This year (2023), together with Gökhan Aydın, we described a new Amphipod species (Gammarus morcae) 1260 m below the surface of Morca Cave in Turkey. It is undoubtedly one of the deepest records in caves or groundwater habitats. Meanwhile, we wonder which crustacean species have been reported from the deepest (excluding marine records). Any ideas? Greetings from Türkiye :)
Until a few years ago Krubera Cave was known as the deepest cave in the world (but now this record belongs to Veryovkina Cave in the same area, Georgia, Abkhazia). I leave a few articles from Krubera, including the deepest living stygobionts. Kruberia abchasica, gen. et sp. nov. of Amphipoda seems to hold this record at 2175 m.
With the description of this species, whose deepest record was previously given as 2140 m, Zenkevitchia sp. became synonymized. Thus, the depth has changed, and it has been described as a new genus.
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