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True limpets in the gastropod subclass Patellogastropoda are familiar members of shallow-water rocky environments but are much rarer in the deep, with just three families adapted to bathyal depths or more. Of these, Lepetidae is the only one found on ambient seafloor habitats, and Bathylepeta is a v...

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Based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses, two new species, Tuber marroninum and Tuber conditum, belonging to the Latisporum group, were described from Yunnan province of southwest China. Morphologically, Tuber marroninum is distinguished from other Latisporum species by whitish and...

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Biodiversity loss and degradation activities have a significant impact and devastating consequences on the ecosystem, eventually posing a major threat to many plant species, including Cunninghamia konishii. Deforestation and the growth of settlements are the main factors that affect the biodiversity...

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Magnolia guatapensis (Lozano) Govaerts (Magnoliaceae) and Cyathea antioquensis A. Rojas (Cyatheaceae) are endangered species endemic to Antioquia region (Colombia). This study reports new pop‑ ulations of M. guatapensis and C. antioquensis from the Santo Domingo Canyon, extending their...

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The smart thermoresponsive composite of PNIPAM/FeRh by chemical grafting of PNIPAM polymer on substrate of FeRh alloy were fabricated and studied. The characteristic peaks at 1690 (C=O), 2480–3000 (CH), and 3280 (N–H) observed on IR-FTIR spectra of PNIPAM/FeRh corresponded to the functional groups o...

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Clubiona huaban Xin, Zhang, Li, Zeng & Yu, 2020, one of the members of the Clubiona trivialis group, was described, based on two male types from Xiangzhigou Scenic Spot, Guyang City, Guizhou Province, China.Recently, new material of sac spiders has been collected from southwest China, in...

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Anoa (Bubalus spp.) are an endemic species that inhabits the forests of Sulawesi, but are threatened with extinction due to hunting and habitat destruction. Despite these pressures, they temporally adapt to fragmented lowland forests near rivers with food availability. In the Tanjung Peropa Wildlife...

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Crepidotus is an essential group of saprotrophic fungi within ecosystems and exhibits a widespread global distribution. In China, approximately 80 species have been discovered, most of them being collected from humid monsoonal climate zones of China.In this paper, we report on several specimens of C...

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Lappula monocarpa is currently the sole described species within the genus Lappula characterized by the development of a single nutlet per fruit. However, since its initial publication, no additional specimens of L. monocarpa have been collected. Critical examination of type specimens, combined with...

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Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is the second most important cereal grown in Eritrea after sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) grown under low input systems by small scale farmers. The crop utilizes soil moisture efficiently and has ability to tolerate soil toxicity and extreme temperatures than other...

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The blind mole rats which have adapted excellently to subterranean life, exhibit remarkable navigation abilities despite structural regression in their visual systems and decline in auditory functions. This study investigates the sensory capabilities enabling blind mole rat possible adaptation to da...

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Seed producer cooperatives (SPCs) are important for improving the seed supply and thus contributing to increased access to seed. This paper assessed the seed production and marketing experiences of SPCs and factors affecting their performance in the northwest of Ethiopia. Data were collected from 11...

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The effect of tree shelters on the survival and growth in height and diameter of three tree species: common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) and sessile oak (Quercus petraea Matt. (Liebl.)), was studied. The study was conducted in two experimental plantations established...

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Two new species of the genus Neoproutista Yang & Wu, 1994 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) are described from southern China: N. lobata Lv, Sui & Chen, sp. nov. from Guizhou Province, and N. quinaria Lv, Sui & Chen, sp. nov. from Fujian Province. Detailed morpho...

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A comprehensive list of fish species collected from Philippine waters and taxonomically described from 1770 to 2024 is herein compiled and presented. A total of 1212 species from 156 families were described, of which 828 from 135 families are currently considered valid, 349 invalid, and 34 with unkn...

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Pseudobarbus burchelli (Smith, 1841) was previously considered to have a relatively wide distribution range spanning four isolated river systems in the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa: the Breede, Duiwenhoks, Goukou, and Heuningnes. Extensive exploration and the application of molecular data led...

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Mango anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides is a highly destructive pathogen that causes considerable damage, inflicting severe qualitative and quantitative losses. Among the external factors which influence the growth of fungi, temperature and relative humidity plays an important rol...

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This study reports the first records of Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) in the Brazilian states of Amazonas and Pará. In Amazonas, specimens were collected from the Hi-Merimã and Paumari do Lago Marahã indigenous lands (municipa...

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Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) primarily feed on nectar and pollen from a wide diversity of flowering plants. By doing so they pollinate these flowers thus contributing to biodiversity and ecosystem stability. The pollen they collect provides essential nutrients for brood rearing and colony gro...

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The dwarf pond snail Galba truncatula (O.F. Müller, 1774) is a widespread freshwater species and a key intermediate host of Fasciola spp. Despite its ecological and medical significance, the evolutionary structure of its populations remains incompletely resolved. Using 78 mitochondrial COI sequences...

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