Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes from Buthidae (Scorpiones): gene rearrangement and phylogenetic implications by Wei Xu, Gaoji Zhang, Tangjun Xu, Ke He, Jiachen Wang, Zeyang Liu, Hongyi Liu

“…Phylogenetic analyses based on PCGs supported taxonomic relationships in this taxon. Our results might provide useful insights into the gene arrangement features of scorpion mitogenomes and lay the foundation for further studies on the family Buthidae.…”
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The effect of temperature regimes on laboratory germination rates and germination energy of <i>Astragalus</i> L. by T. V. Kornievskaya

“…The optimum temperature depends on the environmental and geographical conditions in the area of a taxon’s origin and is determined experimentally.Materials and methods. …”
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A new species of parrot snake, Leptophis (Serpentes: Colubridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado by Nelson R. Albuquerque, Roullien H. Martins, Priscila S. Carvalho, Donald B. Shepard, Diego J. Santana

“…Phylogenetic analysis of 16S mtDNA sequences indicate the new species is the sister taxon of L. dibernardoi, a species occurring in the neighboring Caatinga ecoregion.…”
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Phylogenomics of North American cybaeid spiders (Araneae, Cybaeidae), including the description of new taxa from the Klamath Mountains Geomorphic Province by Marshal Hedin, Martín J. Ramírez, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas

“…We greatly increase generic-level sampling, assembling ultraconserved element (UCE) data for 18 of 22 described cybaeid genera, including all North American genera, and rigorously test family monophyly using a comprehensive outgroup taxon sample. We also conduct analyses of traditional Sanger loci, allowing curation of some previously published data. …”
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Singleton-based species names and fungal rarity: Does the number really matter? by Jonathan Cazabonne, Allison K. Walker, Jonathan Lesven, Danny Haelewaters

“…If multiple independent sources of data support the existence of a new taxon, we encourage mycologists to proceed with formal description, irrespective of the number of specimens at hand. …”
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Another new karst-dwelling rock gecko in the Cnemaspis siamensis group (Reptilia, Gekkonidae) from Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand by Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, Siriporn Yodthong, Parinya Pawangkhanant, Bryan L. Stuart, Anchalee Aowphol

“…Phylogenetically, the new species is recovered as the sister taxon to C. huaseesom, but the two species are separated by 8.3–9.4% uncorrected pairwise genetic divergences in the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 gene and flanking tRNAs.…”
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Phylogenomic approaches reveal a robust time-scale phylogeny of the Terminal Fusarium Clade by Andrés Felipe Lizcano Salas, Jorge Duitama, Silvia Restrepo, Adriana Marcela Celis Ramírez

“…We also inferred new divergence time estimates, which differ from those of previous studies due to topology discordances and taxon sampling. The results suggested an important diversification process in the Neogene period, likely associated with the diversification and predominance of terrestrial ecosystems by angiosperms. …”
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A NEW FOSSIL CLARIFIES THE ANATOMY AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE EOCENE GYMNODONT FISH †<em>ZIGNOICHTHYS OBLONGUS</em> (ZIGNO, 1874) by LORENZO RIDOLFI, GIUSEPPE MARRAMÀ, JAMES TYLER, Giorgio Carnevale

“… The Eocene tetraodontiform fish †Zignoichthys oblongus (Zigno, 1874) from the Bolca Konservat-Lagerstätte, northeastern Italy, is redescribed in detail based upon new material. This taxon exhibits a combination of features (parasphenoid shaft-like and bearing a ventral flange; non-protractile upper jaw; teeth incorporated into beak-like jaws; premaxilla without ascending process; palatine massive and firmly connected to the ethmo-vomerine region; supracleithrum distinctly oblique) that clearly supports its assignment to the gymnodonts, suborder Tetraodontoidei. …”
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A baenid turtle shell from the Mesaverde Formation (Campanian, Late Cretaceous) of Park County, Wyoming, USA by Wu, Ka Yan, Heuck, Jared, Varriale, Frank J., Farke, Andrew

“…., the first report for this taxon as well as Baenidae in the Mesaverde Formation of the Bighorn Basin. …”
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Insights into stem Batomorphii: A new holomorphic ray (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the upper Jurassic of Germany. by Julia Türtscher, Patrick L Jambura, Frederik Spindler, Jürgen Kriwet

