List of troglobites - wikipedia List of troglobites Not to be confused with troglodyte or trilobite. A troglobite ( or, formally, troglobiont ) 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 aboveground habitats but are also able to live underground ( eutroglophiles ), and species that only are cave visitors ( subtroglophiles and trogloxenes ). In general, troglobite is referred to troglofauna ( the land dwelling underground species ), but it may be referred to stygofauna ( the aquatic species ), 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 ( anophthalmia ), and depigmentation ( absence of pigment in the integument ). Conversely, as opposed to lost or reduced functions, many species have evolved elongated antennal 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, can not 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 troglobite. An animal found out in underground environment may be a troglophile ( a species living both in subterranean and in epigean habitats, e.g. bats and cave swallows ) or a trogloxene ( a species only occurring sporadically in a hypogean habitat and unable to establish a subterranean population ). Contents 1 Flatworms 2 Mollusca 3 Velvet worms 4 Arthropoda 4.1 Arachnida 4.2 Myriapoda 4.3 Crustacea 4.4 Insecta 5 Fish 6 Amphibians 7 Mammals 8 Reptiles 9 See also 10 References Flatworms Hausera hauseri Mollusca Tumbling Creek cavesnail ( Antrobia culveri ) Cave physa ( Physella spelunca ) Phantom cave snail ( Cochliopa texana ) Mimic cavesnail ( Phreatodrobia imitata ) Zospeum Velvet worms White cave velvet worm ( Peripatopsis alba ) Arthropoda Arachnida Kauaʻi cave wolf spider ( Adelocosa anops ) Nelson cave spider ( Spelungula cavernicola ) Calicina cloughensis Texella reddelli Trogloraptor marchingtoni Apochthonius mysterius -- Mystery Cave pseudoscorpion Apochthonius typhlus -- Stone County cave pseudoscorpion Hesperochernes occidentalis -- guano pseudoscorpion Mundochthonius cavernicolus -- cavernicolous pseudoscorpion Phanetta subterranea -- subterranean cave spider Porrhomma cavernicola -- cavernicolous Porrhomma spider Sinopoda scurion -- eyeless huntsman spider Troglokhammouanus steineri -- Xe Bang Fai cave scorpion Vietbocap lao -- Nam Lot cave scorpion Parobisium yosemite -- Yosemite cave pseudoscorpion Titanobochia magna -- cave pseudoscorpion Cicurina venii -- Braken Bat Cave meshweaver spider Chinquipellobunus madlae -- cave harvestman Stalita taenaria Mesostalita nocturna Chthonius Neobisium maritimum Myriapoda Millipedes Sinocallipus deharvengi Causeyella species Chaetaspis aleyorum -- Aleys ' cave millipede Chersoiulus sphinx Desmoxytes Mammamia profuga Polydesmus subterraneus Sinocallipus Titanophyllum spiliarum Trichopetalum whitei Tingupa pallida Zosteractis interminata Centipedes Eupolybothrus cavernicolus Crustacea Alabama cave shrimp ( Palaemonias alabamae ) Procambarus delicatus Spelaeorchestia koloana Procambarus pecki Typhlocaris Macromaxillocaris Samarplax principe Cyclops vernalis Holoped amazonicum Barburia yanezi Gammarus acherondytes -- Illinois cave amphipod Cambarus aculabrum -- Benton County cave crayfish Cambarus hubrichti -- Salem cave crayfish Cambarus setosus -- bristly cave crayfish Cambarus zophonastes -- Hell Creek cave crayfish Andhracoides shabuddin -- Guthikonda cave isopod Andhracoides gebaueri -- Belum cave isopod Allocrangonyx hubrichti -- Hubricht 's long - tailed amphipod Bactrurus brachycaudus -- short - tailed groundwater amphipod Bactrurus hubrichti -- sword - tail cave amphipod Bactrurus pseudomucronatus -- false sword - tailed cave amphipod Caecidotea antricola -- cave isopod Caecidotea dimorpha -- Missouri cave isopod Caecidotea fustis -- Fustis cave isopod Caecidotea salemensis -- Salem cave isopod Caecidotea serrata -- serrated cave isopod Caecidotea stiladactyla -- slender - fingered cave isopod Caecidotea stygia -- stygian cave isopod Diacyclops yeatmani -- Yeatman 's groundwater copepod Orconectes stygocaneyi -- Caney Mountain cave crayfish Stygobromus barri -- Barr 's groundwater amphipod Stygobromus clantoni -- Clanton 's groundwater amphipod Stygobromus heteropodus -- Pickle Springs amphipod Stygobromus onondagaensis -- Onondaga cave amphipod Stygobromus ozarkensis -- Ozark cave amphipod Stygobromus putedus -- Wisconsin groundwater amphipod Stygobromus subtilis -- subtle groundwater amphipod Orcovita hickski Orcovita orchardorum Cancrocaeca Androniscus dentiger -- rosy woodlouse Alpioniscus strasseri Niphargus species Insecta See Cave insects Fish Main article : Cavefish List of cave fish Amphibians Cave salamanders Mammals There are no known mammals that live exclusively in caves. Most bats sleep in caves during the day and hunt at night, but they are considered troglophiles or trogloxenes. However some fossorials which spend their whole lives underground might be considered subterranean fauna, although they are not true troglofauna as they do not live in caves. Reptiles Beauty rat snake ( Elaphe taeniura ) See also Subterranean fauna Troglofauna References ^ Jump up to : Sket, Boris ( 2008 - 06 - 01 ). `` Can we agree on an ecological classification of subterranean animals ? ''. Journal of Natural History. 42 ( 21 - 22 ) : 1549 -- 1563. doi : 10.1080 / 00222930801995762. ISSN 0022 - 2933. Jump up ^ Vandel, Albert ( 1965 ). Biospeleology : the biology of cavernicolous animals. Oxford : Pergamon Press. ISBN 9781483185132. OCLC 893738507. Jump up ^ Stoch, Fabio ( 2001 ). Caves and karstic phenomena. Life in subterranean world ( PDF ). Italian Habitats. 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Question: what is an adaptation of a cave dwelling animal
Answer: slow metabolism