Pub Date : 2023-11-23DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2279360
Tomáš Pavlíček, Timea Szederjesi, Oren Pearlson, Csaba Csuzdi
We are reporting an increase from 30 to 52 identified earthworm taxonomic species, including one subspecies, in the Levant bioregion during the last 20 years. The number of earthworm taxonomic spec...
{"title":"Biodiversity and distribution of earthworms in the biogeographic province of the Levant","authors":"Tomáš Pavlíček, Timea Szederjesi, Oren Pearlson, Csaba Csuzdi","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2279360","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2279360","url":null,"abstract":"We are reporting an increase from 30 to 52 identified earthworm taxonomic species, including one subspecies, in the Levant bioregion during the last 20 years. The number of earthworm taxonomic spec...","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138503849","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2284018
Ahmet Karataş, Fahri Tunç, Ayşegül Karataş
Published in Zoology in the Middle East (Ahead of Print, 2023)
发表于《中东动物学》(2023年印刷前)
{"title":"Range extension of the Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor to central Anatolia (Aves: Charadriiformes)","authors":"Ahmet Karataş, Fahri Tunç, Ayşegül Karataş","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2284018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2284018","url":null,"abstract":"Published in Zoology in the Middle East (Ahead of Print, 2023)","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138503848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-17DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2284016
Azhar Mohammed Al-Khazali, Ersen Aydın Yağmur
A new species Androctonus sumericus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Dhi Qar Province of Iraq, based on the material previously misidentified as A. crassicauda (Olivier, 1807). Theref...
{"title":"Androctonus sumericus sp. nov., a new scorpion from Dhi Qar Province, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae)","authors":"Azhar Mohammed Al-Khazali, Ersen Aydın Yağmur","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2284016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2284016","url":null,"abstract":"A new species Androctonus sumericus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from the Dhi Qar Province of Iraq, based on the material previously misidentified as A. crassicauda (Olivier, 1807). Theref...","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138503847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-11-08DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2279361
Gideon Pisanty, Karmit Levy, Teresa Martin, Yael Mandelik, Sophie Cardinal
AbstractA new species of mining bee, Andrena (incertae sedis) woodi Pisanty sp.n., is described, based on molecular and morphological differences from the related species Andrena aegyptiaca Friese, 1899. The new species is endemic to sandy habitats along Israel’s Coastal Plain.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F9CD6B6E-6A8D-48E2-934C-14D7358A1E0CKeywords: Coastal habitatDNA barcodingEastern MediterraneanEgyptNorth Africasand dunessolitary bees AcknowledgementsWe wish to thank Esther Ockermüller (OLML) for the loan of North African specimens of A. aegyptiaca. Thomas J. Wood examined many additional North African specimens, as well as the type material of A. aegyptiaca, A. comberiana and A. c. beharica. Shai Meiri assisted with preparing the species distribution map. Comments by two anonymous reviewers improved the manuscript.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported, in part, by the Institute of Environmental sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Ministry of Science and Technology, Israeli-Italian Scientific & Technological Cooperation research grant #18 to Y.M., and operating grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to S.C.
