Zoosystematics and Evolution

Papers
(The TQCC of Zoosystematics and Evolution is 3. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
A new genus of non-bloodsucking aquatic cave leeches in the family Salifidae Johansson, 1909 (Erpobdelliformes) from the Wuling Mountains of Central China14
DNA sequencing of topotypes helps delineate species distributions in the Ischnocnema verrucosa complex (Anura, Brachycephalidae)13
Possible causes of amphi-Atlantic distribution of Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1776) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in the North Atlantic: a review11
A new species of Dondersiidae (Mollusca, Solenogastres) associated with a hydroid, with insights into the trophic ecology of Solenogastres10
Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China10
A new species of Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from northern Jiangxi, China10
A new species of Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Textricini) from southern Türkiye, with a remarkable morphology of the male palpal femur10
Two new genera and three new species of exceptionally rare and endemic freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from the Mekong Basin9
Exploring the diversity of Eutimesius Roewer, 1913: new species and records from Colombia and Venezuela (Opiliones, Gonyleptoidea, Stygnidae)9
A freshwater mussel species reflects a Miocene stream capture between the Mekong Basin and East Asian rivers8
A new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guizhou Province, China8
Distribution and systematics of the cosmopolitan Amynthas carnosus complex (Crassiclitellata, Megascolecidae) from eastern Asia8
Rock island melody remastered: two new species in the Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 group from Angola and Namibia8
A new genus and two new species of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Sichuan, China: Overlooked cryptic endemism in the upper Yangtze River Basin7
A new species of Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886 (Gastropoda, Cerithoidea, Semisulcospiridae) from Fujian, China with mitochondrial genome and its phylogenetic implications7
Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Adineta beysunae and Rotaria sordida species complexes (Rotifera, Bdelloidea): a combined pattern of widespread and localized distribution driven by climate fac7
A new record of the blackfin goby (Egglestonichthys melanoptera, Gobiidae) from China, with complete mitochondrial genomes of two Egglestonichthys species and their phylogenetic implications7
Moina heilongjiangensis sp. nov. (Crustacea, Cladocera) from the northeast of China7
The mitochondrial genome of the threatened freshwater snail Aylacostoma chloroticum (Gastropoda, Hemisinidae) from the High Paraná River and the phylogenetic relationships of Cerithioidea7
Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China7
Diversity of Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae, Psammophis) in the Horn of Africa, with the description of a new species from Somalia7
A new freshwater amphipod (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) from the Fakıllı Cave, Düzce Türkiye: Gammarus kunti sp. nov.7
First record and description of three new species in the land snail genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 (Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae) from Satun Province, Thailand7
A new Scincella species (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Dabie Mountains, China, with delimitation of its closely related congeners7
Corrigendum: Popovici G, Popa OP, Iorgu EI (2026) Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity in Romanian Geophilus Leach, 1814 (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 102(2): 57
Redescriptions have consequences: biogeographic and conservation insights from the redescription of a widespread freshwater amphipod (Amphipoda, Gammaridae)6
Glyptothorax pulcher (Siluriformes, Sisoridae), a new species from the upper Pearl River of Yunnan and Guangxi, southwest China6
Another new ring nematode, Xenocriconemella andreae sp. nov. (Nematoda, Criconematidae), from the Iberian Peninsula6
Morphology and phylogeny of two new species of deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia, Corallidae, Anthomastinae) from the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge6
Tscherskia ningshaanensis: A neglected species based on phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis of Tscherskia and Cansumys (Cricetidae, Rodentia)6
Population genetic structure and demographic history of the East Asian wolf spider Pardosa astrigera6
One hundred years of solitude: The rediscovery of Pristimantis ruidus (Anura, Strabomantidae) in the southern Andes, Ecuador and its phylogenetic relationships6
Two new species of groundwater-inhabiting amphipods belonging to the genus Niphargus (Arthropoda, Crustacea), from Iran6
Pamirosa gen. nov., unexpected record of Artoriinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the rooftop of Pamir, Central Asia5
Taxonomic revision of the genus Micryletta (Amphibia, Microhylidae), with description of a new species from Thailand5
Another giant species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from the mountains of Papua New Guinea and first records of procoracoids in the genus5
