List of troglobites
A troglobite is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves. These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground, and species that are only cave visitors. Land-dwelling troglobites may be referred to as troglofauna, while aquatic species may be called stygofauna, although for these animals the term stygobite is preferable.
Troglobites typically have evolutionary adaptations to cave life. Examples of such adaptations include slow metabolism, reduced energy consumption, better food usage efficiency, decrease or loss of eyesight, and depigmentation. Conversely, as opposed to lost or reduced functions, many species have evolved elongated antenna and locomotory appendages, in order to better move around and respond to environmental stimuli. These structures are also full of chemical, tactile, and humidity receptors. Troglobites commonly do not survive well outside caves and therefore cannot travel between separate cave systems. As a result, many troglobiotic species are endemic to a single cave or system of caves.
Not all cave dwelling species are considered to be troglobites. An animal found in an underground environment may be a troglophile or a trogloxene.
Flatworms
- ''Hausera hauseri''
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Congeria jalzici Congeria kusceriCongeria mualomerovici- ''Eupera troglobia''
Gastropoda
- Foushee Cavesnail Angustopila psammion
- Tumbling Creek cavesnail
- Manitou cavesnail Cecilioides
- Phantom cave snail
- Peck's cave snail
- Maitai Cave snail Laoennea renouardiNeritilia mimotoi
- Mimic cavesnail
- Cave physa Pisulina maxima
- Tashan cave snail
- ''Zospeum tholussum''
Velvet worms
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Acontius stercoricolaAdelocosa anops – Kauaʻi cave wolf spiderAnapistula Apneumonella Agraecina cristiani – Movile cave spiderAnopsolobus subterraneusAops oncodactylus – Barrow Island cave scorpionApochthonius mysterius – Mystery cave pseudoscorpionApochthonius typhlus – Stone County cave pseudoscorpionBaiami Calicina cloughensisCharinus spelaeusChinquipellobunus madlaeChthonius Cicurina madla – Madla Cave meshweaverCybaeus Cybaeozyga heteropsCycloctenus Desognanops humphreysiDysderoides Gamasomorpha Herpyllus Hesperochernes occidentalis – guano pseudoscorpionHexathele cavernicolaHickmania troglodytesHongkongia Lycosa howarthiLygromma sp.Hormurus polisorum – Christmas Island cave scorpionMaymena Mesostalita nocturnaMimetus strinatiiMundochthonius cavernicolus – cavernicolous pseudoscorpionNeobisium maritimumNukuhiva adamsoniOlin platnickiOssinissa justoiParobisium yosemite – Yosemite cave pseudoscorpionPhanetta subterraneaPhanotea Phyxelida makapanensisPorrhomma cavernicola – cavernicolous Porrhomma spiderPorrhomma rosenhaueriSinopoda scurion – Eyeless huntsman spiderSpelocteniza ashmoleiSpelungula cavernicola – Nelson cave spiderStalita taenariaStiphidion Tartarus Telema Telemofila Tengella Texella reddelliTitanobochica magna – cave pseudoscorpionToxopsiella TrichopelmaTroglodiplura beirutpakbaraiTroglodiplura challeniTroglodiplura harrisiTroglodiplura lowryiTroglodiplura samankunaniTroglokhammouanus steineri – Xe Bang Fai cave scorpionTrogloneta Trogloraptor marchingtoniTroglotheleUsofila Vietbocap lao – Nam Lot cave scorpion- ''Wanops coecus''
Myriapoda
;MillipedesCauseyella speciesChaetaspis aleyorum – Aleys' cave millipedeChersoiulus sphinxDesmoxytesMammamia profugaPolydesmus subterraneusSinocallipusTetracionTingupa pallidaTitanophyllum spiliarumTrichopetalum whiteiZosteractis interminata;CentipedesCryptops speleorexEupolybothrus cavernicolusScolopocryptops troglocaudatusGeophilus hadesiGeophilus persephones
Symphylans
Crustacea
;Crayfish;OthersAllocrangonyx hubrichti – Hubricht's long-tailed amphipodAlpioniscus strasseriAndhracoides gebaueri– Belum cave isopodAndhracoides shabuddin– Guthikonda cave isopodAndroniscus dentiger – rosy woodlouseBactrurus brachycaudus – short-tailed groundwater amphipodBactrurus hubrichti – sword-tail cave amphipodBactrurus pseudomucronatus – false sword-tailed cave amphipodBarburia yaneziCaecidotea antricola – cave isopodCaecidotea dimorpha – Missouri cave isopodCaecidotea fustis – Fustis cave isopodCaecidotea salemensis – Salem cave isopodCaecidotea serrata – serrated cave isopodCaecidotea stiladactyla – slender-fingered cave isopodCaecidotea stygia – stygian cave isopodCancrocaecaCerberusaChaceus caecusCyclops vernalisDiacyclops yeatmani – Yeatman's groundwater copepodDiyutamon cereumGammarus acherondytes – Illinois cave amphipodHoloped amazonicumLirceus usdagalun – Lee County cave isopodMacromaxillocarisMunidopsis polymorpha – Blind albino cave crabNiphargus speciesOrcovita hickskiOrcovita orchardorumPalaemonias alabamae – Alabama cave shrimpPalaemonias ganteri – Kentucky cave shrimpPhasmon typhlopsSamarplax principeSpelaeorchestia koloanaSpeocirolanaStygiocarisStygobromus barri – Barr's cave amphipodStygobromus clantoni – Clanton's cave amphipodStygobromus heteropodus – Pickle Springs amphipodStygobromus onondagaensis – Onondaga cave amphipodStygobromus ozarkensis – Ozark cave amphipodStygobromus parvus – minute cave amphipodStygobromus subtilis – subtle cave amphipodTeretamon spelaeumTroglocarisTyphlatyaTyphlocarisTyphlocirolanaTyphlopseudothelphusaVillalobosius lopezformenti
- ''Yucatalana''