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Psychology, Biological
Shoji Hamao
Summary: Male Japanese bush warblers produce continuous songs in response to both predators and conspecific females, which is a unique finding as no other species exhibits this acoustically identical response. The acoustic characteristics of the continuous songs were similar between the predator and female models. The study suggests that the continuous song may serve as an honest signal of male quality for females, although its exact function remains unclear.
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Mycology
M. M. Wang, P. W. Crous, M. Sandoval-Denis, S. L. Han, F. Liu, J. M. Liang, W. J. Duan, L. Cai
Summary: The study identified 72 species of Fusarium and allied genera in China, and described 12 new species. The findings are important for understanding the phylogenetic relationships and distribution of Fusarium species.
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Entomology
Chulin Zhang, Benyong Mao, Hanqiang Wang, Li Dai, Yuan Huang, Zhilin Chen, Jianhua Huang
Summary: In this study, the complete mitogenomes of three grasshopper species were sequenced and annotated. The phylogenetic positions of the genera Emeiacris and Choroedocus were clarified based on both genetic and morphological evidence. The results provide insights into the relationships between these grasshopper species and their closest relatives.
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Plant Sciences
Yunheng Ji, Changkun Liu, Jacob B. Landis, Min Deng, Jiahui Chen
Summary: The study used plastome data to analyze the phylogenetic relationships of Cephalotaxus and related genera, supporting the taxonomic proposal of recognizing Cephalotaxaceae as a monotypic family. The analysis also provided a well-supported resolution of interspecific relationships within Cephalotaxus, Taxus, Torreya, and Amentotaxus. Most extant species are relatively young, not evolutionary relics compared to ancient plant lineages.
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Mycology
L. Zhao, J. Z. Groenewald, M. Hernandez-Restrepo, H. -j. Schroers, P. W. Crous
Summary: This study investigated the species diversity of 420 strains of Clonostachys from the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Analysis of morphological characters and molecular phylogeny supported the subgenera Astromata, Bionectria, Myronectria, and Zebrinela within Clonostachys, and resurrected the genus Sesquicillium to accommodate the former subgenera Epiphloea and Uniparietina. Twenty-four new species and ten new combinations were identified. These results provide insights into the evolution and classification of Clonostachys and Sesquicillium.
STUDIES IN MYCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Mycology
Ruvishika S. Jayawardena, Kevin D. Hyde, Song Wang, Ya-Ru Sun, Nakarin Suwannarach, Phongeun Sysouphanthong, Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab, Faten A. Abdel-Aziz, Pranami D. Abeywickrama, Vanessa P. Abreu, Alireza Armand, Andre Aptroot, Dan-Feng Bao, Dominik Begerow, Jean-Michel Bellanger, Jadson D. P. Bezerra, Digvijayini Bundhun, Mark S. Calabon, Ting Cao, Taimy Cantillo, Joao L. V. R. Carvalho, Napalai Chaiwan, Che-Chih Chen, Regis Courtecuisse, Bao-Kai Cui, Ulrike Damm, Cvetomir M. Denchev, Teodor T. Denchev, Chun Y. Deng, Bandarupalli Devadatha, Nimali I. de Silva, Lidiane A. dos Santos, Nawal K. Dubey, Sylvain Dumez, Himashi S. Ferdinandez, Andre L. Firmino, Yusufjon Gafforov, Achala J. Gajanayake, Deecksha Gomdola, Sugantha Gunaseelan, Shucheng-He, Zin H. Htet, Malarvizhi Kaliyaperumal, Martin Kemler, Kezhocuyi Kezo, Nuwan D. Kularathnage, Marco Leonardi, Ji-Peng Li, Chunfang Liao, Shun Liu, Michael Loizides, Thatsanee Luangharn, Jian Ma, Hugo Madrid, S. Mahadevakumar, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Dimuthu S. Manamgoda, Maria P. Martin, Niranjan Mekala, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Yan-Hong Mu, Pasouvang Pahoua, Dhandevi Pem, Olinto L. Pereira, Wiphawanee Phonrob, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Mubashar Raza, Guang-Cong Ren, Andrea C. Rinaldi, Walter Rossi, Binu C. Samarakoon, Milan