Systematics and Biodiversity, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2023)

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An integrated approach to explore the monophyletic status of the cosmopolitan genus Hexabathynella (Crustacea, Bathynellacea, Parabathynellidae): two new species from Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), Western Australia
Giulia Perina, Ana Camacho, Steven J.B. Cooper, Stephanie Floeckner, Alison J. Blyth & Mattia Saccò
Article: 2151662
Published online: 18 Jan 2023
AbstractforAn integrated approach to explore the monophyletic status of the cosmopolitan genus Hexabathynella (Crustacea, Bathynellacea, Parabathynellidae): two new species from Rottnest Island (Wadjemup), Western Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveals the association between diet and the evolution of the venom delivery system in Neotropical goo-eating snakes
Leonardo De Oliveira, Felipe Gobbi Grazziotin, Paola Maria Sánchez-Martínez, Mahmood Sasa, Oscar Flores-Villela, Ana Lúcia Da Costa Prudente & Hussam Zaher
Article: 2153944
Published online: 06 Jan 2023
AbstractforPhylogenetic and morphological evidence reveals the association between diet and the evolution of the venom delivery system in Neotropical goo-eating snakes | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Traditional taxonomy underestimates the number of species of Bokermannohyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) diverging in the mountains of southeastern Brazil since the Miocene
Tuliana O. Brunes, Felipe C. S. Pinto, Pedro P. G. Taucce, Marcus Thadeu T. Santos, Luciana B. Nascimento, Daniel C. Carvalho, Guilherme Oliveira, Santelmo Vasconcelos & Felipe S. F. Leite
Article: 2156001
Published online: 24 Jan 2023
AbstractforTraditional taxonomy underestimates the number of species of Bokermannohyla (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae) diverging in the mountains of southeastern Brazil since the Miocene | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A review of bats of the genus Pseudoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the description of a new species
Amanda L. Grunwald, Terrence C. Demos, Yvette Nguéagni, Martin N. Tchamba, Ara Monadjem, Paul W. Webala, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, Bruce D. Patterson & Luis A. Ruedas
Article: 2156002
Published online: 18 Jan 2023
AbstractforA review of bats of the genus Pseudoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with the description of a new species | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A new Ophidion (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and the unresolved phylogenetic position of Phloeophila s.l.
Guillermo A. Reina-Rodríguez, Diego Bogarín, Yerlin Hernandez, Isabel Nicholls-Giraldo & Oscar A. Pérez-Escobar
Article: 2160504
Published online: 20 Jan 2023
AbstractforA new Ophidion (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and the unresolved phylogenetic position of Phloeophila s.l. | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB
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The Temnocephalidae (Platyhelminthes): molecular data illuminate the evolution of an ancient group of symbiotic flatworms
David Blair, Lester R.G. Cannon, D. Timothy J. Littlewood, Peter D. Olson & Kim B. Sewell
Article: 2174611
Published online: 24 Feb 2023
AbstractforThe Temnocephalidae (Platyhelminthes): molecular data illuminate the evolution of an ancient group of symbiotic flatworms | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Perspective

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On the proposed replacement neotype of Telegonus fulgerator (Walch) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): a reply to Zhang et al. (2022)
Edward Pfeiler & Nestor O. Nazario-Yepiz
Article: 2187894
Published online: 17 Mar 2023
AbstractforOn the proposed replacement neotype of Telegonus fulgerator (Walch) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): a reply to Zhang et al. (2022) | Full Text | References | PDF (415.1 KB) | EPUB
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Phylogenetic assessment of Apophallines (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) with revision of Apophallus donicus Skrjabin & Lindtrop, 1919 complex and some taxonomic propositions
Sergey G. Sokolov, Alexander V. Khrustalev, Spencer J. Greenwood, Caitlyn N. Gray, William T. Robbins, Megan E. B. Jones, Ekaterina L. Voropaeva, Alexander P. Kalmykov, Gadzhibek S. Dzhamirzoev & Dmitry M. Atopkin
Article: 2189898
Published online: 12 Apr 2023
AbstractforPhylogenetic assessment of Apophallines (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) with revision of Apophallus donicus Skrjabin & Lindtrop, 1919 complex and some taxonomic propositions | Full Text | References | PDF (3.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Molecular phylogeny of the genus Dorometra Clark, 1917 (Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae): a new genus and new insights for future taxonomic revisions of Antedonidae
R. Virgili, A. Poliseno, T. Fujita, G. A. Pratama, I. Fernández-Silva & J. D. Reimer
Article: 2192209
Published online: 19 Apr 2023
AbstractforMolecular phylogeny of the genus Dorometra Clark, 1917 (Crinoidea: Comatulida: Antedonidae): a new genus and new insights for future taxonomic revisions of Antedonidae | Full Text | References | PDF (2.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Total evidence phylogenetic analysis of Leiosauridae (Squamata) with focus on the ‘para-anoles’ and description of a new Urostrophus species from the Bolivian Andes
André L. G. Carvalho, Alejandro Laspiur, Julia Klaczko, Luis Rolando Rivas, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Marco Aurélio de Sena & Ricardo Céspedes
Article: 2200306
Published online: 27 Apr 2023
AbstractforTotal evidence phylogenetic analysis of Leiosauridae (Squamata) with focus on the ‘para-anoles’ and description of a new Urostrophus species from the Bolivian Andes | Full Text | References | PDF (7.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Petrus C. J. Grobler, Angus Macgregor Myburgh, Aaron Barnes & Savel R. Daniels
Article: 2207574
Published online: 09 Jun 2023
AbstractforIntegrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Clarifying the identity of the Cleistes rosea complex (Orchidaceae) based on integrative taxonomy
João Aguiar Nogueira Batista, Cristian Castro, Aurélien Sambin, Gabriela Cruz-Lustre & Emerson Ricardo Pansarin
Article: 2207575
Published online: 25 May 2023
AbstractforClarifying the identity of the Cleistes rosea complex (Orchidaceae) based on integrative taxonomy | Full Text | References | PDF (5.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Book Review

Book Review
Many paths to parsimony
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Article: 2213703
Published online: 06 Jun 2023
First Page PreviewforMany paths to parsimony | Full Text | References | PDF (190.9 KB) | EPUB
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Two new European species of Melanoleuca (Fungi, Agaricales) with comments on the M. graminicola group
Vladimír Antonín, Ondrej Ďuriška, Soňa Jančovičová, Tomáš Kudláček, Roberto Para, Hana Ševčíková & Michal Tomšovský
Article: 2218375
Published online: 15 Jun 2023
AbstractforTwo new European species of Melanoleuca (Fungi, Agaricales) with comments on the M. graminicola group | Full Text | References | PDF (4.9 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Molecular phylogenetic position of a rare and enigmatic meiofaunal flatworm from the Pacific Ocean: Retronectes hyacinthe sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Catenulida)
Niels W. L. Van Steenkiste, Alana Closs, Tyrel Froese & Brian S. Leander
Article: 2221236
Published online: 26 Jun 2023
AbstractforMolecular phylogenetic position of a rare and enigmatic meiofaunal flatworm from the Pacific Ocean: Retronectes hyacinthe sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Catenulida) | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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A population genetic-level approach to endemic species of Oxalis section Palmatifoliae (Oxalidaceae) in Patagonia
Alicia López Méndez, Agostina B. Sassone, Marisa G. Bonasora & Eve Emshwiller
Article: 2224790
Published online: 04 Jul 2023
AbstractforA population genetic-level approach to endemic species of Oxalis section Palmatifoliae (Oxalidaceae) in Patagonia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Molecular analysis of Indo-Pacific Syllinae annelids with the description of five new species from the Philippine Islands
