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Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae)
No full textRota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J., Omodeo, Pietro (2017): Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae). Zootaxa 4311 (2): 287-291, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.1
Microscolex phosphoreus
No full textMicroscolex phosphoreus (Dugès, 1837) St. 6, 14.11.1982, 1 ad., 07.12.1983, 4 ad.; St. 8, 3 ad.; St. 10, 09.04.1985, 1 ad. New record. Peregrine, synanthropic, introduced worldwide, and notable for its bioluminescence, this species has a larger invasive capacity and adaptability than M. dubius. In Europe it has spread even into deep coal mines in southern Poland (Rota & de Jong 2015).Published as part of Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2) on page 288, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/84746
Dendrobaena byblica
No full textDendrobaena byblica (Rosa, 1893) St. 1, 3 ad. New record. Circum-Mediterranean, widespread in the Maghreb, Sardinia, and Corsica. In Sicily it is confined to the eastern provinces of Siracusa (Brucoli; Omodeo 1964) and Messina (Fiumedinisi, 06.04.1962, G. Sichel & P. Alicata leg.; unpubl. datum. Fiumara Patrì, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto; Omodeo 1960).Published as part of Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2) on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/84746
Octodrilus transpadanus
No full textOctodrilus transpadanus (Rosa, 1884) St. 5, 10.03.1983, 1 ad. The first earthworm species recorded from Malta (Baldasseroni 1907). Csuzdi & Sciberras (2014) reported it from around St. Georges Bay, a heavily urbanized area surrounding a small valley (Wied Harq Hamiem). Trans-Aegean, absent from the Iberian Peninsula, France, Sardinia and North Africa. In southern Italy it is only known from Apulia and eastern Sicily (Avola, Siracusa Province; Omodeo 1964).Published as part of Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2) on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/84746
Eiseniella tetraedra
No full text<i>Eiseniella tetraedra</i> (Savigny, 1826) <p>St. 2, 1 ad.; St. 4, 1 ad.; St. 5, 17.02.1983, 3 ad., 10.03.1983, 1 ad., 23.04.1983, 2 ad.; St. 10, 09.04.1985, 5 ad.; St. 11, 2 ad. Aquatic, distributed worldwide. Already reported by Csuzdi & Sciberras (2014) from Chadwick Lakes.</p>Published as part of <i>Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2)</i> on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/847464">http://zenodo.org/record/847464</a>
Eiseniella tetraedra
No full text<i>Eiseniella tetraedra</i> (Savigny, 1826) <p>St. 2, 1 ad.; St. 4, 1 ad.; St. 5, 17.02.1983, 3 ad., 10.03.1983, 1 ad., 23.04.1983, 2 ad.; St. 10, 09.04.1985, 5 ad.; St. 11, 2 ad. Aquatic, distributed worldwide. Already reported by Csuzdi & Sciberras (2014) from Chadwick Lakes.</p>Published as part of <i>Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2)</i> on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/847464">http://zenodo.org/record/847464</a>
Aporrectodea trapezoides
No full textAporrectodea trapezoides (Dugès, 1828) St. 9, 1 ad., 1 pub. Already recorded by Csuzdi & Sciberras (2014) from Chadwick Lakes and along with A. rosea (Savigny, 1826) from an additional unspecified locality that the present authors have traced to be within Wied Qirda, a typical wied in central Malta surrounded by agricultural land.Published as part of Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2) on page 288, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, http://zenodo.org/record/84746
Dendrobaena cognettii subsp. cognettii cognettii (Michaelsen 1903
No full text<i>Dendrobaena cognettii cognettii</i> (Michaelsen, 1903) <p>St. 7, 2 ad.</p> <p> <b>New record.</b> Woodland species; in the south of Italy this is a typical inhabitant of Mediterranean holm oak (<i>Q. ilex</i>) forests (Rota <i>et al.</i> 2014). Records from Sicily are confined to the eastern provinces of Siracusa (Omodeo 1964) and Messina (Eolie Islands, Lipari, Chiesavecchia, 350 m, 12.03.1986, M.G. Filippucci leg., unpubl. datum). Present all along the northern Mediterranean, including the Balearic Islands (unpubl. datum, Table 1), absent from the Near East and from the Maghreb. In the latter region it is replaced throughout by the equally minute <i>D. lusitana</i> Graff, 1957 (Omodeo <i>et al.</i> 2003). In the Canaries the two species coexist (Omodeo & Rota 2008).</p>Published as part of <i>Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2)</i> on page 289, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/847464">http://zenodo.org/record/847464</a>
Aporrectodea georgii
No full text<i>Aporrectodea georgii</i> (Michaelsen, 1890) <p>St. 4, 02.01.1993, 1 ad., 1 pub., 1 fragment.</p> <p> <b>New record.</b> Present all along the northern Mediterranean, with a preference for wet soils. In central Italy it is confined to some altitude and is absent in the southern regions except for two records (800–1300 m) from Sicily (Martinucci & Omodeo 1988) and Sardinia (unpubl. datum, Table 1). In the Maghreb it is only known so far from cultivated land in Algeria (Omodeo <i>et al.</i> 2003), where it has possibly been introduced with crops and has spread through irrigation channels.</p>Published as part of <i>Rota, Emilia, Schembri, Patrick J. & Omodeo, Pietro, 2017, Earthworms of Malta (Annelida: Clitellata: Acanthodrilidae, Hormogastridae, Lumbricidae), pp. 287-291 in Zootaxa 4311 (2)</i> on page 288, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.2.11, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/847464">http://zenodo.org/record/847464</a>
Evolutionary history of the Maltese wall lizard Podarcis filfolensis : insights on the 'expansion-contraction' model of Pleistocene biogeography
Full text linkThe expansion-contraction (EC) model predicts demographic and range contraction of temperate species during Pleistocene glaciations as a consequence of climate-related habitat changes, and provides a paradigm for explaining the high intraspecific diversity found in refugia in terms of long-term demographic stability. However, recent evidence has revealed a weak predictive power of this model for terrestrial species in insular and coastal settings. We investigated the Pleistocene EC dynamics and their evolutionary consequences on temperate species using the Maltese archipelago and its endemic lizard Podarcis filfolensis as a model system. The evolutionary and demographic history of P. filfolensis as inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear sequences data does not conform to the EC model predictions, supporting (i) demographic and spatial stability or expansion, rather than contraction, of the northern and southern lineages during the last glacial period; and (ii) a major role for allopatric differentiation primed by sea-level dynamics, rather than prolonged demographic stability, in the formation of the observed genetic diversity. When combined with evidence from other Mediterranean refugia, this study shows how the incorporation of Pleistocene sea-level variations in the EC model accounts for a reverse demographic and range response of insular and coastal temperate biotas relative to continental ones. Furthermore, this cross-archipelago pattern in which allopatric diversity is formed and shaped by EC cycles resembles that seen between isolated populations within mainland refugia and suggests that the EC model, originally developed to explain population fluctuations into and out-of refugia, may be appropriate for describing the demographic and evolutionary dynamics driving the high genetic diversity observed in these areas.peer-reviewe
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