The occurrence of terrestrial Isopods (Oniscoidea) in Abrau Peninsula, Russia

Daria Kuznetsova; Konstantin Gongalsky

doi:10.15468/zdypk6

The occurrence of terrestrial Isopods (Oniscoidea) in Abrau Peninsula, Russia

Citation

Kuznetsova D, Gongalsky K (2024). The occurrence of terrestrial Isopods (Oniscoidea) in Abrau Peninsula, Russia. Version 1.1. A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zdypk6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The fauna of terrestrial Isopods of the Abrau Peninsula has been studied for more than 20 years. The database includes both targeted collections of woodlice and incidental observations made in the course of other surveys on soil invertebrates. Most of the locations are situated on the territory of the Utrish State Nature Reserve. Conservation area was specially established to protect the unique sub-Mediterranean systems of the peninsula. During the survey, 5581 specimens belonging to 25 species were identified, three of which are endemic to the area.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The database contains sightings from all the most typical habitats of the Abrau Peninsula: the Black Sea coast, fresh water banks, hygrophytic and mesophytic forests, xerophytic forests and sparse woodlands, open areas and areas with intensive anthropogenic pressure. In addition to the Abrau Peninsula area, the database includes findings from the left bank of the Dyurso River valley and the surroundings of Lake Abrau-Dyurso.

Sampling

All isopods were collected by hand, in soil, at a depth of up to 10 cm, in litter, under stones, fallen trees and in other available microhabitats. For species determination, collected specimens were transported to the laboratory at the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Ecology RAS in a plastic containers with 97% ethanol solution (Gongalsky et al. 2005; Gongalsky, Kuznetsova, 2011).

Quality Control

Identification of isopod species was carried out using original descriptions of species (Borutzky 1957, 1977) and monographs on terrestrial isopods in Europe (Schmalfuss, 2003, Vandel, 1960, 1962, Gruner, 1966, Schmolzer, 1965, Schmidt, 1997, Sutton, 1972). During the study, 3 new species were discovered (Gongalsky, 2015, 2017, 2022; Gongalsky et al., 2024). We cordially thank Helmut Schmalfuss, Christian Schmidt and Stefano Taiti for their help with identification of material at various stages of our study, Andrei D. Pokarzhevskii, Olga A. Leontyeva (both late) for initiating studies of soil fauna in Abrau Peninsula, Danill I. Korobushkin, Philipp S. Byzov and Ivan N. Marin for providing material for examination, students of different years at the Department of Biogeography, Moscow State University, for their help in collecting the material, staff of the Utrish Marine Biological Station of Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, and staff of the Utrish State Nature Reserve (personally, deputy head, Olga N. Bykhalova).

Method steps

The data has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 5581 specimens belonging to 25 species from 639 locations.

Taxonomic Coverages

Armadillidae
rank: family
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Trachelipodidae
rank: family
Malacostraca
rank: class
Philosciidae
rank: family
Isopoda
rank: order
Armadillidiidae
rank: family
Ligiidae
rank: family
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Trichoniscidae
rank: family
Agnaridae
rank: family
Platyarthridae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

This dataset presents the distribution of terrestrial isopods in Abrau peninsula (Russia).

Bibliographic Citations

Borutzky E. (1957) Terrestrial isopods in the south-east of the European part of the USSR. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 34: 360-372. (Russian with English summary) -
Borutzky E. (1977). New species of the genus Cylisticus (Isopoda, Oniscoidea, Cylisticidae). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 56: 28-37. (Russian with English summary) -
Gongalsky K. B. (2015) New for the fauna of Russia species of isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) from the Nature Reserve "Utrish" // Protection of biota in the State Nature Reserve "Utrish". Scientific Proceedings, Vol. 3. Maikop: LLC "Polygraph-Yug". Pp. 257-258. (In Russian with English summary) -
Gongalsky K. B., Kuznetsova D. M. (2011). Fauna and population of woodlice (Isopoda, Oniscidea) of Abrau Peninsula (the Northwestern Caucasus). Zoologicheskiĭ Zhurnal, 90(8), 916-922. (In Russian, with English summary) -
Gongalsky K. B., Savin F. A., Pokarzhevskii A. D., Filimonova Z. V. (2005). Spatial distribution of isopods in an oak–beech forest. European Journal of Soil Biology, 41(3-4), 117-122 -
Gongalsky K.B. (2017). A new species of Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 1908 (Isopoda: Oniscidea: Trachelipodidae) from the Utrish Nature Reserve, northwestern Caucasus. Arthropoda Selecta 31(1): 35-40 -
Gongalsky K.B. (2022). First terrestrial species of the troglobiont genus Caucasocyphoniscus Borutzky 1948 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae) from northwestern Caucasus. Arthropoda Selecta 31(4): 387–391 -
Gongalsky K.B., Byzov F.S., Medvedev D.A. (2024). A new species of the genus Protracheoniscus Verhoeff, 1917 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from the northwestern Caucasus. Arthropoda Selecta 33(1): XX-YY -
Gruner H. (1966) Die Tierwelt Deutschlands. 53. Teil. Krebstiere oder Crustacea. V. Isopoda, 2. Lieferung, pp. 151-380. Jena -
Schmalfuss H., (2003). World catalog of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie A, Nr. 654. 341 pp. -
Schmidt C. (1997). Revision of the European species of the genus Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 1908 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Vol. 121. P. 129–244 -
Schmolzer K. (1965). Bestimmungsbucher zur Bodenfauna Europas. Ordnung Isopoda (Landasseln). Lieferung 4 and 5: 468 pp. Berlin -
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Vandel A. (1960). Faune de France, Vol. 64, Isopodes terrestres (première partie). Lechevalier, Paris. pp. 1-416 -
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Contacts

Daria Kuznetsova
originator
position: Independent Researcher
Unaffiliated
Edinburgh
Scotland
GB
email: belyi.kit@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1237-1066

Konstantin Gongalsky
originator
position: Main Researcher
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS
Leninsky pr., 33
Moscow
119071
RU
email: gongalsky@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1600-8448

Daria Kuznetsova
administrative point of contact
position: Independent Researcher
Unaffiliated
Edinburgh
Scotland
GB
email: belyi.kit@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1237-1066