Desoria calderonis sp. nov., a new species of alpine cryophilic springtail (Collembola: Isotomidae) from the Apennines (Italy), with phylogenetic and ecological considerations

Desoria calderonis sp. nov., a new species of alpine cryophilic springtail (Collembola: Isotomidae) from the Apennines (Italy), with phylogenetic and ecological considerations

We describe and delimit with integrative taxonomy the new springtail species Desoria calderonis sp. nov. (Collembola: Isotomidae). This cryophilic species is strictly linked to the supraglacial stony debris of the isolated Calderone glacier (Central Apennines, Italy), one of the southernmost glacier...

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Main Authors: Barbara Valle, Claudio Cucini, Francesco Nardi, Marco Caccianiga, Mauro Gobbi, Michele Di Musciano, Antonio Carapelli, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Alessia Guerrieri, Pietro Paolo Fanciulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2021-12-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
Glacial biodiversity
glacial refugia
peripheral mountains
vanishing glaciers
unknown biodiversity
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1599

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