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Travunijana gloeri Grego 2020, sp. nov.
No full textTravunijana gloeri sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2A411831-BA56-490B-8754-80A0A0EE048F Figs 9 K–L,15D Type material Holotype BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA • 1 shell; Republika Srpska, Bileća Municipality, Berkovići, Vrelo “Vrijeka” in Dabarsko Polje NW of Bjeljani (Fig. 3A); 43°04′28.9″ N, 18°14′20.6″ E; 498 m a.s.l.; 22 Apr. 2019; J. Grego, G. Jakab, M. Olšavský and M. Kováčiková leg.; HNHM-MOLL-104418/1. Paratypes BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA • 10 shells; same data; HNHM-MOLL-104419/1, SBMNH 632722 /1, coll. Grego /8, coll. Glöer /1 • 2 shells; same locality as for holotype; D. Angyal, J. Grego, G. Jakab and M. Olšavský leg.; coll. Grego /2. Other material BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA • 6 shells; Republika Srpska, Bileća Municipality, Orahovice, Estavela “ Obod ” in Fatničko Polje; leg. 22 Apr. 2019; J. Grego, G. Jakab, M. Olšavský and M. Kováčiková; 43.018543° N, 18.348643° E; coll. Grego /9. Dimensions Holotype: H 3.38 mm; W 1.96 mm; BH 2.23 mm; BW 1.56 mm; AH 1.51 mm; AW 1.29 mm. Paratype: H 3.38 mm; W 1,87 mm; BH 2.31 mm; BW 1.60 mm; AH 1.42 mm; AW 1.24 mm. Etymology Named after my friend and renowned malacologist Peter Glöer from Hetlingen, Germany, who largely contributed to the freshwater gastropod fauna of the Balkans. Description Inflated conical 3.38 mm-high shell with dominant convex body whorl. Light yellowish corneous shell with smooth shiny surface, weak close-set axial ribs and 4.5 convex whorls separated by a weak suture. Protoconch surface smooth, weakly and distantly pitted with larger weak malleation over the pitting. Apex blunt and flat. Umbilicus closed. Elongate asymmetric-oval aperture attached to the body whorl by a weak sulcus. Peristome callous and blunt, not reflexed. Outer lip almost flat at and weakly sinuated at columellar profile. Aperture profile aligned with the body whorl and with the evenly tapering whorls at basal view. Differentiating features The shells of T. gloeri sp. nov. differ from T. ovalis (Fig. 7 I–K) from spring of Bunica River near Hodbina (but not found in Vrelo “Buna” as declared by Kuščer (1933) as its type locality) by its more slender shell shape, closed umbilicus and more flat protoconch. From the type species T. vruljakensis it differs by adapically more protruded and differently shaped aperture, by more coarsely ribbed teleoconch surface and by more smooth protoconch surface. Shell morphometry comparison with the related Travunijana species is presented in the Table 4. Habitat See habitat of P. reischuetzorum sp. nov. Distribution The new species is known only from the type locality.Published as part of Grego, Jozef, 2020, Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions, pp. 1-56 in European Journal of Taxonomy 691 on pages 46-52, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.691, http://zenodo.org/record/396184
Figures 13-22 from: Grego J (2018) First record of subterranean rissoidean gastropod assemblages in Southeast Asia (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pomatiopsidae). Subterranean Biology 25: 9-34. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.25.23463
No full textFigures 13-22 Representatives of the genus Thamkhondonia gen. n. 13–14 Thamkhondonia moureti sp. n. (holotype NHMUK 20180005) 15–18 T. vacquiei sp. n. (15–16 holotype NHMUK 20180006 17–18 paratype 1 coll. Grego F0875) 19–22 T. smidai sp. n. (19–20 holotype NHMUK 20180007 21–22 paratype 1 coll. Grego F0876)
Travunijana klemmi Grego 2020, comb. nov.
No full textTravunijana klemmi (Schütt, 1961) comb. nov. Figs 13B, 16 A–B Plagigeyeria klemmi Schütt, 1961: 133–134, fig. 2. Plagigeyeria klemmi – Schütt 1972: 115, 119 pl. 6 figs 5–6. — Willmann & Pieper 1978: 126. — Bole & Velkovrh 1986: 202. — Bodon, Manganelli & Giusti 1996: 33, fig. 13. — Bank 2013: Fauna Europaea v. 2.6. — Bank & Neubert 2017: 25. Diagnosis T. klemmi has regularly narrow-conical shells (2.2 mm) with blunt apex, deep suture and widely spaced coarse ribs on shell surface, rounded callous irregular-oval shaped aperture and closed umbilicus. Lateral labral profile straight and columellar labrum only weakly sinuated. Protoconch surface overall covered by regular and deep pitting. Distribution T. klemmi is known from Vrelo “Stenjevac” and Vrelo “Baja” in Vrgorsko Polje (20 m a.s.l.) near Vrgorac and from Vrelo “Kutac” and other springs around Baćinska Lakes (0.8 m a.s.l.) near Ploče. The aquifer also receives its water from Rastok Polje (72 m a.s.l.). Remark s Travunijana klemmi represents the northernmost species of the genus. Its shell morphology has some features of the genus Belgrandia (e.g., Belgrandia torifera Schütt, 1961) known from the region, however its shell is more conical and lacks the typical callous varix near the labrum.Published as part of Grego, Jozef, 2020, Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions, pp. 1-56 in European Journal of Taxonomy 691 on page 44, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.691, http://zenodo.org/record/396184
Travunijana angelovi Grego 2020, comb. nov.
