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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Proćków M, Barbato D, Sosnowska K, Giusti F, Lesicki A. Next step in Monachacantiana (Montagu, 1803) phylogeography: northern French and Dutch populations (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2024; 1198:55-86. [PMID: 38693970 PMCID: PMC11061557 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1198.119738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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Features of shell and genitalia as well as nucleotide sequences of selected mitochondrial and nuclear genes of specimens of Monachacantiana from ten northern French and two Dutch populations were compared with the same features of British and Italian populations. They were found to be very similar to populations previously identified as belonging to the CAN-1 lineage of M.cantiana. This confirms previous suggestions that M.cantiana was introduced to western Europe (England, France and the Netherlands) in historical times.
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), Palermo, ItalyNBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center)PalermoItaly
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- Museum of Natural History, University of Wrocław, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, PolandUniversity of WrocławWrocławPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
- NBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center), Palermo, ItalyNBFC (National Biodiversity Future Center)PalermoItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversità di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 6, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznańPoland
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Kneubühler J, Baggenstos M, Neubert E. On the verge of extinction - revision of a highly endangered Swiss alpine snail with description of a new genus, Raeticella gen. nov. (Gastropoda, Eupulmonata, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2022; 1104:69-91. [PMID: 36761925 PMCID: PMC9848827 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1104.82866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The phylogenetic status of the alpine land snail Fruticicolabiconica has remained questionable since it was described by Eder in 1917. Considered a microendemic species from mountain tops in Central Switzerland, the shell is specially adapted for life under stones. Herein, we show via molecular and anatomical investigations that F.biconica neither belongs to the land snail genus Trochulus, nor to any other genus within Trochulini, but rather warrants placement within the newly established genus Raeticella Kneubühler, Baggenstos & Neubert, 2022. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that R.biconica is clearly separated from Trochulus. These findings are supported by morphological investigations of the shell and genitalia.
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- Jeannette Kneubühler
- Natural History Museum Bern, 3005 Bern, SwitzerlandNatural History Museum BernBernSwitzerland,Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Oekologische Beratung Markus Baggenstos, Tottikonstrasse 48, 6370 Stans, SwitzerlandOekologische Beratung Markus BaggenstosStansSwitzerland
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- Natural History Museum Bern, 3005 Bern, SwitzerlandNatural History Museum BernBernSwitzerland,Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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Diversity of Land Snail Tribe Helicini (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae): Where Do We Stand after 20 Years of Sequencing Mitochondrial Markers? DIVERSITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/d14010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Sequences of mitochondrial genes revolutionized the understanding of animal diversity and continue to be an important tool in biodiversity research. In the tribe Helicini, a prominent group of the western Palaearctic land snail fauna, mitochondrial data accumulating since the 2000s helped to newly delimit genera, inform species-level taxonomy and reconstruct past range dynamics. We combined the published data with own unpublished sequences and provide a detailed overview of what they revealed about the diversity of the group. The delimitation of Helix is revised by placing Helix godetiana back in the genus and new synonymies are suggested within the genera Codringtonia and Helix. The spatial distribution of intraspecific mitochondrial lineages of several species is shown for the first time. Comparisons between species reveal considerable variation in distribution patterns of intraspecific lineages, from broad postglacial distributions to regions with a fine-scale pattern of allopatric lineage replacement. To provide a baseline for further research and information for anyone re-using the data, we thoroughly discuss the gaps in the current dataset, focusing on both taxonomic and geographic coverage. Thanks to the wealth of data already amassed and the relative ease with which they can be obtained, mitochondrial sequences remain an important source of information on intraspecific diversity over large areas and taxa.
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Korábek O, Kosová T, Dolejš P, Petrusek A, Neubert E, Juřičková L. Geographic isolation and human-assisted dispersal in land snails: a Mediterranean story of Helix borealis and its relatives (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Helicidae). Zool J Linn Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The Mediterranean basin is a major centre for land-snail diversity, with many localized endemics, but there are also species widely spread by humans. Both endemics and introductions can be found in the snail genus Helix, which comprises many large-bodied species used for human consumption in the past and present. The Mediterranean clade of Helix is currently distributed throughout this region, but the phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships among its forms from different parts of the basin remain enigmatic. The reasons include insufficient sampling, taxa with unclear taxonomy and a significant impact of human-assisted transport obscuring the natural distribution of phylogenetic lineages. We provide evidence that European and Anatolian populations of H. cincta and its relatives are not native to those regions, but originate from the northern Levant. These results have implications for taxonomy of the genus, but also for the understanding of its evolutionary history. We posit that the Mediterranean clade consists of four geographically separated groups, which diversified in Northern Africa, the Apennine Peninsula and Corsica, the Aegean and Greece, and the northern Levant. This geographic pattern has been subsequently blurred by multiple instances of human-assisted dispersal. However, revealing the founding populations with certainty requires thorough sampling in currently inaccessible countries.