{"title":"A new species of mining bee (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: <i>Andrena</i> ) from Israel’s coastal plain","authors":"Gideon Pisanty, Karmit Levy, Teresa Martin, Yael Mandelik, Sophie Cardinal","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2279361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2279361","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractA new species of mining bee, Andrena (incertae sedis) woodi Pisanty sp.n., is described, based on molecular and morphological differences from the related species Andrena aegyptiaca Friese, 1899. The new species is endemic to sandy habitats along Israel’s Coastal Plain.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F9CD6B6E-6A8D-48E2-934C-14D7358A1E0CKeywords: Coastal habitatDNA barcodingEastern MediterraneanEgyptNorth Africasand dunessolitary bees AcknowledgementsWe wish to thank Esther Ockermüller (OLML) for the loan of North African specimens of A. aegyptiaca. Thomas J. Wood examined many additional North African specimens, as well as the type material of A. aegyptiaca, A. comberiana and A. c. beharica. Shai Meiri assisted with preparing the species distribution map. Comments by two anonymous reviewers improved the manuscript.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported, in part, by the Institute of Environmental sciences at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Ministry of Science and Technology, Israeli-Italian Scientific & Technological Cooperation research grant #18 to Y.M., and operating grants from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to S.C.","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135392368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2272411
Sadık Demirtaş
AbstractThe Golden Jackal, Canis aureus (L., 1758) is one of the most widespread species of canids, ranging from Central Europe and the Balkans to the Middle East and East Asia; however, relatively little is known about genetic diversity, population structure, and evolutionary history of the Turkish population, which occurs at a key crossroads in the species’ range. The present study assesses the phylogenetic status and demographic history of the Turkish populations relative to those elsewhere in Europe and Asia by analysing two mitochondrial DNA markers (cytochrome b, 1140 bp and control region, 310 bp). It was found that the genetic diversity in Turkey is higher than in European and Caucasian populations, but slightly lower than in Indian populations. The Turkish population has a close historical association with European and adjacent Asian populations. Demographic tests suggest a rapid population growth during the late Pleistocene, consistent with other Asian populations. These findings indicate that the Turkish population may have acted as a significant source from which the species expanded into Europe and the Caucasus region.Keywords: cytochrome bD-loopgenetic diversityPleistoceneTurkish Golden Jackal Supplementary MaterialSupplementary Material is given as a Supplementary Annex, which is available via the “Supplementary” tab on the article’s online page.AcknowledgementsI would like to express my very great gratitude to Dr Islam Gündüz for the valuable and constructive comments and recommendations on this study.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
{"title":"Genetic diversity, phylogeography and historical demography of the Golden Jackal, <i>Canis aureus</i> Linnaeus, 1758, in Turkey as inferred from mtDNA sequences","authors":"Sadık Demirtaş","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2272411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2272411","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe Golden Jackal, Canis aureus (L., 1758) is one of the most widespread species of canids, ranging from Central Europe and the Balkans to the Middle East and East Asia; however, relatively little is known about genetic diversity, population structure, and evolutionary history of the Turkish population, which occurs at a key crossroads in the species’ range. The present study assesses the phylogenetic status and demographic history of the Turkish populations relative to those elsewhere in Europe and Asia by analysing two mitochondrial DNA markers (cytochrome b, 1140 bp and control region, 310 bp). It was found that the genetic diversity in Turkey is higher than in European and Caucasian populations, but slightly lower than in Indian populations. The Turkish population has a close historical association with European and adjacent Asian populations. Demographic tests suggest a rapid population growth during the late Pleistocene, consistent with other Asian populations. These findings indicate that the Turkish population may have acted as a significant source from which the species expanded into Europe and the Caucasus region.Keywords: cytochrome bD-loopgenetic diversityPleistoceneTurkish Golden Jackal Supplementary MaterialSupplementary Material is given as a Supplementary Annex, which is available via the “Supplementary” tab on the article’s online page.AcknowledgementsI would like to express my very great gratitude to Dr Islam Gündüz for the valuable and constructive comments and recommendations on this study.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135366614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2272414
Nilgün Kaya, Oya Özuluğ, Murat Tosunoğlu, Vahap Eldem
AbstractThe diverse climate types and geographical structures across Anatolia result in a high level of species diversity. Among these, the lizard species Lacerta diplochondrodes exhibits several distinct populations, with some of them recognized as subspecies. The primary objective of our study was to investigate whether populations from Thrace and the Western Black Sea region of Türkiye differ from other documented populations. For this purpose, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of genetic and morphometric parameters. For the genetic analysis, we utilized the COI and cyt-b gene regions as molecular markers. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Canonical Discriminant Analysis (CDA) were used for the morphometric analyses to differentiate populations. Our findings indicate that a population found in the Bolu region in Western Black Sea region of Turkey differs from the other populations both in morphometric and genetic traits. The L. d. diplochondrodes and L. d. cariensis populations represent sister lineages, and they are both genetically and morphologically only weakly differentiated. These two lineages are therefore referred to as L. d. diplochondrodes. Overall, four different lineages can be distinguished in Türkiye, out of which the lineage of the Western Black Sea region (Bolu lineage) is described for the first time.Keywords: AnatoliazoogeographyCOIcyt-blineagesmorphometryphylogeny Supplementary MaterialSupplementary Material is given as a Supplementary Annex, which is available via the “Supplementary” tab on the article’s online page.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Gül of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Department of Biology for support in the fieldwork. The authors would like to thank Prof. Dr. Yusuf Kumlutaş of Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology for providing samples from their zoological collection for this study.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by the Research Fund of Istanbul University under Grant (number: 22978).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2272410
