Description of a new species of Thelcticopis Karsch (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Guangxi Province, China [PDF]
Thelcticopis is a type of spider that is very difficult to collect. In 2018, we collected two huntsman spiders in Guangxi. After diagnosis, they were found to belong to the genus of Thelcticopis.
Chaohui Cai, Yejie Lin, Yang Zhong
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Harmonizing taxon names in biodiversity data: A review of tools, databases and best practices
The process of standardizing taxon names, taxonomic name harmonization, is necessary to properly merge data indexed by taxon names. The large variety of taxonomic databases and related tools are often not well described.
Matthias Grenié+4 more
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Thrissina encrasicholoides (Actinopterygii: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae): first record from Taiwan and northernmost record of the species [PDF]
Although four species of the engraulid genus Thrissina (often regarded as Thryssa) have previously been recorded from waters around Taiwan, Thrissina encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852), known from the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans (north to the
H. Hata, K. Koeda
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Soil minerals affect taxon-specific bacterial growth
Secondary minerals (clays and metal oxides) are important components of the soil matrix. Clay minerals affect soil carbon persistence and cycling, and they also select for distinct microbial communities.
B. Finley+9 more
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The Taxon Hypothesis Paradigm—On the Unambiguous Detection and Communication of Taxa
Here, we describe the taxon hypothesis (TH) paradigm, which covers the construction, identification, and communication of taxa as datasets. Defining taxa as datasets of individuals and their traits will make taxon identification and most importantly ...
U. Kõljalg+20 more
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification
Calcifying organisms are considered as threatened by ocean acidification, because of their calcium carbonate skeleton. This study investigated if a calcareous sponge could synthesize its skeleton (i.e.
Bárbara Ribeiro+4 more
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Description of Eretmocera hafeetensis sp. nov. from UAE (Lepidoptera, Scythrididae) [PDF]
Eretmocera hafeetensis sp. nov., a moth in the family Scythrididae, is described and illustrated based on the examination of three male and 13 female specimens collected at the foot of Jebel Hafeet, an isolated 1,140 metres-high massif just south of Al ...
Huw Roberts, Bengt Å. Bengtsson
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Though it is well accepted that mitochondria originated from an alphaproteobacteria-like ancestor, the phylogenetic relationship of the mitochondrial endosymbiont to extant Alphaproteobacteria is yet unresolved.
Luice Fan+8 more
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In Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, lake trout carcasses are used to suppress invasive lake trout embryos in an effort to conserve native Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Using a field experiment, we determined that carcass treatment had limited, non‐target effects on benthic invertebrates.
Michelle A. Briggs+6 more
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Taxometric analyses in psychological research and in classification of mental disorders [PDF]
The issue of whether manifest psychological variables comprise a latent taxonic or dimensional structure is essential to the contemporary psychology and psychiatry.
Dragović Milan
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