@article {119, title = {Phylogenetic analysis of the amphipod family Bogidiellidae s. lat., and revision of taxa above the species level}, journal = {Crustaceana}, volume = {72}, year = {1999}, month = {Nov. 1999}, pages = {781-816}, abstract = {

The increasing number of world-wide discoveries of subterranean amphipods, especially during the last two decades, has led to additions of numerous new taxa in the stygobiont family Bogidiellidae s. lat. To date, the family is composed of 23 genera and 11 subgenera, and approximately 110 described species. However, given the uneven quality of generic and subgeneric diagnoses in the literature, there is considerable confusion regarding the status of some of the taxa at these levels. Even the family itself lacks a clear definition. In order to gain a better knowledge of the phylogeny of this group, a cladistic analysis, employing both PAUP 3.0s and MacClade, was performed on the genera and subgenera currently assigned to the Bogidiellidae s. lat. Supported by the results of this analysis, the taxonomic structure of this group is completely revised above the species level. The revision excludes 5 genera from the family, all remaining subgenera are elevated to generic level. Four taxa are split, resulting in 5 new genera. The family Bogidiellidae now consists of 33 genera.

}, keywords = {phylogeny, revision}, author = {Koenemann, Stefan and Holsinger, John R.} } @article {80, title = {Megagidiella azul, a new genus and species of cavernicolous amphipod crustacean (Bogidiellidae) from Brazil, with rem arks on its biogeographic and phylogenetic relationships}, journal = {Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington}, volume = {112}, year = {1999}, pages = {572-580}, abstract = {

Megagidiella azul, a new genus and species, is described from Gruta do Lago Azul, a cave in central-western Brazil. With a body length of more than 16 mm, this species is the largest bogidiellid recorded to date. In addition to its large size, the absence of a mandibular palp is a unique diagnostic character for the family Bogidiellidae and alone merits recognition of a new genus. The occurrence of Megagidiella azul in an isolated, inland cave habitat marks another exceptional biogeographic record of a bogidiellid amphipod from South America.

}, keywords = {Brazil, South America}, author = {Koenemann, Stefan and Holsinger, John R.} } @article {75, title = {Cladistic analysis of 37 Mediterranean Bogidiellidae (Amphipoda), including Bogidiella arista, new species, from Turkey}, journal = {Journal of Crustacean Biology}, volume = {18}, year = {1998}, pages = {383-404}, abstract = {

A new subterranean amphipod species, Bogidiella ( Medigidiella) arista, found in the mesopsammic ground waters of southern Anatolia, Turkey, is described, together with Bogidiella (Bogidiella) calicali Karaman, the latter being recorded for the first time in the eastern Mediterranean. A cladistic analysis of 37 Mediterranean species of the family Bogidiellidae is performed, using 4 species from the Canary Islands as an outgroup. Alternatively, 2 cladistic software packages, PAUP 3.1.1 and HENNIG86, are employed to calculate consensus trees of minimal length. The resulting trees show more or less identical robust clades, characterizing a central, a central-eastern, and an eastern Mediterranean group. Apart from this pattern of major geographical clusters, all species of the subgenus Medigidiella appear as a robust, monophyletic clade as well. This initial attempt to analyze the phylogeny of Mediterranean bogidiellids forms a useful basis for further, extended studies, using either different outgroup taxa or additional morphological data.

}, keywords = {Mediterranean, phylogeny, Turkey}, author = {Koenemann, Stefan and Vonk, Ronald and Schram, Frederick R} } @article {52, title = {Bogidiella veneris, a new species of subterranean Amphipoda (Bogidiellidae) from Australia, with remarks on the systematics and biogeography}, journal = {Journal of Crustacean Biology}, volume = {31}, year = {2011}, pages = {566-575}, abstract = {

A new species of subterranean amphipod, Bogidiella veneris, from Venus Bay, South Australia is described. The species was found in a groundwater observation well drilled in an aeolianite limestone formation only 500 m from the seashore. The discovery of the new bogidiellid amphipod is one of the outcomes of a three year stygofauna survey in South Australia. Bogidiella veneris is the fourth species of Bogidiellidae from the Australian region.

}, keywords = {South Australia}, author = {Leijs, Remko and Bloechl, Armin and Koenemann, Stefan} } @article {12, title = {Revision of the subterranean amphipod genus Spelaeogammarus (Bogidiellidae) from Brazil, including descriptions of three new species and considerations of their phylogeny and biogeography}, journal = {Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington}, volume = {113}, year = {2000}, pages = {104-123}, abstract = {

Three new subterranean amphipods of the genus Spelaeogammarus da Silva Brum, 1975, are described from eastern Brazil, bringing the total number of species in the genus to four. Based on the examination of type-material of Spelaeogammarus bahiensis, a comparative diagnosis of all four species of Spelaeogammarus. including the new species Spelaeogammarus spinilacertus, Spelaeogammarus trajanoae, and Spelaeogammarus santanensis, is given. A diagnosis for the genus is also provided. The occurrence of these species in caves that are separated from each other in discontinuous karst areas is biogeographically significant for the family Bogidiellidae in continental South America.

}, keywords = {Brazil, phylogeny}, author = {Koenemann, Stefan and Holsinger, John R.} }