Species conservation profiles of cave-adapted terrestrial isopods from Portugal

Ana Sofia P S Reboleira; Rita P Eusébio; Stefano Taiti

doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e78796

Species conservation profiles of cave-adapted terrestrial isopods from Portugal

Biodivers Data J. 2022 Feb 28:10:e78796. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e78796. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Ana Sofia P S Reboleira^{1

2}, Rita P Eusébio¹, Stefano Taiti³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), and Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), and Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, University of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal.
² Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark.
³ Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri, Florence, Italy Istituto di Ricerca sugli Ecosistemi Terrestri Florence Italy.

Abstract

Background: Terrestrial isopods (Oniscidea) are the most diverse group of troglobionts in caves of continental Portugal. They occur in all karst regions of Portugal, play a major role in decomposition of organic matter in caves and may act as umbrella species for the conservation of all other cave-adapted invertebrates.

New information: We present the IUCN Red List profiles for the cave-adapted terrestrial isopods from continental Portugal, based on recent distribution data from caves.

Keywords: Iberian Peninsula; Oniscidea; cavernicolous; conservation; rocky habitats; subterranean habitats; troglobiont.

Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira, Rita P. Eusébio, Stefano Taiti.