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Arthropod Assemblages in Desert Ecosystems of Alula County, Saudi Arabia [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Despite their ecological importance, epigeic arthropod assemblages in hyper‐arid systems remain understudied, particularly across the Arabian Peninsula. We provide an initial description of epigeic arthropod assemblages sampled in two protected areas in ...
Ruan vanMazijk, Steven McGregor, Robbert Duker, William Liversage, Carly Butynski, Maurice Schutgens, Miren Schleicher, Max D. Graham, Shauna K. Rees, Abdelsamad Aldabaa, Ahmed H. Mohamed, Sami D. Almalki, Benjamin P. Y.‐H. Lee   +12 more
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the Mexican marine littoral hygrophilous Spinactaletes boneti (Collembola: Actaletidae) and its phylogenetic placement [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
Spinactaletes boneti mitochondrial genome was assembled and annotated. It has 14,766 bp in length, all 37 genes are present and the gene order is the same as the Pancrustacean ancestral gene order. Phylogenetic analyses based on maximum likelihood placed
Nerivania Nunes Godeiro, José G. Palacios-Vargas, Yan Gao, Yun Bu   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The genome sequence of a springtail, Orchesella flavescens (C.Bourlet, 1839) [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from a specimen of Orchesella flavescens (springtail; Arthropoda; Collembola; Entomobryomorpha; Orchesellidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 273.69 megabases.
James McCulloch, Liam M. Crowley
doaj   +2 more sources

Complete mitochondrial genome of the Korean endemic springtail Homidia koreana Lee & Lee, 1981 (Collembola: Entomobryidae) [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022
The Korean endemic springtail Homidia koreana Lee & Lee, is popular in the leaf litter of various forests of South Korea, probably widely distributed throughout the Korean Peninsula. The complete mitochondrial genome of H.
Inae Lee, Jachoon Koo, Kyung-Hwa Park
doaj   +2 more sources

Assessing Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes Through Drone-Based Environmental DNA Sampling. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We developed a drone‐based environmental DNA (eDNA) swabbing method to assess hexapod diversity in agricultural fields under three management types (conventional, organic, and IP‐Suisse), detecting 75 taxa across 19 families. eDNA replicates showed consistent within‐field results, though no significant differences in diversity were found between ...
Albouy C, Humbert L, Niedermeier K, Chautem M, Fopp F, Luthi M, Thurnheer S, Marques V, Kirchgeorg S, Geckeler C, Nasrallah A, Mintchev S, Pellissier L.   +12 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Synthesis of Brazilian Entomobryomorpha (Collembola: Hexapoda) with Special Emphasis on the Equatorial Oceanic Islands and Redescription of the First Species of Collembola Recorded in Brazil †

Diversity, 2022
We presented a synthesis of Brazilian Entomobryomorpha species and new records of the Brazilian oceanic islands located in the Equatorial Atlantic. In this work, we observed the global distributions of the species that inhabit the Brazilian oceanic ...
Estevam Cipriano Araujo de Lima, Bruna Carolline Honório Lopes, Douglas Zeppelini   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Diversity of the Antimicrobial Peptide Genes in Collembola [PDF]

Insects, 2023
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a current health crisis threatening the world’s population, and scientists are looking for new drugs to combat them. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), which are part of the organism’s innate immune system, are a promising ...
Goma Pradhan, Patamarerk Engsontia
doaj   +2 more sources

Influence of Deadwood, Tree-Related Microhabitats, and Forest Structural Features on Saproxylic Arthropod Diversity. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding across 135 temperate forest plots in Germany to examine how deadwood, tree‐related microhabitats (TreMs), and forest structure shape saproxylic arthropod communities. Structural equation modeling revealed that TreM richness and deadwood volume are key predictors of arthropod diversity, highlighting the ...
Shuvo MJ, Wohlwend M, Heer K, Paillet Y, Segelbacher G.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Evolutionary, Functional and Mechanistic Characterisation of Microbial Terpene Synthase-Like Genes From Springtails. [PDF]

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
A genome analysis revealed the presence of many bacterial‐type terpene synthases in springtails. Four enzymes from Sinella curviseta were functionally characterised, resulting in the isolation of several compounds including sinellene ether, the first diterpene ether identified from a terpene synthase that represents a novel skeleton.
Wang M, Schneider C, Rebholz Z, Schulz S, Darragh K, Dickschat JS.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Collembola from the Gypsum Karst of Sorbas (Almería, Spain), with Descriptions of Three New Species [PDF]

Insects
The gypsum karst of Sorbas (Almería, Spain) is home to a diverse community of Collembola. Over seven years of sampling, 7875 specimens were collected from 83 cave visits, representing four orders: Symphypleona (5251 specimens), Entomobryomorpha (2552 ...
Enrique Baquero, Pablo Barranco, Rafael Jordana   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources