cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.15468/29jhpt
title: Three new Oligaphorura species (Collembola: Onychiuridae) of the marcuzzii-group from the Caucasus

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Shveenkova, Yulia B., Babenko, Anatoly B. (2022): Three new Oligaphorura species (Collembola: Onychiuridae) of the marcuzzii-group from the Caucasus. Zootaxa 5116 (4): 579-590, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5116.4.6AbstractThree new species of the genus Oligaphorura, namely O. montivaga sp. nov., O. tatianae sp. nov., and O. igori sp. nov., are described based on materials from different parts of the Caucasus. All of them belong to the marcuzzii -group of the genus because of the presence of 4+4 pso at the antennal base and the absence of anal spines. They seem to be especially similar to O. kremenitsai Shvejonkova & Potapov and O. humicola Shvejonkova & Potapov, two congeners with the same uncommon type of the labium (ABD), but are distinguished by the number of dorsal pseudocelli (42/144/ 33354 in O. kremenitsai, 42/133/ 33354 in O. humicola, 43/144/ 44354 in O. montivaga sp. nov., 43/133/44(5) 364 in O. tatianae sp. nov. and 43/133/ 44354 in O. igori sp. nov.). Apart from this, all new species have the schoetti - type furcal area and more distal setae on the tibiotarsi (11 in O. montivaga sp. nov. and O. tatianae sp. nov. and 9 in O. igori sp. nov.) whereas both O. kremenitsai and O. humicola show the humicola - type furcal area and only 6 distal setae on the tibiotarsi. A table with the main diagnostic features of Oligaphorura species of the marcuzzii -group is also given.
DOI: 10.15468/z4b6b3
title: A new, rare and small “ lobeattid ” species (Insecta: Archaeorthoptera) found at Xiaheyan (Pennsylvanian; Ningxia, China)

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Chen, Lu, Ren, Dong, BØthoux, Olivier (2020): A new, rare and small “ lobeattid ” species (Insecta: Archaeorthoptera) found at Xiaheyan (Pennsylvanian; Ningxia, China). Fossil Record 23 (1): 71-74, DOI: 10.5194/fr-23-71-2020, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/fr-23-71-2020Abstract. A new species of stem Orthoptera, namely Phtanomiamia gui gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Pennsylvanian Xiaheyan locality in China. Despite the intensive collecting efforts undertaken at this locality, a single forewing was recovered. It shares with the “lobeattid” Miamia spp. two peculiar traits, namely a broad ScP– R /RA area and a very early branching of CuA + CuPa. On the other hand, it displays a free portion of CuA (between its divergence from M + CuA and its fusion with CuPa), a trait allowing exclusion of the new species from Miamia, to which it is most likely very closely related.1 IntroductionThe Xiaheyan locality has yielded an unprecedented number of specimens of early-Pennsylvanian winged insects. Many species could be documented on the basis of large to very large samples, in particular among the stem lineages of Orthoptera (crickets, katydids and grasshoppers), which dominate the various taphocoenoses from which insect remains were recovered (Trümper et al., 2020). For example, species such as Longzhua loculata Gu, BØthoux and Ren, 2011, Miamia maimai BØthoux, Gu, Yue and Ren, 2012b and Protomiamia yangi Du, BØthoux, Gu and Ren, 2017 were described based on several tens of specimens each. However, the undertaken collecting effort also allowed sampling of rare species of stem Orthoptera, including Heterologus duyiwuer BØthoux, Gu and Ren, 2012a and Sinogerarus pectinatus Gu, BØthoux and Ren, 2017, each known from a single, isolated forewing. Herein we report the discovery of another, rare stem-orthopteran species. Because the chances to collect additional material at Xiaheyan are very low, we endeavoured to provide a description despite the meagre sample.
DOI: 10.15468/z2g7xk
title: Revision of the genus Benthogenia Fisher, 1911 (Asteroidea, Echinodermata), with description of a new species and ossicle anatomy

