Bernardo Reyes-Tur
@bernardoreyestur.bsky.social
Cuban land snails, mainly Cepolidae and Polymita species captive breeding, ecology, evolution, conservation biology. Universidad de Oriente, Cuba
August 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement of the world's most beautiful snail, Polymita picta url: academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
The mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement of the world's most beautiful snail, Polymita picta
Polymita picta (Born, 1778) or the Cuban painted snail is renowned for its diverse colour and banding polymorphism. Unfortunately, all the species within t
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June 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic placement of the world's most beautiful snail, Polymita picta url: academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...
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Snails of Cuba! We found 5 species, including the most endangered and most beautiful, Polymita sulphurosa. Project on evolution/conservation of these snails, led by Cuba, me @ #UoN, and working with London zoo, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
#snails #cuba #fieldwork
#snails #cuba #fieldwork
March 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Snails of Cuba! We found 5 species, including the most endangered and most beautiful, Polymita sulphurosa. Project on evolution/conservation of these snails, led by Cuba, me @ #UoN, and working with London zoo, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.
#snails #cuba #fieldwork
#snails #cuba #fieldwork
A new research article on the "Luminance" of the shells of Polymita has been published for PlosOne. Authors highlight the variability found in the background and bands colour of the shells and its potential relationship with thermo-resistance. Go Polymita go!!!
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Shell colour luminance of Cuban painted snails, Polymita picta and Polymita muscarum (Gastropoda: Cepolidae)
Climate change is a global environmental threat, directly affecting biodiversity. Terrestrial gastropods are particularly susceptible to alterations in temperature and humidity and have develop morph-...
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January 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A new research article on the "Luminance" of the shells of Polymita has been published for PlosOne. Authors highlight the variability found in the background and bands colour of the shells and its potential relationship with thermo-resistance. Go Polymita go!!!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...