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Problematic barcoding in flatworms: A case-study on monogeneans and rhabdocoels (Platyhelminthes)
Some taxonomic groups are less amenable to mitochondrial DNA barcoding than others. Due to the paucity of molecular information of understudied groups and the huge molecular diver…
Revisiting species delimitation within the genus Oxystele using DNA barcoding approach
The genus Oxystele, a member of the highly diverse marine gastropod superfamily Trochoidea, is endemic to southern Africa. Members of the genus include some of the most abundant m…
Adhoc: an R package to calculate ad hoc distance thresholds for DNA barcoding identification
Identification by DNA barcoding is more likely to be erroneous when it is based on a large distance between the query (the barcode sequence of the specimen to identify) and its be…
Utility of GenBank and the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) for the identification of forensically important Diptera…
Fly larvae living on dead corpses can be used to estimate post-mortem intervals. The identification of these flies is decisive in forensic casework and can be facilitated by using…
Half of the European fruit fly species barcoded (Diptera, Tephritidae); a feasibility test for molecular identification
A feasibility test of molecular identification of European fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) based on COI barcode sequences has been executed. A dataset containing 555 sequences …
Using DNA barcodes for assessing diversity in the family Hybotidae (Diptera, Empidoidea)
Empidoidea is one of the largest extant lineages of flies, but phylogenetic relationships among species of this group are poorly investigated and global diversity remains scarcely…
Analyzing the Impact of Streamflow Drought on Hydroelectricity Production: A Global‐Scale Study
Electricity production by hydropower is negatively affected by drought. To understand and quantify risks of less than normal streamflow for hydroelectricity production (HP) at the…
Which specimens from a museum collection will yield DNA barcodes? A time series study of spiders in alcohol
We report initial results from an ongoing effort to build a library of DNA barcode sequences for Dutch spiders and investigate the utility of museum collections as a source of spe…
Using DNA barcoding to differentiate invasive Dreissena species (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and the quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) are considered as the most competitive invaders in freshwaters of Europe and North …
Efficacy of the core DNA barcodes in identifying processed and poorly conserved plant materials commonly used in South …
Medicinal plants cover a broad range of taxa, which may be phylogenetically less related but morphologically very similar. Such morphological similarity between species may lead t…
DNA barcoding as a complementary tool for conservation and valorisation of forest resources
Since the pre-historic era, humans have been using forests as a food, drugs and handcraft reservoir. Today, the use of botanical raw material to produce pharmaceuticals, herbal re…
Incorporating trnH-psbA to the core DNA barcodes improves significantly species discrimination within southern African …
Recent studies indicate that the discriminatory power of the core DNA barcodes (rbcLa + matK) for land plants may have been overestimated since their performance have been tested …
DNA barcodes and phylogenetic affinities of the terrestrial slugs Arion gilvus and A. ponsi (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Ari…
The Iberian Peninsula is a region with a high endemicity of species of the terrestrial slug subgenus Mesarion. Many of these species have been described mainly on subtle differenc…
Holozäne Bodenbildungsraten und „tolerierbare Bodenerosion“ – Beispiele aus Hessen
[...] Auf kalkhaltigen Substraten von Hügelgräbern der Hallstattzeit und bandkeramischen Kolluvien sind Parabraunerden entwickelt, die ähnliche Tongehalte, Horizontmächtigkeiten u…
The chloroplast DNA locus psbZ-trnfM as a potential barcode marker in Phoenix L. (Arecaceae)
The genus Phoenix (Arecaceae) comprises 14 species distributed from Cape Verde Islands to SE Asia. It includes the economically important species Phoenix dactylifera. The paucity …
Applications of DNA barcoding to fish landings: authentication and diversity assessmente