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Fau, Marine (2024): Revision of the genus Benthogenia Fisher, 1911 (Asteroidea, Echinodermata), with description of a new species and ossicle anatomy. Zoosystema 46 (11): 269-284, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a11, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/zoosystema2024v46a11.pdfABSTRACTPorcellanasteridae Sladen, 1883 is a family of mud-dwelling sea stars, living in bathyal and abyssal environments. Among the twelve currently recognized genera of this family, Benthogenia Fisher, 1911 is the only one known occurring at depth shallower than 1000 m. Benthogenia differs from all other porcellanasterids by having cribriform organs between all its marginals, from the disc to the tip of the arms. Benthogenia cribellosa Fisher, 1911 is reported from a locality as shallow as 111 m, and a new species, Benthogenia mahi n. sp., is described from material housed in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris (MNHN). Benthogenia mahi n. sp. is represented by twelve specimens, collected at depth ranging from 400 to 1200 m during four different expeditions. Benthogenia cribellosa is represented by two specimens from the MNHN, plus the holotype and two specimens from the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington D.C. Benthogenia mahi n. sp. differs from B. cribellosa mostly by having more robust arms, fewer oral and adambulacral spines, and by the cribriform organs not covering the entire surface of the superomarginals of the disc. Molecular data (16S rDNA) were also used as an independent dataset to test for divergence between the two species. Benthogenia mahi n. sp. occurs in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, whereas B. cribellosa is only known from the Philippines. Detailed descriptions of both species are provided, as well as a detailed description of the skeleton of the new species.
DOI: 10.15468/fxsp45
title: Many problems for a solo mother: maternal care efficiency of the ghost spider of new genus Eldar (Araneae: Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) against new species Pseudogaurax Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae)

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Villanueva-Bonilla, German Antonio, de Oliveira, Luiz Fernando Moura, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos, Riccardi, Paula Raile, de Andrade Santiago, Lílian, Vasconcellos-Neto, João (2025): Many problems for a solo mother: maternal care efficiency of the ghost spider of new genus Eldar (Araneae: Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) against new species Pseudogaurax Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae). The Science of Nature 112 (3): 1-19, DOI: 10.1007/s00114-025-01982-4, URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-025-01982-4AbstractParental care in nature can present itself in different forms and vary in intensities and strategies, being maternal care one of the widely observed patterns in animals. In spiders, parental investment is carried out mainly by females. Despite this, newly hatched eggs can still be targets of a series of natural enemies. In a remnant of Atlantic Forest in Brazil, females of the spider Eldar galadrielae sp. nov., family Anyphaenidae, build nests at the forest’s edge by folding plant leaves. However, information about the plants chosen for nest, the importance of maternal care by females in offspring survival, and predators are completely unknown. In this study, we (1) presented new information about the nest built by females of Eldar galadrielae sp. nov.; (2) compared the predation rate on eggs of the spider Eldar galadrielae in nests with and without the presence of the female; (3) provided morphological descriptions and distribution maps to the genus Eldar gen. nov. as well as presenting; and (4) the described Pseudogaurax vasconcellosi sp. nov. as the predator of the spider eggs. This is the first report on an interaction between Pseudogaurax flies and Anyphaenidae spiders. Our results support predation rates higher in female-less Eldar galadrielae sp. nov. nests. Although egg consumption was 100% in nests attacked by flies, overall nest predation rate was low, as flies were only recorded in three of the 12 nests that maintained female care, indicating that active protection of egg sacs by females can increase the offspring’s chances of survival.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30948461
title: Mauve Stinger Logbook Wales 2025

description: This dataset contains all validated citizen science records of the mauve stinger jellyfish <i>Pelagia noctiluca</i> collected along the Welsh coast during 2025 as part of the Mauve Stinger Logbook Wales project by Merman Conservation Expeditions Ltd. Records include date, location, and observation details submitted by the public and reviewed by project staff. The dataset documents the spatial and seasonal occurrence of this species in Welsh waters and is preserved as a permanent scientific archive following the closure of data collection on 31 December 2025.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.30948461.v1
title: Mauve Stinger Logbook Wales 2025

description: This dataset contains all validated citizen science records of the mauve stinger jellyfish <i>Pelagia noctiluca</i> collected along the Welsh coast during 2025 as part of the Mauve Stinger Logbook Wales project by Merman Conservation Expeditions Ltd. Records include date, location, and observation details submitted by the public and reviewed by project staff. The dataset documents the spatial and seasonal occurrence of this species in Welsh waters and is preserved as a permanent scientific archive following the closure of data collection on 31 December 2025.
DOI: 10.15468/5bsdph
title: Tentacular nature of the ‘ column’ of the Cambrian diploblastic Xianguangia sinica

