Hobby culture
Globular Cave
Common name Strongly supported
Also sold as White Globular
A culture sold as Globular Cave. The working identification is Arrhopalites caecus.
What the name stands for
Three different things share one name. A culture is not a species, and a species is not the animals in your tub. Keeping them apart is how this site avoids repeating the trade's mistakes.
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The culture
A lineage kept in tubs and passed between keepers under one name. The name comes from the trade.
- Name type
- Common name
The origin of this stock is not documented.
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The species it matches
The working identification, and how it was reached.
Arrhopalites caecus- Name form
- Exact name The name has been matched against the published description.
- How sure
- Strongly supported Several lines of evidence agree.
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The animals checked
A specimen was examined.
- Basis
- Body form, checked by an expert
- Review
- Reviewed by a curator
Care advice follows the working identification. Check it against what you see.
What would settle it
No open question is tied to this culture.