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2. Life in darkness: an overview of cave-adapted japygids (Hexapoda, Diplura)
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Hoch, Hannelore, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Moutaouakil, Soumia, Du Preez, Gerhard, Millar, Ian, Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Hoch, Hannelore, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Moutaouakil, Soumia, Du Preez, Gerhard, Millar, Ian, and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Few species of Japygidae (Diplura) have been discovered in cave ecosystems despite their importance as large predators. A small collection of rare specimens of this hexapod group has allowed to explore the taxonomy of japygids from caves in New Zealand, Morocco and South Africa, and to describe one new genus: Imazighenjapyx Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. nov., as well as four new species: Austrjapyx wynbergensis Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov., Imazighenjapyx marocanus Sendra & Sánchez-García gen. et sp. nov., Opisthjapyx naledi Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and Teljapyx aotearoa Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. For each of the new taxa we give a comprehensive description of their habitats. These new findings resulted in a revision of the distribution and allowed to re-evaluate the morphological traits of the fifteen cave-adapted japygids species already known worldwide. The functional morphology of the remarkable abdominal pincers of Japygidae and their adaptation to predation are discussed, as well as their potential role in mating behaviour.
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3. Amber and the Cretaceous Resinous Interval
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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Gobierno de Cantabria, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), National Geographic Society, German Research Foundation, Generalitat de Catalunya, European Commission, Delclòs, Xavier, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Peris, David, Grimaldi, David A., Holz, Michael, Labandeira, Conrad C., Saupe, Erin E., Scotese, Christopher R., Solórzano Kraemer, Mónica M., Álvarez Parra, Sergio, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Azar, Dany, Cadena, Edwin A., Dal Corso, Jacopo, Kvacek, Jirí, Monleón-Getino, Antonio, Nel, André, Peyrot, Daniel, Bueno Cebollada, Carlos, Gallardo, Alejandro, González-Fernández, Beatriz, Goula,. Marta, Jaramillo, Carlos, Kania-Kłosok, Iwona, López-Del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Meléndez, Nieves, Menor-Salván, César, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Perrichot, Vincent, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Santer, Maxime, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Uhl, Dieter, Viejo, José Luis, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Gobierno de Cantabria, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), National Geographic Society, German Research Foundation, Generalitat de Catalunya, European Commission, Delclòs, Xavier, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Peris, David, Grimaldi, David A., Holz, Michael, Labandeira, Conrad C., Saupe, Erin E., Scotese, Christopher R., Solórzano Kraemer, Mónica M., Álvarez Parra, Sergio, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Azar, Dany, Cadena, Edwin A., Dal Corso, Jacopo, Kvacek, Jirí, Monleón-Getino, Antonio, Nel, André, Peyrot, Daniel, Bueno Cebollada, Carlos, Gallardo, Alejandro, González-Fernández, Beatriz, Goula,. Marta, Jaramillo, Carlos, Kania-Kłosok, Iwona, López-Del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Meléndez, Nieves, Menor-Salván, César, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Perrichot, Vincent, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Santer, Maxime, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Uhl, Dieter, Viejo, José Luis, and Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo
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Amber is fossilized resin that preserves biological remains in exceptional detail, study of which has revolutionized understanding of past terrestrial organisms and habitats from the Early Cretaceous to the present day. Cretaceous amber outcrops are more abundant in the Northern Hemisphere and during an interval of about 54 million years, from the Barremian to the Campanian. The extensive resin production that generated this remarkable amber record may be attributed to the biology of coniferous resin producers, the growth of resiniferous forests in proximity to transitional sedimentary environments, and the dynamics of climate during the Cretaceous. Here we discuss the set of interrelated abiotic and biotic factors potentially involved in resin production during that time. We name this period of mass resin production by conifers during the late Mesozoic, fundamental as an archive of terrestrial life, the `Cretaceous Resinous Interval (CREI).
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4. Myriapoda (clase Diplopoda) en el ámbar del Cretácico de Myanmar
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Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Reyes Cano, José Humberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Reyes Cano, José Humberto, and Sánchez-García, Alba
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5. Ámbar del Jurásico Superior de cabo Mondego (Portugal)
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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Instituto de Ciências da Terra (Portugal), Barrón López, Eduardo [0000-0003-4979-1117], Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Sánchez-García, Alba, Silvério, Gonçalo, Delclòs, Xavier, Barrón López, Eduardo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Instituto de Ciências da Terra (Portugal), Barrón López, Eduardo [0000-0003-4979-1117], Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Sánchez-García, Alba, Silvério, Gonçalo, Delclòs, Xavier, Barrón López, Eduardo, and Peñalver Mollá, Enrique
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6. Book of Abstracts: Palaeontology in the virtual era
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Vlachos, Evangelos, Crespo, Vicente D., Ríos, María, Martín Arnal, Fernando Antonio, Gamoral, Arturo, Cruzado-Caballero, Penélope, González Dionis, Javier, Guerrero Arenas, Rosario, Sánchez García, Alba, Vlachos, Evangelos, Crespo, Vicente D., Ríos, María, Martín Arnal, Fernando Antonio, Gamoral, Arturo, Cruzado-Caballero, Penélope, González Dionis, Javier, Guerrero Arenas, Rosario, and Sánchez García, Alba
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[EN] Following the three previous and successful editions of the Palaeontological Virtual Congress (PVC), organized in December 2018, May 2020, and in 2021 during the COVID19 pandemic, the 4th Palaeontological Virtual Congress continues to demonstrate the necesity for virtual meetings in palaeontology. PVC shows a steady growth compared to previous years, in both participants and contributions. In the 4th PVC, more than 723 scientists from 55 different countries gathered virtually to watch more than 340 contributions, an absolute record in terms of participation and number of contributions. Following the sharp increase in the number of contributions, the 4th PVC hosts an even greater diversity of topics. Besides the traditional Sessions of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic and General Palaeontology, the 4th PVC also hosts 8 Keynote presentations, 13 Thematic Sessions, and 3 Virtual Field Trips. The mission of this Palaeontological Virtual Congress was communited by 7 Ambassadors and Ambassadresses who helped attracting interest and spread our news. Thanks to them, we have been able to enjoy thre greatest national diversity reaching nearly half of the countries on Earth! We continued to add virtual activities, including a Photography and Palaeoart contest. You can find the wonderful prized photographs and artwork herein. Also, selected papers coming from this year’s communication will feature on a Special Volume of the high-quality peer-reviewed journal Geobios, that publishes bimonthly in English original peerreviewed articles of international interest in any area of palaeontology, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, palaeobiogeography, biostratigraphy, stratigraphy and biogeochemistry. We would like to thank all our colleagues for organising and coordinating the different workshops. We also want to thank all the authors for submitting their contributions and the numerous reviewers that have made this volume and congress possible. We would also like to give special thanks
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7. Symphylurinus Silvestri 1909
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Arthropoda ,Symphylurinus ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Projapygidae ,Taxonomy - Abstract
GENUS SYMPHYLURINUS SILVESTRI, 1909 Type species: Symphylurinus grassi Silvestri, 1909., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven & Grimaldi, David A., 2023, Fossil diversity in ' dawn' hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous, pp. 847-870 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198 (3) on page 856, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac101, http://zenodo.org/record/8146868
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8. Symphylurinus undefined-2
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Arthropoda ,Symphylurinus ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Projapygidae ,Taxonomy ,Symphylurinus undefined-2 - Abstract
SYMPHYLURINUS SP. 2 (FIGS 12, 13) Material: M-2233 (Figs 12, 13), Ettore Morone collection, Turin, Italy (available through the AMNH), probably female, adult; specimen virtually complete, with the right antenna and cercus cut off at the amber surface, observable laterally (both sides); the piece is a transparent, orange colour, but with internal fractures obscuring details, triangular in shape, 21 mm × 22 mm × 18 mm; syninclusions include a myriapod, some coprolites, fungal hyphae and other undetermined organic remains., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven & Grimaldi, David A., 2023, Fossil diversity in ' dawn' hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous, pp. 847-870 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198 (3) on page 857, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac101, http://zenodo.org/record/8146868
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9. Symphylurinus undefined-1
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Arthropoda ,Symphylurinus ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Projapygidae ,Symphylurinus undefined-1 ,Taxonomy - Abstract
SYMPHYLURINUS SP. 1 (FIGS 6–11) Material: AMNH JZC-DR005 (Figs 6–8), Zigras collection (in AMNH), probably female, adult; specimen entirely preserved and observable ventrolaterally (left side), with the abdominal segments II and III swollen owing to taphonomic processes; the piece is a transparent, orange in colour, with a rounded shape, 32 mm × 20 mm in largest dimensions; syninclusions include seven oniscidean isopods, one acari, one ant, an undetermined number of Collembola hidden by bubbles, coprolites mainly associated with two of the isopods, fungal hyphae and other undetermined organic remains. AMNH KL-DR2022-1 (Figs 9–11) donated by K. Luzzi, probably female, adult; specimen entirely preserved and observable dorsally, ventrally and laterally (both sides); the right cercus (Fig. 10F) expelling the glandular substance probably as a stress behaviour in response to being trapped in resin; preserved in a rectangular chip of transparent yellow amber trimmed to 4mm × 8 mm × 1mm;syninclusions include two Coleoptera larvae, at least 11 nematodes, plant trichomes and other undetermined organic remains., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven & Grimaldi, David A., 2023, Fossil diversity in ' dawn' hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous, pp. 847-870 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198 (3) on page 856, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac101, http://zenodo.org/record/8146868
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10. Symphylurinopsis Sánchez-García & Sendra & Davis & Grimaldi 2023, GEN. NOV
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Myida ,Mollusca ,Pholadidae ,Animalia ,Symphylurinopsis ,Biodiversity ,Taxonomy ,Bivalvia - Abstract
SYMPHYLURINOPSIS GEN.NOV. Zoobank registration: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: 5DD3AC90-782C-4455-91F0-8CF232C0951F Etymology: The generic name is based on the genus Symphylurinus Silvestri, 1909, with the Greek suffix - opsis (meaning, ‘sight, appearance’; thus ‘looking like’). The gender of the name is masculine. Type species: Symphylurinopsis punctatus sp. nov. by monotypy. Diagnosis: Male. The new genus is readily distinguished from all other genera in the family Projapygidae by the following combination of characters: cuticle dorsally and ventrally with distinct setigerous punctures; antenna short, 0.3× length of body, with 23 antennomeres, dolioform; antennomere II with secondary sexual characters, lacking secondary sexual characters on antennomere III and pyriform sensillum on antennomere VII; labial and maxillary palpi uniarticulate and elongate, the maxillary palpus longer than the labial palpus; legs short, slightly increasing in length from first to third pair; tibiae without comb of spatuliform setae and with calcars; claws subequal; cercus elongate, 0.3× length of body, with 15 segments plus the infundibuliform complex, basal segments I–V fused, without secondary sexual characters.
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11. Electroprojapyx Sánchez-García & Sendra & Davis & Grimaldi 2023, GEN. NOV
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Arthropoda ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Projapygidae ,Electroprojapyx ,Taxonomy - Abstract
ELECTROPROJAPYX GEN.NOV. Zoobank registration: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: 3496E6E3-6D13-4753-8808-BF7DA8CC3B2D Etymology: The generic name is a combination of the Latin electro (meaning, ‘amber’), and Projapyx Cook, 1899, type genus of the family. The gender of the name is masculine. Type species: Electroprojapyx alchemicus sp. nov. by monotypy. Diagnosis: The new genus is readily distinguished from all other genera of Projapygidae by the following combination of characters: body elongate; antenna elongate, 0.5× length of body, slightly tapered, with 27 antennomeres, moniliform, without secondary sexual characters on antennomeres II and III, lacking pyriform sensillum on antennomere VII; legs elongate and slender, metathoracic leg distinctly longer than others; tibiae with calcars; claws subequal; cercus short and slender (not compacted), 0.1× length of body, with at least seven segments plus the infundibuliform complex, without secondary sexual characters.
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12. Electroprojapyx ALCHEMICUS 2023, SP. NOV
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Arthropoda ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Projapygidae ,Electroprojapyx ,Taxonomy - Abstract
ELECTROPROJAPYX ALCHEMICUS SP.NOV. (FIG. 2) Zoobank registration: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: B2A57148-0988-4316-9B09-99264D417E6F Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin Alchemia, an early, protoscientific practice, and the Latin suffix - icus. Holotype: AMNH JZCBu-1957 (Fig.2), Zigras collection (in AMNH), sex unknown, adult; specimen entirely preserved and observable laterally; the holotype is at the surface of a corner; the piece is a dark orange colour and turbid, irregular in shape, 28 mm × 14 mm in largest dimensions, with borings of Pholadidae; syninclusions include one heteropteran nymph, one partial wasp, at least four Collembola (three Symphypleona, one Entomobryomorpha), one acari, plant trichomes and other undetermined organic remains. Note on preserved behaviour: Specimen AMNH JZCBu-1957 (Fig. 2) preserves an example of predatory behaviour fossilized in Burmese amber. The specimen of E. alchemicus has between its antennae a Collembola Symphypleona (0.5 mm in length), while it is also releasing a glandular substance from the cercal tips. The antennae of E. alchemicus are in close contact with the Collembola (Fig. 2D); the elongated abdomen of the dipluran is elevated and curved above the thorax and head with the cerci pointing to the front (Fig. 2A, C); there is a line of droplets and short streams of secretion connected by long, fine filaments (presumably, strands of silk) issuing from the tips of both cerci (Fig. 2B); several of these strands are nearly the length of the abdomen. The position of the collembolan, posture of the dipluran and presence of cercal secretions can only be explained as an attack movement (cf. San Martín, 1969: 127, fig. 14; San Martín, 1963). Fluid resin probably flowed over the pair of hexapods just as the dipluran was attacking. Occurrence: Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (latest Cenomanian) near Myitkyina, in Kachin Province. Diagnosis: As for genus, by monotypy. Description Sex unknown, adult. Body: Length 2.49 mm, slender. Cuticle altered by preservation, with no visible details. Clothing setae smooth; macrosetae (M) as indicated below. Head: Length 0.29 mm, 0.12× length of body; dorsum with few smooth setae. A structure that resembles a labial palpus protrudes from the inferior part of the head. Both antennae (Fig. 2D) complete (non-regenerated), elongate, reaching second abdominal segment, length 1.23 mm, 0.49× length of body, slightly tapered, with 27 antennomeres; antennomeres I and II subrectangular, distinctly longer than others, together 0.15 mm, antennomere II somewhat swollen distally probably owing to preservation; antennomere III onwards moniliform; medial antennomeres length 0.05 mm, width 0.03 mm; antennomeres II and III without secondary sexual characters, antennomere VII without pyriform sensillum; trichobothria not visible; whorls of setae poorly visible, the few visible setae smooth. Thorax: 0.29× length of body; pronotum 0.17 mm, mesonotum 0.25 mm, metanotum 0.30 mm. Macrosetae visible in anterior and posterior position in pro-, meso- and metanotum, exact pattern not discernible owing to preservation, all macrosetae long and with thin barbs along distal half or two-thirds of each macroseta. Legs slender and elongate, with metathoracic leg distinctly longer than others, reaching abdominal segment III; some segments of legs difficult to distinguish owing to preservation; femur longest segment; tibia and tarsus equal in length; tibia with two typical large, stout, simple calcar spurs near ventral apex; tarsus with few visible smooth setae on ventral side; pretarsus with subequal claws, empodium lacking. Abdomen: Length 1.48 mm, 0.59× length of body. Macrosetae anterior (A) and posterior (P) visible at least from tergites I to VI; macrosetae P visible from tergites VIII to X; all macrosetae long and with thin barbs along distal half or two-thirds of each macroseta. Sternite I with subcylindrical lateral subcoxal appendages, slightly tapered toward tip; styli present from sternites I to VII; measurements of styli and subcoxal appendage not possible owing to preservation; genital papilla not visible. Cercus (Fig. 2B) short, length 0.33 mm, 0.13× length of body, slender (segments not compacted), with greatest width in visible segment II, with at least seven segments (basal portion not clearly visible) not counting the infundibuliform complex, without tegumentary expansions or modified setae or other secondary sexual characters on inner side; visible segments I–VII with a distal whorl of smooth setae; visible segment VII terminating in a longitudinally striated excretory tube, the infundibuliform complex., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven & Grimaldi, David A., 2023, Fossil diversity in ' dawn' hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous, pp. 847-870 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198 (3) on pages 850-852, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac101, http://zenodo.org/record/8146868, {"references":["San Martin PR. 1969. Descripcion de una nueva especie de Projapygidae del Uruguay y estudio de los cercos en la familia (Diplura). ReVista Brasileira de Biologia 29: 121 - 134."]}
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13. Symphylurinopsis PUNCTATUS 2023, SP. NOV
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven, and Grimaldi, David A.
