Dr. Iorgu PETRESCU

Muzeul National de Istorie Naturala "Grigore Antipa"
Sectia Fauna Acvatica
Sos. Kiseleff no. 1, Bucuresti 1, RO-011341, Romania
Tel: (+40 021) 312.88.63; (+40 021) 312.88.26
Fax: (+40 021) 312.88.63; (+40 021) 312.88.86
E-mail: iorgup@antipa.ro
Grupul sistematic studiat:
  • Crustacea: Cumacea, Amphipoda

    Domenii de interes si competenta profesionala:

  • Sistematica, ecologia, faunistica si zoogeografia cumaceelor, amfipodelor si decapodelor din fauna Romaniei si din fauna mondiala



    • Lucrari
  • TEODORESCU, I., POPA, I., PETRESCU, I., 1983 - The contribution of egg parasites Scelionidae (Insecta, Proctotrupoidea, Scelionidae) to the protection of wheat cultures from the district Dolj regarding the attak produced by Eurygaster species, Lucrarile celei de-a III-a Conferinte Nationale de Entomologie, Iasi, 20-22.05.1983: 627-634.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1989 - Contribution to the study of Amphipods of Romania. Comparative study of two populations of Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 30: 187-191.

  • BACESCU, M., PETRESCU, I., 1989 - Contribution to the knowledge of the Campylaspis species (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the southern littoral waters of Brazil. Revue Roumaine Biologie, Biologie Animale, 34 (2): 65-71.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1990 - Campylaspis cousteaui, a new Cumacean species from the submarine caves of Bermuda. Revue Roumaine Biologie, Biologie Animale, 35 (1): 9-12.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1991 - Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Eudorella Norman, 1867 (Crustacea, Cumacea, Leuconidae) with the description of two new species: Eudorella bacescui n. sp. and Eudorella menziesi n. sp. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 31: 375-385.

  • BACESCU, M., PETRESCU, I., 1991 - New Cumacea species from the Brazilian waters. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 31: 327-340.

  • PETRESCU, I., BACESCU, M., 1991 - A new contribution to the knowledge of the Cumaceans (Cumacea, Diastylidae) from the Brazilian waters. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 31: 387-395.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1991 - The natural history of Enewetak atoll, vol. 1-2, 1987. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 31: 476-477.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1991 - Contributions to the knowledge of the family Leuconidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) with the description of three new species: Heteroleucon bacescui n. sp., Leucon adelae n. sp. and Leucon meredithi n. sp. Revue Roumaine Biologie, Biologie Animale, 36 (1-2): 15-20.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1991 - Oceanologie. Actualite et perspectives, textes reuni par M. M. Denis. Centre Oceanologique de Marseille, 1989. Studii si Cercetari de Biologie, 43 (1-2).

  • PETRESCU, I., 1991 - The Amphipoda of the Mediterranean part. I Gammaridea (Haustoriidae to Lyssianasidae), in: Memoires Inst. Oceanogr. Monaco, 13, 1989. Studii si Cercetari de Biologie, 42 (2).

  • PETRESCU, I., ILIFFE, T., 1992 - Contributions to the knowledge of the Cumacea species from the British Blue Holes, Andros Island (Bahamas). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 32: 283-301.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - The catalogue of the type material of the order Cumacea (Crustacea) from the collections of the "Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History (Bucharest). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 32: 267-282.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - L'exposition temporaire "Les animaux des profondeurs oceaniques". Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 32: 483-486.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - Belyaev G. M. - Glubokovodnye zheloba i ih fauna, Nauka, Moskva, 1989, 255 pp., 58 figs, 26 tabs. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 32: 550.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - Cumacean Newsletter, prepared by R. W. Heard, Gabrielle Meyer, D. C. Roccatagliata, no. 1, 12 pp., 1992. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 32: 552.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - Iphinoe insolita n. sp. (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the littoral waters of Bunaken Island (N Sulawesi, Indonesia). Expozitia temporara "Patru naturalisti romani in Indonezia, 21.IV.1992-30.X.1993.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - Leucon savulescui n. sp. (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Peru-Chile Trench. Revue Roumaine Biologie, Biologie Animale, 37 (2): 97-100.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1992 - Contributia cercetatorilor din Muzeul de Istorie Naturala "Grigore Antipa" la cunoasterea crustaceelor din Oceanul Mondial. Lucrarile al II-lea Congres National de Biologie, Iasi, 16-20.IX.1992: 274.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1993 - Leucon michaeli n. sp. (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Peru - Chile Trench. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 33: 367-372.

