Description of the New Species <i>Laccaria albifolia</i> (Hydnangiaceae, Basidiomycota) and a Reassessment of <i>Laccaria affinis</i> Based on Morphological and Phylogenetic Analys... by Francesco Dovana, Roberto Para, Gabriel Moreno, Edoardo Scali, Matteo Garbelotto, Bernardo Ernesto Lechner, Luigi Forte

“…<i>affinis</i>, and details a comprehensive study of its morphological and molecular characteristics, including the examination of its holotype and recent collections from Italy and the United Kingdom. …”
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Historical bias in palaeontological collections: Stylophora (Echinodermata) as a case study by Pauline Guenser, Khadija El Hariri, Nour-Eddine Jalil, Bertrand Lefebvre

“…Transferred material represents 17% of the holotypes and none of the corresponding publications included local collaboration. …”
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The Piesberg: A NW-German site of international importance for the Pennsylvanian (Late Carboniferous) by Angelika Leipner, Tobias Fischer, Patrick Chellouche

“…Piesberg quarry is famous for its Upper Carboniferous plant and arthropod fossils, including several holotypes of flying insects. The high degree of maturity of the Piesberg strata, such as the presence of anthracitic coal, quartzite, and large quartz crystals, led to controversies over a possible underlying thermal anomaly. …”
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Why heads matter in palaeoanthropology: The impacts and consequences of collecting skulls by Lauren Schroeder, Paige Madison, Rebecca R. Ackermann

“… • Historial skeletal collections and holotypes of fossil hominins are skull-biased. • The Taung Child fossil postcranial remains were not included in the original study, which reflects this skull-centrism…”
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Revision of the millipede family Dalodesmidae in Madagascar, with descriptions of two new Malagasy species of Dalodesmus Cook, 1896 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) by Thomas Wesener, Nesrine Akkari, Sergei I. Golovatch

“…Both the type species of Dalodesmus and its synonym Tubercularium Attems, 1898, D. tectus and D. odontopezus, respectively, are partly revised and illustrated based on holotypes, while D. hamatus is duly described and illustrated based on the first discovery of a male. …”
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