OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Marine Biodiversity 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A new species of Congrid eel, Ariosoma melanospilos sp. nov., from Indian waters with taxonomic description of A. dolichopterum (Congridae: Bathymyrinae)	19
Systematic review of Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Errantia: Nereididae) from southern Africa, including a preliminary molecular phylogeny of the genus	14
Epipelagic cnidarian fauna in the Western Equatorial Atlantic Ocean off the Amazon River Delta	13
Genetic polymorphism and phylogenetic relationships of the brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) based on mitochondrial DNA markers	13
Insights into the trophic interactions of the endemic shark Cephalurus cephalus: diet composition and first infection records of Anisakis and other nematodes	12
Biodiversity and distribution of corals in Chile	12
Calcareous sponges (Porifera, Calcarea) from the Northeastern Brazilian coast: integrative taxonomy and support for the creation of a marine park	11
A new species of Fissidentalium (Scaphopoda: Dentaliidae) in association with an actinostolid anemone from the abyssal Labrador Sea	11
Opportunistic feeding behaviour of Trachurus mediterraneus	10
A corallimorpharian barren in southwestern Kochi, Japan	10
Spatial occurrence and abundance of marine zooplankton in Northeast Greenland	10
Resurrection of the parasitic isopod genus Cryptione Hansen, 1897 (Epicaridea: Bopyridae) and description of a new species of parasitic isopod (Epicaridea: Bopyridae) from the deep-sea shrimp Notostom	9
Genetic structure and historical demography of the Pacific rudderfish Psenopsis anomala in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean	9
Integrative taxonomy of Anoplogaster cornuta (Trachichthyiformes, Anoplogastridae) from western North Atlantic: new insights	9
Recovery of Paleodictyon patterns after simulated mining activity on Pacific nodule fields	8
Benthos meets plankton: isopods sampled in the Japan Trench by means of plankton nets fixed to large bottom trawls	8
Morphology and reproductive biology of a new hermaphroditic Rhynchospio (Annelida: Spionidae) species brooding larvae on the parent’s dorsum	8
Expanding coral reproductive knowledge using remotely operated vehicles (ROV): broadcast-spawning observations of mesophotic corals at the Flower Garden Banks	8
Morphological and molecular clue resolves confusion in Pisodonophis boro complex with re-description of Pisodonophis boro (Hamilton 1822) from type locality and description of a new species from India	7
Geometric pattern of burrow openings produced by Acanthocepola limbata	7
Survey of bathyal incirrate octopods in the western North Atlantic	7
Functional arrangement and temporal analyses of the coastal fish community of the southern Gulf of Mexico	7
Unveiling the diversity of thaliaceans (Chordata, thaliacea) from the South Brazilian Bight and Southern Subtropical Shelf (22°-33°S)	7
Comparisons of genetic population structures of copepods Pseudocalanus spp. in the Okhotsk Sea: the first record of P. acuspes in coastal waters off Japan	7
Sessile exotic species moving around: calcareous sponges on boat hulls	7

On dwarf males in the deep-sea acorn barnacle Bathylasma hirsutum (Thoracica: Bathylasmatidae)	7
Thrissina katana sp. nov., a new thryssa from the western Pacific Ocean, and redescription of Thrissina hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)	7
A little Z. rex: on the predatory habits of the emperor shrimp	6
DNA barcoding for different egyptian and qatari common snappers reveals unexpected cryptic lineages in the blackspot snapper Lutjanus ehrenbergii	6
Platyhelminth fauna of the Island of Sylt: a meta-analysis of distributional patterns and description of 19 new species	6
Gelatinous zooplankton of the Marshall Islands, Central Tropical Pacific: an inventory	6
Forty years of a salt marsh formation in the Wadden Sea: surface elevation, sediments, vegetation and bottom fauna	6
Thresholds and tipping points are tempting but not necessarily suitable concepts to address anthropogenic biodiversity change—an intervention	6
Unexpected recovery of Laminaria ochroleuca in the Strait of Messina	6
Comparison of DNA metabarcoding and microscopy in analysing planktonic protists from the European Arctic	6
