Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” Latest 6 Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:33:52 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://travaux.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” https://travaux.pensoft.net/ On the importance of citizen-science: first records of the Giant water bug Lethocerus patruelis (Hemiptera, Belostomatidae) in Cyprus https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/94457/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 66(2): 291-299

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.66.e94457

Authors: Michael Hadjiconstantis, Iakovos Tziortzis, Kadir Boğaç Kunt

Abstract: Citizen science has gradually become an important source of data for science. In the present work, we further corroborate this notion by confirming the presence of the Giant water bug, Lethocerus patruelis on the island of Cyprus, based on citizen findings. Our records rely almost entirely on information initially provided through social networks by biodiversity-enthusiast users. We investigate the likely origin of L. patruelis in Cyprus and discuss the possibility of an established population of the species on the island. We also outline some initial thoughts on the environmental impact of a possible future establishment on the islands’ water bodies.

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Research Article Sun, 31 Dec 2023 08:00:04 +0200
Richard W. Heard (February 14, 1939 – November 2, 2022) https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/99011/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 199-204

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e99011

Authors: Modest Guțu, Iorgu Petrescu

Abstract: Professor Dr. Richard Willis Heard, a longtime and outstanding collaborator of the “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History of Bucharest, passed away on November 2, 2022.Richard was born on February 14, 1939 in Savannah, Georgia (USA). He was a graduate of Savannah Country Day School and attended the University of Georgia, receiving his BS and MS degree in Zoology. He received his PhD degree in Biology at the University of Southern Mississippi (1976). He worked for more than 35 years at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (The University of Southern Mississippi), passing through various hierarchical steps, up to that of Head of the Invertebrate Zoology Section. He was drawn to know the marine invertebrates of the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, and western Atlantic Ocean. His research focused primarily on the study of peracarid crustaceans. Also he mentored many students and young researchers specializing in marine biology.

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In Memoriam Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0200
New observations on two umbraculid molluscs: Tylodina perversa (Umbraculida: Tylodinidae) and Umbraculum umbraculum (Umbraculida, Umbraculidae) along the central‑eastern coast of Sicily https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/91185/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 65(2): 15-25

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.65.e91185

Authors: Andrea Lombardo, Giuliana Marletta

Abstract: The present note aims to provide detailed information on the biology and ecology of two marine heterobranch species belonging to the order Umbraculida: Umbraculum umbraculum and Tylodina perversa. The observations were carried out through scuba dives from 2017 to May 2022 in 5 sites located along the central-eastern coast of Sicily. For each species, information on the morphology, abundance, bathymetric range, substrates and habitats, seasonality, and further remarks were here provided. Through this research, it was noted that along the central-eastern coast of Sicily, T. perversa has never been found on sponges of the genus Aplysina, its prey so far documented, but always on algal substrates. Regarding U. umbraculum, it was observed that it counts among the sponges of its diet also the poriferan C. crambe. Moreover, through this study, it was documented for the first time the breeding activity of U. umbraculum, never reported in detail.

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Faunistic Note Sat, 31 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0200
Peter Shurulinkov, Zdravko Hubenov, Stoyan Beshkov, Georgi Popgeorgiev (Eds). Biodiversity of the Bulgarian-Romanian section of the Lower Danube. Book review https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/70928/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 64(2): 115-119

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.64.e70928

Authors: Alexi Popov

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Book Review Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200
First Record of Epophthalmia frontalis from Central India (Insecta: Odonata: Macromiidae) https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/52897/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 63(2): 127-130

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.63.e52897

Authors: Ashish D. Tiple, Arajush Payra

Abstract: Epophthalmia frontalis, a new Macromiidae dragonfly for Central India, is recorded from Seoni of Madhya Pradesh based on a collection of a single male. In India, earlier, this species was only known from a few places of Western Ghats and Eastern India. Diagnostic characters with closely resemble species and field photographs are given.

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Short Communication Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:00 +0200
Wild Pacific oyster Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793) populations in Romanian Black Sea waters – friend or foe? https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/49074/ Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 62(2): 175-183

DOI: 10.3897/travaux.62.e49074

Authors: Ana-Maria Krapal, Marin Ioniță, Mihaela Caplan, Elena Buhaciuc-Ioniță

Abstract: A relatively small population of Magallana gigas was discovered near the Agigea harbor (Constanța, Romania) in 2017. The DNA barcoding method was used to confirm the morphological identification of the species. We consider this colony to be the first instance of a possibly stable Pacific oyster population in the Black Sea, outside of farming activities. The possible impact on native ecosystems is briefly discussed.

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Faunistic Note Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:00:00 +0200