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{"title":"Retrieving biodiversity data from multiple sources: making secondary data standardised and accessible.","authors":"Nubia Marques, Carla Danielle de Melo Soares, Daniel de Melo Casali, Erick Cristofore Guimarães, Fernanda Guimarães Fava, João Marcelo da Silva Abreu, Ligiane Martins Moras, Letícia Gomes da Silva, Raphael Matias, Rafael Leandro de Assis, Rafael Fraga, Sara Miranda Almeida, Vanessa Guimarães Lopes, Verônica Oliveira, Rafaela Missagia, Eduardo Costa Carvalho, Nikolas Jorge Carneiro, Ronnie Alves, Pedro Souza-Filho, Guilherme Oliveira, Margarida Miranda, Valéria da Cunha Tavares","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e133775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e133775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biodiversity data, particularly species occurrence and abundance, are indispensable for testing empirical hypothesis in natural sciences. However, datasets built for research programmes do not often meet FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) principles, which raises questions about data quality, accuracy and availability. The 21^st century has markedly been a new era for data science and analytics and every effort to aggregate, standardise, filter and share biodiversity data from multiple sources have become increasingly necessary. In this study, we propose a framework for refining and conforming secondary biodiversity data to FAIR standards to make them available for use such as macroecological modelling and other studies. We relied on a Darwin Core base model to standardise and further facilitate the curation and validation of data related including the occurrence and abundance of multiple taxa of a region that encompasses estuarine ecosystems in an ecotonal area bordering the easternmost Amazonia. We further discuss the significance of feeding standardised public data repositories to advance scientific progress and highlight their role in contributing to the biodiversity management and conservation.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11437127/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two new species of the genus <i>Gonioctena</i> Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from China.","authors":"Hee-Wook Cho","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e132778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e132778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Approximately 120 species of the chrysomelid genus <i>Gonioctena</i> are currently known from Palaearctic, Nearctic and Oriental Regions, amongst them, 51 occur in China.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Two new species of the genus <i>Gonioctena</i>, <i>G.klapperichi</i> sp. nov. (Fujian) and <i>G.oberthueri</i> sp. nov. (Sichuan), are described and illustrated from China. Distinguishing characters from closely-related species are presented, respectively. The <i>Gonioctena</i> fauna of China now includes 53 species, of which about 60% are endemic. Ovoviviparity is newly recorded in <i>G.oberthueri</i> sp. nov.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427804/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cyber catalogue and revision of the nematode genus <i>Enchodelus</i> (Dorylaimida, Nordiidae).","authors":"Milka Elshishka, Aleksandar Mladenov, Stela Altash, Sergio Álvarez-Ortega, Reyes Peña-Santiago, Vlada Peneva","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e126315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e126315","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The genus <i>Enchodelus</i> is an intriguing free-living dorylaimid nematode taxon. Its representatives display a distinct distributional pattern as they are mainly spread in high altitudinal enclaves of the Northern Hemisphere, being often associated with mosses and cliff vegetation. Although their feeding habits have not been studied with experimental protocols, it is traditionally assumed that they are omnivorous.The genus <i>Enchodelus</i> has not been recently revised; descriptions of many 'old species' (that have been described long ago and have not been reported since their original discovery) are of poor quality, hardly discoverable and do not conform to the nowadays taxonomical standards. Thus, a comprehensive compilation and analysis of their literature data is indispensable to provide new insights into the taxonomy of the genus and to elucidate its evolutionary relationships.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This contribution provides a cyber catalogue of all <i>Enchodelus</i> species, 28 in total. It compiles available information from the key European Research Infrastructures, such as TreatmentBank, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics Literature Services (SIBiLS), the Catalogue of Life (CoL), Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and Biodiversity Literature Repository (BLR). Data about their distribution (geographical records and habitats) are incorporated too and all brought together. It is completed with discussion and notes for some species, along with information on species distributions and microhabitats. Here, all available information on <i>Enchodelus</i> species is brought together. This will contribute to a more complete assessment of species diversity and distribution and support further biogeographical and ecological research.Besides, type material <i>Enchodelusvestibulifer</i> Altherr, 1952, deposited in the Museo Cantonale di Storia Naturale di Lugano (Switzerland), is re-examined and the species is considered as <i>incertae sedis</i>. Further, a new species of the genus found in Caucasus, Georgia is described after its morphological and molecular study; also morphological and molecular data for <i>E.macrodorus</i> (de Man, 1880) Thorne, 1939, the type species of the genus, collected from Spain are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11427809/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Population genetics analysis of <i>Diospyrosmun</i> A.Chev. ex Lecomte (Ebenaceae) based on EST-SSR markers derived from a novel transcriptome.","authors":"Xuan Thi Tuyet Bui, Duy Dinh Vu","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e130385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e130385","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Diospyrosmun</i> A.Chev. ex