Investigating Patterns in New Species of Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 1908 Species (Isopoda: Platyarthridae) from Iron Ore Amazon Caves: Taxonomy and Insights into Their Ecomorphology
Three new species of Trichorhina are described from iron ore caves in the Serra dos Carajás Mountain Range, located in the Amazon Forest, Brazil. Trichorhina tucupi n. sp. occurs in Serra Leste, Serra da Bocaina and Serra do Tarzan Mountain Ranges. Trichorhina tacaca n. sp. occurs in caves in the Serra Norte Mountain Range. Trichorhina piloi n. sp. occurs in the Serra Sul and Serra Norte Mountain Ranges. Statistical methods were applied to investigate the putative morphological patterns of these species and to investigate their potential use in distinguishing Trichorhina species from epigean and hypogean habitats.
Authors
- Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2682-1643)
- Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3288-4405)
- Rafaela Bastos‐Pereira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1344-1668)
- Marcus Paulo Alves de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-1970)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
- Elabora Consultoria (Brazil) (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Taxonomy
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5020030
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico