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{"title":"Three new species of the soil centipede genus <i>Californiphilus</i> (Geophilomorpha, Himantariidae) from central and southwest China.","authors":"Chenlu Yang, Chunxue You, Chao Jiang","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e199879","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e199879","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Three new species of the soil centipede genus <i>Californiphilus</i> Verhoeff, 1938 (Geophilomorpha, Himantariidae) are described from central and southwest China: <i>C. cryptoporus</i> Yang, You & Jiang, <b>sp. nov</b>. from Jiangxi Province, <i>C. hubeiensis</i> Yang, You & Jiang, <b>sp. nov</b>. from Hubei and <i>C. nanus</i> Yang, You & Jiang, <b>sp. nov</b>. from Hubei, Hunan and Chongqing. Detailed morphological descriptions, illustrations and a key to the species of the genus are provided.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>In this study, three new species of <i>Californiphilus</i> are described from central and southern China. This contribution increases the documented diversity of the genus in China and provides new morphological data.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e199879"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13370153/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148457892","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":"Current status of <i>Stenothoe gallensis</i> (Amphipoda, Stenothoidae): Towards the re-appraisal of the species complex with new records from Greece and challenges arising from intraspecific morphological variation.","authors":"Maria Lampa, Nafsika Papageorgiou, Dimitra Chatzivasileiou, Panagiotis D Dimitriou, Stefania M Manolaki, Ioannis Karakassis, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Wanda Plaiti","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e199461","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e199461","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Stenothoe gallensis</i> Walker, 1904 is one of the most widely reported species, with records from various localities across the globe, including the Indian, the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. Nevertheless its cosmopolitan distribution has increasingly been questioned and, in recent years, the taxon has been established as a species complex whose members are recognised for their invasion potential.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This study revealed the presence of specimens belonging to the <i>S. gallensis</i> complex, which closely matched the original description of <i>Stenothoe irakiensis</i> Salman, 1985. This species is currently considered a junior synonym of <i>S. gallensis</i>. A thorough examination of key linear and meristic morphological characters across sexes and maturity stages revealed significant intraspecific variation in several characters commonly used for species diagnosis. This size-, sex- and maturity-dependent variation within the population, when combined with incomplete or conflicting species descriptions from different localities, introduces uncertainty regarding the reliability of the diagnostic features that were used to identify members of the <i>Stenothoe gallensis</i> complex. This, in turn, complicates the interpretation of previous records and the delimitation of taxa within the complex. These findings provide a compelling rationale for a comprehensive re-assessment of records attributed to the <i>S. gallensis</i> complex, underscoring the necessity for an integrative taxonomic revision incorportating both morphological and molecular data from material collected at the designated type localities.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e199461"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13370154/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148457760","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":"<i>Cortinarius</i> barcoding database of Western Siberia and adjacent areas.","authors":"Nina Filippova, Tatiana M Bulyonkova, Elena Zvyagina, Dmitry Ageev, Elena Rudykina, Alexandra Mingalimova","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e196734","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e196734","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The genus <i>Cortinarius</i> (Pers.) Grays. is a highly diverse and ecologically crucial group of ectomycorrhizal fungi in boreal forests. Despite a long history of mycological study in Russia, a comprehensive, molecularly validated inventory of its diversity in Western Siberia has been lacking. Global genetic resources are essential for modern fungal research, yet such a curated, regional dataset for this complex genus has not been previously available for this region.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This paper describes a curated database of 624 <i>Cortinarius</i> specimens from Western Siberia and adjacent regions, resulting in 624 high-quality ITS sequences. The dataset includes detailed collection metadata, morphological descriptions and photographic documentation, all standardised and linked to DNA sequence data originally managed in Specify 7. The sequences were processed through a rigorous bioinformatics pipeline with strict quality controls and assigned provisional taxonomy using a defined BLAST protocol against international reference databases. The complete dataset, including raw sequences, specimen data and collection images, has been deposited in international repositories (Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) (https://doi.org/10.15468/4v8km8), Sequence Reads Archive (SRA) and GenBank), providing a foundational resource for future taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecological studies on this key fungal genus in Western Siberia.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e196734"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13370151/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148457757","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 report of two Nemoleontinae species from the Korean Peninsula (Neuroptera, Myrmeleontiformia, Myrmeleontidae).","authors":"Jiseung Kim, Jaegwan Yang, Sora Kim","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e203903","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e203903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Pseudoformicaleo</i> and <i>Paraglenurus</i> are genera belonging to the tribes Nemoleontini and Megistopini of Nemoleontinae, respectively. Prior to this study, <i>Pseudoformicaleo</i> had not been recorded in the Korean Peninsula, while three species of <i>Paraglenurus</i> (<i>Paraglenurus albiventris</i> Matsumoto, Kikuta & Hayashi, 2021, <i>Paraglenurus japonicus</i> (McLachlan, 1867), <i>and Paraglenurus melanostictus</i> Matsumoto, Kikuta & Hayashi, 2021) have been recorded in the country.