C. Samarakoon, Vemuri V. Sarma, Indunil C. Senanayake, Archana Singh, Maria F. Souza, Cristina M. Souza-Motta, Adriano A. Spielmann, Wenxin Su, Xia Tang, XingGuo Tian, Kasun M. Thambugala, Naritsada Thongklang, Danushka S. Tennakoon, Nopparat Wannathes, DingPeng Wei, Stephane Welti, Subodini N. Wijesinghe, Hongde Yang, Yunhui Yang, Hai-Sheng Yuan, Huang Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Abhaya Balasuriya, Chitrabhanu S. Bhunjun, Timur S. Bulgakov, Lei Cai, Erio Camporesi, Putarak Chomnunti, Y. S. Deepika, Mingkwan Doilom, Wei-Jun Duan, Shi-Ling Han, Naruemon Huanraluek, E. B. Gareth Jones, N. Lakshmidevi, Yu Li, Saisamorn Lumyong, Zong-Long Luo, Surapong Khuna, Jaturong Kumla, Ishara S. Manawasinghe, Ausana Mapook, Wilawan Punyaboon, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Yong-Zhong Lu, Jiye Yan, Yong Wang
Summary: This article reports 98 taxa from various countries, including new species, hosts and geographical distributions. These taxa are supported by morphological and multigene phylogenetic analyses. The article provides important fungal collections for future studies and an updated list of fungal taxa.
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Mycology
Saranyaphat Boonmee, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Mark S. Calabon, Naruemon Huanraluek, Sajini K. U. Chandrasiri, Gareth E. B. Jones, Walter Rossi, Marco Leonardi, Sanjay K. Singh, Shiwali Rana, Paras N. Singh, Deepak K. Maurya, Ajay C. Lagashetti, Deepika Choudhary, Yu-Cheng Dai, Chang-Lin Zhao, Yan-Hong Mu, Hai-Sheng Yuan, Shuang-Hui He, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Hong-Bo Jiang, Maria P. Martin, Margarita Duenas, M. Teresa Telleria, Izabela L. Kalucka, Andrzej M. Jagodzinski, Kare Liimatainen, Diana S. Pereira, Alan J. L. Phillips, Nakarin Suwannarach, Jaturong Kumla, Surapong Khuna, Saisamorn Lumyong, Tarynn B. Potter, Roger G. Shivas, Adam H. Sparks, Niloofar Vaghefi, Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab, Faten A. Abdel-Aziz, Guo-Jie Li, Wen-Fei Lin, Upendra Singh, Rajendra P. Bhatt, Hyang Burm Lee, Thuong T. T. Nguyen, Paul M. Kirk, Arun Kumar Dutta, Krishnendu Acharya, V. Venkateswara Sarma, M. Niranjan, Kunhiraman C. Rajeshkumar, Nikhil Ashtekar, Sneha Lad, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Darbe J. Bhat, Rong-Ju Xu, Subodini N. Wijesinghe, Hong-Wei Shen, Zong-Long Luo, Jing-Yi Zhang, Phongeun Sysouphanthong, Naritsada Thongklang, Dan-Feng Bao, Janith V. S. Aluthmuhandiram, Jafar Abdollahzadeh, Alireza Javadi, Francesco Dovana, Muhammad Usman, Abdul Nasir Khalid, Asha J. Dissanayake, Anusha Telagathoti, Maraike Probst, Ursula Peintner, Isaac Garrido-Benavent, Lilla Bona, Zsolt Merenyi, Lajos Boros, Bratek Zoltan, J. Benjamin Stielow, Ning Jiang, Cheng-Ming Tian, Esmaeil Shams, Farzaneh Dehghanizadeh, Adel Pordel, Mohammad Javan-Nikkhah, Teodor T. Denchev, Cvetomir M. Denchev, Martin Kemler, Dominik Begerow, Chun-Ying Deng, Emma Harrower, Tohir Bozorov, Tutigul Kholmuradova, Yusufjon Gafforov, Aziz Abdurazakov, Jian-Chu Xu, Peter E. Mortimer, Guang-Cong Ren, Rajesh Jeewon, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Chayanard Phukhamsakda, Ausana Mapook, Kevin D. Hyde
Summary: This article presents 125 fungal taxa, including three new genera and 69 new species. The descriptions and illustrations are based on morphological examination of fresh specimens, coupled with analysis of phylogenetic sequence data to better integrate taxa into appropriate taxonomic ranks and infer their evolutionary relationships.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Moytri RoyChowdhury, Jake Sternhagen, Ya Xin, Binghai Lou, Xiaobai Li, Chunnan Li
Summary: This paper discusses the factors associated with pathogenicity in fungal pathogens and oomycetes, and compares examples from ascomycetes, basidiomycetes, and oomycetes in their manifestation in crop plants. The comparisons reveal a striking similarity in the three groups, suggesting convergent pathways leading to an obligate lifestyle. The review aims to provide new information on adaptation strategies, pathogenicity modifications, and population dynamics for improving breeding strategies with stable resistance.
