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View article: Investigation of the Copper Requirements of the Metallophyte Liverworts Cephaloziella nicholsonii Douin and C. massalongoi (Spruce) Müll.Frib
Investigation of the Copper Requirements of the Metallophyte Liverworts Cephaloziella nicholsonii Douin and C. massalongoi (Spruce) Müll.Frib Open
Former mine sites can provide habitat for many rare specialised bryophyte species that have adapted to metal-rich soil conditions that are toxic to most other plant species. Some of the bryophyte species found in this habitat are facultati…
View article: Descriptions of two new species of Oxychilus (Gastropoda: Oxychilidae) from Portugal and Spain, with notes on variability of O. navarricus (Bourguignat, 1870) in Spain
Descriptions of two new species of Oxychilus (Gastropoda: Oxychilidae) from Portugal and Spain, with notes on variability of O. navarricus (Bourguignat, 1870) in Spain Open
Three Iberian populations of Oxychilus discovered over the past decade are described, all of which are similar to O. navarricus (syn. O. helveticus (Blum, 1881)) in shell characters. Populations from a single locality in Estremadura (weste…
View article: Terrestrial Mollusca of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands
Terrestrial Mollusca of the Gulf of Guinea Oceanic Islands Open
The oceanic islands of the Gulf of Guinea are known for their remarkable endemic species richness, and the terrestrial Mollusca group is particularly distinctive. This chapter summarizes the exploration and diversity of this group, discuss…
View article: A checklist of the land Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, with new records and description of new taxa
A checklist of the land Mollusca (Gastropoda) of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe, with new records and description of new taxa Open
The first comprehensive checklists since the works of Germain in 1916 are presented for the terrestrial mollusca of São Tomé and Príncipe. The fauna currently known comprises 59 species for São Tomé, 45 for Príncipe, and a total of 86 spec…
View article: An annotated checklist of bryophytes of Europe, Macaronesia and Cyprus
An annotated checklist of bryophytes of Europe, Macaronesia and Cyprus Open
Artículo escrito por un elevado número de autores, sólo se referencian el que aparece en primer lugar, los autores pertenecientes a la UAM y el nombre del grupo de colaboración, si lo hubiere
View article: New national and regional bryophyte records, 61
New national and regional bryophyte records, 61 Open
New national and regional bryophyte records, This is the first record of Campylopus subulatus, Racomitrium elongatum and Taxiphyllum wissgrillii for the Liguria Region.
\nCampylopus subulatus was found on small serpentinite outcrops occupi…
View article: A revised check-list of the land and freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of mainland Portugal
A revised check-list of the land and freshwater Mollusca (Gastropoda and Bivalvia) of mainland Portugal Open
A list is presented of the species of land and freshwater Mollusca (snails, slugs and freshwater mussels) of mainland Portugal. Brackish-water Hydrobiidae and coastal pulmonates such as Ellobiidae are included, but taxa known only as fossi…
View article: An undescribed genus and species of Geomitridae (Gastropoda: Helicacea) from peridotite hills in Málaga Province, Spain
An undescribed genus and species of Geomitridae (Gastropoda: Helicacea) from peridotite hills in Málaga Province, Spain Open
A hitherto unknown species of the family Geomitridae was discovered in 2014 on the Sierra Bermeja (Prov. Málaga, Spain). Subsequent searches in the same Province have revealed its presence at seven localities on this and other peridotite h…
View article: A new genus Zenobiellina for Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822 (Hygromiidae), with description of a new congeneric species from northern Spain
A new genus Zenobiellina for Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822 (Hygromiidae), with description of a new congeneric species from northern Spain Open
The generic name Zenobiella Gude & Woodward, 1921, is in current use only for Helix subrufescens Miller, 1822. However, it ought to be regarded instead as a synonym of Monacha Fitzinger, 1833. The new genus Zenobiellina is therefore propos…
View article: ‘The chequered history of Chattering Kingfisher<i>Todiramphus tutus</i>on Tahiti’: a response
‘The chequered history of Chattering Kingfisher<i>Todiramphus tutus</i>on Tahiti’: a response Open
Van der Vliet & Jansen's (2015) review of the provenance of museum specimens and field sightings of Chattering Kingfisher Todiramphus t. tutus, intended to resolve long-standing confusion with respect to the identification and type localit…
View article: Descriptions of two new species of Belgrandia (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Central Portugal
Descriptions of two new species of Belgrandia (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) from Central Portugal Open
Four species of Belgrandia are known from springs in west-central Portugal. Recent fieldwork has led to the discovery of two additional species, Belgrandia alvaroi sp. nov. and B. jordaoi sp. nov., which are described in this paper. Each o…
View article: Distribution and ecology of Mercuria tachoensis (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) in Portugal and evidence that M. edmundi is conspecific
Distribution and ecology of Mercuria tachoensis (Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae) in Portugal and evidence that M. edmundi is conspecific Open
Distribution and ecology of Mercuria in Portugal are reviewed. M. tachoensis was still found present over much of the range recorded historically in the lowlands of W. Portugal. Our recent records are almost all of it living in small strea…
View article: Status and redescription of Rossmaessleria scherzeri, an overlooked land snail endemic on Gibraltar, with notes on R. olcesei and other Moroccan species of Rossmaessleria (Gastropoda: Helicidae)
Status and redescription of Rossmaessleria scherzeri, an overlooked land snail endemic on Gibraltar, with notes on R. olcesei and other Moroccan species of Rossmaessleria (Gastropoda: Helicidae) Open
Rossmaessleria scherzeri was named as a new species from Gibraltar in 1867, then cited repeatedly and illustrated in the literature up to 1904. Subsequently, except for passing mentions in 1976 and 1982 it has usually been overlooked, resu…