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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Messages in the mucus: Selection of land snail resting sites based on the presence of mucus from conspecifics and other species	14
Testing Turritopsis dohrnii's life cycle reversal in response to multiple stressors	11
Corrigendum: Colony growth responses of the Caribbean octocoral, Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae, to harvesting. 122, 299–307	11
Persistent companionships: The parasitic copepod community of the dolphinfish Coryphaena hippurus on the Ecuadorian coast	9
Pelagic larval polyclads that practice macrophagous carnivory	9
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Dispersal movements of non‐native and native terrestrial slugs in an urban environment	9
Late maturity and evidence for female biennial spawning in the sea pen Pennatula aculeata (Anthozoa, Pennatulacea) in eastern Canada	8
Characterization of hemocytes from the marine amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis (Dana 1853): Setting the basis for immunotoxicological studies	6
Variability of cnidae within a small clonal sea anemone (Isactiniasp.)	6
The impact of hypoxia and heat stress on Corella inflata heart characteristics adds evidence to the functional role of heartbeat reversals	6
Larval development in the apodid sea cucumber Chiridota gigas, with a focus on coelom development and the serotonergic nervous system during metamorphosis	6
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Embryonic and larval developmental patterns of the sand dollar Mellita quinquiesperforata: insights into early life stages	5
Feeding strategies and habits of the coral guard‐crab Trapezia bidentata	5
Meiofauna is an important, yet often overlooked, component of biodiversity in the ecosystem formed by Posidonia oceanica	5
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Oogenesis and embryogenesis in a cryptogenic species of calcareous sponge (Calcaronea, Heteropiidae) in the southwestern Atlantic	5
Friends or foes? Evaluation of the ability of encrusting sponges to attach, compete with and grow on living corals	4
Life in the mud: Observations in aquariums and functional morphology of the hydrostatic skeleton of Chaetoderma nitidulum (Mollusca, Caudofoveata)	4
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Barcoding of South African forest‐dwelling snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) reveals widespread cryptic diversity	4
Ex situ spawning, larval development, and settlement in massive reef‐building corals (Porites) in Palau	4
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Bacteriological analysis of unionid hemolymph collected from freshwater mussel populations in the Pacific northwestern United States	3
Erratum: Systematic histology and evidence for the male reproductive activity of Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	3
Study on foraging mechanism of leeches with different feeding habits based on chemoreception and foraging behavior	3
Progenesis in dicyemids	3
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dbVAST: A web server for single nucleotide polymorphism variations in penaeid shrimp	3
Evo‐devo in the ophiuroid family Ophiocomidae	2
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Tyrosine hydroxylase messenger RNA corroborates protein localization in the nervous system of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis	2
Size, but not sex, predicts pinch force and exoskeleton mechanical properties in crayfish of the genus Faxonius	2
Water content in diet affects growth and timing of female first mating, but not coloration, in the admirable grasshopper (Syrbula admirabilis)	2
Scope for phenotypic plasticity in ciliated band length in the feeding larvae of echinoderms	2
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Sex chromosome evolution in the clam shrimp Eulimnadia texana	2
New horizons in meiobenthos research. By OlavGiere, MichaelaSchratzberger (Eds.), United Kingdom: Springer Nature. 2023. ISBN: 9783031216213	2
A beautifully preserved comma shrimp (Pancrustacea: Peracarida) from the Plio‐Pleistocene of Japan and the fossil record of crown Cumacea	2
Hemocyte activation and nodule formation in the giant keyhole limpet, Megathura crenulata	2
Diversity and genetic connectivity of heteropod (Pterotracheoidea) gastropods in the Tropical Eastern Pacific	1
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Reproductive biology of the bathyal asteroid Ctenodiscus crispatus in the northeastern Pacific	1
Impact of the acanthocephalan parasite Profilicollis altmani on the fecundity of its crustacean intermediate host, the Pacific mole crab, Emerita analoga	1
Intertidal zonation of hemichordates in soft sediments	1
Molluscs, morphology, and metaphor in Pablo Neruda's STEAMiest poem	1
Microhabitat selection and niche overlap: Drivers of spider coexistence in a tropical limestone cave	1
Changes in the cell composition of the hemolymph in the snail Planorbarius corneus after infection with the trematode Plagiorchis sp.	1
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Foraging on sand particles: Coatings of soft radular teeth (Paludomidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca)	1
Shedding light on some dark branches: The under‐appreciated diversity of gymnosome pteropods and their coiled thecosome prey in the Neotropics	1
Fitness‐related traits are maximized in recently introduced, slow‐growing populations of a global invasive clam	0
A new species of Kannaphallus (Polyopisthocotylea: Heteraxinidae) parasitic on the twobar seabream Acanthopagrus bifasciatus (Sparidae, Teleostei) in Saudi Arabia	0
An examination of the use of antibiotics as a method to experimentally perturb the microbiota of suspension‐feeding bivalves	0
The effects of changes in temperature and salinity on the quality of shells selected by the hermit crab Pagurus longicarpus	0
Systematic histology and evidence for the male reproductive activity of Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)	0
Geoglomeris subterranea (Diplopoda, Glomerida, Glomeridae), the first morphologically non‐specialized semiaquatic glomerid millipede?	0
Morphological characterization of anterior axial bifurcation in Holothuria (Halodeima) grisea and other puzzling occurrences in Holothuroidea	0
Annotated checklist and genetic data for parasitic helminths infecting New Zealand marine invertebrates	0
Effect of the invasion history of the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica) on its realized climatic niche	0
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Reproductive ecology of the sand crab (Ovalipes punctatus) population in the Yellow Sea of Korea	0
A trapdoor spider, Latouchia typica (Araneae: Halonoproctidae), uses vibrational cues as a trigger for predatory behavior	0
