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Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin
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- Creator
- edited by Alain Maasri and James H. Thorp
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2024]
- ©2024
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (682 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9780128218563, 0128218568, 9780128218440
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Front Cover -- Identification and Ecology of Freshwater Arthropods in the Mediterranean Basin -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of contributors -- 1 Introduction* -- Introduction -- Components of taxonomic chapters -- How to use this volume and the limits to identification -- References -- 2 Ecology of Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems -- Mediterranean climate -- Anthropogenic activities in the Mediterranean Basin -- Streams and rivers -- Lakes and wetlands -- The role of disturbances in Mediterranean freshwater ecosystems -- Freshwater biodiversity and endemism -- References -- 3 Arthropoda -- Subchapter 3.1 Introduction to the Phylum Arthropoda -- Overview -- General ecology and distribution of Arthropods -- Arthropod food webs -- Biodiversity patterns, endemic nature, and conservation status -- Biodiversity patterns -- Nonindigenous species -- Morphological characters needed in identification -- Keys to freshwater Arthropoda -- Arthropoda: Subphyla -- Subphylum Chelicerata: Class Arachnida: Orders -- Class Arachnida: Subclass Aranae: Families -- Subclass Acari: Orders and Suborders -- Subphylum Crustacea: Classes -- Introduction to the subphylum Chelicerata, class Arachnida -- Overview -- Subclass Aranae: spiders associated with aquatic habitats -- Subclass Acari: mites associated with aquatic habitats -- Introduction to the subphylum Crustacea -- Overview -- Subphylum Crustacea: class Hexapoda -- Insecta -- Collembola -- Subphylum Crustacea: "Traditional" Crustaceans -- Habitats -- Food webs -- A brief introduction to the classes Branchiopoda, Ostracoda, Thecostraca, Copepoda, Ichthyostraca, and Malacostraca -- Class Branchiopoda (Chapter 4) -- Class Ostracoda (Chapter 5) -- Class Copepoda (Chapter 6) -- Class Thecostraca -- Class Ichthyostraca (Chapter 6) -- Class Malacostraca (Chapter 7) -- Acknowledgments
- Subchapter 3.2 Molecular tools for species identification -- Introduction -- DNA barcoding -- Massive parallel sequencing: metabarcoding and the analysis of environmental DNA -- Other approaches and technologies -- References -- 4 Class Branchiopoda -- Introduction -- Limitations -- Terminology and morphology -- Sampling, preparation, and preservation -- Keys to Branchiopoda -- Branchiopoda: Orders -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Families -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Linderiella: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Chirocephalidae: Chirocephalus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Artemiidae: Artemia: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchinectidae: Branchinecta: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Streptocephalidae: Streptocephalus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastix: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Tanymastigites: Species -- Branchiopoda: Anostraca: Branchipodidae: Branchipus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Triopsidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Notostraca: Lepidurus: Species -- Branchiopoda: "Diplostraca": Orders -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Spinicaudata: Families -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Spinicaudata: Limnadiidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Spinicaudata: Leptestheriidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Onychopoda: Families -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Onychopoda: Cercopagididae: Bythotrephes: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Onychopoda: Podonidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Onychopoda: Evadne: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Families -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Subfamilies -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Genera
- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Chydorus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Ephemeroporus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Pleuroxus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Disparalona: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Chydorinae: Alonella: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Leydigia: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Coronatella: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Ovalona: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: other Alona: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Camptocercus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Chydoridae: Aloninae: Acroperus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Bosminidae: Species Groups -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae: Daphnia: Subgenera and Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae: Simocephalus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae: Ceriodaphnia: Species -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Daphniidae: Scapholeberis: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Moinidae: Moina: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Macrothricidae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Macrothricidae: Macrothrix: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Anomopoda: Ilyocryptidae: Ilyocryptus: Species -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Ctenopoda: Sididae: Genera -- Branchiopoda: Diplostraca: Cladocera: Ctenopoda: Sididae: Diaphanosoma: Species
- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Class Ostracoda -- Introduction -- General ecology and distribution -- Environmental factors -- Adding dispersal and space to niche effects: ostracod metacommunities -- Biogeography of the Mediterranean ostracod fauna -- Morphological characters used in identification -- Carapace morphology -- Appendages and other chitinized structures -- Material preparation and preservation -- Keys to Ostracoda -- Ostracoda key: superfamilies, families, and subfamilies -- Ostracoda: Darwinuloidea: Darwinulidae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Cypridinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Cypridopsinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Cypricercinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Herpetocypridinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Cyprinotinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyprididae: Eucypridinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Cyclocyprididae: Cyclocypridinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cypridoidea: Candonidae: Candoninae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Entocytheridae: Entocytherinae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Kliellidae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Cytherideidae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Limnocytheridae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Timiriaseviidae: genera -- Ostracoda: Cytheroidea: Loxoconchidae: genera -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 6 Classes Copepoda and Ichthyostraca -- Introduction -- General ecology and distribution -- Copepoda -- Ichthyostraca -- Morphological characteristics used in identification -- Copepoda -- Ichthyostraca -- Material preparation and preservation -- Keys to Copepoda and Ichthyostraca -- Crustacea: Copepoda: orders -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: families and subfamilies -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Acartiidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Centropagidae: genera
- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Diaptomidae: Diaptominae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Diaptomidae: Paradiaptominae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Diaptomidae: Speodiaptominae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Pseudodiaptomidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Calanoida: Temoridae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: families and subfamilies -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Lernaeidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Halicyclopidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae: Eucyclopinae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae: Cyclopinae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: families -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Ectinosomatidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Laophontidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Arenopontiidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Darcythompsoniidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Laophontidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Nannopodidae: genera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Ameiridae: genera and subgenera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Canthocamptidae: genera and subgenera -- Crustacea: Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Parastenocarididae: genera -- Crustacea: Ichthyostraca: order, family, and genus -- References -- 7 Class Malacostraca (subclass Eumalacostraca) -- Subchapter 7.1 Introduction to Malacostraca -- Introduction -- General ecology and distribution -- Key to Eumalacostraca -- Eumalacostraca: orders -- Subchapter 7.2 Order Amphipoda -- Introduction -- General ecology and distribution -- Terminology and morphology -- Collection, preparation, and identification -- Limitations -- Keys to Amphipoda -- Amphipoda: families -- Amphipoda: Bogidiellidae: genera
- Amphipoda: Bogidiellidae: Medigidiella: species