News
FBA 2010 course programme
Please visit the FBA website for a full list of courses and booking form
Cave Life Leaflet
A new guide to cave life in Britain has been written by Lee Knight (Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme) and produced by the FBA and is available to download as a PDF. If you would like any further information about recording cave life please contact Lee (lee.knight@talk21.com).
Launch of the Freshwater Recorders and Schemes Funding Programme
The purpose of the programme is to provide some financial support for freshwater recorders towards costs such as travel expenses, the purchase of sampling equipment, and the production of promotional materials such as newsletters. If you would like to find out more about the programme go to Funding Programme
Introduction
The hypogean (subterranean) Crustacea recording scheme is a small scheme dealing with the subterranean macro-Crustacea found in the groundwater and aquatic cave habitats of the British Isles, including Ireland. The scheme only encompasses the larger Crustacea specifically evolved to exist in underground aquatic habitats (stygobites). Adaptations to the underground aquatic environment typically involve a lack of pigment (i.e. specimens are white in colour), a lack of eyes and over-development of antennae and legs. Most species are also very small and have a thin body shape for squeezing between small water-filled crevices in underground rock strata and water-logged gravels.
Go to the Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme Website
