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Comparative chloroplast genomics and phylogeny of Stachytarpheta jamaicensis and Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) 马鞭草科马鞭草（Stachytarpheta jamaicensis）和马鞭草（Lantana camara）叶绿体基因组学比较及系统发育

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.007

Hui Li , Riying Huang , Chengyu Chen , Yuhua Huang , Rushan Yan , Yu Wang , Madiha Islam , Xiaoxuan Tian , Jian Zhang

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The chloroplast genome of Trollius acaulis: insights into comparative genomics and phylogenetic relationships 芥蓝叶绿体基因组：比较基因组学和系统发育关系的见解

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.03.008

Abdullah , Abiha Fatima , Chengyu Chen , Rushan Yan , Irum Naz , Hui Li , Sayed Afzal Shah , Madiha Islam , Ibrar Ahmed , Xiaoxuan Tian , Liu Jingjing

{"title":"The chloroplast genome of Trollius acaulis: insights into comparative genomics and phylogenetic relationships","authors":"Abdullah , Abiha Fatima , Chengyu Chen , Rushan Yan , Irum Naz , Hui Li , Sayed Afzal Shah , Madiha Islam , Ibrar Ahmed , Xiaoxuan Tian , Liu Jingjing","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.03.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.03.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we <em>de novo</em> assembled the chloroplast (cp) genome of <em>Trollius acaulis</em> Lindl. (Ranunculaceae) and compared it with those of 16 other reported <em>Trollius</em> species. The cp genome of <em>T. acaulis</em> measured 159,961 base pairs (bps), consisting of a large single-copy region of 88,339 bp, a small single-copy region of 18,466 bp, and two inverted repeat regions of 26,578 bp each. Across the genus, cp genome lengths ranged from 159,597 to 160,611 bp, with large single-copy regions spanning 88,091–88,943 bp, small single-copy regions 18,083–18,532 bp, and IR regions 26,490–26,632 bp each. All <em>Trollius</em> cp genomes displayed a similar arrangement of 113 unique genes, including 79 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA genes. These genomes also exhibited similarities in terms of inverted repeats contraction/expansion, amino acid frequency, and codon usage patterns. Phylogenetic analysis divided the genus into three clades: <em>T. acaulis</em> formed a sister group with <em>Trollius lilacinus</em> Bunge in clade I (section <em>Hegemone</em>), while the remaining 15 species were grouped into clades II and III (section <em>Trollius</em>). This study advances our understanding of cp genome evolution in <em>Trollius</em> and clarifies its phylogenetic relationships.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Complete plastid genome of Crotalaria sessiliflora (Fabaceae): Insights into plastome structure, rps16 pseudogenization, and phylogenetic implications 无叶芥（豆科）质体全基因组：质体结构、rps16假发生和系统发育意义的研究

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.05.001

Bo-Yoon Seol , Su-Jang Kim , Hye-Joo Byun , Chan-Ho Lee , Shi-Wu Kim , Seung-Yeon Park , Ga-Yeon Kim , Hoang Dang Khoa Do , In-Su Choi

{"title":"Complete plastid genome of Crotalaria sessiliflora (Fabaceae): Insights into plastome structure, rps16 pseudogenization, and phylogenetic implications","authors":"Bo-Yoon Seol , Su-Jang Kim , Hye-Joo Byun , Chan-Ho Lee , Shi-Wu Kim , Seung-Yeon Park , Ga-Yeon Kim , Hoang Dang Khoa Do , In-Su Choi","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Plastid genomes (plastomes) provide valuable insights into evolutionary relationships in legumes, but many lineages remain undersampled. The genus <em>Crotalaria</em> (∼700 species) is especially underrepresented, with only three complete plastomes published to date. <em>Crotalaria sessiliflora</em> is an ecologically important, nitrogen-fixing herb valued in traditional medicine, yet its plastome has not been previously reported. Here, we present the first complete plastome of <em>C. sessiliflora</em> and analyze its structure and evolution. Using next-generation sequencing, we assembled and annotated the 153,085 bp plastome and performed comparative analyses with three other <em>Crotalaria</em> species, including codon usage assessment, gene content comparison, and plastome-based phylogenetic reconstruction. The <em>C. sessiliflora</em> plastome displays a typical quadripartite structure and contains 127 genes (82 protein-coding). Its genomic architecture is typical of genistoid taxa that have experienced the canonical ∼50-kb inversion and a ∼36-kb inversion. Notably, the plastid <em>rps16</em> gene is pseudogenized in <em>C. sessiliflora</em>, representing a lineage-specific gene loss that reduces its functional gene count relative to other species. Plastome phylogenomic analysis places <em>C. sessiliflora</em> in a well-supported clade with its congeners, confirming its phylogenetic position within <em>Crotalaria</em>. This first plastome resource for <em>C. sessiliflora</em> fills a critical gap and provides new insights into plastome evolution and systematics in the Fabaceae.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 27-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Chemosystematic implications of flavonoids of the Ostericum sieboldii complex in East Asia 东亚三叶草复合物黄酮类化合物的化学系统意义

