The Groundwater Fauna of Italy: a Synthesis
Pesce G.L.1
Stygologia, 1 (2) 1985: 129-159
After a brief historical review of the stygobiological research in Italy, stygobionts or eustygophiles from the groundwaters of this country are listed and discussed.
Through systematic and biogeographic analysis and relationships within the most significant taxonomic groups, a subdivision of the Italian territory into five stygofaunal provinces, viz. Alpine, Apennine, Sardinian, Apulian and Sicilian, is proposed.
1.Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, University of L'Aquila
Via Vetoio 14 -67100 Coppito, L'Aquila (Italy); e-mail: pesce@univaq.it
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