Bashar Jarayseh, Omar Attum, Simon Awad
AbstractThe Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus, is an opportunistic breeding species that is a resident in the Middle East. This study investigates its distribution patterns and breeding behaviour in Palestine based on observations spanning from 2014 to 2022. The species was first recdorded in Palestine in September 2014. Up until 2018, its presence was recorded at only a few specific locations, primarily in the northern Jordan Valley along the Jordanian border, Al Mukata’ valley in Jenin, and the western regions of the central and northern West Bank. However, a noticeable population increase and a remarkable expansion in its geographical range have been observed since then. The first documented breeding observation took place in 2019, and we identified 25 breeding sites. Clutch size varied between two to three eggs per nest, with an average of 2.71±0.49 (n=7). Additionally, instances of double-brooding were noted. Given the opportunistic breeding tendencies, the availability of suitable habitats, and potential food resources, we anticipate a continued expansion of the Black-winged Kite’s distribution in Palestine.Keywords: Distributionmultiple broodingLevantMiddle East AcknowledgementsWe appreciate the contribution of the regional experts Dr. Fares Khoury and Dr Michel Sawan who have provided information and data on the status of the species in their country. We would like to express our appreciation to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for providing us with data from their citizen science database (eBird). We also would like to thank Mr. Khaled Abuasbah, Dr. Emad Dawwas, Mr. Rashed Marie, Mr. Basem Mosa, Ms. Mandy Sirdah, Ms. Lara Sirdah, and Mr. Saed Shomaly for their contribution to this study by providing their personal observation and notes. Finally, we appreciate the efforts of the anonymous reviewers and their valuable comments and suggestions, that helped improve the manuscript.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingWe are grateful for the Environmental Education Center (EEC/ELCJHL) for supporting the field work and providing the necessary resources and equipment.
{"title":"Range expansion of the Black-winged Kite, <i>Elanus caeruleus</i> , in Palestine","authors":"Bashar Jarayseh, Omar Attum, Simon Awad","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2272410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2272410","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractThe Black-winged Kite, Elanus caeruleus, is an opportunistic breeding species that is a resident in the Middle East. This study investigates its distribution patterns and breeding behaviour in Palestine based on observations spanning from 2014 to 2022. The species was first recdorded in Palestine in September 2014. Up until 2018, its presence was recorded at only a few specific locations, primarily in the northern Jordan Valley along the Jordanian border, Al Mukata’ valley in Jenin, and the western regions of the central and northern West Bank. However, a noticeable population increase and a remarkable expansion in its geographical range have been observed since then. The first documented breeding observation took place in 2019, and we identified 25 breeding sites. Clutch size varied between two to three eggs per nest, with an average of 2.71±0.49 (n=7). Additionally, instances of double-brooding were noted. Given the opportunistic breeding tendencies, the availability of suitable habitats, and potential food resources, we anticipate a continued expansion of the Black-winged Kite’s distribution in Palestine.Keywords: Distributionmultiple broodingLevantMiddle East AcknowledgementsWe appreciate the contribution of the regional experts Dr. Fares Khoury and Dr Michel Sawan who have provided information and data on the status of the species in their country. We would like to express our appreciation to Cornell Lab of Ornithology for providing us with data from their citizen science database (eBird). We also would like to thank Mr. Khaled Abuasbah, Dr. Emad Dawwas, Mr. Rashed Marie, Mr. Basem Mosa, Ms. Mandy Sirdah, Ms. Lara Sirdah, and Mr. Saed Shomaly for their contribution to this study by providing their personal observation and notes. Finally, we appreciate the efforts of the anonymous reviewers and their valuable comments and suggestions, that helped improve the manuscript.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingWe are grateful for the Environmental Education Center (EEC/ELCJHL) for supporting the field work and providing the necessary resources and equipment.","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135411842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-23DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2272412
Enis Akay, Deniz Anıl Odabaşı, Nurhayat Dalkıran
AbstractIn Türkiye, the family Bithyniidae is represented by two genera: Bithynia (Leach, 1818) and Pseudobithynia (Glöer & Pešić, 2006). Recent studies have shown that Bithyniidae species have a broad distribution across southeastern Europe, including Greece, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. In Türkiye, a total of 14 species have been documented so far, with nine belonging to the genus Bithynia and five to Pseudobithynia. We found a new Bithynia species in Kocaçay Stream, situated in the southern Marmara Region. This newly identified species has been compared with all known congeners from nearby ecosystems in Türkiye and neighbouring countries.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C9665C20-F606-4763-8C82-E0DCFB23C7D8Keywords: Bithynia alii sp. nprotected wetlandfreshwater molluscs AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the anonymous referees for making constructive comments.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThe Research Foundation of Uludağ University financed this study under the project No: DDP(F)-2018/13.
