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Virology
Nadine Biedenkopf, Alexander Bukreyev, Kartik Chandran, Nicholas Di Paola, Pierre B. H. Formenty, Anthony Griffiths, Adam J. Hume, Elke Muehlberger, Sergey V. Netesov, Gustavo Palacios, Janusz T. Paweska, Sophie Smither, Ayato Takada, Victoria Wahl, Jens H. Kuhn
Summary: The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) Filoviridae Study Group continues to refine the taxonomy and nomenclature of family Filoviridae in order to reduce confusion and adhere to ICVCN stipulations. Recent changes include the renaming of the genera Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus to Orthoebolavirus and Orthomarburgvirus, respectively. All established species names now follow the ICTV-mandated binomial format. Virus names remain unchanged. Here, we present the revised taxonomy of family Filoviridae approved by the ICTV in April 2023.
ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. Muthama Muasya, Isabel Larridon
Summary: The generic delimitations in the Ficinia Clade of tribe Cypereae are revisited, highlighting the paraphyly of Isolepis and the new combinations made within the Ficinia genus based on nuclear and plastid data.
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Zoology
Peter G. Allsopp, Paul M. Hutchinson
Summary: This paper describes and compares females of two unusual dynastines from Australia, and modifies the key to Australian Dynastinae to accommodate these two genera. Distributional maps and habitat data are provided.
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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)
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Zoology
Peter G. Allsopp
Summary: The endemic Australian ruteline genus Mesystoechus was revised and compared with other genera. A new species was described, and diagnostic characters and information about several previously described species were provided. Lectotypes were designated for certain species, and a key to males of the genus was proposed.
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Plant Sciences
Javier E. Florentin, Walter A. Medina, Roberto M. Salas, German Roitman
Summary: This study focuses on the taxonomic and floristic research of the genus Hippeastrum in Corrientes, Argentina. Through a detailed examination of various materials, a new taxon, Amaryllis euryphylla, is recognized as a member of the Hippeastrum genus. The study also includes habitat photographs, comments on geographic distribution, and identification key for Hippeastrum species in Corrientes.
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Plant Sciences
Fabrizio Bartolucci, Enzo De Santis, Fabio Conti
Summary: The study confirmed the presence of Ranuculus gracilis in Italy through literature analysis, field surveys, and examination of herbarium specimens, and discussed the taxonomic status of Ranunculus agerii and R. schowii.
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Sybren de Hoog, Thomas J. Walsh, Sarah A. Ahmed, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Barbara D. Alexander, Maiken Cavling Arendrup, Esther Babady, Feng-Yan Bai, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat, Andrew Borman, Anuradha Chowdhary, Andrew Clark, Robert C. Colgrove, Oliver A. Cornely, Tanis C. Dingle, Philippe J. Dufresne, Jeff Fuller, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Connie Gibas, Heather Glasgow, Yvonne Graeser, Jacques Guillot, Andreas H. Groll, Gerhard Haase, Kimberly Hanson, Amanda Harrington, David L. Hawksworth, Randall T. Hayden, Martin Hoenigl, Vit Hubka, Kristie Johnson, Julianne V. Kus, Ruoyu Li, Jacques F. Meis, Michaela Lackner, Fanny Lanternier, Sixto M. Leal Jr, Francesca Lee, Shawn R. Lockhart, Paul Luethy, Isabella Martin, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung, Wieland Meyer, M. Hong Nguyen, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Elizabeth Palavecino, Preeti Pancholi, Peter G. Pappas, Gary W. Procop, Scott A. Redhead, Daniel D. Rhoads, Stefan Riedel, Bryan Stevens, Kaede Ota Sullivan, Paschalis Vergidis, Emmanuel Roilides, Amir Seyedmousavi, Lili Tao, Vania A. Vicente, Roxana G. Vitale, Qi-Ming Wang, Nancy L. Wengenack, Lars Westblade, Nathan Wiederhold, Lewis White, Christina M. Wojewoda, Sean X. Zhang
Summary: The rapid pace of name changes of medically important fungi creates challenges for clinical laboratories and clinicians. Suggestions are made to reduce the number of name changes and provide diagnostic markers. It is recommended to maintain stability at the genus level and report both overarching species and molecular siblings. An open access online database of all medically important fungi names is essential, and new name changes should be reviewed routinely by a standing committee.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Erik Munson, Karen C. Carroll
