The Subterranean Fauna of Krizna Jama, Slovenia

The karstic cave Krizna jama in the South Western part of Slovenia is one of the largest, well known and most beautiful Slovene water caves. The cave consists of more than 8 km of corridors with impressive halls, colossal dripstone formations, a subterranean river and numerous lakes. Considering the subterranean fauna, Krizna jama has been identified amongst the richest caves in the world. So far, 60 troglobionts, the obligate subterranean species among them 32 aquatic and 28 terrestrial taxa have been recorded and documented. Krizna jama has scientific importance, as well as ten subterranean taxa, which have been described based on specimens from this cave. Despite Krizna jama is relatively well-studied, new recent unexpected findings are promising. Thus, further discoveries of specialized subterranean species in the cave are expected.

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Krizna jama in the South Western part of Slovenia is one of the largest, well known and most beautiful Slovene water caves, with impressive halls, dripstone formations, subterranean river and numerous lakes. Despite being relatively well-studied, new unexpected findings are expected in this cave, with further discoveries of specialized subterranean species anticipated.