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Myida ,Mollusca ,Pholadidae ,Animalia ,Symphylurinopsis ,Biodiversity ,Taxonomy ,Bivalvia - Abstract
SYMPHYLURINOPSIS PUNCTATUS SP.NOV. (FIGS 3–5) Zoobank registration: urn: lsid: zoobank. org:act: 12E8CFF1-2EDD-4571-B332-498D626E0596 Diplura: Campodeidae; Grimaldi & Engel (2005): p. 118, fig. 3.34. Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin punctatus, dotted, in reference to the cuticular punctures. Holotype: M-2232 (Figs 3–5), Ettore Morone collection, Turin, Italy (available through the AMNH), male, adult; specimen entirely preserved and observable dorsally and ventrally; the piece is a transparent, orange in colour, 23 mm × 11 mm in largest dimensions; without syninclusions., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Sendra, Alberto, Davis, Steven & Grimaldi, David A., 2023, Fossil diversity in ' dawn' hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous, pp. 847-870 in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 198 (3) on page 852, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac101, http://zenodo.org/record/8146868, {"references":["Grimaldi D, Engel MS. 2005. EVolution of the insects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press."]}
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14. Amber and the Cretaceous Resinous Interval
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Delclòs, Xavier, Peñalver, Enrique, Barrón, Eduardo, Peris, David, Grimaldi, David, Holz, Michael, Labandeira, Conrad, Saupe, Erin, Scotese, Christopher, Solórzano-Kraemer, Mónica, Álvarez-Parra, Sergio, Arillo, Antonio, Azar, Dany, Cadena, Edwin, Dal Corso, Jacopo, Kvaček, Jiří, Monleón-Getino, Antonio, Nel, André, Peyrot, Daniel, Bueno-Cebollada, Carlos, Gallardo, Alejandro, González-Fernández, Beatriz, Goula, Marta, Jaramillo, Carlos, Kania-Kłosok, Iwona, López-del Valle, Rafael, Lozano, Rafael, Meléndez, Nieves, Menor-Salván, César, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Perrichot, Vincent, Rodrigo, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Santer, Maxime, Sarto I Monteys, Víctor, Uhl, Dieter, Viejo, José, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Géosciences Rennes (GR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR), and Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Cretaceous Amber Resin Mass resin production Conifers ,Conifers ,Mass resin production ,[SDU.STU.PG]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Paleontology ,Resin ,Cretaceous ,Amber - Abstract
Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-M Amber is fossilized resin that preserves biological remains in exceptional detail, study of which has revolutionized understanding of past terrestrial organisms and habitats from the Early Cretaceous to the present day. Cretaceous amber outcrops are more abundant in the Northern Hemisphere and during an interval of about 54 million years, from the Barremian to the Campanian. The extensive resin production that generated this remarkable amber record may be attributed to the biology of coniferous resin producers, the growth of resiniferous forests in proximity to transitional sedimentary environments, and the dynamics of climate during the Cretaceous. Here we discuss the set of interrelated abiotic and biotic factors potentially involved in resin production during that time. We name this period of mass resin production by conifers during the late Mesozoic, fundamental as an archive of terrestrial life, the 'Cretaceous Resinous Interval' (CREI).
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15. Anatoliacampa diclensis Sendra, Tusun & Satar 2022, sp. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Tusun, Sadreddin, and Satar, Ali
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Arthropoda ,Japygidae ,Anatoliacampa ,Animalia ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Anatoliacampa diclensis ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Anatoliacampa diclensis Sendra, Tusun & Satar sp. nov. Etymology. The specific epithet refers to both the name of the cave and the name of the region of the type’ s locality. Type locality. Dicle Cave, Bozaba village, Dicle district, Diyarbakır province, Southeastern Anatolian region, Turkey. Holotype. TURKEY. ♀ (labelled as holotype- ♀ DUZM-2121). Dicle Cave, Bozaba village, Dicle district, Diyarbakır province, Southeastern Anatolian region, 38 ◦ 19 ′ 23 ′′ N, 40 ◦ 06 ′ 25 ′′ , E. Sadreddin TUSUN and Ali SATAR leg. Paratype. TURKEY. 6 (labelled as paratype-61 MZB (MCNB) 2022- 5694), same locality, date, and collectors as holotype. Other material. ♀ (coll. AS), same locality, date and collectors as types; specimen used for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and DNA analysis. Description. Body . Body length 5.6 mm (female, holotype) and 5.8 mm (male, paratype). Epicuticle smooth under compound microscope and SEM; with thin, medium-sized clothing covered by thin distal barbs. Head. Antennae complete (Figs. 1 and 2), with 41 antennomeres. Small, subcylindrical sensillum on third antennomere located in ventral position between c and d macrosetae; flagellum of the trichobothria very long (Fig. 2b). Central antennomeres 2.3 × as long as wide, with large barbed and short setae distributed in two to three whorls, in addition to one distal whorl of about 12 thin gouge sensilla 40–50 μm long (Fig. 2a, c, d). Apical antennomere with sensorial equipment of: cupuliform organ with about 12 complex olfactory chemoreceptors (each chemoreceptor is composed of a central column with the typical apical hole surrounded by irregular folds in a cauliflower shape and its surface is entirely reticulated and perforated) (Fig. 1a and b); numerous gouge sensilla 25–50 μm long (Fig. 1c, f); a few short bacilliform sensilla; several glandular setae on the edge of the hole of the cupuliform organ (Fig. 1a, d, e); and numerous long barbed setae. Frontal process slightly protruding, plain, and with one distal and two posterior non-tubercular setae; macrosetae along the insertion line of antennomere I similar in length, x setae the longest (a/i/p/x with relative lengths of 23/25/21/ 40 in holotype), all with very thin distal barbs. Labial palpus suboval, with a bacilliform latero-external sensillum, two guard setae on internal side, up to 8 setae on anterior border, and up to 150 neuroglandular setae in holotype, and 180 neuroglandular setae in paratype. Thorax. Macrosetal distribution (Fig. 3): pronotum with 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la 1,3 , 2 + 2 lp 2,3 ; mesonotum with 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la 1,2 , 2 + 2 lp 2,3 ; metanotum with 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la 1,2 , 2 + 2 lp 2,3 . All notal macrosetae long and with thin barbs along distal half to two thirds; marginal setae longer than clothing setae, with thin barbs along distal half. Legs elongated, pretarsus of metathoracic leg overpasses end of abdomen. Lengths of metathoracic leg segments on holotype / paratype: coxa 0.26/0.30, trochanter 0.20/0.25, femur 0.98/1.05, tibia 1.19/1.30, tarsus 0.88/ 0.90; total: 3.51/3.80. Femora I–III with two long barbed dorsal macrosetae in the distal third of femur and one shorter barbed ventral macroseta inserted near central position (Fig. 4a). Tibia I with one or two short barbed ventral macrosetae; tibiae II–III without macrosetae. Calcars on tibiae covered with thin, short barbs. Tarsi with two rows of thick ventral setae with very thin barbs except on the apical portion. Four long barbed setae on dorsal subapical end of the tarsi. Claws (Fig. 4b–f) subequal with well-developed crests and a slightly backward overhang on both claws; the dorsal side is almost smooth and the ventral side has thin longitudinal grooves. Pretarsal lateral process start in laminar shape and extend into a narrow axis overpassing the end of the claws, which is divided into multiple fringes: simple or subdivided and with a hook ending. Abdomen. Distribution of macrosetae on tergites: 1 + 1 post 1 on I–IV; 0 + 0, 0 + 1 la, 3 + 3 post 1–3 or 4 + 4 post 1–4 on V; 0 + 0, 0 + 1, 1 + 1 la, 4 + 4 post 1–4 on VI–VII; 5 + 5 or 6 + 6 post 1–6 on VIII, and 8 + 8 post 1–8 on abdominal segment IX. All post urotergal macrosetae long and covered by thin barbs along distal four-fifths; la urotergal macrosetae shorter than post macrosetae, covered by barbs along distal half. Urosternite I with 11 + 12 macrosetae on holotype and 15 + 17 macrosetae on paratype (Fig. 5a and b); urosternites II–VII with 7 + 7–8 + 8 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 3 + 3 macrosetae; all urosternal macrosetae robust and large, covered by long barbs along distal third to four-fifths. Styli with apical, subapical, and ventromedial setae completely surrounded by thin and short barbs (Fig. 6b). Eversible vesicles large, with two distinct zones: the distal one with an almost smooth surface with a sinuous border and the proximal one with a rough surface densely covered by minute dots (Fig. 6a). Gonopore of the genital papilla surrounded by 19 short setae (in paratype male). Cerci lost in all three specimens. Secondary sex characters. Male urosternite I (Fig. 5a) with very large appendages, almost subcylindrical, with up to 200 glandular a 1 setae. Female urosternite I (Fig. 5b) with thinner subcylindrical appendages, almost coniform, with up to 11 glandular a 1 setae. 3.2. Molecular analysis The new COI sequences have been uploaded to Genbank with codes: OM680964-OM680970. The selected nucleotide substitution model after alignment was GTR + G + I (BIC = 8561.95), with the proportion of invariant sites (I = 0.45) and estimated alpha parameter for the gamma distribution (α = 0.99), indicating a significant heterogeneity in the DNA substitution among sites. The ML phylogenetic tree showed Plusiocampinae sequences form a well-supported clade, nested within Campodeidae and clearly distinct from Japygidae (Fig. 9). Anatoliacampa diclensis Sendra, Tusun & Satar sp. nov grouped with Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze, 2021 (Sendra et al., 2021d) from Georgia and Plusiocampa (Stygiocampa) bureschi Silvestri, 1931 from Bulgaria, whereas Plusiocampa taxa from Iberian Peninsula [e.g. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) gadorensis Sendra, 2001, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) baetica Sendra, 2004 (Sendra et al., 2004) or Cestocampa iberica Sendra & Cond´e, 2012 (Sendra et al., 2012)] clustered in separate clades. 3.3. Habitat Dicle cave is excavated in carbonate rocks of the Fırat formation, Eocene to Miocene in age. It has one artificial entrance, 2 m × 1.5 m size, protected by a metal grid. It gives access to a large room with plenty of speleothems, 80 m long and 60 m wide, which goes down to a depth of 13 m (Fig. 7). The cave has no water pools or watercourse but some deep corners have hidden places where specimens of Anatoliacampa diclensis Sendra, Tusun & Satar gen. et sp. nov. were sampled. In summer, the outside environment reaches 35 ◦ C and 27% humidity, while the general atmosphere inside the cave stays at 23 ◦ C and 60% humidity., Published as part of Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Tusun, Sadreddin & Satar, Ali, 2022, New evidence for an Anatolian bridge: Colonization of Euromediterranean lands by cave-adapted Plusiocampinae (Diplura, Campodeidae), with establishment of a new genus, pp. 205-214 in Zoologischer Anzeiger 301 on pages 208-210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.10.006, http://zenodo.org/record/8164054, {"references":["Sendra, A., Palero, F., S´anchez-Garcia, A., Jim´enez-Valverde, A., Selfa, J., Maghradze, E., Barjadze, S., 2021 d. A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data. Eur. J. Taxon. 778, 71 - 85. https: // doi. org / 10.5852 / ejt. 2021.778.1567.","Silvestri, F., 1931. Contributo alla conoscenza dei Campodeidae (Thysanura) delle grotte della Bulgaria. Bulletin des Institutions royales d' Histoire naturelle a´Sofia 6, 97 - 107.","Sendra, A., 2001. Dipluros campodeidos (Diplura: Campodeidae) de las grutas almerienses (Almeria, Espatna). Zool. Baetica 12, 71 - 82.","Sendra, A., Lara, M. D., Ruiz Aviles, F., Tinaut, A., 2004. Une nouvelle esp`ece du genre Plusiocampa Silvestri, 1912 (Diplura, Campodeidae) et donn´ees pour sa reconstruction pal´eobiog´eographique dans les B´etiques. Subterr. Biol. 2, 113 - 122.","Sendra, A., Arnedo, M. A., Ribera, C., Teruel, S., Bidegaray-Batista, L., Conde´, B., 2012. Revision of Cestocampa Cond´e (Diplura, Campodeidae), with description of a new species from caves in the eastern iberian Peninsula. Zootaxa 3252, 43 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3252.1.2."]}
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16. Anatoliacampa Sendra, Tusun & Satar 2022, gen. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Tusun, Sadreddin, and Satar, Ali
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Genus Anatoliacampa Sendra, Tusun & Satar gen. nov. Type species. Anatoliacampa diclensis Sendra, Tusun & Satar sp. nov. Etymology. The genus is named in reference to the Anatolian Peninsula and the suffix -campa, traditionally used in Campodeidae taxonomy. The gender of the name is feminine. Diagnosis. Troglomorphic body and appendages. Cupuliform organ of antennae with complex olfactory chemoreceptors; frontal process of head slightly protruding, with non-tubercular setae. Pronotum 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la 1,3 , 2 + 2 lp 2,3 ; mesonotum and metanotum 1 + 1 ma, 2 + 2 la 1,2 , 2 + 2 lp 2,3 . Femora I–III with two dorsal macrosetae. Tibiae II–III without macrosetae. Claws subequal, with well-developed crests. Pretarsal process start in a laminar shape and extend to a narrow axis, divided into multiple fringes: simple or subdivided with a hook ending. Urotergites 1 + 1 post 1 on I–IV; 0 + 0 or 1 + 1 la, 3 + 3–4 + 4 post 1–4 on V–VII, 5 + 5–6 + 6 post 1–6 on VIII, and 8 + 8 post 1–8 on IX. Urosternite I with up to 32 macrosetae; urosternites II–VII with up to 16 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 3 + 3 macrosetae. Male urosternite I appendages subcylindrical, with up to 200 glandular a 1 setae. Female urosternite I appendages coniform, with up to 11 glandular a 1 setae., Published as part of Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Tusun, Sadreddin & Satar, Ali, 2022, New evidence for an Anatolian bridge: Colonization of Euromediterranean lands by cave-adapted Plusiocampinae (Diplura, Campodeidae), with establishment of a new genus, pp. 205-214 in Zoologischer Anzeiger 301 on page 207, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.10.006, http://zenodo.org/record/8164054
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17. Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
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Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Generalitat de Catalunya, University of Oxford, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de Tunis, Generalitat Valenciana, European Commission, Álvarez Parra, Sergio [0000-0002-0232-1647], Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo [0000-0002-2830-2639], Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Barrón López, Eduardo [0000-0003-4979-1117], Alcalá, Luis [0000-0002-6369-6186], Pérez Cano, Jordi [0000-0002-1782-5346], Martín-Closas, Carles [0000-0003-4349-738X], Trabelsi, Khaled [0000-0003-0207-9819], López del Valle, Rafael [0000-0002-7164-9558], Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo [0000-0002-1022-3860], Peris, David [0000-0003-4074-7400], Rodrigo Sanz, Ana [0000-0001-7201-9286], Sarto i Monteys, Víctor [0000-0003-2701-6558], Bueno Cebollada, Carlos [0000-0003-0367-4177], Philippe, Marc [0000-0002-4658-617X], Sánchez García, Alba [0000-0003-0911-2001], Peña-Kairath, Constanza [0000-0002-4877-7754], Delclòs, Xavier [0000-0002-2233-5480], Álvarez Parra, Sergio, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Alcalá, Luis, Pérez Cano, Jordi, Martín-Closas, Carles, Trabelsi, Khaled, Meléndez, Nieves, López del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Peris, David, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Bueno Cebollada, Carlos, Menor Salván, Cesar, Philippe, Marc, Sánchez-García, Alba, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Espílez, Eduardo, Mampel, Luis, Delclòs, Xavier, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Generalitat de Catalunya, University of Oxford, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Université de Tunis, Generalitat Valenciana, European Commission, Álvarez Parra, Sergio [0000-0002-0232-1647], Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo [0000-0002-2830-2639], Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Barrón López, Eduardo [0000-0003-4979-1117], Alcalá, Luis [0000-0002-6369-6186], Pérez Cano, Jordi [0000-0002-1782-5346], Martín-Closas, Carles [0000-0003-4349-738X], Trabelsi, Khaled [0000-0003-0207-9819], López del Valle, Rafael [0000-0002-7164-9558], Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo [0000-0002-1022-3860], Peris, David [0000-0003-4074-7400], Rodrigo Sanz, Ana [0000-0001-7201-9286], Sarto i Monteys, Víctor [0000-0003-2701-6558], Bueno Cebollada, Carlos [0000-0003-0367-4177], Philippe, Marc [0000-0002-4658-617X], Sánchez García, Alba [0000-0003-0911-2001], Peña-Kairath, Constanza [0000-0002-4877-7754], Delclòs, Xavier [0000-0002-2233-5480], Álvarez Parra, Sergio, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Alcalá, Luis, Pérez Cano, Jordi, Martín-Closas, Carles, Trabelsi, Khaled, Meléndez, Nieves, López del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Peris, David, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Bueno Cebollada, Carlos, Menor Salván, Cesar, Philippe, Marc, Sánchez-García, Alba, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Espílez, Eduardo, Mampel, Luis, and Delclòs, Xavier
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[EN] Dinosaur bonebeds with amber content, yet scarce, offer a superior wealth and quality of data on ancient terrestrial ecosystems. However, the preserved palaeodiversity and/or taphonomic characteristics of these exceptional localities had hitherto limited their palaeobiological potential. Here, we describe the amber from the Lower Cretaceous dinosaur bonebed of Ariño (Teruel, Spain) using a multidisciplinary approach. Amber is found in both a root layer with amber strictly in situ and a litter layer mainly composed of aerial pieces unusually rich in bioinclusions, encompassing 11 insect orders, arachnids, and a few plant and vertebrate remains, including a feather. Additional palaeontological data-charophytes, palynomorphs, ostracods- are provided. Ariño arguably represents the most prolific and palaeobiologically diverse locality in which fossiliferous amber and a dinosaur bonebed have been found in association, and the only one known where the vast majority of the palaeontological assemblage suffered no or low-grade pre-burial transport. This has unlocked unprecedentedly complete and reliable palaeoecological data out of two complementary windows of preservation-the bonebed and the amber-from the same site.
