Works in Baltic Sea
Published research works with metadata for Baltic Sea (Ocean).
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A new species of Lomechusoides (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Formica polyctena anthills in Northeastern Europe
Lomechusoides umbrosus sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini) is described, a socially integrated myrmecophile associated with Formica polyctena Foerster,…
A faunistic revision of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha (Insecta, Hemiptera) of Lithuania
The article presents an updated checklist and a catalogue of Fulgoromorpha and Cicadomorpha of Lithuania based on analysis of published records, material preserved in available in…
The Swedish Thripidae (Thysanoptera) – with additional notes on wetland thrips
The Swedish fauna of thrips (Thysanoptera) within the family Thripidae is reviewed in this study. Thripidae is one of the most diverse thrips families, containing many economicall…
Moth flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Estonia
A fundamental prerequisite for understanding and protecting biodiversity is the construction of a high-quality faunal database. The primary objective of this study was to address …
Review of the genus Salicarus (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Miridae)
The genus Salicarus Kerzhner, 1962 is revised, with differential diagnoses and redescriptions provided for nine species. Three distinct species groups were recognized within the g…
Identification key to and checklist of the Swedish Phlaeothripidae (Thysanoptera)
The Swedish fauna of thrips (Thysanoptera) in the family Phlaeothripidae consists of 49 species. A key to the species of Phlaeothripidae found in Sweden is provided. One species i…
Notes on the taxonomic status and distribution of some Cylindrotomidae (Diptera, Tipuloidea), with emphasis on Japanes…
A morphological and molecular study of 17 Cylindrotomidae species revealed that the two subspecies of Cylindrotoma distinctissima, the Nearctic C. americana Osten Sacken, 1865, st…
An overview of Estonian woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea)
An overview of the Estonian terrestrial isopod fauna is given, based on literature data and material collected from 1984 to 2021. The identified material consisted of 10915 specim…
Scenopinus jerei, a new species of window fly (Diptera, Scenopinidae) from Finland
A new species of window fly (Diptera: Scenopinidae), Scenopinus jerei sp. nov., with characteristic bicoloured legs and completely black halteres, is described from Finland. To ex…
Integrative taxonomy of Nearctic and Palaearctic Aleocharinae: new species, synonymies, and records (Coleoptera, Staphy…
A long tradition of separate Nearctic and Palaearctic taxonomic studies of the diverse aleocharine rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) has obscured the recognition of Holarct…
Revision of the Palaearctic species of Lysitermus Foerster (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Hormiinae)
The three Palaearctic species of Lysitermus Foerster, 1863 (Braconidae, Hormiinae, Lysitermini) are revised. The type species is described for the first time together with both of…
Monopis jussii, a new species (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) inhabiting nests of the Boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)
Monopis jussii Kaila, Mutanen, Huemer, Karsholt & Autto, sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) is described as a new species. It is closely related to the widespread and common M. laev…
The West Palaearctic genera of Nematinae (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae)
Keys to adults and larvae of the genera of West Palaearctic nematine sawflies are presented. Species of some of the smaller genera are keyed, and their taxonomy, distribution, and…
A synopsis of Estonian myriapod fauna (Myriapoda: Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Symphyla and Pauropoda)
The data on Estonian Myriapoda are scattered in various publications and there has been no overview of the fauna up to the present. A critical summary of the previous information …
Taxonomy of North European Lumbricillus (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae)
Lumbricillus is a genus of clitellate worms with about 80 described species that inhabit marine and limnic habitats. This study follows a recent analysis of the phylogeny of the g…
An illustrated key to the cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera, Chrysididae) of the Nordic and Baltic countries, with description …
The Chrysididae are a group of cleptoparasitic and parasitoid aculeate wasps with a large number of rare and endangered species. The taxonomy of this group has long been confusing…
The Mycetophila ruficollis Meigen (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) group in Europe: elucidating species delimitation with COI …
European species of the Mycetophila ruficollis group are compared on the basis of morphology and sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit one (COI) and the ITS2 regio…
Availability of eleven species names of Eupelmus (Hymenoptera, Eupelmidae) proposed in Al khatib et al. (2014)
This paper is an addendum for the availability of the names of 11 new species proposed in Al khatib et al. (2014).