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- Ondřej Korábek
- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná, Praha, CZ, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná, Praha, CZ, Czechia
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- Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum, National Museum, Cirkusová, Praha 9-Horní Počernice, CZ, Czechia
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- Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná, Praha, CZ, Czechia
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- Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern, Bernastrasse, Bern, CH, Switzerland
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse, Bern, CH, Switzerland
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná, Praha, CZ, Czechia
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Mason K, Fehér Z, Bamberger S, Reier S, Szekeres M, Sattmann H, Kruckenhauser L, De Mattia W, Haring E. New insights into and limitations of the molecular phylogeny in the taxon‐rich land snail genus Montenegrina(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Clausiliidae). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Katharina Mason
- 3rd Zoological Department Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Central Research Laboratories Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Department of Evolutionary Biology University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- 3rd Zoological Department Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Department of Zoology Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest Hungary
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- Central Research Laboratories Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Center of Natural History University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- Central Research Laboratories Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
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- Department of Zoology Hungarian Natural History Museum Budapest Hungary
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- 3rd Zoological Department Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
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- Central Research Laboratories Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Department of Evolutionary Biology University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Central Research Laboratories Natural History Museum Vienna Austria
- Department of Evolutionary Biology University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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Harl J, Haring E, Páll‐Gergely B. Hybridization and recurrent evolution of left-right reversal in the land snail genus Schileykula (Orculidae, Pulmonata). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2020; 58:633-647. [PMID: 33041524 PMCID: PMC7540069 DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The land snail genus Schileykula Gittenberger, 1983 is distributed in arid limestone areas from western Turkey to north-western Iran. It comprises eight species, which display high variation in shell size and morphology. The cylindrical shells are 5-12 mm in height and the last shell whorls bear several inner lamellae and plicae. Two taxa differ in their chirality having sinistral shells, while all the others are dextrals such as the vast majority of orculids. The aim of this study was to establish a molecular genetic phylogeny of Schileykula and to test whether it conforms to the current morphology-based classification. Furthermore, we were interested in the phylogenetic position of the two sinistral forms in order to assess whether one or two reversals happened in the evolution of the genus. Nine out of ten species, including all four subspecies of Schileykula trapezensis and three of six subspecies of Schileykula scyphus, were investigated. A section of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene was analyzed in 54 specimens of Schileykula and from a subsample, partial sequences of the mitochondrial genes for the 12S rRNA and the 16S rRNA, and a section of the nuclear H4/H3 histone gene cluster were obtained. The phylogenetic trees based on the mitochondrial sequences feature high support values for most nodes, and the species appear well differentiated from each other. The two chiral forms evolved independently and are not sister lineages. However, some groupings disagree with the present morphology-based classification and taxonomical conclusions are drawn. Schileykula trapezensis is polyphyletic in the molecular genetic trees; therefore, three of its subspecies are elevated to species level: Schileykula acampsis Hausdorf, 1996 comb. nov., Schileykula neuberti Hausdorf, 1996 comb. nov., and Schileykula contraria Neubert, 1993 comb. nov. Furthermore, Schileykula sigma is grouped within S. scyphus in the mitochondrial and nuclear trees and consequently treated as a subspecies of the latter (Schileykula scyphus sigma Hausdorf, 1996 comb. nov.). Schileykula nordsiecki, whose shell morphology is indistinguishable from that of the neighboring Schileykula scyphus lycaonica, but who differs in its genital anatomy, was confirmed to represent a distinct lineage. The phylogenies produced by the mitochondrial and nuclear data sets are to some extent conflicting. The patterns differ concerning the grouping of some specimens, suggesting at least two independent hybridization events involving S. contraria, S. scyphus and S. trapezensis. The results exemplify the importance of integrating both mitochondrial and nuclear sequence data in order to complement morphology-based taxonomy, and they provide further evidence for hybridization across distantly related lineages in land snails.