{"title":"A new species within the genus <i>Bithynia</i> (Gastropoda: Bithyniidae) from northwestern Türkiye","authors":"Enis Akay, Deniz Anıl Odabaşı, Nurhayat Dalkıran","doi":"10.1080/09397140.2023.2272412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2023.2272412","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractIn Türkiye, the family Bithyniidae is represented by two genera: Bithynia (Leach, 1818) and Pseudobithynia (Glöer & Pešić, 2006). Recent studies have shown that Bithyniidae species have a broad distribution across southeastern Europe, including Greece, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. In Türkiye, a total of 14 species have been documented so far, with nine belonging to the genus Bithynia and five to Pseudobithynia. We found a new Bithynia species in Kocaçay Stream, situated in the southern Marmara Region. This newly identified species has been compared with all known congeners from nearby ecosystems in Türkiye and neighbouring countries.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C9665C20-F606-4763-8C82-E0DCFB23C7D8Keywords: Bithynia alii sp. nprotected wetlandfreshwater molluscs AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the anonymous referees for making constructive comments.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThe Research Foundation of Uludağ University financed this study under the project No: DDP(F)-2018/13.","PeriodicalId":24024,"journal":{"name":"Zoology in the Middle East","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135412926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-10-09DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2266911
Petr Benda, Antonín Reiter, Marcel Uhrin
AbstractNew records of the Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) from 14 sites situated in the north-western part of Saudi Arabia interconnect the previously known parts of the distributon range of this bat in Arabia and suggest its continuous occurrence in a belt of coastal regions and the Hijaz Mountains along the Red Sea. These data indicate that the fruit bats can occur in very small spots of fertile environment surrounded by arid rocks and deserts and use them as foraging and roosting habitats. The occurrence of R. aegyptiacus was also confirmed in most of the sites where it was suggested previously. The occurrence in Hail represents the most remote spot of the fruit bat presence in the Arabian Desert, situated more than 500 km from the closest seashore, and around 315 km from the closest locality of R. aegyptiacus reported previously. We consider this occurrence an overlooked but traditional part of R. aegyptiacus distribution, connected with the broad use of the Date Palms grown in the area continuously since antiquity.Keywords: Arabian PeninsulaMiddle Eastoccurrence pattern Supplementary MaterialSupplementary Material is given as a Supplementary Annex, which is available via the “Supplementary” tab on the article’s online page.AcknowledgementsWe thank Mohamed Zakaria Hatim (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) for the help with identification of the Damas Tree, the food source of the Egyptian Fruit Bat in Saudi Arabia.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.Additional informationFundingThis study was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (# DKRVO 2019– 2023/6.IX.e, 00023252).
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Pub Date : 2023-10-05DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2023.2266916
Emin Kaplan
AbstractFifty-nine ichneumonid samples were collected from Bingöl and Diyarbakır provinces in eastern Türkiye between 2017 and 2021. From the 17 species in 15 genera listed here, Enclisis dichroma Bordera & Hernandez-Rodriguez, Ophion confusus Johansson, Temelucha corsicator Aubert, and Xylophrurus dentatus (Taschenberg) are newly recorded from Türkiye. Trathala siniensis Kaplan sp. n. is described from Diyarbakır province.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2B063733-89BB-44B0-BC91-EA1671EB3811Keywords: IchneumonoideataxonomyfaunaBingölDiyarbakır AcknowledgementsI would like to thank Dr. Neveen Gadallah (Egypt), Dr. Dmitri R. Kasparyan (Russia), Dr. Martin Schwarz (Austria), Dr. Matthias Riedel (Germany), Dr. Niklas Johansson (Sweden), and Dr. Zoltán Vas (Hungary) for helping in the identification of some material. I also thank Dr. Erol Yıldırım and Dr. Murat Yurtcan (Türkiye) for their advice.Disclosure StatementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.
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