On the identity of Chamaedrilus glandulosus (Michaelsen, 1888) (Clitellata, Enchytraeidae), with the description of a n…
The taxonomy of Chamaedrilus glandulosus (Michaelsen, 1888) s. l., most commonly known previously as Cognettia glandulosa, is revised. A recent molecular systematic study has show…
A long-term ecological research dataset from the marine genetic monitoring programme ARMS-MBON 2020-2021
Continuing the international efforts of the ARMS Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (ARMS-MBON), we present data from the second sampling campaign, coming from 56 Autonomous …
Anopheline mosquitoes of north-western Russia (Diptera, Culicidae): updated distribution and morphological characters
Mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles were collected in the Republic of Karelia, St. Petersburg, Leningrad Region, Novgorod Region and Pskov Region (Russia) in order to clarify their …
Filter pore size influences taxonomic composition of retained eDNA from seawater samples—evidence from shotgun sequenci…
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly used in aquatic research and applied biodiversity monitoring, mainly through a metabarcoding approach. This allows detailed analyses of sp…
Three new species of Diadegma Förster, 1869 (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Campopleginae) from the Swiss Alps
Although Europe is the best-explored continent entomologically, major gaps remain, especially in alpine regions and within taxonomically challenging “dark taxa”, such as parasitoi…
On the identity of Paracacoxenus kaszabi Okada, with the formal description of a new closely related species (Diptera, …
In order to clarify the identity of Paracacoxenus kaszabi Okada, 1973, a species described from Mongolia, the morphological structures of one male paratype, collected at 1,750 m a…
Expansions of cosmopolitan Copepoda Acartia tonsa Dana 1849 in the Black, Caspian and Baltic seas: morphological and ge…
A comprehensive morphological and genetic investigation of the widespread copepod species Acartia tonsa Dana 1849 has been conducted across the Black, Caspian, and Baltic seas. A.…
Comparison of biological and ecological long-term trends related to northern hemisphere climate in different marine eco…
Data from five sites of the International Long Term Ecological Research (ILTER) network in the North-Eastern Pacific, Western Arctic Ocean, Northern Baltic Sea, South-Eastern Nort…
Evidence for geographic substructuring of mtDNA variation in the East European Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita)
The genus Osmoderma is a flagship taxon of invertebrate conservation in Europe and encompasses a complex of four accepted species. While species limits amongst Osmoderma have been…
Variability of soil enzyme activities and vegetation succession following boreal forest surface soil transfer to an art…
A landfill site in southern Finland was converted into urban green space by covering it with a layer of fresh forest humus transferred from nearby construction sites. The aim was …
Unexpected species richness of the lichen genus Protoblastenia (Lecanorales, Psoraceae) in Finland
The taxonomy of Protoblastenia in Finland was studied, based on morphology and molecular data (nuITS rDNA sequences). Twenty species were recognised, with sixteen species being ne…
Thirty novel fungal lineages: formal description based on environmental samples and DNA
Molecular analyses of soil and water commonly reveal large proportions of fungal taxa that cannot be assigned to any taxonomic or functional groups. Some of these so-called dark t…
New taxa and a combination in Glomerales (Glomeromycota, Glomeromycetes)
This article presents the results of morphological studies, as well as comparisons and phylogenetic analyzes of sequences of four arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, phylum Glomero…
Phylogenetic classification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: new species and higher-ranking taxa in Glomeromycota and M…
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi - Glomeromycota and Endogonomycetes - comprise multiple species and higher-level taxa that have remained undescribed. We propose a mixed morpholo…
Taxonomy of Thelidium auruntii and T. incavatum complexes (lichenized Ascomycota, Verrucariales) in Finland
The taxonomy of lichen species morphologically similar to Thelidium auruntii and T. incavatum in Finland is being revised. Based on ITS and morphology, ten species occur in Finlan…
Taxonomy of Verrucaria species characterised by large spores, perithecia leaving pits in the rock and a pale thin thall…
Species of Verrucaria, characterised by large spores (at least some spores exceeding 25 µm in length), perithecia leaving pits in the rock and a pale thin thallus, form a taxonomi…
