Główne zainteresowania badawcze
Taksonomia, filogeneza i biologia Tardigrada.
Taksonomia DNA i metody filogenetyczne.
Biologia Ewolucyjna.
Ekologia molekularna.
Ekologia meiofauny.
Aktualne zadania badawcze
- Filogeneza wybranych grup Tardigrada.
- Integratywne opisy nowych gatunków niesporczaków.
- Biologia reprodukcyjna Tardigrada.
- Ekologia funkcjonalna niesporczaków i ich zgrupowań.
Lista publikacji
Camarda D., Lisi O., Stec D. , Vecchi M.
Description of a new genus and species of Isohypsibioidea (Tardigrada), together with its mitochondrial genome sequence.
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny, 83: 427-445.
Castelli M., Gammuto L., Podushkina D., Vecchi M. , Altiero T., Clementi E., Guidetti R., Rebecchi L., Sassera D.
Hepatincolaceae (Alphaproteobacteria) are Distinct From Holosporales and Independently Evolved to Associate With Ecdysozoa.
Environmental Microbiology, 27(1): e70028.
Giacomelli M., Vecchi M. , Guidetti R., Rebecchi L., Donoghue P.C.J., Lozano-Fernandez J., Pisani D.
CAT-Posterior Mean Site Frequencies Improves Phylogenetic Modeling Under Maximum Likelihood and Resolves Tardigrada as the Sister of Arthropoda Plus Onychophora.
Genome Biology and Evolution, 17 (1): evae273.
Stec D. , Vecchi M. , Budzik K., Matsko Y., Miler K.
Distribution of tardigrade cryptobiotic abilities across a fine-scale habitat gradient.
Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 25: 43–54.
Surmacz B. , Vecchi M. , Fontaneto D., Budzik K., Godziek J., Matsko Y., Stec D.
COI metabarcoding with a curated reference database and optimized protocol provides a reliable species-level diversity assessment of tardigrades.
Integrative Zoology, 1-16.
Vecchi M.
Diversity patterns of biotic communities from teasel (Dipsacus fullonum L.) phytotelmata through DNA metabarcoding.
Hydrobiologia, 852: 1773–1787.
Vecchi M. , Brandoli S., Trokhymets V.
Community Analysis Reveals Biogeographical Patterns and Biodiversity Shortfalls in Antarctic Tardigrades.
Journal of Biogeography, 52(3): 735-749.
Vecchi M. , Stec D.
Mitogenome of a new Ramazzottius species (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Ramazzottiidae) discovered in rock pools along with its temperature and desiccation-related proteins repertoire.
Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 25: 119–135.
Brandoli S., Cesari M., Massa E., Vecchi M. , Rebecchi L., Guidetti R.
Diverse eggs, diverse species? Production of two egg morphotypes in Paramacrobiotus bifrons, a new eutardigrade species within the areolatus group.
The European Zoological Journal, 91(1): 274-297.
Massa E., Vecchi M.
Description of Macrobiotus kathyae sp. nov. (Parachela: Macrobiotidae) and first records of tardigrades from Indiana (USA).
Zootaxa, 5471(3): 301-317.
Massa E., Vecchi M. , Calhim S., Choong H.
First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada.
The European Zoological Journal, 91(1): 1-20.
Vecchi M.
A new leaf litter dwelling Adropion species (Tardigrada; Eutardigrada; Itaquasconinae) from the Northern Apennines (Italy).
Folia Biologica (Kraków), 72(3): 109-117.
Vecchi M. , Calhim S.
Patterns of sexual dimorphism in the armoured tardigrades.
Biology Letters, 20(9): 20240301.
Vecchi M. , Dykyy I., Khoyetskyy P., Vuori T., Calhim S., Trokhymets V.
The tardigrade Mesobiotus aradasi (Binda, Pilato & Lisi, 2005) is widely distributed along the Antarctic Peninsula.
Polar Biology, 47: 227–238.
Vecchi M. , Guidetti R., Vincenzi J., Choong H., Calhim S.
A new sexually dimorphic Diploechiniscus species (Tardigrada: Echiniscidae) from Calvert Island (British Columbia, Canada).
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 102(9): 771-787.
Vecchi M. , Stec D. , Rebecchi L., Michalczyk Ł., Calhim S.
Ecology explains anhydrobiotic performance across tardigrades, but the shared evolutionary history matters more.
Journal of Animal Ecology, 93: 307-318.
Vecchi M. , Calhim S., Choong H.
Larva description and phylogenetic position of the armoured tardigrade Acanthechiniscus goedeni (Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuster, 1964).
Zootaxa, 5227(2): 295-300.
Vecchi M. , McDaniel J.L., Chartrain J., Vuori T., Walsh E.J., Calhim S.
Morphology, phylogenetic position, and mating behaviour of a new Mesobiotus (Tardigrada) species from a rock pool in the Socorro Box Canyon (New Mexico, USA).
The European Zoological Journal, 90(2): 708-725.
Vecchi M. , Tsvetkova A.Y., Stec D. , Ferrari C., Calhim S., Tumanov D.V.
Expanding Acutuncus: phylogenetics and morphological analyses reveal a considerably wider distribution for this tardigrade genus.
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 180: 107707.
Zawierucha K., Vecchi M. , Takeuchi N., Ono M., Calhim S.
