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Zoology
Shuo Feng, Qing-Hua Chen, Zhao-Liang Guo
Summary: Studying cave-dwelling shrimp is crucial for conserving biodiversity in fragile cave ecosystems. The newly discovered Caridina incolor sp. nov. has unique characteristics in morphology and DNA analysis, suggesting it should be classified as Critically Endangered.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Hui Wang, Dong Xie, Peter A. Bowler, Zhangfan Zeng, Wen Xiong, Chunlong Liu
Summary: The South China Sea is a regional center of high marine and coastal biodiversity, with many non-indigenous species introduced as a result of mariculture and fisheries activities. These species have negative impacts on local biodiversity and economy, requiring increased monitoring and management efforts.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Francesco Mugnai, Emese Meglecz, Federica Costantini, Marco Abbiati, Giorgio Bavestrello, Fabio Bertasi, Marzia Bo, Maria Capa, Anne Chenuil, Marina Antonia Colangelo, Olivier De Clerck, Jose Miguel Gutierrez, Loretta Lattanzi, Michele Leduc, Daniel Martin, Kenan Oguz Matterson, Barbara Mikac, Laetitia Plaisance, Massimo Ponti, Ana Riesgo, Vincent Rossi, Eva Turicchia, Andrea Waeschenbach, Owen S. Wangensteen
Summary: The study presents the current status of marine animal species globally, comparing data from the past decade and identifying disparities in COI barcoding coverage between different geographic regions and phyla. Barcoding coverage varies among different Large Marine Ecosystems and phyla, with some phyla like Porifera, Bryozoa, and Platyhelminthes being underrepresented compared to others. The increase in barcoded marine species from 9.5% to 14.2% over the past decade highlights the need for concrete collaborative efforts to expand animal barcoding libraries in the marine realm for the future.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Yanrong Wang, Zhongli Sha, Xianqiu Ren
Summary: This study reports two new species of pelagic amphipods collected from water columns above the Formosa Ridge methane seep. The characteristics of these two new species are described and compared with closely related species.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Zoology
Xiao Chen, Man Wang, E. Zhang
Summary: The lack of an updated checklist of freshwater fish species from Lake Dongting has hindered further biodiversity analysis. Based on a seasonal survey conducted from October 2017 to January 2019, the species checklist of fishes from Lake Dongting has been updated. The checklist includes 130 species from 12 orders, 30 families, and 76 genera, with 126 native species and four alien species. This updated checklist provides a solid foundation for biodiversity conservation of fishes in Lake Dongting.
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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
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.
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Zoology
Na Yu, Shunxin Ma, Qianwei Wang, Dayou Zhai
Summary: This study describes three new species collected from northern China and contributes to the understanding of the poorly known non-marine ostracod fauna of Inner Mongolia and Beijing, as well as the central-eastern Palaearctic region.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jiande Li, Gang Song, Gong Chen, Naifa Liu, Lu Dong, Xinkang Bao
Summary: The study evaluates the phylogenetic relationships of the E. cia/godlewskii complex using multilocus coalescence methods and analysis of plumage color and morphological variation. The results show that the northern population of E. godlewski is the sister group to E. cia, rendering E. godlewskii as currently defined paraphyletic. Significant differences in morphometry and plumage color reflectance support the phenotypic validity of northern and southern E. godlewskii. Taxonomic revisions are recommended to recognize the northern and southern E. godlewskii subspecies as different full species.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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
Zoology
Fangling Xu, Yingjie Jiang, Maofa Yang
Summary: This study investigated stick insect specimens from the genus Cnipsomorpha in Yunnan using morphological and molecular data. Two new species were successfully identified and their phylogenetic position was inferred through the construction of a phylogenetic tree. Photographs of the new species and a key for identifying all known Cnipsomorpha species were provided.
Article
Zoology
Hyunsu Yoo, Pham Thi Minh Huyen, Jinho Chae, Ivana Karanovic
Summary: Many ostracod groups in Korea lack published records, including Loxocaudinae, which has only one named species reported. The subfamily consists of fewer than 50 species known mainly by their shell morphology. The validity of the subfamily and some of its genera have been questioned due to the homoplastic shell characters and difficult-to-observe soft body appendages. This study collected three Loxocaudinae species from marine macrobenthic assemblages in Korea, including two new species belonging to the genus Glacioloxoconcha previously known from Antarctica. The phylogenetic analysis revealed the close relationship between the genera Glacioloxoconcha and Loxocauda.
