scholarly journals Three rare lignicolous fungi from Sicily (S Italy)

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Venturella ◽  
Annarosa Bernicchia ◽  
Alessandro Saitta
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Lignicolous Fungi ◽  
First Time

<em>Sarcodontia crocea</em> (Schwein.) Kotl., <em>Oligoporus mappa</em> (Overh. & Lowe) Gilbn. & Ryvarden and <em>Inonotus rickii</em> (Pat.) D.A. Reid. are reported for the first time from Sicily (southern Italy). Ecological and distributive features on the three relevant species are also here provided.

scholarly journals On the Use of Satellite Rainfall Data to Design a Dam in an Ungauged Site

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 3028
Author(s):  
Claudia Bertini ◽  
Luca Buonora ◽  
Elena Ridolfi ◽  
Fabio Russo ◽  
Francesco Napolitano
Keyword(s):  
Hydrological Model ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Storm Events ◽  
Satellite Precipitation ◽  
Design Storm ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
High Return ◽  
Precipitation Estimates ◽  
First Time ◽  
Climate Prediction Center

The estimation of the design peak discharge is crucial for the hydrological design of hydraulic structures. A commonly used approach is to estimate the design storm through the intensity–duration–area–frequency (IDAF) curves and then use it to generate the design discharge through a hydrological model. In ungauged areas, IDAF curves and design discharges are derived throughout regionalization studies, if any exist for the area of interest, or from using the hydrological information of the closest and most similar gauged place. However, many regions around the globe remain ungauged or are very poorly gauged. In this regard, a unique opportunity is provided by satellite precipitation products developed and improved in the last decades. In this paper, we show weaknesses and potentials of satellite data and, for the first time, we evaluate their applicability for design purposes. We employ CMORPH—Climate Prediction Center MORPHing technique satellite precipitation estimates to build IDAF curves and derive the design peak discharges for the Pietrarossa dam catchment in southern Italy. Results are compared with the corresponding one provided by a regionalization study, i.e., VAPI—VAlutazione delle Piene in Italia project, usually used in Italy in ungauged areas. Results show that CMORPH performed well for the estimation of low duration and small return periods storm events, while for high return period storms, further research is still needed.

scholarly journals Tetracycline Residues in Bovine Muscle and Liver Samples from Sicily (Southern Italy) by LC-MS/MS Method: A Six-Year Study

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaetano Cammilleri ◽  
Andrea Pulvirenti ◽  
Antonio Vella ◽  
Andrea Macaluso ◽  
Gianluigi Lo Dico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Bovine Liver ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Good Recovery ◽  
Bovine Muscle ◽  
Low Incidence ◽  
Tetracycline Residues ◽  
First Time

We examined a total of 369 bovine liver and muscle samples for the detection of oxytetracycline (OTC), tetracycline (TC), chlortetracycline (CTC), and doxycycline (DOX) residues by implementation and validation of a LC-MS/MS method. The method showed good recovery values between 86% and 92% at three levels of concentrations. The linearity tests revealed r2 > 0.996 for all the tetracyclines examined. Furthermore, the Youden test revealed that the method was robust. Only 14.4% of the samples showed OTC and TC residues in a concentration range of 10.4–40.2 µg kg−1. No CTC and DOX residues were found in all the samples analyzed. Liver samples showed the highest average values (31.5 ± 20.6 and 21.8 ± 18.9 for OTC and TC, respectively). The results showed a low incidence of TCs in all the samples examined, in comparison with other studies reported in the literature. A significant decrease in TC residues frequency was found from 2013 (p < 0.05). This work reports for the first time epidemiological data on the presence of TC residues in liver and muscle samples of cattle farmed in Sicily (Southern Italy). The very low incidence of TC residues indicates a continuous improvement in farming techniques in Southern Italy, which is essential to ensure consumers’ protection.

scholarly journals A relict population of Cymbalophora rivularis on the Pollino Massif, southern Italy (Lepidoptera: Erebidae)

2018 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Silvia Greco ◽  
Francesco Luigi Leonetti ◽  
Stefano Scalercio
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
First Record ◽  
South Italy ◽  
Refuge Area ◽  
Relict Populations ◽  
Relict Population ◽  
A Site ◽  
First Time

The first record for South Italy of Cymbalophora rivularis (Ménétriès, 1832) is reported, until now recorded in Italy only for Central Apennine. Three specimens were collected during August-September 2017, in an Acer spp. forest located on Monte Sparviere, a Site of Community Importance within the Pollino National Park. Furthermore, this species was successfully barcoded for the first time. This finding reinforces the biogeographic importance of Pollino Massif as refuge area for relict populations of several animal and plant species.

scholarly journals Charcoal Canker of Pear, Plum, and Quince Trees Caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in Southern Italy

