@article{fdi:010093361,
  title = {{T}he unexplored biodiversity of "glacier fleas" ({H}exapoda: {C}ollembola) : taxonomy, distribution and ecology in the {E}uropean {A}lps and {A}pennines},
  author = {{V}alle, {B}. and {B}arbon, {G}. and {C}ucini, {C}. and {N}ardi, {F}. and {A}mbrosini, {R}. and {B}oschi, {S}. and {B}uda, {J}. and {F}icetola, {G}. {F}. and {F}rati, {F}. and {K}ovác, {L}. and {M}arta, {S}. and {S}cotti, {R}. and {R}ivalta, {V}. {T}. and {Z}immer, {A}nais and {G}obbi, {M}. and {C}accianiga, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}pringtails ({H}exapoda: {C}ollembola) are unique among {A}lpine arthropods for including cryophilic species, able to live in contact with glacial ice, the so-called 'glacier fleas'. {D}espite being historically recorded, their taxonomy and distribution are largely unknown. {I}n this article, we present the first comprehensive study of ice-dwelling springtails (family {I}sotomidae) of the {E}uropean {A}lps and {A}pennines. {M}orphological and molecular analyses of two mitochondrial genes (cox1 and 16{S}) were performed after an extensive field sampling across 48 {E}uropean sites. {F}ive new species were identified and described on the {A}lps: {D}esoria orobica sp. nov., {V}ertagopus glacialis sp. nov., {V}. psychrophilus sp. nov., {V}. glacieinigrae sp. nov. and {V}. fradustaensis sp. nov., together with the already known {D}. saltans and {V}. alpinus. {T}he evidence for two further new species was also reported, with the first occurrence of {G}nathisotoma bicolor for the {A}lpine chain. {D}esoria calderonis occurs on the only glacier of the {A}pennines. {A}mong the new species, {V}. glacialis and {V}. psychrophilus exhibit a wide range distribution, while the other species show a narrow endemic distribution. {T}he study highlighted the unexplored diversity of {A}lpine 'glacier fleas' and their ecological and biogeographic interest, together with the conservation concern in the context of the present warming cycle.},
  keywords = {16{S} ; cold-adapted species ; cox1 ; cryophilic ; {D}esoria ; glaciers ; ice-dwelling springtails ; integrative taxonomy ; species description ; {V}ertagopus ; {EUROPE} ; {ALPES} ; {APENNINS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {Z}oological {S}ystematics and {E}volutionary {R}esearch},
  volume = {2025},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {1616350 [36 p.]},
  ISSN = {0947-5745},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1155/jzs/1616350},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010093361},
}