Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 17 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 19:20:26 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Soil macrofauna communities in Brazilian land-use systems https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115000/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115000

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115000

Authors: George Brown, Wilian Demetrio, Quentin Gabriac, Amarildo Pasini, Vanesca Korasaki, Lenita Oliveira, Julio dos Santos, Eleno Torres, Paulo Galerani, Dionisio Gazziero, Norton Benito, Daiane Nunes, Alessandra Santos, Talita Ferreira, Herlon Nadolny, Marie Bartz, Wagner Maschio, Rafaela Dudas, Mauricio Zagatto, Cintia Niva, Lina Clasen, Klaus Sautter, Luis Froufe, Carlos Eduardo Seoane, Aníbal de Moraes, Samuel James, Odair Alberton, Osvaldino Brandão Júnior, Odilon Saraiva, Antonio Garcia, Elma Oliveira, Raul César, Beatriz Corrêa-Ferreira, Lilianne Bruz, Elodie Silva, Gilherme Cardoso, Patrick Lavelle, Elena Velásquez, Marcus Cremonesi, Lucília Parron, Amilton Baggio, Edinelson Neves, Mariangela Hungria, Thiago Campos, Vagner da Silva, Carlos Reissmann, Ana Conrado, Jean-Pierre Bouillet, José Gonçalves, Carolina Brandani, Ricardo Viani, Ranieri Paula, Jean-Paul Laclau, Clara Peña-Venegas, Carlos Peres, Thibaud Decaëns, Benjamin Pey, Nico Eisenhauer, Miguel Cooper, Jérôme Mathieu

Abstract: Soil animal communities include more than 40 higher-order taxa, representing over 23% of all described species. These animals have a wide range of feeding sources and contribute to several important soil functions and ecosystem services. Although many studies have assessed macroinvertebrate communities in Brazil, few of them have been published in journals and even fewer have made the data openly available for consultation and further use. As part of ongoing efforts to synthesise the global soil macrofauna communities and to increase the amount of openly-accessible data in GBIF and other repositories related to soil biodiversity, the present paper provides links to 29 soil macroinvertebrate datasets covering 42 soil fauna taxa, collected in various land-use systems in Brazil. A total of 83,085 georeferenced occurrences of these taxa are presented, based on quantitative estimates performed using a standardised sampling method commonly adopted worldwide to collect soil macrofauna populations, i.e. the TSBF (Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme) protocol. This consists of digging soil monoliths of 25 x 25 cm area, with handsorting of the macroinvertebrates visible to the naked eye from the surface litter and from within the soil, typically in the upper 0-20 cm layer (but sometimes shallower, i.e. top 0-10 cm or deeper to 0-40 cm, depending on the site). The land-use systems included anthropogenic sites managed with agricultural systems (e.g. pastures, annual and perennial crops, agroforestry), as well as planted forests and native vegetation located mostly in the southern Brazilian State of Paraná (96 sites), with a few additional sites in the neighbouring states of São Paulo (21 sites) and Santa Catarina (five sites). Important metadata on soil properties, particularly soil chemical parameters (mainly pH, C, P, Ca, K, Mg, Al contents, exchangeable acidity, Cation Exchange Capacity, Base Saturation and, infrequently, total N), particle size distribution (mainly % sand, silt and clay) and, infrequently, soil moisture and bulk density, as well as on human management practices (land use and vegetation cover) are provided. These data will be particularly useful for those interested in estimating land-use change impacts on soil biodiversity and its implications for below-ground foodwebs, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem service delivery.Quantitative estimates are provided for 42 soil animal taxa, for two biodiversity hotspots: the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. Data are provided at the individual monolith level, representing sampling events ranging from February 2001 up to September 2016 in 122 sampling sites and over 1800 samples, for a total of 83,085 ocurrences.

