Systematics and Biodiversity

Papers
(The TQCC of Systematics and Biodiversity is 5. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Freshwater diversity at a biogeographic edge zone: the high-mountain pea-clams of Ethiopia30
Reappraisal of the systematics of two sympatric coral snakes (Reptilia: Elapidae) from Northeast India22
Phylogeny of Palaearctic Azygia spp. (Trematoda: Azygiidae) and description of Azygia shedkoae sp. nov.16
Integration of morphological and molecular data reveals further unknown diversity of the Proterodiplostomidae in crocodilians15
Contribution to the lady beetle fauna of the Yucatan Peninsula and integrative taxonomy for species delimitation13
Geographic distribution patterns of amphibians and reptiles from the Uruguayan Savanna11
Integrative systematics of the Brazilian tree “sucupira”: morphological, cytogenetic and genomic boundaries of Pterodon emarginatus Vogel and P. pubescens11
Distribution analysis, updated checklist, and DNA barcodes of the endemic vascular flora of the Altai mountains, a Siberian biodiversity hotspot11
A deceptive variety: integrative systematics and phylogeography suggest Adalaria proxima and Adalaria loveni represent a single species (G10
Morphology and phylogenetic position of two novel Dysteria species (Ciliophora: Cyrtophoria) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents on the Central Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean10
Temporal trends in global reptile species descriptions over three decades9
New considerations of the systematics of the family Holophryidae (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Prostomatea) with a description of Holophrya paradiscolor sp. nov. and a redescription of Pelagothrix 9
Molecular phylogenetic study of Argyreia (Ipomoeeae: Convolvulaceae) and implications for its systematics9
Taxonomic revision of the genus Exallopus Jumars, 1974 (Dorvilleidae: Annelida) with description of a new species from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean9
A new insular species of Gehyra (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Papua New Guinea closely related to Gehyra oceanica9
Welcome to the new co-Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board members9
Ribbon worms living on deep-sea trees: Alvinonemertes daitoensis sp. nov. (Nemertea, Monostilifera) associated with the glass sponge Walteria leuckarti8
Integrated taxonomy using morphology and DNA sequences: recognition of a new species with comments on the geological history of the Liolaemus capillitas clade (Squamata:8
Isolation by distance and past climate resistance shaped the distribution of genealogical lineages of a neotropical lizard8
Extremophilic cyanobacteria from thermo-mineral springs of spas in Atlantic environments7
The Temnocephalidae (Platyhelminthes): molecular data illuminate the evolution of an ancient group of symbiotic flatworms7
Integrative taxonomy provides evidence for a cryptic lineage in the velvet worm Peripatopsis birgeri species complex (Onychophora: Peripatopsidae) in KwaZulu-Natal, Sout7
Integrative taxonomy reveals lack of phylogenetic signal of the clavulate acanthostyles in Ectyoplasia ferox and non-monophyly of the genus Ectyoplasia7
Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of the dwarf boas of the family Tropidophiidae (Serpentes: Alethinophidia)7
Historical DNA of rare yellow-eared bats Vampyressa Thomas, 1900 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) clarifies phylogeny and species boundaries within the genus7
New species of Asymphylodorinae Szidat, 1943 (Digenea: Lissorchiidae), fish parasites from the East Asian Region: morphological and molecular data7
Caddisfly biodiversity in Pernambuco state, Brazil: overcoming the biodiversity knowledge shortfall and insights into the effects of climate change7
Comparative karyotype analysis of Indian Dipcadi (Asparagaceae): insights on chromosome evolution and biogeography6
Leucothoid amphipod and terebellid polychaete symbiosis with description of a new species of the genusLeucothoeLeach, 1814 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Leucothoidae)6
Evolution and biogeography of the Haploniscus belyaevi species complex (Isopoda: Haploniscidae) revealed by means of integrative taxonomy6
Reassessment of Platyopuntia brunneogemmia and Platyopuntia rubrogemmia and their recognition within Opuntia 6
Phylogenetic divergence is associated with biogeographic divergence in sect. Hymenobrychis ( Onobrychis , Fabaceae): molecular phylogeneti6
Molecular phylogenetics, geometric morphometrics and character assessment support the reinstatement of the Southern Andean Yungas sage Salvia alba (Lamia6
Integrative taxonomy of Tethya : description of four new species based on morphology, phylogeny and microbiome diversity6
Integrative species delimitation and biogeography of the Rhinella margaritifera species group (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae) suggest an intense diversification throughout 5
A systematic revision of the snail-leech genus Alboglossiphonia in Japan (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniiformes: Glossiphoniidae)5
Rectifying a century of misidentifications: a taxonomic re-evaluation of sipo snakes (Colubridae: Chironius ) on Trinidad5
Phylogenetic assessment of Apophallines (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae) with revision of Apophallus donicus Skrjabin & Lindtrop, 1919 complex and some taxonomic propositi5
Areas of endemism and conservation status of Galianthe species (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae) in the Neotropics5
A hint on the unknown diversity of eastern Andes: high endemicity and new species of mammals revealed through DNA barcoding5
First phylogeny of the shredder caddisfly genus Phylloicus Müller, 1880 (Trichoptera: Calamoceratidae)5
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