MDPI AG
Histological Analysis of the Water Mite Mideopsis roztoczensis (Acari: Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae)
Mideopsis roztoczensis Biesiadka & Kowalik, 1979 (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Mideopsidae) is a common and often abundant component of macroinvertebrate communities in Palearctic streams. Although the external morphology and genetic structure of this species are relatively well documented, knowledge of its internal anatomy remains limited, despite its importance for an integrative understanding of morphology and evolutionary diversity. The present study utilized histological techniques to investigate...
Preuzmite dokument
2026
Jelena Stojanović
,
Ana Manović
,
Dimitrija Savić-Zdravković
,
Vladimir Pešić
,
Đurađ Milošević
Wiley
Chironomids as Indicators of Biodiversity and Isolation Patterns in a Balkan Karst Biodiversity Hotspot
ABSTRACT
Aim
Our research aimed to assess the beta diversity of Chironomidae (Diptera) and faunal connections across springs, streams, and rivers within the Skadar Lake basin, a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot, using DNA barcoding.
Location
Skadar Lake basin—a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot.
Methods...
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2026
Paul D. N. Hebert
,
Tomasz Rewicz
,
Evgeny Zakharov
,
Tomasz Mamos
,
Piotr Gadawski
,
Robert Sobczyk
,
Vladimir Pešić
,
Jayme E. Sones
,
Michał Grabowski
MDPI AG
Seasonal Variation Outweighs Spatial Variation in Lotic Water Mite Communities in a Mediterranean Mountain
Water mites (Hydrachnidia) are diverse, ecologically important arachnids that can serve as effective bioindicators; however, their communities in Mediterranean mountain rivers are scarcely documented. The present study provides a comprehensive analysis of water mite communities in mountain rivers of Serra da Estrela (Portugal), assessing how abundance, genus richness, and community composition vary across seasons, among rivers, and along an elevational gradient. Water mites were sampled in twelve...
Preuzmite dokument
2026
Sónia Ferreira
,
Dinis Girão
,
Luís P. da Silva
,
Vladimir Pešić
MDPI AG
The Pond Snails of the Genus Radix (Gastropoda, Lymnaeidae) in Issyk-Kul Lake (Central Asia), with a Review of Radix in Ancient Tectonic Lakes of the World
Lake Issyk-Kul, situated in the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, is one of the largest lakes in Central Asia. Though this brackish-water basin holds only a species-poor fauna of molluscs, the number of species inhabiting Issyk-Kul and their true taxonomic position remain unsatisfactorily studied. Most nominal species of Mollusca reported from Issyk-Kul are known from empty shells only and have never been studied molecularly. This study reports the results of a revision of the genus Radix (Gastropoda:Hygrophila:Lymnaeidae)...
Preuzmite dokument
2025
Ivan N. Bolotov
,
Olga V. Aksenova
,
Maxim V. Vinarski
,
Vladimir Pešić
,
Victor R. Alekseev
,
Alexander V. Kondakov
,
Irina S. Khrebtova
,
Vitaly M. Spitsyn
