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Marine nematode taxonomy in the DNA age: the present and future of molecular tools to access their biodiversity [PDF]

, 2010
Molecular taxonomy is one of the most promising yet challenging fields of biology. Molecular markers such as nuclear and mitochondrial genes are being used in a variety of studies surveying marine nematode taxa.
da Silva, Maria Cristina, de Ley, Paul, Decraemer, Wilfrida, dos santos correla, Maria Tereza, Esteves, Andre Morgado, Gomes Fonseca Genevois, Veronica, Rieger, Tania Tassinari, Rodriguez Da Silva, Neyvan Renato   +7 more
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A Review of the Taxonomy, Genetics and Biology of the Genus Escherichia and the Type Species Escherichia coli.

Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print), 2021
Historically, bacteriologists have relied heavily on biochemical and structural phenotypes for bacterial taxonomic classification. However, advances in comparative genomics has led to greater insights into the remarkable genetic diversity within the ...
Daniel S. Yu, G. Banting, N. Neumann
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How environmental stressors affect reproductive potential in a saltmarsh plant species Plantago maritima

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
We examined whether the presence or absence of different environmental stressors influenced the reproductive potential of a saltmarsh species—Plantago maritima. We focused on total seed output, seed quality, and biomass of progeny.
Magdalena Lazarus, Jacek Mazur, Katarzyna Wszałek‐Rożek, Adrian Zwolicki   +3 more
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A biogeographical study of red listed lichen species at temporal and spatial scales within protected and non-protected areas

Scientific Reports, 2022
The present study is focused on the temporal and spatial distribution of red listed lichen (RLL) species identified in both non-protected areas (NPAs) and protected areas (PAs) in Romania. This study revealed different scenarios of RLL based on two major
Vicol Ioana, Mihăilescu Simona
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Two taxa of the genus Sticta ( Peltigerales , Ascomycota ), S. andina and S. scabrosa subsp. scabrosa , new to Bolivia confirmed by molecular data

Plant and Fungal Systematics, 2022
The first records of Sticta andina and S. scabrosa subsp. scabrosa from Bolivia are presented. All records are confirmed by molecular data. Sticta andina has flattened, marginal isidia and phyllidia with abundant, submarginal apothecia, while ...
Emilia Anna Ossowska, Magdalena Kosecka, Julia Jaskólska, Martin Kukwa   +3 more
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Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) as indicators of urban ecosystems in Bucharest, Romania

Scientific Reports, 2021
The aim of the present study was to establish the effect of management type and of environmental variables on the structure, abundance and species richness of soil mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in twelve urban green areas in Bucharest-Romania.
M. Manu, R. I. Băncilă, C. C. Bîrsan, O. Mountford, M. Onete   +4 more
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Tardigrades of the Ivohibory forest (south-central Madagascar) with a description of a new Bryodelphax species

The European Zoological Journal, 2022
In this paper, samples of mosses and lichens collected from Ivohibory Forest (south-central Madagascar) were studied in search for tardigrades. In total, 39 tardigrade taxa were identified, 21 of which are new records for Madagascar.
T. Bartylak, P. Kayastha, M. Roszkowska, A. Kepel, M. Kepel, Ł. Kaczmarek   +5 more
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Aquatic tardigrades in Poland – a review

Limnological Review, 2021
The diversity, distribution and ecology of aquatic Tardigrada in Poland remain poorly known. We reviewed the literature focused on tardigrades in Poland and recognized only 15 aquatic taxa which were reported from various freshwater and marine habitats ...
Kayastha Pushpalata, Wiśniewska Joanna, Kuzdrowska Klaudia, Kaczmarek Łukasz   +3 more
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Ptyctimous Mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Peru with the Description of an Extraordinary New Phthiracaroid Mite from the Peruvian Andes

Animals, 2023
Protophthiracarus afthonos sp. nov. is described and illustrated using line drawings, transmitted light and SEM imaging. It is characterized by an extraordinary richness of notogastral setae (ca.
Wojciech Niedbała, Zbigniew Adamski, Ronald Laniecki, Wojciech L. Magowski   +3 more
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Reconciling taxonomy and phylogenetic inference: formalism and algorithms for describing discord and inferring taxonomic roots [PDF]

, 2011
Although taxonomy is often used informally to evaluate the results of phylogenetic inference and find the root of phylogenetic trees, algorithmic methods to do so are lacking.
A Stamatakis, Aaron Gallagher, D Dalevi, D McDonald, E Bachoore, Frederick A Matsen, HL Bodlaender, J Hein, M Price, O Ponta, R Tatusov, S Moran, S Moran, VB Yap   +13 more
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