Dossier Imitation - Introduction générale by Odile Petit, Olivier Pascalis

“…This special issue is interested in the ontogeny and the phylogeny of imitation. We have invited experts in developmental psychology and in primatology to discuss the definition of imitation in Human, its existence in non human primate species and to address the question of similarities between the different primate species. …”
Get full text

A new species of Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886 (Gastropoda, Cerithoidea, Semisulcospiridae) from Fujian, China with mitochondrial genome and its phylogenetic implications by Yi-Bin Xu, Yuan-Zheng Meng, Sheng Zeng, Hang-Jun Wang, Shen Zhong, De-Yuan Yang, Xi-Ping Zhou, Christopher J. Glasby

“…During our investigation of the diversity and phylogeny of the family Semisulcospiridae in China, we have found a presumed new species in mountain streams of Xiamen, Fujian Province on both morphology and molecular evidence. …”
Get full text

Near-chromosome level genome assembly of devil firefish, Pterois miles by Kitsoulis, Christos V., Papadogiannis, Vasileios, Kristoffersen, Jon B., Kaitetzidou, Elisavet, Sterioti, Aspasia, Tsigenopoulos, Costas S., Manousaki, Tereza

“…We identified and described the large amount of transposable elements present in the genome and based on genomic data we constructed the first teleost phylogeny which includes a member of genus Pterois. …”
Get full text

Molecular reassessment of diaporthalean fungi associated with strawberry, including the leaf blight fungus, Paraphomopsis obscurans gen. et comb. nov. (Melanconiellaceae) by Dhanushka Udayanga, Shaneya D. Miriyagalla, Dimuthu S. Manamgoda, Kim S. Lewers, Alain Gardiennet, Lisa A. Castlebury

“…An updated multilocus phylogeny for the Diaporthales is provided with representatives of currently known families.…”
Get full text

Sinocrassula holotricha (Crassulaceae), a new species from Sichuan, China by Zhi-Bai Xu, Jing Zhao, Rong-Juan Li, Hong Jiang, Jia-Guan Wang, Chao Chen

“…In the present study, a molecular phylogeny, taxonomic description, distribution information, and photographs of this new species are presented.…”
Get full text

Software and Resources of Modern Programming Languages for Bioinformatics and Computational Vaccinology Research of the New Coronavirus Infection by M. V. Sprindzuk, A. S. Vladyko, L. P. Titov, A. P. Konchits

“…The review paper focuses on the application of software for the purposes of genomics, immunoinformatics, computational vaccinology, mathematical epidemiology and phylogeny of the new coronavirus infection. Authors provide a classification of software for the investigation of COVID-19.…”
Get full text

The mitochondrial genome of <i>Dendrobaena tellermanica</i> Perel, 1966 (Annelida: Lumbricidae) and its phylogenetic position by S. V. Shekhovtsov, G. V. Vasiliev, R. Latif, T. V. Poluboyarova, S. E. Peltek, I. B. Rapoport

“…Despite their importance, genetic diversity and phylogeny of earthworms are still insufficiently studied. …”
Get full text

Pilidiella tibouchinae sp. nov. associated with foliage blight of Tibouchina granulosa (quaresmeira) in Brazil by B.E.C. Miranda, R.W. Barreto, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald

“…The fungus was isolated in pure culture and based on its morphology and DNA phylogeny, we conclude that it represents a new species, for which the name Pilidiella tibouchinae is introduced.…”
Get full text

Phylogenetic taxon definitions for Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota and Basidiomycota by David S. Hibbett, Meredith Blackwell, Timothy Y. James, Joseph W. Spatafora, John W. Taylor, Rytas Vilgalys

“…Abstract Phylogenetic taxon definitions (PTDs) are explicit, phylogeny-based statements that specify clades. PTDs are central to the system of rank-free classification that is governed by the PhyloCode, but they can also be used to clarify the meanings of ranked names. …”
Get full text

Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator‐Based DNA Barcode Detection Biosensor for Species Identification by Wenlong Ma, Jiawei Li, Xiaolin Qu, Shao‘e Sun, Yanan Zhou, Yitong Liu, Peng Wang, Zhongli Sha