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Environmental Sciences
Gregory A. Kolbasov, Alexandra S. Savchenko, William A. Newman, Benny K. K. Chan
Summary: A new ectoparasitic ascothoracidan species, Waginela ebonita, was discovered at a depth of 520 m in the northern Tasman Sea. The study used light and scanning electron microscopy to document the fine-scale external morphology, revealing that Waginella represents a monophyletic taxon with at least 4 species having similar and unique morphology. The attachment apparatus morphology suggests that Waginella species remain attached to the host for a considerable period of time, and they have lattice organs with a unique structure distinguishing them from all Thecostraca.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Shoji Hamao
Summary: The acoustic structure of birdsongs is influenced by ecological and social factors. The founder effect can result in the generation of acoustic features when a small subset of song diversity is brought to a newly established population. The study compares the acoustic characteristics of Japanese bush warbler songs on an island, Minami-Daito, with songs from the mainland and another island. The results suggest that the songs on Minami-Daito Island are explained by the founder effect and may change adaptively over time.
ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yohan Pillon, Vanessa Hequet
Summary: This review focuses on the taxonomy of Argophyllum in New Caledonia, discussing validly published names, description of a new species, and recognition of seven endemic species in the region. The leaf nickel content of A. riparium exceeding 1000 μg g(-1) makes it a nickel hyperaccumulator, a trait shared by all other species in the region except for A. nitidum.
Article
Plant Sciences
Ichen Tsai, Chia-Lin Chung, Shiou-Ruei Lin, Ting-Hsuan Hung, Tang-Long Shen, Chih-Yi Hu, Wael N. Hozzein, Hiran A. Ariyawansa
Summary: This study identified and characterized the causative agents of tea gray blight disease in Taiwan, revealing seven well-classified taxa and seven tentative clades within three genera, including one novel species and five newly recorded species. Pathogenicity assessments showed that all assayed isolates were pathogenic on tea leaves, with Pseudopestalotiopsis chinensis and Pseudopestalotiopsis camelliae-sinensis identified as the major pathogens associated with gray blight disease of tea in Taiwan. This study is the first to focus on the diversity, pathogenicity, and characterization of pestalotiopsis-like fungi causing tea gray blight disease in Taiwan.
Article
Zoology
Alireza Zamani, Yuri M. Marusik, Tamas Szuts
Summary: This paper revises the taxonomy of the Dysdera spider genus in Iran, identifying 14 new species and mapping their distribution. It also discusses the classification of two fossil genera, Mistura and Segistriites, transferring the latter to Segestriidae.
Article
Entomology
Shigeyuki Aoki, Utako Kurosu, Takema Fukatsu, Hsin-Ting Yeh, Mayako Kutsukake
Summary: This study revised and classified Japanese species of the genus Metanipponaphis and its related genera, revealing new features and relationships among them, providing new insight into the biology and evolution of these insects.
ENTOMOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Jian-Yue Qiu, Ming-Zhi Zhao, Hao Xu
Summary: This paper illustrates four Chinese species of the genus Didrepanephorus Wood-Mason, 1878 with dense setae on the dorsal surface, including a new species D. heterocolor from Guizhou. Two species, D. mucronatus Arrow, 1921 and D. subvittatus Benderitter, 1922, are newly recorded in China from Yunnan and Guangxi. Detailed descriptions, intraspecific variations, and natural history of the species are provided. Additionally, the previously unknown female of D. nishiyamai Muramoto, 2006 is documented for the first time.