Molecular phylogeny reveals a new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae, Gonideinae) from Jiangxi, China5
A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China5
A survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from the Qinling Mountains of central China, with descriptions of seven new species5
A new genus of Pseudospirobolellidae (Diplopoda, Spirobolida) from limestone karst areas in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species5
A review of the genus Sernokorba Kamura, 1992 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)5
Another web in the wall: A new Pikelinia Mello-Leitão, 1946 (Araneae, Filistatidae) from Colombia, with notes on its diet and description of the female genitalia of P. fasciata (Banks, 1902)5
A new species of genus Provanna (Gastropoda, Abyssochrysoidea) from gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the northern South China Sea5
Base-substitution rates of nuclear and mitochondrial genes for polyclad flatworms5
Description of a new loach species, Yunnanilus triangulus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), from Yunnan, China5
Phylogenetic revision of Echinolaophonte Nicholls (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae T. Scott) including the establishment of two new genera and two new species5
An update on the genus Ischiomysis with a description of I. proincisa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Mysida) from a sublittoral marine cave in the Gulf of Guinea (tropical E-Atlantic)5
Oxynoemacheilus kottelati, a new species from the Havran and Karınca streams in Northern Aegean Basin, Türkiye (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)5
Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Tomichiidae): a relict genus radiating into subterranean environments5
The diversification of the loach genus Schistura McClelland, 1838 (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) in Sri Lanka5
First occurrence of the genus Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813 (Pleurobranchida, Nudipleura, Heterobranchia) in British waters, with the description of a new species5
New molecular resources of Loimia borealis (Annelida, Terebellidae) based on genome-skimming and RNA-seq approaches, with insights into monophyly of the genus5
Two new Oxynoemacheilus species in western Anatolia (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)5
An illustrated type catalogue of Diplommatina Benson, 1849 from mainland China, with description of a new species, Diplommatina yipingica (Gastropoda, Cyclophoroidea)5
A new freshwater shrimp species of the genus Caridina (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) from Quang Ninh province, Northeast Vietnam4
The ornate rubbernose pleco (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Chaetostoma), a new species from the Ucayali River Basin, Peru4
Redescription and systematics of Oligodon ornatus Van Denburgh, 1909, and two enigmatic related species (Squamata, Colubridae)4
New data on the polyphyletic Marionina genus (Annelida, Enchytraeidae): description of three new species from European shore habitats4
First record of the genus Falconina (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Mexico, with a description of a new species and observations on its interactions with ants4
Taxonomic notes on the genus Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 (Araneae, Salticidae) from India4
Three new non-lacustrine species of the endemic freshwater gastropod genus Sulawesidrobia (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Tateidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with additional records of species from4
Revalidated after having been described more than a century ago: Calamaria berezowskii Günther, 1896 (Squamata, Colubridae) from Sichuan, Southwestern China4
Phylogenomic placement and revision of Iranattus Prószyński, 1992 jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)4
A new deep-sea species of Elliptiolucina Cosel & Bouchet, 2008 (Bivalvia, Lucinida, Lucinidae) from cold seep of the South China Sea4
A new species of Yunnanilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, southwest China4
Notes on three closely related species of the genus Pimoa (Araneae, Pimoidae) from Southwest China4
Taxonomic status and phylogenetic analyses based on complete mitochondrial genome and microscopic ossicles: Redescription of a controversial tropical sea cucumber species (Holothuroidea, Holothuria Li4
Two new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes, Congridae, Bathymyrinae) from Indian waters4
A new genus and species of cave-dwelling leech from China in the family Salifidae: taxonomy, phylogeny, and mitochondrial genome characterization4
A review of the millipede genus Pseudodesmus Pocock, 1887 (Diplopoda, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species and notes on its phylogeny4
A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China4
First records of Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) from China with mitogenomic evidence4
Generic revision on the Biwia– Microphysogobio complex (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae) with descriptions of three new genera3
Morphological and molecular characterizations of Myxobolus curriculus sp. nov. (Myxozoa, Myxobolidae) infecting the intestine of Barbel chub Squaliobarbus curriculus in China3