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18. EFICACIA DE UN PROGRAMA DE ESTIRAMIENTOS ESTÁTICOS ANALÍTICOS EN LA PREVENCIÓN DE FACTORES ASOCIADOS A LESIÓN EN FÚTBOL: ESTUDIO PILOTO
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Sánchez García, Alba, Vicente Rodríguez, Germán., and Castellar Otín, Carlos
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Dada la alta popularidad del fútbol y la falta de programas preventivos, sigue habiendo un altísimoporcentaje de lesiones, sobre todo en los miembros inferiores.El objetivo principal de este estudio es valorar los efectos de un programa de estiramientos estáticosanalíticos en la prevención de factores asociados a lesiones de miembro inferior y en la mejora de lacapacidad funcional de la extremidad inferior de jugadores de fútbol.En este estudio ha participado el equipo de fútbol masculino Liga Nacional juvenil del Olivar, siendo18 sujetos (15-19 años) distribuidos aleatoriamente en dos grupos de 8, estableciéndose uno como grupocontrol y otro como grupo intervención. La intervención ha tenido una duración de 4 semanas,realizando dos sesiones semanales; una supervisada de forma conjunta, y la otra realizada de formaautónoma. Se han utilizado el test de Thomas, test de la rueda y el test de Craig para las valoraciones delongitud muscular de unidades musculares de las extremidades inferiores; y los test de Bosco se hanrealizado para evaluar el rendimiento en la capacidad de salto. Se ha realizado un análisis descriptivo deambos grupos, y mediante la U Mann Whitney y rangos con signo de Wilcoxon se han estudiado lasrelaciones entre grupos y dentro del mismo grupo.Los principales resultados son la mejora estadísticamente significativa de todas las variables dentro delgrupo intervención, y la mejora entre grupos de la longitud muscular del tensor de la fascia lata, rectoanterior, psoas, y cadena posterior (todos pEste programa de intervención ha mostrado ser efectivo en el aumento de flexibilidad de los principalesgrupos musculares de los miembros inferiores, pudiendo ser este un factor que contribuyera a laprevención de lesiones asociadas al fútbol, pero no ha demostrado ser efectivo en el aumento de lacapacidad funcional.
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19. Seroprevalence immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia in cats in Monteria, Córdoba SEROPREVALENCIA DEL VIRUS DE LEUCEMIA E INMUNODEFICIENCIA FELINA EN GATOS DE MONTERÍA, CÓRDOBA
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Ríos Rincón Rodrigo Alexander, Álvarez Arrieta Leonardo, Sánchez García Alba Eugenia, Tique Salleg Vaneza Paulin, and Mattar Velilla Salim
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The gradual increment of the feline population in Colombia and some countries is associated with presence of diseases that care produce animal health risk. The virus of immunodeficiency and the feline leukemia are the main retroviales diseases with high morbility and mortality in felines and they require of a right diagnostic that extend the felines’ life. A descriptive transversal cut study was done, 60 urban domestic cats of Montería were included, animals were from clinics, veterinarian consults and familiar houses. The simultaneous diagnostic of leukemia and feline immunodeficiency was carried out by using inmunoensayo SNAP combo FeLV Ag/FIV Ab (laboratories Idexx Toronto, Canadá) in samples of serum and plasma. The animals were submitted to a physical and laboratory examination the population studied were 30 females and 30 males most of them minor of 2 years. Feline leukemia showed a seroprevalence of 23,3% (14/60), for feline immunodeficiency a seroprevalence of 1,6% (1/60), and the prevalence of double infection for feline leukemia and immunodeficiency was of 5% (3/60). The immunodeficiency’s virus and feline leukemia diagnostic was carry out for first time in the population of domestics cats in the city of Montería and it established a seroprevalence of 23,3% and 1,6% respectively.El incremento gradual de la población felina en Colombia y algunos países está acompañado de la aparición de enfermedades que ponen en riesgo la salud animal. El virus de inmunodeficiencia y la leucemia felina son las principales enfermedades retrovirales de mayor morbilidad y mortalidad en los felinos, que requieren de un diagnóstico oportuno que permita prolongar la vida de estos animales. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal que incluyó 60 gatos domésticos del área urbana de la ciudad de Montería procedentes de clínicas, consultorios veterinarios y viviendas familiares. El diagnóstico simultáneo de leucemia e inmunodeficiencia felina se realizó en muestras de suero y plasma por el inmunoensayo comercial SNAP combo FeLV Ag/ FIV Ab (Laboratories Idexx Toronto, Canadá). Los animales fueron sometidos a exámenes físicos y de laboratorio. La población estuvo conformada por 30 hembras y 30 machos en su mayoría menores de dos años. La seroprevalencia fue del 23,3% (14/60) para leucemia felina, inmunodeficiencia felina 1,6% (1/60) y la seroprevalencia de doble infección por el virus de leucemia e inmunodeficiencia felina fue del 5% (3/60). Se realizó por primera vez el serodiagnóstico del virus de inmunodeficiencia y leucemia felina en la población de gatos domésticos de la ciudad de Montería; se estableció una seroprevalencia del 23,3% y 1,6% respectivamente.
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20. Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis 1930
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Campodeidae ,Campodea ,Arthropoda ,Campodea catalana ,Animalia ,Entognatha ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis, 1930 Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis, 1930: 28, figs 7���13. Material examined KYRGYZSTAN ��� 6 ♂♂, 11 ♀♀; Osh Province, Nookat District, Abshir Say River; 40��08���50��� N, 72��21���52��� E; alt. 1851 m; 21 Jul. 2019; Alberto Sendra leg.; endogean habitat near Cupressus tree; Coll. AS. Remarks Campodea (Dicampa) catalana is an abundant species in Western Mediterranean soil habitats. This finding seems to show a disjunct distribution on both sides of the Mediterranean region., Published as part of Sendra, Alberto, S��nchez-Garc��a, Alba, Selfa, Jes��s, Milko, Dmitry A. & Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, 2021, Campodeidae (Hexapoda: Diplura) from Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, with the description of a remarkable new genus and species, pp. 1-20 in European Journal of Taxonomy 782 on page 4, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.782.1585, http://zenodo.org/record/5761387, {"references":["Denis J. R. 1930. Sur la faune francaise des Apterygotes, XIe note: Diploures avec tableau de determination des especes francaises. Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France 55: 19 - 41."]}
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21. Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira 2021, gen. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Campodeidae ,Arthropoda ,Kyrgyzstancampa ,Animalia ,Entognatha ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Genus Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 8647AF6F-06B9-4D69-A01B-89BF113788C5 Type species Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. Diagnosis Sensilla of cupuliform organ paddle-shaped. Notal macrosetae pattern with 3+3 ma, la, and lp on pronotum and mesonotum. Femora with one dorsal macroseta and tibiae with one ventral macroseta. Claws subequal and regularly curved with ventral and lateral microspines. Laminar lateral processes striate on dorsal side with ridges surpassing apex and with short barbs on ventral side. Urotergites I– VII with up to 1+1 la and 2+2 lp macrosetae. First urosternite with 5+5 macrosetae, second to seventh urosternites with 3+3, and eighth urosternite with 1+1 macrosetae. First urosternite in males with glandular g 1, a 2 and a 1 setae; first urosternite in females with glandular a 1 setae. Etymology The genus name is a combination of ‘Kyrgyzstan’, the country where the material was found, and ‘campa’, a commonly applied suffix to dipluran generic names.
