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A new family of freshwater snails with Cretaceous origin from Yunnan, China 中国云南白垩纪新淡水螺科

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae117

Le-Jia Zhang, Samuel Chagas Bernardes, Kaibayer Meng, Thomas von Rintelen

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Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a radiation of freshwater Gammarus (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert 分子系统发育分析揭示了奇瓦瓦沙漠北部淡水蛤蜊（两栖类：蛤蜊科）的辐射现象

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae108

Andrew G Cannizzaro, David J Berg

{"title":"Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal a radiation of freshwater Gammarus (Amphipoda: Gammaridae) in the northern Chihuahuan Desert","authors":"Andrew G Cannizzaro, David J Berg","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae108","url":null,"abstract":"Isolation of desert springs often leads to the evolution of unique biodiversity. We investigated the taxonomy and evolutionary relationships of members of the Gammarus pecos complex, an assemblage of narrowly endemic amphipod species in the Chihuahuan Desert of the USA. Morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, including newly obtained COI sequences from the now-extinct type population of Gammarus desperatus, reveal the presence of two undescribed species and lead to redescription of G. desperatus. Gammarus acerbatus sp. nov. is split from G. desperatus and Gammarus balmorhea sp. nov. is split from G. hyalelloides. Each of these species is endemic to a single spring system. Speciation in the Gammarus pecos complex was likely promoted by the lineage’s ties to marine/riverine systems and geological events during the Oligocene/Miocene. The additional diversity discovered within the complex highlights the effects of both habitat and evolutionary history on the processes of speciation at local and regional spatial scales. The entire complex of at least six species is imperilled due to the narrow ranges occupied by each species and human water-use that threatens the existence of their spring habitats.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142321496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Osteology and relationships of the Late Triassic giant dicynodont Lisowicia 三叠纪晚期巨型双齿龙 Lisowicia 的骨骼和关系

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-15 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae085

Tomasz Sulej

{"title":"Osteology and relationships of the Late Triassic giant dicynodont Lisowicia","authors":"Tomasz Sulej","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae085","url":null,"abstract":"Unexpectedly abundant remains of herbivorous therapsids in the Late Triassic strata of southern Poland have significantly supplemented knowledge of their evolution. The skeletal morphology of the Late Norian (or Rhaetian) dicynodont Lisowicia bojani supports its close relationship to the Carnian Woznikella, both known from the Polish part of the Germanic Basin. Three evolutionary lineages of dicynodonts—Laurasian–Gondwanan Rhadiodromus klimovi → Jachaleria candelariensis lineage, Laurasian lineage Shaanbeikannemeyeria xilougouensis → Lisowicia bojani, and the Gondwanan lineage Kannemeyeria simocephalus → Dinodontosaurus brevirostris—are distinguished based on characters of cranial and postcranial elements. In the lineages characterized by the parietal oval in cross-section and the two distinct articulations on the sternum, there is a tendency to exclude the frontal from the orbital margin and to reduce the number of sacral vertebrae. In the lineage with the parietal narrow and triangular in cross-section, the frontal forms part of the orbit margin, there is a single joint on the sternum, and there is a tendency towards flattening the skull roof. In both lineages the shoulder girdle is convergently modified, the acromion process decreased, and joints on the sternum moved posteriorly.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142234060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Morphological diversification with emphasis on the structural and homology patterns of male genitalia in genus Limnebius (Leach 1815; Hydraenidae: Coleoptera) Limnebius (Leach 1815; Hydraenidae: Coleoptera) 属雄性生殖器结构和同源模式的形态多样化

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-08 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae100

Andrey Rudoy, Ling-Zeng Meng

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A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and ‘archaic’ South American ungulates 基于牙齿的Litopterna（哺乳纲：胎生目）和 "古老的 "南美洲有蹄类动物的新系统发育

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae095

Hans P Püschel, Sarah L Shelley, Thomas E Williamson, Fernando A Perini, John R Wible, Stephen L Brusatte

