title: First recorded cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Iran with a description of a new species .
abstract: Cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods from the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad, southwestern Iran, are reported here. These include three accidental and one troglobitic species namely Protracheoniscus gakalicus n. sp., which is also the first recorded troglobitic species from the genus Protracheoniscus. The new species is readily distinguished by the lack of eyes and pigmentation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran; Email: kashani_gm@znu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Ghasem M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kashani
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Mohammad-Javad
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Malekhosseini
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Email: sabersadeghi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D000818:Animals; D059552:Caves; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D033321:Isopoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male