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22. Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sanchez-Garcia 2021, sp. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Campodeidae ,Arthropoda ,Turkmenocampa edaphica ,Animalia ,Entognatha ,Diplura ,Biodiversity ,Turkmenocampa ,Taxonomy - Abstract
Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6B28F41D-4B21-4E3C-A9B6-23FA7F8B0E17 Figs 27���31 Etymology The specific epithet refers to the habitat of the new species. Type material Holotype KYRGYZSTAN ��� ♀; ���holotype-♀07 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2340 ���; Jalal-Abad Region, Suzak Province, Kara Alma; 41��15���59��� N, 73��22���43��� E; alt. 1661 m; 16 Jul. 2019; A. Sendra leg.; endogean habitat near tree roots; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2340. Paratypes KYRGYZSTAN ��� 1 ♂, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♂01 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2341���; same collection data as for holotype; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2341 ��� 1 ♂, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♂02 Coll. AS���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS ��� 1 ♀, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♀05 Coll. AS���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS ��� 1 ♀, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♀08���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS ��� 1 ♀, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♀09 Coll. AS ���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll.AS ��� 1 ♀, mounted in Marc Andr�� II solution; ���paratype-♀10 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2342 paratype ���; same collection data as for preceding; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2342 ��� 1 ♀; ���♀01- paratype MCB (MCNB) 2021-2343 ���; Osh Province, Nookat District, Abshir Say River; 40��08���50��� N, 72��21���52��� E; alt. 1851 m; 21 Jul. 2019; A. Sendra leg.; endogean habitat near Cupressus tree; MCB (MCNB) 2021- 2343 ��� 1 ♀; ���paratype-♀02 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2344 ���; same collection data as for preceding; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2344 ��� 1 ♀; ���paratype-♀03 Coll AS ���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll AS ��� 1 ♀; ���paratype-♀04���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS ��� 1 juv.; ���paratype-J01 Coll AS���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll AS ��� 1 juv.; ���paratype-J02 Coll AS���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll AS. Other material KYRGYZSTAN ��� 2 specs, mounted on an aluminium stage and coated with palladium-gold; same collection data as for holotype; Coll. AS. Description BODY. Length 3.0 and 3.1 mm in two males, 3.5���4.8 mm in nine females, 2.2 and 2.3 mm in two juveniles (Table 1). Epicuticle smooth under optical microscope but slightly reticulated at high magnifications with irregular polygonal structures of variable size. Body with short to middle-sized smooth clothing setae. HEAD. Antennae with 25���30 antennomeres in 10 complete intact antennae; antennae 0.6���0.8 �� length of body in adults and 0.9�� in juveniles (Table 1). Medial antennomeres 1.4�� as long as wide, apical antennomere 2.3�� as long as wide. Cupuliform organ with about ten oviform sensilla of types I and II and an unknown number of tree-shaped sensilla (type III) in this olfactory complex (Fig. 27). Distal and central antennomeres with five whorls of barbed macrosetae and scattered smooth setae, plus single distal whorl of about ten short, thin gouge sensilla 15���18 ��m long (Fig. 28). Proximal antennomeres with typical trichobothria, plus small and slightly shallow, 7 ��m long sensillum on 3 rd antennomere in ventral position. Plain frontal process with one frontal and two posterior macrosetae with length ratios a/p 45/30; three macrosetae along each side of insertion line of antennomere and setae x with thin distal barbs; length ratios a/i/p/x 28/38/27/ 30 in paratype ♀ 05 IBB-92102. Occiput of the head dorsally with 6+6 macrosetae, including 3+3 la, lp and mp macrosetae, longer than clothing setae and with few distal barbs. Large suboval labial palps each with microsensillae on the surface, small shallow latero-external sensillum, two guard setae, and up to ten clothing setae in anterior position, with up to 120 neuroglandular setae in medial and posterior positions, in holotype. THORAX. Thoracic macroseta distribution: pronotum and mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 2+2 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 lp macrosetae. All macrosetae long and slightly thickened, with barbs along distal five-fourths of each seta; marginal setae up to twice as long as and thicker than clothing setae, well barbed near base (Fig. 29). Metathoracic legs reaching abdominal segment VI, about 0.3���0.4 �� as long as body length (Table 1). Femora II���III each with one long, thick dorsal macroseta with barbs along distal half and with two long ventral macrosetae. Calcars with long barbs along one side. Tibiae I���III with two short, thick ventral macrosetae with barbs along distal two-thirds. Two rows of ventral barbed setae. Three smooth, dorsal distal tarsal setae longer than rest. Subequal claws with large basal half with tiny dorsal spines and distal half curved and thinner. Laminar processes of pretarsus smooth on dorsal side and with long, thin, ending curved and with enlarged on ventral side. ABDOMEN. Distribution of abdominal macrosetae on tergites: 1+1 post 1 on I���II; 2+2 post 1���2 on III; 4+4 post 1���4 on IV���VII; 5+5 post 1���5 on VIII; and 7+7 post 1���7 on abdominal segment IX. All tergal abdominal macrosetae long, thick and short, with thin barbs along the distal fourth-fifths. Urosternite I with 8+8 macrosetae (Figs 30���31); urosternites II���VII with 4+4 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae; urosternal macrosetae of medium length or longer, with long barbs in single row along distal one-fourth to three-fourths. Stylus with apical seta, subapical seta and ventromedial seta with few long barbs arranged in one row along distal half to four-fifths. Cerci 0.6���0.85 �� length of body, with 5 and 7 primary articles, not counting multi-divided basal article (Table 1). Each primary article covered with unarranged whorls of barbed macrosetae and typical whorl of short setae with tiny distal barbs. SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERS. Female first urosternite with slightly thickened cylindrical appendages, each bearing microsensillae and 32���64 glandular a1 setae in a distal field (Table 1; Fig. 31). Male first urosternite with short subcylindrical appendages, each bearing microsensillae and 19���22 glandular a 1 setae in distal field (Table 1; Fig. 30). Type locality Kyrgyzstan, Kara Alma Village, Suzak Province, Jalal-Abad Region, 41��15���59��� N, 73��22���43��� E, 1661 m a.s.l. Habitat The morphological features and locations where Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov. has been found are congruent with those of a soil-dwelling species. In all cases, the species has been found in endogean habitats: under stones or among tree roots, always in humid places at 1661 m a.s.l. and 1851 m a.s.l., which is an average elevation for this mountainous country. Phyletic affinities Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov. is the second known species of a genus known previously from a troglobitic species inhabiting Kaptarhana Cave in Eastern Turkmenistan, Turkmenocampa mirabilis Sendra & Pavel, 2017, which is characterized by a Plusiocampinae pattern of macrosetae on the thorax and abdomen. Turkmenocampa also has a unique pretarsus consisting of subequal claws comprised of a large basal half with tiny dorsal spines, a thin, curved distal half and lateral laminar processes with long ventral barbs. Turkmenocampa mirabilis shows slight troglobiomorphic features: 30���32 antennomeres; up to twenty oviform sensilla on the cupuliform organ; gouge sensilla 18���26 ��m long; middle antennomeres 2���2.5�� as long as wide; legs slightly elongated; metathoracic legs reaching abdominal segment VIII; and much longer than wide appendages of the first urosternite, both in males and females (Sendra et al. 2017). However, T. edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov. shows body characters of a soil dweller: 25���30 antennomeres; up to ten oviform sensilla on the cupuliform organ; middle antennomeres 1.4�� as long as wide; gouge sensilla 15���18 ��m long; metathoracic legs reaching abdominal segment VI; and much longer than wide appendages of the first urosternite in both females and males. Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov. differs from T. mirabilis by the greater thickness of barbed marginal setae and by the greater number of glandular a 1 setae on the first urosternite appendages in females: with 32���64 in T. edaphica Sendra & S��nchez-Garc��a sp. nov., 12���21 in T. mirabilis., Published as part of Sendra, Alberto, S��nchez-Garc��a, Alba, Selfa, Jes��s, Milko, Dmitry A. & Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, 2021, Campodeidae (Hexapoda: Diplura) from Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, with the description of a remarkable new genus and species, pp. 1-20 in European Journal of Taxonomy 782 on pages 13-17, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.782.1585, http://zenodo.org/record/5761387, {"references":["Sendra A., Sket B. & Stoev P. 2017. A striking new genus and species of troglobitic Campodeidae (Diplura) from Central Asia. Subterranean Biology 23: 47 - 68. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / subtbiol. 23.14631"]}
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23. Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira 2021, gen. et sp. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 012CDB29-579C-432F-B6C0-2DEE0F408BE5 Figs 8–26 Etymology The specific epithet is taken from the Latin ‘sanare’, meaning ‘cure’ and is related to the cave where the species was found, which is used for therapeutic purposes. This should be treated as a noun in apposition. Type material Holotype KYRGYZSTAN • ♀; “holotype- ♀ IBB 92101 ”; Ak-Turpak Cave; 40º10′35.18″ N, 71º03′45.36″ E; alt. 900 m; 12 Aug. 2019; R.L. Ferreira leg.; IBB 92101. Paratypes KYRGYZSTAN • 1 ♀, mounted in Marc André II solution; “paratype- ♀ 01 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2338”; same collection data as for holotype; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2338 • 1 ♀, mounted in Marc André II solution; “paratype- ♀ 02 Coll. AS”; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS • 1 ♂, mounted in Marc André II solution; “paratype-♂1 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2339”; same collection data as for preceding; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2339 • 1 ♂, mounted in Marc André II solution; “paratype-♂02 Coll. AS”; same collection data as for preceding; Coll. AS. Other material Two specimens with the same data as the holotype were mounted on an aluminium stage and coated with palladium-gold. Description BODY. Length 3–3.9 mm (3–3.9 mm in females; 3.1 and 3.4 mm in males; 3.9 mm in holotype) (Figs 8–9). Epicuticle smooth under optical microscope on dorsal side of nota and legs, but, at high magnification, slightly reticulate with irregular polygonal structures of variable size (Figs 16–17). Body sparsely covered with short clothing setae bearing 0–3 tiny distal barbs. HEAD. Two apparently intact antennae with 27–28 antennomeres; antennae 0.28–0.29 × length of body, with medial antennomeres 1.1× as long as wide; apical antennomere 1.9 × as long as wide. Cupuliform organ with about eight plain paddle-shaped olfactory chemoreceptor sensilla, 7 µm long (Fig. 10). Distal and medial antennomeres with two whorls of barbed macrosetae and scattered smooth setae, plus 2–4 short thin gouge sensilla 8–9 µm long (Figs 11–12). Proximal antennomeres with typical trichobothria, plus small bacilliform sensillum 6–7 µm long on 3 rd antennomere in ventral position (Figs 13–14). Plain frontal process with one anterior and three posterior smooth setae; length ratios of a / p 53/ 23 in holotype. Four short, smooth macrosetae along each side of antennomere insertion line with length ratios of a / i1 and i2 / p 11/15/14/ 11 in holotype; no x setae observed (Fig. 15). Small subtrapezoidal labial palp with small subcylindrical latero-external sensillum; two guard setae, up to three simple setae on anterior border, and up to 35 neuroglandular setae, as well as short and coniform palpiform sensillum, in holotype. THORAX. Thoracic macrosetae distribution (Figs 16–18): pronotum and mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 1+1 la, 1+1 lp macrosetae; metanotum with 1+1 ma macrosetae. All macrosetae rather slender with short barbs along middle third; marginal setae similar to clothing setae (Fig. 17). Legs short, metathoracic legs reaching abdominal segment V, about 0.3 × length of body (Fig. 19). Large, deep joint between femur and tibia with longitudinal protrusion on inner side (Fig. 20). Femora I–III each with one middle-sized dorsal macroseta with few distal barbs, slightly longer than ventral macroseta. Calcars slightly thickened with long barbs on one side. Tibiae I‒III with one ventral macroseta with three or four distal barbs. Two rows of ventral barbed setae longer and thicker than clothing setae, with long thin barbs. Three smooth, distal dorsal tarsal setae longer than rest. Claws subequal, regularly curved, with tiny ventral and lateral microspines. Laminar lateral processes of pretarsus striated on dorsal side with ridges surpassing end of the apex, giving appearance of distal fringe, and with short barbs on ventral side (Figs 21–24). ABDOMEN. Distribution of abdominal macrosetae on tergites: 1+1 lp on urotergite III; 1+1 la, 2+2 lp on urotergites IV–VIII; 3+3 lp on abdominal segment IX; 5+5 macrosetae on abdominal segment X; all macrosetae long, with thin barbs along distal half. Urosternite I apparently with 5+5 macrosetae (Figs 25–26); urosternites II–VII with 3+3 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 1+1 macrosetae; longsized urosternal macrosetae with few distal barbs. Stylus with apical seta with two long basal teeth, subapical seta and ventromedial seta, each bearing a row of barbs along distal half, more abundant on ventromedial setae. CERCI. 0.71 × length of body (on a cercus apparently intact in the holotype), with basal article divided into four secondary articles plus 11 primary articles; each primary article with central constriction bearing whorl of long macrosetae with thin barbs on distal part and one or two whorls of thin smooth setae; each primary article ending in whorl of thin setae, including apical article. SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERS. Female urosternite I with short subcylindrical appendages, each bearing up to 11–13 glandular a 1 setae in distal field (Fig. 27). Male urosternite I with elongated subtrapezoidal appendages, each bearing up to 8 glandular a 1 setae in distal field and larger posterior field with up to 70 glandular a2 setae; posterior edge of first urosternite with field of up to 44 glandular g1 setae arranged in two rows (Fig. 25). Type locality Kyrgyzstan, Kadamjay District, Batken Region, Ak-Turpak Cave, gypsum cave located south of Ak-Turpak village; 40º10′35.18″ N, 71º03′45.36″ E. Habitat The specimens were observed only in the deep zone of Ak-Turpak Cave, located near the western margin of the Kadamjay District, Batken Province, Kyrgyzstan, which is located about 2.5 km south of the village of Ak-Turpak (northwestern part of Alai Mts.). The name of the locality means ʻwhite landʼ in the local Turkish dialect and reflects the prevalence of the whitish, pinkish, or reddish clayey ground surface. Its entrance is located about 400 m from the right bank of the river Sokh (Kozheshken) (Fig. 2), approximately 40–50 m a.s.l. The Sokh River divides the northern macroslopes of the Turkestan Mt Range and Alai (or Alay) Mt System. This area can also be considered as the southern edge of the Fergana Depression. The cave entrance is surrounded by a hilly relief, without any tops above 1000 m a.s.l. in a one-kilometre-neighbourhood. The landscape surrounding the Kyzyl-Unkuyr Cave is quite dry (Figs 2−3), with only sparse shrubby vegetation typical of rocky outcrops, where the soil is extremely shallow when present. On the other hand, the Sokh River floodplain, located quite close to the cave, is moist although it is currently very altered due to the presence of crops and small villages. However, suitable habitats for soil invertebrates certainly occur along this floodplain. It is worth mentioning that although Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. was found in a cave, it does not show any troglomorphic morphological characters. Thus, it is likely that the species is not troglobitic, although further sampling in the external area surrounding the cave (especially along the floodplain of the Sokh River) is needed to confirm this hypothesis. The Ak-Turpak cave has a single entrance, where a metallic structure was installed to safeguard and protect the cave’s entrance (Figs 3−4). From the entrance inwards, stairs were built to facilitate access for visitors. The cave gallery is comparatively simple and oriented east-northeast, with 137 m of linear extension and about 40 m deep (Gvozdetskij 1981; Dudashvili & Mikhailyov 1990). The area of the cave was estimated to be 2400 m 2 and the volume is 8393 m 3 (Mamatkulov 1978). The cave is situated in a gypsum stratum (Gvozdetskij 1981) in the trough zone, where karstified rocks are represented by gypsum, marls, marlstones, limestones, and dolomites of Cretaceous and Paleogene ages (Beloglazova & Smirnova 1987; Sultanov 1972). The origin of all karst forms in Southern Fergana is related to tectonic faults and sedimentary breccias, and they often developed as a result of repeated and sometimes overlapping karst processes (Sultanov 1972). In the upper part of the cave conduit, there is a noticeable proportion of soft marl that is somewhat dilapidated (during the last 5–10 years, this part of the gallery was equipped with a cement staircase and the walls were partly reinforced with rubble masonry panels to reduce dust and for balneological and recreational use). In the deeper parts of the gallery, the cave vaults are formed by fine-crystalline selenite (calcium sulphate dihydrate CaSO4•2H2O) of several, sometimes contrasting, colour shades. The north side of the cave is preferentially formed by argillite. The atmosphere of the Ak-Turpak cave is rather dry and there are no traces of thermokarst processes (Dudashvili & Mikhailyov 1990); however, the cave vaults are somewhat crumbled after recent earthquakes. Over the last decades, local residents (≈ 100–330 per year) have used the cave for therapeutic purposes (respiratory treatments: asthma, bronchitis, etc.) as word of mouth on the cave’s ʻhealing propertiesʼ has spread among them. Hence, one can see, especially in the entrance, small platforms and mattresses (Fig. 5). Visitors mostly use the entrance area, but stairs have also been installed deep inside the cave (Fig. 6), in which some mattresses were observed, indicating that the entire cave has been used for therapeutic purposes. Specimens of Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. were only found in the last chamber of the cave, and always associated with old bat guano (Fig. 7). Several individuals were observed amidst the guano (Figs 8−9), rapidly escaping when disturbed. In these cases, they tended to enter the small spaces between the chitin fragments observed in the pile, so it was difficult to capture specimens without injuring them. The only organic resource observed inside the cave was bat guano from species of Rhinolophus Lacépède, 1799 (horseshoe bats) and a few organic materials left by visitors (such as cardboard pieces and wood). The cave is not well preserved as many accesses were built, thus deeply altering the pristine substrates. However, considering the lack of troglomorphic traits in the species (indicating that the cave is not its unique habitat) and given that apparently few visitors access the deeper parts of the cave, the species does not appear to be threatened. Phyletic affinities Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov. has similarities with several species of the paraphyletic genus Eutrichocampa Silvestri, 1902. In his diagnosis of Eutrichocampa, the tarsus ends abruptly instead of being acuminate towards the apex, which he considered to be a feature differentiating Eutrichocampa and Campodea (Silvestri 1902). For more than a century, several authors have been adding species to this genus, such as Wygodzinsky (1941, 1943), Condé (1947, 1994), Ionsecu (1955), Loksa (1960), García-Gómez (2016) and also Silvestri (1931a, 1932a, 1932b, 1933a), resulting in the current fifteen species of Eutrichocampa (Sendra et al. 2021). These species were described from localities scattered in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In all of these contributions, the entire pretarsus shape is referred to as the differential character for Eutrichocampa: regularly curved claws with laminar or subcylindrical lateral processes with abundant barbs. Since Wygodzinsky (1941), Eutrichocampa has been considered a heterogeneous genus showing a wide variation in macrosetal patterns on the thorax and abdomen, including the presence or absence of dorsal macrosetae on the femora. In spite of the effort made by Condé (1956) to keep Eutrichocampa as a homogeneous taxon, several authors (including Condé himself) have tried to arrange it into several genera and subgenera (Paclt 1957), proposing other genera with the same pretarsus trait and thoracic macrosetae of the Campodea pattern; for instance, Parallocampa Silvestri, 1933b with eleven species from North America, and Remycampa Condé, 1952, with two species from northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, and four monotypic genera: Allocampa Silvestri, 1931b from Cuba; Edriocampa Silvestri, 1933a from the South Aegean islands and Anatolian Peninsula; Libanocampa Condé, 1955 from Lebanon and Anatolia; and Pseudolibanocampa Xie & Yang, 1991 from Guangdong and Yunnan in China. In 1957, Paclt proposed an artificial arrangement of Eutrichocampa by dividing it into four subgenera and the genus Leniwytsmania Paclt, 1957 for two species, both from China: L. orientalis (Silvestri, 1931a) and L. helvetica (Wygodzinsky, 1941). Our proposal of Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov. is another effort to unravel the diversity within the subfamily Campodeinae, in which this new genus can be included. Several characters define Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov., such as the pretarsus with a regularly curved claw with tiny ventral and lateral microspines; the laminar lateral processes, striated on the dorsal side with short barbs on the ventral side (Figs 21–24); a unique femur-tibia joint; the macroseta pattern on the nota: 3+3 ma, la, lp macrosetae on the pronotum and metanotum, 2+2 ma, lp on the metanotum plus one dorsal femoral macroseta; and 1+1 la and 2+2 lp on urotergites IV–VIII. Other notable features are the sparse clothing setae on the body, the plain paddle-shaped sensilla on the cupuliform organ, and the secondary sexual characters on the first urosternite. This combination of characters delineates Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov. from other genera of Campodeinae and all species of Eutrichocampa. The closest species to K. sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. seems to be Eutrichocampa birabei Wygodzinsky, 1943, described from San Antonio de Arredondo, Córdoba in Argentina. Both share the shape of the pretarsus, the distribution of macrosetae on the nota and urotergites, and a dorsal macroseta on the femora. However, K. sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. and E. birabei differ in the number of urotergal macrosetae and in the secondary sexual characters of the first urosternite. Furthermore, reuniting both species in Kyrgyzstancampa Sendra & Ferreira gen. nov. would be a far-fetched approach, and new material on the South American species will be necessary to provide a more accurate description.
