Avtor/Urednik | Trontelj, Peter | |
Naslov | Glossiphonia slovaca (Košel 1973) (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) iz Save pri Čatežu: nova vrsta pijavke za Slovenijo in vprašanje njene taksonomske pripadnosti | |
Prevedeni naslov | Glossiphonia slovaca (Košel 1973) (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) from the Sava river at Čatež: a leech new to Slovenia, and the question of its taxonomic identity | |
Tip | članek | |
Vir | Natura sloveniae | |
Vol. in št. | Letnik 2, št. 2 | |
Leto izdaje | 2000 | |
Obseg | str. 21-7 | |
Jezik | slo | |
Abstrakt | In 1995, a leech taxon new to Slovenia was found in the Sava river at Čatež. It displays the characteristics of the species Glossiphonia slovaca (Košel 1973). The taxonomy of this species and its sister taxon G. paludosa (Carena 1824) has been controversial. The latter name has been used for two remotely related species, whereas the differentiation between the sister taxa has not been sufficiently elaborated. However, molecular and biogeographic differences between the two sister taxa seem to justify their status as distinct species. The Sava river at Čatež is inhabited by at least seven leech species, some of which are very scarce in Slovenia. The site is threatened by damming of the river for hydroelectric power plants. | |
Izvleček | Leta 1995 je bil v Savi pri Termah Čatež najden za Slovenijo nov takson pijavke, katerega značilnosti se ujemajo z vrsto Glossiphonla slovaca (Košel 1973). Taksonomija te vrste in njenega sestrskega taksona G. paludosa (Carena 1824) še ni povsem razjasnjena. Večkrat so z zadnjim imenom poimenovali dve nesorodni vrsti, razlikovanje med sestrskima taksonoma pa ni bilo zadovoljivo razdelano. Avtor se je, na podlagi molekulamih in biogeografskih razlik odločil, da je smiselno ločevati obe vrsti. Sava pri Čatežu je s sedmimi vrstami pijavk ena najbogatejših lokalitet v Sloveniji. Za ta odsek Save je predvidena zajezitev za hidroenergetske potrebe, kar bi uničilo habitat nekaterih v Sloveniji zelo redkih pijavk: | |
Deskriptorji | LEECHES ECOSYSTEM FRESH WATER |