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- Josef Harl
- Institute of PathologyUniversity of Veterinary MedicineViennaAustria
- Central Research LaboratoriesMuseum of Natural HistoryViennaAustria
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- Central Research LaboratoriesMuseum of Natural HistoryViennaAustria
- Department of Integrative ZoologyUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Plant Protection InstituteCentre for Agricultural ResearchHungarian Academy of SciencesBudapestHungary
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Kneubühler J, Hutterer R, Pfarrer B, Neubert E. Anatomical and phylogenetic investigation of the genera Alabastrina Kobelt, 1904, Siretia Pallary, 1926, and Otala Schumacher, 1817 (Stylommatophora, Helicidae). Zookeys 2019; 843:1-37. [PMID: 31138998 PMCID: PMC6522470 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.843.32867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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This study presents new insights in the anatomy of genital organs of some large helicid gastropods from northern Africa. The genetic analysis with the markers COI, 16S, H3, and 5.8 S rRNA+ITS2 reveales a high support for Alabastrina and Otala as separate evolutionary lineages within the Otalini. The position of Siretia as another separate lineage within the Otalini is discussed. “Tingitanaminetteidecussata” clusters within the O.xanthodon clade and confirms that the genus Tingitana can be synonymised with Otala. The genus Alabastrina differs from all other known genera by possession of a penial appendix. This character state is also found in topotypic A.tistutensis. Examination of the twin penial papilla system in Otala recovers a reduction of the proximal penial papilla in O.punctata. The position of Helixmurcica as a separate subspecies of O.lactea is not supported, and it is here considered to be a synonym of the latter species.
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- Jeannette Kneubühler
- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, 3005 Bern, Switzerland.,Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, 3005 Bern, Switzerland.,Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, 3005 Bern, Switzerland.,Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Páll-Gergely B, Szekeres M, Fehér Z, Asami T, Harl J. Evolution of a dextral lineage by left-right reversal in Cristataria
(Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Clausiliidae). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Barna Páll-Gergely
- Plant Protection Institute; Centre for Agricultural Research; Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Budapest Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology; Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences; Szeged Hungary
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- Department of Zoology; Hungarian Natural History Museum; Budapest Hungary
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- Department of Biology; Shinshu University; Matsumoto Japan
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- Department of Pathobiology; Institute of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine; University of Veterinary Medicine; Vienna Austria
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Barbato D, Hallgass A, Lesicki A. Exploration of phylogeography of Monachacantiana s.l. continues: the populations of the Apuan Alps (NW Tuscany, Italy) (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2019; 814:115-149. [PMID: 30655712 PMCID: PMC6335383 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.814.31583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Two new lineages CAN-5 and CAN-6 were recognised in four populations of Monachacantiana (Montagu, 1803) s.l. from the Italian Apuan Alps by joint molecular and morphological analysis. They are different from other M.cantiana lineages known from English, Italian, Austrian and French populations, i.e. CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3 and CAN-4, as well as from the other Italian Monacha species used for comparisons (M.parumcincta and M.cartusiana). Although a definite taxonomic and nomenclatural setting seems to be premature, we suggest that the name or names for these new lineages as one or two species should be found among 19th century names (Helixsobara Mabille, 1881, H.ardesa Mabille, 1881, H.apuanica Mabille, 1881, H.carfaniensis De Stefani, 1883 and H.spallanzanii De Stefani, 1884).
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, ItalyUniversitá di SienaSienaItaly
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, PolandAdam Mickiewicz University in PoznanPoznańPoland
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Pieńkowska JR, Manganelli G, Giusti F, Hallgass A, Lesicki A. Exploring Monacha cantiana (Montagu, 1803) phylogeography: cryptic lineages and new insights into the origin of the English populations (Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Hygromiidae). Zookeys 2018; 765:1-41. [PMID: 29904267 PMCID: PMC5999686 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.765.24386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Molecular analysis of nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) and 16S ribosomal DNA (16SrDNA) as well as nuclear histone 3 (H3) and internal transcribed spacer 2 of rDNA (ITS2) gene fragments together with morphological analysis of shell and genitalia features showed that English, French and Italian populations usually assigned to Monacha cantiana consist of four distinct lineages (CAN-1, CAN-2, CAN-3, CAN-4). One of these lineages (CAN-1) included most of the UK (five sites) and Italian (five sites) populations examined. Three other lineages represented populations from two sites in northern Italy (CAN-2), three sites in northern Italy and Austria (CAN-3), and two sites in south-eastern France (CAN-4). The taxonomic and nomenclatural setting is only currently available for lineages CAN-1 and CAN-4; a definitive frame for the other two requires much more research. The lineage CAN-1 corresponds to the true M. cantiana (Montagu, 1803) because it is the only one that includes topotypical English populations. The relationships and genetic distances support the hypothesis of the Italian origin of this lineage which was probably introduced to England by the Romans. The lineage CAN-4 is attributed to M. cemenelea (Risso, 1826), for which a neotype has been designated and deposited. Its diagnostic sequences of COI, 16SrDNA, H3 and ITS2 genes have also been deposited in GenBank. Molecular and morphological (shell and genitalia) features showed that M. parumcincta (Rossmässler, 1834) is a distinct taxon from the M. cantiana lineages.
