RAMANATHAPURAM CAVE

(Ramanathapuram - IN)
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

There is an unspecified cave, complete with a dark zone, which is occupied by carnivorous bats. SITUATION: At an unknown location, either somewhere within Ramanathapuram district (note 1) or at the town itself (note 2). SITUATION 1998: Both of … two caves Ramanathapuram (C5) and Veerasihamani (C6) are located at a distance of about 140 km in the north [note 3] from Tirunelveli (8°44 N, 77°42' E) (KOILRAJ & MARIMUTHU 1998: 1111). SITUATION 1999: Ramanathapuram cave … [is] at a distance ofabout 140 km from Tirunelveli north (KOILRAJ, MARIMUTHU et al. 1999) and thus at the same spot (more likely: near) the –>Veerasihamani cave. CAVE LIFE: KOILRAJ & MARIMUTHU (1998: 1112 table 2); A certain Mrs. Elizabeth [no name mentioned] reared algae from soil samples collected in the daylight-lit area 0 to 2 m from the entrance: Two species of Chlorophyceae (Chlorococcum sp., Scenedesmus sp.) and one species of Bacillariophyceae (Navicula sp.). KOILRAJ et al (1999): A colony of carnivorous bat Megaerma lyra (Chiroptera) and collected between September 1997 and August 1998 soil samples (bat guano) to investigate it's algae (KOILRAJ & MARIMUTHU 1998) and fungal diversity (KOILRAJ et al. 1999).erma lyra (Chiroptera) and collected between September 1997 and August 1998 soil samples (bat guano) to investigate it's algae (KOILRAJ & MARIMUTHU 1998) and fungal diversity (KOILRAJ et al. 1999).

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1997 September to 1998 August: A. John Koilraj, perhaps along with some of his collegues G. Marimuthu, N. Natarajan, S. Saravanan, P. Maran & Minna J. Hsu, cared to have soil samples (bat guano) collected from the so-called Ramanathapuram Cave to investigate it's algae (KOILRAJ & MARIMUTHU 1998) and fungal diversity (KOILRAJ et al 1999). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0VIRASIHAMANI CAVE
70.4Kunnakudi Cave, Pasu Muthuramalingam
77.3KUNNAKKUDI CAVES, Karaikudi
96.1SHIVA, Tirumayam (Cave of)
96.1VISHNU, Tirumayam (Cave of)
102.5AMMACHATRAM WHOLE CAVE
112.2KOKARANESHWAR CAVE TEMPLE
112.2SHIVA, Devarmalai (Cave of)
122.5KUDUMIYANMALAI CAVERN