黑暗中的五百万年：来自罗马尼亚莫维勒洞穴的一种1814年利奇所描述的新洞穴形态物种（唇足纲，蜈蚣目）

Five million years in the darkness: A new troglomorphic species of Leach, 1814 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from Movile Cave, Romania.

作者信息

Vahtera Varpu, Stoev Pavel, Akkari Nesrine

机构信息

Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, Turku, Finland University of Turku Turku Finland.

National Museum of Natural History and Pensoft Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria National Museum of Natural History Sofia Bulgaria.

出版信息

Zookeys. 2020 Dec 16;1004:1-26. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1004.58537. eCollection 2020.

A new species of Leach, 1814, , is described from Movile Cave, Dobrogea, Romania. The cave is remarkable for its unique ecosystem entirely dependent on methane- and sulfur-oxidising bacteria. Until now, the cave was thought to be inhabited by the epigean species , which is widespread in Europe. Despite its resemblance to , the new species is well-defined morphologically and molecularly based on two mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I COI and 16S rDNA) and one nuclear (28S rDNA) markers. sp. nov. shows a number of troglomorphic traits such as a generally large body and elongated appendages and spiracles, higher number of coxal pores and saw teeth on the tibia of the ultimate leg. With this record, the number of endemic species known from the Movile Cave reaches 35, which ranks it as one of the most species-rich caves in the world.

1814年利奇所描述的一个新物种，来自罗马尼亚多布罗加的莫维勒洞穴。该洞穴以其完全依赖甲烷和硫氧化细菌的独特生态系统而闻名。直到现在，该洞穴一直被认为栖息着在欧洲广泛分布的地表物种。尽管它与该物种相似，但基于两个线粒体（细胞色素氧化酶亚基I，COI和16S rDNA）和一个核（28S rDNA）标记，这个新物种在形态和分子上都有明确的定义。新物种显示出许多洞穴形态特征，如通常较大的体型、细长的附肢和气门、更多的基节孔以及末节腿胫骨上的锯齿。有了这一记录，莫维勒洞穴已知的特有物种数量达到35种，使其跻身世界上物种最丰富的洞穴之列。