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Issue: Vol. 5748 No. 2: 13 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-13
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.6
Page range: 256-266
Abstract views: 19
PDF downloaded: 1

A new species of the subterranean genus Troglocyphoniscus Strouhal, 1939 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Trichoniscidae) from the Tara Mountain, Serbia

Department of Biology and Ecology; Faculty of Sciences; University of Novi Sad; Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2; SR – 21000 Novi Sad; Serbia.; Serbian Biospeleological Society; Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2; 21000 Novi Sad; Serbia.
Department of Biology and Ecology; Faculty of Sciences; University of Novi Sad; Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2; SR – 21000 Novi Sad; Serbia.; Serbian Biospeleological Society; Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2; 21000 Novi Sad; Serbia.
Crustacea Balkans Dinaric Graeconicus taxonomy troglobite

Abstract

Troglocyphoniscus tarae sp. nov. was described from the Medveđa jama cave on Tara Mountain in Serbia as the fourth species in this subterranean genus. The diagnostic characteristics and affinity of the new species and genus are discussed. The distribution of the closely related troglobite genera Troglocyphoniscus and Graeconiscus is presented and discussed in the light of Mediterranean geotectonic events.

 

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How to Cite

Karaman, I. & Horvatović, M. (2026) A new species of the subterranean genus Troglocyphoniscus Strouhal, 1939 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Trichoniscidae) from the Tara Mountain, Serbia. Zootaxa, 5748 (2), 256–266. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5748.2.6