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List of animal species identified in Movile Cave Terrestrial cave-limited species in Movile Cave. Annelida, Clitellata, Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae Allolobophora sp. Crustacea, Isopoda, Trichoniscidae Caucasonethes n.sp. * Haplophtalmus n.sp. * Crustacea, Isopoda, Trachelipodidae Trachelipus troglobius * Crustacea, Isopoda, Armadillidiidae Armadillidium tabacarui * Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae Chthonius monicae * Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Neobisiidae Roncus dragobete * Roncus ciobanmos * Arachnida, Araneae, Theridiidae Marianana mihaili * Arachnida, Araneae, Linyphiidae Lepthyphantes constantinescui * Arachnida, Araneae, Clubionidae Agraecina cristiani * Arachnida, Araneae, Nesticidae Nesticus n.sp. * Arachnida, Araneae, Hahniidae Hahnia caeca * Arachnida, Acarina, Nicoletiellidae Labidostoma motasi * Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae Geophilus sp. cfr. insculptus Clinopodes trebevicensis Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Cryptopidae Cryptops anomalans Symphyla, Scolopendrellidae Symphynella sp. Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae Archiboreoiulus n.sp. * Insecta, Collembola, Onychiuridae Onychiurus movilae * Insecta, Collembola, Entomobriidae Heteromurus cfr. nitidus Insecta, Collembola, Cyphoderidae Onchopodura vioreli * Insecta, Diplura, Campodeidae Plusiocampa isterina * Plusiocampa euxina * Insecta, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae Medon dobrogicus * Insecta, Coleoptera, Pselaphidae Tychobythinus n.sp. * Decumarellus sarbui * Insecta, Coleoptera, Clivinidae Clivina subterranea * * Species which are endemic for the chemoautotrophically based groundwater ecosystem at Mangalia Aquatic cave-limited species in Movile Cave. Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Dendrocoelidae Dendrocoelum sp. Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Rhabditidae Protorhabditis n.sp. * Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Panagrolaimidae Panagrolaimus n.sp. * Aschelminthes, Nematoda, Leptolaimidae Chronogaster troglodytes * Aschelminthes, Rotatoria, Habrotrochidae Habrotrocha rosa Habrotrocha bidens Annelida, Hyrudinea, Haemopidae Haemopis caeca * Annelida, Aphanoneura, Aeolosomatidae Aeolosoma hyalinum Aeolosoma litorale Mollusca, Gastropoda, Moitessieriidae Heleobia dobrogica * Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae Pseudocandona sp. cfr. eremita * Crustacea, Copepoda, Cyclopidae Eucyclops subterraneus scythicus * Tropocyclops prasinus Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticidae Parapseudoleptomesochra italica Crustacea, Amphipoda, Gammaridae Niphargus sp. cfr. stygius * Pontoniphargus racovitzai * Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellidae Asellus aquaticus infernus * Insecta, Heteroptera, Nepidae Nepa anophthalma * * Species that are endemic for the chemoautotrophically based groundwater ecosystem at Mangalia

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