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24. Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze 2021, sp. nov
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Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Maghradze, Eter, and Barjadze, Shalva
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Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 40C3DB96-19CD-4354-ACA9-434F0ADA34BB Figs 2���12 Diagnosis Troglomorphic species. Antennae with 39���45 antennomeres; 12 complex olfactory chemoreceptors within cupuliform organ; non-protruding frontal process slightly protruding, plain, with non-tubercular setae or just slightly tubercular. Pronotum 1+1 ma, 2+2 la 1,2 , 2+2 lp 2,3 ; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la 1���3 , 2+2 lp 2,3 , 1+1 mp; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la 1,2 or sla 1,2 , 1+1 lp 2 , 1+1 mp; thin; all notal macrosetae long and covered by thin barbs on half to distal portions; thin, middle-sized clothing setae covered by 0���4 thin distal barbs. Legs elongated, pretarsus of metathoracic legs slightly overpasses end of abdomen. Femora I���III with one long, barbed dorsal macroseta and one shorter, barbed ventral macroseta. Tibiae I���III with two short barbed ventral macrosetae. Claws unequal (posterior claw 1.3 �� as long as anterior one); large, backward overhang on posterior claw; lateral crests well-developed. Pretarsal process long and setiform. Urotergites 1+1 post 1 on I���II; 0+0, 0+1 or 1+1 la, 1+1 or 2+2 post 1,2 on III; 1+1 la 3 , 2+2 to 4+4 post 1���4 on IV; 2+2 la 2,3 , 4+4 post 1���4 on V���VII; 6+6 post 1���6 on VIII and 8+8 or 8+7 post 1���8 on abdominal IX. Urosternite I with 8+8���7+7 macrosetae (Figs 8���9); urosternites II���VII with 6+6 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae. Male urosternite I (Fig. 8) with slightly enlarged subcylindrical appendages, each bearing up to 21 glandular a 1 setae. Female appendages slightly thinner, with up to 11 glandular a 1 setae. Etymology The specific epithet refers to the Imereti region, the location of the Shvilobisa Cave, treated as a noun in apposition. Type material Holotype GEORGIA ��� ♀, ���holotype-♀ IZISU-TD-T-00001���; Shvilobisa Cave, Bunikauri village, Chiatura Municipality, Imereti region, Zemo Imereti Plateau; 42��19���31.44��� N, 43��16���4.33��� E; 24 Feb. 2018; Shalva Barjadze and Eter Maghradze leg.; IZISU-TD-T-00001. Paratypes GEORGIA ��� 1 ♂, ���paratype-♂1 IZISU-TD-T-00002���; same collection data as for holotype; IZISU- TD-T-00002 ��� 1 ♀, ���paratype-♀1 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2336���; same locality as for holotype; 20 Jul. 2020; Eter Maghradze leg.; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2336 ��� 1 ♀, ���paratype-♀2 MZB (MCNB) 2021-2337���; same collection data as for preceding; MZB (MCNB) 2021-2337 ��� 1 ♂, ���paratype-♂2 Coll AS���; same collection data as for preceding; Coll AS. Other material GEORGIA ��� 2 specs, unknown sex [for SEM photography and one specimen for DNA analysis]; Shvilobisa Cave; 24 Feb. 2018; Shalva Barjadze and Eter Maghradze leg. ��� 2 specs [for SEM photography and one for DNA analysis]; same collection data as for preceding; 20 Jul. 2020; Eter Maghradze leg. Other material from two other caves (all Coll AS) GEORGIA ��� 1 ♀; Kumistavi village Tskaltubo Municipality, Imereti Region, Sataplia-Tskaltubo karst massif, Datvis (Bear) Cave; 42��22���28������ N, 42��35���45��� E; 5 Jul. 2018; Eter Maghradze leg. ��� 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 1 Sept. 2019 ��� 1 ♂; near Melouri village, Tskaltubo Municipality, Imereti Region, Sataplia-Tskaltubo karst massif, Melouri Cave; 42��23���15.1��� N, 42��37���41.5��� E; 1 Nov. 2018; Eter Maghradze leg. Description BODY. Body length 4.3���7.2 mm (females) and 4.9���5.2 mm (males) (Table 1). Epicuticle smooth under optical microscope and SEM; body with thin, middle-sized clothing setae covered by 0���4 thin distal barbs. HEAD. Three intact antennae, all slightly longer than body length, with 39���45 antennomeres (Table 1). Small, thin, subcylindrical sensillum on third antennomere located in ventral position between c and d macrosetae. Central antennomeres 2.1 �� as long as wide, apical antennomere 3.0 �� as long as wide. Cupuliform organ occupying ⅓ of total length of apical antennomere, with about 12 complex olfactory chemoreceptors. Each olfactory chemoreceptor is composed of a complete fold surrounding a central cylinder with two lateral expansions, entirely reticulated and perforated (Fig. 5). Gouge sensilla 30��� 40 ��m long, in a single distal whorl of 13���16 sensilla on each medial and distal antennomere. Frontal process slightly protruding, plain, with non-tubercular setae or just slightly tubercular on distal portion (Fig. 3); macrosetae along the insertion line of antennomere and i macrosetae and x setae longer than other macrosetae (a / i / p/ x with relative lengths of 25 / 36 / 19 / 37 in holotype). Suboval labial palps with a bacilliform latero-external sensillum, two guard setae, up to 7 setae on anterior border, and up to 130 neuroglandular setae in holotype. THORAX. Thoracic macrosetal distribution (Figs 2, 4, 6): pronotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la 1���2 , 2+2 lp 2,3 ; mesonotum with 1+1 ma, 3+3 la 1���3 , 2+2 lp 2,3 , 1+1 mp; metanotum with 1+1 ma, 2+2 la 1,2 or sla 1,2 , 1+1 lp 2 , 1+1 mp. All notal macrosetae are long and covered by thin barbs on half to distal portions (Figs 4, 6); submacrosetae sla are thinner and shorter than notal macrosetae; marginal setae are similar to clothing setae, and covered by 1���8 thin distal barbs. Legs elongated, pretarsus of metathoracic legs slightly overpasses end of abdomen (Table 1). Femora I���III with one long, barbed dorsal macroseta and one shorter, barbed ventral macroseta. Tibiae I���III with two short barbed ventral macrosetae. Calcars with 4���5 long barbs. Tarsi with two rows of thicker ventral setae with 2���3 very thin barbs on middle portion. Two dorsal and one ventral, smooth, subapical tarsal setae. Claws are unequal (posterior claw 1.3 �� as long as anterior one); large, backward overhang on posterior claw; lateral crests well-developed. Pretarsal process long and setiform, overpassing end of claws. ABDOMEN. Distribution of abdominal macrosetae on tergites (Fig. 7): 1+1 post 1 on I���II; 0+0, 0+1 or 1+1 la, 1+1 or 2+2 post 1,2 on III; 1+1 la 3 , 2+2 to 4+4 post 1���4 on IV; 2+2 la 2,3 , 4+4 post 1���4 on V���VII; 6+6 post 1���6 on VIII and 8+8 or 8+7 post 1���8 on abdominal segment IX. All post urotergal macrosetae long and covered by thin barbs along distal four-fifths (Fig. 10); la urotergal macrosetae shorter than post macrosetae, covered by barbs along distal half. Urosternite I with 8+8���7+7 macrosetae (Figs 8���9); urosternites II���VII with 6+6 macrosetae; urosternite VIII with 2+2 macrosetae (Fig. 12); all urosternal macrosetae robust and large, covered by long barbs along distal third to four-fifths. Apical, subapical and ventromedial setae with a few (two to four) thin, short and long barbs (Fig. 11). SECONDARY SEX CHARACTERS. Male urosternite I (Fig. 8) with slightly enlarged subcylindrical appendages, each bearing up to 21 glandular a1 setae. Female appendages slightly thinner, with up to 11 glandular a 1 setae. Spermatozoid fascicles 40 ��m in diameter without apparently spiral filament. Molecular analysis The nucleotide substitution model selected was GTR+G+I (BIC = 6998.6), with the proportion of invariant sites (I = 0.46) and estimated alpha parameter for the gamma distribution (�� = 1.39), indicating a significant heterogeneity in the DNA substitution among sites. The Campodeidae sequences formed a well-supported clade, clearly distinct from that of Japygidae (Fig. 13). Although bootstrap values were low, the ML phylogenetic tree grouped Plusiocampa (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. with Eastern Europe taxa such as Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) aff. elongata Ionescu, 1955 and Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) humicola Ionescu, 1955, whereas Iberian Peninsula taxa (Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) gadorensis Sendra, 2001, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) baetica Sendra, 2004 and Cestocampa iberica Sendra & Cond��, 2012) clustered in a distinct clade. K2P genetic distances also showed P. (P.) aff. elongata (0.206�� 0.027) and P. (P.) humicola (0.205 �� 0.028) to be the closest species to the new Plusiocampa (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. from Georgia. Habitat Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. inhabits the deep zone (over 50 m from the entrance) of three caves. The Shvilobisa Cave, the type locality, is a 1000 m long, tunnellike, easily accessible sub-horizontal cave with a small subterranean water stream (Tatashidze et al. 2009b). The others two nearby caves are about 55 km away from the Shvilobisa Cave; the Melouri Cave is 5300 meters long and has the status of natural monument (Tatashidze et al. 2009b), whereas the Datvis Cave is a poorly known cavern (K. Tsikarishvili, pers. comm.). The distance between the Datvis and Melouri caves is ca 3.5 km. The Melouri Cave ��� easily accessible ��� has dried halls and a permanent subterranean water stream near its end. This cave has gigantic stalagmites and fallen stones. The Datvis Cave is a horizontal, dry, and easily accessible cave with several halls, which are rich in different speleothems like the Shvilobisa Cave (Tatashidze et al. 2009b). Invertebrate cavernicolous species of the studied caves The three caves (Shvilobisa, Datvis, and Melouri) which Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. inhabits are also the dwellings of other troglobitic arthropod species. Datvis and Melouri caves share three troglobitic species: the Diplopoda Leucogeorgia prometheus Antić & Reip, 2020, the Isopoda Colchidoniscus kutaissianus Borutzky, 1974, and the Pseudoscorpionida Chthonius satapliaensis Schawaller & Dashdamirov, 1988. In addition, the Insecta (Carabidae Coleoptera) Troglocimmerites imereti Dolzhanski & Ljovuschkin, 1985 dwells in the Datvis cave; and the Melouri Cave has five more species: the Opiliones Nemaspela melouri Martens, Maghradze & Barjadze, 2021, the Araneae Centromerus bulgarianus Drensky, 1931, the Hexapoda Collembola Pseudacherontides zenkevitchi Djanashvili, 1971; the Insecta (Carabidae Coleoptera) Inotrechus kurnakovi Dolzhanski & Ljovuschkin, 1989; and Troglocimmerites sp. 1. In the Shvilobisa Cave, eight troglobitic species dwell: the Diplopoda Leucogeorgia gioi Antić & Reip, 2020, the Isopoda Caucasonethes cf. borutzkyi Verhoeff, 1932 and Colchidoniscus sp., the Pseudoscorpionida Chthonius satapliaensis Schawaller & Dashdamirov, 1988, the Opiliones Nemaspela sp., the Hexapoda Collembola Oncopodura sp. and Pseudosinella sp., and the Insecta (Carabidae Coleoptera) Troglocimmerites sp. 2. (Barjadze et al. 2019; Maghradze et al. 2019; Antić & Reip 2020; Martens et al. 2021; Maghradze & Barjadze, unpublished data)., Published as part of Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, S��nchez-Garc��a, Alba, Jim��nez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jes��s, Maghradze, Eter & Barjadze, Shalva, 2021, A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data, pp. 71-85 in European Journal of Taxonomy 778 on pages 74-79, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.778.1567, http://zenodo.org/record/5675209, {"references":["Ionescu M. A. 1955. Diplura. In: Academia Republicii Socialiste Romania (ed.) Fauna Republicii Populare Romane, Insecta 7 (2): 1 - 48.","Sendra A., Lara M. D., Ruiz Aviles F. & Tinaut A. 2004. Une nouvelle espece du genre Plusiocampa Silvestri, 1912 (Diplura, Campodeidae) et donnees pour sa reconstruction paleobiogeographique dans les Betiques. Subterranean Biology 2: 113 - 122.","Tatashidze Z. K., Tsikarishvili K. D. & Jishkariani J. M. 2009 b. The Cadastre of the Karst Caves of Georgia. Petiti Publishing House, Tbilisi [in Georgian].","Antic D. Z & Reip H. R. 2020. The millipede genus Leucogeorgia Verhoeff, 1930 in the Caucasus, with descriptions of eleven new species, erection of a new monotypic genus and notes on the tribe Leucogeorgiini (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 713: 1 - 106. https: // doi. org / 10.5852 / ejt. 2020.713","Martens J., Maghradze E. & Barjadze Sh. 2021. Two new species of the genus Nemaspela Silhavy from caves in Georgia (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae). Zootaxa 4951 (3): 541 - 558. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4951.3.7","Barjadze Sh., Arabuli T., Mumladze L., Maghradze E., Asanidze Z. & Shavadze R. 2019. Cave Biodiversity of Georgia, Open Access Database. Institute of Zoology at Ilia State University. Available from https: // cbg. iliauni. edu. ge / en / [accessed: 20 Apr. 2021].","Maghradze E., Faille A., Barjadze Sh. & Hlavac P. 2019. A new cavernicolous species of the genus Bergrothia Reitter, 1884 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from Georgia. Zootaxa 4608 (2): 371 - 379. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4608.2.11"]}
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25. Autrigoniscus Sánchez-García & Peñalver & Delclòs & Engel 2021, new genus
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, and Engel, Michael S.