Distribution patterns and the molecular distinction between the non-native terrestrial snails Polygyra cereolus and Polygyra septemvolva (Gastropoda, Polygyridae) in Saudi Arabia	0
Population structure, habitat preferences, feeding strategies, and diet of the brittle star Ophiopholis aculeata in nearshore and offshore habitats of the northwest Atlantic	0
The organization of the muscle system of the causative agent of dicrocoeliosis, Dicrocoelium dendriticum	0
Reproduction in the spider crab Maiopsis panamensis (Decapoda: Majoidea) in the Gulf of California	0
Detection of a novel species complex of shell‐boring polychaetes in the northeastern United States	0
Fine structure of the retrocerebral organ in the rotifer Trichocerca similis (Monogononta)	0

Hydrodynamic role of substrate attachment in shaping the suspension‐feeding current created by the marine gastropod Crepidula fornicata	0
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Refining species boundaries among velvet worms (Onychophora, Peripatopsidae), with the description of two new species of Opisthopatus from South Africa	0
A new species of deep‐sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips	0
Annual gametogenic development of the Asiatic hard clam, Meretrix meretrix, collected from the west coast of Moheshkhali Island, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh	0
Evidence that flatheaded mayflies (Heptageniidae) serve as the likely paratenic host for Chordodes morgani (Nematomorpha) in Nebraska	0
Differences in the expression of soluble proteins in freshwater and brackish‐water ecotypes of the snail Theodoxus fluviatilis	0
Adverse effects of ocean acidification on embryonic survival of the cold-water coral Desmophyllum pertusum	0
Morphology and dynamic behavior of anal pores during defecation in the ctenophore Pleurobrachia pileus	0
Occurrence, infestation rate, and spatiotemporal distribution of the African pea crab (Afropinnotheres monodi) inhabiting Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) fro	0
Endoreduplication during embryogenesis in Megacyclops gigas (Crustacea: Cyclopoida): A rare example of depolyploidization	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
Spawn and development of the olivid gastropod Olivancillaria carcellesi from north Patagonia, Argentina	0
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Hoplonemertean larvae are planktonic predators that capture and devour active animal prey	0
Effect of seasonal changes in temperature on capture efficiency in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis, fed seston and microplastics	0
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Sex‐specific gene expression in eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica, gonad and mantle tissues	0
The use of an integrative approach to identify coelomocytes in three species of the genus Holothuria (Echinodermata)	0
“Brittleworms”: Ultrastructure and arrangement of the calcified chaetae of Euphrosine (Amphinomida, Annelida)	0
First report on the life history of the marine amphipod Ceradocus mizani and its implication for aquaculture	0
How to culture limnoterrestrial heterotardigrades	0
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Using museum collections to explore predator–prey relationships in snail‐eating beetles (Carabidae: Cychrini)	0
Chemosensory afference in the tentacle nerve of Lymnaea stagnalis	0
Reproductive cycles of the oviparous sponges Cinachyrella apion (Spirophorida) and Tethya maza (Tethyida) in a tropical intertidal environment	0
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The relationship between size and metabolic rate of juvenile crown of thorns starfish	0
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Effects of ocean acidification on the early life history processes of the breadcrumb sponge Halichondria panicea	0
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Ecomechanics of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia): A comparative approach	0
Evidence for spatial niche partitioning in the ectocommensal Symbion americanus (Cycliophora) on its lobster host, Homarus americanus (Arthropoda, Malacostraca)	0
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Investigating the developmental onset of regenerative potential in the annelid Capitella teleta	0
Reproductive characteristics and gamete development of the soft coral Sclerophytum cf. heterospiculatum in Okinawa Island, Japan	0
Invertebrates from naturally brackish areas are less impacted by road salt and alternative deicers	0
Determinants of food selection by bivalve larvae	0
Histological analysis of oogenesis and ovarian development of the pharaoh cuttlefish, Sepia pharaonis	0
Development and reproduction of sporocysts of Leucochloridium paradoxum (Trematoda)	0
Transcriptome analysis of the Mizuhopecten yessoensis gills under high temperature fluctuations	0
Allochronic reproductive cycles among colonies of the Caribbean octocoral Antillogorgia americana	0
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Excitation–contraction coupling reflects the metabolic profile of mantle muscle in young cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)	0
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Assessing the ecological relationships of the orange-striped green sea anemone, Diadumene lineata, as a non-indigenous species in British Columbia, Canada	0
Spermatogenesis in cultured blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) from a cold‐ocean environment: Seasonal spatiotemporal expression of three gamete‐associated molecular markers	0
Mining a photo library: Eggs and egg sacs in a major spider family	0
Comparative demography of two wild cladoceran species, Alona quadrangularis and Scapholeberis mucronata, collected in western Washington state and reared under labo	0
Morphological coupling of the distal organ in the Peruvian walking stick (Oreophoetes peruana): Structural and functional aspects	0
Stepwise changes in morphology during the settlement process in a merobenthic octopus, Octopus sinensis, raised in the laboratory	0
Development and sexual dimorphism of branchiae in Streblospio benedicti	0
Hemocytes from neonates of Biomphalaria glabrata are functionally less mature than those from adult snails	0
The campylogomphosis: A new kind of joint in echinoderms	0
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Friends or foes? Evaluation of the ability of encrusting sponges to attach, compete with and grow on living corals	0
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Frontiers in cryopreservation techniques for marine invertebrate larvae	0
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Epibiosis and parasitism of coquina clam Donax spp.: Location, location, location!	0