Simple Summary Pholcus is the most diverse spider genus in Pholcidae, and is widely
distributed in the Palaearctic, Indo-Malayan, Afrotropical, and Australasian Regions …

Sub-Antarctic islands are expected to show a high degree of endemicity due to their
remoteness. However, biogeographic affinities in the sub-Antarctic remain poorly …

Benthic life in the Southern Ocean (SO) features unique life history traits and species
assemblages, but the origin and evolution of many of these taxonomic groups is still unclear …

Species inventories are essential to the implementation of conservation policies to mitigate
biodiversity loss and maintain ecosystem services and their value to the society. This is …

The underexplored intertidal ecosystems of Antarctica are facing rapid changes in important
environmental factors. Associated with temperature increase, reduction in coastal ice will …

Sea stars are a diverse and important component of the Southern Ocean benthos. However,
scarce information is available regarding their diversity, distribution, evolution, and …

Molecular-based analysis has become a fundamental tool to understand the role of
Quaternary glacial episodes. In the Magellan Province in southern South America, ice …

Assessment of Antarctic taxonomic diversity for asteroids and other taxa for poorly studied or
unknown regions, such as the deep-sea, will be important for our understanding of these …

Species identification and delimitation are particularly challenging for morphologically
similar and geographically overlapping species, such as in the case of Western Palaearctic …

The Southern Ocean benthos is remarkably rich and diverse, and managed under a
complexity of treaties and conventions, further complicated by geopolitical boundaries …