Chrysoclista karsholti, sp. n., from Turkey, and a new record of C. germanica from central Europe (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Parametriotinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4568 (3) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
JAN ŠUMPICH ◽  
JOSEF JAROŠ
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
New Record ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Single Male ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time

Chrysoclista karsholti Šumpich, sp. n., is described from a single male collected in Turkey. This species most resembles C. germanica Šumpich & Huemer, 2016, but differs in the colouration of the dorsum of the forewing and in the shape of the valva in the male genitalia. Differences in the DNA barcode region between these two species are rather low compared to differences between other species of the genus. Chrysoclista germanica, previously known only from the holotype, is recorded from the Czech Republic for the first time. An updated checklist of western Palaearctic Chrysoclista Stainton, 1854 is provided. 

scholarly journals Relation of genetic phylogeny and geographical distance of tick-borne encephalitis virus in central Europe

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (8) ◽  
pp. 1906-1916 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Weidmann ◽  
D. Růžek ◽  
K. Křivanec ◽  
G. Zöller ◽  
S. Essbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Encephalitis Virus ◽  
Natural Focus ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Disease Pattern ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus ◽  
First Time

Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the most important arboviral agent causing disease of the central nervous system in central Europe. In this study, 61 TBEV E gene sequences derived from 48 isolates from the Czech Republic, and four isolates and nine TBEV strains detected in ticks from Germany, covering more than half a century from 1954 to 2009, were sequenced and subjected to phylogenetic and Bayesian phylodynamic analysis to determine the phylogeography of TBEV in central Europe. The general Eurasian continental east-to-west pattern of the spread of TBEV was confirmed at the regional level but is interlaced with spreading that arises because of local geography and anthropogenic influence. This spread is reflected by the disease pattern in the Czech Republic that has been observed since 1991. The overall evolutionary rate was estimated to be approximately 8×10−4 substitutions per nucleotide per year. The analysis of the TBEV E genes of 11 strains isolated at one natural focus in Žďár Kaplice proved for the first time that TBEV is indeed subject to local evolution.

The Distribution, Ecology and Conservational Status of the Lichen Genus Biatora in Central Europe

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Printzen ◽  
Zdeněk Palice
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Coniferous Forests ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Distributional Range ◽  
Distributional Patterns ◽  
Alpine Species ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe genus Biatora is still undercollected in many parts of its distributional range. On the basis of recent collections made by the authors and additional herbarium material not studied previously, more detailed statements on the ecology, distribution and conservational status of Biatora species in Central Europe are possible. Distribution maps are provided for B. fallax, B. mendax, B. ocelliformis, B. rufidula, B. sphaeroidiza, and B. vernalis. Biatora species are almost exclusively non-saxicolous and, in general, prefer humid habitats. Many species are chionophilous and extremely shade-tolerant. Three main distributional patterns can be observed: (sub-)arctic-alpine species, sub-oceanic-montane species, and species of montane coniferous or mixed coniferous forests. Biatora efflorescens, B. flavopunctata and B. subduplex are relatively frequent species and are not threatened. Biatora rufidula and B. vacciniicola must be regarded as extinct in Central Europe. The following species are reported for the first time from the respective countries: B. chrysantha from Romania, B. efflorescens from Romania and Ukraine, B. fallax from Austria and Ukraine, B. mendax from the Czech Republic, B. ocelliformis from Romania, and B. sphaeroidiza from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Romania.

scholarly journals Sporophyte records of the moss Dicranum tauricum Sapjegin in the Czech Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Skoupá ◽  
Jan Kučera ◽  
Lucie Fialová ◽  
Vítězslav Plášek
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
First Time ◽  
Two Populations

Abstract Sporophytes were for the first time recorded in three populations of Dicranum tauricum in the Czech Republic. Until now, such records were extremely scarce in Central Europe. Two populations observed concurrently at nearby localities were found in markedly different phenophases, whereas two populations observed at different localities in spring and autumn seemed to develop synchronously. The sporophytes are illustrated with conventional and SEM photography.

scholarly journals New findings of trematodes of the superfamily Echinostomatoidea Looss, 1899 in birds from the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-371
Author(s):  
J. Sitko
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Larus Cachinnans ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Mergus Merganser ◽  
Gallinago Gallinago ◽  
First Time

