Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Papers
(The TQCC of Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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Miocene caddisflies from Australia: iron-rich sediments preserve internal organs, tracheoles, and corneal nanocoating of larvae and pupae213
The exceptionally well-preserved Sauropleura scalaris (Nectridea: Urocordylidae) from the late Carboniferous of the Czech Republic: new information on ontogeny, lateral line and tail42
Osteology and phylogenetic relationships ofLigabuesaurus leanzai(Dinosauria: Sauropoda) from the Early Cretaceous of the Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina39
Fossil diversity in ‘dawn’ hexapods (Diplura: Projapygoidea), with direct evidence for being chemically predaceous in the Cretaceous35
Revised taxonomy of Synodontis catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Lake Tanganyika basin reveals lower species diversity than expected33
Taxonomy and molecular phylogenetic position of new species and new records of Coelosphaeridae (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from the Mexican Pacific32
Inferring the behaviour of predatory gastropods and their ostracod prey across the Cretaceous–Palaeogene boundary31
Multigene phylogeny and expanded morphological comparison reveal one new lineage and finer differentiation in the order Peniculida (Alveolata: Ciliophora)30
Phylogenetic biome conservatism as a key concept for an integrative understanding of evolutionary history: Galliformes and Falconiformes as study cases26
The potential for using shell proteins in gastropod systematics, assessed in patellogastropod limpets25
Neurocranial anatomy of Paralligator (Neosuchia: Paralligatoridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia25
Integration patterns of cheek teeth and ecomorphological evolution in grinding herbivores: the case of caviine rodents (Caviomorpha: Caviidae)24
Repeated evolution: the case of columellar folds in gastropods24
Let scientific names and indigenous names carry out their respective duties24
Phylogeny and classification of jumping plant lice of the subfamily Liviinae (Hemiptera: Psylloidea: Liviidae) based on molecular and morphological data22
Fantastic beasts and how to delimit them: an integrative approach using multispecies coalescent methods reveals two new, endemic Dugesia species (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida) from Corsica and S21
Molecular phylogeny of Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 and its satellite genera (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae) reveals hidden diversity and multiple instances of morphological and ecological convergen21
The story of a rock-star: multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation in the starred or roughtail rock agama,Laudakia stellio(Reptilia: Agamidae)20
Phylogeny-based taxonomic revision and niche modelling of the rove beetle genus Loncovilius Germain, 1903 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae)20
Morphological diversification with emphasis on the structural and homology patterns of male genitalia in genus Limnebius (Leach 1815; Hydraenidae: Coleoptera)20
The first record of fossilized soft parts in ossified tendons and implications for the understanding of tendon mineralization19
How to describe a new species in zoology and avoid mistakes18
The axial biomechanics of Trigonosaurus pricei (Neosauropoda: Titanosauria) and the importance of the cervical–dorsal region to sauropod high-browser feeding strategy18
The complex case of the calcareous sponge Leucosolenia complicata (Porifera: Calcarea): hidden diversity in Boreal and Arctic regions with description of a new species17
Molecular species delimitation and historical biogeography among species of the genus Partamona (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini), with emphasis on the Eastern group from South America17
Phylogenetic analyses of a new freshwater amphipod reveal polyphyly within the Holarctic family Crangonyctidae, with revision of the genus Synurella17
Endemic lineages of spiny frogs demonstrate the biogeographic importance and conservational needs of the Hindu Kush–Himalaya region16
An overview of genetic manipulation tools in the studies of ciliates, with emphasis on gene knockout, knockdown, and overexpression16
Phylogeny, species delimitation and biogeography of the endemic Palaearctic tribe Tomarini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)16
Ecological and phylogenetic influences on limb joint kinematics in wild primates16