No full textTravunijana angelovi (Schütt, 1972) comb. nov. Figs 13E, 14B Plagigeyeria nitida angelovi Schütt, 1972: 116, 119, tab. 6, fig. 9. Plagigeyeria angelovi – Bole & Velkovrh 1986: 202 – Bodon, Manganelli & Giusti 1996: 33, fig. 13. Plagigeyeria nitida angelovi – Bank 2013: Fauna Europaea v. 2.6 – Bank & Neubert 2017: 25. Diagnosis Hard shell (3.3 mm) with conical spire and broader body whorl and with distinct broad and blunt umbilical keel at lower part of the body whorl. Aperture irregularly broad lens shaped and more protruding at the basal view. Lateral labral profile straight and columellar labrum possesses a weak sinuation. Protoconch surface regularly pitted. Distribution Empty shells are known from the Vrelo “Ombla” (2.5 m a.s.l.) in Komolac near Dubrovnik (Schütt 1972; Schütt 2000), supplied by groundwater mainly from Popovo Polje (269 m a.s.l.) and its hinterland. Remarks The second carinated species of the Western Trebišnjica aquifer, T. angelovi (Schütt, 1972) has an elongate shape with a smooth surface. Originally placed by Schütt (1972) as a subspecies of T. nitida (Schütt, 1963), it is known from springs in Hutovo (Svitavsko) Blato. However nothing common can be found on the shell morphology of both taxa except for the carinated bottom of the body whorl; so their treatment as independent species is preferred herein. Travunijana angelovi can be scarcely found in the accessible thanatocoenoses of the Vrelo “Ombla” near Komolac. Only a few usually worn shells within each sample suggest that its remote habitat is most likely situated deep inside the mountain, far away from the spring outlet.Published as part of Grego, Jozef, 2020, Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions, pp. 1-56 in European Journal of Taxonomy 691 on pages 39-40, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.691, http://zenodo.org/record/396184
Travunijana nitida Grego 2020, comb. nov.
No full textTravunijana nitida (Schütt, 1963) comb. nov. Fig. 13F Plagigeyeria nitida Schütt, 1963: 210–211, fig. 8. Plagigeyeria nitida – Schütt 1972: 116, 119, pl. 6 fig. 8. — Bole & Velkovrh 1986: 202 — Bodon, Manganelli & Giusti 1996: 33, fig. 13. — Bank 2013: Fauna Europaea v. 2.6 — Bank & Neubert 2017: 25. Diagnosis Elongate-oval hard-shelled species (3.6 mm) with smooth shiny shell surface and weak umbilical keel present close to the umbilicus. Elongate oval aperture obscuring the umbilicus and only slightly protruding at the basal view. Lateral labral profile is straight and columellar labrum possesses a weak fold. Distribution The empty shells are known only from springs at the southern end of Hutovo (Svitavsko) Blato (Vrelo “Sopot Mlin” and others at Sjekoše and Bajovci 2 m a.s.l.) (Schütt 1972). These springs receive their karst water from the main swallow holes of the River Trebišnjica at the end of Popovo Polje (227 m a.s.l.). Remarks The species is typical with its carinated umbilicus and elongated smooth shell surface. It is well separable from the sympatric T. edlaueri (Schütt, 1961), which has a larger, more conical shell with a more inflated aperture, but both still keeping the straight labral profile and weak sinulus at the columellar margin.Published as part of Grego, Jozef, 2020, Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions, pp. 1-56 in European Journal of Taxonomy 691 on page 39, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.691, http://zenodo.org/record/396184
Perspectives in Medical English
No full textThis volume explores the Italian situation of English for Specific Purposes as employed in a highly
specialized and exclusive scientific-professional domain: medicine. The papers collected here deal
with both the research and the didactics of English for Medical Purposes (EMP), seen as integrated
aspects of the same linguistic phenomenon. The first part outlines the current status of EMP
research and didactics in Italy, with reflections on the development and usage of EMP (Kim Grego,
Paola Baseotto, Roberta Mullini, Elisabetta Lonati, Marianna L. Zummo and Tatiana
Canziani). The second part offers insights into the present and short-term future of Englishteaching
in medicine and health-related degree courses, with contributions by Philippa Mungra,
Barbara Cappuzzo, Anthony Baldry, Deirdre Kantz, Fabrizio Maggi, Alessandra Vicentini
and Alessandra Radicchi, Jaana H. Simpanen and Antonella A. Uttila. The wide range of
approaches considered all underline the importance of promoting research on the different facets of
medical discourse and its pedagogical implications, while stressing the importance of cooperation
between linguists and medical experts to improve medical students’ learning opportunities in
relation to their future role as communicators (as clinicians and researchers) in a multicultural and
global society
A history of genetic diseases’ names in specialised and general dictionaries: The case of Down and Marfan syndromes (1860-2015)
No full textRecent scientific discoveries in genetics (DNA, genes etc.) have brought about unprecedented changes in the way genetic diseases are named. While the focus was previously placed on the patient’s symptoms and physical appearance, after the advent of modern science it turned to the gene mutations responsible for the disease itself. An interesting case in point is represented by those named after the physician who first discovered them, i.e. eponyms like Down syndrome, Lejeune syndrome. These are often accompanied by popular and / or disparaging terms (e.g.: mongolism, dwarfism), especially in the case of genetic diseases with a high phenotypical impact, as well as by cause-descriptive labels (e.g.: trisomy 18, trichomoniasis). To prevent such terminological confusion, medical organisations (WHO, CIOSM) recommended that the scientific community not use ambiguous terms.
