Schaefferia profundissima
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| Schaefferia profundissima | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Poduromorpha |
| Family: | Hypogastruridae |
| Genus: | Schaefferia |
| Species: | S. profundissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Schaefferia profundissima Jordana & Baquero, 2012 | |
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.[1][2] It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.[3]