Lectotypification of names related to Teucrium montanum L. (Lamiaceae) reported for the Balkan peninsula

Phytotaxa ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 530 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-204
Author(s):  
MILOŠ ZBILJIĆ ◽  
DMITAR LAKUŠIĆ ◽  
IVANA STEVANOSKI ◽  
NEVENA KUZMANOVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Asia Minor

Teucrium montanum is a species widely distributed in Europe, occurring also in North Africa and Asia Minor. Because of its wide distribution and high morphological variability, many taxa related to T. montanum have been described. In this paper we discuss and lectotypify the following six names of taxa described or reported for the Balkan Peninsula: T. helianthemoides, T. montanum var. hirsutum, T. montanum var. modestum, T. montanum var. parnassicum, T. pannonicum, and T. skorpilii.

Regional Identities and Cultures of Medieval Jews

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Regional Identity ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Rich Variety ◽  
Regional Cultures ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Middle Ages

Though the existence of Jewish regional cultures is widely known, the origins of the most prominent groups, Ashkenaz and Sepharad, are poorly understood, and the rich variety of other regional Jewish identities is often overlooked. Yet all these subcultures emerged in the Middle Ages. Scholars contributing to the present study were invited to consider how such regional identities were fashioned, propagated, reinforced, contested, and reshaped — and to reflect on the developments, events, or encounters that made these identities manifest. They were asked to identify how subcultural identities proved to be useful, and the circumstances in which they were deployed. The resulting volume spans the ninth to sixteenth centuries, and explores Jewish cultural developments in western Europe, the Balkans, North Africa, and Asia Minor. In its own way, each chapter considers factors — demographic, geographical, historical, economic, political, institutional, legal, intellectual, theological, cultural, and even biological — that led medieval Jews to conceive of themselves, or to be perceived by others, as bearers of a discrete Jewish regional identity. Notwithstanding the singularity of each chapter, they collectively attest to the inherent dynamism of Jewish regional identities.

Halyomorpha picus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae): first confirmed record from Pakistan and two new junior synonyms

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5060 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-438
Author(s):  
PETR KMENT ◽  
S. SALINI ◽  
ZUBAIR AHMED
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Female Genitalia ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Heteroptera Pentatomidae

We provide the first confirmed record of Halyomorpha picus (Fabricius, 1794) (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea: Pentatomidae: Pentatominae: Cappaeini) from Pakistan: Islamabad Capital Territory, and provide habitus photographs and electron scanning micrographs of the male genitalia of the voucher specimens. Two species previously described from Pakistan are found to fit within the morphological variability of H. picus and the following two junior subjective synonyms are proposed: Halyomorpha picus (Fabricius, 1794) = Halyomorpha punjabensis Ahmad & Kamaluddin, 1977, syn. nov., = Halyomorpha azhari Ahmad & Zaidi, 1989, syn. nov. The record of Halyomorpha scutellata Distant, 1879, from Pakistan by Sharif et al. (2020) is based on misidentification of a species of Neohalys Ahmad & Perveen, 1982 (Pentatominae: Halyini) and excluded from Pakistan fauna. Based on the analysis of female genitalia figures provided by Gadalla (2004), the record of H. picus from Egypt represents a misidentification of H. halys Stål, 1855, which extends the distribution of that invasive species to North Africa.  

scholarly journals Cranial variability and differentiation among golden jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe, Asia Minor and Africa

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 917 ◽  
pp. 141-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stoyan Stoyanov
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
Golden Jackal ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Canis Aureus ◽  
Morphological Studies

Golden jackal (Canis aureus) expansion in the last decades has triggered research interest in Europe. However, jackal phylogeny and taxonomy are still controversial. Morphometric studies in Europe found differences between Dalmatian and the other European jackals. Recent genetic studies revealed that African and Eurasian golden jackals are distinct species. Moreover, large Canis aureus lupaster may be a cryptic subspecies of the African golden jackal. Although genetic studies suggest changes in Canis aureus taxonomy, morphological and morphometric studies are still needed. The present study proposes the first comprehensive analysis on a wide scale of golden jackal skull morphometry. Extensive morphometric data of jackal skulls from Europe (including a very large Bulgarian sample), Asia Minor, and North Africa were analysed, by applying recently developed statistical tools, to address the following questions: (i) is there geographic variation in skull size and shape among populations from Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus?, (ii) is the jackal population from the Dalmatian coast different?, and (iii) is there a clear distinction between the Eurasian golden jackal (Canis aureus) and the African wolf (Canis lupaster sensu lato), and among populations of African wolves as well? Principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis were applied on the standardized and log-transformed ratios of the original measurements to clearly separate specimens by shape and size. The results suggest that jackals from Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus belong to one subspecies: Canis aureus moreotica (I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1835), despite the differences in shape of Dalmatian specimens. The present study confirmed morphometrically that all jackals included so far in the taxon Canis aureus sensu lato may represent three taxa and supports the hypothesis that at least two different taxa (species?) of Canis occur in North Africa, indicating the need for further genetic, morphological, behavioural and ecological research to resolve the taxonomic uncertainty. The results are consistent with recent genetic and morphological studies and give further insights on golden jackal taxonomy. Understanding the species phylogeny and taxonomy is crucial for the conservation and management of the expanding golden jackal population in Europe.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of populations of the Balkan endemic species Daphne malyana Blecic (Thymeleaceae)

