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Zoology
Gregory R. Curler, Kornelia Skibinska
Summary: This study identified misclassified species of Baltic amber Psychodinae and proposed a new genus based on external morphology. Features of the head capsule can be used for species differentiation but are susceptible to homoplasy.
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Biology
Matej Majtanik, Julia Kotulova
Summary: This research discovered several fossil insects, mainly cockroaches, in the Tasgorosay tract in Kazakhstan. It suggests that these cockroaches lived at the edge of a wetland near a freshwater lake and were buried with organic matter at the lake bottom, leading to their death.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Sho Toshino, Gaku Yamamoto, Shinsuke Saito
Summary: In this study, a new genus and species of hydromedusa are described, which can be distinguished from other species by genetic sequences and morphological characteristics. The diagnosis of the Halimedusidae family was modified and taxonomic keys for identification were provided.
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Entomology
Zhulidezi Aishan, Huan-Xi Cao, Hong-Ying Hu, Chao-Dong Zhu
Summary: This study reports a new species of the genus Pseudanaphes, named P. yadongicus, and provides DNA barcodes and illustrations of another known species, P. zhaoi. A key to the world species of Pseudanaphes is also provided, which is important for further studies on this genus of insects.
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Microbiology
Xin Wang, Tolgor Bau
Summary: Geastrum belongs to the Basidiomycota, Agaricomycetes, Geastrales, and Geastraceae. The exoperidium of the genus Geastrum typically splits into a star-like structure when mature. It is a saprophytic fungus with significant research importance. Based on morphological observation and phylogenetic analysis of ITS and LSU, this study describes seven new species of Geastrum belonging to four sections: Geastrum laneum in Sect. Myceliostroma, Geastrum litchi and Geastrum mongolicum in Sect. Exareolata, Geastrum pseudosaccatum, Geastrum melanorhynchum, and Geastrum oxysepalum in Sect. Corollina, and Geastrum microphole in Sect. Campestria. Illustrated descriptions and ecological habits of these novel species are provided.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Caiwen Zhang, Cheng Chen, Meihua Zhang, Zhiyue Wang, Haohao Ma, Ruolei Sun, Jianping Jiang, Baowei Zhang
Summary: This study identifies a new species, Microhyla dabieshanensis, through multiple analyses of the population in the Dabie Mountains in China. The discovery enriches the diversity of Microhylidae and clarifies the species of the genus Microhyla in the region.
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Environmental Sciences
Wenbao Zhuang, Ran Li, Xiaochen Feng, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Xiaozhong Hu
Summary: In this study, the diversity and phylogeny of three metopid ciliates collected from coastal sediments in China were investigated. The researchers identified new species and found that all marine species of Metopus form a well-supported clade.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Andrey Frolov, Irina Mashchuk
Summary: Two new Eretmophyllum Thomas species were identified in the Prisayan Formation in the Irkutsk Basin, Eastern Siberia, Russia, based on distinct morphological and cuticular features. E. polypapillosum sp. nov. prefers mesophilic forests on river terraces and/or low watersheds, while E. yershowskiensis sp. nov. is found exclusively in peat bogs.
ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Kaijie Shi, Zefeng Jia, Xin Zhao
Summary: This article introduces a new species and two new records of the genus Fissurina in China. The position of these species is confirmed through morphological, anatomical, chemical, and molecular studies, and detailed descriptions and photographs are provided.
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Zoology
Oscar Perez-Flores, Antonio Santos-Silva
Summary: This article describes and illustrates a new genus and three new species of the subfamily Lamiinae, along with providing a new country record for Acanthoderes (Acanthoderes) giesberti Chemsak & Hovore, 2002.
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Entomology
Yuchen Zhao, Xinpu Wang, Seunghyun Lee, Ming Bai
Summary: A new genus of ant-like flower beetle, Furcanthicus, is described, along with three new species. The unique morphological characters differentiate this new genus from Anthicus. There are photographs of the habitat of some species from the new genus to enhance understanding of their lifestyle. An identification key is provided for all species in the new genus. The article also briefly discusses the important morphological characters, distribution, and diagnosis of the new genus.
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Microbiology
Qiuxia Yang, Xiangmin Cheng, Tingting Zhang, Xinzhan Liu, Xinli Wei
Summary: This study conducted a taxonomic study on the genus Peltula from China, discovering and describing five new species and providing a key to identify Peltula species in China.
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Microbiology
Wei Zhao, Chang-Lin Zhao
Summary: This study identifies three new wood-inhabiting fungal species within the Trechispora genus, based on morphological features and molecular evidence. Phylogenetic analyses reveal the relationships among these fungi and their roles in wood degradation and the ecological system. The study highlights the importance of understanding the phylogeny of wood-inhabiting fungi in ecological processes.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Zoology
Yejie Lin, Xunyou Yan, Shuqiang Li
Summary: Two new species of the genus Chilobrachys have been discovered in China, with one found in Yunnan and the other in Tibet. The new species have been described morphologically and their type specimens are housed at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy in Beijing.
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Plant Sciences
Gaik Ee Lee, Julia Bechteler, Tamas Pocs, Alfons Schafer-Verwimp, Hung Yung Tang, Poh Wai Chia
Summary: Prior to molecular work, observable variation in vegetative reproduction was used to classify Lejeunea. Caducous leaves were considered a major factor. Reexamining Lejeunea specimens revealed significant morphological differences between caducous and non-caducous leaved plants of L. cocoes. Phylogenetic analyses based on three markers identified two independent and robust lineages within L. cocoes, which were considered as two distinct species. The new species, L. malaysiana, is characterized by its caducous leaves, ribbon-like and plantlet regenerants, strongly reduced leaf lobules, distant and deeply bibbed underleaves, long-keeled obovoid perianth, and wide distribution from tropical Asia to the Pacific region.