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Autrigoniscus, new genus TYPE SPECIES: Autrigoniscus resinicola, new species. DIAGNOSIS: Male. An oniscidean with the following combination of characters: Body size small (Female. Unknown. ETYMOLOGY: The new genus group name is a combination of the pre-Roman tribe Autrigones (who lived in northern Spain near the region of the amber localities along with the Cantabri) and the Greek suffix – iskos, denoting a diminutive. The gender of the name is masculine., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier & Engel, Michael S., 2021, Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota, pp. 1-32 in American Museum Novitates 2021 (3974) on page 13, DOI: 10.1206/3974.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5356138
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26. Heraclitus helenae Sánchez-García & Peñalver & Delclòs & Engel 2021, new species
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Heraclitus helenae, new species Figures 10, 11 DIAGNOSIS: As for the genus (above). DESCRIPTION: Body (fig. 10) more or less oblong, of “clinger” habitus; small sized, total length 1.76 mm, width not measurable due to orientation in amber; dorsal surface convex, rough, covered with large semicircular scales and densely crowded prominent triangularshaped scale setae arranged in transverse rows; gland pores not visible as preserved. Cephalon rounded, rather arcuate, rough, with same ornamentation as described for body (fig. 11B); lateral lobes not visible as preserved (probably small); antennal lobes absent. Eyes not visible as preserved. Pereon about 0.73× of body length; pereonites overlapping, lamellar; lateral parts of pereonites (i.e., epimeral plates) only moderately prominent, those of two posterior pereonites with posterior corners acutely triangular, all edged with small appressed spikes and distinctly prominent triangular-shaped scale setae (as a continuity to those of dorsal surface). Pleon about 0.24× of body length, distinctly narrower than pereon (abruptly contracted); pleotelson short, subtriangular, with rounded apex bearing two short distal setae. Mouthparts considerably well developed but without visible details. Antennule poorly visible; distal article with three short thick spines distally. Antenna (fig. 11A) very spinose in appearance, packed with small scale setae and spines, rather stout, with five peduncular articles and a multiarticulate flagellum; articles 1–3 partly obscured by head, apparently short and stout; fourth article elongate, stout, 0.18 mm long, 2.25× longer than broad; fifth article elongate and much slender than fourth article, 0.22 mm long, 1.22× length of preceding article, 5.5× longer than broad; flagellum partially preserved, with at least three articles not clearly delimited. Pereopods all alike, of moderate size; all pereopods without sexual modifications; basis and ischium mostly obscured by body; merus, carpus, and propodus with elongate, thick, nearly straight spines generally arranged in a longitudinal row on sternal margins giving them a rippled appearance; propodus and carpus length apparently subequal; dactylus with enlarged outer claw and minute inner claw; dactylar setae unbranched, glabrous, long, and slender, distinctly expanded distally; ungual setae not visible as preserved. Pleopods not visible as preserved. Uropod (fig. 11C) moderately elongate, about 0.28× of body length as preserved, freely projecting caudally; protopod produced inside pleotelson, subrectangular, long and stout, 0.15 mm long, with endopod and exopod inserted at same level; exopod styliform, long and slender, width not measurable due to poor preservation, 0.35 mm long as preserved (distal part not preserved), distinctly longer than endopod, with some very short thin setae sparsely distributed; endopod conical, maximum width at base 0.03 mm, tapering distally, 0.21 mm long (excluding terminal tuft of setae), with some very short thin setae sparsely distributed, and a tuft of long setae apically (0.10 mm long). HOLOTYPE: MCNA 12546, sex unknown, exposed dorsolaterally, ventrolaterally, and laterally. Preserved in darkened orange-colored amber, trimmed to 3.5×1.7× 1.2 mm (in an epoxy trapezoid 23.0×15.0× 1.5 mm), surrounded by numerous pseudoinclusions (Lozano et al., 2020) and particles of detritus; no other major inclusions. The specimen is nearly complete, but some areas are poorly visible owing to the position of the animal during fossilization. The distal parts of the uropodal endopod and the antennulae are not preserved. OCCURRENCE: Peñacerrada I amber site [Peñacerrada I = Moraza], eastern margin of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Burgos, northern Spain; Early Cretaceous (Late Albian). ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet refers to Helen of Troy, a figure from Greek mythology known for her considerable beauty and having “launched a thousand ships” (à la Marlowe) as Menelaus and Agamemnon initiated the Trojan War to return her to Achaea. REMARKS: Heraclitus helenae may be clearly differentiated from A. resinicola by the roughened cuticle, the spinose antennulae, the dactylus with two claws, and the longer uropodal endopod. It is perhaps a representative of Crinocheta: Detonidae? owing to the antennule with a 5-jointed peduncle and a 4-jointed flagellum, the antennulae with conspicuous scaly tubercles, the inner claw small, the uropodal protopod surpassing the pleotelson, the exopodites leaf shaped, and the endopodites styliform (Schmidt, 2002). Oniscidea Indet. SPECIMEN MCNA 14907: (fig. 12A) is preserved in darkened orange-colored amber, trimmed to 10.5×6.0× 1.5 mm (in an epoxy trapezoid 21.1×13.5× 2.2 mm), and surrounded by numerous pseudoinclusions (Lozano et al., 2020), particles of detritus, fungal hyphae, and three coprolites. The specimen is exposed dorsally and ventrally, poorly preserved, with the cuticle virtually degraded except for the lateral parts of the segments, which are edged with small appressed spikes and some small triangular-shaped scale setae. Worthy of note are the oval-shaped medium-sized body (total length 4.27 mm as preserved, maximum width 2.27 mm), and the moderately large eyes composed of multiple ommatidia (only the left eye is visible). The specimen also possesses a partly preserved antenna (cut just below the articulation between the fourth and fifth articles) that is elbowed between the fourth and fifth articles. The first peduncular article is partly concealed by the head, whereas the measurements of the rest of articles are as follows: second article 0.22 mm long, about as long as broad; third article 0.25 mm long, 1.25× longer than broad, with one long, thick spine; fourth article elongate, 0.58 mm long, 4.83× longer than broad. Only some anterior pereopods are visible, but these are so thoroughly obscured owing to preservation as to provide no useful delineation of features. However, long, thick, nearly straight spines, a dactylus with two claws (the inner claw minute, distinctly smaller than in H. helenae), and an unbranched, glabrous, long, and slender dactylar seta are visible on some pereopods. The specimen is difficult to place accurately among Oniscidea, but placement within the family Ligiidae seems most appropriate owing to the presence of large eyes composed of multiple ommatidia, the comparatively elongate antennae, and a dactylus with two claws. Interestingly, the specimen corresponds with the anterior half of an exuvia. Isopods perform a biphasic molt, which consists of the shedding of the posterior and then the anterior half of the body. The boundary between the two halves is between the fourth and fifth pereonites, which agrees with that observed in the fossil. SPECIMEN MCNA 9458: (fig. 12B) is preserved in darkened yellow-colored amber, trimmed to 5.2×3.5×1.0 mm (in an epoxy trapezoid 19.1×14.1× 1.1 mm), and surrounded by numerous pseudoinclusions and particles of detritus; the amber is also darkened near the inclusion. The specimen is exposed dorsally and ventrally, and although a vague outline of the pereopods armed with long, stout, nearly straight spines can be seen, these are so thoroughly obscured owing to preservation and by the adjacent body mass as to provide no useful delineation of features. It possesses a more or less oblong, small body (total length 2.09 mm long as preserved, maximum width 0.87 mm), and some segments of the pereon with some small triangular-shaped scale setae. SPECIMEN MCNA 9924.2: (fig. 13; previously figured in Delclòs et al., 2007, Broly et al., 2013, and Sánchez-García et al., 2015) is preserved in darkened orange-colored amber, trimmed to 18.0×14.5× 3.5 mm (in an epoxy trapezoid 22.5×15.0× 4.8 mm). Syninclusions include one acariform Bdellidae, one Blattodea, six Diptera (one Ceratopogonidae, two Dolichopodidae, one Phoridae, two Psychodidae), one Tanaidacea (Alavatanais margulisae Sánchez-García, Peñalver, and Delclòs), two Archaeognatha, six coprolites (attributed to termites based on their general shape), and abundant fungal and plant remains (see details of syninclusions in Sánchez-García et al., 2015). The specimen is exposed laterally and partially complete (missing head), with the right side of the body and the right pereopods mostly polished off. The specimen possesses a medium-sized body (total length 3.78 mm as preserved), more or less oblong, only moderately convex dorsally. The pereon is about 0.73× the body length, with the lateral parts of the pereonites only moderately prominent, those of the four posterior segments with posterior corners acutely triangular, all edged with some small appressed spikes. The pleon is about 0.22× of the body length and distinctly narrower than the pereon (abruptly contracted). It also possesses spinous pereopods, a dactylus with two claws (the inner claw minute), and an unbranched, glabrous, long, and slender dactylar seta, distinctly expanded distally. Lastly, an elongate structure that could correspond to a short uropod is sticking out from under the pleon., Published as part of Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier & Engel, Michael S., 2021, Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota, pp. 1-32 in American Museum Novitates 2021 (3974) on pages 21-25, DOI: 10.1206/3974.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5356138, {"references":["Lozano, R. P., et al. 2020. Phloem sap in Cretaceous ambers as abundant double emulsions preserving organic and inorganic residues. Scientific Reports 10: 9751 [1 - 15].","Schmidt, C. 2002. Contribution to the phylogenetic system of the Crinocheta (Crustacea, Isopoda). Part 1. (Olibrinidae to Scyphaidae s. str.). Mitteilungen aus dem Museum fur Naturkunde in Berlin, Zoologische Reihe 78 (2): 275 - 352.","Delclos, X., et al. 2007. Fossiliferous amber deposits from the Cretaceous (Albian) of Spain. Comptes Rendus Palevol 6 (1 - 2): 135 - 149.","Broly, P., P. Deville, and S. Maillet. 2013. The origin of terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea). Evolutionary Ecology 27: 461 - 476.","Sanchez-Garcia, A., E. Penalver, R. Perez-de la Fuente, and X. Delclos. 2015. A rich and diverse tanaidomorphan (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) assemblage associated with Early Cretaceous resin-producing forests in North Iberia: palaeobiological implications. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 (8): 645 - 676."]}
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27. Heraclitus Sánchez-García & Peñalver & Delclòs & Engel 2021, new genus
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, and Engel, Michael S.
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Heraclitus, new genus TYPE SPECIES: Heraclitus helenae, new species. DIAGNOSIS: Sex unknown. An oniscidean with the following combination of characters: Body size small ( ETYMOLOGY: The genus group name honors the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus (ca. 535–475 B.C.E.), early rationalist, empiricist, and founder of philosophical ontology. We have used the common Latinized form of his Greek name. The gender of the name is masculine.
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28. Eoligiiscus Sánchez-García & Peñalver & Delclòs & Engel 2021, new genus
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, and Engel, Michael S.
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Eoligiiscus, new genus TYPE SPECIES: Eoligiiscus tarraconensis, new species. DIAGNOSIS: Sex unknown. An oniscidean with the following unique combination of characters: Body size small ( ETYMOLOGY: The new genus group name is a combination of Greek Ἠώς (Eos), goddess of the dawn; Ligia Fabricius, type genus of the family; and the Greek suffix - iskos, a diminutive commonly applied as a suffix to woodlice generic names (as in Oniscus: itself a combination of Greek ὄνος [onos], meaning, “woodlouse”), and - iskos). The gender of the name is masculine.
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29. Dinosaur bonebed amber from an original swamp forest soil
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Álvarez-Parra, Sergio, primary, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, additional, Peñalver, Enrique, additional, Barrón, Eduardo, additional, Alcalá, Luis, additional, Pérez-Cano, Jordi, additional, Martín-Closas, Carles, additional, Trabelsi, Khaled, additional, Meléndez, Nieves, additional, López Del Valle, Rafael, additional, Lozano, Rafael P, additional, Peris, David, additional, Rodrigo, Ana, additional, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, additional, Bueno-Cebollada, Carlos A, additional, Menor-Salván, César, additional, Philippe, Marc, additional, Sánchez-García, Alba, additional, Peña-Kairath, Constanza, additional, Arillo, Antonio, additional, Espílez, Eduardo, additional, Mampel, Luis, additional, and Delclòs, Xavier, additional
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30. Campodeidae (Hexapoda: Diplura) from Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, with the description of a remarkable new genus and species
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Sendra, Alberto, primary, Sánchez-García, Alba, additional, Selfa, Jesús, additional, Milko, Dmitry A., additional, and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, additional
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31. A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data
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Sendra, Alberto, primary, Palero, Ferran, additional, Sánchez-García, Alba, additional, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, additional, Selfa, Jesús, additional, Maghradze, Eter, additional, and Barjadze, Shalva, additional
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32. Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota
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Sánchez-García, Alba, primary, Peñalver, Enrique, additional, Delclòs, Xavier, additional, and Engel, Michael S., additional
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33. Efectividad de un plan de intervención fisioterápica basado en terapia manual y ejercicio físico en un caso clínico de choque femoroacetabular tipo CAM
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Sánchez García, Alba and Lucha López, Orosia
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Introducción: el choque o atrapamiento femoroacetabular es una patología que se da en la articulación de la cadera en la que una morfología anormal de la cabeza del fémur (CAM), del acetábulo (PINCER) o ambos (MIXTO), ocasiona una impactación repetida de estos produciendo dolor y limitación funcional.Objetivo: elaborar y aplicar un plan de intervención fisioterápico combinando terapia manual articular y de los tejidos blandos, y ejercicio físico en un paciente con diagnóstico de choque femoroacetabular.Metodología: Previo al tratamiento se ha realizado una valoración inicial del paciente. Tras 27 sesiones de fisioterapia y un plan de ejercicio autónomo aplicado durante un plazo de 12 semanas, se han reevaluado estos parámetros.Resultados: Tras el plan de intervención se observa una mejora muy significativa en el rango del movimiento activo y pasivo, prácticamente normalizándose respecto al de la cadera contralateral, disminuyendo el dolor en la escala EVA hasta casi desaparecer en sus actividades diarias y recreativas, aunque no muy significativamente al final de los movimientos pasivos de flexión, rotación interna y abducción, aunque aumentado el arco de movimiento indoloro. Ha aumentado su funcionalidad en la escala HOS (11%), y ha disminuido la disfunción (4%) según la escala WOMAC. Según la escala de kinesiofobia TSK también se ha reducido notablemente el miedo al movimiento (27,3%). La sensación subjetiva de mejora por parte del paciente en la escala GRC (3,5) ha sido clínicamente significativa.Conclusiones: la combinación de terapia manual articular y de los tejidos blandos junto a un plan de ejercicio físico ha sido eficaz en la disminución del dolor, y la mejora del rango de movimiento y funcionalidad de este paciente.
