Water physical and chemical properties override urbanization in shaping diatom taxonomic and functional diversity in urban ponds Urban ponds are increasingly exposed to both local environmental changes and regional urbanization pressures, which threaten aquatic biodiversity, making it urgent to understand drivers of freshwater....

Our paper on how #WaterQuality affects #diatom #diversity in #urban #ponds is out! Incorporating #taxonomic and #functional diversity into #biomonitoring improves detection of ecological risks.
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Thanks @koneensaatio.fi for funding the research 🙏

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A user-centric framework for harmonizing scientific name usage Biodiversity data linkage is a prerequisite for addressing pressing societal and research questions. Digitisation of resources has progressed rapidly, but this has led to a number of parallel approach...

Linking #biodiversity #data is key to answering urgent research questions - but messy scientific names make it hard. Misspellings, synonyms, name changes...

See the proposed new #framework to help users pick the optimal workflow and tool for their needs 👇

#taxonomic #databases #biodiversity

Integrative phylogenetic and morphological approach for species delimitation of Heliopora corals, with the description of H. chinensis sp. nov. (Octocorallia: Helioporidae) We integrated morphological, phylogenomic, and ecological evidence to delimit species boundaries within the genus Heliopora. Whole-genome resequencing of 52 SCS colonies and 244 global genomes recove...

🪸 #ClimateChange has created a conservation crisis for #coral #reef #ecosystems.
🔍Zhang et al. use an integrative #phylogenetic and #morphological approach to provide a #taxonomic basis for future #conservation strategies.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jse....
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LifeWatch ERIC (@lifewatcheric.bsky.social) The e-Science European Infrastructure for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research

Check out Italy's newly developed national #taxonomic database, developed by the Joint Research Unit @lifewatcheric.bsky.social, which compiles and standardizes several checklists with a total of 86,000 entries on #vascular #plants, #lichens, and #fauna: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

A large Saturnid moth, with a smaller moth of a different family. Credit: Sebastian Seibold.

New #OpenAccess work by @sebseibold.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv investigated the #taxonomic, #phylogenetic and functional #diversity patterns of #Saturniidae moth communities along a tropical #forest recovery gradient in Ecuador
doi.org/10.1111/icad.70059

Photo credit: Sebastian Seibold

𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘪 is a new species of #springtail (Heteromurinae) discovered in Central Thailand.

Its identification follows an integrative #taxonomic approach combining morphological and #molecular data.

See the #OA article here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#newspecies #taxonomy #phylogeny

Taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a Mediterranean coastal area: implications for dune conservation in a long‐term ecological research eLTER site This study investigates the taxonomic and functional diversity of noctuoid moths in a protected coastal dune system in Central Italy, revealing strong ecological associations between moth assemblages...

We investigated the #taxonomic and #FunctionalDiversity of #NoctuoidMoths in a dune system in #CentralItaly, revealing strong ecological associations between moth communities and dune zonation 🦋

#EnviXLab

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Recent #taxonomic research has officially identified two new species of #entomopathogenic (insect-pathogenic) fungi: 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴 and 𝘚𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴:

📚Check them out here: doi.org/10.3897/myco...

#newspecies #biodiversity #fungi #insect #pathogens

In this new technical blog, Postdoc Researcher Ned Peel shares with you his guide and advice on using the recently published MARTi software for real-time #taxonomic classification and visualisation of #metagenomic data. @nanoporetech.com

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Determining the best morphological characters for taxonomic identification of Inga species in the Colombian Andes using correlation, entropy and a discriminant index The genus Inga (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) is a key component of tropical American forests, yet its high species diversity and morphological complexity hinder accurate identification, especially i...

If you ever tried to ID an #Inga ( #Leguminosae )collection 🌿, you know its hard at best. Interesting paper on "Determining the best morphological characters for #taxonomic identification of Inga species in the #Colombian #Andes"

Exploring the dominant #endophytic #pleosporalean fungi in #Poaceae plants: #taxonomic novelties within the suborder #Massarineae
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
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🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange?

🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae - Nature Microbiology Analysis of RNA polymerase hallmark gene phylogenies supported by protein structure relationships of flaviviruses and ‘flavi-like’ viruses underpins the taxonomic expansion and reorganization of Flaviviridae.

A #taxonomic revision of the human/animal RNA viruses #Flaviviridae identifies 4 divergent RdRP clades and restructures 12 genera across 3 families within Amarillovirales. #VirusEvolution
📄 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02134-0
👤 EVBC: P. Simmonds, A. Butković, J. Mifsud, M. Beer, J.H. Kuhn

Revised phylogeny of the Inula complex group (Asteraceae: Inuleae) with a recircumscription of Carpesium and establishment of a new genus Cladocarpesium Cladocarpesium T. Deng & Qun Liu, gen. nov. (Separated from Carpesium) is established with Cladocarpesium abrotanoides (L.) T. Deng & Qun Liu designated as the type species. The new genus is morpholo...

