Troglomorphism
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troglomorphism-217-1951642
title:
Troglomorphism
text:
Troglomorphism is the morphological adaptation of an animal to living in the constant darkness of caves, characterised by features such as loss of pigment, reduced eyesight or blindness, and frequently with attenuated bodies or appendages. The terms troglobitic, stygobitic, stygofauna, troglofauna, and hypogean or hypogeic, are often used for cave-dwelling organisms. Troglomorphism occurs in molluscs, velvet worms, arachnids, myriapods, crustaceans, insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles. To dat
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglomorphism
date created:
2013-11-05T08:43:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T06:51:20Z
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