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Troglomorphism, the Glossary

Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to living in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and frequently with attenuated bodies or appendages.^[1]

22 relations: Antenna (biology), Arachnid, Cave salamander, Cavefish, Coelacanth, Evolution, Hypogeal, Leptodirus, List of troglobites, Mexican tetra, Morphology (biology), Myriapoda, National University of Singapore, Natural selection, Onychophora, Paracharon, Pickerel frog, Pleistocene, Stygofauna, Subterranean fauna, Troglofauna, Trogloxene.
Animal morphology
Cave animals

Antenna (biology)

Antennae (antenna), sometimes referred to as "feelers", are paired appendages used for sensing in arthropods.

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Arachnid

Arachnids are arthropods in the class Arachnida of the subphylum Chelicerata.

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Cave salamander

A cave salamander is a type of salamander that primarily or exclusively inhabits caves, a group that includes several species.

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Cavefish

Cavefish or cave fish is a generic term for fresh and brackish water fish adapted to life in caves and other underground habitats.

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Coelacanth

Coelacanths (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia.

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Evolution

Evolution is the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.

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Hypogeal

Hypogeal, hypogean, hypogeic and hypogeous are biological terms describing an organism's activity below the soil surface.

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Leptodirus

Leptodirus is a cave beetle in the family Leiodidae.

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List of troglobites

A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves. Troglomorphism and List of troglobites are cave animals.

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Mexican tetra

The Mexican tetra (Astyanax mexicanus), also known as the blind cave fish, blind cave characin or the blind cave tetra, is a freshwater fish in the Characidae family (tetras and relatives) of the order Characiformes.

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Morphology (biology)

Morphology in biology is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.

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Myriapoda

Myriapods are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes.

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National University of Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public collegiate and research university in Singapore.

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Natural selection

Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype.

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Onychophora

Onychophora (from ονυχής,, "claws"; and φέρειν,, "to carry"), commonly known as velvet worms (due to their velvety texture and somewhat wormlike appearance) or more ambiguously as peripatus (after the first described genus, Peripatus), is a phylum of elongate, soft-bodied, many-legged animals.

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Paracharon

Paracharon is a genus of tailless whip scorpion.

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Pickerel frog

The pickerel frog (Lithobates palustris, formerly Rana palustris) is a small North American frog, characterized by the appearance of seemingly "hand-drawn" squares on its dorsal surface.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Stygofauna

Stygofauna are any fauna that live in groundwater systems or aquifers, such as caves, fissures and vugs. Troglomorphism and Stygofauna are cave animals.

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Subterranean fauna

endemic of Dinaric Alps Subterranean fauna refers to animal species that are adapted to live in an underground environment. Troglomorphism and Subterranean fauna are cave animals.

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Troglofauna

Troglofauna are small cave-dwelling animals that have adapted to their dark surroundings. Troglomorphism and Troglofauna are cave animals.

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Trogloxene

Trogloxenes or subtroglophiles, also called cave guests, are animal species which periodically live in underground habitats such as caves or at the very entrance, but cannot live exclusively in such habitats. Troglomorphism and Trogloxene are cave animals.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglomorphism

Also known as Troglomorphic.