The Tardigrades of Emilia (Italy). III. Piane di Mocogno (Northern Apennines)

Samples of leaf litter, mosses and lichens were collected in a beech forest at Piane di Mocogno (Emilia, Italy), 1200 m asl. The tardigrade community of the leaf litter was similar to that found in this substrate in Italy and in the U.S.A. At Piane di Mocogno the species association within the leaf...

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Published in:Zoologischer Anzeiger 2001, Vol.240 (3), p.377-383
Main Authors: Guidetti, Roberto, Bertolani, Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
beech leaf litter
ecology
Faunal analysis
tardigrade communities
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Summary:Samples of leaf litter, mosses and lichens were collected in a beech forest at Piane di Mocogno (Emilia, Italy), 1200 m asl. The tardigrade community of the leaf litter was similar to that found in this substrate in Italy and in the U.S.A. At Piane di Mocogno the species association within the leaf litter was different from that in mosses and lichens (which have similar fauna), confirming that very different communities characterise different substrates such as leaf litter and mosses. During this faunal analysis, six species of tardigrades were found for the first time in this area. The presence of Microhypsibius bertolanii (first record in leaf litter and in Italy) and Eohypsibius nadjae are note worthy. Ornamented eggs in an exuvium of Hypsibius cf. scabropygus were also recorded for the first time.
ISSN:0044-5231
1873-2674
DOI:10.1078/0044-5231-00045