Laia Moreno-Martínez, Guillermo San Martín, Ana Riesgo, Gonzalo Giribet & Patricia Álvarez-Campos
Article: 2227630
Published online: 11 Jul 2023
AbstractforMolecular analysis of Indo-Pacific Syllinae annelids with the description of five new species from the Philippine Islands | Full Text | References | PDF (7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Marine teleost fishes of the northeastern Brazilian coast: 166 years of compiled data
Ricardo S. Rosa, Aline P. M. Medeiros, Antônio Felinto, Camila Brito, Erika F. C. Santana, Fernanda V. Albuquerque, Jonas A. Santos, Júlio Lustosa, Katherine M. P. Viana, Marianna B. Silva, Rafael Menezes, Viviana Márquez Velásquez, Alexandre P. Marceniuk, Ronaldo Francini-Filho, Claudia R. Rocha, Luiz A. Rocha & Jessé M. Figueiredo-Filho
Article: 2228314
Published online: 12 Jul 2023
AbstractforMarine teleost fishes of the northeastern Brazilian coast: 166 years of compiled data | Full Text | References | PDF (3.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Two new species of Atopobathynella (Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea) from the Pilbara region, Australia
Giulia Perina, Ana I. Camacho, Melissa Danks, Nicole White & Michelle T. Guzik
Article: 2228326
Published online: 24 Jul 2023
AbstractforTwo new species of Atopobathynella (Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea) from the Pilbara region, Australia | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Morphological and molecular analysis of Ephydatia fluviatilis (Porifera: Spongillida: Spongillidae) from Nanjing, China
Zhen Zhao, Chunxiang Li, Xianqin Yan, Qun Yang & Junye Ma
Article: 2228865
Published online: 25 Jul 2023
AbstractforMorphological and molecular analysis of Ephydatia fluviatilis (Porifera: Spongillida: Spongillidae) from Nanjing, China | Full Text | References | PDF (2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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More geckos, fewer gaps: diversity and distribution of Hemidactylus geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Jordan
Lukáš Pola, Doubravka Velenská, Kseniia Marianna Prondzynska, Vojtěch Hejduk, Aleš Zíka, Tomáš Winkelhöfer, Mohammad A. Abu Baker, Zuhair S. Amr & Jiří Šmíd
Article: 2237033
Published online: 09 Aug 2023
AbstractforMore geckos, fewer gaps: diversity and distribution of Hemidactylus geckos (Squamata: Gekkonidae) in Jordan | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Open Access
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Systematics, biogeography and phylogenomics of northern bog lemmings (Cricetidae), cold-temperate rodents of conservation concern under global change
Andrew G. Hope, Kaitlyn M. Headlee, Zachary H. Olson & Ben J. Wiens
Article: 2237050
Published online: 09 Aug 2023
AbstractforSystematics, biogeography and phylogenomics of northern bog lemmings (Cricetidae), cold-temperate rodents of conservation concern under global change | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Unity in diversity: morphological and genetic variability, integrative systematics, and phylogeography of the widespread nudibranch mollusc Onchidoris muricata
Irina A. Ekimova, Ekaterina Nikitenko, Maria V. Stanovova, Dimitry M. Schepetov, Tatiana I. Antokhina, Manuel AntÓnio E. Malaquias & ÁNgel ValdÉs
Article: 2246472
Published online: 23 Aug 2023
AbstractforUnity in diversity: morphological and genetic variability, integrative systematics, and phylogeography of the widespread nudibranch mollusc Onchidoris muricata | Full Text | References | PDF (6.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Return of the prodigal son: morphology and molecular phylogenetic relationships of a new Antarctic fish leech (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) imply a bipolar biogeographic pattern
Andriy Utevsky, Serge Utevsky, Joanna M. Cichocka, Aleksander Bielecki, Mario Santoro & Peter Trontelj
Article: 2246476
Published online: 11 Sep 2023
AbstractforReturn of the prodigal son: morphology and molecular phylogenetic relationships of a new Antarctic fish leech (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) imply a bipolar biogeographic pattern | Full Text | References | PDF (4.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Discovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India