Plant Disease ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 100 (9) ◽  
pp. 1813-1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luisa Raimondo ◽  
Francesco Lops ◽  
Antonia Carlucci
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Actin Gene ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
The Family ◽  
Pathogenicity Tests ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Biscogniauxia is paraphyletic to members of the family Xylariaceae and includes at least 52 species to date that are mainly pathogens of dicotyledonous angiosperm trees. Most of these are forest trees, such as those in the genera Acacia, Acer, Alnus, Eucalyptus, Fraxinus, Populus, and Quercus, and other species of minor importance. Biscogniauxia spp. have been reported as endophytes or secondary invaders that attack only stressed plants. During a survey in rosaceous orchards in southern Italy, several charcoal cankers were observed and stroma samples were collected. A collection of 31 Biscogniauxia isolates was analyzed. Their phylogenetic relationships were determined through study of the internal transcribed spacer, β-tubulin, and actin gene sequences. Combining morphological, cultural, and molecular data, a new species of Biscogniauxia is described here as Biscogniauxia rosacearum. This new species was isolated for the first time from rosaceous hosts in Apulia. Pathogenicity tests showed that it causes symptoms on stems when artificially inoculated and produces stromata on the bark surface.

Rhipicephalus turanicus, a new vector of Hepatozoon canis

Parasitology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (6) ◽  
pp. 730-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALESSIO GIANNELLI ◽  
RICCARDO PAOLO LIA ◽  
GIADA ANNOSCIA ◽  
CANIO BUONAVOGLIA ◽  
ELEONORA LORUSSO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Rhipicephalus Sanguineus ◽  
Hepatozoon Canis ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Tick Vector ◽  
First Time ◽  
Potential Use ◽  
Potential Tool

SUMMARYThe distribution of Hepatozoon canis mainly encompasses areas where its main tick vector, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, is present. However, the detection of this pathogen in dogs, foxes and golden jackals well outside the areas inhabited by this tick species reinforced the hypothesis that additional ixodids are involved in the life cycle and transmission of this protozoon. The present study provides, for the first time, data supporting the sporogonic development of H. canis in specimens of Rhipicephalus turanicus collected from a naturally infected fox from southern Italy. The epidemiological role of R. turanicus as a vector of H. canis is discussed, along with information on the potential use of cell cultures for the experimental infection with H. canis sporozoites. The in vitro infection of canine leucocytes by sporozoites from ticks is proposed as a potential tool for future in-depth studies on the biology of H. canis.

The Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) westerlundi group in Italy (Caenogastropoda: Cochlostomatidae)

Biologia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariastella Colomba ◽  
Fabio Liberto ◽  
Armando Gregorini ◽  
Walter Renda ◽  
Agatino Reitano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rdna ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Systematic Classification ◽  
Phylogenetic Status ◽  
First Time ◽  
Reproductive Apparatus

AbstractCurrently, the Cochlostoma (Holcopoma) westerlundi (Paulucci, 1879) group includes three subspecies inhabiting southern Italy up to southeastern Sicily. C. w. westerlundi (Paulucci, 1879) is limited to southern Calabria, C. w. yapigium (Westerlund, 1885) is widespread across the Salento (the southeastern extremity of the Apulia region) and C. w. dionysii (Paulucci, 1879) is endemic to the environs of Siracusa (SE Sicily). There is also a fourth taxon, C. paganum (Westerlund, 1885) described for Otranto (LE, Apulia), considered a synonym of C. w. yapigium. Up to now, the molecular genetics of C. westerlundi s.l. have been unknown and the morphological data of several populations are still lacking. Hence, the systematic classification of the group is tentative. Aiming at filling this gap, mtDNA (16S rDNA and COI) partial sequences were investigated and, in addition, the reproductive apparatus of C. w. westerlundi was described for the first time. Molecular sequences and anatomical data were used to test the taxonomic and phylogenetic status of the examined populations. Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian analysis revealed three clusters, strongly supported, corresponding to the three taxa. For the first time, synonymy between paganum and yapigium was confirmed by molecular evidence. Genetic distances between groups (DxyJC) ranged from 2.6% to 5% (16S rDNA) and from 6.3% to 8.3% (COI). Molecular and morphological data led us to suggest elevating the three subspecies to the species rank.

