Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Papers
(The TQCC of Organisms Diversity & Evolution is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Evolution of chromosome number in grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae)34
Checklist of tardigrades in Germany as a contribution to biodiversity research25
Integrated evidence sheds light on the taxonomy of the widespread Tantilla melanocephala species complex (Serpentes: Colubridae) and indicates the existence of a new species from southern South Americ15
Application of genomic markers generated for ray-finned fishes in chondrichthyan Phylogenomics14
Observations on flower and fruit anatomy in dioecious species of Cordia (Cordiaceae, Boraginales) with evolutionary interpretations14
Species delimitation in Ceratozamia (Zamiaceae) from Southwestern Mexico, in light of reproductive and climatic diversification13
Symbiodiniaceae diversity and characterization of palytoxin in various zoantharians (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia)13
Echiniscus quasiporus sp. nov. reveals a new type of cuticular plate puncturing in Echiniscoidea (Heterotardigrada)12
Integrated analysis reveals a new species of Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) in the lower Iguassu River, Brazil12
Independent acquisition of sulfide tolerance in a population of tubificine worms: a habitat extension for the Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri complex11
Turtle and tortoise mitogenomes under contrasting positive selection pressure11
Molecular footprint of parasite co-introduction with Nile tilapia in the Congo Basin11
Loss of complexity from larval towards adult nervous systems in Chaetopteridae (Chaetopteriformia, Annelida) unveils evolutionary patterns in Annelida10
Taxonomic, ecological and morphological diversity of Ponto-Caspian gammaroidean amphipods: a review9
An integrative description of a new species of the genus Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Poland9
Complete mitochondrial genomes of Chionomys roberti and Chionomys nivalis (Mammalia: Rodentia) from Turkey: Insight into their phylogenetic position within Arvicolinae9
New Cretaceous fossil mantispids highlight the palaeodiversity of the extinct subfamily Doratomantispinae (Neuroptera: Mantispidae)9
Digging into boring bryozoans: new characters and new species of Immergentiidae8
Phylogeography and evolutionary history of the burrowing scorpion genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) in the Mediterranean Basin8
Novel distribution records of marine Tardigrada from abyssal sediments of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean8
Molecular evolution of the mitochondrial genome underlies semi-aquatic adaptation in lutrinae8
Alcyonidium kuklinskii sp. nov., a new species of Antarctic ctenostome bryozoan with a key to all Antarctic species of the genus7
Lights on tardigrade biodiversity: integrative redescription of Eremobiotus alicatai (Eutardigrada, Isohypsibiidae) with new insights on its morphology, phylogeny, and biogeography7
Correction to: Ramisyllis kingghidorahi n. sp., a new branching annelid from Japan7
Is the copulation of silver-washed fritillary inverted? Function of the female genital projection (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Argynnini)7
South! Phylogeography of the Antarctic fairy shrimp Branchinecta gaini and its closest Patagonian congener Branchinecta granulosa reveals a long-term association of freshwater fauna with the southern 7
The sperm aggregation in a whirligig beetle (Coleoptera, Gyrinidae): structure, functions, and comparison with related taxa6
Cryptic subterranean diversity: regional phylogeography of the sand termite Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908 in the wider Namib region6
Phylogenetic relationships and divergence times of the poorly known genus Spalerosophis (Serpentes: Colubridae)6
Contrasting phylogeographic patterns of intertidal mites (Acari, Oribatida) along the South African shoreline6
Intermediary floral traits between natural hybrid and its parents in the Xiquexique (Cactaceae)6
Mitochondrial marker–based analyses provide new insights into role of coral reef ecosystems in molluscan speciation6
A strong backbone for an invertebrate group: anchored phylogenomics improves the resolution of genus-level relationships within the Lumbricidae (Annelida, Crassiclitellata)5
Size does matter: integrative taxonomy and size evolution of threatened charopid land snails on Lord Howe Island (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)5
Evolution of egg deposition strategies, exaptations of exuvia, and thanatochresis in tardigrades5
A new Loriciferan, Scaberiloricus samba gen. et sp. nov., links the Higgins larva and the aberrant Shira larva5
Species delimitation in Neotropical fishes of Mesonauta Günther 1862 (Cichliformes: Cichlidae)5
Diversity of the scenedesmacean genus Chodatodesmus (Chlorophyta) and new cryptic species in the algae flora of Lake Baikal revealed by an integrative approach5
Genomic and molecular characterization of TGF-beta superfamily in Parus major5
Clonal thermal preferences affect the strength of the temperature-size rule5
Differentiation of skull morphology and cranial kinesis in common toads5
Comparative cytogenetics of Lachnaia species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) reveals a novel telomeric motif (TTTGG) in insects5
From clustering to overdispersion: a north to south gradient in the patterns of phylogenetic structure in North American hummingbird assemblages5
Slow and steady saves the race: molecular and morphological analysis of three new cryptic species of Iberus land snails from the Iberian Peninsula5
Connected across the ocean: taxonomy and biogeography of deep-water Nudibranchia from the Northwest Pacific reveal trans-Pacific links and two undescribed species5
A widespread commensal loses its identity: suggested taxonomic revision for Indotyphlops braminus (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) based on molecular data5
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