Lecomte (Ebenaceae), a native evergreen tree in Vietnam, has important economic and ecological values. The absence of effective and reliable molecular markers has hampered the study of <i>D.mun's</i> genetic diversity and population structure, even though it is an endemic and endangered species. Therefore, significant enrichment of genomic resources is urgently needed to uncover and better understand the genetic architecture of <i>D.mun</i>. This study aims to demonstrate an efficient and reliable tool to explore the polymorphism within <i>D.mun</i> germplasm. It provides a valuable platform for the breeding and conservation of this species and other endangered species worldwide. The Illumina HiSeq™ 4000 sequencing technology was applied for the transcriptomic analysis, genetic differentiation and population structure of <i>D.mun</i> in Vietnam. In this study, the transcriptomes of <i>D.mun</i> were analysed using the Illumina HiSeq^TM 4000 sequencing system and a total of 5,588,615,700 base pairs were generated. <i>De novo</i> assembly indicated that 91,134 unigenes were generated (average length = 645.55 bp, N50 = 957 bp, Q20 = 98.08% and Q30 = 94.51%). A total of 92,798 and 21,134 unigenes had significant similarities amongst Nr and Swiss-Prot, respectively. In the GO database, 19,929 unigenes were annotated and these genes were divided into three major categories and 50 subcategories. In the KOG analysis, 18,499 unigenes were annotated and divided into 25 gene function categories. In the KEGG analysis, 12,017 unigenes were annotated. According to the related pathways involved, they could be classified into 56 subclasses. In this study, we have identified a total of 9,391 EST-SSR markers. Ten microsatellite loci were employed to assess the genetic diversity and structure of 82 adult <i>D.mun</i> trees across three populations in Vietnam. The results indicated moderate levels of genetic diversity with <i>PIC</i> = 0.77, <i>N_A</i> = 3.9, <i>N_E</i> = 2.8, <i>Ho</i> = 0.56 and <i>H_E</i> = 0.58 and the fixation index value was recorded as positive for three populations (NS, NH and CP). Genetic differentiation among populations was low (F_ST = 0.045), suggesting limited gene flow (Nm = 5.34). This result indicates gene exchange between the populations of ancient <i>D.mun</i> from different geographical areas and regions. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed that high genetic variation existed within individuals (91%) compared to amongst populations (4%). Genetic structure analysis, DAPC and the NJ tree indicated that the three populations were divided into three main clusters. With this study, we provide a molecular resoureces for the breeding and conservation of <i>D.mun</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11424986/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333086","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Taxonomy of Linyphiidae (Arthropoda, Araneae) in Théniet El Had National Park with new records for Algeria.","authors":"Amina Saadi, Badis Bakhouche, Imad Djemadi, Lynda Beladjal, Ourida Kherbouche-Abrous","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e125331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e125331","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Cedrusatlantica</i>, a species of coniferous tree in the Pinaceae family, is endemic to Algeria and Morocco. It originated in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, hence the name Atlas Cedar. Cedar forests are home to a diverse range of flora and fauna. Yet despite their importance as a rich reservoir of fauna, very few faunistic studies have been carried out in Algeria in this type of ecosystem, particularly for the Araneae. Théniet El Had National Park (34.25 km²) is a unique national park in the western part of Algeria with centuries-old cedars. The present work is the first of its kind, consisting of establishing a preliminary list of Lyniphiidae in this typical ecosystem.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>A preliminary checklist of Linyphiidae of the National Park is provided, following a sampling period between January and December 2019. A total of 24 species were collected belonging to 15 genera of which <i>Pelecopsis</i> is the richest genus with six species. <i>Pelecopsisoujda</i> Bosmans & Abrous, 1992 and <i>Walckenaeriaheimbergi</i> Bosmans, 2007, only known from Morocco so far, were collected for the first time in Algeria. Their distribution area is, thus, more extensive than present.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11424985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142336694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A new and widely distributed species of <i>Ichthyurus</i> Westwood, 1848 (Cantharidae, Chauliognathinae, Ichthyurini) from China.","authors":"Hanqing Lin, Haoyu Liu, Xingke Yang, Yuxia Yang","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e131829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e131829","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The genus <i>Ichthyurus</i> Westwood, 1848 is a large cantharid group consisting of approximately 200 species worldwide, with only 10 species hitherto found in China. Despite its expansive area, the Chinese fauna has historically received little attention from specialists, leading to a lack of knowledge even about some common <i>Ichthyurus</i> species in this region.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>A new species of <i>Ichthyurus</i> Westwood, 1848 is described under the name of <i>I.longulus</i> sp. nov., which is widely distributed in mainland China, including Shannxi, Gansu, Hubei, Chongqing, Guizhou and Guangxi. Although there are some variations in the pronotum colouration within the species, this new species could be easily distinguished from all others of <i>Ichthyurus</i> by the large-sized body, uniformly black elytra, mesotibiae each with an apical spur in male, terminal abdominal tergite of male with long and cylindrical lateral projections that are about 3/5 the length of the tergite, terminal abdominal ventrite of male saddle-shaped and deeply cleft in middle of apical 2/3 part and aedeagus with a long setifore extension that is as long as the parameres. The habitus, terminal abdominal ventrite and tergites and genitalia of both sexes are illustrated. In addition, a distribution map of this species and a list of the <i>Ichthyurus</i> species from mainland China are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11420537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The fourth species of <i>Sinamma</i> Lin & Li, 2014 (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from China.","authors":"Ailan He, Jinheng Zhu, Fang Chen, Jing Guo","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e134334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e134334","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Sinamma</i> Lin & Li, 2014 is a small tetrablemmid genus distributed in China, with three currently known species: <i>Sinammaoxycera</i> Lin & Li, 2014 from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and <i>S.quadrata</i> Tong & Li, 2022 and <i>S.yingae</i> Tong & Li, 2022 from Guangdong Province.