Stygofauna Study Program in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Stygofauna refers to all species living in underground aquatic environments (subterranean rivers, groundwater tables, underflows of watercourses).

Cheminement d'un escargot pour le passage à la phase 2 vers la bio-indication

The field inventory is complete…

We have entered a new phase: moving towards Bio-Indication…

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Ostracode - Programme Stygofaune - Sepanso Aquitaine

Discovery of two new species in Limousin

The ostracods Candonopsis sp. and Pseudocandona sp. B were discovered in the Vianon (Corrèze) and in the Courteix well (Creuse).

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Program Overview

Led by SEPANSO and initiated by FNE Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the primary objective of the program is to inventory the regional underground aquatic fauna (i.e., stygofauna).

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Stygofauna Environments and Species

Nearly 400 taxa (metazoans) have been identified in France. With the exception of vertebrates, all major taxonomic groups are represented: crustaceans, mollusks, annelids, arachnids, …

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The Stygofauna France Network

The network presented here consists of various researchers, taxonomic experts, and biospeleologists involved in the ongoing study program. It will subsequently be expanded to include other study programs (ongoing or future).

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One program… 2 objectives…

1/ In search of life in groundwater

2/ Towards a bio-indicator of groundwater quality

Mapping

Discover on the interactive map the sites selected for the program and prospected to carry out the inventory of regional underground aquatic fauna (search options by department, municipality, and environment type).

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Riviere souterraine des Jonquilles, 19 (F. Lefebvre / SEPANSO, 26 f‚v. 2022)

Program Partners

Thanks to the institutional and associative partners who played a crucial role in the implementation of the Stygofauna program in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.