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Oaphantes prometheus n. sp. is an eyeless troglobite endemic to a single cave in the Sierra Nevada of California. The distribution and relationships of the three species suggest an evolutive scenario likely due to climatic variations and affinities for colder conditions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.11646\/zootaxa.4819.2.7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,23]],"date-time":"2020-07-23T00:54:28Z","timestamp":1595465668000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Caves as a key habitat for rare and endemic species of the west coast of North America: a taxonomic revision of the spider genus Oaphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae)"],"prefix":"10.11646","volume":"4819","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2702-311X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"P.","family":"PAQUIN","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2195-878X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"N.","family":"DUP\u00c9RR\u00c9","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8929-8090","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"D.J.","family":"BUCKLE","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3813-8174","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"D.","family":"UBICK","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"4913","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"49268","unstructured":"<p class=\"Reference\">Aitchison, C.W. 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