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Biodiversity Conservation
Pietro Gardini, Stefano Taiti
Summary: This study describes five new species of terrestrial isopods from Liguria and surrounding regions. These species belong to different families and are named as Buddelundiella zoiai, Sardoniscus marmoratus, Cylisticus poggii, Porcellio incavatus, and Alloschizidium segestanum. Buddelundiella zoiai, Cylisticus poggii, and Alloschizidium segestanum were mainly found in edaphic environments, while Sardoniscus marmoratus and Porcellio incavatus were primarily distributed in leaf litter or under not deeply embedded rocks. The diagnostic characters, affinities, and distribution of the new species are discussed in the article.
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Zoology
Ernesto Recuero, Paula C. Rodriguez-Flores, Mario Garcia-Paris
Summary: The terrestrial isopod family Armadillidiidae shows higher diversity in karstic areas and myrmecophily can help them colonize sandy substrates. Four new taxa have been identified and some diagnostic characters used in the taxonomy are not clear. The newly described taxa exhibit patterns of morphological stasis and homoplasy associated with their shared myrmecophilous habits. A revision of the generic taxonomy of the family is needed.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Zoology
Carlos Anderson Soares Bezerra-Pereira, Daniela Correia Grangeiro, Lucas Ramos Costa Lima
Summary: A new genus and two new species of Platyarthridae family are described from Piaui state in Brazil - Paratrichorhina piauiensis n. gen. et n. sp. and P. taitii n. gen. et n. sp. The similarities and differences with other genera of the family are discussed, along with the provision of a key to the family.
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Zoology
Kaarel Sammet, Getriin Orgusaar, Mari Ivask, Olavi Kurina
Summary: An overview of the Estonian terrestrial isopod fauna reveals 16 species of woodlice, with 2 new records. Despite some dubious data on one species, the diversity and dynamics of the Estonian terrestrial isopod fauna are highlighted.
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Zoology
Xinkai Hong, Yutao Wang, Weichun Li
Summary: Parakermania longa sp. nov., the third species of the woodlouse genus Parakermania Vandel, 1973, is described and illustrated from China. It differs from the other two congeners in the number of dorsal tubercles and the well-developed ornamentations on the outer sides of the sixth pereonite extending beyond the apex of telson.
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Biology
Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso, Gerhard Du Preez, Stefano Taiti, Rodrigo L. Ferreira
Summary: Three new species in the genus Niambia are described from southern African caves, showing troglomorphic traits. These species are the first troglobitic species recorded in the genus, while most other species of Niambia are epigean and occur in semi-arid environments in the Afrotropical Region.
SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Zoology
Konstantin B. Gongalsky, Pavel S. Nefediev, Ilya S. Turbanov
Summary: A new species of terrestrial isopod, Lucasioides altaicus sp. nov., is described from the Altai Mountains in southwestern Siberia, representing the first record of Lucasioides in Russia and the northernmost habitat of terrestrial isopods known in Eurasia. The study includes diagnostic characters of the new species and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis within the family Agnaridae.
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Zoology
Giovanna Monticelli Cardoso, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Summary: Five new species of Pectenoniscus have been discovered in Bahia state, including Pectenoniscus monsviridis and Pectenoniscus revelatus from Serra do Ramalho Karst area, Pectenoniscus archaeos and Pectenoniscus sepultus from Serra de Iuiu Karst area, and Pectenoniscus caesarius from Campo Formoso Karst area. Additional information about their habitats and threats is also provided.
STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Zoology
Jin Wang, Jingbo Yang, Xuegang Zeng, Weichun Li
Summary: In this study, an integrative approach combining morphology and molecular analysis was used to delimit and classify the sky-island Ligidium species fauna in southwest China. Four new species were discovered, and the morphological confusion among certain species was clarified. The results confirm the fundamental role of integrative taxonomy in objective classification, and suggest that the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau played a significant role in the species divergence of sky-island Ligidium in southwest China.
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Zoology
Michael J. Raupach, Bjoern Rulik, Joerg Spelda
Summary: DNA barcoding has become a popular method for species identification. A study as part of the German Barcode of Life project has presented the first DNA barcode library for terrestrial and freshwater isopods from Germany. The study found high intraspecific genetic distances and variability, but still succeeded in accurately assigning species based on interspecific distances.
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Biology
Soumia Moutaouakil, Mohamed Boulanouar, Mohamed Ghamizi, Josiane Lips, Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Summary: Two new sympatric isopod species of the genus Castellanethes (Olibrinidae) are described from caves in the Western High Atlas of Morocco. These cave-dwelling species lack body pigmentation and eyes, showing troglomorphic traits. One species, Castellenethes ougougensis sp. nov., was found in five caves, while C. ighousi sp. nov. is an amphibious species found in only two caves, which also house populations of C. ougougensis sp. nov. The article also includes notes on their habitats and a discussion about their conservation status.
SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Zoology
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Maurizio Guido Paoletti, Federico Gavinelli, Stefano Taiti
Summary: This study documented eight species from the family Scleropactidae in Venezuela, with three newly described species. The distribution range of two species was also extended in this study.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Julio Cifuentes, Luis P. da Silva
Summary: This article describes an unnamed cave-dwelling species of Trichoniscoides and provides its study, clarification, and naming. The morphological characteristics of the new species fit into multiple proposed groups for the genus, making it impossible to assign Trichoniscoides gallaecus n. sp. to any specific group.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Milos Vittori
Summary: This article presents an important discovery of the woodlouse T. vespertilio, providing insights into the morphology of its male individual and expanding its distribution range to Slovenia.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2022)
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Zoology
Sung Hoon Kim, Seong Myeong Yoon
Summary: Four new isopod species, each with distinct morphological characteristics, are reported from sublittoral zones in Korean waters. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, and keys to their classification are provided in this study.
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Zoology
Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Giuseppe Montesanto, Paula Beatriz Araujo, Stefano Taiti
IHERINGIA SERIE ZOOLOGIA
(2017)
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Behavioral Sciences
S. Cividini, G. Montesanto
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Psychology, Biological
Sofia Cividini, Giuseppe Montesanto
BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES
(2018)
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Psychology, Biological
Sofia Cividini, Giuseppe Montesanto
BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES
(2018)
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Zoology
Stefano Taiti, Giuseppe Montesanto
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Reproductive Biology
Alice Zecchini, Giuseppe Montesanto
INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
(2019)
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Zoology
Ghasem M. Kashani, Ahdiyeh Abedini, Giuseppe Montesanto
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Zoology
Giuseppe Montesanto
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sofia Cividini, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Giuseppe Montesanto
Review
Psychology, Biological
Sofia Cividini, Giuseppe Montesanto
LEARNING & BEHAVIOR
(2020)
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Reproductive Biology
Giuseppe Montesanto, Federico Riva
Summary: The postmarsupial manca stages of Armadillidium ficalbii Arcangeli, 1911 were studied in detail through morphological analysis. The morphological modifications during the stages were described and the cephalothorax width was measured as a growth measure. Comparisons were made with postmarsupial manca stages of other terrestrial isopod species.
INVERTEBRATE REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
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Anatomy & Morphology
Giuseppe Montesanto, Sofia Cividini
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Biology
Stefano Taiti, Giuseppe Montesanto, Jose A. Vargas
REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA TROPICAL
(2018)
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Biology
Giuseppe Montesanto, Sofia Cividini
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Giuseppe Montesanto
