scholarly journals Another hitchhiker exposed: Diceratocephala boschmai (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) found associated with ornamental crayfish Cherax spp.

2021 ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Filip Ložek ◽  
Jiří Patoka ◽  
Martin Bláha
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Niche ◽  
First Record ◽  
Thermal Waters ◽  
Decapod Crustaceans ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
Species Assignment ◽  
Native Crayfish ◽  
Genetic Barcoding

There are known plenty tiny invertebrate species associated with decapod crustaceans. Our contribution documents the first record of New Guinean ornamental Cherax crayfish epibiont, Diceratocephala boschmai (Platyhelminthes: Temnocephalida) found in pet trade in the Czech Republic. Correct species assignment was confirmed by genetic barcoding. The pathway for introductions of organisms unintentionally moved in association with ornamental crayfish via the international trade has been highlighted. Although Cherax species survive in thermal waters in Europe, even potential introduction to these habitats posed threat to native crayfish ectosymbionts (branchiobdellids) thought similar ecological niche.

scholarly journals Hungary: a European hotspot of non-native crayfish biodiversity

2020 ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Weiperth ◽  
Martin Bláha ◽  
Bettina Szajbert ◽  
Richárd Seprős ◽  
Zsombor Bányai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propagule Pressure ◽  
Procambarus Clarkii ◽  
Thermal Waters ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Procambarus Alleni ◽  
Short Lifespan ◽  
History Of ◽  
Marbled Crayfish ◽  
Native Crayfish

There is a long history of crayfish introductions in Europe and numbers keep increasing. In Hungary, spiny-cheek crayfish Faxonius limosus, signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus, red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii, marbled crayfish P. virginalis and Mexican dwarf crayfish Cambarellus patzcuarensis have become established. Here we report on monitoring at two localities with novel crayfish assemblages closely linked to releases associated with the pet trade. Florida crayfish Procambarus alleni were recorded from the Gombás brook near Vác living in syntopy with the established spiny-cheek crayfish. Dozens of Florida crayfish individuals including egg-carrying females have been detected. The short lifespan of this species and its documented presence including two overwintering in at least two years suggests possible establishment. However, the lack of juvenile records calls for further monitoring as long-term propagule pressure cannot be ruled out. We also identified a single marbled crayfish in the Danube floodplain at the end of the monitoring campaign. The second locality (Városliget thermal pond in Budapest) harbours an even more diverse crayfish assemblage. Here, we identified numerous red swamp and marbled crayfish in syntopy with dozens of monitored redclaws Cherax quadricarinatus and seven individuals of New Guinean Cherax species − C. holthuisi, C. snowden, as well as two scientifically undescribed species. These findings clearly indicate the attractiveness of urban and, especially, thermal waters for the release of even expensive aquatic pets and highlight the hitherto poorly known biodiversity of New Guinean crayfish species.

First record of Geoglossum uliginosum (Ascomycota, Geoglossales) in the Czech Republic.

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Kučera ◽  
Jan Gaisler
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Czech Republic

First record of a Pseudobaeospora species from the Czech Republic.

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 239-246
Author(s):  
Slavomír Adamčík ◽  
Soňa Ripková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals First record of the invasive bee Anthidium manicatum (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Chile

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Miguel Montalva ◽  
Mauro Ríos ◽  
Felipe Vivallo
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
New Record ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
First Record ◽  
Ecological Niche Model ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Niche Model ◽  
Invasive Range ◽  
First Time ◽  
Anthidium Manicatum

The Palearctic wool carder bee Anthidium manicatum (Linnaeus) is recorded for the first time in Chile based on eight specimens collected on Lavandula sp. (Lamiaceae) in San Bernardo, Metropolitan Region.  This new record expands the invasive range of this species in South America, confirming previous predictions based on an ecological niche model.

scholarly journals First record of the stem amniote Discosauriscus (Seymouriamorpha, Discosauriscidae) from the Krkonoše Piedmont Basin (the Czech Republic)

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-251
Author(s):  
Jozef Klembara ◽  
Marika Mikudíková ◽  
Stanislav Štamberg ◽  
Miroslav Hain
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
Ventral Surface ◽  
The Czech Republic

The first record of the seymouriamorph stem amniote Discosauriscus from the Krkonoše Piedmont Basin (the Czech Republic) is described. The specimen is identified as D. pulcherrimus on the basis of the following features which are absent in D. austriacus: 1) the pointed tip of the ventrolateral process of the postorbital lies anteriorly to the tip of the wedge-shaped dorsomedial process of the jugal; and 2) the rows of small denticles diverge anteromedially and anterolaterally from the midwidth of the ventral surface of the palatal ramus of the pterygoid. This new record increases our knowledge of the occurrence of this seymouriamorph in the Permo-Carboniferous basins of Europe.

First record of powdery mildew on Homalocladium platycladum in the Czech Republic

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 722-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lebeda ◽  
B. Mieslerová ◽  
V. Rybka ◽  
M. Sedlářová ◽  
I. Petrželová
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Czech Republic

scholarly journals New finds of Cryphonectria parasitica and the first record of chestnut blight on red oak Quercus rubra L. in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 256-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Haltofová ◽  
L. Jankovský ◽  
D. Palovčíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Castanea Sativa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Cryphonectria Parasitica ◽  
Chestnut Blight ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Sweet Chestnut ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Endothia Parasitica

The causal agent of the chestnut blight, the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) M. E. Barr (syn. Endothia parasitica (Murrill) P. J. Anderson et H. W. Anderson), was found out at new localities in the Czech Republic. The chestnut blight was observed for the first time in the Czech Republic in 2002. Two new localities were discovered in southern Moravia in May and June 2004. The disease was identified both on the sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) and on the red oak (Quercus rubraL.). Infected trees were treated according to the order of the State Phytosanitary Administration of the Czech Republic. 

Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., the first Palaearctic record of the genus Acomopterella Zaitzev (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1968 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAN ŠEVČÍK ◽  
PETER J. CHANDLER
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Region ◽  
New Combination ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Mycetophilidae (Diptera), Acomopterella martinovskyi sp. n., is described from the Czech Republic and Austria. This is the first record of the genus from the Palaearctic region. Its relationships with other genera and variation in wing characters are briefly discussed. A new combination and synonymy is proposed: Acomopterella fallax (Sherman, 1921) comb.n. = Acomopterella arnaudi Zaitzev, 1989 syn.n.

A.L.I.E.N. databases: addressing the lack in establishment of non-natives databases

Crustaceana ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 87 (10) ◽  
pp. 1192-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. James ◽  
J. James ◽  
F. Slater ◽  
J. James ◽  
F. Slater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Data Exchange ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Indigenous Species ◽  
Decapod Crustaceans ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Native Crayfish ◽  
National Databases

Among the principal threats to the conservation of global biodiversity are biological invasions. To monitor their range expansion and develop control programmes, comprehensive, national species’ databases need to be created and maintained. This is particularly important for invaders that are known to cause broad and significant ecological problems, such as decapod crustaceans, in particular crayfish. Initiatives such as the U.K. National Biodiversity Network have recognised the need to promote data exchange and are a valuable resource for collating individual survey records. However, for these data to be used efficiently for research and/or management purposes they need to be combined into national databases. This is challenging and time consuming as individual data-sets are typically in different formats. Here, we compile 25 459 non-native and native crayfish records (reported between 1870 and 2013) from England, Wales and Scotland into one database, CrayBase. Such national databases will help facilitate risk assessments for non-native species and promote conservation strategies for indigenous species by identifying populations under the greatest threat from invasives.

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