonomic key available online is an interesting approach, as it makes identifications easier. This study aims to construct a multi-access interactive identification key to the troglobitic invertebrates of Brazil, using morphological characters obtained from literature and direct observations of specimens. The key was made in Lucid version 3.3, containing figures of most characters. It comprises seventy-eight species of troglobitic invertebrates that occur in Brazil, forming a matrix of 231 morphological characters and more than 200 images to support identification. The key is freely available online on lucid central (http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/troglobitic_invertebrates/troglobitic_invertebrates.html). Since Brazilian laws regarding cave conservation has change in 2008, allowing even the destruction of caves, this multi-access identification key is step to reduce the existing taxonomic impediment and also an important tool for identification of troglobites, especially for non-specialists.
洞穴生物是指那些局限于洞穴环境的生物，它们常常呈现出与这些环境相关的独特形态特征。为了研究其生态学、进化和生物地理学，首先需要正确识别它们。然而，特别是在巴西，这方面的基础知识仍然很薄弱，针对这类生物的分类学研究很少，比如缺乏鉴定检索表。此外，由于洞穴生物属于不同的分类群，用于正确识别它们的信息往往稀少且难以获取。考虑到这一点，一个在线可用的交互式多入口分类检索表是一种有趣的方法，因为它使鉴定更容易。本研究旨在利用从文献中获取的形态特征以及对标本的直接观察，构建一个针对巴西洞穴无脊椎动物的多入口交互式鉴定检索表。该检索表是用Lucid 3.3版本制作的，包含了大多数特征的图片。它涵盖了巴西境内的78种洞穴无脊椎动物，形成了一个由231个形态特征和200多张图片组成的矩阵以支持鉴定。该检索表可在Lucid Central网站（http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/troglobitic_invertebrates/troglobitic_invertebrates.html）上免费在线获取。由于巴西关于洞穴保护的法律在2008年发生了变化，甚至允许破坏洞穴，这个多入口鉴定检索表是减少现有分类障碍的一个步骤，也是鉴定洞穴生物的重要工具，尤其对于非专业人员来说。
