Kingdom Animalia Class Collembola Species S. profundissima Genus Schaefferia | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Hypogastruridae Phylum Arthropoda Order Poduromorpha | |
Similar Plutomurus ortobalaganensis, Plutomurus, Schaefferia, Entognatha, Springtail | ||
Schaefferia profundissima is a species of springtail (arthropods) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Georgia. It is one of the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at >1,800 metres (5,900 ft) below the cave entrance. It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.
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