18/10/2019م
#سقطرى_يمنية
This week a new article appeared on a NEW species from the caves in Socotra! This blind animal (about 3cm) is ONLY found in underground lakes deep in a cave on Socotra, and no where else in the world!! The amazing crustacean was discovered in 2003 during one of the SKP expeditions. The beautiful isopod has now been named Stenasellus taitii, in honor of the expert Dr Stefano Taiti who was there when we discovered the animal. It's closest relative lives in Oman, corresponding to former geological connections. The paper is dedicated to the connect2socotra campaign, to highlight uniqueness of Socotra's cave faunas as well as global threats to these amazing ecosystems such as water extraction, pollution and land changes. #connect2socotra
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.4.5
#سقطرى_يمنية
This week a new article appeared on a NEW species from the caves in Socotra! This blind animal (about 3cm) is ONLY found in underground lakes deep in a cave on Socotra, and no where else in the world!! The amazing crustacean was discovered in 2003 during one of the SKP expeditions. The beautiful isopod has now been named Stenasellus taitii, in honor of the expert Dr Stefano Taiti who was there when we discovered the animal. It's closest relative lives in Oman, corresponding to former geological connections. The paper is dedicated to the connect2socotra campaign, to highlight uniqueness of Socotra's cave faunas as well as global threats to these amazing ecosystems such as water extraction, pollution and land changes. #connect2socotra
https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4683.4.5