Biology:Schaefferia profundissima

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Short description: Species of springtail

Schaefferia profundissima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Hypogastruridae
Genus: Schaefferia
Species:
S. profundissima
Binomial name
Schaefferia profundissima
Jordana & Baquero, 2012

Schaefferia profundissima is a species of springtail (arthropods) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Georgia. It is one of the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at >1,800 metres (5,900 ft) below the cave entrance.[1][2] It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.[3]

References

  1. Jordana, R.; Baquero, E.; Reboleira, S.; Sendra, A. (2012), "Reviews of the genera Schaefferia Absolon, 1900, Deuteraphorura Absolon, 1901, Plutomurus Yosii, 1956 and the Anurida Laboulbène, 1865 species group without eyes, with the description of four new species of cave springtails (Collembola) from Krubera-Voronya cave, Arabika Massif, Abkhazia", Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews (Netherlands) 5: 35–85, doi:10.1163/187498312x622430 
  2. Sendra, A.; Reboleira, A. S. P. S. (2012), "The world's deepest subterranean community – Krubera–Voronja Cave (Western Caucasus)", International Journal of Speleology (USA) 42 (2): 221–230, doi:10.5038/1827-806x.41.2.9 
  3. CAVEX expedition 2010.

Wikidata ☰ Q25094657 entry