Bitupan Boruah, Surya Narayanan, Jason D. Gerard, Abhijit Das & V. Deepak
Article: 2249891
Published online: 23 Oct 2023
AbstractforDiscovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Revision of the Indo-West Pacific crab genus Soliella (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Etisinae): ‘pseudocryptic species’ and basinal speciation
Robert M. Lasley JR, Jose Christopher E. Mendoza & Gustav Paulay
Article: 2249896
Published online: 28 Sep 2023
AbstractforRevision of the Indo-West Pacific crab genus Soliella (Brachyura: Xanthidae: Etisinae): ‘pseudocryptic species’ and basinal speciation | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Unveiling hidden diversity of Oecomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Brazilian Central Amazonia: description of a new species and new lineages
Juliane Saldanha, Thiago Borges Fernandes Semedo, Ravena Fernanda Braga de Mendonça, Luan Gabriel Lima-Silva, Mariluce Rezende Messias, Iracilda Sampaio, Marcus Vinicius Brandão & Rogério Vieira Rossi
Article: 2259037
Published online: 12 Oct 2023
AbstractforUnveiling hidden diversity of Oecomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) from Brazilian Central Amazonia: description of a new species and new lineages | Full Text | References | PDF (3.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on two marine Cyrtophoria ciliates (Protista: Ciliophora: Phyllopharyngea) with the description of a new species
Congcong Wang, Limin Jiang, Lijian Liao, Zhishuai Qu, Santosh Kumar & Xiaozhong Hu
Article: 2269150
Published online: 03 Nov 2023
AbstractforTaxonomic and phylogenetic studies on two marine Cyrtophoria ciliates (Protista: Ciliophora: Phyllopharyngea) with the description of a new species | Full Text | References | PDF (4.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Ancestral state reconstruction reveals extensive homoplasy in nutlet characters of Cynoglossinae (Boraginaceae, subfam. Cynoglossoideae, tribe Cynoglosseae)
Zohreh Pourghorban, Yasaman Salmaki & Maximilian Weigend
Article: 2272835
Published online: 27 Nov 2023
AbstractforAncestral state reconstruction reveals extensive homoplasy in nutlet characters of Cynoglossinae (Boraginaceae, subfam. Cynoglossoideae, tribe Cynoglosseae) | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Reinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae)
Maria S. Vorontsova, Kurt B. Petersen, Patrick Minx, Taylor M. Aubuchon-Elder, M. Cinta Romay, Edward S. Buckler & Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Article: 2274386
Published online: 27 Nov 2023
AbstractforReinstatement and expansion of the genus Anatherum (Andropogoneae, Panicoideae, Poaceae) | Full Text | References | PDF (2.5 MB) | EPUB
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New species of Asymphylodorinae Szidat, 1943 (Digenea: Lissorchiidae), fish parasites from the East Asian Region: morphological and molecular data
Dmitry M. Atopkin, Yana I. Ivashko, Vladimir V. Besprozvannykh & Alexandr E. Zhokhov
Article: 2286947
Published online: 14 Dec 2023
AbstractforNew species of Asymphylodorinae Szidat, 1943 (Digenea: Lissorchiidae), fish parasites from the East Asian Region: morphological and molecular data | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Phylogeny and ecological traits of the spider Argiope trifasciata (Araneidae) in Egypt clarifying the relationships with Afro-Eurasian and American populations
Youssef M. El Bayoumy, Amged Ouf, Christos Zoumides & Arthur R. Bos
Article: 2289139
Published online: 12 Jan 2024
AbstractforPhylogeny and ecological traits of the spider Argiope trifasciata (Araneidae) in Egypt clarifying the relationships with Afro-Eurasian and American populations | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Reappraisal of the systematics of two sympatric coral snakes (Reptilia: Elapidae) from Northeast India
Lal Biakzuala, Zeeshan A. Mirza, Harshil Patel, Yashpal Singh Rathee & Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga
Article: 2289150
Published online: 10 Jan 2024
AbstractforReappraisal of the systematics of two sympatric coral snakes (Reptilia: Elapidae) from Northeast India | Full Text | References | PDF (4.5 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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