Rich and diverse subterranean invertebrate communities inhabiting Melissotrypa Cave in Central Greece

Abstract

Located in central Greece, Melissotrypa Cave is a hypogenic cave that contains a sulfidic lake. Biological investigations in this cave led to the discovery of several endemic troglobitic invertebrates, some of which occur in high densities of up to 200 specimens per square meter

Keywords

• sulfidic cave
• subterranean invertebrates
• chemoautotrophy
• melissotrypa cave
• greece