Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qian Cong, Jinhui Shen, Jing Zhang, Wenlin Li, Lisa N. Kinch, John Calhoun, Andrew D. Warren, Nick Grishin
Summary: This paper introduces a method to overcome challenges in obtaining and analyzing genomic data from historical specimens, and applies it to resolve long-standing controversies related to a group of butterflies, deducing the geographical origins of several historical specimens with uncertain provenance.
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Mycology
Mao-Qiang He, Rui-Lin Zhao, Dong-Mei Liu, Teodor T. Denchev, Dominik Begerow, Andrey Yurkov, Martin Kemler, Ana M. Millanes, Mats Wedin, A. R. McTaggart, Roger G. Shivas, Bart Buyck, Jie Chen, Alfredo Vizzini, Viktor Papp, Ivan Zmitrovich, Naveed Davoodian, Kevin D. Hyde
Summary: This study reviews the species diversity of Basidiomycota in different lifestyles and habitats, highlighting the higher publication rate of new species in lichenicolous yeast-like taxa and the lower discovery rate of plant parasitic basidiomycetes. The establishment of a comprehensive taxonomic system through a global initiative by mycologists is found to be important for promoting and standardizing the recognition of taxa. Estimates suggest that over 54,000 species of Basidiomycota will be discovered by 2030, highlighting the significant gap between described and unknown diversity in this phylum.
Article
Zoology
Alexandre Pires Marceniuk, Claudio Oliveira, Carl J. Ferraris
Summary: This study presents a new classification of the catfish family Ariidae based on a total-evidence hypothesis. The classification incorporates data from both morphological and molecular characters, involving 249 morphological and 5603 molecular characters from 131 species. The proposed classification identifies named taxa that are supported by maximum parsimony, maximum likelihood, and Bayesian inference analyses.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Beeyoung Gun Lee, Jae-Seoun Hur
Summary: Psoroglaena humidosilvae is described as a new lichen species from a wetland forest in South Korea. It differs from other Psoroglaena species in terms of its thallus projections, perithecia size and shape, asci size, and septate ascospores. Molecular analyses using ITS, mtSSU, and LSU sequences support P. humidosilvae as a distinct species in the genus Psoroglaena. A surrogate key is provided for the identification of all 22 Psoroglaena species.
Article
Microbiology
Yang Wang, Yong-Lan Tuo, Dong-Mei Wu, Neng Gao, Zhen-Hao Zhang, Gu Rao, Xiao-Min Wang, Jing Wang, Dan Dai, Yu Li, Bo Zhang
Summary: This study collected specimens of boletoid fungi in northern China and introduced four new species based on their morphology and phylogeny. Detailed descriptions and comparisons of Butyriboletus species in China were provided, as well as worldwide keys for Tengioboletus and Suillellus.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marta Kolanowska, Marta Kras, Slawomir Nowak, Dariusz L. Szlachetko
Summary: This study provides a taxonomic synopsis of the orchid genus Habenaria in New Guinea and adjacent islands, confirming the occurrence of 27 species in the study area, 16 of which are endemic to New Guinea. The paper includes morphological characteristics and illustrations of floral segments, the description of a new species, selection of four neotypes, and an updated key to species groups. Additionally, the importance of diagnostic floral characters in Habenaria is discussed.
Article
Parasitology
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Yasushi Otsuka, Van Lun Low, Peter H. Adler, Masako Fukuda, Yao-Te Huang, Zubaidah Ya'cob
Summary: Morphological and genetic evaluations were conducted on two cytoforms of two species complexes within the Simulium tuberosum species-group. A new species, S. jianshiense, was described, while the name S. ryukyuense was reinstated for another cytoform. These two cytoforms were found to be genetically distinct from each other and from previously recognized species within the complexes.
Article
Geography, Physical
Christopher Cleal, Heather S. Pardoe, Christopher M. Berry, Borja Cascales-Minana, Basil A. S. Davis, Jose B. Diez, Mariana Filipova-Marinova, Thomas Giesecke, Jason Hilton, Dimiter Ivanov, Evelyn Kustatscher, Suzanne A. G. Leroy, Jennifer C. McElwain, Stanislav Oplustil, Mihai Emilian Popa, Leyla J. Seyfullah, Ellen Stolle, Barry A. Thomas, Dieter Uhl
Summary: Palaeobotany and palynology are key sources for studying vegetation diversity dynamics over geological time, but factors other than vegetation diversity can affect plant fossil diversity. Local-scale vegetation diversity is challenging to determine from the fossil record, while landscape-scale and regional-scale vegetation diversities are more reliably determined usually at the family level.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Barna Pall-Gergely, Andras Hunyadi, Jaap J. Vermeulen, Jozef Grego, Chirasak Sutcharit, Alexander Reischuetz, Pongrat Dumrongrojwattana, Zoltan Botta-Dukat, Aydin Orstan, Judit Fekete, Adrienne Jochum
Summary: This study reveals that there are more species in the Southeast Asian genus Angustopila than previously known, indicating that it is a widely distributed and speciose group of tiny land snails. By revising the genus based on type material and newly collected samples, a total of 53 species and one subspecies were recognized, with 42 of them being newly discovered. The reproductive anatomy of a newly discovered species, A. erawanica, was also described.
Article
Zoology
Joel Vincenzi, Michele Cesari, Lukasz Kaczmarek, Milena Roszkowska, Monika Mioduchowska, Lorena Rebecchi, Yevgen Kiosya, Roberto Guidetti
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the genera Xerobiotus and Pseudohexapodibius through morphological, karyological, and molecular studies. Several new species are described, and discrepancies between genetic and phenotypic data are found.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Xin-Cun Wang, Wen-Ying Zhuang
Summary: Two new Talaromyces species, Talaromyces ginkgonis sp. nov. and T. shilinensis sp. nov., were discovered in samples collected from southwestern China. They differ from closely-related fungi in terms of morphology and sequence differences.
Article
Microbiology
Xin-Cun Wang, Wen-Ying Zhuang
Summary: This article describes the discovery of four new species of Aspergillus fungus, which are important in food, industrial, and medical contexts as well as being closely related to human daily life. The new species were identified through phylogenetic analyses and morphological comparisons, and detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided.
Article
Biology
Robert Poulin, Cameron McDougall, Bronwen Presswell
Summary: This study investigated the naming trends of nearly 2900 new species of parasitic helminths described in the past two decades. The findings suggest that the likelihood of new species being given names that convey information about them or not depends on the higher taxonomic group to which the parasite or its host belongs. Furthermore, there is a consistent gender bias among species named after eminent scientists, with male scientists being immortalized more frequently than female scientists. The study also reveals an increasing tendency to name new species after family members or close friends.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tri Arfianti, Mark John Costello
Summary: The study found that habitat rather than biogeography determines the distribution of amphipod crustaceans in Indonesia, with lower species richness than expected. The potential reason for this may be limited diversification due to intense fish predation. Therefore, future research needs to consider habitat factors more and incorporate them into conservation planning.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Beeyoung-Gun Lee, Jae-Seoun Hur
Summary: A new lichen species, Lendemeriella luteoaurantia, has been discovered in South Korea. This species is distinct from the closest species, L. aureopruinosa, in terms of morphology and chemistry, characterized by smaller yellow-orange apothecia, larger ascospores with wider septum width, and the absence of specific pigments. Molecular phylogeny analysis confirms that the new species belongs to a different lineage within the genus Lendemeriella. A preliminary key is also provided for the identification of all 10 species of Lendemeriella.