DNA barcoding methodologies are being increasingly applied not only for scientific purposes but also for diverse real-life uses. Fisheries assessment is a potential niche for DNA …
[Neue Nr. 5333] Schwarzburg [Blankenburg (Schwarzatal)] / Geologische Karte
Geologische Karte 1: 25 000 mit Erläuterungen. Digitalisat des FID GEO (Fachinformationsdienst Geowissenschaften der festen Erde), erstellt durch das GDZ (Göttinger Digitalisierun…
The use of DNA barcoding to monitor the marine mammal biodiversity along the French Atlantic coast
In the last ten years, 14 species of cetaceans and five species of pinnipeds stranded along the Atlantic coast of Brittany in the North West of France. All species included, an av…
A Tenebrionid beetle’s dataset (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Peninsula Valdés (Chubut, Argentina)
The Natural Protected Area Peninsula Valdés, located in Northeastern Patagonia, is one of the largest conservation units of arid lands in Argentina. Although this area has been in…
Die geologischen, hydraulischen und hydrochemischen Verhältnisse in den südwestlichen Stadtbezirken von Berlin
ZUSAMMENFASSUNG In einem ca. 82 km großen Bereich im südlichen Stadtgebiet von Berlin wurden die geologischen, hydraulischen und hydrochemischen Verhältnisse in den tieferen Grun…
Are some prepupae and pupae of male mealybugs and root mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea, Pseudococcidae and Rhizoecidae)…
It is hypothesised here that some mealybug (Pseudococcidae) and root mealybug (Rhizoecidae) prepupae and pupae are mobile. The prepupa and pupa of the mealybug Promyrmococcus dill…
Lumicella, a new genus of the tribe Empoascini (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae) from China
Lumicella rotundata gen. et sp. n. is described based on specimens from Fujian Province, China. Habitus photos and illustrations of male genitalia of this new species are provided…
Entwicklung und Perspektiven der Untergrundgasspeicherung in Brandenburg
[...] Die Autoren untersuchen die strategische Bedeutung und die geologischen Voraussetzungen für die Speicherung von Erdgas im Brandenburger Untergrund. Angesichts steigender Imp…
On the species status of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ulmi Palmisano & Ambrogioni, 2000 (Nematoda, Meloidogynidae)
The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ulmi is synonymised with Meloidogyne mali based on morphological and morphometric similarities, common hosts, as well as biochemical similaritie…
Reassessment of Paleotachina Townsend and Electrotachina Townsend and their removal from the Tachinidae (Diptera)
The monotypic genera Paleotachina Townsend, 1921 and Electrotachina Townsend, 1938 were originally described as fossils in amber but were later discovered to be inclusions in copa…
[Neue Nr. 4729] Körner / Geologische Karte
Geologische Karte 1: 25 000 mit Erläuterungen. Digitalisat des FID GEO (Fachinformationsdienst Geowissenschaften der festen Erde), erstellt durch das GDZ (Göttinger Digitalisierun…
Italian Dermestidae: notes on some species and an updated checklist (Coleoptera)
An up-to-date checklist of the Italian Dermestidae is provided. The presence of 95 species in Italy is confirmed, while further 5 species (Dermestes (Dermestes) vorax Motschulsky,…
Checklist of beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second edition
All 8237 species-group taxa of Coleoptera known to occur in Canada and Alaska are recorded by province/territory or state, along with their author(s) and year of publication, in a…
Permian ancestors of Hymenoptera and Raphidioptera
The origin of Hymenoptera remains controversial. Currently accepted hypotheses consider Hymenoptera as the first side branch of Holometabola or sister-group to Mecopteroidea. In c…
Beiträge zur Genese und Morphodynamik des ariden Formenschatzes unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Problems der Fläc…
a) Morphodynamic processes The sandy alluvial plains of the Central Sahara have only a slight incline (0—3 %) and are the result of the combined action of Wind and water. The fo…
Redescription and new records of Ulomimus indicus Bates, 1873 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae)
Ulomimus indicus Bates, 1873 of the tribe Ulomini is recorded for the first time from China (Guangxi and Hainan), Indonesia (Sumatra) and Thailand (Chiang Dao). A redescription of…
Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenocyphus Marshall (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) from Brazil
