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85: 47:. The habitat of the cryptozoa allows avoidance of fluctuations of temperature and humidity, which makes the contained range of considerably different species quite remarkable. Moreover, cryptozoa are notable for their inclusion of often unnamed varieties of organisms. 67:
can provide the necessary conditions for cryptozoic life in part because of the shielding from surrounding trees. Nonetheless, temperate woodlands are not the only ground for such a habitat: the tropics and the desert are often suitable for cryptozoa, such as
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Sometimes referred to as the cryptozoic niche, the habitat allowing for cryptozoic life is characterized by a shielding of exterior light sources, with stable and cool temperature and high humidity. Forest humus and
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is the collective name for small animals who live in darkness and under conditions of high relative humidity, as in the wet soil underneath rocks, decomposing tree bark etc. Examples include
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Cloudsley-Thompson, Professor Dr John L. (1988-01-01). "Adaptations to Extreme Environments".
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Cole, Lamont C. (1946). "A Study of the Cryptozoa of an Illinois Woodland".
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Savory, Theodore (1974). "On the Arachnid Order Palpigradi".
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The term "cryptozoic fauna" was originally coined by
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Index

Cryptid
pseudoscorpions
slugs
centipedes
earwigs
Arthur Dendy
leaf litter
scorpions
Solifugae

Oribatida
land-planarians
amphipods
pill-woodlice
centipedes
pill-millipedes
thysanurans
false-scorpions
oribatid mites
doi
10.2307/1943574
JSTOR
1943574
JSTOR
3704995


doi
10.1007/978-3-642-61360-9_6
ISBN

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