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- Joanna R. Pieńkowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Universitá di Siena, Via Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan; Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Reconstructed historical distribution and phylogeography unravels non-steppic origin of Caucasotachea vindobonensis (Gastropoda: Helicidae). ORG DIVERS EVOL 2018; 17:679-692. [PMID: 29805298 PMCID: PMC5965669 DOI: 10.1007/s13127-017-0337-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Existing data on the phylogeography of European taxa of steppic provenance suggests that species were widely distributed during glacial periods but underwent range contraction and fragmentation during interglacials into "warm-stage refugia." Among the steppe-related invertebrates that have been examined, the majority has been insects, but data on the phylogeography of snails is wholly missing. To begin to fill this gap, phylogeographic and niche modeling studies on the presumed steppic snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis were conducted. Surprisingly, reconstruction of ancestral areas suggests that extant C. vindobonensis probably originated in the Balkans and survived there during the Late Pleistocene glaciations, with a more recent colonization of the Carpatho-Pannonian and the Ponto-Caspian regions. In the Holocene, C. vindobonensis colonized between the Sudetes and the Carpathians to the north, where its recent and current distribution may have been facilitated by anthropogenic translocations. Together, these data suggest a possible non-steppic origin of C. vindobonensis. Further investigation may reveal the extent to which the steppic snail assemblages consist partly of Holocene newcomers.
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Harl J, Haring E, Asami T, Sittenthaler M, Sattmann H, Páll-Gergely B. Molecular systematics of the land snail family Orculidae reveal polyphyly and deep splits within the clade Orthurethra (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Zool J Linn Soc 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Kruckenhauser L, Haring E, Tautscher B, Cadahía L, Zopp L, Duda M, Harl J, Sattmann H. Indication for selfing in geographically separated populations and evidence for Pleistocene survival within the Alps: the case of Cylindrus obtusus (Pulmonata: Helicidae). BMC Evol Biol 2017; 17:138. [PMID: 28610555 PMCID: PMC5470289 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-017-0977-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Cylindrus obtusus is one of the most prominent endemic snail species of the Eastern Alps. It is restricted to alpine meadows and calcareous rocky habitats above 1500 m. Peculiar intraspecific differences have been observed in its genital tract in the eastern populations the two mucus glands associated with the love dart sac are highly variable, while almost no variation was observed in the western populations. This raises the question whether the mode and success of reproduction of the respective populations are different. To find out whether these anatomical differences reflect genetic differentiation, which might be an indication for distinct glacial refugia, we investigated a 650 bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 gene (COI) (280 individuals) and 9 microsatellite loci from samples (487 individuals from 29 populations) covering the whole distribution range of the species. Results The COI sequences show a geographic differentiation between eastern, central and western populations. The westernmost localities, which were covered under ice sheets during glacial periods, are characterized by extreme low variability. Overall genetic distances among all individuals are small (max. 1.7% p-distance). The microsatellite analysis reveals a high differentiation between populations, implying restriction of gene flow. The highest genetic variability was found in the central populations. Remarkably, nearly all individuals from the eastern populations, which are more variable in their genital morphology, are homozygous in all microsatellite loci, although different alleles were found within populations. Conclusions The most peculiar outcome of the study is the strong evidence for selfing in C. obtusus as indicated by the microsatellite data in the easternmost populations. This finding is supported by the deformation of the mucus glands in the same populations. Since mucus glands play an important role in sexual reproduction, it seems plausible that in selfing organisms these structures are reduced. The phylogeographic structure revealed by COI sequences implies that the species has survived the ice ages within the Calcareous Alps. The small genetic distances among all individuals (max. 1.7%) suggest that C. obtusus has experienced severe bottlenecks in the past. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0977-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Luise Kruckenhauser
- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria.
