Taxonomic, ecological and morphological diversity of Ponto-Caspian gammaroidean amphipods: a review

D Copilaș-Ciocianu, D Sidorov - Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2022 - Springer
The dynamic geological history of the Ponto-Caspian region drove the evolution of a highly
adaptable endemic fauna that gave rise to notorious aquatic invaders. Amphipod …

Continental-scale patterns of hyper-cryptic diversity within the freshwater model taxon Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

R Wattier, T Mamos, D Copilaş-Ciocianu, M Jelić… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Traditional morphological diagnoses of taxonomic status remain widely used while an
increasing number of studies show that one morphospecies might hide cryptic diversity, ie …

The legacy of a vanished sea: a high level of diversification within a European freshwater amphipod species complex driven by 15 My of Paratethys regression

T Mamos, R Wattier, A Burzyński… - Molecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The formation of continental Europe in the Neogene was due to the regression of the Tethys
Ocean and of the Paratethys Sea. The dynamic geology of the area and repetitious …

Morphology, nuclear SNPs and mate selection reveal that COI barcoding overestimates species diversity in a Mediterranean freshwater amphipod by an order of …

K Hupało, D Copilaș‐Ciocianu, F Leese, M Weiss - Cladistics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
DNA sequence information has revealed many morphologically cryptic species worldwide.
For animals, DNA‐based assessments of species diversity usually rely on the mitochondrial …

Neogene paleogeography provides context for understanding the origin and spatial distribution of cryptic diversity in a widespread Balkan freshwater amphipod

M Grabowski, T Mamos, K Bącela-Spychalska… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Background The Balkans are a major worldwide biodiversity and endemism hotspot. Among
the freshwater biota, amphipods are known for their high cryptic diversity. However, little is …

Out of the Black Sea: Phylogeography of the Invasive Killer Shrimp Dikerogammarus villosus across Europe

T Rewicz, R Wattier, M Grabowski, T Rigaud… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The amphipod Dikerogammarus villosus has colonized most of the European main inland
water bodies in less than 20 years, having deteriorating effect on the local benthic …

Fuzzy species borders of glacial survivalists in the Carpathian biodiversity hotspot revealed using a multimarker approach

T Mamos, K Jażdżewski, Z Čiamporová-Zaťovičová… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The Carpathians are one of the key biodiversity hotspots in Europe. The mountain chain
uplifted during Alpine orogenesis and is characterised by a complex geological history. Its …

The southwestern Carpathians as an ancient centre of diversity of freshwater gammarid amphipods: insights from the Gammarus fossarum species complex

D Copilaş‐Ciocianu, A Petrusek - Molecular Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Gammarus fossarum is a diverse species complex of epigean freshwater amphipods
throughout Europe. Due to their poor dispersal capabilities and ubiquity, these crustaceans …

Drastic underestimation of amphipod biodiversity in the endangered Irano-Anatolian and Caucasus biodiversity hotspots

AR Katouzian, A Sari, JN Macher, M Weiss… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Biodiversity hotspots are centers of biological diversity and particularly threatened by
anthropogenic activities. Their true magnitude of species diversity and endemism, however …

DNA barcoding and cryptic diversity of deep-sea scavenging amphipods in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Eastern Equatorial Pacific)

I Mohrbeck, T Horton, AM Jażdżewska… - Marine Biodiversity, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), located in the abyssal equatorial Pacific, has
been subject to intensive international exploration for polymetallic nodule mining over the …