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Dr. Peter Michalik
Dr. Peter Michalik
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Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Loitzer Straße 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
Interests: taxonomy; phylogenetic analysis; systematics; biodiversity and conservation; ecology and evolution; arachnology; Araneae; spiders
Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Motomura
Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Motomura
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The Kagoshima University Museum, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Interests: fish taxonomy and systematics, including morphology, diversity, distribution, and biogeography
Prof. Dr. André Nel
Prof. Dr. André Nel
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Institut Systématique Évolution Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités, EPHE,Université des Antilles, CP 50, 57, rue Cuvier, Paris, France
Interests: entomology; paléaeontology; systematics; taxonomy
Dr. Imen Nouioui
Dr. Imen Nouioui
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Department of Microorganisms, Leibniz Institute DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany
Interests: microbial systematics; diversity and taxonomy of actinobacteria; bioprospecting
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Dr. Christophe Piscart
Dr. Christophe Piscart
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ECOBIO, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Rennes 1, Campus Beaulieu, F-35000 Rennes, France
Interests: aquatic ecology; groundwater ecology; amphipod taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography
Prof. Dr. Antonino Pollio
Prof. Dr. Antonino Pollio
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Department of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, via Cintia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: cyanobacteria; microalgae; rhdodophyta; chlorophyta; extreme environments
Prof. Dr. Daniel Potter
Prof. Dr. Daniel Potter
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Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Interests: angiosperm systematics (taxonomy, evolution, and phylogenetic relationships of flowering plants); diversity and relationships of crop plants and their wild relatives; ethnobotany (study of the direct relationships and interactions between people and plants)
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Dr. Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira
Dr. Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira
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Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: cave fauna; Diplopoda; Carabidae; Pseudoescorpiones; Laboulbeniales
Dr. James Davis Reimer
Dr. James Davis Reimer
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MISE (Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology) Laboratory, Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
Interests: marine biodiversity; Zoantharia; coral reefs; Anthozoa; coastal development; symbioses; taxonomy; eDNA
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Dr. Germinal Rouhan
Dr. Germinal Rouhan
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1. Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Université, 75006 Paris, France
2. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Université des Antilles, CNRS, 97157 Pointe-à-Pitre, France
Interests: pteridology; ferns; lycophytes; systematics; taxonomy; biogeography; Madagascar; Western Indian Ocean; herbarium collections
Dr. Federica Semprucci
Dr. Federica Semprucci
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Department of Biomolecular Sciences (DiSB), University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy
Interests: Nematoda; taxonomy; ecological quality assessment; ecology; essential oils
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Department of Genetics and Applied Microbiology, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
Interests: yeasts; fungi; molecular taxonomy; phylogenesis; evolution; reticulation; reproductive isolation; hybrid speciation
Dr. Mark I. Stevens
Dr. Mark I. Stevens
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South Australian Museum, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
Interests: integrated systematics; phylogenetics; phylogeography; biome/climate shifts; Pacific; Antarctica; aridification
Dr. Adriano Stinca
Dr. Adriano Stinca
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Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
Interests: floristics; plant taxonomy; vegetation science; community ecology; plant biology; biogeography; fire ecology; biodeteriogenic plants on monuments and archaeological sites; plant biodiversity assessment and conservation
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Prof. Dr. Tod Stuessy
Prof. Dr. Tod Stuessy
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Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: principles and methods of classification; island biology; speciation and biogeography in the flora of southern south america; systematics of Compositae
Dr. Marco Taviani
Dr. Marco Taviani
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Istituto di Scienze Marine Bologna (ISMAR), CNR, Via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
Interests: deep-sea corals; marine molluscs; carbonate sedimentology; marine geology; extreme environments; paleoecology; cold seeps; biological invasion; quaternary geology
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Dr. Peter Uetz
Dr. Peter Uetz
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Center for the Study of Biological Complexity, Virginia, Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
Interests: reptile taxonomy; databases; bioinformatics; biodiversity informatics; molecular evolution
Prof. Dr. Alfredo Vizzini
Prof. Dr. Alfredo Vizzini
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1. Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, 10125 Turin, Italy
2. Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP-SS Torino), 10135 Turin, Italy
Interests: taxonomy and systematics, nomenclature; fungi; Agaricales, Boletales and Pezizales
Prof. Dr. Haichun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Haichun Zhang
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State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
Interests: Mesozoic and Cenozoic insects and strata; Jehol Biota; Mesozoic terrestrial ecosystem; amber biota
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Prof. Dr. Xianchun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Xianchun Zhang
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Chinese National Herbarium, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China
Interests: mosses and fossils; vascular plants; lycophytes; ferns
Dr. Liwei Zhou
Dr. Liwei Zhou
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State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No.1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: mycology; fungal taxonomy; systematics; species diversity; fungal evolution; macrofungi; medicinal fungi; phytopathology
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