{"title":"A new dentition-based phylogeny of Litopterna (Mammalia: Placentalia) and ‘archaic’ South American ungulates","authors":"Hans P Püschel, Sarah L Shelley, Thomas E Williamson, Fernando A Perini, John R Wible, Stephen L Brusatte","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae095","url":null,"abstract":"Ever since the discovery of Macrauchenia patachonica by Charles Darwin in 1834, the affinities of litopterns—a group of extinct South American Native Ungulates (SANUs)—have been elusive. In particular, the interfamilial relationships and timing of the familial diversification within the order Litopterna have not been addressed with adequate taxon and character sampling, and modern phylogenetic methods. We address these issues using a new morphological matrix of 703 dental and mandibular characters, scored for the earliest litopterns alongside early SANUs of other orders (Astrapotheria, Notoungulata, Pyrotheria, and Xenungulata). We also included members of families that have been often included within Litopterna, such as Didolodontidae, Protolipternidae, Indaleciidae, and Notonychopidae, the last two sometimes grouped in the order Notopterna. We conducted maximum parsimony and undated and tip-dated Bayesian phylogenetic analyses. Our results indicate that (1) didolodontids, protolipternids, and kollpaniines should be considered early SANUs, but not particularly closely related to any order, (2) Indaleciidae and Notonychopidae usually form a monophyletic group (Notopterna), and (3) Litopterna is a monophyletic unit composed of four families [Adianthidae, Anisolambdidae (subfamilies Anisolambdinae and Sparnotheriodontinae), Macraucheniidae, Proterotheriidae], and tentatively the notoptern families Indaleciidae and Notonychopidae with a probable origin ~64.0 Mya in the Early Palaeocene.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142152405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes) 胭脂鱼科的系统发生组学--一个超级多样化的新热带淡水鱼系，包括四个科的系统发生分类（远洋鱼类：胭脂鱼形目）

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101

Bruno F Melo, Rafaela P Ota, Ricardo C Benine, Fernando R Carvalho, Flavio C T Lima, George M T Mattox, Camila S Souza, Tiago C Faria, Lais Reia, Fabio F Roxo, Martha Valdez-Moreno, Thomas J Near, Claudio Oliveira

{"title":"Phylogenomics of Characidae, a hyper-diverse Neotropical freshwater fish lineage, with a phylogenetic classification including four families (Teleostei: Characiformes)","authors":"Bruno F Melo, Rafaela P Ota, Ricardo C Benine, Fernando R Carvalho, Flavio C T Lima, George M T Mattox, Camila S Souza, Tiago C Faria, Lais Reia, Fabio F Roxo, Martha Valdez-Moreno, Thomas J Near, Claudio Oliveira","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae101","url":null,"abstract":"Neotropical tetras of the family Characidae form the largest and most taxonomically complex clade within the order Characiformes. Previous phylogenetic relationships concur on the recognition of four major subclades, whereas knowledge on intergeneric and interspecific relationships remains largely incomplete or nonexistent. We sampled 575 specimens of 494 species and 123 genera classified in Characidae, generated new molecular data of ultraconserved elements (UCEs), and used likelihood and Bayesian analyses. The phylogeny (1348 UCE loci: 538 472 bp) yielded clades with unprecedented resolution at species- and genus-levels, allowing us to propose a new classification of former Characidae into four families: Spintherobolidae, Stevardiidae, Characidae, and Acestrorhamphidae. The family Stevardiidae includes nine subfamilies: Landoninae, Xenurobryconinae, Glandulocaudinae, Argopleurinae, Hemibryconinae, Stevardiinae, Planaltininae, Creagrutinae, and Diapominae. The family Characidae includes five subfamilies: Aphyocharacinae, Cheirodontinae, Exodontinae, Tetragonopterinae, and Characinae. The family Acestrorhamphidae congregates 15 subfamilies: Oxybryconinae, Trochilocharacinae, Stygichthyinae, Megalamphodinae, Stichonodontinae, unnamed subfamily, Stethaprioninae, Pristellinae, Jupiabinae, Tyttobryconinae, Hyphessobryconinae, Thayeriinae, Rhoadsiinae, Grundulinae, and Acestrorhamphinae. The phylogeny resolves intergeneric relationships and supports revalidation of Myxiops, Megalamphodus, Ramirezella, Holopristis, and Astyanacinus, synonymy of Aphyodite, Genycharax, and Psellogrammus, and expansion of Cyanogaster, Makunaima, Deuterodon, Hasemania, Hemigrammus, Bario, Ctenobrycon, and Psalidodon. The phylogeny opens avenues for new systematic reviews and redefinitions of included genera.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142131052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The phylogeny and diversification of the western Eurasian Phaedusinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae) 欧亚大陆西部蹄甲目（腹足纲：蹄甲目：Clausiliidae）的系统发育和分化

