Background Molecular methods of species delineation are rapidly developing and widely
considered as fast and efficient means to discover species and face the'taxonomic …

Although molluscs feature prominently in the semi-popular and academic literature on
marine biodiversity, field surveys largely ignore the small and rare species that form the …

Transcriptome-based exon capture methods provide an approach to recover several
hundred markers from genomic DNA, allowing for robust phylogenetic estimation at deep …

The first description of the fauna of shell-bearing gastropod from chemosynthesis-based
communities of the Bering Sea is given. The work includes materials collected during the …

The arctic environment continues to undergo a rapid transformation due to climatic shifts,
human activities, and invasive species. Revealing ecosystem responses to these stressors …

Cryptic species can present a significant challenge to the application of systematic and
biogeographic principles, especially if they are invasive or transmit parasites or pathogens …

Everyone uses species. All human cultures, whether using science or not, name species.
Species are the basic units for science, from ecosystems to model organisms. Yet, there are …

Recognition of the importance of protecting agrobiodiversity is not a new phenomenon.
Crossing different sciences is often pinpointed as a relevant contributor to its successful …

A review of the literature and examination of over 3,200 specimens of shallow water (< 200
m) tropical western Atlantic (TWA) Drilliidae Olson, 1964 in museum and private collections …

Conoidean gastropods of the genera Kermia, Oliver, and Pseudodaphnella Boettger,(
Raphitomidae) are common in shallow-water habitats of the tropical Indo-Pacific. They form …