cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7019.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus bourgensis (Ollivier et al. 1986) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Asakawa and Nagaoka 2003

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7020.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus marisnigri (Romesser et al. 1981) Maestrojuán et al. 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7021.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus marisnigri (Romesser et al. 1981) Maestrojuán et al. 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7022.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus thermophilus (Rivard and Smith 1982) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Spring et al. 2005

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7023.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus thermophilus (Rivard and Smith 1982) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Spring et al. 2005

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7024.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus thermophilus (Rivard and Smith 1982) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Spring et al. 2005

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7025.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus thermophilus (Rivard and Smith 1982) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Spring et al. 2005

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7026.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus thermophilus (Rivard and Smith 1982) Maestrojuán et al. 1990 emend. Spring et al. 2005

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7027.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus sp.

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7028.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus palmolei Zellner et al. 1998

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7029.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus chikugoensis Dianou et al. 2001

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7030.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus submarinus Mikucki et al. 2003

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7031.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoculleus receptaculi Cheng et al. 2008

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7032.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium cariaci Romesser et al. 1981 emend. Maestrojuán et al. 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7033.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium organophilum Widdel et al. 1989

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7034.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium sp.

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7035.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium sp.

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7036.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium marinum Chong et al. 2003

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7037.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium frigidum Franzmann et al. 1997

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7038.20191129.4.1
title: Methanogenium boonei Kendall et al. 2007

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7039.20191129.4.1
title: Methanolacinia paynteri (Rivard et al. 1984) Zellner et al. 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7040.20191129.4.1
title: Methanomicrobium mobile (Paynter and Hungate 1968) Balch and Wolfe 1981

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7041.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoplanus endosymbiosus van Bruggen et al. 1986

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7042.20191129.4.1
title: Methanoplanus limicola Wildgruber et al. 1984 emend. Göker et al. 2014

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7043.20191129.4.1
title: Methanolacinia petrolearia (Ollivier et al. 1998) Göker et al. 2015

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7044.20191129.4.1
title: Methanopyrus kandleri Kurr et al. 1992

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7045.20191129.4.1
title: Methanothrix soehngenii Huser et al. 1983

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7046.20191129.4.1
title: Methanosaeta concilii (Patel 1985) Patel and Sprott 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7047.20191129.4.1
title: Methanosaeta concilii (Patel 1985) Patel and Sprott 1990

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7048.20191129.4.1
title: Methanosaeta thermophila (Kamagata et al. 1992) Boone and Kamagata 1998

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7049.20191129.4.1
title: Methanothrix thermoacetophila Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7050.20191129.4.1
title: Methanothrix thermoacetophila Nozhevnikova and Chudina 1988

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5314927
title: Small mammal diversity and dynamics within Nigeria, with emphasis on reservoirs of the lassa virus

description: Nigeria has a rich small mammal community, with several species implicated as carriers of zoonotic microbes such as the Lassa virus (LASV). We sought to elucidate the diversity and distribution of these animals (including known LASV reservoirs) geographically, habitat-wise and seasonally. Our DNA-assisted survey detected at least 19 small mammal species amongst 790 specimens. Diversity indices were similar between ecological zones and also between endemic and non-endemic areas for Lassa fever. <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, the most renowned LASV host, was present in eight out of nine localities sampled. We also described the spatial occurrence of other known LASV hosts such as <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>Hylomyscus pamfi</i>, including carriers of LASV-like arenaviruses such as <i>Mus</i> (<i>Nannomys</i>) spp. The most numerous rodents (<i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, <i>M. erythroleucus</i>, and <i>Praomys daltoni</i>) were captured mainly inside human dwellings. Reproductive activity occurred throughout the year, but led to population peaks for <i>M. natalensis</i> in the dry season and for <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>P. daltoni</i> in the rainy season. Extensive geographic distribution of LASV rodent reservoirs, with population peaks in different seasons, shows that the risk of rodent-to-human transmission of LASV is greater than currently realized.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5297077
title: Planktonic and periphytic bdelloid rotifers from Thailand reveal a species assemblage with a combination of cosmopolitan and tropical species

description: The dispersal pattern of microorganisms has been a debated topic in the last decade, because for microscopic organisms with dispersing stages, biogeographic barriers may not exist and geographic distances may have little effect on the probability of their occurrence. In this study we tested whether a group of microscopic animals, the bdelloid rotifers, sampled in a tropical country, could indeed be cosmopolitan, strictly tropical, and/or have endemic species. We sampled freshwater habitats throughout Thailand in dry and rainy seasons between 2014 and 2016, focusing on permanent water bodies, where the prevalence of species producing resting stages acting as propagules for dispersal should be minimal and thus dispersal limitation should exist, with several species being narrowly distributed. We used traditional morphological identification, geometric morphometric analyses on the shape and size of the jaws, and DNA taxonomy to identify species and to quantify the morphological and genetic distances of Thai samples in comparison with data on bdelloids from other areas in the world. We found a total of 12 species of planktonic and periphytic bdelloid rotifers, and all approaches we used, qualitative and quantitative, confirmed a group of nine potentially cosmopolitan species already known from other continents, one tropical oriental species, and two new species with a potentially narrow geographic distribution, one of which we here formally describe. We thus support the idea that for microscopic animals the moderate endemicity hypothesis suggested for protists may also hold true: most of the species we found indeed have a wide geographic distribution, but other species with narrower distributions do exist. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3DF5A913-BE6A-4EA4-88FD-C38C0F7AE00A
DOI: 10.13145/bacdive7052.20191129.4.1
title: Methanosaeta pelagica Mori et al. 2012

