Typhlocaris ayyaloni

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Typhlocaris ayyaloni
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Typhlocarididae
Genus: Typhlocaris
Species:
T. ayyaloni
Binomial name
Typhlocaris ayyaloni
Tsurnamal, 2008[2]

Typhlocaris ayyaloni is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae.[3]

Description[]

This species grows to 4 to 5 cm in length and is blind.[4]

Distribution[]

Typhlocaris ayyaloni species was discovered in 2008 in the Ayalon Cave in Israel, 100 meters below ground, with no natural access to the surface. It was found living in a small pool of sulphide-rich, brackish water. It is one of eight new species recently discovered in the area, the others being , , , Akrav israchanani (a land species, only found dead and also in other parts of the cave), Ayyalonia dimentmani (land species), (land species), and a still-unnamed species in the genus Collembola.[4]

Threats[]

This species is endangered as it is known only in the Yarkon-Taninim Aquifer, which is experiencing diminishing water levels. It is one of the main sources of water in Israel.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ De Grave, S. (2013). "Typhlocaris ayyaloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197640A2494186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197640A2494186.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Typhlocaris ayyaloni (Tsurnamal, 2008)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b De Grave, S. (2013). "Typhlocaris ayyaloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197640A2494186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197640A2494186.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "New species thrive in Ramle underworld". The Jerusalem Post. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2014.


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