Squamanitaceae and three new species of Squamanita parasitic on Amanita basidiomes by Jian-Wei Liu, Zai-Wei Ge, Egon Horak, Alfredo Vizzini, Roy E. Halling, Chun-Lei Pan, Zhu L. Yang

“…This study reveals that Cystoderma, Phaeolepiota, Squamanita, Floccularia, and Leucopholiota are a monophyletic clade with strong statistical support in Bayesian analysis and form Squamanitaceae. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Gyrodactylus pseudorasborae (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) with a phylogeny of Gyrodactylidae parasites by Xinyi Zeng, Ye Li, Yang Liu, Yaoying Chen, Yajing Liu, Mengwei Song, Tao Chen

“…Phylogenetic analyses show that G. pseudorasborae and Gyrodactylus parvae You, Easy & Cone, 2008 cluster together with high nodal support based on 12 PCGs sequences and amino acid sequences, Gyrodactylidae forms independent monophyletic clade within Gyrodactylidea. Conclusion Both the mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analyses support G. pseudorasborae is a member of the genus Gyrodactylus and Gyrodactylidae forms an independent monophyletic clade within Gyrodactylidea. …”
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Comment définir l’humain à partir de sa diversité ? Questions épistémologiques et enjeux philosophiques by Mathilde Lequin

“…Since 1995, 15 new species have been described in the hominin clade (including all forms closer to extant humans than to extant chimpanzees and bonobos). …”
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Parascedosporium and its relatives: phylogeny and ecological trends by M. Lackner, G.S. de Hoog

“…The Pseudalleseheria and Seedosporiurn pro/ifieans clades were the only lineages with a marked opportunistic potential to mammals, while Petriella species were associated primarily with soil enriched by, e.g.dung. …”
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Analysis of the structure and function of the tomato <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L. MADS-box gene <i>SlMADS5</i> by A. V. Nezhdanova, M. A. Slugina, E. A. Dyachenko, A. M. Kamionskaya, E. Z. Kochieva, A. V. Shchennikova

“…The only representative of the SEPALLATA3 clade in tomato Solanum lycopersicum L., SlMADS5, is involved in determining the identity of petals, stamens, and carpels; however, data on the functions of the gene are limited. …”
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Biochemical, ecological and molecular characterization of Xenorhabdus anantnagensis associated with Steinernema anantnagense from India: evaluating nematode efficacy against Helico... by Krishnapriya Okram, Aashaq Hussain Bhat, Ladoi Drema

“…Phylogenetic analysis confirmed its conspecific status within a clade including S. kushidai, S. akhursti, and S. populi. …”
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Ceratocystis eucalypticola sp. nov. from Eucalyptus in South Africa and comparison to global isolates from this tree by M. van Wyk, J. Roux, G. Kamgan Nkuekam, B.D. Wingfield, M.J. Wingfield

“…Phylogenetic analyses of sequences for the combined ITS, βt-1 and TEF1-α gene regions revealed a genetically diverse group of isolates residing in a single large clade, that were distinct from all other species in the C. fimbriata s. lat. complex. …”
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Genomic characterization and radiation tolerance of Naganishia kalamii sp. nov. and Cystobasidium onofrii sp. nov. from Mars 2020 mission assembly facilities by Patrick Leo, Marcus de Melo Texeira, Atul M. Chander, Nitin K. Singh, Anna C. Simpson, Andrey Yurkov, Fathi Karouia, Jason E. Stajich, Christopher E. Mason, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…The strain FJI-L2-BK-P3T, isolated from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Spacecraft Assembly Facility, was placed in the Naganishia albida clade (Filobasidiales, Tremellomycetes), but is genetically and physiologically different from other members of the clade. …”
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Transcription factors MhyFIL1 and MhyFIL3 <i>(Monotropa hypopitys)</i> determine the asymmetric development of above-ground lateral organs in plants by A. V. Shchennikova, A. M. Kamionskaya, A. V. Nezhdanova, K. S. Gavrilova, M. A. Filyushin, E. Z. Kochieva, K. G. Skryabin

“…Moreover, the activity of YABBY transcription factors of the FIL clade in M. hypopitys is not directly related to the loss of the ability of pinesap to form leaves during the evolutionary transition from autotrophic nutrition to heterotrophy.…”
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Morphological and phylogenetic analyses reveal two new species of the Fusarium fujikuroi (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) species complex in China by Mingwei Zhang, Cheng Peng, Shuji Li, Chengming Tian

