Moghan Cave [Ghar Moghan] [غار مغان]
36.117028,59.369278
Location
Grottocenter contributor Vahid Ashrafi gives following coordinates : Lat. (N) / Long. (E) = 36.1170, 59.3693 OpenStreetMap indicates : Lat. (N) / Long. (E) = 36.115404 / 59.367977 About 300 meters between those two locations.
Moghan Cave is located 35 kilometers from Mashhad, in the south of Moghan Village. Source : * I Visit Iran > Moghan Cave > About Moghan Cave : www.ivisitiran.com/en/tourist-attraction/about/138… * The entrance to the Moghan cave : www.researchgate.net/figure/The-entrance-to-the-Mo… * MOGHAN CAVE غار مغان : moghan-cave.blogspot.com/
Description
Biospeology
A new species of Oncopodura (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha, Oncopoduridae) from the Moghan cave in northeastern Iran, built in a carbonate complex of Kopet Dag mountain range, is described. Oncopodura moghanensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners by 6 long subequal lobes in PAO, each subdivided into 3–6 fingers, dens with 7 dorsal feather-like macrosetae; at basal part with 1 dorsoexternal and 2 dorsointernal hooks, at the distal part with 1 dorsoexternal and 3 dorsointernal hooks, distal part of manubrium with long feather like macrosetae reaching middle part of dens, and mucro with 4 teeth, apical tooth very sharp, and 2 scales at its basal half. A table with diagnostic characters of species related to the Oncopodura moghanensis sp. nov. and an updated key to the world species of Oncopodura are provided. Source : * A new subterranean species of Oncopodura Carl & Lebedinsky, 1905 (Collembola, Entomobryomorpha, Oncopoduridae) from a cave in Northeastern Iran : subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/118293/
Cavités proche
| Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.7 | Ghar-e-Namaksar | 157 | 14 |
| 236.8 | Gharebil Caves | ||
| 322.5 | Bash Deshik | ||
| 322.5 | Yaki Deshik | ||
| 487.4 | ZARMAST, Maymana (Cave at) | ||
| 487.4 | ZARMAST POT n° 1 | ||
| 487.4 | ZARMAST POT n° 2 | ||
| 487.4 | Luli (Ghar) | ||
| 497.0 | Qezel Qala 1st, Shu Bakhtu, (Cave on the) |