stygobiotic

English

Etymology

Blend of stygian +‎ biotic

Adjective

stygobiotic (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of stygobitic
   • 2009, Klement Tockner, Urs Uehlinger, Christopher T. Robinson, Rivers of Europe, →ISBN:

     The taxonomic composition of the stygobiotic fauna is unique compared to that of the epigean fauna.

   • 2012, A. Brancelj, L. De Meester, P. Spaak, Cladocera: the Biology of Model Organisms, →ISBN:

     The new species of Alona is clearly a stygobiont, although accompanied by a fauna which is not exclusively stygobiotic.

   • 2014, David C. Culver, Tanja Pipan, Shallow Subterranean Habitats: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, →ISBN:

     It might be expected that the habitat is less heterogeneous for smaller stygobiotic copepods than for larger stygobiotic ones.