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Data Paper Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:53:31 +0200
The MOBIOS+: A FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) database for Mindanao's terrestrial biodiversity https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110016/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110016

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110016

Authors: Krizler Tanalgo, Kier Dela Cruz, Angelo Agduma, Jeaneth Magelen Respicio, Sumaira Abdullah, Renee Jane Alvaro-Ele, Bona Abigail Hilario-Husain, Meriam Manampan-Rubio, Sedra Murray, Lothy Casim, Athea Mohidda Pantog, Shiela Mae Balase, Rallyessa Mohann Abdulkasan, Chasty Andrea Aguirre, Nadjmussahar Banto, Sheila Mae Broncate, Ace Dimacaling, Gerald Vince Fabrero, Asraf Lidasan, Analiza Lingcob, Ariane Millondaga, Kathlene Faye Panilla, Crystal Queen Sinadjan, Norlaine Unte

Abstract: Due to its complex geological history and the emergence of various biogeographic regions, the Philippines boasts an extraordinary array of flora and fauna. This unique combination has contributed to the country’s exceptional density of terrestrial species, making it amongst the highest in the world. Mindanao, in the southern part of the Philippines, is the second largest group of islands and supports high levels of endemism and proportion of threatened species. However, consolidated biodiversity records and information remain unavailable for the region. The primary goal of the Mindanao Open Biodiversity Information (MOBIOS+) database is to address these substantial data deficiencies by compiling contemporary biodiversity information from the 21st century. This initiative seeks to enhance our comprehension of biodiversity trends in Mindanao over temporal and spatial dimensions, while also creating an openly-accessible database. The database we present here is the first of its kind and currently the most comprehensive attempt to establish the largest consolidated database for Mindanao biodiversity, based on publicly available literature. With its vast collection of biodiversity data, this database will prove to be a valuable resource for advancing biodiversity research and analysis. It will further facilitate the identification of species and areas that require immediate conservation prioritisation and action, addressing the urgent challenges posed by our rapidly changing planet.The MOBIOS+ database is the first attempt to create a massive FAIR database aiming to collate biodiversity records from published literature in the Mindanao faunal region, south of the Philippines. The database currently includes 12,813 georeferenced specimen occurrences representing 1,907 unique taxa across 10 animal classes inhabiting the terrestrial and freshwater environments of Mindanao faunal region. We made all georeferenced specimen occurrences available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) platform.

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Data Paper Mon, 9 Oct 2023 14:04:05 +0300
A new semi-slug of the genus Microparmarion from Brunei, discovered, described and DNA-barcoded on citizen-science 'taxon expeditions' (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Ariophantidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101579/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101579

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e101579

Authors: Menno Schilthuizen, Simon Berenyi, Nurilya Ezzwan, Nur Izzah Hamdani, Harrison Wu, Luca De Antoni, Leonardo Vincenzi, Werner de Gier, Anthonie van Peursen, Iva Njunjić, Massimo Delledonne, Ferry Slik, Ulmar Grafe, Daniele Cicuzza

Abstract: During citizen-science expeditions to the Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei, several individuals were collected of a semi-slug species of the genus Microparmarion that, based on morphology and in-the-field DNA-barcoding, was found to be an undescribed species.In this paper, we describe Microparmarion sallehi Wu, Ezzwan & Hamdani, n. sp., after field centre supervisor Md Salleh Abdullah Bat. We provide details on the external and internal reproductive morphology, the shell and the ecology of the type locality, as well as a diagnosis comparing it with related species. DNA barcodes were generated for five individuals and used for a phylogenetic reconstruction. Microparmarion sallehi sp. n. and M. exquadratus Schilthuizen et al., 2019 so far are the only Bornean species of the genus that live in lowland forest; other species are found in montane forests.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:25:51 +0300
Biodiversity of extant snails (Gastropoda, Mollusca) in the Pliocene Mountain Spur Natural Reserve (Northern Apennine, Italy) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95688/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e95688

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e95688

Authors: Federico Plazzi, Guido Pedroni

Abstract: To date, there is a substantial lack of information about gastropods from the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine in the north of Italy, notwithstanding the availability of detailed and comprehensive literature on this molluscan class. We present a gastropod fauna from the Natural Reserve of the Pliocene Mountain Spur: to our knowledge, this is the first investigation of the extant gastropod fauna in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine and one of the few in the Apennine's mountain chain as a whole.We describe a gastropod fauna comprised by 25 species, belonging to 18 genera and 10 families: the general figure which is emerging is an assemblage of European and Mediterranean-European species, with a single Asian contribution. Several shells were collected as embedded in sandy-clayey soils and showed fossilisation traces: therefore, we regard these shells as subfossil samples. Namely, subfossil shells are from the species Pomatias elegans, Granaria frumentum, Retinella olivetorum, Xerolenta obvia obvia, Oxychilus cf. draparnaudi, Monacha cartusiana and Monacha cantiana. The present checklist is the first report in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennine and Emilia-Romagna areas for six taxa: Morlina glabra glabra, Oxychilius alliarius, Xerosecta cespitum, Fruticicola fruticum, Xerogyra spadae and Xerolenta obvia obvia.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 21 Mar 2023 11:05:49 +0200
A new giant keelback slug of the genus Limax from the Balkans, described by citizen scientists https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/69685/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e69685