This paper will consider the two sample cases of Down and Marfan syndromes to verify how such directions were received into dictionaries from the late nineteenth century up to the present day both at the specialist and popular levels. This will be conducted by analysing two corpora of specialised (e.g.: The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary, The British Medical Association Illustrated Medical Dictionary) and general (e.g.: Webster’s International Dictionary, OED) dictionaries, which will be examined both quantitatively and qualitatively. Special attention will be paid to whether and how the evolving medical and ethical debate on terminology was reflected into the various texts at different times.
Select references
Canziani, T. 2011, The status of medical eponyms: advantages and disadvantages, in Loiacono, A. / Iamartino, G. / Grego, K. (eds), Teaching Medical English: Methods and Models, Monza, Polimetrica, pp. 217-230.
Jana, N. / Barik S. / Arora N. 2009, “Current use of medical eponyms – a need for global uniformity in scientific publications”, BMC Medical Research Methodology, 9, pp. 18-22.
Cowie, A. P. 2009, The Oxford History of English Lexicography, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Whitworth, J. A. 2007, “Should eponyms be abandoned? No”, British Medical Journal, 335, p. 425.
World Health Organization 2011, International Classification of diseases, 10th revision, Geneva: World Health Organization
Travunijana edlaueri Grego 2020, comb. nov.
No full textTravunijana edlaueri (Schütt, 1961) comb. nov. Figs 13D, 16 C–D Plagigeyeria edlaueri Schütt, 1961:132–133, fig. 1. Plagigeyeria edlaueri – Schütt 1972: 115, 119, pl. 6 fig. 7. — Willmann & Pieper 1978: 126. — Bole & Velkovrh 1986: 202. — Bodon, Manganelli & Giusti 1996: 33, fig. 13. — Bank 2013: Fauna Europaea v. 2.6. — Bank & Neubert 2017: 24. Diagnosis Shell large for the genus (3.7 mm), conical spire with regularly tapering whorls, weak suture and rather sharp apex, body whorl triangular, centrally bumped, shell surface smooth shiny, aperture wide, callous, but not expanded and conspicuously protruding at the labral view. Lateral labral profile is straight and columellar labrum possesses a weak negative sinuation at the slightly protruding columellar fold. Protoconch surface overall covered by regular, large and very deep pitting. Distribution Empty eroded shells of T. edlaueri appear in the sediment of springs at the side of the Hutovo (Svitavsko) Blato depression (2 m a.s.l.) (Vrelo “Sopot Mlin” and at Sjekoše) and in Vrelo “Glušči” (4 m a.s.l.) near Metković in Croatia. The springs are draining karst water from main swallow holes of the River Trebišnjica at the end of Popovo Polje (227 m a.s.l.) and from Gradac Polje (88 m a.s.l.), and are connected to the alluvial delta of the Neretva River. Remark s Travunijana edlaueri is one of the largest representatives of the genus, frequently reaching over 3 mm (max. 3.7 mm). Its general shell shape is most similar to Plagigeyeria of all the species of Travunijana, however the pitted protoconch structure and straight labral / weakly sinuated columellar labrum indicates its position within the genus Travunijana or maybe within a new unrecognized genus.Published as part of Grego, Jozef, 2020, Revision of the stygobiont gastropod genera Plagigeyeria Tomlin, 1930 and Travunijana Grego & Glöer, 2019 (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Moitessieriidae and Hydrobiidae) in Hercegovina and adjacent regions, pp. 1-56 in European Journal of Taxonomy 691 on pages 44-46, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.691, http://zenodo.org/record/396184
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