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>In this paper, <i>Pseudoformicaleo nubecula</i> (Gerstaecker, 1885) and <i>Paraglenurus okinawensis</i> (Okamoto, 1910) are reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time. A diagnosis and supplementary description of both species are provided, together with illustrations of the adult and genitalia. An updated key to species of Korean Nemoleontinae is also provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e203903"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13366055/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148450606","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":"How similar are species names and why does this matter for biodiversity data.","authors":"André Menegotto, Cristina Ronquillo, Joaquín Hortal, Thomas J Webb","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e196932","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e196932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Standardising taxonomic names is an essential step in biodiversity studies to ensure robust data aggregation under the most recent accepted species nomenclature. Fuzzy (inexact) matching is widely used in this process to detect correspondences between scientific names that differ due to alternative spelling or orthographic mistakes. Such an approach assumes that species names are sufficiently distinct such that names differing in just a few characters in fact refer to the same taxon, but this has rarely been evaluated. Across c. 230,000 marine species names, we show that name similarity is common: 19.34% of specific epithets differ by three or fewer edits from another epithet within the same genus. Shared epithets are also widespread within and across phyla, occurring in 73% of all marine species; in 6.05% of these cases, the associated genera differ by three or fewer edits. This level of similarity increases the risk of incorrect matches, limiting the reliability of automated text-string tools in biodiversity big data analyses and highlighting the importance of combining post-matching filters with systematic and authorship information in taxonomic workflows to support name resolution beyond orthographic similarity.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e196932"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354977/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148426635","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":"<i>Lithobius</i> (<i>Ezembius</i>) <i>zebrinus</i> sp. nov. (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae), a new species from south-western China.","authors":"Sujian Pei, Huiqin Ma, Bing Li, Zhida Chen, Kexin Zhang, Jiaqi Wang, Zhengyuan Zhang","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194005","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong><i>Ezembius</i> was originally proposed as a subgenus of <i>Lithobius</i> Leach, 1814 in the family Lithobiidae in 1919 by Chamberlin; it accommodates a group of approximately 79 species/subspecies mostly known from Asia, with little extension into north-western North America.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>A new species Lithobius (Ezembius) zebrinus sp. nov. is described, based on both sexes from Daweishan National Nature Reserve, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, south-western China. A detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e194005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13352247/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148426585","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":"From historical to interoperable data: Darwin Core Standardisation of selected carabid beetles records in Italy (1977-1993).","authors":"Fabiola Durante, Roberto Pizzolotto","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e186831","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e186831","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Carabid beetles (Coleoptera) are a group of living organisms with characteristics that make them suitable as model organisms for ecological studies, because they are good bioindicators and one of the most widespread beetle families in the world. Although numerous scientific works are available on the different aspects of carabid biology, there is a lack of open and standardised data. This work focuses on carabids present in various Italian habitats, from forests to pastures. Their presence was recorded across mountain areas of Italy, specifically in the Apennines (Tuscan-Emilian, Abruzzese, Lucanian, Calabrian and Sicilian Apennines) and in the Alpine area of the Lessini mountains, in natural and semi-natural environments, located at altitudes ranging from 150 to 1840 m a.s.l. The aim of this work is to develop a dataset from a selected pool of studies, standardise it according to the Darwin Core standard and make it freely accessible to the scientific community. This approach facilitates data integration, sharing and reuse, promoting transparency and collaboration in ecological research.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>This study provides a unified and standardised dataset combining previously dispersed sources, some of which were in Italian and not easily accessible. This new dataset adheres to the FAIR data principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and contributes to feed the information on carabid beetles already stored in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). The dataset incorporates new elements not included in the original publications: activity densities were calculated for species represented by a single individual in the research of De Felici and collaborators (1995) and missing site information from the research of Brandmayr and Pizzolotto (1990) was completed with four additional sites. By harmonising these records according to Darwin Core standards, the dataset enhances data integration and reuse, demonstrating the value of standardisation and \"FAIRification\" for biodiversity research and enabling the scientific community to access a comprehensive, high-quality resource on Italian carabid beetles communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e186831"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13383979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148609534","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 records of five polydesmidan millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida) from the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, with notes on the postembryonic development of <i>Prosopodesmus</i> spp. (Haplodesmidae).","authors":"Soma Chiyoda, Yu Hisasue, Hiroki Yoshino, Ryosuke Kuwahara, Toru Miura","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194219","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Ogasawara Islands are remote oceanic islands located approximately 1,000 km south of mainland Japan and investigations of their fauna are essential for understanding the processes underlying the assembly of oceanic island biotas. Despite this importance, knowledge of several terrestrial invertebrate groups remains remarkably limited, including millipedes, which constitute a major component of soil macrofauna. Previous studies on the millipede fauna of the Ogasawara Islands have been sporadic and, to date, only ten identified species had been recorded from the archipelago.