Integrative taxonomy by molecular species delimitation: multi-locus data corroborate a new species of Balkan Drusinae micro-endemics

S Vitecek, M Kučinić, A Previšić, I Živić… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2017 - Springer
Background Taxonomy offers precise species identification and delimitation and thus
provides basic information for biological research, eg through assessment of species …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular diversity of Protura in southern High Appalachian leaf litter

M Caterino, E Recuero - Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The higher elevations of the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA, host a rich, but little-
studied fauna of Proturan hexapods. Here, we publish 117 Proturan barcode sequences …

[HTML][HTML] Drusus sharrensis sp. n.(Trichoptera, Limnephilidae), a new species from Sharr National Park in Kosovo, with molecular and ecological notes

H Ibrahimi, S Vitecek, A Previšić, M Kučinić, J Waringer… - ZooKeys, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this paper we describe Drusus sharrensis sp. n., from the Sharr Mountains in Kosovo.
Males of the new species are morphologically most similar to Drusus krusniki Malicky, 1981 …

[HTML][HTML] A hairy case: The evolution of filtering carnivorous Drusinae (Limnephilidae, Trichoptera)

S Vitecek, W Graf, A Previšić, M Kučinić, J Oláh… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2015 - Elsevier
The caddisfly subfamily Drusinae BANKS comprises roughly 100 species inhabiting
mountain ranges in Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. A 3-gene phylogeny of the …

[KNIHA][B] Invertebrate zoology: A tree of life approach

B Schierwater, R DeSalle - 2021 - api.taylorfrancis.com
ABSTRACT Invertebrate Zoology: A Tree of Life Approach is a comprehensive and
authoritative textbook adopting an explicitly phylogenetic organization. Most of the classical …

[HTML][HTML] New records for the Kosovo caddisfly fauna with the description of a new species, Drusus dardanicus sp. nov.(Trichoptera: Limnephilidae)

H Ibrahimi, M Kučinić, S Vitecek, J Waringer, W Graf… - Zootaxa, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The Balkan Peninsula is one of the most important European hotspots of freshwater
biodiversity. The region is, however, to a large extent insufficiently investigated. Here we …

100 years of research on the Protura: many secrets still retained

G Pass, NU Szucsich - Soil Organisms, 2011 - soil-organisms.org
The Protura were discovered relatively late in the history of entomology. The first description
of these minute soil arthropods was given in 1907 by the Italian entomologist Filippo …

A 3D imaging and visualization workflow, using confocal microscopy and advanced image processing for brachyuran crab larvae

SA Kamanli, TC Kihara, AD Ball, D Morritt… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Confocal laser scanning microscopy is an excellent tool for nondestructive imaging of
arthropods and can provide detailed information on morphology including fine surface …

Autofluorescence imaging of exuviae as a tool for studying slide preparations of micro-arthropods, exemplified by a museum collection of the enigmatic crustacean “y …

J Olesen, MJ Grygier, M Herranz - Zoomorphology, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, fluorescence microscopy has revitalized the study of invertebrate
comparative morphology. Here we explore the usefulness of combining confocal laser …

Where taxonomy based on subtle morphological differences is perfectly mirrored by huge genetic distances: DNA barcoding in Protura (Hexapoda)

MC Resch, J Shrubovych, D Bartel, NU Szucsich… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Protura is a group of tiny, primarily wingless hexapods living in soil habitats.
Presently about 800 valid species are known. Diagnostic characters are very inconspicuous …