Stenocyphus Marshall, 1922 (Entiminae, Naupactini) includes three species: the type species S. bituberosus (Gyllenhal, 1833), S. tuberculatus (Hustache, 1938), comb. n. herein tra…
Bestimmung von Ozonabbauraten über der Arktis und Antarktis mittels Ozonsonden- und Satellitendaten
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der chemischen Ozonzerstörung im arktischen und antarktischen stratosphärischen Polarwirbel. Diese wird durch Abbauprodukte von anthropogen emitt…
Three new species of the leafhopper genus Dayus Mahmood from China (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Typhlocybinae, Empoascini)
Three new species of the Oriental empoascine leafhopper genus Dayus Mahmood are described from China: D. bifurcatus sp. n., D. trifurcatus sp. n. and D. serratus sp. n. A key to d…
A catalog of bird specimens associated with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied and potential type material in the natura…
Bird specimens collected by 19th century explorer and ornithologist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied form one of the foundation collections of the American Museum of Natural Hist…
The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Three Synthetic Andesite Reference Glass Materials (ARM-1, ARM-2, A…
Three synthetic reference glasses were prepared by directly fusing and stirring 3.8 kg of high-purity oxide powders to provide reference materials for microanalytical work. These …
Molecular and microscopic analysis of the gut contents of abundant rove beetle species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in t…
Experimental research on beetle responses to removal of logging residues following clearcut harvesting in the boreal balsam fir forest of Quebec revealed several abundant rove bee…
Processes governing the amplification of ensemble spread in a medium-range forecast with large forecast uncertainty
This study provides a process-based perspective on the amplification of forecast uncertainty and forecast errors in ensemble forecasts. A case from the North Atlantic Waveguide an…
First description of the male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872 (Araneae), the type species of the genus
The male of Cryptothele verrucosa L. Koch, 1872, the type species of Cryptothele L. Koch, 1872, known from Fiji and Samoa, is described for the first time. It is compared with the…
Origin of isolated seamounts in the Canary Basin (East Atlantic): The role of plume material in the origin of seamounts…
In contrast to seamount chains, small solitary seamounts/seamount groups have rarely been sampled despite their large number and therefore their origins remain enigmatic. Here we …
Definition and review of the lancangjiang species group of the termitophilous genus Orthogonius Macleay, 1825 (Coleopte…
The lancanjiang species group of the termitophilous ground beetle genus Orthogonius Macleay, 1825, is defined and reviewed. This group is characterized by the black and rather elo…
A new species of Ocydromia Meigen from China, with a key to species from the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions (Diptera,…
Previously only one species of the genus Ocydromia Meigen was recorded from China. Here a second species of the genus from China, Ocydromia shanxiensis sp. n., is reported. A key …
Studie zur Situation des Torfabbaus im Baltikum
Abstract: The Industrieverband Garten (IVG) e.V., Ratingen (Gardening Industry Association), engaged the engineering company Hofer & Pautz GbR, Altenberge, to prepare a study on …
Nomenclatural changes in the tribe Empoascini of the subfamily Typhlocybinae (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae)
One genus and species are synonymized in the tribe Empoascini of the subfamily Typhlocybinae. Bhatasca Dworakowska, 1995 is a junior synonym of Alebrasca Hayashi & Okada, 1994, Bh…
Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyo…
Molecular phylogenetic evidence indicates that the octocoral family Alcyoniidae is highly polyphyletic, with genera distributed across Octocorallia in more than 10 separate clades…
GenSeq: An updated nomenclature and ranking for genetic sequences from type and non-type sources
An improved and expanded nomenclature for genetic sequences is introduced that corresponds with a ranking of the reliability of the taxonomic identification of the source specimen…
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