OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Marine Biodiversity is 4. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Significant taxon sampling gaps in DNA databases limit the operational use of marine macrofauna metabarcoding	33
A review of Southern Ocean squids using nets and beaks	23
Metabarcoding of zooplankton diversity within the Chukchi Borderland, Arctic Ocean: improved resolution from multi-gene markers and region-specific DNA databases	20
Spread of the invasive shell-boring annelid Polydora websteri (Polychaeta, Spionidae) into naturalised oyster reefs in the European Wadden Sea	17
A pan-Mediterranean extinction? Pinna nobilis mass mortality has reached the Turkish straits system	15
DNA barcoding and cryptic diversity of deep-sea scavenging amphipods in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (Eastern Equatorial Pacific)	15
A new species of coral-feeding nudibranch (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Gulf of Thailand	13
Chiridota heheva—the cosmopolitan holothurian	12
Seasonal acoustic presence of blue, fin, and minke whales off the Juan Fernández Archipelago, Chile (2007–2016)	11
Feeding ecology of Sardina pilchardus considering co-occurring small pelagic fish in the eastern Adriatic Sea	11
Global controversy in oyster systematics and a newly described species from SE Asia (Bivalvia: Ostreidae: Crassostreinae)	11
Introduced species in a tidal ecosystem of mud and sand: curse or blessing?	11
Hidden burrow associates: macrosymbiotic assemblages of subtidal deep-burrowing invertebrates in the northern part of the Sea of Japan	11
A taxonomic review of the branchial fish parasitic genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Indian waters, with the description of three new species	10
Habitat utilization and feeding ecology of small round goby in a shallow brackish lagoon	10
Prey preferences, consumption rates and predation effects of Asian shore crabs (Hemigrapsus takanoi) in comparison to native shore crabs (Carcinus maenas) in northwestern Europe	10
Looks can be deceiving: Didemnum pseudovexillum sp. nov. (Ascidiacea) in European harbours	9
Natural history of neustonic animals in the Sargasso Sea: reproduction, predation, and behavior of Glaucus atlanticus, Velella velella, and Janthina spp.	9
Clarifying the cryptogenic species Polydora neocaeca Williams & Radashevsky, 1999 (Annelida: Spionidae): a shell-boring invasive pest of molluscs from locations worldwide	9
Eurythenes atacamensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda) exhibits ontogenetic vertical stratification across abyssal and hadal depths in the Atacama Trench, eastern South Pacific Ocean	9
Diversity of subtidal benthic and hard coral communities on sloping and vertical seawalls in Singapore	9
Stolephorus acinaces, a new anchovy from northern Borneo, and redescription of Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 (Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)	8
Resolution of the Acroteriobatus leucospilus species complex, with a redescription of A. leucospilus (Norman, 1926) and descriptions of two new western Indian Ocean species of Acroteriobatus (Rhinopri	8
Coral recovery after a burial event: insights on coral resilience in a marginal reef	8
A new genus of Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 (Crustacea, Isopoda), with descriptions of two abyssal new species from the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone, north-eastern tropical Pacific	8

Stable isotope evidence for movements of hammerhead sharks Sphyrna lewini, connecting two natural protected areas in the Colombian Pacific	8
A new calcaxonian genus and family for Trichogorgia utinomii Cordeiro, 2019 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea): new records of a scleriteless gorgonian species from Antarctica	8
Diversity, distribution, and habitat associations of deep-water echinoderms in the Central Mediterranean	8
Disentangling species of the genus Limacia O.F. Müller, 1781, from southern Africa and Europe using integrative taxonomical methods, with the description of four new species	8
A new species of Sessilogoga Grygier, 1990 parasitic in an antipatharian from Green Island, Taiwan, with notes on its nauplius larvae and the synapomorphies and apparent gonochorism of the genus (Crus	8
Abyssal fauna of polymetallic nodule exploration areas, eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Annelida: Spionidae and Poecilochaetidae	7
Fine-scale temporal variation of intertidal marine fungal community structure: insights from an impacted Baja California sandy beach in Mexico	7
Massive stranding event revealed the occurrence of an overlooked and ecosystem engineer sponge	7
First complete description of the dark-mouth skate Raja arctowskii Dollo, 1904 from Antarctic waters, assigned to the genus Bathyraja (Elasmobranchii, Rajiformes, Arhynchobatidae)	7