  • PETRESCU, I. 1993 - The families and genera of marine gammaridean amphipods (excepting marine gammaroids) part. II, Barnard J. L., Karaman G. S., in: Rec. Austral. Mus. Suppl. 13, 1991. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 33: 508.

  • PETRESCU, I., ILIFFE, T., SARBU, S., 1993 - Contributions to the knowledge of Cumacea (Crustacea) from the littoral waters of Jamaica Island, including the description of three new species (I). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 33: 373-395.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1994 - Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Leucon (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the waters of South America. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 34: 325-345.

  • PETRESCU, I. - Contributions to the knowledge of Amphipods (Crustacea) from Romania II. Gammarus aequicauda (Martynov), Gammarus balcanicus Schaferna and Orchestia cavimana Heller. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 34: 303-324.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1994 - Decapods (Crustacea) from the Black Sea, collected by Grigore Antipa and preserved in the collection of the Natural History Museum of Bucharest. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 34: 503-508.

  • PETRESCU, I., ILIFFE, T., SARBU, S., 1994 - Contributions to the knowledge of the cumaceans (Crustacea) from Jamaica II. Five new species of the genus Cumella. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 34: 347-367.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1994 - Ordinul Cumacea, in: Diversitatea lumi vii, determinatorul ilustrat al florei si faunei Romaniei, ed. Godeanu S. P., vol. 1 ( mediul marin), Editura Bucura Mond, Bucuresti: 291-295.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1995 - Cumaceans (Crustacea, Peracarida) from the shallow waters of Indonesia. Beaufortia, 45 (3): 27-49.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1995 - Cumaceans (Crustacea, Peracarida) from the South American coasts collected by R/V "Vema". Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 35: 49-86.

  • PETRESCU, I., PLATVOET, D., 1995 - The catalogue of the Cumacean collection (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Instituut voor Systematiek en Populatie biologie (Zoologisch Museum) of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 35: 87-98.

  • PETRESCU, I., BALASESCU, A.-M., 1995 - Contributions to the knowledge of the Decapod (Crustacea) fauna from the Romanian coast of the Black Sea. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 35: 99-146.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1996 - Cumaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from Abaco Island (Bahamas). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 36: 157-183.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1996 - Contributions to the knowledge of the Amphipods (Crustacea) from Romania. III. Amphipods from Southern Dobrogea. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 36: 185-216.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1997 - Contributions to the knowledge of the Amphipods (Crustacea) from Romania. IV. Amphipods of the Iza basin (Maramures county). Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 37: 167-192.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1997 - Cumacea, in: Results of the zoological expedition organized by "Grigore Antipa" Museum in the Indonesian archipelago (1991) I. Peracarida. Travaux du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 38: 115-175.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1997 - Nannastacidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) from the Malayan shallow waters (South China Sea). Beaufortia, 47 (4): 109-151.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1997 - Contributions to the knowledge of the Amphipods (Crustacea) from Romania. V. Amphipods of Sapanta basin (Maramures county). Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 39 : 345-359.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1998 - Contributions to the knowledge of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Romania. 7. Amphipods from Agigea (Black Sea). Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 40: 51-73.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1998 - Contributions to the knowledge of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Romania. 6. Amphipods from Viseu basin (Maramures). Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 40: 497-507.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1998 - Cumaceans (Crustacea: Cumacea) collected by the expedition of "Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History from the coasts of Tanzania (1973- 1974). Part I. Family Bodotriidae. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 40: 227-310.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1999 - Cumaceans (Crustacea: Cumacea) collected by the expedition of "Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History from the coasts of Tanzania (1973- 1974). Part II. Genus Campylaspis Sars, 1865. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 41: 281-298.