Unraveling the two unknown storm-petrels of South America: a review about the white-vented storm-petrel (oceanites gracilis) and pincoya storm-petrel (Oceanites pincoyae)	6
Leptochiton subrugatus sp. nov. (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from low boreal waters of northern Pacific	6
Appreciation to reviewers	5
Pelagic tunicates (Chordata) in two seasons in the Santos Basin, tropical Southwestern Atlantic: horizontal and vertical distributions	5
Collection of stomatopod larvae unveiled the existence of an undescribed genus in Lysiosquillidae around Japanese waters	5
A comprehensive record of fishes and crustaceans in a poorly known tropical estuary-Kavvayi from the west coast of India	5
Aggression of an orange-fin anemonefish to a blacktip reef shark: a potential example of fish mobbing?	5
Antholoba fabiani sp. nov. (Actiniaria, Metridioidea, Antholobidae fam. nov.), a new species and family of sea anemone of the southwestern Atlantic, Brazil	5
Habitat shift of a basket star during a coral bleaching event	5
Fluke-less pygmy killer whale spotted on the central Atlantic	5
From physics to fish: 50 Years of research at Great Meteor Seamount, NE Atlantic	5
Extremely rapid withdrawal behaviour of the sea pen Protoptilum cf. carpenteri in the deep Mediterranean	5
The first report of adult blue shark surviving severe head impalement by a swordfish, with an overview of similar incidents	5
Location of sea turtle nesting sites in the Madagascar northeastern coast: case of Loky-Manambato protected area	5
New iEcology records and range extension for the clown wedgefish Rhynchobatus cooki	5
Deep-sea ecosystems in the north-eastern Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean): quantifying assemblages and anthropogenic activity in the Seco de los Olivos Bank	5
Population dynamics of three species of the genus Aplysina (Porifera, Demospongiae, Verongiida) in a tropical bay in the Western Atlantic Ocean	5
Effects of environmental and climatic drivers on abyssal macrobenthic infaunal communities from the NE Pacific nodule province	5
Status and occurrence of the non-indigenous dwarf surf clam Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822) in the central Wadden Sea (southern North Sea)—a systematic survey	5
The molluscan assemblage of a pristine Posidonia oceanica meadow in the eastern Mediterranean	4
Mollusc shell detritus affects benthic subtidal community dynamics in the Northern Wadden Sea	4
A novel feeding association between blackeye thicklip wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus) and lyretail hogfish (Bodianus anthioides)	4
Rapid shift in benthic assemblages following coral bleaching at an upper mesophotic habitat in Taiwan	4
Endemism or synonymy in genus Belone (Belonidae)? An integrative analysis on North-Eastern Mediterranean populations	4
The contribution of Heterobranchia (Mollusca: Gastropoda) to the biodiversity of the Colombian Tropical Eastern Pacific	4
The effect of substrate and depth on hydroid assemblages: a comparison between two islands of the Tuscan Archipelago (Tyrrhenian Sea)	4
High levels of genetic connectivity in the corallivorous gastropod Drupella cornus (Rӧding, 1798) in an expanding latitudinal range along Western Australia	4
Discovery of a new species of Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from eastern tropical Pacific mesophotic reefs	4
Temporal change in phytoplankton diversity and functional group composition	4
Field observations on the behavioural ecology of the stout bobtail squid Rossia macrosoma (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) from Scottish waters	4
Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Russia with note on Xenobalanus globicipitis	4
New findings and two new species of the genus Colossendeis Jarzynsky, 1870 (Pycnogonida, Colossendeidae), with a morphometric analysis for species from the Southern Ocean	4
Two new species of Xouthous Thomson, 1883 (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Pseudotachidiidae) from the Caribbean	4
Food components of the thornback guitarfish Platyrhinoidis triseriata on the western coast of Baja California Peninsula	4
Trophic ecology and seasonal occurrence of two Red List fish species in the Western Baltic Sea—two of a kind?	4
Hyperdiversity of the genus Halgerda Bergh, 1880 (Nudibranchia: Discodorididae) with descriptions of fourteen new species	4
