The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species

Pseudochthonius ramalho sp. nov. is described to Gruna do Vandercir cave, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This area has an extensive limestone outcrop, with several caves, and the occurrence of potential minerals that are financially attractive for mining projects. Th...

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Autores principales:	Leonardo de Assis, Diego Monteiro von Schimonsky, Maria Elina Bichuette
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b1e12adf2df74107913c35644646910c2021-11-25T04:30:12ZThe first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species10.3897/subtbiol.40.774511314-2615https://doaj.org/article/b1e12adf2df74107913c35644646910c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/77451/download/pdf/https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/77451/download/xml/https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/77451/https://doaj.org/toc/1314-2615Pseudochthonius ramalho sp. nov. is described to Gruna do Vandercir cave, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This area has an extensive limestone outcrop, with several caves, and the occurrence of potential minerals that are financially attractive for mining projects. The new species shows troglomorphic characteristics such as the depigmentation of the carapace and absence or reduction of eyes. It is a rare troglobitic species, and following the criteria of IUCN, we categorized the species as Critically Endangered – CR, IUCN criteria B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii). According to Brazilian legislation, locations, where critically endangered species live, can be protected by law, and we consider this cave/region to be of maximal relevance for protection.Leonardo de AssisDiego Monteiro von SchimonskyMaria Elina BichuettePensoft PublishersarticleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENSubterranean Biology, Vol 40, Iss , Pp 109-128 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Leonardo de Assis Diego Monteiro von Schimonsky Maria Elina Bichuette The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
description	Pseudochthonius ramalho sp. nov. is described to Gruna do Vandercir cave, in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, southwestern Bahia, Brazil. This area has an extensive limestone outcrop, with several caves, and the occurrence of potential minerals that are financially attractive for mining projects. The new species shows troglomorphic characteristics such as the depigmentation of the carapace and absence or reduction of eyes. It is a rare troglobitic species, and following the criteria of IUCN, we categorized the species as Critically Endangered – CR, IUCN criteria B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii). According to Brazilian legislation, locations, where critically endangered species live, can be protected by law, and we consider this cave/region to be of maximal relevance for protection.
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author	Leonardo de Assis Diego Monteiro von Schimonsky Maria Elina Bichuette
author_facet	Leonardo de Assis Diego Monteiro von Schimonsky Maria Elina Bichuette
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title	The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
title_short	The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
title_full	The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
title_fullStr	The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
title_full_unstemmed	The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species
title_sort	first troglobitic pseudochthonius balzan, 1892 (pseudoscorpiones, chthoniidae) from the karst area of serra do ramalho, brazil: a threatened species
publisher	Pensoft Publishers
publishDate	2021
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The first troglobitic Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the karst area of Serra do Ramalho, Brazil: a threatened species

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