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Zhao, Yang, Hou, Xian-guang, Cong, Pei-yun (2023): Tentacular nature of the ‘ column’ of the Cambrian diploblastic Xianguangia sinica. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology (2215787) 21 (1): 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2023.2215787, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2023.2215787
DOI: 10.15468/zug89g
title: Reevaluation of the genus Cyclops Müller, 1776 (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae) in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin: first report of the Palearctic species Cyclops divergens Lindberg, 1936 from Lake Erie and documentation of Cyclops sibiricus Lindberg, 1949 in the St. Marys River

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Connolly, Joseph K., Marshall, Christopher C., Hudson, Patrick L., Watkins, James M., Scofield, Anne E., Rudstam, Lars G. (2022): Reevaluation of the genus Cyclops Müller, 1776 (Cyclopoida: Cyclopidae) in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin: first report of the Palearctic species Cyclops divergens Lindberg, 1936 from Lake Erie and documentation of Cyclops sibiricus Lindberg, 1949 in the St. Marys River. Zootaxa 5182 (2): 183-195, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5182.2.5AbstractLarge cyclopoid copepods of the genus Cyclops Müller, 1776 are seldom collected in the Laurentian Great Lakes, with only Cyclops scutifer Sars, 1863 and Cyclops strenuus Fischer, 1851 reported from the region. Rare reports of the species C. strenuus date back to 1972 within the Great Lakes basin. The first specimens reported as C. strenuus were collected from the St. Marys River, and additional specimens have been collected from western Lake Erie since 2013. We examined all available archived materials of C. strenuus from the Great Lakes and determined that specimens from the two localities belong to two separate species, neither of which refer to C. strenuus. Archived specimens collected from the St. Marys River in 1972 and 1995 were reidentified as Cyclops sibiricus Lindberg, 1949, a Holarctic species known from Siberia, Russian Federation, Alaska, USA, and northern regions of Canada. The occurrences of C. sibiricus from the St. Marys River extend the known distribution of the species southward some 1,688 km in the Nearctic region. Cyclops specimens collected from the western basin of Lake Erie in 2013, 2014, and 2019 were identified as the Palearctic species Cyclops divergens Lindberg, 1936 using both conventional taxonomy and genetic barcoding. C. divergens is known from localities across much of Europe and eastward into Central Asia. The occurrences of the species from western Lake Erie constitute the first detection of C. divergens in the Great Lakes and the Nearctic region. Therefore, we expect C. strenuus does not occur in the Great Lakes basin and is likely restricted to the Palearctic region.K eywords: Arthropoda, Biological monitoring, Crustacea, Exotic species, Meiofauna, Zooplankton
DOI: 10.15468/k5rhft
title: On Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) species and tarantula conservation in Ecuador

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Penaherrera-R., Pedro, Leon-E., Roberto J. (2023): On Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) species and tarantula conservation in Ecuador. ZooKeys 1186: 185-205, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.108991, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1186.108991
DOI: 10.15468/fbbc89
title: Unexpected discovery of a new Lycocerus (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, southwest Japan

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Nakamura, Ryo (2024): Unexpected discovery of a new Lycocerus (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Islands, southwest Japan. Zootaxa 5507 (3): 489-497, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.3.7, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5507.3.7AbstractThe soldier beetle fauna of East Asia is very diverse, and despite the long-term tradition of taxonomic research, it remains incompletely known. A new soldier beetle species Lycocerus todai Nakamura sp. nov. is described from Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands, southwest Japan). The discovery of L. todai sp. nov. not only marks an unexpected addition to the wellstudied Japanese Lycocerus, but also unveils significant biodiversity in the Ryukyu Islands. Two similar species from the same island, L. okinawanus (Ishida, 1985) and L. yonaensis (Satô et Okushima, 1992), are also examined and a the distribution map of all three species is provided.
DOI: 10.15468/zs9w83
title: Three new species of Gerronema (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from southern China