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e69685

Authors: Menno Schilthuizen, Cameron Thompson, Rick de Vries, Anthonie van Peursen, Marta Paterno, Simone Maestri, Luca Marcolongo, Chiara Esposti, Massimo Delledonne, Iva Njunjić

Abstract: Despite their large size, striking colouration and genital extravagance, the taxonomy of the European giant keelback slugs of the genus Limax is still poorly understood. Preliminary morphological and molecular data suggest that many unnamed or unrecognised species exist, especially in the Alps, the Mediterranean and the Balkans.We organised a citizen science expedition to Durmitor National Park in Montenegro and discovered a new species, genetically distinct, but morphologically similar to the sympatric L. cinereoniger Wolf 1803 and describe it as L. pseudocinereoniger.

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Single Taxon Treatment Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:01:25 +0300
Species diversity and distribution of freshwater molluscs of Javakheti Highlands (Republic of Georgia) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/66649/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e66649

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66649

Authors: Ani Bikashvili, Nino Kachlishvili, Levan Mumladze

Abstract: The diversity and distribution of freshwater molluscs is poorly studied in the Republic of Georgia, due to the scarcity of field studies during the last 50 years. Here, we present the results of the first concerted investigation of freshwater mollusc biodiversity in the Javakheti Highlands, in the southern, mountainous region of Georgia. In total, we were able to collect 22 species from 42 sampling localities, including different kinds of freshwater habitats. Amongst the 22 collected species, 12 were recorded for the first time from Javakheti. From the newly-recorded species, Bathyomphalus contortus is a new country record, whose identity is supported by 16S rRNA sequence data.

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Research Article Mon, 7 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0300
New insights from museum specimens: a case of Viviparidae (Caenogastropoda: Mollusca) in Iwakawa’s collection preserved in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/52233/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e52233

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e52233

Authors: Takumi Saito, Osamu Kagawa

Abstract: In this study, we clarify the classification of museum specimens of the family Viviparidae, which is composed of six species/subspecies in Japan, including three endangered species. We examined Viviparus sclateri specimens from the Tomotaro Iwakawa collection (1855-1933) in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. The Iwakawa's collection was catalogued in 1919 and Viviparus sclateri, labelled with Naga-tanishi, the current Japanese name for H. longispira, which was, at the time, equivalent to Viviparus sclateri, was listed in this catalogue. The catalogue noted localities of Viviparus sclateri (Naga-tanishi) from outside Lake Biwa, including occurrences in Lake Kasumigaura and Lake Suwa. However, Heterogen longispira (Naga-tanishi) is currently considered to be endemic to Lake Biwa drainage. The actual status of Viviparus sclateri in Iwakawa (1919) has not been clarified until now.Our examination revealed that Viviparus sclateri from Iwakawa’s catalogue included H. japonica, H. longispira and Sinotaia quadrata histrica, based on current taxonomy. Specimens assigned to H. longispira occurred only in Lake Biwa drainage. Heterogen japonica was confirmed to be present in all lots and some H. japonica from Lake Suwa had a distinctive morphology. Sinotaia quadrata histrica was only confirmed to occur in Lake Suwa. Furthermore, some specimens from southern Lake Biwa and the Seta River had intermediate characteristics between H. japonica and H. longispira and their populations are currently almost extinct.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:45:00 +0200
A new freshwater snail (Gastropoda, Pomatiopsidae) endemic to Fuxian Lake (Yunnan, China) identified, based on morphological and DNA evidence https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/57218/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57218