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae103

Nóra M Magonyi, Zoltán Fehér, Miklós Szekeres, Barna Páll-Gergely

{"title":"The phylogeny and diversification of the western Eurasian Phaedusinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Clausiliidae)","authors":"Nóra M Magonyi, Zoltán Fehér, Miklós Szekeres, Barna Páll-Gergely","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae103","url":null,"abstract":"The little-known western Eurasian taxa of the Phaedusinae (land snail family Clausiliidae) are Tertiary relicts, which are widely separated geographically from the rest of the subfamily occurring in eastern Eurasia. In order to elucidate the phylogenetic relationships of this group, we carried out molecular analyses with 11 of the 16 genera using nuclear gene sequences. Our results revealed that within the subfamily, Nothoserrulina and Pamphylica, together with Caspiophaedusa, Dobatia, Pravispira, and Serrulina, belong to a clade that is sister to that of all east Eurasian Phaedusinae except Synprosphyma. In contrast, Graecophaedusa, Laeviphaedusa, Pontophaedusella, and Serrulinella, together with Pontophaedusa, belong to paraphyletic lineages diverging between the branching point of these clades and that of the most basal Synprosphyma lineage. Laeviphaedusa and Pontophaedusella represent the earliest western Eurasian lineages, estimated to date back to the Eocene–Oligocene boundary. Comparison of our phylogeny to morphological traits of the genera identified clade-specific character states of the shells and the reproductive organs. Based on fossil records and on palaeogeographical and palaeofloristic data, we also propose a model for the geographical origin and radiation of this subfamily in Eurasia.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142123710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Discordance between mitochondrial, nuclear, and symbiont genomes in aphid phylogenetics: who is telling the truth? 蚜虫系统发育中线粒体、核基因组和共生体基因组之间的不一致：谁说的是真话？

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-08-26 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae098

Emmanuelle Jousselin, Armelle Coeur d’acier, Anne-Laure Clamens, Maxime Galan, Corinne Cruaud, Valérie Barbe, Alejandro Manzano-Marín

{"title":"Discordance between mitochondrial, nuclear, and symbiont genomes in aphid phylogenetics: who is telling the truth?","authors":"Emmanuelle Jousselin, Armelle Coeur d’acier, Anne-Laure Clamens, Maxime Galan, Corinne Cruaud, Valérie Barbe, Alejandro Manzano-Marín","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae098","url":null,"abstract":"Aphids (Aphididae) are intensively studied due to their significance as pests and their captivating biological traits. Despite this interest, the evolutionary history of this insect family is poorly understood. Recent phylogenomic analyses have produced conflicting topologies, complicating our understanding of aphid trait evolution. In this work, we aimed to unravel the backbone phylogeny of aphids. We sequenced partial and whole mitochondrial genomes from 87 species. We additionally sequenced 42 nuclear loci across 95 aphid species and sourced 146 genes from 12 new and 61 published genomes from aphid obligate endosymbiont, Buchnera aphidicola. We obtained data from these three sources for a subset of aphid species, facilitating a comparative analysis of their signal. Our analyses confirm the monophyly of most subfamilies, validating current taxonomic classifications. However, relationships between subfamilies remain contentious in both mitochondrial and nuclear phylogenies. The topologies obtained with Buchnera are fully resolved but disagree with host phylogenies at deep evolutionary scales and conflict with views on the evolution of aphid morphology. We discuss alternative hypotheses for these discrepancies. Finally, the paucity of phylogenetic information at deep timescales may stem from an initial rapid radiation. Though challenging to establish, this scenario may inherently hinder resolution in aphid phylogenetics.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142084676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Biogeography and phylogeny of the scavenging amphipod genus Valettietta (Amphipoda: Alicelloidea), with descriptions of two new species from the abyssal Pacific Ocean 清道夫片脚类动物Valettietta属（两栖类：Alicelloidea）的生物地理学和系统发育，以及来自太平洋深海的两个新物种的描述

