OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Invertebrate Biology is 0. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

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Hemocytes from neonates of Biomphalaria glabrata are functionally less mature than those from adult snails	10
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Population structure, habitat preferences, feeding strategies, and diet of the brittle star Ophiopholis aculeata in nearshore and offshore habitats of the northwest Atlantic	8
Reproductive cycles of the oviparous sponges Cinachyrella apion (Spirophorida) and Tethya maza (Tethyida) in a tropical intertidal environment	7
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Effects of ocean acidification on the early life history processes of the breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea	5
Differences in the expression of soluble proteins in freshwater and brackish‐water ecotypes of the snail Theodoxus fluviatilis	4
Epibiosis and parasitism of coquina clam Donax spp.: Location, location, location!	4
Panamanian velvet worms in the genus Epiperipatus, with notes on their taxonomy and distribution and the description of a new species (Onychophora, Peripatidae)	4
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“Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)	4
Tyrosine hydroxylase messenger RNA corroborates protein localization in the nervous system of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis	4
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Morphology and dynamic behavior of anal pores during defecation in the ctenophore Pleurobrachia pileus	4
Refining species boundaries among velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa	4
Reproductive ecology of the sand crab (Ovalipes punctatus) population in the Yellow Sea of Korea	3
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Evidence that flatheaded mayflies (Heptageniidae) serve as the likely paratenic host for Chordodes morgani (Nematomorpha) in Nebraska	3
Corrigendum: Colony growth responses of the Caribbean octocoral, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae, to harvesting. 122, 299–307	3
Reproductive characteristics and gamete development of the soft coral Sclerophytum cf. heterospiculatum in Okinawa Island, Japan	3
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Sexual reproduction in the soft coralLobophytum schoedeiin Bolinao‐Anda Reef Complex, Pangasinan, northwestern Philippines	3

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Ex situ spawning, larval development, and settlement in massive reef‐building corals (Porites) in Palau	3
A beautifully preserved comma shrimp (Pancrustacea: Peracarida) from the Plio‐Pleistocene of Japan and the fossil record of crown Cumacea	3
Size, but not sex, predicts pinch force and exoskeleton mechanical properties in crayfish of the genus Faxonius	3
Life in the mud: Observations in aquariums and functional morphology of the hydrostatic skeleton of Chaetoderma nitidulum (Mollusca, Caudofoveata)	3
Dispersal movements of non‐native and native terrestrial slugs in an urban environment	3
Hemocyte activation and nodule formation in the giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata	3
Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species	3
A new species of Kannaphallus (Polyopisthocotylea: Heteraxinidae) parasitic on the twobar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Sparidae, Teleostei) in Saudi Arabia	2
Excitation–contraction coupling reflects the metabolic profile of mantle muscle in young cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)	2
Diversity and genetic connectivity of heteropod (Pterotracheoidea) gastropods in the Tropical Eastern Pacific	2
Persistent companionships: The parasitic copepod community of the dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus on the Ecuadorian coast	2
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First report on the life history of the marine amphipod Ceradocus mizani and its implication for aquaculture	2
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Spawn and development of the olivid gastropod Olivancillaria carcellesi from north Patagonia, Argentina	2
Annual gametogenic development of the Asiatic hard clam, Meretrix meretrix, collected from the west coast of Moheshkhali Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh	2
Evidence for spatial niche partitioning in the ectocommensal Symbion americanus (Cycliophora) on its lobster host, Homarus americanus (Arthropoda, Malacostraca)	2
Changes in the cell composition of the hemolymph in the snail Planorbarius corneus after infection with the trematode Plagiorchis sp.	2
Pelagic larval polyclads that practice macrophagous carnivory	2
Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada	1
Reproductive biology of the bathyal asteroid Ctenodiscus crispatus in the northeastern Pacific	1
Progenesis in dicyemids	1
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Molluscs, morphology, and metaphor in Pablo Neruda's STEAMiest poem	1
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Intertidal zonation of hemichordates in soft sediments	1
Fitness‐related traits are maximized in recently introduced, slow‐growing populations of a global invasive clam	1
Erratum: Systematic histology and evidence for the male reproductive activity of Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	1
A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips	0
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Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)	0
Cryptic species diversity and contrasting climate profiles in Aotearoa New Zealand, egg‐laying and live‐bearing velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae: Ooperipatellus and Peripatoides	0
Allochronic reproductive cycles among colonies of the Caribbean octocoral Antillogorgia americana	0
Larval development in the apodid sea cucumber Chiridota gigas, with a focus on coelom development and the serotonergic nervous system during metamorphosis	0
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A trapdoor spider, Latouchia typica (Araneae: Halonoproctidae), uses vibrational cues as a trigger for predatory behavior	0
Reproduction in the spider crab Maiopsis panamensis (Decapoda: Majoidea) in the Gulf of California	0
Characterization of hemocytes from the marine amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis (Dana 1853): Setting the basis for immunotoxicological studies	0
The relationship between size and metabolic rate of juvenile crown of thorns starfish	0
Barcoding of South African forest‐dwelling snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) reveals widespread cryptic diversity	0
Bacteriological analysis of unionid hemolymph collected from freshwater mussel populations in the Pacific northwestern United States	0
The organization of the muscle system of the causative agent of dicrocoeliosis, Dicrocoelium dendriticum	0
Hydrodynamic role of substrate attachment in shaping the suspension‐feeding current created by the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata	0
Shedding light on some dark branches: The under‐appreciated diversity of gymnosome pteropods and their coiled thecosome prey in the Neotropics	0
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Impact of the acanthocephalan parasite Profilicollis altmani on the fecundity of its crustacean intermediate host, the Pacific mole crab, Emerita analoga	0
Occurrence, infestation rate, and spatiotemporal distribution of the African pea crab (Afropinnotheres monodi) inhabiting Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) fro	0
How to culture limnoterrestrial heterotardigrades	0