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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- Third Zoological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research Laboratories, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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- Third Zoological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010, Vienna, Austria
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Neiber MT, Sagorny C, Hausdorf B. Increasing the number of molecular markers resolves the phylogenetic relationship of ‘Cepaea
’ vindobonensis
(Pfeiffer 1828) with Caucasotachea
Boettger 1909 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae). J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Marco T. Neiber
- Center for Natural History; Zoological Museum; University Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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- Center for Natural History; Zoological Museum; University Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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- Center for Natural History; Zoological Museum; University Hamburg; Hamburg Germany
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Neiber MT, Hausdorf B. Molecular phylogeny reveals the polyphyly of the snail genus Cepaea (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2015; 93:143-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Unraveling the evolutionary history of the Chilostoma Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pulmonata) lineages in Greece. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2015; 91:210-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Razkin O, Gómez-Moliner BJ, Prieto CE, Martínez-Ortí A, Arrébola JR, Muñoz B, Chueca LJ, Madeira MJ. Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2015; 83:99-117. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Korábek O, Petrusek A, Neubert E, Juřičková L. Molecular phylogeny of the genusHelix(Pulmonata: Helicidae). ZOOL SCR 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Ondřej Korábek
- Faculty of Science; Department of Ecology; Charles University in Prague; Viničná 7 CZ-12844 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Science; Department of Ecology; Charles University in Prague; Viničná 7 CZ-12844 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern; Bernastrasse 15 CH-3005 Bern Switzerland
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- Faculty of Science; Department of Zoology; Charles University in Prague; Viničná 7 CZ-12844 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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Harl J, Páll-Gergely B, Kirchner S, Sattmann H, Duda M, Kruckenhauser L, Haring E. Phylogeography of the land snail genus Orcula (Orculidae, Stylommatophora) with emphasis on the Eastern Alpine taxa: speciation, hybridization and morphological variation. BMC Evol Biol 2014; 14:223. [PMID: 25359314 PMCID: PMC4219030 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0223-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The Central and Southern European mountain ranges represent important biodiversity hotspots and show high levels of endemism. In the land snail genus Orcula Held, 1837 nine species are distributed in the Alps and a few taxa inhabit the Carpathians, the Dinarids and the Western Black Sea region. In order to elucidate the general patterns of temporal and geographic diversification, mitochondrial and nuclear markers were analyzed in all 13 Orcula species. We particularly aimed to clarify whether the Alpine taxa represent a monophyletic group and if the local species diversity is rather the result of isolation in geographically separated Pleistocene glacial refuges or earlier Tertiary and Quaternary palaeogeographic events. In order to test if patterns of molecular genetic and morphological differentiation were congruent and/or if hybridization had occurred, shell morphometric investigations were performed on the Orcula species endemic to the Alps. RESULTS The phylogenetic trees resulting from the analyses of both the mitochondrial (COI, 12S and 16S) and the nuclear (H4/H3) data sets revealed three main groups, which correspond to the three subgenera Orcula, Illyriobanatica and Hausdorfia. The reconstruction of the historic geographic ranges suggested that the genus originated in the Dinarides during the Middle Miocene and first colonized the Alps during the Late Miocene, giving rise to the most diverse subgenus Orcula. Within the latter subgenus (including all Alpine endemics) almost all species were differentiated by both molecular genetic markers and by shell morphometrics, except O. gularis and O. pseudodolium. CONCLUSIONS The present study confirms the importance of the Alps as biodiversity hotspot and origin center of land snail diversity. The species diversity in the subgenus Orcula was likely promoted by Miocene to Pliocene palaeogeographic events and the insular distribution of preferred limestone areas. In some cases, speciation events could be linked to the divergence of populations in glacial refuges during the Pleistocene. Sporadic contact between geographically separated and reproductively not yet isolated populations led to intermixture of haplogroups within species and even hybridization and mitochondrial capture between species.
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- Josef Harl
- Central Research Laboratories, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria. .,Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
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- Central Research Laboratories, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria.
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria.
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- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria.
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- Central Research Laboratories, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria.
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- Central Research Laboratories, Museum of Natural History, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria. .,Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, 1090, Austria.
