Troglocaris anophthalmus
Troglocaris anophthalmus is a species of freshwater shrimp in the family Atyidae. It lives in karstic caves in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia. Although morphologically similar across its  range, molecular phylogenetics suggests that there are four or five cryptic lineages with more restricted ranges, although one such lineage does range unusually widely for a troglobite – over . Like other underground-living animals, this shrimp lacks pigment (appearing whitish) and eyes. The carapace length is typically about . It was originally described by Vincenz Kollar as Palaemon anophtalmus (a misspelling of "anophthalmus"), but this name was considered to be a nomen nudum for a long time. This name is, however, accompanied by a description, and predates Dormitzer's junior synonym Troglocaris schmidtii. References

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Atyidae
Cave shrimp
Freshwater crustaceans of Europe
Crustaceans described in 1848
Taxa named by Vincenz Kollar
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot