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Lophoura Kölliker in Gegenbaur, Kölliker & Müller, 1853 species (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Sphyriidae) off South Africa with a key to all valid species
Lophoura Kölliker in Gegenbaur, Kölliker & Müller, 1853 is one of the eight genera of Sphyriidae which currently consists of 19 accepted species. Lophoura...
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Defining valid breeding goals for animal breeds
BackgroundThe objective of any valid breeding program is to increase the suitability of a breed for its future purposes. The approach most often...
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The colonisation of the Tyrrhenian Islands by Hydraena water beetles, with Hydraena reflexa Rey, 1884 reinstated as a valid species endemic to Corsica and Sardinia (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae)
The biotas of old islands formed from continental terranes usually have a more complex biogeographical history than those of young oceanic islands,...
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Species Methods
This chapter is essentially a follow-on from the previous chapter, but with an additional level of complexity. One can simply add an additional...
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Species Excluded
The following list does not include valid names, or synonyms treated under those in the main treatment. Taxa recently excluded from Panicum are...
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Species Diagnosis and DNA Taxonomy
The use of DNA has helped to improve and speed up species identification and delimitation. However, it also provides new challenges to taxonomists....
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Taxonomic review of the Neomerinthe bucephalus species group (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with description of a new species from Vanuatu
A taxonomic review of five scorpaenid nominal species included in the Neomerinthe bucephalus species group [ Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler...
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Exploring the biogeography, morphology, and phylogeny of the condylostomatid ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Heterotrichea), with establishment of four new Condylostoma species and a revision including redescriptions of five species found in China
Species of the ciliate class Heterotrichea Stein, 1859 are a cosmopolitan group of unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms, many of which have been...
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Reinstatement of Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) dentipalpis Warburton & Nuttall, 1909 (Acari: Ixodidae) as a valid species and redescription of adults of H. (R.) asiatica (Supino, 1897), parasites of carnivorans in Oriental Asia
Haemaphysalis ( Rhipistoma ) dentipalpis Warburton & Nuttall, 1909 (Acari: Ixodidae) is reinstated here as a valid species and the male is redescribed...
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Species Richness Gradients
This chapter reviews the conceptual and methodological issues related to latitudinal and elevational gradients of species richness at distinct...
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Nomenclatural stability and the longevity of helminth species names
Although most Latin binomial names of species are valid, many are eventually unaccepted when they are found to be synonyms of previously described...
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Management Approaches for Biological Control of Invasive Species
Invasive species significantly impact ecosystems, causing damage to plant species and billions of dollars in loss annually, hence requiring the...
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DNA Barcode-Based Species Diagnosis with MolD
Rapid biodiversity loss sets new requirements for taxonomic research, prompting updating some long-established practices to maximize timely...
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Global species hotspots and COI barcoding cold spots of marine Gastropoda
With the on-going efforts in digitising museum collections, increased participation of citizen scientists, and greater accessibility to research...
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Cestodes of the genus Anthobothrium van Beneden, 1850 in five carcharhinid shark species from the southern waters of Iran, with the description of three new species, new host and locality records, and a key to the species of the genus
Examining the intestinal cestode fauna of the shark species Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller and Henle), C. sorrah (Müller and Henle), C. leucas ...
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Three new species and a status revision of Hydroidomedusa (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the coast of China
Three previously unknown species of Hydroidomedusa are described from plankton samples collected during oceanographic cruises undertaken along the...
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Two new species of Gynaeseius (Acari: Phytoseiidae) from Andaman and Nicobar islands and a complementary description of Gynaeseius santosoi, with a key to the world species of the genus
Two new species of Gynaeseius Wainstein, 1962, namely G. dweepabasi Karmakar and Biswas sp. n. and G. kalapaharicus Karmakar and Biswas sp. n. , are...
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Classification of the Genus Nicotiana and Origin of Nicotiana Species
In the eighteenth century, Linnaeus was the first to describe four species of Nicotiana. The first attempts to systematize the growing number of new...
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An updated species list of the genus Rotylenchus (Nematoda: Hoplolaimidae) and a browser-based interactive key for species identification
Nematodes are highly abundant soil organisms, and their presence can have profound effects on soil health and plant growth. Among them, Rotylenchus ...
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Review of the genus Subhimalus Ghauri (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from India with description of a new species
The genus Subhimalus from tribe Paralimnini is reviewed from India along with the description of a new species. The genus was described from India by...