“…., which represents the first record of a ray species from the upper Kimmeridgian of Painten, Germany, and thus the oldest Late Jurassic ray taxon from Germany based on skeletal remains. This new batomorph is characterised by a unique body shape and a combination of skeletal features that distinguish it readily from all other known Late Jurassic rays. …”
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High genomic connectivity within Anatoma at hydrothermal vents along the Central and Southeast Indian Ridge by Katharina Kniesz, Leon Hoffman, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Terue C. Kihara

“…Traditional morphology and COI barcoding of Hoffman et al. (Eur J Taxon 826:135–162, 2022) were combined with 2b-RAD sequencing to investigate the anatomid community structure and connectivity between the different vent fields. …”
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Investigating a hybrid mixed population leads to recognizing a new species of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae) by Tito Abbo, Morgan A. Stickrod, Alexander Krohn, V. Thomas Parker, Michael C. Vasey, William Waycott, Amy Litt

“…While investigating the potential for Arctostaphylos species to hybridize in the mixed populations of Point Sal and Burton Mesa in Santa Barbara County, California, we discovered that Arctostaphylos from the Nipomo Mesa (San Luis Obispo County), formerly considered a northern population of A. rudis, are genetically and morphologically distinct. We name this new taxon A. nipumu after the ytt (Northern Chumash language) word for the Nipomo Mesa region. …”
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Diversity and distribution of mobile genetic elements in marine invertebrates genomes by M. V. Puzakov, L. V. Puzakova, I. K. Zakharov

“…MGE presence was studied for following Arthropoda species: Bythograea thermydron, Ventiella sulfuris, Maia brachydactila, Cancer pagurus, Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Penaeus monodon, P. vannamei, Litopenaeus stylirostris, Agononida laurentae, Galathea squamifera, Munida acantha, M. thoe, M. gregaria, M. zebra, Munidopsis recta, Eumunida annulosa, E. sternomaculata, and Rimicaris exoculata. A part of Chordata taxon, which is not included in Vertebrata subtupe, was studied too. …”
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Biosorption of Cadmium by Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Coastal Water and Sediments by Lebeth C. Manguilimotan, Jayzon G. Bitacura

“…Cd tolerant fungal isolates with the highest Cd uptake were finally identified up to the lowest possible taxon based on their colonial and microscopic characteristics. …”
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Construction and evaluation of Brassica rapa orphan genes overexpression library by Mingliang Jiang, Mingliang Jiang, Zongxiang Zhan, Xiaonan Li, Zhongyun Piao

“…Orphan genes (OGs) are crucial for species-specific characteristics and stress responses and are restricted to a specific taxon. However, their functions within particular species are poorly understood. …”
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Biodiversity of Lecanosticta pine-needle blight pathogens suggests a Mesoamerican Centre of origin by Ariska van der Nest, Michael J. Wingfield, Paulo C. Ortiz, Irene Barnes

“…Lecanosticta acicola was not found in any of the samples from Central America, and we hypothesize that it could be a northern hemisphere taxon. The high species diversity of Lecanosticta found in Mesoamerica suggests that this is a centre of diversity for the genus.…”
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Human microbiome, applied to clinical practice by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…Identification of «microbial core» in microbial taxon remains a fundamental problem. There is a need to study of possible effects of altered microbiome on drug interactions and the immune status. …”
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Maximising informativeness for target capture-based phylogenomics in Erica (Ericaceae) by Seth D. Musker, Nicolai M. Nürk, Michael D. Pirie

“…In particular, users have to specify which loci to sequence—a surprisingly difficult task, especially when working with non-model groups, as it requires pre-existing genomic resources in the form of assembled genomes and/or transcriptomes. In the absence of taxon-specific genomic resources, target sets exist that are designed to work across broad taxonomic scales. …”
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Diversité taxonomique des Hominidés fossiles en Asie : de nouvelles méthodes pour une vieille question by Stéphane Bouée, Florent Détroit

“…The first (fossil H. sapiens) belongs to the same taxon as modern H. sapiens and the second, H. erectus, is different.…”
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Morpho-phylogenetic evidence reveals novel hyphomycetous fungi on medicinal plants in Southwestern China by Hong-Zhi Du, Ning-Guo Liu, Na Wu, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Jian-Kui Liu

“…This study provides comprehensive illustrations, descriptions, and notes for each new taxon and record, marking the first report of these species from medicinal plants.…”
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