Typhlocaris ayyaloni is a species of troglobitic shrimp in the family Typhlocarididae.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Typhlocarididae |
| Genus: | Typhlocaris |
| Species: | T. ayyaloni
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| Typhlocaris ayyaloni Tsurnamal, 2008[2]
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Description
editThis species grows to 4 to 5 cm in length and is blind.[4]
Distribution
editTyphlocaris ayyaloni species was discovered in 2008 in the Ayalon Cave in Israel, 100 meters below ground, with no natural access to the surface. It was found living in a small pool of sulphide-rich, brackish water. It is one of eight new species recently discovered in the area, the others being Tethysbaena ophelicola, Metacyclops longimaxillis, Metacyclops subdolus, Akrav israchanani (a land species, only found dead and also in other parts of the cave), Ayyalonia dimentmani (land species), Lepidospora ayyalonica (land species), and a still-unnamed species in the genus Collembola.[4]
Threats
editThis species is endangered as it is known only in the Yarkon-Taninim Aquifer, which is experiencing diminishing water levels. It is one of the main sources of water in Israel.[3]
References
edit- ^ De Grave, S. (2013). "Typhlocaris ayyaloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197640A2494186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197640A2494186.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Typhlocaris ayyaloni (Tsurnamal, 2008)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ a b De Grave, S. (2013). "Typhlocaris ayyaloni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T197640A2494186. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T197640A2494186.en. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b "New species thrive in Ramle underworld". The Jerusalem Post. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
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