An anchialine system (/ˈæŋkiəlaɪn/, from Greek ankhialos, "near the sea") is a landlocked body of water with a subterranean connection to the ocean. Depending...

deeper saline water directly in the anchialine pool, or sometimes it may be accessible by cave diving. Anchialine systems are extremely common worldwide especially...

intruding from the coastal margins. The whole aquifer is therefore an anchialine system (one that is land-locked but connected to an ocean). Where a cenote...

Nedsia, Liagoceradocus and other genera. These mostly inhabit an anchialine system, a 'lens' of fresh water above the saline ground water, which they...

H. rubra is native to Hawaii, where it and other tiny shrimp occupy anchialine pools. These are puddles or ponds located near shores and surrounded with...

(surface) anchialine waters. Typical food of ʻōpaeʻula is algal and bacterial mats on the surface of rocks and other substrates in anchialine pools. Chelipeds...

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been found in chemosynthesis-based habitats, like hydrothermal vents, anchialine caves, cold seeps, and more. To survive in these extreme habitats, some...

eel. Moreover, the recorded sightings lack the lower part of the anchialine system and there are no more than three blind cave eels spotted on a single...

latter coming from another ancient lineage and often found inhabiting anchialine systems. Procaris is a small genus of aberrant shrimps with only five known...

"Macromaxillocarididae, a new family of stenopodidean shrimp from an anchialine cave in the Bahamas, with the description of Macromaxillocaris bahamaensis...

Metabetaeus lohena, also known as the alpha snapping shrimp or anchialine snapping shrimp, is a species of alpheid shrimp native to Hawaii and Easter Island...

talus or scree, and may be subject to frequent rockfalls and landslides. Anchialine caves are caves, usually coastal, containing a mixture of freshwater and...

fish in the family Milyeringidae. It is endemic to groundwater and anchialine systems in caves in the Cape Range, Australia. Like other cave-adapted fish...

Xibalbanus tulumensis is a centipede-like crustacean that lives in underground anchialine caves of Mexico and Central America. Although blind, it is a formidable...

found only in salt water, has self-sustaining populations in the lake. Anchialine pool – Landlocked body of water with underground connection to the seaPages...

Maui; unique assemblages of nearshore coral reef ecosystems; and the anchialine ponds found there. The reserve is located at the end of Mākena Road, south...

Stepwell Stew pond Tailings Tarn Waste pond Waste stabilization pond Pools Anchialine pool Brine pool Infinity pool Natural pool Plunge pool Reflecting pool...

all known species of remipedians have been found exclusively in anchialine cave systems. The class Remipedia was erected in 1981 by Jill Yager, in describing...

hazardous. Sea caves may have bidirectional flow caused by tides, and anchialine caves, which are usually coastal, contain a mixture of freshwater and...

Schaperdoth, Irene; Kakuk, Brian (November 2011). "Microbial hotspots in anchialine blue holes: initial discoveries from the Bahamas". Hydrobiologia. 677...

the total length of the combined system measures 319.05 kilometers (198.25 mi). Dos Ojos is an anchialine cave system with connections to naturally intruding...

If this island has a seashore as well as being encircled by two river systems, it becomes what might be called a subcontinental island. The one formed...

23 and 27 °C (73 and 81 °F) throughout the year. These are typically anchialine (connected to the sea), but the Mexican blind brotula is only known from...

crater left by the blast is called the "Sailor's Hat" crater and holds an anchialine pool containing Halocaridina rubra shrimp, which are salt-tolerant. High...

1986". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 December 2011. Thomas M. Iliffe (1992). "Anchialine cave biology". In Ana Isabel Camacho (ed...

channels, by glacial processes, by peatland formation, in coastal dune systems, by beavers), or they can simply be isolated depressions (such as a kettle...

will be limited, and excess sediment will be free to move on through the system. However, if a groyne is too large it may trap too much sediment, which...

A. altior has a preference for the cenotes with clearer waters. The anchialine cenotes located in Tulum are a specific example, but A. altior is generally...

Hawaiian monk seal. Rare endemic opae'ula (red shrimp) live in the area's anchialine ponds, and the bay is often frequented by native and migratory birds,...