Cryptozoa is the collective name for the small (generally microscopic) animals that permanently live under conditions with high relative humidity. Many of them can be found in any sample of wet soil; a large part of the cryptozoa has not yet been identified by science.
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Cryptozoa — n. [Gr. kryptos, hidden; zoon, animal] An ecological group of cryptozoic terrestrial animals living in leaf litter, under twigs and pieces of bark and stone … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cryptozoa — The assemblage of small terrestrial animals found living in darkness beneath stones, logs, bark, etc. Potential colonizers of caves [25] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
cryptozoa — cryp·to·zoa … English syllables
cryptozoa — ˌkriptəˈzōə noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from crypt + zoa 1. : the animals that live a cryptobiotic life among the organic debris of a forest floor 2. : structures in Precambrian rocks thought to be the remains of primitive life compare… … Useful english dictionary
Microfauna — Soybean cyst nematode and egg. Microfauna (Ancient Greek mikros small + New Latin fauna animal ) refers to microscopic organisms that exhibit animal like qualities. Microfauna are represented in the animal kingdom (e.g., nematodes, small… … Wikipedia
Springtail — Springtails Temporal range: Early Devonian–Recent … Wikipedia
History of invertebrate paleozoology — The history of invertebrate paleozoology (also spelled palaeozoology ) differs from the history of paleontology in that the former usually emphasizes paleobiology and the paleoecology of extinct marine invertebrates, while the latter typically… … Wikipedia
Cryptozoology — n. [Gr. kryptos, hidden; zoon, animal; logos, discourse] The study of the Cryptozoa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
patabionts — see cryptozoa … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