Negative impact of freeze–thaw cycles on the survival of tardigrades.
Ecological Indicators, 154: 110460.
Vecchi M. , Chartrain J., Puro S., Tynkkynen R., Vuori T., Michalczyk L., Calhim S.
First insights into female sperm storage duration in tardigrades.
Ecology and Evolution, 12: e9010.
Vecchi M. , Choong H., Calhim S.
A New Species of the Genus Crenubiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Adorybiotidae) from Salt Spring Island, Strait of Georgia, British Columbia (Canada).
Folia Biologica (Kraków), 70 (3): 93-105.
Vecchi M. , Choong H., Calhim S.
Sisubiotus hakaiensis sp. nov. (Tardigrada, Macrobiotidae), a new tardigrade species from Calvert Island (British Columbia, Canada).
European Journal of Taxonomy, 823: 64-81.
Vecchi M. , Ferrari C., Stec D. , Calhim S.
Desiccation risk favours prevalence and diversity of tardigrade communities and influences their trophic structure in alpine ephemeral rock pools.
Hydrobiologia, 849: 1995-2007.
Vecchi M. , Stec D. , Tommi V., Ryndov S., Chartrain J., Calhim, S.
Macrobiotus naginae sp. nov., a New Xerophilous Tardigrade Species from Rokua Sand Dunes (Finland).
Zoological Studies, 61: 22.
Vuori T., Calhim S., Vecchi M.
A lift in snail's gut provides an efficient colonization route for tardigrades.
Ecology, e3702.
Abolafia J., Vecchi M.
Redescription and phylogenetic analysis of the type species of the genus Panagrellus Thorne, 1938 (Rhabditida, Panagrolaimidae), P. pycnus Thorne, 1938, including the first SEM study.
Journal of Nematology, 53:e2021-80.
Kiosya Y., Pogwizd J., Matsko Y., Vecchi M. , Stec D.
Phylogenetic position of two Macrobiotus species with a revisional note on Macrobiotus sottilei Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi & Sabella, 2012 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae).
Zootaxa, 4933(1): 113-135.
Stec D. , Vecchi M. , Calhim S., Michalczyk Ł.
New multilocus phylogeny reorganises the family Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) and unveils complex morphological evolution of the Macrobiotus hufelandi group.
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution, 160: 106987.
Stec D. , Vecchi M. , Dudziak M., Bartels P.J., Calhim S., Michalczyk Ł.
Integrative taxonomy resolves species identities within the Macrobiotus pallarii complex (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae).
Zoological Letters, 7: 9.
Vecchi M. , Kossi Adakpo L., Dunn R.R., Nichols L.M., Penick C.A., Sanders N.J., Rebecchi L., Guidetti, R.
The toughest animals of the Earth versus global warming: Effects of long‐term experimental warming on tardigrade community structure of a temperate deciduous forest.
Ecology and Evolution, 11: 9856-9863.
Vecchi M. , Stec D.
Integrative descriptions of two new Macrobiotus species (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Mississippi (USA) and Crete (Greece).
Zoosystematics and Evolution, 97(1): 281-306.
Guidetti R., Vecchi M. , Ferrari A., Newton I.L., Cesari M., Rebecchi L.
Further insights in the Tardigrada microbiome: phylogenetic position and prevalence of infection of four new Alphaproteobacteria putative endosymbionts.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 188(3): 925-937.
Stec D. , Vecchi M. , Maciejowski W., Michalczyk Ł.
Resolving the systematics of Richtersiidae by multilocus phylogeny and integrative redescription of the nominal species for the genus Crenubiotus (Tardigrada).
Scientific Reports, 10: 19418.
Vuori T., Massa E., Calhim S., Vecchi M.
Tardigrades of Finland: new records and an annotated checklist.
Zootaxa, 4851(3): 477-521.
Nardelli A., Vecchi M. , Mandrioli M., Manicardi G.C.
The evolutionary history and functional divergence of trehalase (treh) genes in insects.
Frontiers in physiology, 10: 62.
Vecchi M. , Newton G.I., Cesari M., Rebecchi L., Guidetti R.
The microbial community of tardigrades: environmental influence and species specificity of microbiome structure and composition.
Microbial Ecology, 76(2): 467-481.
Gatti E., Vecchi M.
Micropropagation of Aristolochia rotunda L.
Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology, 151(4): 581-583.
Cesari M., Vecchi M. , Palmer A., Bertolani R., Pilato G., Rebecchi L., Guidetti R.
What if the claws are reduced? Morphological and molecular phylogenetic relationships of the genus Haplomacrobiotus May, 1948 (Eutardigrada, Parachela).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 178(4): 819-827.
Vecchi M. , Cesari M., Bertolani R., Jönsson K.I., Rebecchi L., Guidetti R.
Integrative systematic studies on tardigrades from Antarctica identify new genera and new species within Macrobiotoidea and Echiniscoidea.
Invertebrate Systematics, 30(4): 303-322.
Vecchi M. , Vicente F., Guidetti R., Bertolani R., Rebecchi L., Cesari M.
Interspecific relationships of tardigrades with bacteria, fungi and protozoans, with a focus on the phylogenetic position of Pyxidium tardigradum (Ciliophora).
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 178(4): 846-855.