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34. Terrestrial Isopods from Spanish Amber (Crustacea: Oniscidea): Insights into the Cretaceous Soil Biota
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Generalitat Valenciana, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Martínez-Delclòs, X., Engel, Michael S., Generalitat Valenciana, Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique [0000-0001-8312-6087], Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Martínez-Delclòs, X., and Engel, Michael S.
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[EN] Terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea) are a model group for studying the colonization of land. However, their fossil record is remarkably scarce and restricted to amber inclusions, and therefore amber deposits represent valuable windows to their past diversity and morphology. Here we present a new collection of 11 terrestrial isopod specimens preserved in Albian-aged amber from the Peñacerrada I outcrop, northern Spain, which collectively represent the most thoroughly documented fauna of Mesozoic Oniscidea. The three new genera and species identified belong to three of five major groups of the Oniscidea: Eoligiiscus tarraconensis, new genus and species (Ligiidae), Autrigoniscus resinicola, new genus and species (Synocheta: Trichoniscidae), and Heraclitus helenae, new genus and species (Crinocheta: Detonidae?). These taxa significantly expand the known fossil record of Oniscidea and demonstrate that considerable cladogenesis had already transpired by the Albian. The assemblage represents the earliest-known diversification of Oniscidea, extending direct evidence of terrestrialization in the group back to the late Early Cretaceous. These new taxa exhibit some characteristics that may inform hypotheses relating to general patterns of terrestrial isopod evolution. A discussion is provided about different aspects of the paleoecology and biology of the fossils compared to the Recent fauna. The new species indicate that Cretaceous isopods were a group of considerable adaptive diversity, exhibiting innovations analogous to what Recent isopods would exhibit 105 million years later.
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35. Campodeidae (Hexapoda: Diplura) from Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, with the description of a remarkable new genus and species
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Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes, Sendra, Alberto, Sánchez-García, Alba, Selfa, Jesús, Milko, Dmitry A., and Ferreira, Rodrigo Lopes
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Samples collected in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, have revealed a hitherto unknown diversity of Campodeidae (Diplura) in soil and cave habitats, including a new genus and species, Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov., Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. and a previously recognized soil-dwelling species, Campodea (Dicampa) catalana Denis, 1930. Kyrgyzstancampa sanare Sendra & Ferreira gen. et sp. nov. was collected in the deep zone of an interesting geological and cultural cave, Ak-Turpak Cave, located near the western margin of Kadamjay District, Batken Province. This genus belongs to the subfamily Campodeinae, sharing the morphology of the pretarsus with Eutrichocampa and other related genera, but differing from them in the shape of the claws and the laminar lateral processes, in addition to its unique cupuliform organ and the macrosetal pattern on the thorax and abdomen. Turkmenocampa edaphica Sendra & Sánchez-García sp. nov. was found in humid edaphic habitats, under stones or near roots, and is morphologically and geographically very similar to the cave-dwelling species Turkmenicampa mirabilis Sendra #38; Stoev, 2017, which occurs in an isolated cave in the nearby country of Turkmenistan.
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36. A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data
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Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Maghradze, Eter, Barjadze, Shalva, Sendra, Alberto, Palero, Ferran, Sánchez-García, Alba, Jiménez-Valverde, Alberto, Selfa, Jesús, Maghradze, Eter, and Barjadze, Shalva
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A new dipluran species, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov., from the deep zone in three caves in the Imereti region, Georgia, is described. This new troglobitic Plusiocampa is an addition to four others known Diplura from around the Black Sea region, two Dydimocampa and two Plusiocampa s. str. The present study also provides the first CO1 sequences for the Plusiocampinae taxa and the first molecular data for cave-dwelling Plusiocampa species. Although bootstrap values were low, the maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree grouped Plusiocampa (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. with two Plusiocampa s. str. species from Eastern Europe. Morphologically, P. (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. is closely related to two cave-dwelling species: Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) glabra Condé, 1984 and Plusiocampa (P.) chiosensis Sendra & Gasparo, 2020. The new species can be distinguished by the presence of lateral anterior macrosetae on metanotum, more uneven claws, and the presence of 2+2 lateral anterior macrosetae on middle urotergites. The five species currently known for the Black Sea region inhabit caves located at low altitude but with no influence from former glacial or permafrost processes.
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- 2021
37. Normalización contable española dirigida a Formaciones Políticas: El Plan de Contabilidad adaptado a las Formaciones Políticas 2018
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Guzmán Raja, Isidoro, Guzmán Raja, Manuela, Economía, Contabilidad y Finanzas, Sánchez García, Alba, Guzmán Raja, Isidoro, Guzmán Raja, Manuela, Economía, Contabilidad y Finanzas, and Sánchez García, Alba
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La finalidad del presenteTrabajo Fin de Grado es analizarla estructura y contenido del Plan de Contabilidad Adaptado a lasFormaciones Políticas en España (en adelante PCAFP), de obligado cumplimiento a partir del 1 de enero de 2019. Enprimer lugar, se analizará el concepto de formación política, así como sudelimitación, concluyendo esta fase previa del trabajointentando reseñarlas entidades que tienen la obligación de aplicar el PCAFP,así como lascaracterísticas más destacadas de cada una de éstas. Posteriormente, se explicarán laspartes de que se compone la citada norma contable,destacandosusaspectos más relevantes,al tiempo de realizar una comparacióncon otros planes de características similares como el Plan General de Contabilidad 2007 (PGC 2007) y elPlan de Contabilidad de Entidades sin Fines Lucrativos(PCESFL).El trabajofinaliza con la exposición de las principales fuentes de financiaciónde estas entidades,así como de susobligaciones contables y la fiscalización y control a la que están sometidas.
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38. Desarrollo de la técnica quirúrgica y evaluación clínica de la Acetabulectomía Dorsal Total en la especie canina : estudio experimental / Alba Eugenia Sánchez García
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Sánchez García, Alba Eugenia
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Cirugía ,617(043) [636.7] ,Perros - Abstract
Tesis-Universidad de Murcia., Consulte la tesis en: BCA. GENERAL. Fac. Veterinaria. Sala de estudio. Tesis-V 156.
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39. Terrestrial isopods from Spanish amber: novel insights into the Cretaceous soil biota
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), and European Commission
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amber ,Arthropoda ,Crustacea ,Albian ,woodlice ,provincia Burgos - Abstract
Paleontological Virtual Congress (1st. 2018), - Abstract, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà, Universitat de Barcelona, España, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, España, Museo Geominero, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, España, Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas, Estados Unidos, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Estados Unidos, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Estados Unidos
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40. Amber in Portugal: state of the art
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Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Delclòs, Xavier, Álvarez Fernández, Esteban, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, López Del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, Vilaça, Raquel, CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, and Sociedad Española de Paleontología
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prehistoria ,Portugal ,FTIR ,Cretácico ,ámbar ,bioinclusión - Abstract
XXXIV Jornadas de Paleontología y IV Congreso Ibérico de Paleontología (Villareal, Portugal. Sep 2018) p 279-287, Portuguese amber has received very little attention from the paleontological and geological points of view. To our knowledge, only twelve amber outcrops or amber-bearing areas have been detected in Portugal. The first outcrops were cited in times as old as 1867 and 1910, and although some of them were considered Jurassic in age, most likely the amber came from Cretaceous deposits. The Portuguese outcrops are poor in amber and, thus far, only a dipteran (Nematocera) insect has been found as bioinclusion (Cascais amber); the area of Estoril-Cascais, near Lisbon, provides amber interesting from the paleoentomological standpoint. In contrast, prehistoric amber from Portugal, namely as diverse types of beads and pendants, has been researched in some detail during the last decades. The 25 archeological localities known occur from north to south, ranging in ages from the Neolithic through the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age. Further research is required to prospect the known paleontological localities, and also to look for new ones, in order to obtain stratigraphically contextualized samples and to perform the first infrared and/or Raman spectroscopy analyses. This will allow comparing these with the infrared and/or Raman spectra of archeological pieces to shed light on the origin of the amber as a raw material during prehistoric times. The potential discovery of a paleontological locality yielding abundant bioinclusions would be of great interest, as it would allow taxonomic and paleoecological comparisons with the rich Cretaceous outcrops from the north and northeastern Iberian Peninsula, Museo Geominero, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i del Oceà and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio). Facultat de Ciències de laTerra. Universitat de Barcelona, Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueología. Universidad de Salamanca, Departamento de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución, Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava, Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Universidad de Granada, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Departamento de História, Estudos Europeus, Arqueologia e Artes, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto de Arqueologia
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41. Primeira abordagem para a caracterização do espectro polínico e da presença de Sal k 1 na atmosfera de Alcázar de San Juan (Cidade Real)
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Burgos-Montero, Ana María, Sánchez-García, Alba María, Feo-Brito, Francisco, and Pérez-Badia, Rosa
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Amaranthaceae ,amaranthaceae ,periods of allergy ,pólen atmosférico ,alergénios ,períodos de alergia ,atmospheric pollen ,allergens ,periodos de alergia ,Medicine ,alérgenos ,polen atmosférico - Abstract
This work presents a first approximation to knowing the atmospheric pollen spectrum and the concentration of the Sal k 1 allergen in Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, Spain) based on the results obtained in the year 2016. The concentration of allergen, the main pollen types present in the air, their principal periods of pollination and the relationship between daily pollen concentrations and meteorological variables have been determined.The results highlight the presence of 19 pollen types, the predominant ones being Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus y Olea, whose concentrations amount to 96.6 % of total pollen. Most of these pollen types have a pollination period from March to June except Amaranthaceae and Cupressaceae. Olea pollen has the highest Annual Pollen Integral (9,152 pollen/m3 and year), with a daily peak value of 902 pollen grain/m3 (reached in June). The study of the relationship between daily pollen concentrations and meteorological variables reveals a positive and significant correlation with temperature and a negative correlation with precipitation and humidity.The presence of the Sal k 1 allergen in the atmosphere has been detected from June to September, with a significant and positive correlation of the allergen with the Amaranthaceae pollen type.Three periods of allergy risk have been established: the first one, during autumn and winter, due to the Cupressaceae pollen type; the second one in spring, owing to the Platanus, Olea, and Poaceae pollen types; and the third one in late summer, as a result of the Amaranthaceae pollen type. Se presenta una primera aproximación al conocimiento del espectro polínico atmosférico y concentración de alérgeno Sal k 1 en Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) basada en los resultados obtenidos en 2016. Se ha determinado la concentración de alérgeno, los principales tipos polínicos presentes en el aire, periodos de polinización y la relación entre las concentraciones diarias de polen y las variables meteorológicas. Los resultados muestran la presencia de 19 tipos polínicos, siendo predominantes Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus y Olea, cuyas concentraciones representan el 96,6 % del polen total. La mayoría presenta un periodo de polinización que va de marzo a junio a excepción del polen de Amaranthaceae que tiene su óptimo a finales del verano y Cupressaceae en invierno. El polen de Olea es el más abundante (Integral Anual: 9152 polen/m3 y año) con un día pico de 902 granos de polen/m3 en junio. El estudio de la relación entre las concentraciones diarias de polen y las variables meteorológicas muestra una correlación positiva y significativa con la temperatura y las horas de sol y negativa con la precipitación y la humedad.La presencia del alérgeno Sal k 1 se detecta desde junio a septiembre, existiendo una correlación significativa y positiva entre concentraciones del alérgeno y polen de Amaranthaceae. Respecto al polen alergénico, se han establecido tres periodos de riesgo de alergia: el primero, durante el otoño e invierno por el polen de Cupressaceae, el segundo en primavera con los tipos polínicos Platanus, Olea y Poaceae y el tercero a finales de verano por Amaranthaceae. Este trabalho apresenta uma primeira abordagem para o conhecimento do espectro polínico atmosférico e da concentração do alergénio Sal k 1 em Alcázar de San Juan (Cidade Real), com base nos resultados obtidos em 2016. Determinou-se a concentração do alergénio, os principais tipos de pólen presentes no ar, os períodos de polinização e a relação entre as concentrações diárias de pólen e as variáveis meteorológicas.Os resultados mostram a presença de 19 tipos de pólen, com predominância de Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus e Olea, cujas concentrações representam 96,6 % do pólen total. A maioria apresenta um período de polinização que vai de março a junho, exceto o pólen de Amaranthaceae (final do verão) e ode Cupressaceae (inverno). O pólen de Olea é o mais abundante (Integral Anual: 9.152 pólen /m3 e ano) com um dia pico de 902 grãos de pólen/m3 em junho. O estudo da relação entre as concentrações diárias de pólen e as variáveis meteorológicas mostra uma correlação significativa e positiva com a temperatura e as horas de sol e negativa com a precipitação e a humidade.A presença do alergénio Sal k 1 é detetada de junho a setembro, com uma correlação significativa e positiva entre as concentrações de alergénios e o pólen de Amaranthaceae. Relativamente ao pólen alergénico, estabeleceram-se três períodos de riscos de alergia: o primeiro durante o outono e inverno devido ao pólen de Cupressaceae, o segundo na primavera com os tipos polínicos Platanus, Olea e Poaceae e o terceiro no final do verão causado pelo pólen de Amaranthaceae.
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42. Terrestrial isopods from Spanish amber: novel insights into the Cretaceous soil biota
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Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), European Commission, Sánchez-García, Alba, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Delclòs, Xavier, and Engel, Michael S.
