Author/Editor		Sket, Boris
Title		The anchihaline habitats, a dispersed "center" of biotic diversity
Type		članek
Source		In: Sasowski ID, Fong DW, White EL, editors. Conservation and protection of the biota of Karst. Extended abstracts and field-trip guide for the symposium held; 1997 Feb 13-16; Nashville. Charles Town: Karst Waters Institute,
Publication year		1997
Volume		str. 98-104
Language		eng
Abstract		Anchihaline habitats are mainly sea-influenced cave waters. They are most frequent in subtropical and tropical coasts consisting of carbonates or laves. The known fauna increased from approximately 30 species in 1966 to well over 300 in 1996. It consists mainly of Crucstacea; Amphipoda are the most numerous group. All eleven species of Remipedia are restricted to such habitats, as are some less important and smaller groups (monotypic families, genera) and very many species. Some anchihaline species have abyssal relatives, but the origin of both is claimed to be the marine littoral. The anchihaline fauna of a limnic provenience is very restricted. Among biogeographic patterns, the 'Tethyan distribution' is very characteristic: distribution areas of some higher taxa cross the present-day continents. Some examples of sites with a particular conservationist interest are presented and briefly explained.
Descriptors		SEAWATER ANIMALS ECOSYSTEM CRUSTACEA