Metamorfoza MEMORY game: Slovenian endemic and typical species
Z namenom promocije slovenske biodiverzitete, smo v Metamorfozi pripravili izbor slovenskih endemitov in značilnih vrst. Pred tabo je seznam 15 vrst, ki smo jih izbrali skupaj s poslušalci in so postale del igre. Igro smo pripravili biologi dr. Matjaž Gregorič, Urša Fležar, Alenka Rozman, Lovro Rozman in dr. Roman Luštrik. Izdelavo je omogočila Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije.
ŽIVALI / ANIMALS
Človeška ribica ali močeril (Proteus anguinus) in črni močeril (Proteus anguinus parkelj): človeška ribica je ena najbolj markantnih slovenskih živali. Genetsko različne populacije se pojavljajo v jamah Dinarskega krasa, od Italije do Bosne. Med njimi morda najbolj poseben je črni močeril, ki ga najdemo le v podzemnih vodah Bele Krajine. Foto: Gregor in Magda Aljančič.
Cave olm (Proteus anguinus) and black cave olm (Proteus anguinus parkelj): the cave olm is one of the most striking Slovenian animals. Genetically diverse populations occur in caves of the Dinaric Karst, from Italy to Bosnia. Perhaps the most special among them is the black cave olm, which is found only in subterranean dwaters of Bela Krajina. Photo: Gregor in Magda Aljančič.


Drobnovratnik (Leptodirus hochenwartii): endemit Dinarskega krasa. Ta vrsta hroščev poseljuje jame Slovenije, Hrvaške in Italije. Gre za prvo opisano jamsko žival na svetu. Ime je dobil po ozkem oprsju. Foto: Teo Delić.
Small-necked beetle (Leptodirus hochenwartii): endemic to the Dinaric Karst. This species of beetle inhabits caves in Slovenia, Croatia, and Italy. It is the first described cave animal in the world and was named after its narrow thorax. Photo: Teo Delić.

Hitlerjev brezokec (Anophthalmus hitleri): ta vrsta hroščev je slovenski endemit, ki se pojavlja v samo nekaj jamah na Celjskem. Vrsta je posebna in svetovno znana zaradi svojega imena. Leta 1937 ga je nemški zbiratelj Oskar Scheibel opisal Adolfu Hitlerju v čast. Foto: Michael Munich na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hitler’s eyeless beetle (Anophthalmus hitleri): this species of beetle is a Slovenian endemic, occurring in only a few caves in the Celje region. The species is special and world-famous because of its name. In 1937, the German collector Oskar Scheibel described it in honor of Adolf Hitler. Photo: Michael Munich via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horvatova kuščarica (Iberolacerta horvathi): najdemo jo v nekaterih goratih predelih Z Slovenije, J Avstrije, SV Italije in Z Hrvaške. Njen danes fragmentiran habitat je verjetno ostanek pretekle, precej širše razširjenosti. Foto: Benny Trapp na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Horvat’s lizard (Iberolacerta horvathi): found in some mountainous areas of W Slovenia, S Austria, NW Italy, and W Croatia. Its currently fragmented habitat is probably a remnant of a much wider past distribution. Photo: Benny Trapp na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.

Jamska školjka (Congeria jalzici): slovenski endemit in ena od samo nekaj vrst v rodu, razširjenem izključno v jamah Dinarskega krasa. Gre za edine jamske školjke na svetu. Foto: Teo Delić.
Cave mussel (Congeria jalzici): Slovenian endemic and one of only a few species in the genus, distributed exclusively in the caves of the Dinaric Karst. These are the only cave mussels in the world. Photo: Teo Delić.

Kranjska čebela (Apis mellifera carnica): podvrsta medonosne čebele, endemna na Balkanu, iz zgodovinskih vzrokov pa je za njeno domovino priznana Gorenjska. Foto: Dejan H. from Kranj, Slovenija na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Carniolan bee (Apis mellifera carnica): a subspecies of honey bee, endemic to the Balkans, and for historical reasons, Gorenjska (Upper Carniola) is recognized as its homeland. Photo: Dejan H. from Kranj, Slovenija na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Postojnski paščipalec (Neobisium spelaeum): rod teh majhnih pajkovcev se pojavlja na območju celotnega Dinarskega krasa, ta vrsta pa je znana samo iz slovenskih jam. So plenilci, ki se prehranjujejo z majhnimi nevretenčarji. Foto: Teo Delić.
Postojna pseudoscorpion (Neobisium spelaeum): this genus of small arachnids occurs throughout the Dinaric Karst, and this species is known only from Slovenian caves. They are predators that feed on small invertebrates. Photo: Teo Delić.

