Systematics and Biodiversity

Papers
(The TQCC of Systematics and Biodiversity is 4. 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.)
ArticleCitations
Reappraisal of the systematics of two sympatric coral snakes (Reptilia: Elapidae) from Northeast India24
Freshwater diversity at a biogeographic edge zone: the high-mountain pea-clams of Ethiopia17
Integration of morphological and molecular data reveals further unknown diversity of the Proterodiplostomidae in crocodilians15
Contribution to the lady beetle fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula and integrative taxonomy for species delimitation12
Integrative systematics of the Brazilian tree “sucupira”: morphological, cytogenetic and genomic boundaries of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel and P. pubescens11
Distribution analysis, updated checklist, and DNA barcodes of the endemic vascular flora of the Altai mountains, a Siberian biodiversity hotspot10
Geographic distribution patterns of amphibians and reptiles from the Uruguayan Savanna10
A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely related to Gehyra oceanica9
Temporal trends in global reptile species descriptions over three decades8
New considerations of the systematics of the family Holophryidae (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Prostomatea) with a description of Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov. and a redescription of Pelagothrix 8
A deceptive variety: integrative systematics and phylogeography suggest Adalaria proxima and Adalaria loveni represent a single species (G8
Do colour-morphs of an amphidromous goby represent different species? Taxonomy of Lentipes (Gobiiformes) from Japan and Palawan, Philippines, with phylogenomic approaches8
Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel Dysteria species (Ciliophora: Cyrtophoria) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the Central Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean8
Isolation by distance and past climate resistance shaped the distribution of genealogical lineages of a neotropical lizard7
Integrated taxonomy using morphology and DNA sequences: recognition of a new species with comments on the geological history of the Liolaemus capillitas clade (Squamata:7
Extremophilic cyanobacteria from thermo-mineral springs of spas in Atlantic environments7
Hundreds of new DNA barcodes for South African sponges7
Species delimitation and phylogenetic analyses reveal cryptic diversity withinCerebratulus marginatus(Nemertea: Pilidiophora)7
Cryptic diversity in the mayfly Leptohyphodes inanis (Pictet) (Ephemeroptera: Leptohyphidae) across water basins in Southeastern Brazil7
Subspecies limits and hidden Wolbachia diversity in Actinote pellenea butterflies7
The Temnocephalidae (Platyhelminthes): molecular data illuminate the evolution of an ancient group of symbiotic flatworms7
Taxonomy and molecular systematic position of the freshwater genus Heteromeyenia (Porifera: Spongillida) with the description of a new species from Mexico6
New species of Asymphylodorinae Szidat, 1943 (Digenea: Lissorchiidae), fish parasites from the East Asian Region: morphological and molecular data6
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia)6
Molecular and morphological analyses reveal pseudocryptic diversity inMicromelo undatus(Bruguière, 1792) (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Aplustridae)6
Molecular characterization of the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in the upper Magdalena River basin, Colombia: Demographic and phylogeographic insights6
Integrative taxonomy of Tethya : description of four new species based on morphology, phylogeny and microbiome diversity6
Historical DNA of rare yellow-eared bats Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) clarifies phylogeny and species boundaries within the genus6
Integrative species delimitation and biogeography of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) suggest an intense diversification throughout 5
Leucothoid amphipod and terebellid polychaete symbiosis with description of a new species of the genusLeucothoeLeach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae)5
Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sout5
Rectifying a century of misidentifications: a taxonomic re-evaluation of sipo snakes (Colubridae: Chironius ) on Trinidad5
First insights into the evolution of neotropical anthomyiid flies (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)5
A hint on the unknown diversity of eastern Andes: high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding5
Four freshwater cyrtophorids from the Lake Weishan Wetland, China (Protozoa, Ciliophora): taxonomy, phylogeny, and description of a new species5
Evolution and biogeography of the Haploniscus belyaevi species complex (Isopoda: Haploniscidae) revealed by means of integrative taxonomy5
Phylogenetic divergence is associated with biogeographic divergence in sect. Hymenobrychis ( Onobrychis , Fabaceae): molecular phylogeneti5
Areas of endemism and conservation status of Galianthe species (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) in the Neotropics4
The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist4
A molecular perspective on the systematics and distribution ofLoxopholislizards in South and Central America, with advances on the biogeography of the tribe Ecpleopodini (Gymnophthalmidae: Squa4
Multiples lines of evidence unveil cryptic diversity in theLophostoma brasiliense(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) complex4
Phylogenetic assessment of Apophallines (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) with revision of Apophallus donicus Skrjabin & Lindtrop, 1919 complex and some taxonomic propositi4
Systematics, biogeography and phylogenomics of northern bog lemmings (Cricetidae), cold-temperate rodents of conservation concern under global change4
Intercalary plate dynamics in Peridiniopsidaceae (Peridiniales) observed in the tiny dinophyte Parvodinium cf. inconspicuum4
A mismatch between morphological and molecular data in lineages ofEnteromius(Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Lowa basin (East Democratic Republic of the Congo: DRC) with the description of 4
First phylogeny of the shredder caddisfly genus Phylloicus Müller, 1880 (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae)4
Molecular phylogenetic and morphological evidence reveal a rare limacoid snail genus,Khmerquantulagen. nov. (Eupulmonata: Dyakiidae) from Cambodia4
Historical connections between Atlantic Forest and Amazonia drove genetic and ecological diversity in Lithobates palmipes (Anura, Ranidae)4
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