Alexis Lolas

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[Resolved] Is it possible to identify this species ?

These individuals were collected from the walls of an experimental aquarium. The organisms living in the experimental aquarium are marine amphipods. The aquarium has a closed-circuit filter...

20 January 2019 7,271 4 View

Can anyone help identify this gastropod? (ANSWERED)

I found these at a depth of approx. 25m, on a sandy bottom, in the gulf of Korinthos (Greece). The one in the picture is around 12 cm, but there were 1-2 even bigger and a few smaller ones,...

26 April 2016 2,565 3 View

Is there an identification key for Mediterranean limpets available?

I am looking for a key to identify the common Patella species in Eastern Mediterranean, mainly from external characteristics, in order to be distinguished in the field by students. Digital (pdf,...

02 November 2015 2,221 6 View

What is the correct way to refer to species in a manuscript?

When writing a manuscript, how should we refer to species? With their full accepted name, citing the original contributor and the contributors that altered the taxonomic classification of the...

21 October 2013 4,446 39 View

Should I consider empty shells when estimating Biodiversity Indices?

I have a soft sediment sample and I want to calculate some of the common Biodiversity indices (e.g. Shannon's, Simpson's, Margalef's, etc.). Since most of the gastropod shells are empty, can I...

08 August 2013 3,484 7 View

Is there a way (e.g. specific software) to create random faunal sub-datasets from an original dataset , in order to estimate Biodiversity Indices

I am trying to evaluate the sensitivity of some of the most commonly used Biodiversity Indices (for details see http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iroh.200390004 [Beisel et al. 2003]) and I want to create...

01 July 2013 4,838 7 View