Fontaneto D., Barraclough T.G., Chen K., Ricci C. & Herniou E.A., 2008. Molecular evidence for broad-scale distributions in bdelloid rotifers: everything is not everywhere but most things are very widespread. Molecular Ecology 17: 3136-3146.
Fontaneto D., Boschetti C. & Ricci C., 2008. Cryptic speciation in ancient asexuals: evidences from the bdelloid rotifer Philodina flaviceps. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 580-587.
Ricci C., Caprioli M., Fontaneto D. & Melone G., 2008. Volume and morphology changes of a bdelloid rotifer species (Macrotrachela quadricornifera) during anhydrobiosisis. Journal of Morphology 269: 233-239.
Barraclough T.G., Fontaneto, D., Ricci C. & Herniou E.A., 2007. Evidence for inefficient selection against deleterious mutations in cytochrome oxidase I of asexual bdelloid rotifers. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24: 1952-1962.
Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M.A., Araujo R., Asche M., Aspock U., Audisio P., Aukema B., Bailly N., Balsamo M., Bank R.A., Barnard P., Belfiore C., Bogdanowicz W., Bongers T., Boxshall G., Burckhardt D., Camicas J.L., Chylarecki P., Crucitti P., Deharveng L., Dubois A., Enghoff H., Faubel A., Fochetti R., Gargominy O., Gibson D., Gibson R., Gomez Lopez M.S., Goujet D., Harvey M.S., Heller K.-G., Van Helsdingen P., Hoch H., De Jong H., De Jong Y., Karsholt O., Los W., Lundqvist L., Magowski W., Manconi R., Martens J., Massard J.A., Massard-Geimer G., Mcinnes S.J., Mendes L.F., Mey E., Michelsen V., Minelli A., Nielsen C., Nieto Nafria J.M., Van Nieukerken E.J., Noyes J., Pape T., Pohl H., De Prins W., Ramos M., Ricci C., Roselaar C., Rota E., Schmidt-Rhaesa A., Segers H., Zur Strassen R., Szeptycki A., Thibaud J.-M., Thomas A., Timm T., Van Tol J., Vervoort W., Willmann R., 2007. The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus. Biological Conservation 139: 167-185.
Fontaneto D., Herniou E.A., Barraclough T.G. & Ricci C., 2007. On the global distribution of microscopic animals: new worldwide data on bdelloid rotifers. Zoological Studies 46: 336-346. pdf
Fontaneto, D., Herniou E.A., Barraclough T.G., Ricci C. & Melone G., 2007. On the reality and recognisability of asexual organisms: morphological analysis of the masticatory apparatus of bdelloid rotifers. Zoologica Scripta 36: 361-370.
Fontaneto D., Herniou E.A., Boschetti C., Caprioli M., Melone G., Ricci C. & Barraclough T.G., 2007. Independently evolving species in asexual bdelloid rotifers. PLoS Biology 5: 914-921. pdf
Ricci C., Caprioli M. & Fontaneto D., 2007. Stress and fitness in parthenogens: is dormancy a key feature for bdelloid rotifers? BMC Evolutionary Biology 7 (Suppl 2): S9. pdf
Fontaneto D., De Smet W.H. & Ricci C., 2006. Rotifers in saltwater environments, re-evaluation of an inconspicuous taxon. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 86: 623-656.
Fontaneto D., Ficetola G.F., Ambrosini R. & Ricci C., 2006. Patterns of diversity in microscopic animals: are they comparable to those in protists or in larger animals? Global Ecology and Biogeography 15: 153-162.
Fontaneto D. & Ricci C., 2006. Spatial gradients in species diversity of microscopic animals: the case of bdelloid rotifers at high altitude. Journal of Biogeography 33: 1305-1313.
Ricci C. & Perletti F., 2006. Starve and survive: stress tolerance and life-history traits of a bdelloid rotifer. Functional Ecology 20: 340-346.
Wallace R.L., Snell T.W., Ricci C. & Nogrady T., 2006. Rotifera. Volume 1: Biology, Ecology and Systematics (2nd edition). In: Dumont H.J.F., Guides to the identification of the microinvertebrates of the world. Kenobi Productions and Backhuys Publishers. 299 pp.
Boschetti C., Ricci C., Sotgia C. & Fascio U., 2005. The development of a bdelloid egg: a contribution after 100 years. Hydrobiologia 546: 323-331.
Fontaneto D., Melone G. & Ricci C., 2005. Connectivity and nestedness of the meta-community structure of moss dwelling bdelloid rotifers along a stream. Hydrobiologia 542: 131-136.
King C.E, Ricci C., Schonfeld J. & Serra M., 2005. Evolutionary dynamics of ‘the’ bdelloid and monogonont rotifer life-history patterns. Hydrobiologia 546: 55-70.
Ricci C. & Caprioli M., 2005. Anhydrobiosis in bdelloid species, populations and individuals. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45: 759-793.
Ricci C. & Covino C., 2005. Anhydrobiosis of Adineta ricciae, costs and benefits. Hydrobiologia 546: 307-314.
