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Evolutionary Biology
Jose M. Ramirez-Salamanca, Paula Cornejo, Mariana R. Chani-Posse
Summary: Philonthina is the largest subtribe of Staphylinini, with most of its species found in tropical areas. The origin of this diversity is not well understood, but through molecular and geographical studies, it was found that Philonthina originated during the Late Cretaceous and diversified into five main lineages during the Eocene. The Neotropical lineage (NL) of Philonthina originated in northwestern South America and the Andes around 64.2 million years ago and further diversified into different clades during the Miocene.
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fabien L. Condamine, Remi Allio, Eliette L. Reboud, Julian R. Dupuis, Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint, Nathan Mazet, Shao-Ji Hu, Delano S. Lewis, Krushnamegh Kunte, Adam M. Cotton, Felix A. H. Sperling
Summary: This study reconstructed a phylogenetic tree for the genus Papilio based on taxonomic and molecular analyses. It identified several taxonomic changes and revealed the origin and biogeographic distribution of this genus. This comprehensive phylogenetic framework will facilitate further studies on the ecology and evolutionary biology of Papilio.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Ecology
John E. McCormack, Molly M. Hill, Devon A. DeRaad, Eliza J. Kirsch, Kelsey R. Reckling, Marquette J. Mutchler, Brenda R. Ramirez, Russell M. L. Campbell, Jessie F. Salter, Alana K. Pizarro, Whitney L. E. Tsai, Elisa Bonaccorso
Summary: The Great American Biotic Interchange (GABI) is an important biogeographic event in the history of the Americas. It ended the isolation of South America and led to dispersal, mass extinction, and new community assemblages. Recent studies suggest an earlier faunal exchange, starting around 20 million years ago. Using a time-calibrated phylogenetic tree, it is shown that the jay genus Cyanolyca is emblematic of bird dispersal trends, with early dispersal from Mesoamerica to South America followed by back-colonization. These events and elevational zonation led to diversification and isolation of Cyanolyca species across highland regions.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Evolutionary Biology
Ana Laura Almeida, Tiago Mauricio Francoy, Marta Alvarez-Presas, Fernando Carbayo
Summary: The monotypic genus of land planarians Timyma is suggested to be a relict reflecting a pre-Tertiary connection between South America and Australia and New Zealand, with unique morphological characteristics. Research indicates that Timyma is more closely related to the Neotropical Geoplaninae subfamily and distantly related to the Bipaliinae subfamily in terms of phylogenetic relationships.
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Zoology
Varat Sivayyapram, Chawakorn Kunsete, Xin Xu, Deborah R. Smith, Prapun Traiyasut, Sureerat Deowanish, Daiqin Li, Natapot Warrit
Summary: This study focused on the classification, phylogeny, and species identification of Liphistius spiders. By analyzing sequences from 162 specimens collected in Thailand and Myanmar, the relationships among Liphistius species and species groups were determined, confirming the accuracy of morphology-based classifications. The study also revealed the origin of Liphistius species in the Sibumasu region and their speciation in their current distribution areas.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Zoology
Jun-Young Kang, Sun-Jae Park, A-Young Kim, Jong-Seok Park
Summary: The genus Batriscenellus Jeannel, 1958 has 35 species known from South Korea, China, Japan, Russia, and India. This study documents three species from the Korean Peninsula and describes a new species, Batriscenellus koreanus sp. nov., while also providing redescriptions, a species key, illustrations, and diagnostic characters for the Korean species.
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Zoology
Kin Onn Chan, L. Lee Grismer, Fernando Santana, Pedro Pinto, Frances W. Loke, Nathan Conaboy
Summary: A new species of limestone-dwelling Bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus santana sp. nov., was discovered in Nino Konis Santana National Park in Timor-Leste. Genetic and morphological data supported the distinctiveness of the new species, which belongs to the C. darmandvillei group and shows close genetic affinities to other species in Indonesia. This finding fills an important gap in the understanding of the biogeography and evolutionary history of Cyrtodactylus in the Wallacean region.
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Zoology
Barna Pall-Gergely, Jozef Grego
Summary: Two new species, Renea caucasica and R. nemethi, are described from Georgia and northern Iran, respectively, greatly expanding the distribution of the genus Renea eastwards.
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Zoology
Fernando Ayala-Varela, Sebastian Valverde, Steven Poe, Andrea E. Narvaez, Mario H. Yanez-Munoz, Omar Torres-Carvajal
Summary: A new species of Anolis lizard was described from the Pacific slopes of the Andes in southwestern Ecuador, distinguished by size, external anatomy, mitochondrial DNA divergence, and dewlap color. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the new species is closely related to A. fraseri in a clade of large Dactyloid species. The new species is found in the protected area of Buenaventura Reserve in southern Ecuador, indicating that its populations are at least partially safeguarded.
