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A new Fridericia species (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae) and the enchytraeid fauna of the Őrség National Park (Hungary) [PDF]

open access: diamondOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2016
The enchytraeid fauna of the Őrség National Park (Western Hungary), hitherto unknown, was investigated in this study. 14 enchytraeid genera including 47 species and one other annelid worm (Hrabeiella periglandulata) were identified.
Dózsa-Farkas, K., Felföldi, T
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Description of Enchytronia pygmaea sp. n. (Enchytraeidae, Clitellata), a very small enchytraeid in European soils [PDF]

open access: diamondOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2017
A new and very small European species of terrestrial enchytraeids is described, Enchytronia pygmaea sp. nov. (Enchytraeidae, Oligochaeta). It differs from all enchytraeids known so far in the chaetal pattern: lateral bundles have 2 chaetae from segment ...
Graefe, U., Schmelz, R.
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Multiple environmental controls explain global patterns in soil animal communities. [PDF]

open access: yesOecologia, 2020
Soil animals play important roles in ecosystem functioning and stability, but the environmental controls on their communities are not fully understood. In this study, we compiled a dataset of soil animal communities for which the abundance and body mass ...
Johnston ASA, Sibly RM.
europepmc   +3 more sources

How to deal with cryptic species in Enchytraeidae, with recommendations on taxonomical descriptions [PDF]

open access: yesOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2017
During the 12th International Symposium on Enchytraeidae, held in Tihany, Hungary (27–29 June 2016), the participants discussed cryptic species, i.e., species that are morphologically so similar that they are classified as the same species (Bickford et ...
Schmelz, R. M.   +8 more
doaj   +3 more sources

The invertebrate fauna of anthropogenic soils in the High-Arctic settlement of Barentsburg, Svalbard [PDF]

open access: yesPolar Research, 2013
The terrestrial environment of the High Arctic consists of a mosaic of habitat types. In addition to the natural habitat diversity, various human-influenced types may occur.
Torstein Solhøy   +12 more
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Feeding spectrum of a dominant splash zone enchytraeid, Mesenchytraeus bungei Michaelsen, 1901 (Annelida: Oligochaeta), in Lake Baikal (East Siberia) [PDF]

open access: yesOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2017
The first data on feeding spectrum of Baikal enchytraeids are given. Previously we found that Mesenchytraeus bungei Michaelsen, 1901 dominates in abundance in splash zone Oligochaeta community of Bolshie Koty Bay, Lake Baikal.
Zvereva, Yu. M., Timoshkin, O. A.
doaj   +4 more sources

Annelida (Oligochaeta and Aphanoneura) from the Natural Reserve of Isla Martín García (upper Río de la Plata estuary, Argentina): biodiversity and response to environmental variables [PDF]

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology, 2014
The Island of Martín García – located in the Upper Río de la Plata, to the south of the Uruguay River – is an outcropping of the crystalline basement. Fourteen sampling sites were selected, five along the littoral section of the island and nine in inland
II César
doaj   +4 more sources

A new record of an interesting parasitic rotifer Balatro calvus CLAPARÉDE, 1867 in Hungary [PDF]

open access: yesOpuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2006
Although widely distributed the parasitic rotifer Balatro calvus CLAPARÉDE, 1867 has only been sporadically observed. Here we document the presence of this species in enchytraeid (Annelida) specimens from different regions of Hungary.
Dózsa-Farkas, K., Schöll, K
doaj   +2 more sources

Taxonomy and Ecology of Sponge-AssociateMarionina spp. (Clitellata : Enchytraeidae) from the Horomatangi Geothermal System of Lake Taupo, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: green, 2004
The dissection of Heterorotula sponges collected in an area of geothermal activity at 126–145 m depth on the floor of Lake Taupo (de Rondeet al., 2002) revealed a dense population of associated Enchytraeidae.
Manconi, Renata, Rota, Emilia
core   +3 more sources

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