Microsatellite based genetic diversity of the widespread epiphytic lichen Usnea subfloridana (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)…
Understanding the distribution of genetic patterns and structure is an essential target in population genetics and, thereby, important for conservation genetics. The main aim of o…
Understanding the evolution of phenotypical characters in the Micarea prasina group (Pilocarpaceae) and descriptions of…
Six new Micarea species are described from Europe. Phylogenetic analyses, based on three loci, i.e. mtSSU rDNA, Mcm7 and ITS rDNA and ancestral state reconstructions, were used to…
The first smut fungus, Thecaphora anthemidis sp. nov. (Glomosporiaceae), described from Anthemis (Asteraceae)
There are 63 known species of Thecaphora (Glomosporiaceae, Ustilaginomycotina), a third of which occur on Asteraceae. These smut fungi produce yellowish-brown to reddish-brown mas…
Taxonomic novelties and new records of Fennoscandian crustose lichens
We present taxonomic, distributional and ecological notes on Fennoscandian crustose lichens and lichenicolous fungi, based on new collections as well as revision of herbarium mate…
New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia
Fourteen species of lichenized or lichenicolous fungi are reported new to either Norway or Sweden or both countries. Several of these are rare and almost unknown. The reported spe…
Tremella rhizocarpicola sp. nov. and other interesting lichenicolous Tremellales and Filobasidiales in the Nordic count…
New data on the diversity and geographical distribution of lichenicolous Tremellales and Filobasidiales in the Nordic countries is presented. One new species, Tremella rhizocarpic…
Could alien Impatiens capensis invade habitats of native I. noli-tangere in Europe? – Contrasting effects of microhabit…
Recent declines in the population size and habitat of the native European Impatiens noli-tangere have led to its observed disappearance. The spread of the North American I. capens…
Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to di…
Although understanding the relationship between the reproductive mode and mass-dispersal potential of plants is crucial for studying invasion phenomena, the morphological features…
Conditions of emergence of the Sooty Bark Disease and aerobiology of Cryptostroma corticale in Europe
The sooty bark disease (SBD) is an emerging disease affecting sycamore maple trees (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Europe. Cryptostroma corticale, the causal agent, putatively native to …
Exploring the eDNA dynamics of the host-pathogen pair Pacifastacus leniusculus (Decapoda) and Aphanomyces astaci (Sapr…
The oomycete Aphanomyces astaci causes crayfish plague, a disease threatening native European crayfish. It is carried and transmitted by American crayfish species, which are the o…
Genetic and morphological evidence indicates the persistence of Japanese mitten crab mitochondrial DNA in Europe for o…
Cryptic biological invasions are largely unrecognised, leading to an underestimation of the number of invading taxa and their potential impacts. The Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir…
Impacts of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on benthic invertebrate fauna: a case study from the Balti…
The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was first observed in the Baltic Sea in 1990 and has since displayed substantial secondary dispersal, establishing numerous dense populatio…
Taxonomy and distribution of Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma (Asteraceae) in Poland
The dandelions from Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma are taxonomically well distinguished and ecologically restricted to warm and sunlit habitats of steppes, dry and sandy grasslands…
Taxonomic studies on the Chara section Hartmania in Poland based on morphological and molecular data
Charophytes are aquatic green macroalgae, which inhabit fresh and brackish water ecosystems. In this study, four species belonging to the genus Chara were examined to determine th…
New western Palaearctic Dinotrema species with mesoscutal pit and only medially sculptured propodeum (Hymenoptera, Brac…
Descriptions of four new species of the genus Dinotrema Foerster with a mesoscutal pit and only medially sculptured propodeum are given. Dinotrema alysiae sp. n. (Denmark, England…
Revision of the European species of Omphale Haliday (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)
The European species of Omphale Haliday (Eulophidae: Entedoninae) are revised. The revision includes 37 species, of which eleven are newly described and the remaining 26 species a…