Sponge fauna associated with a Mediterranean deep-sea coral bank

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1341-1352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Longo ◽  
Francesco Mastrototaro ◽  
Giuseppe Corriero
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Electron Microscopy Analysis ◽  
Microscopy Analysis ◽  
First Time ◽  
Scanning Electron

Thirty species of sponges (29 Demospongiae, 1 Hexactinellida) have been recorded in association with a white coral bank situated off Cape S. Maria di Leuca (southern Italy) at depths ranging from 430 to 1160 metres. Notwithstanding the occurrence of clearly eurybathic species, two depth-dependent sponge groups can be identified along the bathymetric gradient. Two species, Geodia nodastrella and Plocamiopsis signata, are reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. The sponge assemblage shows a higher affinity with the fauna from the Boreal region, with very low number of Mediterranean endemic species. Systematic notes concerning the poorly known and intriguing species, studied using scanning electron microscopy analysis, are reported.

scholarly journals Phytoseiid mites from Basilicata region (Southern Italy): species diversity, redescription of Typhloseiulus arzakanicus Arutunjan and a dichotomic key of the genus Typhloseiulus Chant and McMurtry 1994 (Parasitiformes, Phytoseiidae)

Acarologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 805-821
Author(s):  
Haralabos Tsolakis ◽  
Ernesto Ragusa
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Phytoseiid Mites ◽  
Kampimodromus Aberrans ◽  
Euseius Finlandicus ◽  
Basilicata Region ◽  
First Time

A survey of phytoseiid mites was carried out in the Basilicata region (Southern Italy) between 1976 and 2014 on wild and cultivated plants. A total of 38 species belonging to eleven genera and two subgenera were found on 59 plant species. The most common species was Euseius finlandicus (Oudemans) (39%) followed by Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) exhilaratus Ragusa (32.2%), Kampimodromus aberrans (Oudemans) (27.1%), Typhlodromus (Anthoseius) cryptus (Athias-Henriot) (23.7%). Typhloseiulus arzakanicus (Arutunjan), found for first time in Italy, is redescribed here, while the male of this species is described for the first time. A dichotomic key of the species belonging to the genus Typhloseiulus is also given.

scholarly journals Tephrostratigraphy and tephrochronology of lakes Ohrid and Prespa, Balkans

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 3931-3967 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sulpizio ◽  
G. Zanchetta ◽  
M. D'Orazio ◽  
H. Vogel ◽  
B. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Mediterranean Area ◽  
Mount Etna ◽  
Middle Pleistocene ◽  
Tephra Layer ◽  
Lake Ohrid ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Tephra Layers ◽  
First Time

Abstract. Four cores from Balkans lakes Ohrid and Prespa were studied for recognition of tephra layers and cryptotephras, and the results presented along with the review of data from other two already published cores from Lake Ohrid. The six cores provide a previously unrealised tephrostratigraphic framework of the two lakes, and supply the first detailed tephrochronologic profile (composite) for the Balkans, which spans from the end of the Middle Pleistocene to the end of the Ancient Age (AD 472). A total of 12 tephra layers and cryptotephras were recognised in the cores. One is of Middle Pleistocene age (131 ky) and correlated to the marine tephra layer P-11 from Pantelleria Island. Eight volcanic layers are Upper Pleistocene in age, and encompass the period between ca. 107 ky and ca. 31 ky. This interval contains some of the main regional volcanic markers of the Central Mediterranean area, including X-6, X-5, Y-5 and Y-3 tephra layers. The other layers of this interval have been related to the marine tephra layers C20, Y-6 and C10, while one was for the first time recognised in distal areas and correlated to the Taurano eruption of probable Vesuvian origin. Three cryptotephras were of Holocene age. Two of which have been correlated to Mercato and AD 472 eruptions of Somma-Vesuvius, while the third has been correlated to the FL eruption from Mount Etna. These recognitions provide a link of the Ohrid and Prespa lacustrine successions to other archives of the Central Mediterranean area, like South Adriatic, Ionian, and South Tyrrhenian Seas, lakes of Southern Italy (Lago Grande di Monticchio, Pantano di San Gregorio Magno and Lago di Pergusa) and Balkans (Lake Shkodra).

scholarly journals Macrofungi of Aceri-Tilietum and Tilio-Carpinetum in the „Dolina Rzeki Brdy” nature reserve in the Bory Tucholskie (NW Poland)

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 63-76
Author(s):  
Maria Ławrynowicz ◽  
Tomasz Dziedziński ◽  
Jarosław Szkodzik
Keyword(s):  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Lignicolous Fungi ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Diagnostic Role ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nw Poland

Mycocoenological studies on macrofungi in the <i>Tilio-Carpinetum</i> and <i>Aceri-Tilietum</i> plant associations were carried out in 4 permanent plots (1000 m<sup>2</sup> each) in the southern part of the "Dolina Rzeki Brdy" nature reserve. In 1994-1995, the total number of 279 species, mostly <i>Basidiomycotina</i>, were recorded. Mycological investigations of <i>Aceri-Tilietum</i> were conducted for the first time. The share of biological groups: terricolous, litter-inhabiting and lignicolous fungi as well as the diagnostic role of macromycetes in the investigated phytocoenoses, arelysed in the paper.

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