Summary In the Czech Republic, 12 freshly dead birds belonging to four species were examined helminthologically during a period of 2015 – 2019. They were six Caspian gulls Larus cachinnans (Lariformes), three goosanders Mergus merganser (Anseriformes), two common snipes Gallinago gallinago, and one common curlew Numenius arquata (Charadriiformes). Concerning trematodes, five echinostomatoids species were found, namely Aporchis massiliensis (obtained from one positive Caspian gull), Echinoparyphium macrovitellatum (one positive from six Caspian gulls), Echinostoma academica (one positive common curlew), Echinostoma stantschinskii (one positive from two common snipes), and Echinochasmus mergi (one positive from three goosanders). All the five echinostomatoids species represent the first records for the helminth fauna of the Czech Republic; the fl ukes A. massiliensis and E. macrovitellatum are recorded for the first time in the Central Europe or the Europe at all, respectively.

scholarly journals Trematodes of herons (Aves: Ciconiiformes) in the Czech Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Sitko
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Breeding Ground ◽  
Wintering Grounds ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Nycticorax Nycticorax ◽  
Ardea Cinerea ◽  
Ixobrychus Minutus ◽  
First Time ◽  
South Europe

AbstractA survey of 29 species of trematodes found in the Czech Republic in 530 herons of 8 species: Ardea cinerea 436 species examined (21 species of digeneas determined), A. purpurea 2 (4), Egretta alba 34 (7), E. garzetta 2 (3), Nycticorax nycticorax 28 (2), Ixobrychus minutus 19 (0), Botaurus stellaris 8 (5), Ardeola ralloides 1 (3) is presented. The species recorded for the first time in the Central Europe — Clinostomum heluans, Nephrostomum ramosum and Pygorchis affixus which has been brought from the wintering grounds in Africa, Echinochasmus militaris and Saakotrema metatestis brought by juvenile birds from breeding ground in the South Europe. Ophiosoma patagiatum and Posthodiplostomum brevicaudatum found for the first time in the Czech Republic.

scholarly journals New and interesting records of Drosophilidae (Diptera) from the Czech Republic and Slovakia / Nové a zajímavé nálezy octomilkovitých (Diptera: Drosophilidae) z České republiky a Slovenska

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Máca ◽  
Jindřich Roháček ◽  
Carlos Ribeiro Vilela ◽  
Milena Březíková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Old World ◽  
The Family ◽  
First Time

Abstract Records of six species of the family Drosophilidae from the Czech Republic are presented. Drosophila tripunctata Loew, 1862, reported from the Old World long ago on the basis of a wrong determination, is newly confirmed from the region (Czech Republic: Bohemia); although this finding originates from a greenhouse, the record is important because this thermotolerant species has a potential to spread outdoors in Central Europe. Cacoxenus indagator Loew, 1858 is for the first time recorded from North Moravia (Czech Silesia) in the Czech Republic and Cacoxenus argyreator Frey, 1932 from Slovakia. Mycodrosophila poecilogastra (Loew, 1874) is new addition to the fauna of Bohemia, Drosophila (Sophophora) helvetica Burla, 1948 and Drosophila (Sophophora) suzukii (Matsumura, 1931) are new for Moravia.

LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology of carbonates from Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U veins in the Erzgebirge (Germany and Czech Republic): New insights into the timing of mineralization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Guilcher ◽  
Richard Albert ◽  
Axel Gerdes ◽  
Jens Gutzmer ◽  
Mathias Burisch
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Geodynamic Setting ◽  
Continental Rifting ◽  
Geochronological Data ◽  
Metallogenic Province ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
First Time

