Zoosystematics and Evolution

Papers
(The TQCC of Zoosystematics and Evolution 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Two new genera and three new species of exceptionally rare and endemic freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from the Mekong Basin14
A new species of Gracixalus (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Guizhou Province, China12
Description of a new species of Oreonectes (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Guangxi, China11
First record and description of three new species in the land snail genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 (Caenogastropoda, Diplommatinidae) from Satun Province, Thailand11
A new genus of non-bloodsucking aquatic cave leeches in the family Salifidae Johansson, 1909 (Erpobdelliformes) from the Wuling Mountains of Central China10
Exploring the diversity of Eutimesius Roewer, 1913: new species and records from Colombia and Venezuela (Opiliones, Gonyleptoidea, Stygnidae)9
DNA sequencing of topotypes helps delineate species distributions in the Ischnocnema verrucosa complex (Anura, Brachycephalidae)9
A freshwater mussel species reflects a Miocene stream capture between the Mekong Basin and East Asian rivers8
Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) from Museu de Ciências Naturais, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil8
A new species of Boulenophrys (Anura, Megophryidae) from northern Jiangxi, China8
Rediscovery, redescription and identity of Pristimantis nebulosus (Henle, 1992), and description of a new terrestrial-breeding frog from montane rainforests of central Peru (Anura, Strabomantidae)8
A new brackish tanaidacean, Sinelobus kisui sp. nov. (Crustacea, Peracarida, Tanaidacea), from Japan, with a key to Sinelobus species and barcode information from two loci8
Rock island melody remastered: two new species in the Afroedura bogerti Loveridge, 1944 group from Angola and Namibia7
A new species of Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yağmur & Marusik, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae, Textricini) from southern Türkiye, with a remarkable morphology of the male palpal femur7
Distribution and systematics of the cosmopolitan Amynthas carnosus complex (Crassiclitellata, Megascolecidae) from eastern Asia7
A new species of Dondersiidae (Mollusca, Solenogastres) associated with a hydroid, with insights into the trophic ecology of Solenogastres7
Possible causes of amphi-Atlantic distribution of Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1776) (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Talitridae) in the North Atlantic: a review7
Limnocythere curvispinosa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from two ancient lakes in the Xiaojiang Fault zone, Yunnan Province, southwestern China6
A new record of the blackfin goby (Egglestonichthys melanoptera, Gobiidae) from China, with complete mitochondrial genomes of two Egglestonichthys species and their phylogenetic implications6
Moina heilongjiangensis sp. nov. (Crustacea, Cladocera) from the northeast of China6
A new freshwater amphipod (Amphipoda, Gammaridae) from the Fakıllı Cave, Düzce Türkiye: Gammarus kunti sp. nov.6
A new species of Semisulcospira O. Boettger, 1886 (Gastropoda, Cerithoidea, Semisulcospiridae) from Fujian, China with mitochondrial genome and its phylogenetic implications6
A new genus and two new species of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Sichuan, China: Overlooked cryptic endemism in the upper Yangtze River Basin6
Diversity of Sand Snakes (Psammophiidae, Psammophis) in the Horn of Africa, with the description of a new species from Somalia6
The mitochondrial genome of the threatened freshwater snail Aylacostoma chloroticum (Gastropoda, Hemisinidae) from the High Paraná River and the phylogenetic relationships of Cerithioidea6
Phylogeography and genetic diversity of Adineta beysunae and Rotaria sordida species complexes (Rotifera, Bdelloidea): a combined pattern of widespread and localized distribution driven by climate fac6
A survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from the Qinling Mountains of central China, with descriptions of seven new species5
Another new ring nematode, Xenocriconemella andreae sp. nov. (Nematoda, Criconematidae), from the Iberian Peninsula5
A new genus of Australian orb-weaving spider with extreme sexual size dimorphism (Araneae, Araneidae)5
Two new species of groundwater-inhabiting amphipods belonging to the genus Niphargus (Arthropoda, Crustacea), from Iran5
An illustrated type catalogue of Diplommatina Benson, 1849 from mainland China, with description of a new species, Diplommatina yipingica (Gastropoda, Cyclophoroidea)5
Phylogenetic revision of Echinolaophonte Nicholls (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Laophontidae T. Scott) including the establishment of two new genera and two new species5
Tscherskia ningshaanensis: A neglected species based on phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis of Tscherskia and Cansumys (Cricetidae, Rodentia)5
Glyptothorax pulcher (Siluriformes, Sisoridae), a new species from the upper Pearl River of Yunnan and Guangxi, southwest China5
