IOTM 2023 - SPAIN
EARTHWORMS:
OUR UNDERESTIMATED CREATURES!
December 11th to 15th 2023
IN HONOR OF VICTOR V. POP
IOTM
The Oligochaeta is composed of the mostly aquatic microdriles and the mostly terrestrial megadriles, better known as earthworms. This diverse group (around 5000 described species) is one of the most ecologically important in their respective habitats.
The main goal of the International Oligochaeta Taxonomy Meeting (IOTM) is to bring together experts in the field to exchange advances and to identify the current gaps in the knowledge of these important but poorly known animals, and to stimulate synergies, collaboration and the exchange of ideas.
The main focus of these meetings is oligochaete taxonomy and phylogeny, but other aspects of their biology are integrated as well such as ecology, faunistics, phylogeography and evolutionary biology.
The 9th International Oligochaete Taxonomy Meeting will carry on the tradition of previous meetings and will take place in San Lorenzo del Escorial in Spain, from Monday to Friday December 11th to 15th, 2023.
It will include scientific sessions to present and discuss the results of your own research, as well as a taxonomy workshop with experts in the different oligochaete families. A guided visit to the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial will allow the participants to know the iconic architectural jewel of Spanish Siglo de Oro (XVII century).
Venue
Participants will be hosted at the Royal University Center María Cristina, a private university residence located within the same historical-artistic site as the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial.
This center possesses lecture halls and other facilities to develop the scientific sessions and taxonomy workshop, and individual rooms with private bath.
Recommended itinerary: Barajas Airport Metro (Line 8) --- Nuevos Ministerios Station (change to Line 6 direction Moncloa) --- Moncloa Interchanger, Isla 1, Dársena 11, Bus 661 or 664 to San Lorenzo de El Escorial (55 min) --- Bus Station San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Real Centro Universitario María Cristina, P.º de los Alamillos, 2, walking approximately 1km
More information about address and location below in contact.
Program
PLEASE FIND THE ABSTRACT BOOK IN THE LINK BELOW:
| 11/dec | 12/dec | 13/dec | 14/dec | 15/dec | |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| 9h00-10h30 | Plenary Talk | Plenary Talk | Plenary Talk | ||
| 10h00 - 10h20 | Talks | Talks | Talk | ||
| 10h20 - 10h40 | Talk | Talk | Talk | ||
| 10h40 - 11h00 | Talk | Talk | Talk | Coffee break and poster presentation | |
| 11h00 - 11h30 | Coffee break and poster presentation | Coffee break and poster presentation | Coffee break and poster presentation | Citizen science activities | |
| 11h30 - 11h50 | Talk | Talk | Talk | Citizen science activities | |
| 11h50 - 12h10 | Talk | Talk | Talk | Citizen science activities | |
| 12h10 - 12h30 | Talk | Talk | Talk | Citizen science activities | |
| 12h30 - 12h50 | Talk | Talk | Talk | Citizen science activities | |
| 13h00 - 14h30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | |
| 14h30 - 16h30 | Workshop | Workshop | Free time | ||
| 16h30 - 17h00 | Coffee break and poster presentation | Coffee break and poster presentation | Monastery visit (from 15:30) | ||
| 17h00 - 19h30 | Registration and reception coffee | Workshop | Workshop | Free time + monastery visit | |
| 19h30 - 20h00 | Opening talk | Free time | Free time | Free time + monastery visit | |
| 20h00 | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner | Dinner |
| TALKS SCHEDULE | |
| Tuesday 12th | |
| 9:30-10:10 | Three generations in earthworm systematics: Homage to the work of the Pop family in the systematics of Lumbricidae - |
| Csaba Csuzdi | |
| 10:10-11:00 | Microdriles first: The basal branches of the clitellate tree |
| Rüdiger M. Schmelz | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break + Poster presentation |
| 11:30-11:50 | On the Haplotaxidae Michaelsen, 1900 (Annelida, Clitellata) |
| Patrick Martin | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Earthworm diversity hotspot in French Guiana |
| Thibaud Decaëns | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Earthworm taxonomy, biodiversity and ecology in Brazil: An update since IOTM7 (2016) |
| George Brown | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Ovary organization and ultrastructure of Lumbricidae earthworms |