“…Studies have shown that these phylospecies are clustered in the Asian clade of the FFSC. The present study delineates two novel Fusarium species within the FFSC, named F. castaneophilum and F. rubicola, complemented by illustrations and descriptions.…”
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Keiferia azapaensis sp. nov., the first representative of the New World micromoth genus Keiferia Busck (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) associated with a member of Asteraceae by Héctor Vargas

“…Despite this unusual host plant, a Maximum Likelihood analysis, based on mitochondrial DNA sequences, placed the new species within a well-supported Keiferia clade. The discovery of the trophic association between K. azapaensis sp. nov. and T. cacalioides represents the first record of a member of Asteraceae as a host plant for the micromoth genus Keiferia.…”
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Primulina xingyiensis (Gesneriaceae), a new species in the karst landforms of Guizhou Province, China by Jiang-Miao Gu, Song-Tao He, Fang Wen, Xin-Xiang Bai, Mei-Jun Li

“…Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on the combined dataset of rpl32-trnL, trnL-trnF, atpB-rbcL, and ITS sequences of the new species and 151 other species of Primulina Hance showed that the two populations of P. xingyiensis clustered into a clade, while it was most closely related to P. malingheensis. …”
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The first complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the common Baya weaverbird (Ploceus philippinus) from southern India by Venkatesh Nagarajan-Radha, Subanithi-Purnima Murugan, Paramanantha Swami Doss Devaraj

“…A maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree analysis placed P. philippinus and P. nigricollis weaverbirds in a separate clade among other bird species. The mitochondrial genome sequence would benefit future genetic studies in weaverbirds.…”
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The Hindwings of Ants: A Phylogenetic Analysis by Stefano Cantone, Claudio José Von Zuben

“…The distribution of different Typologies was analyzed in the two Clades: Formicoid and Poneroid. The results show a different distribution of Typologies, with a higher genera percentage of hindwings of Typology I in the Clade Poneroid. …”
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Pimachrysa (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Nothochrysinae): Larval Description and Support for Generic Relationships by Catherine A. Tauber, David K. Faulkner

“…The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that larval nakedness (as opposed to debris-carrying) was the ancestral life style for the extant chrysopid clade.…”
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The mitochondrial genome of Carex pseudochinensis H. Lév. & Vaniot, an endemic sedge in Korea by Jieun Lee, Sang Chul Choi, Sangtae Kim

“…. & Vaniot is an endemic species in Korea and is included in the clade of section Paludosae in the recent classification system. …”
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First detection and molecular characterization of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in India: evidence of a new variant in Karnataka by Jagadish B. Hiremath, M. Swathi, R. Ramamoorthy, M. Shijili, Damini Sharma, Divakar Hemadri, H. B. Chethankumar, K. P. Suresh, Sharanagouda S. Patil, Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi, S. P. Satheesha, B. R. Shome, Baldev Raj Gulati

“…The phylogenetic analysis of the S and M genes placed our study sequences within the Genotype 2a (G2a) clade, aligning with other known G2a strains. In contrast, the phylogenetic tree of the N gene clustered our sequences within the Genotype 1a (G1a) clade suggesting potential recombination. …”
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First isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV-2 from COVID-19 patient of North East India by Aniruddha Jakharia, Biswajyoti Borkakoty, Sumi Pait, Gautam Baruah, Rahul Hazarika, Dipankar Biswas

“…Phylogenetic analyses of the whole genome sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 isolate (EPI_ISL_2501532 | 2020-05-19) showed monophyletic clade G and lineage B.1.1.…”
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The plastid genome and phylogenetic status of Sinosenecio eriopodus C. Jeffrey & Y. L. Chen 1984 (Asteraceae) by Yao Sun, Cheng Zhang, Jingyi Peng, Qiang Zhou

“…Phylogenetic reconstruction based on whole plastid genome sequences indicated that S. eriopodus was not clustered into a monophyletic clade with members belonging to the S. oldhamianus group of Sinosenecio but rather was closely related to some genera in the subtribe Tussilaginae s.s. of Asteraceae.…”
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Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of the Atrato slider, Trachemys medemi (Testudines, Emydidae) by Sebastián Cuadrado-Ríos, Mario Vargas-Ramírez, Christian Kehlmaier, Uwe Fritz

“…Phylogenies from the same dataset, but including available shorter mtDNA information for most Trachemys species, recovered T. medemi as sister to T. dorbigni, and this clade was sister to T. venusta, T. yaquia, and T. ornata. …”
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