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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 23h

It is #batappreciationmonth 🦇 so lets have a look at...
Pacific monkey-faced bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) 🦇 a group of six #endangered species found only in old‐growth forests on certain islands in the south‐west Pacific.

Read the study by Helgen (2005): buff.ly/t1H0VBK #Chiroptera #bats #wow

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 2d

#TaxonomyTuesday Choi et al. report the discovery of two new ciliate species – 𝘿𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙖 and 𝘿𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙨 – from hydrothermal vent field environments along the Central Indian Ridge in the Indian Ocean, at depths of 1978 m and 2523 m, respectively. Read more: buff.ly/hfng3xg

Clarifying genetic relationships and intraspecific variation of lentic-breeding Japanese salamanders (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae) based on mitochondrial DNA and genome-wide SNP

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 7d

Did you know... Systematics and Biodiversity is one of two journals published for the Natural History Museum, London.

We document the diversity of all living organisms 🧬 through systematic, phylogenetic and taxonomic papers. Read our current issue: buff.ly/MMS5cnG

#Systematics #Biodiversity

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 9d

For #TaxonomyTuesday - Nuñez-Florentin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. employed an integrative taxonomic framework to resolve the intricate classification of Spermacoceae and formally describe a new monospecific genus: 𝙇𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖 🌱
🔍 Read the full study: buff.ly/dGbJXmW

#Systematics #Biodiversity #NewSpecies #Botany #NHM

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 16d

For #TaxonomyTuesday 🦎 ML tree of three 𝙃𝙮𝙣𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙪𝙨 species🦎 (Amphibia, Caudata, Hynobiidae)
Kimoto et al. characterized the intraspecific variation in lentic-breeding Japanese salamanders using mtDNA and genome-wide SNPs. Read more: buff.ly/igtVxYd
#salamander #biodiversity #conservation #NotALizard

Clarifying taxonomic status of species can be crucial for understanding biodiversity and informing conservation efforts. This study focused on Hynobius setouchi, H. vandenburghi, and H. owariensis,...

Niche modelling supports cryptic diversification in an Andean hemiparasitic herb

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 17d

A new study in Systematics and Biodiversity used niche modelling to investigate cryptic diversification in 𝙌𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙪𝙢 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚, a monospecific Andean hemiparasitic herb distributed across the temperate Andes and affected by climate oscillations. Read more: buff.ly/POwohaj
#Paleosky #climate

Pleistocene climatic fluctuations shaped Andean environments, affecting the geographic and demography of many extant species. Quinchamalium chilense, a hemiparasite monospecific herb is distributed...

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 21d

A new paper by Williams et al. in Systematics and Biodiversity, presents observations on the three “phases” of 𝙊𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙖 (Bacillariophyta), providing a comprehensive revision of its life-cycle and taxonomy.

Read the full study here: buff.ly/zsNr4MG
#Bacteria #Biodiversity #Taxonomy #NHM

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 23d

For #TaxonomyTuesday check out these gorgeous sea slugs!
Image from: A deceptive variety: integrative systematics and phylogeography suggest 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙖 and 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞 represent a single species (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) by Ekimova et al. (2025). Read more: buff.ly/pAIkLxD
#Slugs #NHM

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 23d

A new study in Systematics and Biodiversity by Bonaldo et al. (2025): Taxonomic revision of the genus 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙪𝙨 Jumars, 1974 (Dorvilleidae: Annelida) with the description of a new species from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, distinguished by unique chaetal morphology.

Read more: buff.ly/99uloZc

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 28d

Did you know..?

The South East Asian land snail 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙖 was thought to be the only terrestrial gastropod that was bioluminescent 🐌 but now 𝙋𝙝𝙪𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖 sp. have also been found to glow in the dark - as well as their eggs!