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In search of glacial refuges of the land snail Orcula dolium (Pulmonata, Orculidae)--an integrative approach using DNA sequence and fossil data. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96012. [PMID: 24804706 PMCID: PMC4013069 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Harboring a large number of endemic species, the Alps and the Western Carpathians are considered as major centers of biodiversity. Nonetheless, the general opinion until the turn of the millennium was that both Central European mountain regions did not provide suitable habitat during the Last Glacial Maximum, but were colonized later from southern refuges. However, recent molecular genetic studies provide new evidence for peripheral Alpine refuges. We studied the phylogeography of the calciphilous land snail O. dolium across its distribution in the Alps and the Western Carpathians to assess the amount of intraspecific differentiation and to detect potential glacial refuges. A partial sequence of the mitochondrial COI was analyzed in 373 specimens from 135 sampling sites, and for a subset of individuals, partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S and the nuclear histone H3 and H4 were sequenced. A molecular clock analysis was combined with a reconstruction of the species' geographic range history to estimate how its lineages spread in the course of time. In order to obtain further information on the species' past distribution, we also screened its extensive Pleistocene fossil record. The reconstruction of geographic range history suggests that O. dolium is of Western Carpathian origin and diversified already around the Miocene-Pliocene boundary. The fossil record supports the species' presence at more than 40 sites during the last glacial and earlier cold periods, most of them in the Western Carpathians and the Pannonian Basin. The populations of O. dolium display a high genetic diversity with maximum intraspecific p-distances of 18.4% (COI) and 14.4% (16S). The existence of various diverged clades suggests the survival in several geographically separated refuges. Moreover, the sequence patterns provide evidence of multiple migrations between the Alps and the Western Carpathians. The results indicate that the Southern Calcareous Alps were probably colonized only during the Holocene.
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Kruckenhauser L, Duda M, Bartel D, Sattmann H, Harl J, Kirchner S, Haring E. Paraphyly and budding speciation in the hairy snail (Pulmonata, Hygromiidae). ZOOL SCR 2014; 43:273-288. [PMID: 25170185 PMCID: PMC4144147 DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Delimitation of species is often complicated by discordance of morphological and genetic data. This may be caused by the existence of cryptic or polymorphic species. The latter case is particularly true for certain snail species showing an exceptionally high intraspecific genetic diversity. The present investigation deals with the Trochulus hispidus complex, which has a complicated taxonomy. Our analyses of the COI sequence revealed that individuals showing a T. hispidus phenotype are distributed in nine highly differentiated mitochondrial clades (showing p-distances up to 19%). The results of a parallel morphometric investigation did not reveal any differentiation between these clades, although the overall variability is quite high. The phylogenetic analyses based on 12S, 16S and COI sequences show that the T. hispidus complex is paraphyletic with respect to several other morphologically well-defined Trochulus species (T. clandestinus, T. villosus, T. villosulus and T. striolatus) which form well-supported monophyletic groups. The nc marker sequence (5.8S-ITS2-28S) shows only a clear separation of T. o. oreinos and T. o. scheerpeltzi, and a weakly supported separation of T. clandestinus, whereas all other species and the clades of the T. hispidus complex appear within one homogeneous group. The paraphyly of the T. hispidus complex reflects its complicated history, which was probably driven by geographic isolation in different glacial refugia and budding speciation. At our present state of knowledge, it cannot be excluded that several cryptic species are embedded within the T. hispidus complex. However, the lack of morphological differentiation of the T. hispidus mitochondrial clades does not provide any hints in this direction. Thus, we currently do not recommend any taxonomic changes. The results of the current investigation exemplify the limitations of barcoding attempts in highly diverse species such as T. hispidus.
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- Luise Kruckenhauser
- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research LaboratoriesBurgring 7, Vienna, 1010, AustriaAustria. E-mail:
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- 3rd Zoological Department, Natural History Museum ViennaBurgring 7, 1010, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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- University of Vienna, Department of Integrative ZoologyAlthanstraβe 14, 1090, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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- 3rd Zoological Department, Natural History Museum ViennaBurgring 7, 1010, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research LaboratoriesBurgring 7, Vienna, 1010, AustriaAustria. E-mail:
- University of Vienna, Department of Integrative ZoologyAlthanstraβe 14, 1090, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research LaboratoriesBurgring 7, Vienna, 1010, AustriaAustria. E-mail:
- University of Vienna, Department of Integrative ZoologyAlthanstraβe 14, 1090, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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- Natural History Museum Vienna, Central Research LaboratoriesBurgring 7, Vienna, 1010, AustriaAustria. E-mail:
- University of Vienna, Department of Integrative ZoologyAlthanstraβe 14, 1090, Vienna, AustriaE-mail:
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