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The Impacts of Traffic Intensity on Taxonomic and Functional Diversity in Understory Spiders from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

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Although it has its advantages for the development of urban areas, road construction is among the greatest threats to biodiversity, due to fragmentation, habitat loss, and changes in landscape structure.
Rebeca Esther Da Justa Ximenes, Matheus Leonydas Borba Feitosa, Nancy Lo-Man-Hung, Hugo Rodrigo Barbosa-da-Silva, André Otávio Silva-Junior, Alysson Henrique Alcântara Lins, Geraldo Jorge Barbosa de Moura, André Felipe de Araújo Lira   +7 more
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A New Genus of Ectinosomatidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) Symbiont in the Digestive Tract of Eudistoma vannamei Millar, 1977 (Ascidia, Polycitoridae)

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A new genus of Ectinosomatidae is recorded in association with an Ascidia from a permanent submerged coral community in Barra Beach, Salvador City, Bahia State (Brazil).
Paulo H. Corgosinho, Terue C. Kihara, Amilcar Farias, Nikolaos Schizas, Elizabeth Neves, Rodrigo Johnsson   +5 more
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New Cases of Teratology, Albinism, Abnormal Pigmentation, Gynandromorphism, and Injury Healing in Scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

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Eighteen new cases of teratology and other abnormalities within scorpions are presented, representing new cases of metasomal duplication, mesosomal anomaly, telson anomaly, albinism, and abnormal pigmentation.
Danniella Sherwood, Victoria Tang, Julien Tchilinguirian, Ludivine Lamare, Seth Croffy, Mark Stockmann, Jay Keller, Valerio Gerace   +7 more
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The Dynamics of Soil Mesofauna Communities in a Tropical Urban Coastal Wetland: Responses to Spatiotemporal Fluctuations in Phreatic Level and Salinity

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Coastal wetlands, vital for ecological diversity, have been significantly altered by anthropogenic activities, particularly in the Caribbean. These changes have created a complex mosaic of habitats and physicochemical conditions, further stressed by ...
Gloria Ortiz-Ramírez, Elix Hernández, Solimar Pinto-Pacheco, Elvira Cuevas   +3 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of xanthid crab Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2018
The complete mitochondrial genome sequenced from the floral egg crab Atergatis floridus (Linnaeus, 1767) and the determination of the position of the species in the reconstructed phylogenetic tree of the infraorder Brachyura using the protein coding ...
Mustafa Zafer Karagozlu, Michelle M. Barbon, Thinh Do Dinh, Cesar G. Demayo, Chang-Bae Kim   +4 more
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How Urban-Tolerant Are They? Testing Prey–Capture Behavior of Introduced Jorō Spiders (Trichonephila clavata) Next to Busy Roads

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An invasive orb-weaving spider from east Asia is now spreading through the southeastern United States; Trichonephila clavata (the “jorō spider”) makes large, imposing webs seemingly everywhere, including in urban landscapes, and even next to busy roads ...
Andrew K. Davis, Kade Stewart, Caitlin Phelan, Alexa Schultz   +3 more
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An Indo-West Pacific Distribution for the Coral-Dwelling Gall Crab Lithoscaptus doughnut (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae)

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Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) are common inhabitants of scleractinian corals. Several species have been described as new in recent years, including Lithoscaptus doughnut, which was described from Hong Kong based on a single female retrieved ...
Jorn R. Claassen, Yosephine Tuti, Sancia E. T. van der Meij   +2 more
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On the Identity of Neostenotarsus guianensis (Caporiacco, 1954), with a Redescription of the Holotype Male and the First Records from Guyana (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

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Herein, we redescribe Neostenotarsus guianensis (Caporiacco, 1954) nearly seven decades after its original description. In the original description of Neostenotarsus scissistylus Tesmoingt & Schmidt, 2002, we found characters incongruent with N ...
Danniella Sherwood, Ray Gabriel
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Exploring New Territories: New Records and Occurrence Confirmation of Two Caridean Shrimps in Brazil

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Here, we confirm the presence of two species of caridean shrimps for the first time in Brazil: Latreutes parvulus and Ambidexter cochensis. During active samplings conducted in December 2023, April 2024 and September 2024 on the rocky shore of Prainha da
Lucas Rezende Penido Paschoal, Caio Santos Nogueira, Fernando José Zara   +2 more
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Spatio-Temporal Distribution and Population Dynamics of Two Sympatric Species: The Rock Shrimps Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley, 1878 and Sicyonia typica (Boeck, 1864) (Penaeoidea: Sicyoniidae) on the Coast of Ilhéus, Bahia, Northeastern Brazil

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Rock shrimps (Sicyonia dorsalis and Sicyonia typica) are commonly caught as bycatch during shrimp trawling along the Brazilian coast, but are not commercially exploited due to their small size and hard carapace. This study evaluated their spatio-temporal
Renzo Gonçalves Tavares, Lucas Rezende Penido Paschoal, Fernanda Jordão Guimarães, Simone Nunes Brandão, Erminda da Conceição Guerreiro Couto   +4 more
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