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Diversity, Volume 17, Issue 10

October 2025 - 65 articles

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Cover Story: The National Museum of Natural Sciences (MNCN), Madrid (Spain), is one of the emblematic centres of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) with a heritage of over 250 years. The current work supposes the continuation of a review of the African marine crabs housed at the Crustacean collection of the MNCN. In this new study focused on the Thoracotremata species, 197 specimens (59 records) were reviewed, and this new study reveals similar results to Part I: 77.2% of the African Thoracotremata specimens housed in the MNCN, which were either misidentified or not identified at all. We have also used DNA barcodes (16S and COI) to confirm identifications or to add new molecular data to species without previous DNA sequences known. DNA sequences (16S and/or COI) were obtained for seven species. It has been a challenge to obtain sequences from specimens preserved 60 to 200 years ago. View this paper

Articles (65)

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17 October 2025

Hypoxis hemerocallidea (Hypoxidaece) is thoroughly researched and well documented for its plethora of anecdotal and scientifically backed pharmacological potentials. Its anecdotal uses and pharmacological activities are attributed to its extract&rsqu...

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17 October 2025

The Mediterranean Sea hosts highly diverse habitats such as Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous communities, and gorgonian forests. Stressors including warming, eutrophication, pollution, and overfishing are driving shifts towards algae-dominat...

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17 October 2025

Marine bacteria possess significant potential for numerous applications including environmental remediation, creation of natural products and medicines, agriculture, and various industrial sectors. In this study, the diversity of bacterial population...

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An IUCN-Based Conservation Perspective of the Genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in Greece: From Assessing Species to Identifying Patterns of Extinction Risk and Conservation Needs

  • Efstathios Apostolopoulos,
  • Anna-Thalassini Valli,
  • Nikolaos Gkournelos,
  • Apostolos-Emmanouil Bazanis,
  • Katerina Koutsovoulou and
  • Theophanis Constantinidis

17 October 2025

This study presents the first comprehensive IUCN-based assessment for all 88 Limonium species occurring in Greece, aiming to close a critical conservation gap for this highly diverse and important genus in the country. To identify patterns of extinct...

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Integrative Taxonomic Assessment of Two Atractus (Serpentes: Dipsadidae) from Mérida Andes, Venezuela

  • Luis Felipe Esqueda,
  • Juan Carlos Ortiz,
  • Claudio Correa,
  • Pablo C. Guerrero,
  • Luis Fernando Navarrete and
  • Félix Urra

17 October 2025

Recently, the nominal species Atractus meridensis was considered a junior synonym of Atractus erythromelas, both species being endemic to the cordillera de Mérida in Venezuela. Here, its taxonomic status is resolved through the examination of...

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17 October 2025

Cirratulid polychaetes are abundant, ecologically relevant, and widely used as bioindicators, but systematic studies worldwide remain scarce due to systematic challenges. Chaetozone Malmgren, 1867, is the most diverse genus of Cirratulidae. The first...

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17 October 2025

Kobresia humilis, an alpine meadow-constructive species, has significant ecological and economic importance on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP). Understanding the diversity and structure of the rhizosphere microbiota associated with K. humilis...

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16 October 2025

Cryptic species are morphologically indistinguishable but possess genetically distinct taxa. Alternative splicing (AS) regulates physiological processes, thereby facilitating ecological adaptation and evolution. To explore the sex-specific difference...

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16 October 2025

Desmodesmus spinosus (Chodat) E.Hegewald is a common freshwater green microalgae widely distributed in various aquatic environments. Owing to its pollution tolerance and rapid growth characteristics, it is often used in bioremediation and biofuel stu...

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