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Zhang, Wei-Xin, Deng, Wang-Qiu, Chang, Chang-Qing, Zhou, Ping, Lin, Min, Zhang, Ming (2025): Three new species of Gerronema (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from southern China. MycoKeys 114: 239-258, DOI: 10.3897/mycokeys.114.145299AbstractThree new species of Gerronema are discovered from southern China. Gerronema angustum is characterized by its small basidiomata, greenish-green pileus, slender stipe, narrow, and close lamellae. Gerronema pubescence is characterized by its pubescent pileus when young, yellowish white to pale yellow lamellae that are lighter towards the margin, narrowly cylindrical to lageniform pleurocystidia, and absent cheilocystidia. Gerronema rhizomorpha is characterized by its yellowish white to brown pileus, well-developed rhizomorphs at the stipe base, absent cheilocystidia and pleurocystidia, and not growing on rotten wood. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of nrITS + nrLSU support the species delimitation. In this study, detailed descriptions, photos of the basidiomata, line drawings, and discussions with related species are comprehensively provided. A key to the known Gerronema species in China is also provided.
DOI: 10.15468/chmnsk
title: Two new genera of the subtribe Psilopterina Lac. (Coleopteraz Buprestidae) Abstract: The paper gives the description of two new genera of the subtribe Psilopterina LAC. from the Indo-Pacific Region.

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Hołyński, Roman B. (2001): Two new genera of the subtribe Psilopterina Lac. (Coleopteraz Buprestidae) Abstract: The paper gives the description of two new genera of the subtribe Psilopterina LAC. from the Indo-Pacific Region. Annals of the Upper Silesian Museum (Entomology) 10 - 11: 129-133, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7782568Abstract: The paper gives the description of two new genera of the subtribe Psilopterina LAC. from the Indo-Pacific Region.
DOI: 10.15468/c5k2qb
title: First records of the druid fly genus Clusia Haliday, 1838 (Diptera, Clusiidae), with two new species from China

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Shen, Shuang, Zhu, Yongqiang, Liu, Chang, Yang, Ding, Xi, Yuqiang (2023): First records of the druid fly genus Clusia Haliday, 1838 (Diptera, Clusiidae), with two new species from China. Zootaxa 5257 (1): 123-130, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.9AbstractThe druid fly genus Clusia was firstly recorded from China, including two new species: C. luteimacula sp. nov. from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve of Chongqing and C. sinensis sp. nov. from Wanglang of Sichuan and Mt. Taibai of Shaanxi. A key to all species of Clusia globally is presented.
DOI: 10.15468/tbwjp4
title: Plukenetia kwangoensis sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae, Plukenetieae), a new species of Plukenetia L. sect. Hedraiostylus (Hassk.) Müll. Arg. from Democratic Republic of Congo

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Gillespie, Lynn J. (2023): Plukenetia kwangoensis sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae, Acalyphoideae, Plukenetieae), a new species of Plukenetia L. sect. Hedraiostylus (Hassk.) Müll. Arg. from Democratic Republic of Congo. Adansonia (3) 45 (9): 141-149, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2023v45a9ABSTRACTPlukenetia kwangoensis sp. nov., a new species from savannas of western Democratic Republic of Congo, is described and illustrated. The species belongs to Plukenetia sect. Hedraiostylus (Hassk.) Müll.Arg., an African and Asian section characterized by short styles, small dry capsules, small lenticular seeds, and foveolate pollen. It is morphologically most similar to P. africana Sond. from southern Africa, differing in its shorter petioles, absence of stipels at the petiole apex, leaf blades with narrowly acute bases and more numerous secondary veins, and shorter pistillate flower pedicels. The description of Plukenetia sect. Hedraiostylus is emended to encompass the new species’ erect habit and pinnately veined leaf blades; a key to the four species in the section is provided.
DOI: 10.15468/qtkk6m
title: Two new species of larval Erythraeidae (Parasitengona) ectoparasites of leafhoppers from Southwestern China