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Microbiology
Ian D. Medeiros, Edyta Mazur, Jolanta Miadlikowska, Adam Flakus, Pamela Rodriguez-Flakus, Carlos J. Pardo-De la Hoz, Elzbieta Cieslak, Lucyna Sliwa, Francois Lutzoni
Summary: The study reveals that climate change affects the associations between mycobionts and photobionts in lichens along elevation gradients. Different species of fungi and algae are found at high and low elevations, with several new species identified. The existing molecular dataset of lichens can serve as a reference for studying the diversity and distribution of Trebouxia.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas J. Devitt, Karen Tseng, Marlena Taylor -Adair, Sannidhi Koganti, Alice Timugura, David C. Cannatella
Summary: Using phylogenetic analysis, multivariate statistical analysis, and bioacoustic analysis, we discovered two unnamed species of Eleutherodactylus from Central and Western Mexico. Eleutherodactylus (Syrrhophus) humboldti sp. nov. is described from Central Mexico, and Eleutherodactylus (Syrrhophus) jamesdixoni sp. nov. is described from Western Mexico. We provide color photographs, advertisement call recordings, and molecular diagnoses of these new species and their sister species to aid future research.
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Zoology
Javier Lobon-Rovira, Werner Conradie, David Buckley Iglesias, Raffael Ernst, Luis Verissimo, Ninda Baptista, Pedro Vaz Pinto
Summary: The study revised the taxonomy of Angolan Hemidactylus, describing four new species, reevaluating two species, and synonymizing one species. Divergence times for these lineages were estimated and 13 Angolan Main Biogeographic Units were defined. The aim is to provide a new morphological key for identifying and classifying species within this group.
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Maggie M. M. Reddy, Jamie du Plessis, Rouvay Roodt-Wilding, Robert J. J. Anderson, John J. J. Bolton
Summary: The taxonomy of the red algal genus Plocamium remains problematic, and a study on this genus in South Africa has identified several species using morphological and molecular approaches. Plocamium robertiae is reinstated as a distinct species, while Plocamium raphelisianum is placed in synonymy with P. suhrii. Additional species were also identified, but further morphological assessment is needed.
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Zoology
Gustavo Hormiga, Siddharth Kulkarni, Thiago Da Silva Moreira, Dimitar Dimitrov
Summary: This study investigates the phylogenetic relationships of pimoid spiders using a standard target-gene approach, confirming the monophyly of Pimoidae and Linyphiidae. The study also redelimits the scope of Pimoidae, transfers certain genera to Linyphiidae, and provides revised morphological diagnoses for both families.
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Ecology
Bruno Almon, Jose A. Cuesta, J. Enrique Garcia-Raso
Summary: A new hermit crab species, Diogenes erythromanus sp. nov., and a morphologically similar species, Diogenes arguinensis sp. nov., are described and illustrated based on specimens from the Mediterranean coasts and Mauritanian waters. Molecular phylogenetic analysis supports their distinctness and suggests a closer relationship to tropical species.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Paul G. Wolf, Tanner A. Robison, Matthew G. Johnson, Michael A. Sundue, Weston L. Testo, Carl J. Rothfels
APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES
(2018)
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Plant Sciences
Viacheslav Shalisko, Michael A. Sundue, Alma Rosa Villalobos-Arambula, Miguel Angel Muniz-Castro, J. Antonio Vazquez-Garcia
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Plant Sciences
Robbin C. Moran, Judith Garrison Hanks, Michael Sundue
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Mycology
Owen Hudson, Maximilian Buchholz, Vinson Doyle, Michael A. Sundue
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rodrigo Camara-Leret, David G. Frodin, Frits Adema, Christiane Anderson, Marc S. Appelhans, George Argent, Susana Arias Guerrero, Peter Ashton, William J. Baker, Anders S. Barfod, David Barrington, Renata Borosova, Gemma L. C. Bramley, Marie Briggs, Sven Buerki, Daniel Cahen, Martin W. Callmander, Martin Cheek, Cheng-Wei Chen, Barry J. Conn, Mark J. E. Coode, Iain Darbyshire, Sally Dawson, John Dransfield, Clare Drinkell, Brigitta Duyfjes, Atsushi Ebihara, Zacky Ezedin, Long-Fei Fu, Osia Gideon, Deden Girmansyah, Rafael Govaerts, Helen Fortune-Hopkins, Gustavo Hassemer, Alistair Hay, Charlie D. Heatubun, D. J. Nicholas Hind, Peter Hoch, Peter Homot, Peter Hovenkamp, Mark Hughes, Matthew Jebb, Laura Jennings, Tiberius Jimbo, Michael Kessler, Ruth Kiew, Sandra Knapp, Penniel Lamei, Marcus