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.007

Shin Young Kwon , Chin-Sung Chang , Hyun Joo Eom , Hui Kim

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A new vascular plant species from Sakhalin, Astragalus sugawarae Kimura-Yokoyama & Shutoh (Fabaceae), based on redescription of an invalid protologue 库页岛维管植物黄芪木村-横山&舒托（豆科）新种。基于一个无效原系的重新描述

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.001

Osamu Kimura-Yokoyama, Kohtaroh Shutoh

{"title":"A new vascular plant species from Sakhalin, Astragalus sugawarae Kimura-Yokoyama & Shutoh (Fabaceae), based on redescription of an invalid protologue","authors":"Osamu Kimura-Yokoyama, Kohtaroh Shutoh","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>“<em>Astragalus calcareus</em> Sugawara” is an invalid name proposed for plant specimens collected from Sakhalin before World War II. Recently, the name was synonymized with <em>A. sachalinensis</em>, a similar species endemic to Sakhalin that belongs to section <em>Oroboidei</em>, but morphological descriptions for these names differ in flower color and hairs on the leaflets. Therefore, we aimed to clarify the taxonomic identity of “<em>A. calcareus</em> Sugawara”. We searched for herbarium specimens identified by this name and compared their morphology with that of all morphologically similar species. We located four specimens of “<em>A. calcareus</em> Sugawara”, and their morphology was consistent with the morphological descriptions for the name. No taxa with morphological characters identical to those of the four specimens were examined. The most morphologically similar species, <em>A. austrosachalinensis</em> and <em>A. kurgankolensis</em>, differed from “<em>A. calcareus</em> Sugawara” in several characters, such as flower color and hairs on the legume, leaflets, calyx, and bracts. We concluded that the specimens of “<em>A. calcareus</em> Sugawara” should be recognized as a distinct species. Because a homonym has been validly published, we provide a new species epithet, <em>A. sugawarae</em> Kimura-Yokoyama & Shutoh. The phylogenetic relationships and conservation status of the species remain unknown because no recently collected specimens have been traced.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 109-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Integrative morphological and DNA barcode insights into Suaeda species: Untangling phenotypic plasticity and taxonomic challenges of Suaeda maritima 综合形态学和DNA条形码对海苔物种的见解：解开海苔的表型可塑性和分类挑战

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.012

Kalmi Siridewa , Ruchira Jayasundara , Chamara L. Mendis , Dinum Perera , Renuka N. Attanayake

{"title":"Integrative morphological and DNA barcode insights into Suaeda species: Untangling phenotypic plasticity and taxonomic challenges of Suaeda maritima","authors":"Kalmi Siridewa , Ruchira Jayasundara , Chamara L. Mendis , Dinum Perera , Renuka N. Attanayake","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Suaeda</em>, a true halophytic genus comprising over 100 species are distributed across salt marshes worldwide. Members of the genus is rich in polyphenolic compounds and widely used in traditional medicine, food, and animal feed. However, its taxonomy remains challenging due to phenotypic plasticity, parallel evolution, and adaptations to diverse environmental conditions. Among the three <em>Suaeda</em> species reported in Sri Lanka, accurate identification of <em>S. maritima</em> was challenged by the presence of several morphotypes. Further, there is a severe dearth of information on both morphometrics and DNA barcodes in <em>Suaeda</em> species in South Asia. In the present study, a thorough analysis of morphometrics along with DNA barcode data were conducted for all the <em>Suaeda</em> species and morphotypes found in Sri Lanka. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool for nucleotides (BLASTn) analysis and floral traits helped identifying <em>S. maritima</em> and morphometry exhibited a drastic phenotypic plasticity in Sri Lanka. In the phylogenetic analysis using Internal Transcribed Spacer sequences, multiple species associations were observed with <em>S. maritima</em>. Additionally, the unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean, hierarchical cluster analysis, and principal component analysis analysis based on start codon targeted markers indicated that <em>S. maritima</em> morphotypes did not form distinct clusters, further confirming its phenotypic plasticity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 201-215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147427179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Diversity of forest flies and their responses to environmental changes in eastern Inner Mongolia 内蒙古东部森林蝇类多样性及其对环境变化的响应

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.004

Qi Liu , Li Shi , Sheng Jin , Xueting Zheng , Juan Hu , Zhihong Huang , Rui Ma , Qinjianrong Liu , Xinting Fu , Manying Wang , Qingsong Shi , Hongliang Zheng , Yuping Ma , Ercha Hu , Wensheng Yun

