CONTRIBUTION TO THE FLORA AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE KIKLADES: FOLEGANDROS ISLAND (KIKLADES, GREECE)

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kougioumoutzis ◽  
A. Tiniakou ◽  
O. Georgiou ◽  
T. Georgiadis

The island of Folegandros, located between the Milos and Santorini archipelagos in the southern Kiklades (Greece), constitutes together with Ios and Sikinos the south-central part of the phytogeographical region of the Kiklades. Its flora consists of 474 taxa, 47 of which are under statutory protection, 40 are Greek endemics and 145 are reported here for the first time. We show that Folegandros has the highest percentage of Greek endemics in the phytogeographical area of the Kiklades. The known distribution of the endemic Muscari cycladicum subsp. cycladicum is expanded, being reported for the first time outside the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The floristic cross-correlation between Folegandros and other parts of the phytogeographical region of the Kiklades by means of Sørensen’s index revealed that its phytogeographical affinities are stronger to Anafi Island than to any other part of the Kiklades.

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kougioumoutzis ◽  
A. Tiniakou ◽  
O. Georgiou ◽  
T. Georgiadis

The island of Kimolos, located in the western Kiklades in Greece, constitutes together with Milos, Polyaegos, Anafi and the Santorini island group the central part of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The flora of Kimolos consists of 443 taxa, 70 of which are under a statute of protection, 30 are Greek endemics and 225 are reported here for the first time. We show that Kimolos has the highest percentage of Greek endemics in the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The known distribution of the endemics Sedum eriocarpum subsp. eriocarpum and Anthemis rigida subsp. liguliflora is expanded, being reported for the first time for the phytogeographical region of the Kiklades. The floristic cross-correlation between Kimolos and other parts of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc by means of Sørensen’s index revealed that its phytogeographical affinities are somewhat stronger to Anafi than to neighbouring Milos.


2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. MIFSUD ◽  
M. TAVIANI ◽  
S. STOHR

The MARCOS cruise, which took place in the South Central Mediterranean Sea on board the RV ‘Urania’, resulted in the collection of 27 species of Echinodermata from shallow to bathyal depths, many from around Malta (the Fisheries Management Zone). The fauna is represented by common to rare taxa already reported from the Mediterranean with the exception of the amphi-Atlantic ophiuroid Ophiotreta valenciennesi rufescens (Koehler, 1896), recorded from the Mediterranean Basin for the first time. Odontaster mediterraneus (von Marenzeller, 1893) and Luidia sarsi Lutken, 1858 are also first records for the Maltese Islands.


2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Kougioumoutzis ◽  
A. Tiniakou ◽  
T. Georgiadis ◽  
O. Georgiou

The Methana Peninsula (Saronic Gulf, Greece) constitutes the youngest and northwestern part of the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. The flora of the Methana Peninsula consists of 620 taxa, 101 of which are under some protection status, while 35 are Greek endemics and 380 are reported here for the first time. The study area has the highest percentage of endemism in the Saronic Gulf. Additionally, for some endemic taxa, their known distribution is expanded. These include Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus and Ophrys oestrifera subsp. leptomera, reported for the first time for the phytogeographical region of the Peloponnese; Campanula andrewsii subsp. hirsutula and Colchicum psaridis, reported for the first time for the North Peloponnese; and Trigonella rechingeri, reported for the first time from the Greek mainland. The floristic affinities between the study area and the large islands of the Saronic Gulf are examined by the application of Sørensen’s index to investigate the relationships between them.


2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
João Batista Coelho ◽  
Edineia da Silva Araújo ◽  
Luciana Barboza Silva ◽  
Pedro Strikis ◽  
Gleidyane Novais Lopes

ABSTRACT: For the first time, the presence of Neosilba zadolicha McAlpine & Steyskal is being recorded in mandacaru fruits [Cereus jamacaru DC.], in the municipality of Alvorada do Gurgueia, in the south-central region of the State of Piauí, Brazil (8º22’35.63” S, 43º51’25,96” W). Eleven specimens were obtained from mandacaru fruits in an area of native forest between February and May of 2016. This is the first record of N. zadolicha in a Cactaceae species.


2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 478-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Panayotova-Pencheva ◽  
A. P. Trifonova ◽  
V. I. Dakova ◽  
Ch. Zhelev

During the period 2009–2016, seven hundred and ninety lungs from brown hares (Lepus europeus L.) from different regions of Bulgaria were investigated for presence of parasites. The results showed that 11.14% of the lungs were parasitised. Four parasite species were established: two nematodes – Protostrongylus tauricus and P. cuniculorum (recorded for the first time as a part of the helminth fauna of the country), one cestod – larval form of Taenia pisiformis – Cysticercus pisiformis and one arthropod – larval form of Linguatula serrata – Pentastomum denticulatum. The infected hares came mainly of the south parts of the country. The highest prevalence of infection was observed in the South West region, followed by the South Central and South East regions. From the northern parts of the country parasites were established only in the northeastern districts near to Black Sea and Danube River. The ratio of prevalence of infection in female vs male animals was 1.4:1. Infections with protostrongylids and cysticerci were established at the earliest in hares at the age of 4–6 months and with P. denticulatum: in hares between 7 and 9 months. The prevalence of infection varied in animals from the different age groups. The highest prevalence of infection was observed in the young (4–6 months) and adult hares (over 3 years of age).


2017 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 232-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Doroshina ◽  
E. Yu. Kuzmina ◽  
I. A. Nikolajev

Information on the Sphagnum mosses of the South Ossetia is generalized, the resulted list is presented. Nine species of Sphagnum are included in the list, whereabouts data and references to the publications are given, and the presence of a sample in the Herbarium of the Komarov Botanical Institute RAS (LE) is noted. The species Sphagnum platyphyllum (Lindb. ex Braithw.) Warnst. rarely occurring in the Caucasus is reported in the South Ossetia for the first time. The species was found in the Caucasus, South Ossetia, at the side of the Ertso Lake (42°28ʹN, 43°45ʹE), 1720 m a. s. l., among sedge thickets at the margin of the overgrowing lake. The peculiarities of its occurrence and ecological conditions are considered. Its distribution in the Caucasus and in the world is discussed.


2013 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 215-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. B. Ismailov ◽  
G. P. Urbanavichus

49 lichen species and 2 species of non-lichenized saprotrophic fungi are recorded for the first time in beech forests of the south-eastern part of piedmont Dagestan. Among them, 34 species and 9 genera are new to Dagestan Republic, and 2 species, Diplotomma pharcidium (Ach.) M. Choisy and Rinodina albana (A. Massal.) A. Massal., are new to Caucasus Mountains.


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