The Length-Weight relationships (LWRs) of 52 species (14 never reported before) fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods living on the shelf upper slope off Southern Sicily are provided. Data were collected in framework International bottom trawl survey Mediterranean (MEDITS) South (Central Mediterranean), covering a time frame ranging from 2012 to 2019. Linear regressions significant for all (p &lt...

The honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata is a gregarious tube-dwelling polychaete that builds remarkable biogenic reefs in marine coastal waters. are considered valuable habitats requiring protection measures for their conservation, as they play key role the functioning of ecosystems. Sabellarid extensively developed along Atlantic coasts Europe and reported Mediterranean Sea Italian coasts, whe...

The present note aims to provide detailed information on the biology and ecology of two marine heterobranch species belonging order Umbraculida: Umbraculum umbraculum Tylodina perversa . observations were carried out through scuba dives from 2017 May 2022 in 5 sites located along central-eastern coast Sicily. For each species, morphology, abundance, bathymetric range, substrates habitats, seaso...

The host-parasite system “Emys trinacris – Placobdella costata Haemogregarina stepanowi” is known for Sicily, but scarce information available to date about the distribution of two parasites on island. Therefore, an extensive sampling effort through visual census and collection analysis blood smears endemic Sicilian pond turtle E. was carried out in 46 water bodies scattered throughout mainland...

To the Editor: Serovars of Salmonella, other than subspecies enterica, are primarily associated with cold-blooded animals and infrequently colonize the intestines of warm-blooded animals. Strains of S. bongori, in particular, are rarely isolated from human patients (1,2). However , during 1984–2004, 27 strains of S. bongori with the antigenic formula 48:z 35 :– were identifi ed from 2 epi-and f...

This research explores the figurative culture that flourished in Sicily during 12th and 13th centuries, focusing on interplay between artifacts of different types, materials, techniques uses. Paintings, sculptures objects share a common visual language are analyzed with aim highlighting recurring motifs, mutual influences related sources. The main focus is decorative apparatus Sacramentary Ms. ...

The WAS—Waterscape Archaeology in Sicily—project is dedicated to underwater cultural heritage mapping, knowledge and awareness of the heritage, dissemination, analysis submerged environment concerning coast. prototype investigation site presented here Isola delle Femmine (PA, Italy). This paper highlights archaeological discovery with a description main finds, across multidisciplinary approach,...

New taxonomic, biological and faunistic data are presented for some species of sawflies occurring in southern Europe North Africa. Pamphilius mediterraneus sp. nov. is described from Italy (Sicily). It belongs to the alternans sub-group group. Pristiphora omalos Greece (Crete). depressa junior synonyms Calameuta tazzekae Lacourt, 1991 gaullei (Konow, 1896), Emphytus leucostomus Costa, 1890 Alla...

Here, we present Raman spectra showing the presence and distribution of scytonemin carotenoids in epilithic endolithic colonisations from temperate locations Central Europe Sicily. In Bohemian Massif, marble serpentinitic cyanobacterial epiliths dominated by cyanobacteria Scytonema, Stigonema, Hassallia, Gloeocapsopsis Gloeocapsa were investigated using light microscopy spectroscopy. Scytonemin...

Geophysical surveys in the eastern slope of Gela Basin (Strait Sicily, central Mediterranean) contributed to identification several episodes sediment mass transport, recorded by scars and deposits various dimensions within Pleistocene succession. In addition a huge failure called Slide with volume exceeding 600 km 3 , most studied events show volumes estimated between 0.5 1.5 which is common ma...