Summary: Understanding novel prokaryotic taxon discovery and nomenclature revisions is crucial for clinical microbiology laboratory practice, infectious disease epidemiology, and microbial pathogenesis studies. Recent summaries of taxonomic designations and revisions have included changes in several bacterial genera, highlighting the need for further efforts to determine their clinical relevance and support.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Paul H. Williams
Summary: The splitting or lumping of species can have confounding effects on comparisons of biodiversity and conservation assessments. By comparing global species lists reported by previous authors to presently recognized species lists, a simple ratio can describe the relative splitting or lumping of species. Bumblebees are used as a model organism group to study species recognition and definition. The analysis of splitting or lumping can help improve biodiversity comparisons and conservation assessments.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
Review
Mycology
Teun Boekhout, M. Catherine Aime, Dominik Begerow, Toni Gabaldon, Joseph Heitman, Martin Kemler, Kantarawee Khayhan, Marc-Andre Lachance, Edward J. Louis, Sheng Sun, Duong Vu, Andrey Yurkov
Summary: The review discusses the evolving species concepts used to understand yeast diversity, including the phenotypic and biological species concepts, as well as the use of DNA similarity and sequencing technology in species concepts. It recommends the use of complete genomes to enhance our understanding of species and genetic dynamics, and notes the common occurrence of hybridization in fungal lineages containing yeasts.
Article
Zoology
Paul M. Hutchinson, Peter G. Allsopp
Summary: The genus Pseudholophylla Blackburn, 1911 is reviewed in this study, with the description of a new species, P. hurai new species, and the only known female, P. lepidoptera Blackburn, 1912. This genus is mainly found in northern Australia in areas of savanna, hot semi-arid, or hot desert, with specimens being rarely collected.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Constantina Theofanopoulou, Gregory Gedman, James A. Cahill, Cedric Boeckx, Erich D. Jarvis
Summary: The study indicates that oxytocin and vasopressin are adjacent paralogous genes that likely resulted from a local duplication through DNA transposable elements near the origin of vertebrates, with vasotocin retaining more of the parental sequence. Six major oxytocin-vasotocin receptors were identified among vertebrates, potentially originating from a single receptor shared with the common ancestor of invertebrates through whole-genome and large segmental duplications.
Article
Plant Sciences
John Manning, Ismail Ebrahim
Summary: This article provides a revision of the genera Gloriosa and Sandersonia in southern Africa, including detailed descriptions, distribution data, and conservation assessments. The article also presents color illustrations of all species. The study distinguishes three species of Gloriosa based on flower shape and size, and style orientation and length. It also describes the unique features of the monotypic genus Sandersonia. This research provides important reference material for the classification and naming of these species.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Fabio Conti, Christoph Oberprieler, Marco Dorfner, Erik Schabel, Roxana Nicoara, Fabrizio Bartolucci
Summary: A new yellow-flowered Adonis population similar to A. volgensis was discovered in the Central Apennines, Italy in 2021. It was identified as a new species, named A. fucensis, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The population is endemic to one locality and consists of 65 individuals at risk of extinction.
Article
Entomology
Rafal Bernard, Magdalena Felska, Joanna Makol
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Joanna Makol, Alireza Saboori, Magdalena Felska
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jeanette Stalstedt, Joanna Laydanowicz, Pekka T. Lehtinen, Johannes Bergsten, Joanna Makol
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2019)
Article
Entomology
Magdalena Felska, Joanna Makol, Andrey B. Shatrov
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Entomology
Dominika Michalczyk-Wetula, Monika Jakubowska, Magdalena Felska, Dariusz Skarzynski, Joanna Makol, Przemyslaw M. Plonka
Summary: Tyrophagus putrescentiae, commonly known as the cereal mite, is a cosmopolitan species found in various environments and known to feed on a wide range of dermatophytes, yeasts and molds. Laboratory observations have shown its interspecific relation with several species of true slime molds, indicating a high adaptive potential.
