Two new #earthworm taxa have been described from northwestern China: Amynthas longnanensis and A. pectiniferus guanzhongensis. #DNA barcoding and mitogenomic analysis support their status as distinct lineages, while revealing the A. sieboldi group isn't monophyletic: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

In memoriam of Prof. William (Bill) F. Humphreys, the father of subterranean #biology in Australia, who demonstrated that Australian groundwater harbors a wide variety of ancient relict taxa and put Australia on the world map of subterranean biology. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

🌏 The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution - #SAGE2026 - is now underway in Phuket, Thailand! 🔬 Bringing together global researchers to showcase the latest breakthroughs in systematics, ecology, and evolutionary biodiversity science: subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/1388

Pensoft Sponsors Student Awards at 5th International SAGE Congress in Phuket

The 5th International Congress on Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution (SAGE 2026) is currently under way in Phuket, Thailand, running from 3 to 7 August 2026 at the Phuket Royal City Hotel. Organised un...

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🐌 Meet Erhaia dijiang, a newly described eyeless #cave snail from Yunnan Province, China, named after Di Jiang, a creature from ancient Chinese mythology. ➡️Read more in in our #openaccess journal: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #mollusk #newspecies

Myiophanes kempi, a thread-legged assassin bug, has been recorded for the fist time in the Andaman Islands, India in a 100 years. Read all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies

🦗First documented case of #gynandromorphism in a phalangopsid #cricket, a cave-dwelling Endecous (Notendecous) potiguar showing a mosaic of male and female traits, including both a malformed phallic complex and ovipositor. Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/jor....

A new study reports myxomycetes from a #Cerrado cave in Goiás, Brazil, only the second such record in Brazilian caves. Using humid chamber cultures, researchers found Arcyria cinerea, Cribraria elegans, and Perichaena depressa, with the latter two documented from caves for the first time.

First records of myxomycetes (Amebozoa, Eumycetozoa) in cave in Central Brazil

More than 26,000 caves occur in the extensive Brazilian territory, distributed across the country’s five geopolitical regions. Some of these caves have been studied for the biodiversity they harbor; h...

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🐌⛰️ Meet Cyllena hermes, a brand new genus and species of tiny underground freshwater #snail discovered in a single karstic spring in Greece, offering a nod to ancient #Greekmythology Read the full species description in our #openaccess journal: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies #mollusca

Groundwater-dwelling creatures from Texas's Edwards Aquifer also turn up in river gravel far downstream. Researchers found their abundance depends on both distance from the aquifer and local conditions - key info for protecting these hidden species: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

Longitudinal patterns in stygobiont distribution in the hyporheic zone of the karst spring-fed San Marcos River, Texas, USA

Groundwater-obligate taxa (stygobionts) exhibit variable degrees of habitat specialization, ranging from those restricted to single micro-habitats to generalists occurring in a broad range of habitat ...

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🎉 Subterranean Biology has received a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.2 and a Journal Impact Factor of 1.2, ranked Q2 across all its indexed categories! 🔗 Find out more by visiting our latest news announcement: subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/1302 #OpenAccess #JIF2026 #Scopus

🦐🏙️Two new species of tiny, blind #groundwater #amphipods (Stygobromus) have just been discovered living right under the Washington, D.C. metro area. Learn more about Stygobromus scottsruni and Stygobromus paveki here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

🦇 The genetic diversity and population structure of the long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii across Türkiye has been investigated, revealing nine haplotypes and confirming that Bulgarian and Turkish populations are genetically distinct from other European samples: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.183693

🪱 A comprehensive study has been conducted across 42 urban parks in Northeast China to investigate the species composition and genetic diversity of earthworms, with 604 individuals identified across 12 species from three families. ➡️ Read the full survey: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.188497

🔬🦐Through molecular #data and morphological analyses, researchers have described a new species of #cave-dwelling ostracod from a sulfidic #cave in Albania. Meet Pseudocandona sulphurella, the first #stygobiont #ostracod from Albania! Full description in our #OA article: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

🤔Have you heard? The 27th International Conference on #Subterranean #Biology will be held in Mangalia, Romania from 7-12 September. Abstracts for presentations on any subject in the area of Subterranean Biology are welcome! 👉 Find out more here: subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/1248

27th International Conference on Subterranean Biology

The 27th International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB), organised by the International Society for Subterranean Biology, will take place in Mangalia, Romania, from 7 to 12 September 2026.Con...

