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Hypogenic Versus Epigenic Subterranean Ecosystem: Lessons From Eastern Iberian Peninsula, Alberto Sendra, Policarp Garay, Vicente Ortuño, Jose Gilgado, Santiago Teruel, Ana Reboleira
Hypogenic Versus Epigenic Subterranean Ecosystem: Lessons From Eastern Iberian Peninsula, Alberto Sendra, Policarp Garay, Vicente Ortuño, Jose Gilgado, Santiago Teruel, Ana Reboleira
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Over the last 40 years, hypogenic karst/caves have become well known and hypogene speleogenesis has been used to explain the formation of some of the largest subterranean maze caves. These hypogenic systems involve confined aquifers with upwards flow, responsible for their karstification. Such spaces begun and could be remain isolated from the surface and the contiguous subterranean habitats, including the shallow ones. We studied the invertebrate fauna and the geology/speleogenesis of two recently opened caves from Eastern Iberian Peninsula, which clearly showed features of hypogenic origin. Their scarce faunistic composition, formed by non cave-adapted fauna, is similar to other hypogenic …
Redescription Of Iberoiulus Cavernicola Ceuca, 1967, And The Relationships Of The Genus Iberoiulus Mauriès, 1985 (Diplopoda, Julida, Blaniulidae), Henrik Enghoff, Ana Reboleira
Redescription Of Iberoiulus Cavernicola Ceuca, 1967, And The Relationships Of The Genus Iberoiulus Mauriès, 1985 (Diplopoda, Julida, Blaniulidae), Henrik Enghoff, Ana Reboleira
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
The Iberian blaniulid millipede Iberoiulus cavernicola Ceuca, 1967, is redescribed based on abundant new material collected in a cave in Villaluenga del Rosario, Cádiz, Spain. The relationships of the genus Iberoiulus Mauriès, 1985, to other blaniulid genera are discussed.
Laboulbeniales On Millipedes: The Genera Diplopodomyces And Troglomyces, Sergi Santamaria, Henrik Enghoff, Ana Reboleira
Laboulbeniales On Millipedes: The Genera Diplopodomyces And Troglomyces, Sergi Santamaria, Henrik Enghoff, Ana Reboleira
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
The genera Diplopodomyces and Troglomyces (Laboulbeniales, Ascomycota) parasitizing millipedes (Diplopoda) are reviewed. We describe four new species: D. lusitanipodos parasitic on Lusitanipus from Portugal and on Cyphocallipus from Spain, D. veneris on Lusitanipus from Portugal, T. botryandrus on Leptoiulus from Italy and T. rossii on Ophyiulus, Leptoiulus and Typhloiulus from Italy. Diplopodomyces veneris is a dimorphic species, with different morphotypes growing on the male copulatory organs and on the surroundings of the female gonopore respectively. The type species of both genera also have been studied, their descriptions are revised and a neotype for T. manfrediae is designated. New records from …
A New Threat For The Groundwater Ecosystems: First Occurrences Of The Invasive Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii In The Caves Of Europe, G. Mazza, Ana Reboleira, Fernando Gonçalves, L. Aquiloni, A.F. Inghilesi, D. Spigoli, F. Stoch, S. Taiti, F. Gherardi, E. Tricarico
A New Threat For The Groundwater Ecosystems: First Occurrences Of The Invasive Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii In The Caves Of Europe, G. Mazza, Ana Reboleira, Fernando Gonçalves, L. Aquiloni, A.F. Inghilesi, D. Spigoli, F. Stoch, S. Taiti, F. Gherardi, E. Tricarico
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
The American red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, is today the alien species most widespread in European water bodies. This invasive crayfish was found for the first time in some caves of Europe, specifically in Portugal and Italy. The presence of P. clarkii in caves is noteworthy, representing a new threat for the groundwater ecosystems due to the possible negative impacts on the native communities.
Millipedes (Diplopoda) From Caves Of Portugal, Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Millipedes (Diplopoda) From Caves Of Portugal, Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Millipedes play an important role in the decomposition of organic matter in the subterranean environment. Despite the existence of several cave-adapted species of millipedes in adjacent geographic areas, their study has been largely ignored in Portugal. Over the last decade, intense fieldwork in caves of the mainland and the island of Madeira has provided new data about the distribution and diversity of millipedes. A review of millipedes from caves of Portugal is presented, listing fourteen species belonging to eight families, among which six species are considered troglobionts. The distribution of millipedes in caves of Portugal is discussed and compared with …
A New Species Of Duvalius From World’S Deepest Cave (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
A New Species Of Duvalius From World’S Deepest Cave (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
The new hypogean ground beetle, Duvalius abyssimus n. sp., from Krubera-Voronja, world’s deepest cave (Arabika massif, Western Caucasus) is described and illustrated. Diagnostic morphological characters of the imago, male and female genitalia are provided. Its relations with other Duvalius Delarouzée species from the Western Caucasus geographic area are discussed. An updated overview of the biocoenosis of its peculiar habitat is made.
Sireuma, A New Genus Of Subterranean Millipedes From The Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Opisthocheiridae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Sireuma, A New Genus Of Subterranean Millipedes From The Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Opisthocheiridae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
A new genus Sireuma is described to accommodate a new species, S. nobile, from a cave in Portugal. The unique features of the male gonopods and the absence of a postvulvar organ support the creation of a new genus. The new species is illustrated with scanning electron micrographs and diagrammatic drawings. Differences vis-à-vis its relatives are discussed, and information on the environment in which the new species was found is also provided.
Insular Species Swarm Goes Underground: Two New Troglobiont Cylindroiulus Millipedes From Madeira (Diplopoda: Julidae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Insular Species Swarm Goes Underground: Two New Troglobiont Cylindroiulus Millipedes From Madeira (Diplopoda: Julidae), Ana Reboleira, Henrik Enghoff
Ana Sofia P.S. Reboleira
Two new species of the genus Cylindroiulus Verhoeff, 1894, C. julesvernei and C. oromii, are described from the subterranean ecosystem of Madeira Island, Portugal. Species are illustrated with photographs and diagrammatic drawings. The new species belong to the Cylindroiulus madeirae-group, an insular species swarm distributed in the archipelagos of Madeira and the Canary Islands. We discuss the differences between the new species and their relatives and present information on the subterranean environment of Madeira. An updated overview of the subterranean biodiversity of millipedes in Macaronesia is also provided.