Taxonomic re-appraisal of Scolopocryptops quadristriatus (Verhoeff, 1934) and a description of a new species from Japan and Taiwan (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae)3
Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Gaoligong Mountain Range, Yunnan, China3
The millipede genus Mandarinopus Verhoeff, 1933, is a junior synonym of Kronopolites Attems, 1914 (Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), with a revision of the species based on integrated evidence3
A field survey on the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia, Megophryidae) confirms underestimated diversity in the Gaoligong Mountains, with the description of a new species3
Two new genera and species of river snails from the upper Changjiang River Basin in China (Gastropoda, Viviparidae)3
Collections Unravelled: an annotated catalogue of Antipatharia (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia) type material in Naturalis Biodiversity Center3
Gammarus sezgini sp. nov. (Arthropoda, Amphipoda, Gammaridae), a new amphipod species from the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye3
Taxonomic resolution of the hillstream suck-loach Beaufortia pingi species group (Cypriniformes, Gastromyzontidae) and two new species from Southwest China– Beaufortia granulopinna and Beaufortia viri3
Brachygobius jennie , a new bumblebee goby (Teleostei, Oxudercidae) from Hengqin Island, Guangdong Province, China3
Three new species and a new record of pheretimoid earthworms (Crassiclitellata, Megascolecidae) from Misamis Oriental, Philippines, with data from the mitochondrial genome3
Taxonomic revision on the Gobio group in the Yellow River drainage, with discussion on the validity of the genus Acanthogobio (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae)3
Bashimyzon cheni, a new genus and species of sucker loach (Teleostei, Gastromyzontidae) from South China3
Molecular systematics of Perinereis and an investigation of the status and relationships of the cultured species Perinereis wilsoni Glasby & Hsieh, 2006 (Annelida, Nereididae)3
Grassland expansions promoted global diversification of the Pardosa wolf spiders during the late Cenozoic (Araneae, Lycosidae)3
Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Laetmogone (Holothuroidea, Elasipodida) from abyssal depths of the south Pacific Ocean3
Yunnanilus mentibarbatus, a new species of loach from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae)3
Description of a new species of the Asian newt genus Tylototriton Anderson, 1871 (Urodela, Salamandridae) from central China3
Morphology, genetic characterization and mitochondrial genome of Gorgorhynchus fistularius sp. nov. (Acanthocephala, Isthmosacanthidae) from the red cornetfish Fistularia petimba (Lacépède, 1803) (Gas3
A new species of Cyrenoida (Bivalvia, Cyrenoididae) from the Western Atlantic, with remarks on Cyrenoididae anatomy3
A new rare catfish species from southeastern Brazil provides insights into the origins of similar colour patterns in syntopic, distantly related mountain trichomycterines (Siluriformes, Trichomycterid3
Re-description of Xyliphius barbatus (Siluriformes, Aspredinidae), with comments on osteology and distribution3
Redescription of Plagiopholis styani (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontidae), with description of two new species from China3
Phylogenetic position of the relict South American genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea), with the description of two new cave species3
One more new ring nematode of the Xenocriconemella macrodora species-complex (Nematoda, Criconematidae): Xenocriconemella persica sp. nov. from Iran3
Species delimitation of newly collected spiders of the genus Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China: An integrated morphological and molecular a3
Two new species of the millipede genus Epanerchodus Attems, 1901 from Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province, China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae)3
New species of Rockacestus (Cestoda, Phyllobothriidea) from skates of the genus Bathyraja (Rajiformes, Arhynchobatidae) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean with comments on the distribution of the genu3
Taxonomy of the Strigamia centipedes from the East Asian mainland (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae)3
Gibbosula sinensis, a new species on the verge of extinction of the world’s most threatened freshwater mussel family Margaritiferidae Henderson, 1929 from China (Bivalvia, Palaeoheterodonta, Unionida)3
Taxonomic review of the Chondrostoma (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) species from inland waters of Turkey: an integrative approach3
A new species of Alticola (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolinae) from southern Tibet, China3
A new skink species of the genus Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Central Guangdong, South China3
A review of the Metashinobius, a genus previously considered monotypic (Araneae, Trechaleidae)3
Unveiling hidden gonodactylid diversity in the South China Sea provides insights into non-monophyly of Gonodactylellus (Crustacea, Stomatopoda, Gonodactylidae)3
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