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🏰 We are thrilled to be in Prague for the 6th European Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) Europe Conference. 👋 Are you attending? If so, make sure to swing by the our stand to explore our journals. 📖 Let’s chat about the future of ecology and publishing! #ESP2026 #esp2026europe

Deep in Balkan caves live two tiny springtail species found nowhere else. A new study redescribes 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘮 and 𝘖. 𝘫𝘶𝘨𝘰𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘢, mapping their distinct underground territories across the Dinaric region: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #springtails, #subterraneanecosystem #troglobionts

🦂Scientists have discovered the first #cave-adapted #scorpions from the family Bothriuridae - found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. ⬇️Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #subterranean #biology

New study on Brazilian Copionodontinae catfishes reveals they possess "exaptations" (pre-adaptations) for #cave life, even before they move underground! The cave-dwelling G. spinosum even sports a larger telencephalon for better spatial memory and "socializing" in the dark. doi.org/10.3897/subt...

❗95.9% of the climate refuges of the #cave #beetle #Zopherobatrus in southwestern China are completely unprotected. The study reveals a “double threat”: climate change is shrinking its already tiny #habitat by up to 63%, while only 2.6% of suitable habitat lies within a protected area. 👇

Nowhere to hide: Ensemble of Small Models exposes climate vulnerability and conservation gaps for an extremely rare troglobitic beetle genus

Subterranean ecosystems harbor a high diversity of narrow-range endemics, yet they remain largely invisible in conservation planning, representing a major bias that may trigger irreversible biodiversi...

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The biodiversity of testate amoebae across the Dinarides was recently explored through a comprehensive seven-year study of surface and subterranean karst habitats. Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.189049

🔦 A variety of cave-dwelling isopods have recently been discovered, including a new genus and several species never seen before! 🏝️ These species were found hidden in the underground landscapes of the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. ➡️ Full study: doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.56.180999

🕵️‍♂️🦐 How do 3 #shrimp species share the same cave without competing? New data on Typhlatya shrimps in the Yucatan reveals a perfectly structured community - isotopic analysis shows they divide resources across nearly the entire food web. ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/subt... #crustaceans #cave #ecosystems

Check out the updated phylogeny of the Stenasellidae family using species from across Asia. Also, meet 🦐 Stenasellus angiangensis - a tiny crustacean living in underground streams in the Mekong River Delta, and the first of its family ever recorded in Vietnam: doi.org/10.3897/subt... @isyeb.mnhn.fr

New records of the subterranean snail genus Iberozospeum from the French Pyrenees - four live populations found across four caves in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, confirmed as I. bellesi through genetic and 3D X-ray analysis. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #malacology #biodiversity

New records of the subterranean #snail genus Iberozospeum from the French Pyrenees - four live populations found across four caves in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, confirmed as I. bellesi through genetic and 3D X-ray analysis. Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #malacology #biodiversity

Check out the newly discovered cave shrimp 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢 from the Tashan Cave in Iran. This discovery marks the first record of a #cave atyid #shrimp in Iran and the first documented occurrence of a Caridina species inhabiting sulphidic groundwater: doi.org/10.3897/subt... #newspecies

𝘌𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴, a freshwater #sponge, is reported from Sabak-Ha and Suhem cenotes of Yucatan in Mexico, expanding the knowledge of the diversity and distribution of #freshwater sponges in Yucatan cenotes.⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/subt...

The Epizoic-host species interactions in #subterranean #environments are still poorly understood. This new #research used #flatworms (Temnocephalidae) and large subterranean crustaceans (Niphargus) from the Dinaric Karst to their interactions and host specificity: doi.org/10.3897/subt...

#Subterranean #habitats host unique species that remain largely under-explored. New study on the endemic ground Trechus #beetles of Portugal, currently Red Listed as Endangered, revealed an interesting #evolutionary trajectory. ⬇️Uncover what the study found here: doi.org/10.3897/subt...