description: The range of data encompasses taxonomy, morphology, physiology, sampling and concomitant environmental conditions as well as molecular biology.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5319649
title: Extreme population subdivision or cryptic speciation in the cactus <i>Pilosocereus jauruensis</i>? A taxonomic challenge posed by a naturally fragmented system

description: In allopatric systems, where gene flow is highly constrained, the distinction between intraspecific differentiation and speciation is a challenging task. <i>Pilosocereus jauruensis</i> is a columnar cactus restricted to patchy dry habitats of Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco biomes in south-western Brazil and neighbouring countries. This species was recently reinstated after having been synonymized with <i>P. machriisi</i>, now including <i>P. paraguayensis</i>, <i>P. saudadensis</i>, and <i>P. densivillosus</i> as its synonyms. These taxa have been placed within the informal Aurisetus group. The present study aimed to investigate the genetic structure of <i>P. jauruensis</i> in order to identify possible distinct evolutionary lineages, and to support further refinement of the taxonomy of this species. For this purpose, 10 microsatellite loci were genotyped for 156 individuals of <i>P. jauruensis</i>. To provide a proxy for the expected interspecific differentiation level within this allopatric system, two populations (49 individuals) of <i>P. vilaboensis</i> (a species closely related to <i>P. jauruensis</i>) were also included. Additionally, two cpDNA markers (<i>trnSGCU-trnGUCC</i> and <i>trnT-trnL</i>) for a subsample of 44 individuals of both species were sequenced. The results obtained showed that even though <i>P. jauruensis</i> populations are relatively small and isolated, they still maintain a high level of genetic diversity (e.g., H<sub>E</sub> = 0.557 to 0.725; H<sub>O</sub> = 0.253 to 0.409). The study suggests the existence of two distinct taxa/evolutionary lineages through their entire distribution. Two populations found in the same geographic region of the now synonymized <i>P. densivillosus</i> showed significant genetic divergence when compared with other populations of <i>P. jauruensis</i>. In contrast, our results did not support an evolutionary independence hypothesis for populations that occur in the same geographic region of the synonymous <i>P. saudadensis</i>.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5314927.v2
title: Small mammal diversity and dynamics within Nigeria, with emphasis on reservoirs of the lassa virus

description: Nigeria has a rich small mammal community, with several species implicated as carriers of zoonotic microbes such as the Lassa virus (LASV). We sought to elucidate the diversity and distribution of these animals (including known LASV reservoirs) geographically, habitat-wise and seasonally. Our DNA-assisted survey detected at least 19 small mammal species amongst 790 specimens. Diversity indices were similar between ecological zones and also between endemic and non-endemic areas for Lassa fever. <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, the most renowned LASV host, was present in eight out of nine localities sampled. We also described the spatial occurrence of other known LASV hosts such as <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>Hylomyscus pamfi</i>, including carriers of LASV-like arenaviruses such as <i>Mus</i> (<i>Nannomys</i>) spp. The most numerous rodents (<i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, <i>M. erythroleucus</i>, and <i>Praomys daltoni</i>) were captured mainly inside human dwellings. Reproductive activity occurred throughout the year, but led to population peaks for <i>M. natalensis</i> in the dry season and for <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>P. daltoni</i> in the rainy season. Extensive geographic distribution of LASV rodent reservoirs, with population peaks in different seasons, shows that the risk of rodent-to-human transmission of LASV is greater than currently realized.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5117476
title: Molecular systematics and biodiversity of the <i>Cryptotis mexicanus</i> group (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae): two new species from Honduras supported

description: Small-eared shrews of the genus <i>Cryptotis</i> (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) are widespread in the northern Neotropics. Systematic studies of these shrews over the past two decades have revealed previously undocumented morphological and species diversity, resulting in a quadrupling of the number of recognized species. Unfortunately, a small proportion of the species in the genus have been included in molecular phylogenetic studies, and evolutionary relationships within the genus are incompletely known. Traditionally, species have been assigned to four or five morphologically defined ‘species groups’, but tests of the monophyly of some of these groups show weak support and relationships amongst species groups remain somewhat speculative. The largest species group is the <i>C. mexicanus</i> group inhabiting Mexico and northern Central America. We studied sequences from mitochondrial cytochrome-b and 16S genes, as well as nuclear ApoB and BRCA1 genes from 22 species of <i>Cryptotis</i>, including 15 species in the <i>C. mexicanus</i> group. Our combined analysis shows that the <i>C. goldmani</i> subgroup is very weakly supported as monophyletic; however, the <i>C. mexicanus</i> group as a whole is not monophyletic. Our molecular phylogenetic analyses confirm the distinctiveness of two newly described species (<i>C. celaque</i> and <i>C. mccarthyi</i>) from isolated highlands of western Honduras and illustrate their relationship with other species formerly considered part of a widespread <i>C. goodwini</i>.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5297077.v2
title: Planktonic and periphytic bdelloid rotifers from Thailand reveal a species assemblage with a combination of cosmopolitan and tropical species