Cranial anatomy of the Triassic rhynchosaur Mesosuchus browni based on computed tomography, with a discussion of the vomeronasal system and its deep history in Reptilia15
A new framework of the evolution of the ctenodactylids (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Asia: new species and phylogenetic status of distylomyins15
Comment on ‘A standardized terminology of spines in the order Siluriformes (Actinopterygii: Ostariophysi)’ by Ballen and de Pinna (2021)14
Convergent evolution of dark, ultraviolet-absorbing cuticular pigmentation in a new Afro-Oriental Echiniscus brunus species complex (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)14
Morphological disparity in a hyperdiverse mammal clade: a new morphotype and tribe of Neotropical cricetids13
New branch on the tree of life of Gastrotricha: establishment of a new genus for limno-terrestrial species13
Renaming taxa on ethical grounds threatens nomenclatural stability and scientific communication13
Shining disco: shedding light into the systematics of the family Discodorididae (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia)13
Revision of the generic classification of pike cichlids using an integrative phylogenetic approach (Cichlidae: tribe Geophagini: subtribe Crenicichlina)12
From the dark side of paradise: a new natural replication of cave planthopper evolution from Hawaiian lava tubes (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Cixiidae)12
Environmental DNA metabarcoding of Danish soil samples reveals new insight into the hidden diversity of eutardigrades in Denmark12
Integrative taxonomy of the pseudoscorpion family Chernetidae (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheliferoidea): evidence for new range-restricted species in the Dinaric Karst12
A mysterious treasure originated from Africa: evolutionary history of the endangered spoon-winged lacewings (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae: Nemopterinae) from China12
The phylogeny and diversification of the western Eurasian Phaedusinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae)12
Shedding light on species boundaries in small endogeic animals through an integrative approach: species delimitation in the centipedeClinopodes carinthiacus(Chilopoda: Geophilidae) in the south12
From the mud to the tree: phylogeny ofAustrolebiaskillifishes, new generic structure and description of a new species (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae)12
Butterfly–parasitoid–hostplant interactions in Western Palaearctic Hesperiidae: a DNA barcoding reference library12
Correction to: Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models12
Total evidence phylogenetic analysis reveals polyphyly ofAnostomoidesand uncovers an unexpectedly ancient genus of Anostomidae fishes (Characiformes)12
X-ray microcomputed and synchrotron tomographic analysis of the basicranial axis of emydopoid dicynodonts: implications for fossoriality and phylogeny12
The evolution of an ancient tapeworm lineage in its catfish hosts: vicariance, dispersal and diversification in Gangesiinae (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae)11
Homoplasy and morphological stasis revealed through multilocus phylogeny of new myrmecophilous species in Armadillidiidae (Isopoda: Oniscidea)11
The taxonomic status ofArtemia monicaVerrill, 1869 (Crustacea: Anostraca)11
Hidden diversity of the genus Trinomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae): phylogenetic and populational structure analyses uncover putative new lineages11
Molecular phylogeny of dragon millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) from mainland South-East Asia, with description of a new genus and species11
A cryptic radiation of Caribbean sea slugs revealed by integrative analysis: Cyerceantillensis’ (Sacoglossa: Caliphyllidae) is six distinct species11
Hyperparasitism among larval stages of Digenea in snail hosts: sophisticated life strategy or pure randomness? The scenario of Cotylurus sp.11
Cranial osteology and palaeobiology of the Early Cretaceous birdJeholornis prima(Aves: Jeholornithiformes)11
Adaptation to graviportality in Rhinocerotoidea? An investigation through the long bone shape variation in their hindlimb11
Exploring the relationship between environment and brain morphology in anurans: a comparative phylogenetic approach11
Placing taxonomic nomenclatural stability above ethical concerns ignores societal norms11
A snow-dwelling tropical butterfly? An unprecedented discovery of a new genus of the Pedaliodes clade in an extreme, high-altitude Andean environment (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)11
New and revised taxa of Neotropical Diplotaxini (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae): do they change the existing relationships? Revisiting systematics with morphological and molecular data11
From 13 to 22 in a second stroke: revisiting the European Eumida sanguinea (Phyllodocidae: Annelida) species complex11
Integrative taxonomy clarifies the armoured catfish Hypostomus pusarum (Starks) species complex (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) and reveals a new species in the drainages of Northeastern Brazil11
Integrative taxonomy reveals a new gall midge genus and species (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) developing in the flower buds of Pongamia pinnata (Fabaceae) in Japan11
Taxonomic revision of the Australian stick insect genusCandovia(Phasmida: Necrosciinae): insight from molecular systematics and species-delimitation approaches10
A hidden finch from the Galapagos Islands: a genetically and morphologically distinctive woodpecker finch from San Cristobal Island10
Hidden species’ diversity and phylogenetic relationships within the terrestrial isopod genus Tiroloscia (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)10
Ontogeny as a way to understand morphology of nasal capsule structures in Pipidae, with focus onPipa arrabali(Lissamphibia: Anura)10
Flightless beetles crossed the Pacific Ocean: phylogeny and biogeography of the intertidal genus Diaulota Casey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)10
Evolution of semiaquatic habits in hippos and their extinct relatives: insights from the ear region10
Morphology and systematics of a new fossil snake from the early Rupelian (Oligocene) White River Formation, Wyoming10
Extinct scorpion family Chaerilobuthidae from Mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber reinterpreted as subfamily of extant family Pseudochactidae (Chelicerata: Scorpiones)10
Total-evidence dating and morphological partitioning: a novel approach to understand the phylogeny and biogeography of augochlorine bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)10
Effects of Quaternary climatic oscillations over the Chacoan fauna: phylogeographic patterns in the southern three-banded armadilloTolypeutes matacus(Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae)10
Ecomorphological correlates of inner ear shape in Australian limb-reduced skinks (Scincidae: Sphenomorphini)10
Towards the origin of South African tortoises: a new Chersina species from the Early Pliocene fossil site of Langebaanweg10
Progress in research on water bears presented at the 15th International Symposium on Tardigrada (Kraków, 22nd–26th of August 2022)10
Prepollex diversity and evolution in Cophomantini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)10
15th International Symposium on Tardigrada – Section II: Ecology, Life Histories & Behaviour10
Cryptic and widespread: a recipe for taxonomic misidentification in a freshwater crab species (Decapoda: Potamonautidae:Potamonautes sidneyi) as evident from species delimitation methods9
Evolution of spider- and ant-eating habits in crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae)9
Historical biogeography of North American killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes) recapitulates geographical history in the Gulf of México watershed9
Molecular phylogeny supports invalidation of Didelphodiplostomum and Pharyngostomoides (Digenea: Diplostomidae) and reveals a Tylodelphys from mammals9
Matrotrophy and polyandry partially regulate postcopulatory mechanisms and sexual selection in a bimodal viviparous salamander9
Call me by my name: unravelling the taxonomy of the gulper shark genus Centrophorus in the Mediterranean Sea through an integrated taxonomic approach9
A redescription and re-evaluation ofKekenodon onamata(Mammalia: Cetacea), a late-surviving archaeocete from the Late Oligocene of New Zealand9
Evolutionary origins of the lampriform pelagic radiation9
Diversification over deep and shallow temporal scales in the Holarctic genus Perpolita (Gastropoda: Gastrodontidae)9
A large brush-footed trapdoor spider (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae) from the Miocene of Australia9
Ancient DNA from the extinct New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) reveals evidence for Miocene marine dispersal9
Gaining and losing on the way: the evolutionary scenario of reproductive diversification in genus Urodasys (Macrodasyida: Gastrotricha) inferred by multi-gene phylogeny9
Inside out Monoplacophora: revisiting Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 using µCT scanning8
Adaptation and innovation in darter fish cranial musculature (Etheostomatinae: Percidae): insights from diceCT8
Tracking the trends of karyotype differentiation in the phylogenetic context of Gint, a scorpion genus endemic to the Horn of Africa (Scorpiones: Buthidae)8
A new basal ginglymodian fish (Holostei: Neopterygii) from the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Luoping Biota, Yunnan, China8
New information on the neurocranium of Archeria crassidisca and the relationships of the Embolomeri8
Reassessment of the Saicini phylogeny and evolution of hairy attachment structures on tarsi (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae)8
Molecular phylogeny of the fungus gnat subfamilies Sciophilinae and Leiinae (Mycetophilidae), with notes on Sciaroidea incertae sedis (Diptera: Bibionomorpha)8
Vertebrate origins are informed by larval lampreys (ammocoetes): a response to Miyashitaet al., 20218
Phylogeny, migration and geographic range size evolution ofAnaxdragonflies (Anisoptera: Aeshnidae)8
Integrative approaches to mammalian systematics, ecomorphology and biomechanics8
A new lineage of deep-reef gobies from the Caribbean, including two new species and one new genus (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Gobiosomatini)8
The history, systematics, and nomenclature of Thalattosuchia (Archosauria: Crocodylomorpha)8
A scientist’s guide to Solifugae: how solifuges could advance research in ecology, evolution, and behaviour8
Shell features and anatomy of the springsnail genus Radomaniola (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae) show a different pace and mode of evolution over five million years8
Limb anatomy of the Triassic turtles: appendicular osteology of Proterochersis (Testudinata, Proterochersidae)7
An exploration of autofluorescence in tardigrades (phylum Tardigrada)7
A new euharamiyidan, Mirusodens caii (Mammalia: Euharamiyida), from the Jurassic Yanliao Biota and evolution of allotherian mammals7
How temperature affects the body size of terrestrial tardigrades7
Hiding in the mists: molecular phylogenetic position and description of a new genus and species of snake (Dipsadidae: Xenodontinae) from the remote cloud forest of the Lost World7
Macroecology of Southern Ocean benthic Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the continental margin and abyss7
One genus, four different stories: evolutionary history, bionomics and biogeography of the monotypic tribe Stenostomatini (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae)7
New insights into the evolution and biogeography of freshwater planarians on islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Western Mediterranean Basin, with the integrative description of a new endemic species from 7
Phylogeography of the endemic red-tailed cicadas of New Zealand (Hemiptera: Cicadidae:Rhodopsalta), and molecular, morphological and bioacoustical confirmation of the existence of Hudson’sRh7
Integrative taxonomy reveals hidden diversity in theCatharus fuscater(Passeriformes: Turdidae) complex in Central and South America7
The onset of large size in Cretaceous marine turtles (Protostegidae) evidenced by new fossil remains from the Valanginian of Colombia7
The world’s largest worm lizard: a new giant trogonophid (Squamata: Amphisbaenia) with extreme dental adaptations from the Eocene of Chambi, Tunisia7
New theropod dinosaur remains from the Upper Cretaceous of the Kem Kem Group (Eastern Morocco) clarify spinosaurid morphology7
Qurliqnoria (Mammalia: Bovidae) fossils from Qaidam Basin, Tibetan Plateau and deep-time endemism of the Tibetan antelope lineage7
The evolution of tinamous (Palaeognathae: Tinamidae) in light of molecular and combined analyses7
Evolution of the syrinx of Apodiformes, including the vocal-learning Trochilidae (Aves: Strisores)7
Origin of the pointed snout inScolelepisand the mouth region in spionid polychaetes (Annelida: Spionidae)7
Breaking through the eggshell: embryonic development of the premaxillary dentition in Lacerta agilis (Squamata: Unidentata) with special emphasis on the egg tooth7
Hidden in the hills: phylogeny of the freshwater mussel genus Alasmidonta (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and description of a new species7
A rapid and parallel Late Pleistocene/Holocene morphological radiation in a predaceous planktonic water flea: the case of Bythotrephes (Cladocera: Cercopagididae)7
Catch me if you can, or how paradigms of tardigrade biogeography evolved from cosmopolitism to ‘localism’7
Neurovascular evidence for a co-occurrence of teeth and baleen in an Oligocene mysticete and the transition to filter-feeding in baleen whales7
Revision of the genus Robbea (Stilbonematinae: Desmodoridae), worldwide abundant marine nematodes with chromophoric Fe–Br inclusions and the description of a new stilbonematine genus7
A holistic perspective on species delimitation outperforms all methods based on single data types in freshwater gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Hydrobiidae: Pseudamnicola)7
Filling Linnean shortfalls increases endemicity patterns: conservation and biogeographical implications for the extreme case ofLiolaemus(Liolaemidae, Squamata) species7
Low genetic variability and high isolation of a post-harvest South American pinniped population as revealed by genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms7
Testing palaeodrainage hypotheses in south-eastern Brazil: phylogeography of the sinistral livebearer fish of the genus Phalloceros (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)7
Searching for Mediterranean bath sponges (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) in the Northeast Atlantic reveals a new species: an integrative taxonomic approach7
Phylogeny of the microcormorants, with the description of a new genus6
Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)6
Phylogenomics of Phengodidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea): towards a natural classification of a bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage, with recognition of a new subfamily6
A multi-locus phylogeny for the Diamesinae (Chironomidae: Diptera) provides new insights into evolution of an amphitropical clade6
High-level taxonomic splitting in allopatric taxa causes confusion downstream: a revision of the nudibranch family Сoryphellidae6
Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)6
Multiple origins of moss-inhabiting flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): molecular phylogeny, overview of genera and a new genus from Africa6
Evolutionary history of Sundaland shrews (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae:Crocidura) with a focus on Borneo6
A new approach allows morphological recognition of cryptic diversity of the krill genus Hansarsia (formerly Nematoscelis)6
The first record of the genus Prosantorhinus (Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) of East Asia6
An extraordinary case of elytra loss in Coleoptera (Elateroidea: Lycidae): discovery and placement of the first anelytrous adult male beetle6
Shell formation in two species of bivalves: the role of mantle cells and haemocytes6
Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genusAmerotyphlops(Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy6
Uncovering the relationships among herring-like fossils (Clupei: Teleostei): a phylogenetic analysis6
Mandibular, hyoid, and hypobranchial musculature in skates (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea: Rajiformes): revised terminology and phylogenetic implications6
The skull of Sanajeh indicus, a Cretaceous snake with an upper temporal bar, and the origin of ophidian wide-gaped feeding6
Polychaetes distributed across oceans—examples of widely recorded species from abyssal depths of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans6
The first cave associated genus of Berothidae (Insecta: Neuroptera), and a new interpretation of the subfamily Cyrenoberothinae6
A revised taxonomy and phylogeny of opalinids (Stramenopiles: Opalinata) inferred from the analysis of complete nuclear ribosomal DNA genes6
The taxonomic status of Hymenodora (Crustacea: Oplophoroidea): morphological and molecular analyses suggest a new family and an undescribed diversity deep in the sea6
Taxonomy and trans-Beringian biogeography of the pond snails (Gastropoda: Lymnaeidae) of East Asia: an integrative view6
Contrasting the depths of divergence between gene-tree and coalescent estimates in the North American racers (Colubridae: Coluber constrictor)6
Exploring the palaeoneurology of the extinct spiny rat Eumysops chapalmalensis (Hystricognathi: Echimyidae): a comparative phylogenetic analysis of brain size and shape6
Stranger things: on the novel buccopharyngeal anatomy and functional morphology of ‘sand-eating’ Malagasy tadpoles (Anura: Mantellidae: Mantidactylus)6
Why several when one can unite them all? Integrative taxonomic revision of Indo-Pacific freshwater pipefish (Nerophinae)6
Removal of historical taxonomic bias and its impact on biogeographic analyses: a case study of Neotropical tardigrade fauna6
Is stability too revered in zoological nomenclature?6
Untangling the threads: phylogenetic relationships of threadfins (Percomorphacea: Perciformes: Polynemidae)6
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