| Name | Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology |
| Country | Poland |
| Postal address | Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź |
| Webpage | http://invertebrates.uni.lodz.pl/ |
| Contact name | Tomasz Rewicz |
| Contact email | tomasz.rewicz@biol.uni.lodz.pl |
| Phone number | +48 42 6354446 |
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| Main activities | DNA barcoding, phylogeography, phylogeny of Palearctic Amphipoda DNA barcoding, phylogeography, phylogeny of marcoinvertebrates from ancient Balkan lakes (Skadar and Ohrid) taxonomy and ecology of Palearctic Amphipoda taxonomy and ecology of Palearctic Chironomidae preparing the DNA reference library of Polish macroinvertebrates within the PolBOL (Polish Barcode of Life) initiative aquatic invasive species – ecology, interactions, risk assessment (Ponto-Caspian Crustacea, fishes) zoogeography, biology and ecology of terrestrial beetles (Cicindelidae, Carabidae) biology and ecology of terrestrial snails, with emphasis to Clausiliidae zoogeography, species diversity, DNA barcoding of selected macroinvertebrates groups (Cicindelidae, Salticidae, Clausiliidae) from the Oriental region (Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines) spatial distribution, abundance and diversity of Antarctic zoobenthos taxonomy, phylogeny and spatial distribution of bathyal Amphipoda and Tanaidacea taxonomy, abundance and spatial distribution of zoobenthos of Gulf of Guinea paleolimnology and paleoclimatology based of chironomids microfossils systematic and phylogeny of fossil and present Mecoptera |
| Field of application | Barcoding, Metabarcoding, Bioindication, Ecological status, Biodiversity evaluation, Alien species, Conservation Biology, Genetic markers, Habitat Directive, Invasive species, European Water Framework Directive, Protected species, qPCR, ddPCR, Risk assessment, Species inventories |
| Expertise | DNA barcoding; molecular phylogeny, phylogeography, ecology; population genetic; eDNA; metabarcoding taxonomy, phylogeny of Amphipoda, Tanaidacea, Polychaeta, Chironomidae, Salticidae, Cicindelidae freshwater general macroinvertebrates (with emphasis to EPT) ecology, risk assessment, distribution, of Ponto-Caspian invasive species checklists of Palearctic invertebrates Scanning Electron Microscope micro and macrofossils: Chironomidae, Mecoptera microsporidian parasites and its interactions |
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| Target ecosystems | All surface freshwater, Marine water, Brackish water, Terrestrial ecosystems |
| Target species or taxonomic groups | Bacteria/Archaea, Protists, Arthropods Insects, Arthropods Arachnids, Arthropods Crustaceans/Myriapods, Nematods/Oligochaetes, Porifera (sponges), Mollusca (bivalves/gastropods/cephalopods), Macrozoobenthos/Meiobenthos, Fishes, Amphibians, Macrofossils (Vertebrates/invertebrates), Microfossils (microorganisms/micro-remains_of_fauna/flora) |
| Sample types | Bulk, Water, Biofilm, Sediments, Honey/beehive products, Biological tissues, Feather |
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| Professional organisation membership | IBOL – International Barcode of Life Bioscan Europe DNAqua-NET – EU COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action CA15219 on “Developing new genetic tools for bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems in Europe” INVASIVESNET – The Global NETWORK on invasive alien species World Register of Marine Species: WoRMS |
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