{"title":"Diversity of forest flies and their responses to environmental changes in eastern Inner Mongolia","authors":"Qi Liu , Li Shi , Sheng Jin , Xueting Zheng , Juan Hu , Zhihong Huang , Rui Ma , Qinjianrong Liu , Xinting Fu , Manying Wang , Qingsong Shi , Hongliang Zheng , Yuping Ma , Ercha Hu , Wensheng Yun","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Through meticulous specimen classification and collation, a total of 41,912 flies, belonging to 42 families, was collected. The α-diversity analysis revealed significant differences (<em>p</em> < 0.05) across diverse regions and habitats. Specifically, fly diversity in the semi-humid zone was higher than that in the semi-arid zone. Moreover, the taiga-hardwood mixed forest and plantation forest exhibited relatively high levels of α-diversity. In the context of β-diversity, the heterogeneity among different regions was at a medium level, jointly determined by βsim and βsne, with βsim playing a dominant role. Conversely, the β-diversity among different habitats shows a relatively high degree of similarity, with no distinct heterogeneity. Results from the redundancy analysis (RDA) and generalized additive model (GAM) indicated that climate and soil factors had a high explanatory power for fly diversity. Potential evapotranspiration, soil total nitrogen, and total potassium emerged as critical factors influencing fly diversity, soil porosity was the decisive factor, while the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) demonstrated varying effects in different models. Overall, fly diversity in the forests of eastern Inner Mongolia was at a relatively high level. Multiple environmental factors had thresholds in their impacts on flies, and these impacts varied across different environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 131-142"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Four species of Bucculatrix (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) new to Korea 标题韩国滴虫新种四种（鳞翅目：滴虫科）

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.001

Ga-Eun Lee , Taeman Han , Tengteng Liu

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First report of a North American aphid Uroleucon luteolum Williams (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Japan 文章标题一种北美蚜虫（半翅目：蚜虫科）在日本首次报道

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.007

Mito Ikemoto , Daisuke Sasaki , Shoko Nakamura

{"title":"First report of a North American aphid Uroleucon luteolum Williams (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Japan","authors":"Mito Ikemoto , Daisuke Sasaki , Shoko Nakamura","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This is the first record of the introduction of <em>Uroleucon luteolum</em> Williams (Hemiptera: Aphididae) from North America to Japan. <em>Uroleucon luteolum</em> primarily feeds on <em>Solidago</em> spp. in the native range, and there have been no reports of its dispersion to other continents or islands. We found this species colonizing on <em>Solidago altissima</em> L. (Asteraceae) in Ibaraki Prefecture from 2022 to 2024, suggesting that its introduction and establishment in this area had been for at least three years. Specimens were identified using morphological keys and further confirmed by comparing their DNA sequences with those of closely related species. We newly found morphological intraspecific variation in <em>U. luteolum</em> and revised the identification keys accordingly. Furthermore, rearing experiments revealed that <em>U. luteolum</em> clones in Ibaraki exhibit an anholocyclic life cycle, although they occasionally produced oviparous morphs under high-temperature conditions. We discuss the ecological characteristics of <em>U. luteolum</em> that we found and the expansion possibility of this aphid in Japan.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 70-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The moth Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916) camouflaging with the lichen Porina cf. tetracerae (Ach.) Müll. Arg. 飞蛾Herochroma subspoliata （Prout, 1916）与地衣Porina c.t tetracerae （Ach.）伪装。考虑。参数。

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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.006

Jithu Unni Krishnan , Siljo Joseph , Vadakkethil Balakrishnan Sreekumar , Kunnath Radhakrishnan Rakhi , Pulipparambil Ravindranath Rejil Krishna , Kundungal Nambrath Sangeetha

{"title":"The moth Herochroma subspoliata (Prout, 1916) camouflaging with the lichen Porina cf. tetracerae (Ach.) Müll. Arg.","authors":"Jithu Unni Krishnan , Siljo Joseph , Vadakkethil Balakrishnan Sreekumar , Kunnath Radhakrishnan Rakhi , Pulipparambil Ravindranath Rejil Krishna , Kundungal Nambrath Sangeetha","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Insect-lichen associations are often shaped by ecological pressures with camouflage being the primary adaptive function especially among visually cryptic species. This study observed camouflage of <em>Herochroma subspoliata</em> Prout on <em>Porina</em> cf. <em>tetracerae</em> (Ach.) Müll. Arg. hosted by <em>Elaeocarpus serratus</em> L. in Kerala, India. This moth, belonging to the subfamily Geometrinae and tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae), exhibits a vivid green wing coloration with fine reticulated patterns that mimic specific crustose lichen commonly growing on the bark of its host tree. Such crypsis is a classic anti-predator strategy particularly effective against visually hunting predators in forested habitats. Members of the genus <em>Herochroma</em> are largely distributed in subtropical and tropical Asia with species-specific microhabitat preferences often reflecting their dependency on lichen-rich substrates for diurnal resting. This association underscores the importance of habitat complexity and microhabitat fidelity in geometrid moth ecology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 243-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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