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Terrestrial molluscs of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, and its status as an “oceanic” island
ZooKeys, 2010 Pemba is thought to have had a longer and/or stronger history of isolation than its better-known counterpart, Unguja. The extent to which the biota support this hypothesis of greater oceanicity have been debated. Here, Pemba’s terrestrial mollusc (&
Ben Rowson +2 more
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ZooKeys, 2018 A new genus of onchidiid slugs, Wallaconchis Goulding & Dayrat, gen. n., is described, including ten species. Five species were previously described but known only from the type material: Wallaconchis ater (Lesson, 1830), W. graniferum (Semper, 1880), W.
Tricia C Goulding +3 more
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Journal of Zoology, Volume 323, Issue 2, Page 97-113, June 2024.The unique defence system of Latia neritoides (Gastropoda) involves secretion of a luminescent mucus. More knowledge on this mucus system will be helpful to understand the basic principle of this luminescent biopolymer. The mucus has incredible underwater bonding abilities, opening up new possibilities for adhesives in moist environments. In this study,
S. Greistorfer +6 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyMelampus coffeus belongs to a primitive group of pulmonate mollusks found mainly in the upper levels of the marine intertidal zone. They are common in the neotropical mangroves.
RC. Maia +2 more
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Revisión taxonómica de Helix zapateri Hidalgo, 1870 (Pulmonata, Trissexodontidae) y su nuevo estatus en la malacofauna ibérica [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2008 Taxonomical revision of Helix zapateri Hidalgo, 1870 (Pulmonata, Trissexodontidae) and its new status in the Iberian malacofauna A taxonomic revision is made and the new generic assignation of the Iberian taxon Helix zapateri is discussed; its ...
Martínez-Ortí, A. +2 more
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Zoologia (Curitiba), 2017 We describe a new genus and a new species in the family Epiphragmophoridae, Minaselates paradoxa sp. n. The new species was found at the National Park Cavernas do Peruaçu, in northern portion of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Minaselates paradoxa sp.
Maria Gabriela Cuezzo, Meire Silva Pena
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A review of the genus Coccoglypta Pilsbry, 1895 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae)
, 2019 So far, the genus CoccoglyptaPilsbry, 1895 consisted of two species and two subspecies as follows: C. pinchoniana (Heude, 1886) type species of the genus, C. scrobiculata scrobiculata (Gredler, 1885) and C. scrobiculata hupeiana (Gredler, 1887).
B. Páll‐Gergely +3 more
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Land snail diversity in a threatened limestone district near Istanbul, Turkey [PDF]
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 2005 The limestone meadows located to the north-northwest of Istanbul, Turkey, are in danger of being overrun by the rapidly expanding city. Past surveys showed that these habitats harbor rare plant species, including endemics to Turkey.
Örstan, A. +2 more
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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.The study of the trematodes of the family Notocotylidae Lühe, 1909, is continued using an integrated approach based on new data. A new genus, Pseudonotocotylus n. gen., has been identified, and two species new to science, Notocotylus multipapillus n. sp. and Pseudonotocotylus martynenkoi n. sp., have been discovered.
Anna V. Izrailskaia +3 more
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, 2018 This paper summarizes the mechanisms behind the patterning of the intra-population abundance distribution of the land snail Vallonia pulchella (Muller, 1774).
O. Kunakh +4 more
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