| Dominika Raś | |
| Wednesday 13th | |
| 9:15-10:00 | New functional groups for earthworms based on their behavior |
| Yvan Capowiez | |
| 10:00-10:45 | Exploring Edaphobase 2.0: A robust soil biodiversity data warehouse and its benefits |
| Davorka Hackenberger Kutuzović | |
| 10:45-11:00 | 50 years after Bouché's earthworm sampling in France: Who wins? Who loses? |
| Sylvain Gérard | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break + Poster presentation |
| 11:30-11:50 | Presence of soil fauna in post-mining and post-fire sites overgrown with various tree species |
| Agnieszka Józefowska | |
| 11:50-12:10 | History, ecological impacts, and adaptation of an introduced soil dweller in the changing climate of Ireland |
| Damhnait McHugh | |
| 12:10-12:30 | When, why and how to become a giant? Evolutionary drivers, molecular mechanisms and ecological impact of large sized Scherotheca, Octodrilus and Hormogastridae |
| Daniel Fernández Marchán | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Taxonomy, morphological variations, and phenology of a group of large-bodied epiendogeic earthworms endemic to Taiwan |
| Chih-Han Chang | |
| Thursday 14th | |
| 9:20-10:20 | A Tapas bar of large scale earthworm questions |
| Samuel James | |
| 10:20-10:40 | Evolution and diversity of trigasterid earthworms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Archipelago |
| Roberto Carrera-Martínez | |
| 10:40-11:00 | Nothing is as it seems: Phylogenetic and morphological study of the hypervariable earthworm species complex Allolobophora molleri-moebii |
| Alejandro Martínez Navarro | |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break + Poster presentation |
| 11:30-11:50 | Remarks on the Dendrobaena alpina species complex in the Carpathian Basin |
| Csaba Csuzdi | |
| 11:50-12:10 | Shooting the phantom: What is Octolasion tyrtaeum? |
| Tímea Szederjesi | |
| 12:10-12:30 | Inference of molecular markers in earthworm systematics: An Indian perspective |
| Shweta Yadav | |
| 12:30-12:50 | Remarks on the phylogeny of the Malagasy acanthodrilid earthworms (Megadrili: Acanthodrilidae) |
| Csaba Csuzdi | |
Registration
Abstract submission deadline: 31th September
Registration deadline: 16th October
The registration fee will be 415€ (students)/450€ (general), all included (3 meals a day, accommodation, gala dinner, visit to the Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo del Escorial).
More details about the payment method will be provided soon.
Abstract submission
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Please, download the file in ABSTRACT FORM below and follow the instructions.
Abstracts MUST BE submitted via internet (using the apply button below).
Abstracts by mail will NOT BE accepted.
Any doubt, please send an e-mail to: abstracts@iotm2023.org
Abstract form
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSIONS: SEPTEMBER 10th, 2023
LOGOS
Organization committee
Daniel F. Marchán
President IOTM 2023
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Darío J. Díaz Cosín
Vice President IOTM 2023
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Dolores Trigo
Secretary IOTM 2023
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Marta Novo
Staff
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Mónica Gutiérrez
Staff
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Irene de Sosa
Staff
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales & Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Rüdiger Schmelz
Staff
Universidad de Vigo
Marie L. C. Bartz
Staff
Centro Municipal de Cultura de Desenvolvimento de Idanha a Nova, Centro de Agricultura Regenerativa e Biológica & Universidade de Coimbra
Scientific committee
Marie Bartz
Coodinator
Centro Municipal de Cultura de Desenvolvimento de Idanha a Nova, Centro de Agricultura Regenerativa e Biológica & Universidade de Coimbra
Csaba Csuzdi
Advisor
Eszterhazy Károly Catholic University
Samuel James
Advisor
Maharishi International University
Thembeka Nxele
Advisor
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Carlos Fragoso
Advisor
Instituto de Ecología A.C.
Chih-Han Chang
Advisor
National Taiwan University
Rüdiger Schmelz
Advisor
Universidad de Vigo
Thibaud Decaëns
Advisor
Université de Montpellier
Jorge Domínguez
Advisor
Universidad de Vigo
Juan José Jiménez
Advisor
Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología
Marta Novo
Advisor
Universidad Complutense de Madrid