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43. Amber in Portugal: state of the art
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CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Sociedad Española de Paleontología, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Delclòs, Xavier, Álvarez Fernández, Esteban, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, López Del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, Vilaça, Raquel, CSIC - Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME), Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Sociedad Española de Paleontología, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Barrón López, Eduardo, Delclòs, Xavier, Álvarez Fernández, Esteban, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, López Del Valle, Rafael, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Murillo-Barroso, Mercedes, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Sánchez-García, Alba, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, and Vilaça, Raquel
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Portuguese amber has received very little attention from the paleontological and geological points of view. To our knowledge, only twelve amber outcrops or amber-bearing areas have been detected in Portugal. The first outcrops were cited in times as old as 1867 and 1910, and although some of them were considered Jurassic in age, most likely the amber came from Cretaceous deposits. The Portuguese outcrops are poor in amber and, thus far, only a dipteran (Nematocera) insect has been found as bioinclusion (Cascais amber); the area of Estoril-Cascais, near Lisbon, provides amber interesting from the paleoentomological standpoint. In contrast, prehistoric amber from Portugal, namely as diverse types of beads and pendants, has been researched in some detail during the last decades. The 25 archeological localities known occur from north to south, ranging in ages from the Neolithic through the Chalcolithic to the Late Bronze Age. Further research is required to prospect the known paleontological localities, and also to look for new ones, in order to obtain stratigraphically contextualized samples and to perform the first infrared and/or Raman spectroscopy analyses. This will allow comparing these with the infrared and/or Raman spectra of archeological pieces to shed light on the origin of the amber as a raw material during prehistoric times. The potential discovery of a paleontological locality yielding abundant bioinclusions would be of great interest, as it would allow taxonomic and paleoecological comparisons with the rich Cretaceous outcrops from the north and northeastern Iberian Peninsula
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44. Paleobiología de los artrópodos edáficos y acuáticos del ámbar del Cretácico Inferior de España
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Sánchez García, Alba, Delclòs Martínez, Xavier, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, and Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà
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Cretaci ,Paleobiologia ,Cretaceous Period ,Arthropoda ,Artròpodes ,España ,Ambar ,Ciències Experimentals i Matemàtiques ,Amber ,Spain ,Ambre ,Cretácico ,Paleobiology ,Espanya ,Paleobiología ,Artrópodos - Abstract
[spa] El objetivo principal de la Tesis realizada ha consistido en el conocimiento de la fauna de organismos edáficos y acuáticos preservados como bioinclusiones en ámbar español de los yacimientos albienses de Peñacerrada I y I , San Just y El Soplao, aunque se han tratado secundariamente otros registros extranjeros. El hallazgo de estos grupos es excepcional por su rareza en el registro fósil, y su estudio ha permitido avanzar en el conocimiento de la composición, diversidad y ecología de los paleoecosistemas terrestres del Cretácico Inferior de la Península Ibérica. Así mismo, se ha hecho especial énfasis en el estudio de las piezas de ámbar de hojarasca “litter amber”, con origen en las emisiones de resina que alcanzaron la parte más superficial del suelo del bosque. El estudio sistemático de los artrópodos relacionados con ambientes edáficos y acuáticos preservados en el ámbar de España ha mostrado una gran diversidad, y el primero también una gran disparidad. Para un total de 165 inclusiones de artrópodos catalogadas, se ha determinado un orden de arácnidos (Oribatida con cinco familias identificadas), dos de crustáceos (Tanaidacea con dos familias; e Isopoda con tres familias) y seis de hexápodos (Entomobryomorpha con una familia; Symphypleona con tres; Archaeognatha con dos; Hemiptera con dos, Coleoptera con una; y un Isoptera clasificado en el grado “Meiatermes”). Muchas de las fam lias identificadas cuentan en el ámbar de España con sus rep esentantes más antiguos conocidos. En algunos casos se ha identificado el único representante del Mesozoico y en otros los ejemplares reconocidos son los únicos en todo el registro fósil para sus respectivas familias. A pesar de que el sistema suelo/hojarasca representa un ambiente poco favorable para la fosilización de la biota, y que sus habitantes suelen ser ormas ápteras de hábitos crípticos, la abundancia documentada en el ámbar de España y el análisis tafonómico revelan que exudaciones de resina muy fluidas y copiosas llegaron al suelo del bosque y atraparon organismos diversos y restos de otro tipo que se encontraban en la superficie del suelo. Por ello, las piezas de ámbar de hojarasca constituyen una fuente de información valiosa para comprender estos ecosistemas. Todos los grupos identificados indican un ambiente muy húmedo. Esto es congruente con el escenario propuesto para los bosques cretácicos de gimnospermas de Iberia productores de resina, para los que se ha descrito una vegetación tropical/subtropical y un clima cálido y húmedo. Estos grupos debieron desempeñar un papel importante en el procesado de la materia orgánica en descomposición que se acumulaba en el suelo del bosque. El hallazgo de algunos ejemplares que muestran adaptaciones a la vida acuática (colémbolos, heterópteros y coleópteros) indica que en el bosque húmedo cretácico se desarrollaron diferentes ambientes acuáticos (tanto lóticos: ej. ríos y arroyos; como lénticos: ej. lagunas y charcas) con sus propias biocenosis. Se trata de grupos semiacuáticos que quedaron atrapados en la resina fuera del agua. La paleoetología se ha centrado principalmente en tres cuestiones: evidencias de cuidado parental, evidencias de cortejo, y evidencias de comportamientos de agregación (en dos grupos diferentes). La estabilidad en el tiempo profundo de las condiciones ecológicas generales y de los modos de vida de los organismos que habitaron la hojarasca de los suelos de los bosques explica la estasis morfológica y etológica observada en estos grupos, y también las similitudes entre los organismos estudiados en el ámbar de España y los estudiados en los ámbares cretácicos más antiguos del Líbano y menos antiguos de Francia.
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45. Proyecto AMBERIA (CGL2014-52163): avance de resultados
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Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, Barrón López, Eduardo, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Delclòs, Xavier, Gallardo, Alejandro, Ontañón, Roberto, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peris, David, Rodríguez López, Juan Pedro, Sánchez-García, Alba, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, and Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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bosque ,Cretácico inferior ,proyecto ,ecosistema ,ámbar ,Cantabria - Abstract
Bienal de la Real Sociedad de Historia Natural (22º. 2017. Coimbra), En la XXI Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural celebrada en Burgos en el año 2015, se expuso una presentación del proyecto AMBERIA: “El ámbar de Iberia: un excepcional registro de los bosques cretácicos en los albores de los ecosistemas terrestres modernos”, subvencionado por el MINECO, que acababa de ser concedido. El objetivo de ese trabajo fue exponer las líneas maestras de las investigaciones que se iban a realizar en un tema tan apasionante como son las resinas fósiles con inclusiones biológicas del Cretácico Inferior (Albiense superior, alrededor de 105 Ma). Ahora el objetivo del presente trabajo es dar a conocer algunos de los resultados más interesantes que hemos obtenido durante el desarrollo de este proyecto., Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, España, Museo Geominero, Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, España, Departamento de Zoología y Antropología Física, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España, Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l’Oceà and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat, Universitat de Barcelona, España, Museo de Prehistoria y Arqueología de Cantabria, España, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Estados Unidos, Departament Ciències Agràries i del Medi Natural, Universitat Jaume I, España, Universidad Nebrija, España, Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, España
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46. Mating and aggregative behaviors among basal hexapods in the Early Cretaceous
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Sánchez-García, Alba, primary, Peñalver, Enrique, additional, Delclòs, Xavier, additional, and Engel, Michael S., additional
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47. A First Approximation to The Characterization of The Pollen Spectrum and The Presence of the Sal k 1 Allergen in The Atmosphere of Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, Spain)
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Burgos-Montero, Ana María, Sánchez-García, Alba María, Feo-Brito, Francisco, Pérez-Badia, Rosa, Burgos-Montero, Ana María, Sánchez-García, Alba María, Feo-Brito, Francisco, and Pérez-Badia, Rosa
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This work presents a first approximation to knowing the atmospheric pollen spectrum and the concentration of the Sal k 1 allergen in Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, Spain) based on the results obtained in the year 2016. The concentration of allergen, the main pollen types present in the air, their principal periods of pollination and the relationship between daily pollen concentrations and meteorological variables have been determined.The results highlight the presence of 19 pollen types, the predominant ones being Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus y Olea, whose concentrations amount to 96.6 % of total pollen. Most of these pollen types have a pollination period from March to June except Amaranthaceae and Cupressaceae. Olea pollen has the highest Annual Pollen Integral (9,152 pollen/m3 and year), with a daily peak value of 902 pollen grain/m3 (reached in June). The study of the relationship between daily pollen concentrations and meteorological variables reveals a positive and significant correlation with temperature and a negative correlation with precipitation and humidity.The presence of the Sal k 1 allergen in the atmosphere has been detected from June to September, with a significant and positive correlation of the allergen with the Amaranthaceae pollen type.Three periods of allergy risk have been established: the first one, during autumn and winter, due to the Cupressaceae pollen type; the second one in spring, owing to the Platanus, Olea, and Poaceae pollen types; and the third one in late summer, as a result of the Amaranthaceae pollen type., Se presenta una primera aproximación al conocimiento del espectro polínico atmosférico y concentración de alérgeno Sal k 1 en Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real) basada en los resultados obtenidos en 2016. Se ha determinado la concentración de alérgeno, los principales tipos polínicos presentes en el aire, periodos de polinización y la relación entre las concentraciones diarias de polen y las variables meteorológicas. Los resultados muestran la presencia de 19 tipos polínicos, siendo predominantes Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus y Olea, cuyas concentraciones representan el 96,6 % del polen total. La mayoría presenta un periodo de polinización que va de marzo a junio a excepción del polen de Amaranthaceae que tiene su óptimo a finales del verano y Cupressaceae en invierno. El polen de Olea es el más abundante (Integral Anual: 9152 polen/m3 y año) con un día pico de 902 granos de polen/m3 en junio. El estudio de la relación entre las concentraciones diarias de polen y las variables meteorológicas muestra una correlación positiva y significativa con la temperatura y las horas de sol y negativa con la precipitación y la humedad.La presencia del alérgeno Sal k 1 se detecta desde junio a septiembre, existiendo una correlación significativa y positiva entre concentraciones del alérgeno y polen de Amaranthaceae. Respecto al polen alergénico, se han establecido tres periodos de riesgo de alergia: el primero, durante el otoño e invierno por el polen de Cupressaceae, el segundo en primavera con los tipos polínicos Platanus, Olea y Poaceae y el tercero a finales de verano por Amaranthaceae., Este trabalho apresenta uma primeira abordagem para o conhecimento do espectro polínico atmosférico e da concentração do alergénio Sal k 1 em Alcázar de San Juan (Cidade Real), com base nos resultados obtidos em 2016. Determinou-se a concentração do alergénio, os principais tipos de pólen presentes no ar, os períodos de polinização e a relação entre as concentrações diárias de pólen e as variáveis meteorológicas.Os resultados mostram a presença de 19 tipos de pólen, com predominância de Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae, Pinus, Plantago, Platanus, Poaceae, Quercus e Olea, cujas concentrações representam 96,6 % do pólen total. A maioria apresenta um período de polinização que vai de março a junho, exceto o pólen de Amaranthaceae (final do verão) e ode Cupressaceae (inverno). O pólen de Olea é o mais abundante (Integral Anual: 9.152 pólen /m3 e ano) com um dia pico de 902 grãos de pólen/m3 em junho. O estudo da relação entre as concentrações diárias de pólen e as variáveis meteorológicas mostra uma correlação significativa e positiva com a temperatura e as horas de sol e negativa com a precipitação e a humidade.A presença do alergénio Sal k 1 é detetada de junho a setembro, com uma correlação significativa e positiva entre as concentrações de alergénios e o pólen de Amaranthaceae. Relativamente ao pólen alergénico, estabeleceram-se três períodos de riscos de alergia: o primeiro durante o outono e inverno devido ao pólen de Cupressaceae, o segundo na primavera com os tipos polínicos Platanus, Olea e Poaceae e o terceiro no final do verão causado pelo pólen de Amaranthaceae.
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48. Marsupial brood care in Cretaceous tanaidaceans
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Sánchez-García, Alba, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Bird, Graham J., Perrichot, Vincent, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Sánchez-García, Alba, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Bird, Graham J., Perrichot, Vincent, and Peñalver Mollá, Enrique
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Parental care in animal evolution has long fascinated biologists, but tracing this complex of behavioural repertoires is challenging, as these transitory states often leave no corporeal traces as fossils. Among modern invertebrates, the tanaidaceans (Malacostraca: Peracarida), a lineage of marsupial crustaceans, show an interesting variety of brooding strategies. Here we report on fossil tanaidaceans from the Cretaceous of Spain and France that provide conclusive evidence for marsupial care of brood-offspring. Two exceptionally preserved female specimens of Alavatanais carabe and A. margulisae from Late Albian Peñacerrada I amber (Spain) possess four pairs of rudimentary oostegites, indicating formation of a marsupium. From Recent data, given the taxonomic distribution of a marsupium of four pairs of oostegites, we hypothesize that this may be plesiomorphic for the Tanaidomorpha. We also report on a peculiar tanaidacean specimen referable to the fossil family Alavatanaidae, Daenerytanais maieuticus gen. et sp. nov., from Early Cenomanian La Buzinie amber (France), preserved with its marsupial pouch and content. Our discoveries provide early evidence of the peracarid reproductive strategy, as seen in modern Tanaidacea, and argue that this form of parental care may have played a role in the diversification of the lineage during this period.
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49. Marsupial brood care in Cretaceous tanaidaceans
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Sánchez-García, Alba, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Bird, Graham J., Perrichot, Vincent, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Sánchez-García, Alba, Delclòs, Xavier, Engel, Michael S., Bird, Graham J., Perrichot, Vincent, and Peñalver Mollá, Enrique
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Parental care in animal evolution has long fascinated biologists, but tracing this complex of behavioural repertoires is challenging, as these transitory states often leave no corporeal traces as fossils. Among modern invertebrates, the tanaidaceans (Malacostraca: Peracarida), a lineage of marsupial crustaceans, show an interesting variety of brooding strategies. Here we report on fossil tanaidaceans from the Cretaceous of Spain and France that provide conclusive evidence for marsupial care of brood-offspring. Two exceptionally preserved female specimens of Alavatanais carabe and A. margulisae from Late Albian Peñacerrada I amber (Spain) possess four pairs of rudimentary oostegites, indicating formation of a marsupium. From Recent data, given the taxonomic distribution of a marsupium of four pairs of oostegites, we hypothesize that this may be plesiomorphic for the Tanaidomorpha. We also report on a peculiar tanaidacean specimen referable to the fossil family Alavatanaidae, Daenerytanais maieuticus gen. et sp. nov., from Early Cenomanian La Buzinie amber (France), preserved with its marsupial pouch and content. Our discoveries provide early evidence of the peracarid reproductive strategy, as seen in modern Tanaidacea, and argue that this form of parental care may have played a role in the diversification of the lineage during this period.
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50. Proyecto AMBERIA (CGL2014-52163): avance de resultados
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, Barrón López, Eduardo, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Delclòs, Xavier, Gallardo, Alejandro, Ontañón, Roberto, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peris, David, Rodríguez López, Juan Pedro, Sánchez-García, Alba, Sarto i Monteys, Víctor, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Viejo Montesinos, José Luis, Barrón López, Eduardo, Lozano Fernández, Rafael Pablo, Peñalver Mollá, Enrique, Rodrigo Sanz, Ana, Arillo Aranda, Antonio Gabriel, Delclòs, Xavier, Gallardo, Alejandro, Ontañón, Roberto, Pérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo, Peris, David, Rodríguez López, Juan Pedro, Sánchez-García, Alba, and Sarto i Monteys, Víctor
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En la XXI Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural celebrada en Burgos en el año 2015, se expuso una presentación del proyecto AMBERIA: “El ámbar de Iberia: un excepcional registro de los bosques cretácicos en los albores de los ecosistemas terrestres modernos”, subvencionado por el MINECO, que acababa de ser concedido. El objetivo de ese trabajo fue exponer las líneas maestras de las investigaciones que se iban a realizar en un tema tan apasionante como son las resinas fósiles con inclusiones biológicas del Cretácico Inferior (Albiense superior, alrededor de 105 Ma). Ahora el objetivo del presente trabajo es dar a conocer algunos de los resultados más interesantes que hemos obtenido durante el desarrollo de este proyecto.
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