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Feeding strategies and habits of the coral guard‐crab Trapezia bidentata	0
Histological analysis of oogenesis and ovarian development of the pharaoh cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis	0
Invertebrates from naturally brackish areas are less impacted by road salt and alternative deicers	0
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Evo‐devo in the ophiuroid family Ophiocomidae	0
Variability of cnidae within a small clonal sea anemone (Isactiniasp.)	0
Morphological coupling of the distal organ in the Peruvian walking stick (Oreophoetes peruana): Structural and functional aspects	0
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Sex‐specific gene expression in eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, gonad and mantle tissues	0
Notopodial “spinning glands” of Sthenelanella (Annelida: Sigalionidae) are modified chaetal sacs	0
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Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): A comparative approach	0
Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica	0
Comparative demography of two wild cladoceran species, Alona quadrangularis and Scapholeberis mucronata, collected in western Washington state and reared under labo	0
Reproduction, recruitment, and growth of the Arctic deep‐sea hydroid Bouillonia cornucopia	0
Stepwise changes in morphology during the settlement process in a merobenthic octopus, Octopus sinensis, raised in the laboratory	0
Using museum collections to explore predator–prey relationships in snail‐eating beetles (Carabidae: Cychrini)	0
Effect of seasonal changes in temperature on capture efficiency in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, fed seston and microplastics	0
Development and reproduction of sporocysts of Leucochloridium paradoxum (Trematoda)	0
Morphological characterization of anterior axial bifurcation in Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea and other puzzling occurrences in Holothuroidea	0
Ontogenetic development of the crinoidPoliometra prolixain the Arctic deep sea	0
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Reproduction and early life stages of the poecilosclerid sponge Crella incrustans	0
Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family	0
An examination of the use of antibiotics as a method to experimentally perturb the microbiota of suspension‐feeding bivalves	0
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Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates	0
Biochemical variability in sponges across the Caribbean basin	0
Digestion and nutrition in freshwater bryozoans (Phylactolaemata)	0
The life history fitness of F₁ hybrids of the microcrustaceans Daphnia pulex and Daphnia pulicaria (Crustacea, Anomopoda)	0
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Sex chromosome evolution in the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana	0
dbVAST: A web server for single nucleotide polymorphism variations in penaeid shrimp	0
Fine structure of the retrocerebral organ in the rotifer Trichocerca similis (Monogononta)	0
Systematic histology and evidence for the male reproductive activity of Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	0
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States	0
The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus	0
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Oogenesis and embryogenesis in a cryptogenic species of calcareous sponge (Calcaronea, Heteropiidae) in the southwestern Atlantic	0
Chemosensory afference in the tentacle nerve of Lymnaea stagnalis	0
Effect of the invasion history of the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) on its realized climatic niche	0
The use of an integrative approach to identify coelomocytes in three species of the genus Holothuria (Echinodermata)	0
New horizons in meiobenthos research. By OlavGiere, MichaelaSchratzberger (Eds.), United Kingdom: Springer Nature. 2023. ISBN: 9783031216213	0
Investigating the developmental onset of regenerative potential in the annelid Capitella teleta	0
The campylogomphosis: A new kind of joint in echinoderms	0
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Microhabitat selection and niche overlap: Drivers of spider coexistence in a tropical limestone cave	0
Transcriptome analysis of the Mizuhopecten yessoensis gills under high temperature fluctuations	0
Hoplonemertean larvae are planktonic predators that capture and devour active animal prey	0
Development and sexual dimorphism of branchiae in Streblospio benedicti	0
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Determinants of food selection by bivalve larvae	0
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Geoglomeris subterranea (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae), the first morphologically non‐specialized semiaquatic glomerid millipede?	0
Water content in diet affects growth and timing of female first mating, but not coloration, in the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)	0
Spermatogenesis in cultured blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) from a cold‐ocean environment: Seasonal spatiotemporal expression of three gamete‐associated molecular markers	0
Study on foraging mechanism of leeches with different feeding habits based on chemoreception and foraging behavior	0
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