Papers

Cocozza di Montanara A., Baldrighi E., López Correa M., Chianese E., Appolloni, L., Simoncini N., Sandulli R., Zeppilli D., Semprucci F., Gambi M.C., Donnarumma L. 2024. Meiobenthos and ocean acidification: effects on meiobenthic communities inhabiting Mediterranean cold shallow CO2-vents. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 300, 108730. Link:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771424001185?via%3Dihub 

Semprucci F., Catani L, Grassi E., Jakubcsiková M., Čerevková A. 2024. Simple, inexpensive, and rapid approach to detect changes in the structure of soil free-living nematodes. HELMINTHOLOGIA, 61, 1: 85 – 98. Link:https://sciendo.com/pl/article/10.2478/helm-2024-0001

Grassi E., Catani L, Magni P., Gravina M.F., Semprucci F., 2023. Taxonomic and functional diversity of nematode fauna: two sides of the same coin in the ecological quality assessment of transitional environments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 295: 108550. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771423003402?via%3Dihub

Catani L., Manachini B., Grassi E., Guidi L., Semprucci F. 2023. Essential Oils as Nematicides in Plant Protection—A Review. Plants 12, 1418. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/6/1418

Manteghi A., Rezaee Danesh Y., Hesar A.M., Demir S., Boyno G., Catani L., Semprucci F., 2022. Is the Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungus Funneliformis mosseae a Suitable Agent to Control Criconematid Populations? Diversity, 14, 898. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/898

Grassi E, Montefalcone M, Cesaroni L, Guidi L, Balsamo M, Semprucci F. 2022. Taxonomic and functional nematode diversity in Maldivian coral degradation zones: patterns across reef typologies and depths. PeerJ 10:e13644. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35791363/

Franzo A., Baldrighi E., Grassi E., Grego M., Balsamo M., Basili M., Semprucci F., 2022. Free-living nematodes of Mediterranean ports: a mandatory contribution for their use in ecological quality assessment. Marine Pollution Bullettin. 180: 113814 Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X22004969

Catani L., Grassi E., Cocozza di Montanara A., Guidi L., Sandulli R., Manachini B., Semprucci F., 2022. Essential oils and their applications in agriculture and agricultural products: a literature analysis through VOSviewer. Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 45: 102502. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878818122002298

Semprucci F., Grassi, E., Balsamo M. 2022. Simple is the best: an alternative method for the analysis of free-living nematode assemblage structure. Water, 14(7), 1114. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/7/1114

Losi V., Grassi E., Balsamo M., Rocchi M., Gaozza L., Semprucci F., 2021. Changes in taxonomic structure and functional traits of nematodes as tools in the assessment of port impact. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 260, 107524. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272771421003759

Sbrocca C., De Troch M., Losi V., Grassi E., Balsamo M., Semprucci F. 2021. Habitat-diversity relations between sessile macrobenthos and benthic copepods in the rocky shores of a Marine Protected Area. Water, 13, 1020. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1020

Baldrighi E., Vasapollo C., Grassi E., Alvisi F., Cesaroni L., Balsamo M., Semprucci F., 2021. Meiobenthic assemblages as ecological indicator of natural variability induced by ecosystem engineers. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 45, 101824. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352485521002164

Semprucci, F.; Appolloni, L.; Grassi, E.; Donnarumma, L.; Cesaroni, L.; Tirimberio, G.; Chianese, E.; Di Donato, P.; Russo, G.F.; Balsamo, M.; Sandulli R. 2021. Antarctic Special Protected Area 161 as a Reference to Assess the Effects of Anthropogenic and Natural Impacts on Meiobenthic Assemblages. Diversity 13, 626. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/12/626

Zullini A., Semprucci F., 2020. Morphological differences between free-living soil and freshwater nematodes in relation to their environments. Nematology 22: 125-132. Link: https://brill.com/view/journals/nemy/22/2/article-p125_1.xml

Hong J.H. and Semprucci F., Jeong R., Kim K., Lee S., Jeon D., Yoo H., Kim J., Kim J., Yeom J., Lee S., Lee K., Lee W., 2020. Meiobenthic nematodes in the assessment of the relative impact of human activities on coastal marine ecosystem. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192:81. Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10661-019-8055-2

Mikac B., Semprucci F., Guidi L., Ponti M., Abbiati M., Balsamo M., Dovgal I. 2020. Newly discovered associations between peritrich ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) and scale polychaetes (Annelida: Polynoidae and Sigalionidae) with a review of polychaete–peritrich epibiosis. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 188: 4, 939–953. Link: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/188/4/939/5601227

Guidi L., Garraffoni A.R.S., Semprucci F., Balsamo M. 2020. Spermatozoa ultrastructure, spermatogenesis and reproductive system of Acanthodasys australis (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 286: 108-116. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0044523120300401

Baldrighi E., Dovgal I., Zeppilli D., Abibulaeva A., Michelet C., Michaud E., Franzo A., Grassi E., Cesaroni L., Guidi L., Balsamo M., Sandulli R., Semprucci F. 2020. The cost for biodiversity: records of ciliate–nematode epibiosis with the description of three new suctorian species. Diversity. 12, 224. Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/224

Sahraeian N., Sahafi H.H., Mosallanejad H., Ingels J., Semprucci F., 2020. Temporal and spatial variability of free-living nematodes in a beach system characterized by domestic and industrial impacts (Bandar Abbas, Persian Gulf, Iran). Ecological Indicators, 118: 106697. Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470160X20306348

Schratzberger M., Danovaro R., Ingels J., Montagna P., Rohal Lupher M., Semprucci F., Somerfield P. (2023). Hidden Players—Meiofauna Mediate Ecosystem Effects of Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Ocean. In: Giere, O., Schratzberger, M. (eds) New Horizons in Meiobenthos Research. Springer, Cham. 175–255 pp. Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21622-0_7. 

Balsamo M., Semprucci F., 2023. Nematoida: Nematoda e Nematomorpha. In: Ballarin L. (Ed.). Manuale di Zoologia. Piccin Nuova Libraria S.p.A., Padova. 519-548. pp. ISBN 978-88-299-3454-6.

Semprucci F. Sandulli R., 2020. Meiofauna Biodiversity and Ecology. Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Diversity. ISBN: 978-3-03943-132-8 Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/6/249