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 1151-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Juskovic ◽  
P. Vasiljevic ◽  
V. Randjelovic ◽  
V. Stevanovic ◽  
Branka Stevanovic
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Canonical Discriminant Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
Microclimate Conditions

Daphne malyana Blecic (Thymeleaceae) is an endemic species of the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, distributed in the mountains, canyons and gorges of N. Montenegro, E. Bosnia and W. Serbia. The comparative morphoanatomic investigations have included four distantly separated populations of the species D. malyana, i.e. two from Serbia, from the ravines of Sokoline and Vranjak on Mt. Tara, and two from Montenegro, in the canyons of the Tara and Piva rivers. Comparative morphoanatomical studies have shown the presence of general adaptive characteristics of a specific, conservative xeromorphic type, slightly differing in each population. Principal component analysis (PCA) and canonical discriminant analysis (CDA) of 20 morphoanatomical characteristics of the leaves and stems have shown a clear distinction between the populations from the river Piva canyon (Montenegro) and those from the Sokoline ravine (Serbia), on one side, and those of Vranjak gorge (Serbia) and of the river Tara canyon (Montenegro) on the other side. It may be assumed that the mild morphological variability of the isolated populations of the Balkan endemic species D. malyana in the canyons and gorges seem to have been affected by the microclimate conditions in their habitats.

scholarly journals Successful post-glacial colonization of Europe by single lineage of freshwater amphipod from its Pannonian Plio-Pleistocene diversification hotspot

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hedvig Csapó ◽  
Paula Krzywoźniak ◽  
Michał Grabowski ◽  
Remi Wattier ◽  
Karolina Bącela-Spychalska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Pannonian Basin ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Index Number ◽  
Operational Taxonomic Units ◽  
Low Genetic Diversity ◽  
Coi Barcoding ◽  
Historical Times

Abstract Gammarus roeselii Gervais, 1835 is a morphospecies with a wide distribution range in Europe. The Balkan Peninsula is known as an area of pre-Pleistocene cryptic diversification within this taxon, resulting in at least 13 Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs). The morphospecies diversified there during Neogene and has probably invaded other parts of the continent very recently, in postglacial or even historical times. Thus, the detailed goals of our study were to (1) identify which lineage(s) colonized Central-Western Europe (CWE), (2) determine their possible geographical origin, (3) verify, whether the colonisation was associated with demographic changes. In total, 663 individuals were sequenced for the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) barcoding fragment and 137 individuals for the internal transcribed spacer II (ITS2). We identified two MOTUs in the study area with contrasting Barcode Index Number and haplotype diversities. The Pannonian Basin (PB) appeared to be a potential ice age refugium for the species, while CWE was colonised by a single lineage (also present in PB), displaying low genetic diversity. Our results suggest that G. roeselii is a relatively recent coloniser in CWE, starting demographic expansion around 10 kya.

Taxonomic review of freshwater Gammarus (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3140 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHRDAD ZAMANPOORE ◽  
MICHAL GRABOWSKI ◽  
MANFRED POECKL ◽  
FRIEDRICH SCHIEMER
Keyword(s):  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
Distribution Data ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Mountainous Terrain ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Distribution Ranges ◽  
Alborz Region ◽  
Zagros Region

The paper summarizes current knowledge upon taxonomy and distribution of the freshwater Gammarus Fabricius, 1775 in Iran. Based on the literature data, 24 species were recorded so far from the fresh waters in the country. Revision of previously published materials including type collections, and analysis of new materials, revealed presence of 18 valid freshwater Gammarus species in Iran (G. anodon, G. bakhteyaricus, G. baloutchi, G. crinicaudatus, G. hegmatanensis, G. komareki, G. lacustris, G. lobifer, G. loeffleri, G. lordeganensis, G. paricrenatus, G. parthicus, G. pretzmanni, G. pseudosyriacus, G. sepidannus, G. shirazinus, G. sirvannus and G. zagrosensis). Among the remaining six species, three (G. arduus, G. laticoxalis, G. syriacus) were reported as a result of misidentification and further three (G. miae, G. plumipes, G. projectus) appeared to be junior synonyms of other already described species. Distribution ranges of most of the species are restricted usually to only few localities in the mountainous terrain, so they may be treated as Iranian endemics. The only exceptions are: G. lacustris (widely distributed in Holarctic, with only few populations in Iran), G. komareki (widely distributed in the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor, in Iran recorded from the entire Alborz region) and G. pseudosyriacus (widely distributed in Asia Minor, in Iran found in the entire Zagros region). A brief remark on taxonomy of each species is presented, with emphasis on misidentifications, synonymies and similar species, supplemented by distribution data, and ecological details if available. An identification key for the freshwater Gammarus of Iran is provided.