Redescriptions have consequences: biogeographic and conservation insights from the redescription of a widespread freshwater amphipod (Amphipoda, Gammaridae)5
First occurrence of the genus Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813 (Pleurobranchida, Nudipleura, Heterobranchia) in British waters, with the description of a new species5
An update on the genus Ischiomysis with a description of I. proincisa sp. nov. (Crustacea, Mysida) from a sublittoral marine cave in the Gulf of Guinea (tropical E-Atlantic)5
One hundred years of solitude: The rediscovery of Pristimantis ruidus (Anura, Strabomantidae) in the southern Andes, Ecuador and its phylogenetic relationships5
Population genetic structure and demographic history of the East Asian wolf spider Pardosa astrigera5
Morphology and phylogeny of two new species of deep-sea mushroom soft corals (Octocorallia, Corallidae, Anthomastinae) from the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge5
Two new Oxynoemacheilus species in western Anatolia (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)5
A new species of Zhangixalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from Yunnan, China5
Molecular phylogeny reveals a new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae, Gonideinae) from Jiangxi, China4
Rediscovery after 25 years – first photographic documentation and DNA barcoding of the deep-sea pycnogonid species Ascorhynchus hippos Turpaeva, 1994 (Chelicerata, Pycnogonida, Ascorhynchidae) from th4
Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Tomichiidae): a relict genus radiating into subterranean environments4
Three new non-lacustrine species of the endemic freshwater gastropod genus Sulawesidrobia (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea, Tateidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with additional records of species from4
Addition to the known diversity of Chinese freshwater planarians: integrative description of a new species of Dugesia Girard, 1850 (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae)4
Another web in the wall: A new Pikelinia Mello-Leitão, 1946 (Araneae, Filistatidae) from Colombia, with notes on its diet and description of the female genitalia of P. fasciata (Banks, 1902)4
Oxynoemacheilus kottelati, a new species from the Havran and Karınca streams in Northern Aegean Basin, Türkiye (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae)4
Description of a new loach species, Yunnanilus triangulus sp. nov. (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), from Yunnan, China4
New molecular resources of Loimia borealis (Annelida, Terebellidae) based on genome-skimming and RNA-seq approaches, with insights into monophyly of the genus4
Taxonomic revision of the genus Micryletta (Amphibia, Microhylidae), with description of a new species from Thailand4
Another giant species of the microhylid frog genus Cophixalus Boettger, 1892 from the mountains of Papua New Guinea and first records of procoracoids in the genus4
Phylogenomic placement and revision of Iranattus Prószyński, 1992 jumping spiders (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina)4
A new freshwater shrimp species of the genus Caridina (Crustacea, Decapoda, Atyidae) from Quang Ninh province, Northeast Vietnam4
Two new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes, Congridae, Bathymyrinae) from Indian waters4
Phylogenetic relationships of a new catfish of the genus Trichomycterus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Cerrado, and the role of Cenozoic events in the diversification of mountain 4
The diversification of the loach genus Schistura McClelland, 1838 (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) in Sri Lanka4
Base-substitution rates of nuclear and mitochondrial genes for polyclad flatworms4
A review of the genus Sernokorba Kamura, 1992 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)4
A new genus of Pseudospirobolellidae (Diplopoda, Spirobolida) from limestone karst areas in Thailand, with descriptions of three new species4
A new genus and species of cave-dwelling leech from China in the family Salifidae: taxonomy, phylogeny, and mitochondrial genome characterization4
The ornate rubbernose pleco (Siluriformes, Loricariidae, Chaetostoma), a new species from the Ucayali River Basin, Peru4
Taxonomic status and phylogenetic analyses based on complete mitochondrial genome and microscopic ossicles: Redescription of a controversial tropical sea cucumber species (Holothuroidea, Holothuria Li4
Pamirosa gen. nov., unexpected record of Artoriinae (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the rooftop of Pamir, Central Asia4
A new species of genus Provanna (Gastropoda, Abyssochrysoidea) from gas hydrate-bearing sediments of the northern South China Sea4
Taxonomic revision on the Gobio group in the Yellow River drainage, with discussion on the validity of the genus Acanthogobio (Cypriniformes, Gobionidae)3
Notes on three closely related species of the genus Pimoa (Araneae, Pimoidae) from Southwest China3
Grassland expansions promoted global diversification of the Pardosa wolf spiders during the late Cenozoic (Araneae, Lycosidae)3
A new deep-sea species of Elliptiolucina Cosel & Bouchet, 2008 (Bivalvia, Lucinida, Lucinidae) from cold seep of the South China Sea3