Article
Microbiology
Xin-Cun Wang, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Rui-Lin Zhao
Summary: A comprehensive study on Helvella lacunosa and its allies, including 101 collections, was conducted, revealing 16 new species in China and discussing species concepts and distinguishing features.
Article
Oceanography
Yulong Yao, Chunzai Wang
Summary: Marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the South China Sea during summer, especially near the Nansha Islands and Beibu Gulf, have shown a significant increasing trend in the MHW days, duration, and frequency during 1982-2020. This is likely due to the anomalous intensification of the western North Pacific high pressure system causing disruptions in the summer southwest monsoon, leading to severe basin-wide MHWs in the South China Sea.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Philippe Bouchet, Wim Decock, Britt Lonneville, Bart Vanhoorne, Leen Vandepitte
Summary: According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), there are currently approximately 242,000 known valid marine species in the world's oceans, with an average of 2,332 new species being discovered and named each year. The average newly described marine species is a small benthic crustacean, annelid, or mollusc, typically found in the tropics at depths of 0-60 m. The description of these new species often lacks molecular data and is published in journals with low impact factors, authored by two to three individuals, and affiliated with academic, societal, or small commercial publishers.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Yong Xu, Lin Ma, Yue Sun, Xinzheng Li, Hongfa Wang, Huimin Zhang
JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ning Xiao, Lin Gong, Qi Kou, Xinzheng Li
BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Yan, Jixing Sui, Yong Xu, Xinzheng Li, Hongfa Wang, Baolin Zhang
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2019)
Article
Limnology
Liu Qinghe, Ma Lin, Li Xinzheng
JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Oceanography
Yong Xu, Jixing Sui, Lin Ma, Dong Dong, Qi Kou, Zhibin Gan, Lin Gong, Mei Yang, Xinzheng Li, Jinbao Wang, Hongfa Wang
DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART II-TOPICAL STUDIES IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mei Yang, Lin Gong, Jixing Sui, Xinzheng Li
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qi Kou, Kenneth Meland, Xinzheng Li, Lisheng He, Yong Wang
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Zoology
Yan-Ling Chu, Lin Gong, Xin-Zheng Li
Article
Zoology
Xinming Li, Xinzheng Li, Rongcheng Lin
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Boping Tang, Zhongkai Wang, Qiuning Liu, Huabin Zhang, Senhao Jiang, Xinzheng Li, Zhengfei Wang, Yue Sun, Zhongli Sha, Hui Jiang, Xugan Wu, Yandong Ren, Haorong Li, Fujun Xuan, Baoming Ge, Wei Jiang, Shusheng She, Hongying Sun, Qiang Qiu, Wen Wang, Qun Wang, Gaofeng Qiu, Daizhen Zhang, Yongxin Li
FRONTIERS IN GENETICS
(2020)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Linlin Chen, Konstantin A. Lutaenko, Xiaojing Li, Xinzheng Li, Zhengquan Zhou, Baoquan Li, Olga N. Pavlyuk, Tatyana S. Tarasova
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2020)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zhibin Gan, Jianbo Yuan, Xinming Liu, Dong Dong, Fuhua Li, Xinzheng Li
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jia Yan, Jixing Sui, Yong Xu, Xinzheng Li, Hongfa Wang, Baolin Zhang
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2020)
Review
Zoology
Qinghe Liu, Lin Ma, Xinzheng Li
Summary: The new species Haloschizopera cheni sp. n. was identified from the East China Sea, showing similarities and differences with H. abyssi Becher, 1974. All known species of Haloschizopera were compared, and a key to identify them was provided based on the setal formulae of P3 and P4.
Article
Zoology
Lin Ma, Qing He Liu, Xin Zheng Li, Rony Huys
Summary: A new species of harpacticoid copepod, Stylicletodes wellsi sp. nov., from the East China Sea is described, with a comparison to related species. Distribution records of all species are summarized and an updated identification key is presented. Taxonomic issues related to the type species S. longicaudatus are briefly discussed.