Get full text

Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Laetmogone (Holothuroidea, Elasipodida) from abyssal depths of the south Pacific Ocean by Yun-Lu Xiao, Hai-Bin Zhang

“…More specimens from broader geographical locations and additional molecular data are needed to better investigate the phylogeny, morphology and biogeography of laetmogonid holothuroids.…”
Get full text

High-quality draft genome and characterization of commercially potent probiotic strains by Ayesha Sulthana, Suvarna G. Lakshmi, Ratna Sudha Madempudi

“…Both the core-genome and pan-genome phylogeny showed that L. reuteri was closest to L. plantarum than to L. acidophilus, which was closest to L. paracasei. …”
Get full text

NOVEL MUTATIONS IN THE NON-STRUCTURE PROTEIN 2 OF SARS-CoV-2 by Mohsen Nakhaei, Zohreh-Al-Sadat Ghoreshi, Mohammad Rezaei Zadeh Rukerd, Hedyeh Askarpour, Nasir

“…Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to investigate the effect of mutations on protein structure, prediction of homology models, phylogeny tree. Results: The patients' mean age was 51.08. …”
Get full text

Abyssinian pea (Lathyrus schaeferi Kosterin nom. nov. pro Pisum abyssinicum A. Br.) is a problematic taxon by O. E. Kosterin

“…Braun), in honour of Hanno Schaefer, who substantiated the revision of tribe Fabeae by molecular reconstruction of its phylogeny. New combinations of Lathyrus sectio Pisum (L.) …”
Get full text

Plastid genome comparison and phylogenetic analyses of the Chinese group of medicinal species and related taxa within Asparagus genus by Pingxuan Xie, Tinglu Wang, Jiawei Tan, Linyuan Fan, Changkun Liu, Hanjing Yan

“…Phylogenetic analyses yielded a robust phylogeny for Asparagus taxa, which were split into Clades I, II, and III. …”
Get full text

Cross-population variation in usage of a call combination: evidence of signal usage flexibility in wild bonobos by Isaac Schamberg, Martin Surbeck, Simon W. Townsend

“…To shed light on the phylogeny of the phenomenon, comparative data examining the relationship between signal form and function in the communication systems of non-humans is central. …”
Get full text

Marsupial Genome Sequences: Providing Insight into Evolution and Disease by Janine E. Deakin

“…Marsupials (metatherians), with their position in vertebrate phylogeny and their unique biological features, have been studied for many years by a dedicated group of researchers, but it has only been since the sequencing of the first marsupial genome that their value has been more widely recognised. …”
Get full text

A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes by Zheng-Yu Zuo, Germinal Rouhan, Shi-Yong Dong, Hong-Mei Liu, Xin-Yu Du, Li-Bing Zhang, Jin-Mei Lu

“…We carried out phylogenetic analyses to reconstruct a highly supported phylogeny of Dryopteridaceae. Our analyses recovered 24 strongly supported clades grouped into seven major clades of Dryopteridaceae. …”
Get full text

Exploratory analysis of molecular traits of the mitochondrial DNA of leafcutting ants to infer taxonomic characters towards an integrative taxonomy by Perpetua Ndubuisi Onyinyechi, Natália Martins Travenzoli, Maykon Passos Cristiano, Danon Clemes Cardoso

“…The molecular features of the mitogenome segments, along with other traits such as chromosome number, karyotype features, molecular phylogeny, and morphological data can be used in an integrative framework to access biodiversity and purpose taxonomic hypothesis.…”
Get full text

Revisiting the genus Nodularia (Bivalvia, Unionidae): Mitochondrial phylogenomics and the description of a new species by Kaiyu Hou, Xiaoyan Liu, Liping Zhang, Gaiping Li, Ruiwen Wu

“…Fortunately, significant progress has been made by researchers in recent years regarding the species validity and the phylogeny of this group based on molecular data. However, the inadequate exploration of regional constraints and inherent limitations in research methodologies remains a crucial factor contributing to the underestimation of species diversity. …”
Get full text