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Communication
Taxonomic Notes and Nomenclatural Corrections on Four Sphaeromatid Isopod Generic Names (Crustacea: Isopoda: Sphaeromatidae)
by Christopher B. Boyko
Arthropoda 2023, 1(3), 359-364; https://doi.org/10.3390/arthropoda1030013 - 30 Aug 2023
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Details regarding the synonymy of Nesaea Leach, 1814 and Dynamene Leach, 1814 are given and a type species is selected for Dynamene. The genus Heteruropus Verhoeff, 1942 is shown to be the senior objective synonym of Harrieta Kensley, 1987 and an expanded [...] Read more.
Details regarding the synonymy of Nesaea Leach, 1814 and Dynamene Leach, 1814 are given and a type species is selected for Dynamene. The genus Heteruropus Verhoeff, 1942 is shown to be the senior objective synonym of Harrieta Kensley, 1987 and an expanded synonymy list for the type species, Heteruropus faxoni (Richardson, 1905) is provided. Full article
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Do Salamanders Limit the Abundance of Groundwater Invertebrates in Subterranean Habitats?
by Raoul Manenti, Enrico Lunghi, Benedetta Barzaghi, Andrea Melotto, Mattia Falaschi and Gentile Francesco Ficetola
Diversity 2020, 12(4), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/d12040161 - 20 Apr 2020
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Several species of surface salamanders exploit underground environments; in Europe, one of the most common is the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra). In this study, we investigated if fire salamander larvae occurring in groundwater habitats can affect the abundance of some cave-adapted [...] Read more.
Several species of surface salamanders exploit underground environments; in Europe, one of the most common is the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra). In this study, we investigated if fire salamander larvae occurring in groundwater habitats can affect the abundance of some cave-adapted species. We analyzed the data of abundance of three target taxa (genera Niphargus (Amphipoda; Niphargidae), Monolistra (Isopoda; Sphaeromatidae) and Dendrocoelum (Tricladida; Dedrocoelidae)) collected in 386 surveys performed on 117 sites (pools and distinct subterranean stream sectors), within 17 natural and 24 artificial subterranean habitats, between 2012 and 2019. Generalized linear mixed models were used to assess the relationship between target taxa abundance, fire salamander larvae occurrence, and environmental features. The presence of salamander larvae negatively affected the abundance of all the target taxa. Monolistra abundance was positively related with the distance from the cave entrance of the sites and by their surface. Our study revealed that surface salamanders may have a negative effect on the abundance of cave-adapted animals, and highlited the importance of further investigations on the diet and on the top-down effects of salamanders on the subterranean communities. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Ecological Role of Salamanders as Predators and Prey)
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