</p><p><strong>New information: </strong>Field surveys conducted between 2023 and 2026 on Ototo-jima, Ani-jima, Chichi-jima and Haha-jima Islands revealed five species of polydesmid millipedes: <i>Prosopodesmus jacobsoni</i> Silvestri, 1910; <i>P. panporus</i> Blower & Rundle, 1980 (Haplodesmidae); <i>Cryptocorypha ornata</i> (Attems, 1938); <i>Dyskolonius uniramus</i> (Attems, 1938) (Pyrgodesmidae); and <i>Solaenaulus butteli</i> (Carl, 1922) (Opisotretidae). All five species represent new records for both Japan and the Ogasawara Islands. Reexamination of specimens previously reported as <i>Prosopodesmus sinuatus</i> from the Ogasawara Islands revealed that they were misidentified and actually belong to <i>Cryptocorypha ornata</i>. Furthermore, the previous record of <i>Solaenaulus</i> sp. from Chichi-jima Island was identified as <i>S. butteli</i>, based on detailed sketches of the gonopods. In addition, we partially examined and compared the postembryonic development of <i>Prosopodesmus</i> species, a genus known for intrageneric polymorphism in the number of body rings in adult males. Based on these observations, we discuss potential heterochronic shifts in sexual maturation amongst species and between sexes.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e194219"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13347113/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148426661","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":"Effects of hydrological intermittency and anthropogenic pressure on aquatic beetle assemblages in the Martil River (north-western Morocco).","authors":"Achraf Guellaf, Nard Bennas, Kawtar Kettani","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e192023","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e192023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of aquatic beetle assemblages in the Martil River, northern Morocco, where hydrological intermittency and anthropogenic pressures threaten aquatic diversity and endemism. Over four seasons (spring, summer, autumn 2017, and winter 2018), we sampled 16 sites, grouped into four categories (A-D) along altitudinal and land-use gradients. Our surveys recorded 1,268 individuals representing 50 species from 10 families. Richness and abundance peaked in natural and/or permanent reaches (groups A-B), declining sharply downstream under urbanization and pollution (groups C-D). Gyrinidae dominated numerically (54%), while Dytiscidae exhibited the highest diversity.Adephaga prevailed during dry periods with lentic affinities, in contrast to Polyphaga, which were associated with wet-season lotic conditions. Predators (73%) and swimmers (72%) represented the main functional feeding and locomotion groups. Correspondence analysis revealed seasonal segregation, with rheophilic taxa in wet flows, thermophiles in summer pools, and eurytherms in spring. Co-inertia analysis (CIA) ordination highlighted upstream and midstream refuges with high dissolved oxygen that support sensitive species, in contrast to lowland, slow-flowing streams with elevated BOD₅, COD, and conductivity, where more tolerant generalist species dominate. Beta-diversity partitioning showed that species turnover (βsim) was the main component of community dissimilarity. PERMANOVA confirmed significant compositional differences between urban and non-urban assemblages. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating permanent mid-reaches into conservation planning and demonstrate the potential of aquatic beetles as indicators of hydrological intermittency.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e192023"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13347115/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148426533","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":"Long-term dynamics of tropical heath forests in Brunei Darussalam: forest structure, tree demography and community reassembly over 30 years.","authors":"Irsalina Syakirah Mohd Ikbal, Salwana Md Jaafar, Norhayati Ahmad, Rahayu Sukmaria Sukri","doi":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194507","DOIUrl":"10.3897/BDJ.14.e194507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study presents the first long-term analysis forest dynamics in lowland Bornean heath forests in Brunei Darussalam, based on two 0.96 ha permanent forest plots, established in 1992 at Bukit Sawat Forest Reserve and Badas Forest Reserve. The plots were re-censused in 2022, during which all trees with stem diameter ≥ 5 cm were tagged, identified and measured for their stem diameter and basal area. Over the 30-year period, mean stem abundance and mean tree density significantly decreased, while mean stem diameter and mean basal area significantly increased, at both heath forest sites. At Bukit Sawat, mean species richness and diversity indices were significantly higher in 1992 than in 2022, but no significant temporal dfferences were observed at Badas. No significant differences between sites were detected in mean annual diameter growth rate, mortality and recruitment rates. Notably, both plots exhibited significant shifts in tree community composition over the 30-year period, coupled with a 24% increase in total species richness at Bukit Sawat and a 4% decrease at Badas. Despite their locations in protected areas, droughts events and anthropogenic disturbance over the past three decades likely contributed to observed changes in forest structure, species diversity and community composition. These findings provide important insights into the long-term dynamics of threatened Bornean heath forests and underscore the need for continued monitoring to guide conservation and management strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":55994,"journal":{"name":"Biodiversity Data Journal","volume":"14 ","pages":"e194507"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2026-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13342929/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148414031","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}