Diversity of estuarine and marine hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from subtropical ecosystems of Brazil	7
Distribution and diel vertical migration of mesopelagic fishes in the Southern Sargasso Sea — observations through hydroacoustics and stratified catches	7
Unexpected high abundance of aragonite-forming Nanipora (Octocorallia: Helioporacea) at an acidified volcanic reef in southern Japan	7
Determinants of Tubastraea coccinea invasion and likelihood of further expansion in the northern Gulf of Mexico	7
A new species of pygmy Paroctopus Naef, 1923 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): the smallest southwestern Atlantic octopod, found in sea debris	7
Composition and diversity of larval fish in the Indian Ocean using morphological and molecular methods	7
Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) connectivity in the Southern Gulf of California	7
Pseudopolydora (Annelida: Spionidae) from European and adjacent waters with a key to identification and description of a new species	6
Phylogenetic characterization of marine microbial biofilms associated with mammal bones in temperate and polar areas	6
Pelagic Cnidaria and Ctenophora diversity patterns and trends in Macaronesia insular systems (NE Atlantic)	6
Latitudinal distribution of polyplacophorans along the South-eastern Pacific coast: unravelling biases in geographical diversity patterns	6
Light, shade and predation: who wins and who loses in sessile fouling communities?	6
Coenocyathus sebroecki sp. nov.: a new azooxanthellate coral (Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae) from southeastern Brazil	6
Scytalium herklotsi sp. nov. (Anthozoa, Octocorallia, Pennatulacea), the first Atlantic species in the genus Scytalium Herklots, 1858	6
Flapjack devilfish in the northern North Atlantic: morphology, biology and ecology of Opisthoteuthis borealis (Cephalopoda, Octopoda, Cirrata)	6
Development and characterization of nineteen microsatellite loci for the endangered Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus	6
Description of the sea pen Calibelemnon hinoenma sp. nov. from shallow waters in southern Japan	6
A review of megafauna diversity and abundance in an exploration area for polymetallic nodules in the eastern part of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (North East Pacific), and implications for pot	6
An unprecedented association of an encrusting bryozoan on the test of a live sea urchin: epibiotic relationship and physiological responses	6
Unusual high coral cover in a Southwestern Atlantic subtropical reef	6
Field observations on the behavioural ecology of the stout bobtail squid Rossia macrosoma (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae) from Scottish waters	6
A new species of Congrid eel, Ariosoma melanospilos sp. nov., from Indian waters with taxonomic description of A. dolichopterum (Congridae: Bathymyrinae)	6
Patterns of morphological development in Scyphozoa ephyrae (Cnidaria, Medusozoa)	5
A new deep-sea hot vent stalked barnacle from the Mariana Trough with notes on the feeding ecology of Vulcanolepas	5
The return of the clown: pseudocryptic speciation in the North Pacific clown nudibranch, Triopha catalinae (Cooper, 1863) sensu lato identified by integrative taxonomic approaches	5
A new genus and species of Loricifera (Nanaloricida: Pliciloricidae) from the deep waters of Japan	5
Marine invertebrate epibionts on photophilic seaweeds: importance of algal architecture	5
Ichthyoplankton distribution and feeding habits of fish larvae at the inshore zone of northern Patagonia, Chile	5
Morphology and reproductive biology of a new hermaphroditic Rhynchospio (Annelida: Spionidae) species brooding larvae on the parent’s dorsum	5
Reef fish fauna in the coastal waters of Vietnam	5
The critically endangered bowmouth guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma) in the open ocean with an associated tuna school	5
Diversity of fishes collected with light traps in the oldest marine protected area in Vietnam revealed by DNA barcoding	5
DNA barcoding flags the existence of sympatric cryptic species in the slender codling Halargyreus johnsonii Günther, 1862 (Gadiformes, Moridae)	5
Revision of the genus Mustelus (Carcharhiniformes: Triakidae) in the northern Indian Ocean, with description of a new species and a discussion on the validity of M. walkeri and M. ravidus	5
Updating the current knowledge on the relationships between Haplosyllis chamaeleon Laubier, 1960 (Annelida, Syllidae) and Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) (Cnidaria, Plexauridae) in the Mediterranean	5
Phylogeography and shell morphology of the pelagic snail Limacina helicina in the Okhotsk Sea and western North Pacific	5