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Jiang, Yan, Yi, Tian-Ci, Xu, Si-Yuan, Jin, Dao-Chao (2025): Two new species of larval Erythraeidae (Parasitengona) ectoparasites of leafhoppers from Southwestern China. ZooKeys 1236: 85-101, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1236.139274AbstractIn this study, three species were examined. Among them, two new species, Caeculisoma taianensis sp. nov. and Iguatonia barboproxima sp. nov. from Southwestern China, were described and illustrated based on larvae. The two new species can be distinguished from the known species by the following characteristics: the anterior sensilla are nude, and the gnathosoma has two pairs of nude hypostomalae in C. taianensis sp. nov.; the anterior sensilla and posterolateral scutalae are located in the posterior half of the scutum, and the posterior hypostomalae with barbs on the proximal half in I. barboproxima sp. nov. In addition, a new host and distribution range of Abrolophus quadrapexicis Xu & Jin, 2022 is reported.
DOI: 10.15468/75hds3
title: A new genus from southern China in the tribe Nicertini and discussion of distinguishing tribes of Derbinae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae)

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Chen, Weiqiang, Wang, Yinglun, Zhang, Yalin (2024): A new genus from southern China in the tribe Nicertini and discussion of distinguishing tribes of Derbinae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae). Zootaxa 5512 (1): 103-112, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.8, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.1.8AbstractA new genus, Neomegatropis gen. nov., in the tribe Nicertini (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Derbidae) is described from China with one new species, Neomegatropis rubrimacula sp. nov. (China: Hainan, Jianfengling), described and illustrated. The number of spines on the apex of the second metatarsal segment is discussed as a criterion to distinguish the tribe Nicertini from the other four tribes within the subfamily Derbinae. A key to eight genera in the tribe Nicertini is provided.
DOI: 10.15468/83kyek
title: Integrative taxonomy of the black-barred disk pacus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), including the redescription of Myloplus schomburgkii and the description of two new species

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Machado, Valéria N., Pereira, Victória D., Ota, Rafaela P., Collins, Rupert A., Ândrade, Marcelo, Garcia-Ayala, James R., Jégu, Michel, Farias, Izeni P., Hrbek, Tomas (2024): Integrative taxonomy of the black-barred disk pacus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae), including the redescription of Myloplus schomburgkii and the description of two new species. Neotropical Ichthyology (e 230095) 22 (2): 1-45, DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0095, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0224-2023-0095Presently, Myloplus schomburgkii is the most easily recognized species among the serrasalmids by having a vertical black bar in the middle of the body. However, through a broad taxonomic review, including DNA barcoding and morphological analyses, we were able to identify and describe two new species that also share a dark vertical bar on the flank. In addition, we redescribe M. schomburgkii, designating a neotype and restricting the type-locality to rio Negro in Barcelos, Amazonas State, Brazil. The three lineages of black-barred pacus present high molecular divergences (7.9–11%) and can be distinguished by differences in the shape of the vertical bar, shape of females’ anal fin, number of total vertebrae, number of total branched dorsal-fin rays, among other characters. Although the existence of these two new species has been hidden due to many morphological similarities, mainly the presence of the black bar, the three lineages do not compose a monophyletic group, with one of the new species being recovered as sister to Ossubtus xinguense. This result reinforces the necessity of the redefinition of the Myleini genera.
DOI: 10.15468/zpzttf
title: Two new species and additional records of Sinlathrobium Assing (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from southern China

description: This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Chen, Xi, Ye, Jian-Ping, Peng, Zhong (2024): Two new species and additional records of Sinlathrobium Assing (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) from southern China. ZooKeys 1218: 25-33, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1218.128973AbstractNew taxonomic and faunistic data for three species of the genus Sinlathrobium Assing, 2013 from China are provided. Sinlathrobium assingi Chen & Peng, sp. nov. (Chongqing: West Daba Shan) and Sinlathrobium chenzhilini Chen & Peng, sp. nov. (Guangxi: Maoer Shan) are described and illustrated. Additional records from Chongqing, detailed bionomic data and female sexual characters of S. lobrathioides (Assing, 2012) are provided. A key to the species of Sinlathrobium is given.