description: The dispersal pattern of microorganisms has been a debated topic in the last decade, because for microscopic organisms with dispersing stages, biogeographic barriers may not exist and geographic distances may have little effect on the probability of their occurrence. In this study we tested whether a group of microscopic animals, the bdelloid rotifers, sampled in a tropical country, could indeed be cosmopolitan, strictly tropical, and/or have endemic species. We sampled freshwater habitats throughout Thailand in dry and rainy seasons between 2014 and 2016, focusing on permanent water bodies, where the prevalence of species producing resting stages acting as propagules for dispersal should be minimal and thus dispersal limitation should exist, with several species being narrowly distributed. We used traditional morphological identification, geometric morphometric analyses on the shape and size of the jaws, and DNA taxonomy to identify species and to quantify the morphological and genetic distances of Thai samples in comparison with data on bdelloids from other areas in the world. We found a total of 12 species of planktonic and periphytic bdelloid rotifers, and all approaches we used, qualitative and quantitative, confirmed a group of nine potentially cosmopolitan species already known from other continents, one tropical oriental species, and two new species with a potentially narrow geographic distribution, one of which we here formally describe. We thus support the idea that for microscopic animals the moderate endemicity hypothesis suggested for protists may also hold true: most of the species we found indeed have a wide geographic distribution, but other species with narrower distributions do exist. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3DF5A913-BE6A-4EA4-88FD-C38C0F7AE00A
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5314927.v1
title: Small mammal diversity and dynamics within Nigeria, with emphasis on reservoirs of the lassa virus

description: Nigeria has a rich small mammal community, with several species implicated as carriers of zoonotic microbes such as the Lassa virus (LASV). We sought to elucidate the diversity and distribution of these animals (including known LASV reservoirs) geographically, habitat-wise and seasonally. Our DNA-assisted survey detected at least 19 small mammal species amongst 790 specimens. Diversity indices were similar between ecological zones and also between endemic and non-endemic areas for Lassa fever. <i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, the most renowned LASV host, was present in eight out of nine localities sampled. We also described the spatial occurrence of other known LASV hosts such as <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>Hylomyscus pamfi</i>, including carriers of LASV-like arenaviruses such as <i>Mus</i> (<i>Nannomys</i>) spp. The most numerous rodents (<i>Mastomys natalensis</i>, <i>M. erythroleucus</i>, and <i>Praomys daltoni</i>) were captured mainly inside human dwellings. Reproductive activity occurred throughout the year, but led to population peaks for <i>M. natalensis</i> in the dry season and for <i>M. erythroleucus</i> and <i>P. daltoni</i> in the rainy season. Extensive geographic distribution of LASV rodent reservoirs, with population peaks in different seasons, shows that the risk of rodent-to-human transmission of LASV is greater than currently realized.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5319649.v2
title: Extreme population subdivision or cryptic speciation in the cactus <i>Pilosocereus jauruensis</i>? A taxonomic challenge posed by a naturally fragmented system

description: In allopatric systems, where gene flow is highly constrained, the distinction between intraspecific differentiation and speciation is a challenging task. <i>Pilosocereus jauruensis</i> is a columnar cactus restricted to patchy dry habitats of Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco biomes in south-western Brazil and neighbouring countries. This species was recently reinstated after having been synonymized with <i>P. machriisi</i>, now including <i>P. paraguayensis</i>, <i>P. saudadensis</i>, and <i>P. densivillosus</i> as its synonyms. These taxa have been placed within the informal Aurisetus group. The present study aimed to investigate the genetic structure of <i>P. jauruensis</i> in order to identify possible distinct evolutionary lineages, and to support further refinement of the taxonomy of this species. For this purpose, 10 microsatellite loci were genotyped for 156 individuals of <i>P. jauruensis</i>. To provide a proxy for the expected interspecific differentiation level within this allopatric system, two populations (49 individuals) of <i>P. vilaboensis</i> (a species closely related to <i>P. jauruensis</i>) were also included. Additionally, two cpDNA markers (<i>trnSGCU-trnGUCC</i> and <i>trnT-trnL</i>) for a subsample of 44 individuals of both species were sequenced. The results obtained showed that even though <i>P. jauruensis</i> populations are relatively small and isolated, they still maintain a high level of genetic diversity (e.g., H<sub>E</sub> = 0.557 to 0.725; H<sub>O</sub> = 0.253 to 0.409). The study suggests the existence of two distinct taxa/evolutionary lineages through their entire distribution. Two populations found in the same geographic region of the now synonymized <i>P. densivillosus</i> showed significant genetic divergence when compared with other populations of <i>P. jauruensis</i>. In contrast, our results did not support an evolutionary independence hypothesis for populations that occur in the same geographic region of the synonymous <i>P. saudadensis</i>.