Read more about South East Asian land snails: buff.ly/hrzmeWO

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Sep 9

#TaxonomyTuesday 🐚
The shells of 𝙇𝙖𝙥𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙖 (Pilsbry, 1889)

Image from 🐌 Taxonomic revision of the land snail genus 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢 (Gastrodontidae: Gastropoda) by Saito et al. (2025) in Systematics and Biodiversity

Read the study here: buff.ly/5ZxIgb5

#Snails #Perpolita #Biodiversity #Nature

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

Did you know we are one of two journals produced by the Natural History Museum London. We document the diversity of all living things through systematic, phylogenetic and taxonomic studies. We also provide a forum for museum sciences and collections-based works. So, why publish with us?

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Sep 2

#TaxonomyTuesday !

A study by Nuñez-Florentin et al. (2024) used multiple sources of evidence to investigate the taxonomic status of 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢, finding significant morphological differences between 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 and 𝘋𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢 -showing 𝘓𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢 is a new genus (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae) buff.ly/ChmYBbg

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 28

Meet our Editorial team!
Welcoming our new co-Editor-in-Chief Dr Tom White - a renowned specialist in non-insect Invertebrates, focussing on the taxonomy and systematics of Mollusca; Quaternary palaeoenvironmental and palaeoclimatic reconstructions 🐌🦪🐚🐙

Read more about his work:

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🦕Journal of Systematic Palaeontology🦴 @journalsystpal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Did you know.. Molluscs are the second most diverse phylum and possibly the most disparate! 🐚🦪🐌🐙🦑

A recent study by Karapunar et al. (2024) documents the phylogeny of Pleurotomariidae, the longest-living gastropod group, comparing different shell characters: buff.ly/2pEof6e @spissatella.bsky.social

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 26

#TaxonomyTuesday 🌱
Tawong et al. (2025) highlighted the high radical-scavenging ability and biotechnological potential of 𝘚𝘤𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘮, which produces compounds capable of neutralizing oxidative stress: buff.ly/h2Ycz0j 🌱
This is important for #pharmaceuticals and #sustainable #bioremediation.

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 21

Did you know..? 🪱

In free-living and parasitic flatworms, extreme developmental plasticity (e.g. whole-body regeneration) is enabled by somatic stem cells: the only cell population capable of undergoing mitosis, contributing to their growth and homeostasis.

Read about #flatworms buff.ly/TQa4CmM

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 20

A new paper out today in Systematics and Biodiversity by Isabel Carmona-Gallego et al., looks at the historical biogeography of the mistletoe genus 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹 (Loranthaceae), with results suggesting that 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘹 originated in the southern Andes during the Eocene!

Read more here: buff.ly/8cFa8a3

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 19

For #TaxonomyTuesday meet 𝙎𝙘𝙮𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙢 sp. nov.

This newly described cyanobacterium isolated from wet soil in Thailand, shows high biotechnological promise, achieving >80% DPPH inhibition in antioxidant assays.

Read its taxonomic characterization in SAB by Tawong et al.:
🔗 buff.ly/NRMbc14

🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 14

Meet our Editorial team at Systematics and Biodiversity!

Firstly, introducing our long-standing co-Editor-in-Chief Dr Peter Olson, a leading specialist in the evolution, development and genomics of parasitic flatworms, especially tapeworms 🪱
Read about his fantastic work here: buff.ly/YW7NBpl

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 12

Diversity in the antennae of Amydetinae - a subfamily of Neotropical fireflies.

Read the full study by Campello-Gonçalves et al. (2025): buff.ly/8bM62dw

#TaxonomyTuesday #Fireflies #Systematics #Biodiversity #NHM #Evolution

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 5

For #TaxonomyTuesday have a look at the variation in shells and opercula of the freshwater snail 𝙎𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙞 sp. nov. and a putative hybrid

Read the full study published in SAB by Sawada et al. (2025): buff.ly/YEb6YbY

#Biodiversity #NHM #NaturalHistory #Evolution #Snails #Ecology

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🪲Systematics and Biodiversity🦠 @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · Aug 4

Check out a new paper in SAB today by H F. Carter & Tom S. White - An illustrated catalogue of the type Asteroidea in the Natural History Museum, London. Part I. Forcipulatacea, buff.ly/fe7xYfj

#NHM #Biodiversity #Starfish #NaturalHistory #Taxonomy #Biodiversity #Systematics