Trophic niche segregation between the sympatric tunas Thunnus alalunga and Katsuwonus pelamis in the Gulf of Cadiz (East Atlantic)	5
Diversity and distribution of Kinorhyncha in abyssal polymetallic nodule areas of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone and the Peru Basin, East Pacific Ocean, with the description of three new species	5
Distribution of sea anemones in the Southwest Atlantic: biogeographical patterns and environmental drivers	5
An exceptional occurrence of deep-sea sponges in the region of former Larsen Ice Shelves, Antarctic Peninsula, with the description of two new species	5
Description of a new marine predatory nematode Latronema dyngi sp. nov. (Nematoda, Chromadorida, Selachinematidae) from the west coast of Sweden and an updated phylogeny of Chromadoria	5

Thrissina katana sp. nov., a new thryssa from the western Pacific Ocean, and redescription of Thrissina hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) (Teleostei: Clupeiformes: Engraulidae)	5
Genetic diversity of the Pennaria disticha Goldfuss, 1820 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) complex: new insights from Brazil	5
Molecular and morphological systematics of the crinoid-parasitic snail genus Goodingia (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) with new insights into intrafamilial phylogenetic relationships	5
Maerl-associated macroalgae in the bay of Brest (Brittany, France)	5
Survey of bathyal incirrate octopods in the western North Atlantic	4
Recovery of Paleodictyon patterns after simulated mining activity on Pacific nodule fields	4
Shell-specific differentiation: how geometric morphometrics can add to knowledge of Macominae species (Tellinidae, Bivalvia)	4
Systematic review of Neanthes Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Errantia: Nereididae) from southern Africa, including a preliminary molecular phylogeny of the genus	4
DNA barcoding of a stowaway reef coral in the international aquarium trade results in a new distribution record	4
Biodiversity of marine fungi in mangroves with reference to Muthupet mangroves, Tamil Nadu, east coast of India	4
Crinoid diversity and their symbiotic communities at Bangka Island (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)	4
A mesopelagic ctenophore representing a new family, with notes on family-level taxonomy in Ctenophora: Vampyroctena delmarvensis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Vampyroctenidae, fam. nov.)	4
Population decline of Gulf pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) in a subtropical estuary: ecosystem changes and habitat loss	4
Taxonomic assessment of deep-sea decapod crustaceans collected from polymetallic nodule fields of the East Pacific Ocean using an integrative approach	4
Diversity, distribution, and natural history of the marine snakes of Sri Lanka	4
Sorting the wheat from the chaff: a review of BINs associated with groupers of Vietnam and the implications for species identification from DNA barcoding	4
Using the Capitella complex to investigate the effects of sympatric cryptic species distinction on ecological and monitoring studies in coastal areas	4
Paleoclimatic distribution and phylogeography of Mussismilia braziliensis (Anthozoa, Scleractinia), an endemic Brazilian reef coral	4
Baseline diversity and host relationships of symbiotic caridean shrimps on the coast of northern Taiwan, southern East China Sea, prior to the establishment of a conservation area	4
Beak shape analysis and its potential to recognize three loliginid squid species found in the northeastern Pacific	4
Euborlasia Vaillant, 1890 (Nemertea: Pilidiophora) from Bocas del Toro: description of a new species, with comments on the systematics of the genus	4
A new species of Lecithostaphylus Odhner, 1911 (Trematoda: Zoogonidae) from the Pacific needlefish, Tylosurus pacificus, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, with a molecular assessment of the phylogeneti	4
Occurrence of the azooxanthellate coral Phyllangia pequegnatae (Scleractinia: Caryophylliidae) in the Colombian Caribbean Sea: hidden diversity or another invasive species?	4
Genetic structure and diversity of the mustard hill coral Porites astreoides along the Florida Keys reef tract	4
On some Smittinidae (Bryozoa, Cheilostomata) from Bahia, northeastern Brazil, with the description of a new species	4
Hitchhiking northwards: on the presence of the invasive skeleton shrimp Caprella scaura in the UK	4
Molecular phylogeny and morphological comparison of the deep-sea genus Alloptilella Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021 (Octocorallia, Pennatulacea)	4
Overlooked biodiversity from museum collections: four new species and one new genus of Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata) from Antarctica and adjacent regions with notes on multi-armed ophiuroids	4