Soška postrv (Salmo marmoratus): vrsta, ki je svoje ime dobila po marmorisatem telesnem vzorcu. Je endemit hladnejših vodotokov Slovenije in Italije, pojavlja pa se tudi ponekod po Balkanu, kjer pa je danes že precej redka. Foto: Soska postrv 2: Lorenzo Piovesan na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marble trout (Salmo marmoratus): a species that gets its name from its marbled body pattern. It is endemic to the colder waterways of Slovenia and Italy, but also occurs in some places in the Balkans, where it is now quite rare. Photo: Soska postrv 2: Lorenzo Piovesan on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

RASTLINE / PLANTS
Kamniška murka (Gymnadenia lithopolitanica): ozek endemit Kamniško-Savinjskih Alp, ki jo najdemo le v višjih nadmorskih višinah. Planinci so jo včasih radi zatikali v klobuke. Foto: Branko Vreš.
Kamnik gymnadenia (Gymnadenia lithopolitanica): a narrow endemic of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, found only at higher altitudes. Mountaineers used to like to tuck it into their hats. Photo: Branko Vreš.

Kranjski jeglič (Primula carniolica): barvit in atraktiven ozek slovenski endemit, ki raste v senčnih predelih na karbonatnih kamninah Dinarskih Alp. Rastlino je nabral francoski naravoslovec Balthasar Hacquet, ki je kot zdravnik delal v rudniku v Idriji. Foto: Ljuba Brank na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carniolan primrose (Primula carniolica): a colorful and attractive narrow Slovenian endemic that grows in shady areas on the carbonate rocks of the Dinaric Alps. The plant was collected by the French naturalist Balthasar Hacquet, who worked as a doctor in a mine in Idrija. Photo: Ljuba Brank na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kratkodlakava popkoresa (Moehringia villosa): raste le v predelu Baške grape, Črne prsti in Porezna. Raste v navpičnem ali previsnem skalovju, kjer se zakorenini v drobnih razpokah. Opisal jo je baron Žiga Zois. Foto: Ljuba Brank na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Short-haired sandwort (Moehringia villosa): grows only in the Baška grapa, Črna prst, and Porežno areas. It grows in vertical or overhanging rocks, where it takes root in small cracks. It was described by Baron Žiga Zois. Photo: Ljuba Brank na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rebrinčevolistna hladnikija (Hladnikia pastinacifolia): eden najbolj markantnih Slovenskih lokalnih endemitov. Je endemit na nivoju rodu. Nahaja se na zelo ozkem območju Dinarskih Alp in je poimenovana po slovenskem botaniku Francu Hladniku, ustanovitelju Botaničnega vrsta v Ljubljani. Foto: Vid Potočnik na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
Hladnikia pastinacifolia: one of the most striking Slovenian local endemics. It is endemic at the genus level. It is found in a very narrow area of the Dinaric Alps and is named after the Slovenian botanist Franc Hladnik, founder of the Botanical Garden in Ljubljana. Photo: Vid Potočnik na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

Temnoškrlatni teloh (Helleborus atrorubens): teloh s temnimi, škrlatnimi ali škrlatno zelenimi cvetovi. Razširjen je na JV Slovenije, na Hrvaškem in SZ Bosne in Hercegovine. Je endemit tega območja. Foto: Branko Vreš.
Dark-scarlet hellebore (Helleborus atrorubens): hellebore with dark, scarlet or scarlet-green flowers. It is widespread in SE Slovenia, Croatia, and NW Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is endemic to this area. Photo: Branko Vreš.

Zoisova zvončica (Campanula zoysii): endemit jugovzhodnih Alp. Skoraj izključno endemit Slovenije, v Avstriji in Italiji jo najdemo v obmejnih območjih. Ime je dobila po slovenskemu botaniku Karlu Zoisu, ki jo je odkril. Foto: Benjamin Zwittnig na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 si.
Zois’s bellflower (Campanula zoysii): endemic to the southeastern Alps. Almost exclusively endemic to Slovenia, it is also found in border areas in Austria and Italy. It was named after the Slovenian botanist Karl Zois, who discovered it. Photo: Benjamin Zwittnig na Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5 si.