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>While examining spider specimens obtained by sifting leaf litter from Danxiashan National Nature Reserve in Guangdong Province of China, we discovered a new species of the genus <i>Sinamma</i>, <i>S.danxia</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, which is described here.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11420538/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142333088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Re-description of 1^st instar larva of <i>Osmylusfulvicephalus</i> (Scopoli, 1763) (Neuroptera, Osmylidae) based on naming system of sclerites.","authors":"Haohan Mao, Zhiqi Liu, San-An Wu, Han Xu","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e129392","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e129392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Osmylusfulvicephalus</i> (Scopoli, 1763), the type species of the Osmylidae, has garnered significant research interest in taxonomy, particularly regarding its larval stages. To date, most studies have focused on the third instar larvae, but ignore the first instar larvae with the rough and incomplete morphological descriptions. This lack of studies has led to an unclear understanding of the morphological differences between larval stages, making it challenging to identify larvae, distinguish different osmylid species or even reconstruct phylogeny.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>In this study, the first instar larva of <i>O.fulvicephalus</i> was re-described in detail and illustrated, based on the naming system of sclerites. Based on this, it could be effectively distinguished from other species by the following characteristics: i) number of segments in the labial palpi; ii) the setae beard on the apex of antenna; iii) the number of transversal rows of the anal hooks. In addition, we compared the sclerites and other morphological characteristics with the third instar larvae of <i>Osmylusfulvicephalus</i> to better distinguish larvae at different developmental stages.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11415619/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A survey of tube spiders (Araneae, Anyphaenidae) from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China.","authors":"Zhongjing Wang, Ziying Tang, Yanbin Yao, Shihui Huang, Keke Liu","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e133875","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e133875","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Although there have been many recent taxonomic revisions and large-scale faunistic surveys focusing on spiders from Jiangxi Province, many taxa still remain unknown, such as the Anyphaenidae spiders. Therefore, none of the anyphaenid species has been recorded from this Province.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Anyphaenidae spiders were collected from Jinggangshan National Nature Reserve, Jiangxi Province, China, during the past ten years. A new tube spider species, <i>Anyphaenaleidashi</i> Yao & Liu, <b>sp. nov.</b> is diagnosed, described and illustrated. Moreover, three species including <i>A.mogan</i> Song & Chen, 1987, <i>A.wuyi</i> Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 and <i>Rathalosxiushanensis</i> (Song & Zhu, 1991) are recorded from Jiangxi Province for the first time. Distributions records are given for all investigated species.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11415617/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"New record of <i>Miniopterusmagnater</i> (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae) from south-western China and a comparative study of three species of <i>Miniopterus</i> in China.","authors":"Yishun Qian, Xin Mou, Wen Wang, Wenxiang Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, Li Wu, Canjun Zhao, Zhiwei Jiao, Song Li","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e129879","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.12.e129879","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This research documents a new record of <i>Miniopterusmagnater</i> in the south-western region of China, a significant discovery given the limited diversity of the <i>Miniopterus</i> genus within the country. Only three species of <i>Miniopterus</i> occur in China: <i>Miniopterusmagnater</i>, <i>Miniopterusfuliginosus</i> and <i>Miniopteruspusillus</i>. These species share a high degree of morphological similarity, particularly in their external characteristics. This underscores the necessity for the identification of additional distinguishing traits that can aid in the taxonomic differentiation of these closely-related species.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>During the 2023 field expedition to various nature reserves in Yunnan Province, China, we encountered specimens of the genus <i>Miniopterus</i>. Utilising a combination of morphological assessments and phylogenetic analyses, we identified six individuals as <i>Miniopterusmagnater</i>. A review of the existing geographical distribution data revealed that this species is primarily found in central and southern regions of China, with no previous records from the south-western part of the country. Based on our findings, we present a novel record of <i>Miniopterusmagnater</i>'s distribution in the south-western region of China.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11415622/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142301840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}