Nomenclatural notes and typifications in Campanula versicolor (Campanulaceae) and related names

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 323 (3) ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
IVANA JANKOVIĆ ◽  
DMITAR LAKUŠIĆ ◽  
ROMEO DI PIETRO ◽  
NEVENA KUZMANOVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Variability ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Original Material ◽  
Herbarium Collections

Campanula versicolor is a member of the Campanula pyramidalis complex. It is distributed in the southern Balkan Peninsula, with a small disjunct range in SE Italy (Puglia and Basilicata administrative regions). Due to its high morphological variability, 17 taxa have been described (at specific and infraspecific level). However, the taxonomic status of these taxa is not clear. In modern floristic literature and checklists they are considered as synonyms within broadly defined C. versicolor. Considering the fact that misinterpretations of their taxonomy in floras and checklists might be caused by unresolved nomenclatural issues, after studying the original material from relevant herbarium collections, we designated lectotypes or epitypes for the following names: C. corymbosa, C. planiflora, C. plasonii, C. rosanii, C. tenorei, C. versicolor, C. versicolor f. mrkvickana, C. versicolor subsp. thessala subvar. lancifolia, C. versicolor var. rosanii, C. versicolor var. thessala, C. versicolor var. thessala f. tomentella, C. versicolor var. tomentella and C. willdenowiana. Note on the already typified C. mrkvickana is also provided.

2. Inventing the saints

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Yarrow
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
Christian Church ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
Death Of Jesus ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
The Mediterranean

Sainthood took on its most familiar forms from the death of Jesus c.33 ce to the decades following the Council of Chalcedon in 451 ce. The early Christian church was an urban diaspora spread around the Mediterranean littoral, Hispania, Gaul, Asia Minor, North Africa, and Palestine. But who among these diverse communities were saints? ‘Inventing the saints’ describes the earliest saints as apostles who were ‘sanctified’ through their common associations with Jesus Christ. It outlines persecution, early Christian martyrdom, Donatism, asceticism, monasticism, and eremeticism, and introduces St Paul and St Antony. By the end of the 5th century the martyr, the ascetic, and the confessor had become the most important forms of Christian sainthood.

“The World has Grown Old”

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse A. Hoover
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
North African ◽  
The Third ◽  
The World

Chapter 2 is a survey of North African apocalyptic theology prior to the rise of the Donatist church. Particular attention will be given to four North African sources from the third and early fourth centuries: first, the writings of Tertullian and his appropriation of apocalyptic traditions originating out of Asia Minor. Apocalyptic allusions in the Passio Perpetuae and other pre-Constantinian North African martyr texts and their influence on Donatist martyrologies will be analyzed next, along with the eschatological expectations of the deeply influential Cyprian of Carthage. The final author under consideration, Lactantius, is a valuable witness to new apocalyptic currents within North Africa at the dawn of the Constantinian era.

Biostratigraphic implications of the first North American occurrence of the Upper Mississippian ammonoid Platygoniatites

1993 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-313
Author(s):  
Alan L. Titus
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Southern Urals ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Ural Mountains ◽  
The Southern Urals ◽  
East Central ◽  
A New Species

The late Mississippian ammonoid family Delepinoceratidae is comprised of the genera Platygoniatites and Delepinoceras, and is considered one of the more biostratigraphically significant families for lower Namurian correlation (Manger et al., 1985). Platygoniatites, the earliest member, is known from eastern and southern Europe (Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya, 1971; Wagner-Gentis, 1963, 1980) and North Africa (Lemosquet et al., 1985). Despite its wide distribution, Platygoniatites is generally a rare member (with the exception of the southern Ural Mountains) of latest Visean and earliest Namurian faunas. It has never been reported previously from North America, though thousands of ammonoids have been collected here from age equivalent beds. The discovery of a new species of the genus in the late Mississippian faunas of east-central Nevada provides new data for precise correlation of the ammonoid zonations of Gordon (1970) to the type Namurian and indicates a need for revision of the current correlations between the southern Urals and northwestern Europe.

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