Other Invertebrates (corals, sponges, worms, etc.)
Planaria in a cave stream
Common organisms living within the sediments of Mammoth Cave streams are nematodes or roundworms (undescribed), copepods (Maraenobiotus, Moraria, Nitocra, and Parastenocaris), tardigrades (Macrobiotus), and oligochaete worms (Aeolosoma).
Did You Know?
Stalactites grow downward – they hang "tight" to the ceiling – while stalagmites grow upward – they "might" reach the ceiling someday. Mammoth Cave's formations include many types of calcite formations.