Lehnert, Gwilym P. Lewis, Hans Peter Linder, Stuart Lindsay, Yee Wen Low, Eve Lucas, Jeffrey P. Mancera, Alexandre K. Monro, Alison Moore, David J. Middleton, Hidetoshi Nagamasu, Mark F. Newman, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Pablo H. A. Melo, Daniel J. Ohlsen, Caroline M. Pannell, Barbara Parris, Laura Pearce, Darin S. Penneys, Leon R. Perrie, Peter Petoe, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Ghillean T. Prance, J. Peter Quakenbush, Niels Raes, Michele Rodda, Zachary S. Rogers, Andre Schuiteman, Pedro Schwartsburd, Robert W. Scotland, Mark P. Simmons, David A. Simpson, Peter Stevens, Michael Sundue, Weston Testo, Anna Trias-Blasi, Ian Turner, Timothy Utteridge, Lesley Walsingham, Bruce L. Webber, Ran Wei, George D. Weiblen, Maximilian Weigend, Peter Weston, Willem de Wilde, Peter Wilkie, Christine M. Wilmot-Dear, Hannah P. Wilson, John R. Wood, Li-Bing Zhang, Peter C. van Welzen
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Ecology
Jacob S. Suissa, Michael A. Sundue, Weston L. Testo
Summary: This study aims to understand the factors contributing to the spatial heterogeneity of species diversity, particularly in ferns. By integrating species occurrence records, phylogenetic data, and climate layers, the research identifies hotspots of fern species richness and endemism, with tropical and subtropical mountains standing out as key regions. High environmental heterogeneity regions are found to harbor a disproportionate amount of fern species, with total species richness linearly scaling with available climate space.
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Alejandra Vasco, Fernando B. Matos, Michael A. Sundue
Summary: Robbin Moran, a renowned botanist and fern expert, has made significant contributions to the field of botany through his publications, scientific papers, and naming of new species and genera. His early academic trajectory and achievements have established him as a leading researcher and educator in botany.
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Luz A. Triana-Moreno, Pedro B. Schwartsburd, Agustina Yanez, Nelson Tulio L. Pena, Li-Yaung Kuo, Carl Rothfels, Michael Sundue
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Plant Sciences
Daniela Mellado-Mansilla, Weston Testo, Michael A. Sundue, Gerhard Zotz, Holger Kreft, Mario Coiro, Michael Kessler
Summary: The study found that ferns with chlorophyllous spores are more adapted to epiphytic and waterlogged habitats, and these species have lower incidences of mycorrhizal associations. Both spore type and mycorrhizal associations appear to play important roles in the radiation of ferns into different habitat types.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Luz A. Triana-Moreno, Agustina Yanez, Li-Yaung Kuo, Carl J. Rothfels, Nelson Tulio L. Pena, Pedro B. Schwartsburd, Michael Sundue
Summary: In this study, a molecular phylogenetic revision of hayscented ferns was conducted. The results showed that hayscented ferns are polyphyletic and a new classification was proposed. Three morphologically distinct clades were identified and a new type species was suggested. Additionally, three new genera were discovered: Microlepia, Mucura, and Sitobolium.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jian-Jun Yang, Barbara Parris, Ralf Knapp, Michael Sundue, Li-Bing Zhang, Xin-Mao Zhou
Summary: Following a recent phylogenetic study, this review focuses on the circumscription of the grammitid fern genus Oreogrammitis (Polypodiaceae: Grammitidoideae). Three new genera, Calligrammitis, Devolia, and Glabrigrammitis, are proposed to accommodate the three clades resolved outside of the core Oreogrammitis. This study presents the taxonomic treatment and illustrates the morphology of each new genus with a color plate.
Article
Plant Sciences
Xin-Mao Zhou, Jian-Jun Yang, Zhen-Long Liang, Rossarin Pollawatn, Ralf Knapp, Barbara Parris, Michael Sundue, Tom A. Ranker, Lin Zhou, Ngan Thi Lu, Thien Tam Luong, Xia Wan, Zhao-Rong He, Jing Zhao, Liang Zhang, Li-Bing Zhang
Summary: This study constructed a phylogeny of Grammitidoideae based on the sequencing of 1003 specimens, and revised the classification of some genera and species. New genera were also established. The results provide important insights for the molecular systematics of Grammitidoideae plants in Asia.
Article
Plant Sciences
Michael A. Sundue
AMERICAN FERN JOURNAL
(2017)
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Plant Sciences
Lucie Bauret, Germinal Rouhan, Regina Y. Hirai, Leon Perrie, Jefferson Prado, Alexandre Salino, Bruno Senterre, Lara Shepherd, Michael Sundue, Marc-Andre Selosse, Myriam Gaudeul
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2017)
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Plant Sciences
Weston L. Testo, Michael Sundue, Alejandra Vasco