Ricci C., Caprioli M., Boschetti C. & Santo N., 2005. Macrotrachela quadricornifera featured in a space experiment. Hydrobiologia 534: 239-244.
Caprioli M., Katholm A.K., Melone G., Ramlov H., Ricci C. & Santo N., 2004. Trehalose in desiccated rotifers: a comparison between a bdelloid and a monogonont species. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 139: 527-532.
Fontaneto D. & Ricci C., 2004. Rotifera: Bdelloidea. In: Yule C.M. & Yong H.S. (eds.), Freshwater invertebrates of the Malaysian Region. Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Pp. 121-126.
Fontaneto D., Melone G. & Ricci C., 2004. Structure of bdelloid rotifer meta-communities in two alpine streams. Acta Biologica, Studi Trentini di Scienze Naturali 80 (2003) 1-6: 23-26.
Ricci C., Caprioli M. & Santo N., 2004. Feeding and anhydrobiosis in bdelloid rotifers: a preparatory study for an experiment aboard the International Space Station. Invertebrate Biology 123: 283-288.
Ricci C. & Boschetti C., 2003. Bdelloid rotifer as model system to study development biology in space. In: Marthy H.J. (ed.), Development biology research in space. Advances in space biology and medicine, Vol. 9. Elsevier, pp. 25-39.
Ricci C. & Fontaneto D., 2003. Mediterranean Rotifers: a very inconspicuous taxon. Biogeographia, Lavori della Società Italiana di Biogeografia 24: 161-167.
Ricci C., Melone G., Santo N. & Caprioli M., 2003. Morphological response of a bdelloid rotifer to desiccation. Journal of Morphology 257: 246-253.
Ricci C., Shiel R.J., Fontaneto D. & Melone G., 2003. Bdelloid rotifers recorded from Australia with description of Philodinavus aussiensis n.sp. Zoologischer Anzeiger 242: 241-248.
Wallace R.L. & Ricci C., 2002. Rotifera. In: Rundle S.D., Robertson A.L. & Schmid-Araya J.M. (eds.), Freshwater Meiofauna: Biology and Ecology Backhuys Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands, pp. 15-44.
Caprioli M. & Ricci C., 2001. Recipes for successful anhydrobiosis in bdelloid rotifers. Hydrobiologia 446: 13-17.
Ricci C., 2001. A reconsideration of the taxonomic status of Macrotrachela quadricornifera (Rotifera, Bdelloidea). Journal of Zoology 255: 273-277.
Ricci C., 2001. Dormancy patterns in rotifers. Hydrobiologia 446/447: 1-11.
Ricci C., Melone G. & Walsh E.J., 2001. A carnivorous bdelloid rotifer, Abrochtha carnivora n.sp. Invertebrate Biology 120: 136-141.
Santo N., Caprioli M., Orsenigo S. & Ricci C., 2001. Egg size and offspring fitness in a bdelloid rotifer. Hydrobiologia 446/447: 71-74.
Ricci C. & Balsamo M., 2000. The biology and ecology of lotic rotifers and gastrotrichs. Freshwater Biology 44: 15-28.
Ricci C. & Melone G., 2000. Key to the identification of the genera of Bdelloid Rotifers. Hydrobiologia 418: 73-80.
Ricci C. & Caprioli M., 2000. Anhydrobiosis as a fast response to environmental stress. Verhandlungen International Vereinigung Limnology 27: 3210-3213.
Ricci C., Serra M. & Snell T.W., 2000. Small, beautiful and sexy: what rotifers tell us about ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15: 220-221.
Ricci C., Santo N., Radaelli E. & Bolzern A.M., 1999. Epigenetic inheritance systems in bdelloid rotifers. I. Maternal-age-related biochemical effects. Italilan Journal of Zoology 66: 333-339.
Melone G., Ricci C. & Segers H., 1998. The trophi of Bdelloidea (Rotifera): a comparative study across the class. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76: 1755-1765.
Melone G., Ricci C., Segers H. & Wallace R.L., 1998. Phylogenetic relationships of phylum Rotifera with emphasis on the families of Bdelloidea. Hydrobiologia 387/388: 101-107.
Ricci C., 1998. Are lemnisci and proboscis present in the Bdelloidea? Hydrobiologia 387/388: 93-96.
Ricci C., 1998. Anhydrobiotic capabilities of bdelloid rotifers. Hydrobiologia 387/388: 321-326.
Ricci C. & Melone G., 1998. Dwarf males in monogonont rotifers. Aquatic Ecology 32: 361-365.
Ricci C. & Melone G., 1998. The Philodinavidae (Rotifera Bdelloidea): a special family. Hydrobiologia 385: 77-85.
Palmer M.A., Covich A.P, Finlay B.J., Gibert J., Hyde K.D., Johnson R.K., Kairesalo T., Lake S., Lovell C.R., Naiman R.J., Ricci C., Sabater F. & Strayer D., 1997. Biodiversity and ecosystem processes in freshwater sediments. AMBIO 26: 571-577.
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