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Joanna Makol, Alan Watson Featherstone
Summary: The paper describes a new tanaupodid mite found in Scotland, which is the ninth larval species of Lassenia and the second species with a confirmed host association. This discovery contributes to the taxonomy and biology of Tanaupodidae.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Anna Derdak, Magdalena Felska, Joanna Makol, Paula Zajkowska
Summary: The study revealed that temperature and light/dark cycles have an impact on the morphological traits of Platytrombidium fasciatum larvae, leading to significant differences in some quantitative traits, indicating that temperature and light conditions affect larval development.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Ronald Laniecki, Andrzej Kazmierski, Joanna Makol, Izabella Laniecka, Wojciech Magowski
Summary: The study provides a list of soil mites from suborder Prostigmata in selected habitats of Morasko Campus of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, with a total of 139 species found, including 26 that are new to Poland and two new to Europe.
Article
Entomology
Paula Zajkowska, Joanna Makol
Summary: This study investigates the diversity of trombiculid species associated with bats in Poland using both DNA and morphology, revealing that male bats are more commonly infested. Larvae found on hosts are primarily located in areas with easy access to the host's skin, hindering morphological identification to the species level due to mosaic distribution of diagnostic traits. Molecular analysis suggests potential new species within the examined genus, highlighting the limitations of relying solely on morphological characters for species identification.
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Simon Haarder, Joanna Makol
Summary: This article presents an updated list of terrestrial Parasitengona mites in Denmark and compares it to existing records from Fennoscandia. It also provides parasite-host association records between these mites and their arthropod hosts.
Article
Entomology
Evren Buga, Sevgi Sevsay, Joanna Makol
Summary: Hirstithrombium noemiae Feider, 1955, a species belonging to one of the eight genera in the Johnstonianinae subfamily, is redescribed in this study. The species was studied based on field-collected adults, deutonymphs, and larvae, as well as laboratory-reared larvae from field-born females. This research successfully matched heteromorphic instars within the genus, which was previously only known from active postlarval forms. A comparison of Johnstonianinae genera, including species known from larvae and/or active postlarval forms, is provided, and key diagnostic characters for species identification are discussed. A female specimen of Hirstithrombium noemiae Feider, 1955 collected in Turkey is designated as the neotype.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microscopy
Anna Derdak, Izabela Jedrzejowska, Joanna Makol
Summary: In the subphylum Chelicerata, mites exhibit a diverse range of ovarian structures. This study provides a comprehensive review of the ovary structure in Chelicerata, particularly mites, and presents preliminary results of the analysis of ovarian structure in two terrestrial mite species. The verification and expansion of knowledge in female gonad structure in mites will contribute to phylogenetic analyses and understanding of evolutionary changes in the female gonads.
Article
Parasitology
Alfred Trnka, Peter Samas, Joanna Makol
Summary: Investigation in wetland habitats in Slovakia found that a species of chigger mite, Blankaartia acuscutellaris, parasitizes on bearded tits. Although they cause itching and skin inflammation on the hosts, they do not have serious negative effects on the host's health.
Article
Ecology
Anna Seniczak, Stanislaw Seniczak, J. Carlos Iturrondobeitia, Martyna Marciniak, Slawomir Kaczmarek, Joanna Makol, Andrzej Kazmierski, Andrzej Zawal, Marla D. Schwarzfeld, Kjell Ivar Flatberg
Summary: This study is the first to include all three mite orders (including juvenile forms) in mire research, and it has discovered a new high in mite species diversity in mires. The inclusion of juveniles increases species richness and has a greater impact on the variability of Trombidiformes and Mesostigmata.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Zoology
J. Makol, J. Mayoral, S. Friedrich
Summary: This study reevaluated the status of the genera in the small microtrombidiid mite tribe Hexathrombiini, providing detailed comparisons and species checklists. The most speciose genus, Hexathrombium, was compared in South America and in parasitizing carabid hosts, with a record of the highest parasite load reported. The capture of Hexathrombium abirami also represents a new record for Peru.
EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