Diet of the Cortez damselfish Stegastes rectifraenum (Gill, 1862) in the Gulf of California assessed by stomach content analysis	4
The meso- and bathypelagic cephalopod fauna of the Gully submarine canyon	4
Intense bioturbation by the irregular sea urchin Spatangus purpureus in a Mediterranean maërl bed	4
Chafing behavior by scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini), including an unusual scratching of claspers	4

Distribution and diel vertical migration of mesopelagic fishes in the Southern Sargasso Sea — observations through hydroacoustics and stratified catches	4
Copula lucentia sp. nov., a new box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from Western Mediterranean Sea	4
Separating species of North Pacific bathyal octopods of Graneledone Joubin, 1918	3
Intertidal and shallow subtidal marine tardigrades from the British Virgin Islands with a description of a new Batillipes (Heterotardigrada: Batillipedidae)	3
Hitchhiking northwards: on the presence of the invasive skeleton shrimp Caprella scaura in the UK	3
Appreciation to reviewers	3
eDNA metabarcoding warms up a hotspot of marine biodiversity: revealing underrepresented taxa in visual surveys and historical records from the Gulf of California	3
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site and requirements for trilateral monitoring	3
Diversity of fishes collected with light traps in the oldest marine protected area in Vietnam revealed by DNA barcoding	3
Appreciation to reviewers	3
Effects and perception of marine introduced species by stakeholders in the Wadden Sea—an exploratory approach	3
First record of the non-native colonial ascidian Botrylloides diegensis (Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia) in the Southwestern Atlantic	3
Hydrothermal vent fauna of the Galápagos Rift: updated species list with new records	3
Holocene deep-sea ostracods of the São Paulo Ridge, São Paulo Plateau, and Rio Grande Rise, southwestern Atlantic Ocean	3
Novel species discrimination method elucidates colony growth form variation between the New Zealand soft corals Kotatea aurantiaca and Kotatea lobata	3
A review of megafauna diversity and abundance in an exploration area for polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (North East Pacific), and implications for pot	3
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) induced mass mortality at Arecibo, Puerto Rico	3
Light, shade and predation: who wins and who loses in sessile fouling communities?	3
First report of interspecific cleaning in a Pseudochromid, the dusky dottyback (Pseudochromis fuscus)	3
Diversity of heterotrophic picoeukaryotes in the ice of the Kandalaksha Gulf (White Sea, Russia) based on rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing	3
Occurrence of Carybdea xaymacana Conant, 1897 off the Mexican coasts	3
Spatio-temporal patterns in the distribution of juvenile elasmobranchs in a tropical Indian Ocean estuary, Zuari- India	3
First record of the marine leech, Branchellion ravenelii, collected from a cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)	3
Biogeographic patterns in sea pens (Octocorallia: Pennatulacea)	3
The second rhizocephalan species, Lernaeodiscus kasyanovi sp. nov. (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala: Peltogastridae), parasitizing the porcellanid crab Pachycheles stevensii Stimpson, 1858 (Decapoda: Anomura	3
Feeding habits of three sparid breams, Argyrops spinifer Forsskål, 1775, Sparidentex hasta Valenciennes, 1830, and Rhabdosargus niger Tanaka & Iwatsuki, 2013 (family: Sparidae) in the coastal wate	3
Assessment of decadal changes in the tidepool fish assemblage of Danjo Islands in the northern East China Sea	3
Resolution of the Acroteriobatus leucospilus species complex, with a redescription of A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926) and descriptions of two new western Indian Ocean species of Acroteriobatus (Rhinopri	3
Decades of biomass loss in the shallow rocky subtidal vegetation of the south-eastern Bay of Biscay	3
A new species of wood-boring bivalve (Mollusca: Xylophagaidae) from the Eastern Arabian Sea	3
Deep-sea anglerfish (Lophiiformes: Ceratioidei) diversity from the western North Atlantic throughout morphology and DNA barcoding	3
Genetic structure and diversity of the mustard hill coral Porites astreoides along the Florida Keys reef tract	3