This comprehensive, multilocus study by Liu et al. provides insights into previously uncertain #taxonomic relationships in the Inula complex of the Asteraceae.

➡️ doi.org/10.1111/jse....

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#PlantScience #systematics #evolution #OpenAccess

Taxonomic variation in immune response strategies among primates - Genes & Immunity Genes & Immunity - Taxonomic variation in immune response strategies among primates

🔥 #Review #alert
#Taxonomic #variation in #immune #response strategies among #primates

#Genes & #immunity @springernature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Building Scientific Rigor Through Certified Taxonomic Expertise Taxonomic certification administered by the Stroud Center is the gold standard, with certifications in aquatic invertebrates, diatoms, and soon, fish.

DYK only ~400 people in North America hold #SFS #taxonomic certifications? In our newsletter this month, we explain why it matters. #taxonomy #biomonitoring #environmentaldata #macroinvertebrates #waterquality #watermonitoring

Adam Rytel starts off Day 2 of #EAVP2025 analysing 'The #osteology and #taxonomic status of the first described #tanystrophrid - Tanystropheus conspicuus (Von Meyer 1852)

In #personality #trait study, it is argued that #stability and #plasticity are the meta-traits (aka Big 2, DeYoung et al., 2002), #psychometric #networks adds a third #disinhibition using #taxonomic #graph #analysis #TGA. Here are the steps, and the preprints osf.io/preprints/ps...

#Taxonomic contributions to #Pleosporales and #Kirschsteiniotheliales from the #Xizang Autonomous Region, #China
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
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Laura Airoldi holding down our flexible benthic respirometry chamber despite the waves.

Giada Riva and Hassan Almetwaly in the lab identifying all flora and fauna from our scraping samples

For the HERMES 2023 #fieldwork we spent hundreds of hours under water to measure ecosystem functions like photosynthesis, but also months in the laboratory to generate our #taxonomic dataset of 500 (!) species. This helped investigate biotic homogenization and island biogeography in urban habitats.

RESEARCH PAPER 🔬

„We assume that people tend to observe and report #species in their immediate #environment, so there should be a #taxonomic bias towards #synanthropic species on #citizen science platforms.“
- Pernat et al. (2025)

Article:
doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.02.002

The early burst evolves first! Predicted under some models of adaptive radiation, interpretation of early burst speciation can be fraught with controversy due to "taxon murk". Using Australian scinid lizards as a model, tip-level uncertainty, including #taxonomic undersampling, was investigated!🧪🌍

Species #diversity, #taxonomic classification and #ecological habits of #polypore fungi in China
doi.org/10.1080/2150...
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🎉@ciimar.bsky.social, our BioProtect partner was in #JornadasdoMar2025!
During "Deep Sea: Be a Taxonomist for a Day" workshop, participants explored #DeepSea biodiversity, research technologies and #speciesidentification through #taxonomic classification of sponges and corals.🪸

#STEM #MissionOcean

Are you working with #ZooScan from Hydroptic for the #taxonomic identification of #zooplankton?
Then, the first iMagine webinar is for you.

Experts from Sorbonne Université IMEV will explain how they used the iMagine AI platform.

Jan 16, 2025, 11 CET ➡️ www.imagine-ai.eu/article/laun...

🔝 More about the first of the TOP #newspecies published across our #taxonomic #journals at @pensoft.bsky.social in the thread! 🧵👇

😉 Make sure to follow @pensoft.bsky.social for this exciting TOP 10 published 3 times a week via #Pensoft10for24 throughout December! 🎉

#taxonomy #biodiversity #species

Notes on Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) from Ecuador - Kew Bulletin Fieldwork, examination of herbarium specimens and photographic images, supported by molecular sequencing have resulted in the re-interpretation of a number of species of Ipomoea L. found in Ecuador an...

Beautiful morning glory ( #Ipomoea, #Convolvulaceae) updated #taxonomic treatment for #Ecuador, including the description of four new #species, all #endemic to the country.

Full-text and key available at:

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Ficus del Perú | Revista Forestal del Perú

Just published: #Ficus (#Moraceae) #taxonomic treatment for #Peru, another important contribution from our mentor and colleague Carlos Reynel.

He recognizes 63 species, five of which are are endemic.

revistas.lamolina.edu.pe/index.php/rf...

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