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Afonso, Odette; Henry, Jean-Paul; Magniez, Guy. |
From now on, the genus Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 1968 includes 2 oculated and 17 stygobiotic species. As a natural and monophyletic taxonomic unit, we consider it a good genus. Its original area corresponds to the north-west quarter of the Iberian Peninsula. Secondarily, this area has extended eastward, using mainly the alluvial channels of hydrographic systems (Ríos Douro + Ebro and tributaries), finally reaching the underground waters of several Mediterranean rivers. This active expansion is exclusively due to the migration of two stygobiotic sibling species: B. lagari Henry & Magniez, 1973 towards the high basin of the Río Tajo, then downstream to the basins of the Ríos Jucar and Turia (Prov. Valencia); and B. lagarioides n. sp., downstream... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Bragasellus; Stygobionts; Active expansion; Recent alluvial deposits; Taxonomy; New species; Zoogeography; Iberian Peninsula. |
Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504446 |
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