  • PETRESCU, I., WATLING, L., 1999 - Revision of genus Americuma Watling, 1991 (Crustacea: Cumacea) with the redescription of Styloptocuma heardi (Bacescu, 1979) based on neotype material. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 41: 299-308.

  • BACESCU, M., PETRESCU, I., 1999 - Ordre des Cumaces, In: Traite de zoologie. Crustaces Peracarides, 10 (3A), Memoires Institut Oceanographique Monaco, 19: 391-428.

  • PETRESCU, I., 1999 - Mihai Bacescu at 90 !. Cumacean Newsletter, 6: 3-4.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2000 - Situatia actuala a cunoasterii faunei de amfipode dulcicole (Crustacea) din Romania. Armonii naturale, 3: 350-362.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2000 - Remarks on genera Schizocuma Bacescu, 1972 and Styloptocuma Bacescu et Muradian, 1974 (Crustacea: Cumacea). Bulletin Natural History Museum (London), 66 (2): 147-166.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2000 - Additional data on some deep-sea Nannastacidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) collected by R/V "Vema". Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 42: 55-74.

  • PETRESCU, I., HEARD, R. W., 2000 - The status of the genus Campylaspis Sars, 1865 (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Antarctic Ocean. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 42: 75-97.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2000 - Cumacea Crustacea collected from Tanzanian coasts by the "Grigore Antipa" Museum of Natural History (Romania). Part III. Genera Cumella Sars, 1865 and Bacescella n. gen., Beaufortia, 50 (6): 127-138.

  • PETRESCU, I., PAPADOPOL, N., NICOLAEV, S., 2000 - O noua specie pentru fauna de decapode din apele romanesti, Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896, Analele Dobrogei, 6 (1): 222-230.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2001 - New deep-sea Nannastacidae (Crustacea, Cumacea) from the Eastern Pacific collected by R.V. "Vema", Journal of Natural History, 35 (11): 1657-1680.

  • PETRESCU, I., HEARD, R. W., 2001 - Normjonesia danieli, new genus and species from the Southwestern Florida shelf, Journal of Crustacean Biology, 21 (2): 469-474.

  • PETRESCU, I., STERRER, W., 2001 - Cumacea (Crustacea) from shallow waters of Bermuda, Annales Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, vol. 103B: 89-128.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2001 - Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) collected from Tanzanian coasts by the Expedition of "Grigore Antipa" National Museum of Natural History (Bucharest). Part IV. Genera Nannastacus Bate, 1865, Scherocumella Watling, 1991 and Schizotrema Calman, 1911. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 43: 101-122.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2001 - Redescription of Nannastacus pectinatus occidentalis Bacescu et Muradian, 1975 (Crustacea: Cumacea) based on neotype material. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 43: 123-127.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2002 - Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) collected from Tanzanian coasts by the Expedition of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History (Bucharest). Part V. Families Diastylidae and Gynodiastylidae. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 44: 105–140.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2002 - Cumacea (Crustacea: Peracarida) from Belize. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 44: 141–203.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2002 - Dr. Modest Gutu at his 65th anniversary. Travaux du Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa", 44: 513–528.

  • PETRESCU, I., 2004 –The first mention of the genus Apocuma Jones, 1973 (Crustacea: Cumacea: Bodotriidae) from Australian waters

  • PETRESCU, I., 2004 –Family Ceratocumatidae (Crustacea: Cumacea) mentioned for the first time from Australia

  • PETRESCU, I., 2004 – New mentions of Cumaceans (Crustacea: Cumacea) in Cuba

  • PETRESCU, I., RICHARD W. HEARD 2004 – Redescription of Almyracuma proximoculi Jones & Burbanck, 1959 (Crustacea: Cumacea: Nannastacidae) and description of a new species, A. bacescui n. sp., from the Gulf of Mexico

  • PETRESCU, I., RICHARD W. HEARD 2005 –Cumacea (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida) of the Gulf of Mexico. I. A new species of Sympodomma Stebbing, 1912 (Bodotriidae: Vaunthomsoniinae)

  • PETRESCU, I., 2005 – „Grigore Antipa” archives preserved in the Library of the Romanian Academy