Gibbosula sinensis, a new species on the verge of extinction of the world’s most threatened freshwater mussel family Margaritiferidae Henderson, 1929 from China (Bivalvia, Palaeoheterodonta, Unionida)3
Taxonomic review of the Chondrostoma (Teleostei, Leuciscidae) species from inland waters of Turkey: an integrative approach3
New species of Rockacestus (Cestoda, Phyllobothriidea) from skates of the genus Bathyraja (Rajiformes, Arhynchobatidae) in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean with comments on the distribution of the genu3
Redescription of Plagiopholis styani (Serpentes, Pseudoxenodontidae), with description of two new species from China3
A review of the millipede genus Pseudodesmus Pocock, 1887 (Diplopoda, Platydesmida, Andrognathidae) from Vietnam, with descriptions of five new species and notes on its phylogeny3
Bashimyzon cheni, a new genus and species of sucker loach (Teleostei, Gastromyzontidae) from South China3
Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Laetmogone (Holothuroidea, Elasipodida) from abyssal depths of the south Pacific Ocean3
One more new ring nematode of the Xenocriconemella macrodora species-complex (Nematoda, Criconematidae): Xenocriconemella persica sp. nov. from Iran3
Phylogenetic position of the relict South American genus Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Truncatelloidea), with the description of two new cave species3
Molecular systematics of Perinereis and an investigation of the status and relationships of the cultured species Perinereis wilsoni Glasby & Hsieh, 2006 (Annelida, Nereididae)3
The millipede genus Mandarinopus Verhoeff, 1933, is a junior synonym of Kronopolites Attems, 1914 (Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae), with a revision of the species based on integrated evidence3
Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of the genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Gaoligong Mountain Range, Yunnan, China3
A field survey on the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia, Megophryidae) confirms underestimated diversity in the Gaoligong Mountains, with the description of a new species3
A new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Anhui, China3
First records of Bathytoshia brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) from China with mitogenomic evidence3
Gammarus sezgini sp. nov. (Arthropoda, Amphipoda, Gammaridae), a new amphipod species from the Eastern Black Sea region of Türkiye3
First record of the genus Falconina (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Mexico, with a description of a new species and observations on its interactions with ants3
Unveiling hidden gonodactylid diversity in the South China Sea provides insights into non-monophyly of Gonodactylellus (Crustacea, Stomatopoda, Gonodactylidae)3
Taxonomic notes on the genus Epeus Peckham & Peckham, 1886 (Araneae, Salticidae) from India3
A new rare catfish species from southeastern Brazil provides insights into the origins of similar colour patterns in syntopic, distantly related mountain trichomycterines (Siluriformes, Trichomycterid3
Taxonomy of the Strigamia centipedes from the East Asian mainland (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae)3
Taxonomic re-appraisal of Scolopocryptops quadristriatus (Verhoeff, 1934) and a description of a new species from Japan and Taiwan (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopocryptopidae)3
Clarifying the type locality of Liotyphlops wilderi (Garman, 1883) (Serpentes, Anomalepididae), with comments on other reptiles from São Cyriaco, Minas Gerais3
Two new species of the millipede genus Epanerchodus Attems, 1901 from Wuling Mountains, Hunan Province, China (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidae)3
Yunnanilus mentibarbatus, a new species of loach from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae)3
A new species of Alticola (Mammalia, Rodentia, Arvicolinae) from southern Tibet, China3
A new species of Hua (Gastropoda, Semisulcospiridae) from Yunnan, southwest China3
A new species of Yunnanilus (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Yunnan, southwest China3
A new species of Cyrenoida (Bivalvia, Cyrenoididae) from the Western Atlantic, with remarks on Cyrenoididae anatomy3
New data on the polyphyletic Marionina genus (Annelida, Enchytraeidae): description of three new species from European shore habitats3
Three new species and a new record of pheretimoid earthworms (Crassiclitellata, Megascolecidae) from Misamis Oriental, Philippines, with data from the mitochondrial genome3
Redescription and systematics of Oligodon ornatus Van Denburgh, 1909, and two enigmatic related species (Squamata, Colubridae)3
Re-description of Xyliphius barbatus (Siluriformes, Aspredinidae), with comments on osteology and distribution3
Two new genera and species of river snails from the upper Changjiang River Basin in China (Gastropoda, Viviparidae)3
Species delimitation of newly collected spiders of the genus Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China: An integrated morphological and molecular a3
Revalidated after having been described more than a century ago: Calamaria berezowskii Günther, 1896 (Squamata, Colubridae) from Sichuan, Southwestern China3
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