<p>Hydrothermal Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U (five-element) veins are particularly prevalent across Central Europe, where this type of mineralization has been mined throughout the ages for its high-grade resources of Ag, Co, Ni, and U. The timing and the detailed geodynamic setting in which this style of mineralization formed remains, however, insufficiently understood due to the limited amount of geochronological data. In this contribution, we report the results of innovative LA-ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology on the carbonate gangue of Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U mineralization from six districts in the Erzgebirge/Krušné Hory metallogenic province of Germany and the Czech Republic, with the goal to constrain the timing of ore formation in the context of Central Europe's geodynamic framework.</p><p><em>In-situ</em> U-Pb ages of twelve samples, including dolomite-ankerite, calcite, and siderite cogenetic with Co-Ni-Fe-arsenides, range from 129.4 ± 8.2 to 85.93 ± 3.4 Ma. The ages of Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U and fluorite-barite-Pb-Zn veins from the same occurrence (Annaberg-Buchholz district) overlap each other, suggesting that these two styles of mineralization are genetically related and may form coevally. The compilation of geochronological data from other Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U occurrences in Europe suggests that the origin of this style of mineralization in Central Europe can be related to continental rifting associated with the Mesozoic opening of the Atlantic and/or the Alpine Tethys (200-100 Ma). This provides for the first time evidence for the formation of Ag-Bi-Co-Ni-As±U vein mineralization across Central Europe in response to continental rifting.</p>

Diptera associated with sporocarps of Meripilus giganteus in an urban habitat

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindřich Roháček ◽  
Jan Ševčík
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Central Europe ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Host Specialization ◽  
Urban Habitat ◽  
Qualitative Composition ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe Diptera community associated with fruit bodies of the wood-decaying fungus Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P. Karst., 1882 was investigated in two city parks in Opava (Czech Republic, Central Europe) during the years 2009 and 2010. A total of 10,451 adult specimens of Diptera belonging to 66 species and 17 families emerged from this fungus during our rearing experiments. The six most dominant species, Coboldia fuscipes (Meigen, 1830) (D=50.70%), Drosophila funebris (Fabricius, 1787) (D=21.40%), Logima satchelli (Quate, 1955) (D =14.16%), Forcipomyia squamigera Kieffer, 1916 (D=5.48%), Lycoriella ingenua (Dufour, 1839) (D=2.96%) and Apteromyia claviventris (Strobl, 1909) (D=0.95%) represented 95.65% of all reared specimens. Altogether 59 species were reared from M. giganteus for the first time. Comments on host specialization, degree of synynthropy and other aspects of biology of particular species are provided. The qualitative composition of the fly community associated with M. giganteus in an urban habitat, causes of high species richness, and the predominance of polysaprophagous species in the reared material are discussed. The accidentally reared {itOrnitholeria nidicola} Frey, 1930 (Chiropteromyzidae) represents the first family record from the Czech Republic and the first record of the species from Central Europe.

scholarly journals Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IICTs): A Systematic Search in Registries to Compare the Czech Republic and Portugal in Terms of Funding Policies and Scientific Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Madeira ◽  
L. Hořavová ◽  
F. dos Santos ◽  
J. R. Batuca ◽  
K. Nebeska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Systematic Search ◽  
European Countries ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Funding Policies ◽  
Funding Agencies ◽  
First Time

Abstract Objectives Clinical trials provide one of the highest levels of evidence to support medical practice. Investigator initiated clinical trials (IICTs) answer relevant questions in clinical practice that may not be addressed by industry. For the first time, two European Countries are compared in terms of IICTs, respective funders and publications, envisaging to inspire others to use similar indicators to assess clinical research outcomes. Methods A retrospective systematic search of registered IICTs from 2004 to 2017, using four clinical trials registries was carried out in two European countries with similar population, GDP, HDI and medical schools but with different governmental models to fund clinical research. Each IICT was screened for sponsors, funders, type of intervention and associated publications, once completed. Results IICTs involving the Czech Republic and Portugal were n = 439 (42% with hospitals as sponsors) and n = 328 (47% with universities as sponsors), respectively. The Czech Republic and Portuguese funding agencies supported respectively 61 and 27 IICTs. Among these, trials with medicinal products represent 52% in Czech Republic and 4% in Portugal. In the first, a higher percentage of IICTs’ publications in high impact factor journals with national investigators as authors was observed, when compared to Portugal (75% vs 15%). Conclusion The better performance in clinical research by Czech Republic might be related to the existence of specific and periodic funding for clinical research, although further data are still needed to confirm this relationship. In upcoming years, the indicators used herein might be useful to tracking clinical research outcomes in these and other European countries.

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