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae102

Eva C D Stewart, Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras, Johanna N J Weston, Adrian G Glover, Tammy Horton

{"title":"Biogeography and phylogeny of the scavenging amphipod genus Valettietta (Amphipoda: Alicelloidea), with descriptions of two new species from the abyssal Pacific Ocean","authors":"Eva C D Stewart, Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras, Johanna N J Weston, Adrian G Glover, Tammy Horton","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae102","url":null,"abstract":"Valettietta Lincoln & Thurston, 1983 (Amphipoda: Alicelloidea) is an infrequently sampled genus of scavenging amphipod, with a known bathymetric range from 17–5467 m encompassing a variety of habitats from anchialine caves to abyssal plains. Molecular systematics studies have uncovered cryptic speciation in specimens collected from the abyssal Pacific, highlighting uncertainty in the description of Valettietta anacantha (Birstein & Vinogradov, 1963). Here, we apply an integrative taxonomic approach and describe two new species, Valettietta trottarum sp. nov. and Valettietta synchlys sp. nov., collected at abyssal depths in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Pacific Ocean. Both species can be distinguished by characters of the gnathopods, uropod 3, and the inner plate of the maxilliped. Further, molecular phylogenetic analyses of two mitochondrial (16S rDNA and COI) and two nuclear (Histone 3 and 28S rRNA) regions found both new species to form well-supported clades and allowed us to re-identify previously published records based on genetic species delimitation. The biogeography of Valettietta is discussed in light of these re-evaluated records, and a new taxonomic key to the genus is provided. These new taxa highlight the strength of applying an integrated taxonomic approach to uncover biodiversity, which is critical in regions being explored for potential industrial purposes.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142007360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How not to describe a species: lessons from a tangle of anacondas (Boidae: Eunectes Wagler, 1830) 如何不描述一个物种：蟒蛇（蟒科：Eunectes Wagler，1830年）的教训

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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae099

Wolfgang Wüster, Hinrich Kaiser, Marinus S Hoogmoed, Luis M P Ceríaco, Lutz Dirksen, Christophe Dufresnes, Frank Glaw, Axel Hille, Jörn Köhler, Thore Koppetsch, Konstantin D Milto, Glenn M Shea, David Tarkhnishvili, Scott A Thomson, Miguel Vences, Wolfgang Böhme

{"title":"How not to describe a species: lessons from a tangle of anacondas (Boidae: Eunectes Wagler, 1830)","authors":"Wolfgang Wüster, Hinrich Kaiser, Marinus S Hoogmoed, Luis M P Ceríaco, Lutz Dirksen, Christophe Dufresnes, Frank Glaw, Axel Hille, Jörn Köhler, Thore Koppetsch, Konstantin D Milto, Glenn M Shea, David Tarkhnishvili, Scott A Thomson, Miguel Vences, Wolfgang Böhme","doi":"10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae099","url":null,"abstract":"A recent revision of the anacondas (Serpentes: Boidae: Eunectes), with the description of a new species of green anaconda, generated extensive publicity, but also provoked considerable controversy due to inadequacies of the evidence used and errors in nomenclature. We here use the case of this problematic publication to: (i) highlight common issues affecting species delimitations, especially an over-reliance on mitochondrial DNA data, and reiterate best practices; (ii) reanalyse the data available for anacondas to establish the true current state of knowledge and to highlight lines of further research; and (iii) analyse the nomenclatural history and status of the genus. While our analysis reveals significant morphological variation in both green and yellow anacondas, denser sampling and an analysis of informative nuclear markers are required for meaningful species delimitation in Eunectes. Tracing the history of name-bearing types establishes Trinidad as the type locality for Boa murina Linnaeus, 1758 and allows identification of the extant lectotype for the species. Finally, we emphasize the responsibility of both journals and authors to ensure that published taxonomic work meets the burden of evidence required to substantiate new species descriptions and that species are named in compliance with the rules of zoological nomenclature.","PeriodicalId":49333,"journal":{"name":"Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142007507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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