Typhlocaris galilea

Coordinates: 32°52′25″N 35°32′57″E / 32.8736°N 35.5493°E / 32.8736; 35.5493
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Typhlocaris galilea
Male. Plate from Calman, 1909
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Typhlocarididae
Genus: Typhlocaris
Species:
T. galilea
Binomial name
Typhlocaris galilea
Calman, 1909

Typhlocaris galilea is a species of

critically endangered
and a conservation programme to conserve the species has begun.

Description

The relict[1] species was first described in 1909, by William Thomas Calman.[2]

The shrimp are semi-transparent and blind.[3] Adult specimens are approximately 3 inches (7.6 cm) long.[3] Their diet probably consists mainly of a small red tubificid worm, Isochaeta israelis.[4]

Distribution

The shrimp is endemic to one chamber of a Roman cistern, Ein-Nur octagonal pool (the private property of a monastery,[1] at 32°52′25″N 35°32′57″E / 32.8736°N 35.5493°E / 32.8736; 35.5493), and a warm (27 °C or 81 °F),[5] sulphuric,[5] saline[1] subterranean spring that feeds it, at Tabgha,[6] on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel.[3][7]

Conservation

The species is now

ground water has allowed foreign water into the pool, changing its composition and temperature.[3] It is legally protected (Section 5, paragraphs D and E, of the Fisheries Rules of 1937 as amended).[8]

In 2013, the

reintroduction.[3]

See also

  • Ayyalon Cave - a similar ecological niche where a related species lives

References

  1. ^ a b c Henk K. Mienis. "Rediscovery of Heleobia annandalei in the Octogon pool of Tabgha, Israel" (PDF). Tentacle. IUCN/SSC Mollusc Specialist Group. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
  2. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1909.tb00194.x
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  3. ^ a b c d e Karin Kloosterman (May 6, 2013). "Blind shrimp spared from extinction at Bible Zoo in Jerusalem". Green Prophet. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  4. doi:10.5038/1827-806x.3.3.3
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  5. ^
    ISBN 080913974X
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  6. JSTOR 20103277
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  7. JSTOR 20103268
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  8. ^ "Legal analysis of the measures adopted by Mediterranean coastal states to minimize the impact of fishing activities on marine ecosystems and non-target species" (PDF). Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas. 2003. Retrieved May 7, 2013.

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