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e57218

Authors: Ling Shi, Yu Shu, Chen Qiang, Ping Xu, Ying Tian, Yaqing Chang

Abstract: Lacunopsis Deshayes, 1876 is restricted to South Asia and shows a remarkable regional distribution. Fifteen species have been reported from the lower Mekong River area of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Two species Lacunopsis auris Y.-Y. Liu, Y.-X. Wang & W.-Z. Zhang, 1980 and L. yunnanensis Y.-Y. Liu, Y.-X. Wang & W.-Z. Zhang, 1980 occurred in the Yunnan Province of China. The most recent treatments of Lacunopsis date back to the 1970's and the 1980's, therefore detailed information on anatomy and DNA analysis is lacking.A new species of freshwater snail (Gastropoda, Pomatiopsidae), L. yuxiensis sp. nov., is described, based on samples collected from Fuxian Lake (Yunnan, China). The new species is characterized by a solid shell and dark red and yellow spiral ribs on the whorls, reminiscent of marine gastropods of the family Trochidae. In addition to a description of the shell morphology and radula, molecular data are presented for the first time. This compilation of faunal and taxonomic data provides relevant information for use in conservation efforts. Additional molecular data may prove helpful for both refining current knowledge on the morphological variability within this species and verifying the degree of cryptic diversity of this genus.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 3 Nov 2020 14:15:00 +0200
A review of Diplommatina species in eastern Thailand with the descriptions of five new species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/57689/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e57689

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e57689

Authors: Pongrat Dumrongrojwattana, Chanakarn Kamtuptim, Koraon Wongkamhaeng

Abstract: Microsnails in the genus Diplommatina Benson, 1849 from eastern Thailand are revised, based on the collection of the Zoological Research Collection, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand and on recently-collected materials.Five new species, Diplommatina burapha sp. n., D. chadathongae sp. n., D. chantaburiensis sp. n., D. fusiformis sp. n. and D. khwantongae sp. n., are described as new to science. The geographic distribution of these eastern species is presented.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 6 Oct 2020 18:00:00 +0300
Megaselia steptoeae (Diptera: Phoridae): specialists on smashed snails https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/50943/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50943

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e50943

Authors: Brian Brown, Jann Vendetti

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 26 Mar 2020 15:55:00 +0200
Craspedotropis gretathunbergae, a new species of Cyclophoridae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), discovered and described on a field course to Kuala Belalong rainforest, Brunei https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47484/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47484

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e47484

Authors: Menno Schilthuizen, Jonathan Lim, Anthonie van Peursen, Massimiliano Alfano, Awang Bikas Jenging, Daniele Cicuzza, Alexandre Escoubas, Pierre Escoubas, Ulmar Grafe, Jamil Ja, Peter Koomen, Aleks Krotoski, Denise Lavezzari, Laura Lim, Rudie Maarschall, Ferry Slik, Derek Steele, Dennis Teck Wah Ting, Ine van Zeeland, Iva Njunjić

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 20 Feb 2020 16:00:00 +0200
Cave morphology, microclimate and abundance of five cave predators from the Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/48623/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e48623

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e48623

Authors: Enrico Lunghi, Claudia Corti, Manuela Mulargia, Yahui Zhao, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Michael Veith

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Data Paper Mon, 3 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0200
Sample checklist of Gastropoda and Bivalvia in Cham Islands, Vietnam https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/32930/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e32930

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e32930

Authors: Do Tu, Le Anh, Luu Anh, Takenori Sasaki, Tran Tuan

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Data Paper Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:16:21 +0200
A dataset of molluscan fauna sampled in river estuaries of medium and small size river in Kyushu island, Japan https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/26101/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e26101

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e26101

Authors: Rei Itsukushima, Hiroaki Yoshikawa, Kai Morita

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Data Paper Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:52:36 +0300
ReefMedMol: Mollusca from the infralittoral rocky shores - the biocoenosis of photophilic algae - in the Mediterranean Sea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7516/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7516

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7516

Authors: Dimitris Poursanidis, Drosos Koutsoubas, Christos Arvanitidis, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou

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Data Paper Tue, 1 Nov 2016 12:05:44 +0200
Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5653/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e5653

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e5653

Authors: Chih-Wei Huang, Yen-Chen Lee

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:02:40 +0300
Terrestrial gastropods of Srebarna Nature Reserve, North-Eastern Bulgaria (Gastropoda) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4306/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4306

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4306

Authors: Ivailo Dedov, Vera Antonova

Abstract: We give the results from the first investigation focused on the land snail fauna in Srebarna Nature Reserve in Bulgaria. A total of 23 localities were studied and 27 species of terrestrial gastropods were found, 23 of which were new observations for the Reserve.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:48:25 +0200