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Bootstrapping an XML Schema of syntactic functions into a skeleton ontology
(North-West University (Vaal Triangle Campus), 2009)
Information Systems is regarded as an interdisciplinary science. Therefore, insights from the humanities are important for this discipline, although this is not always recognised or valued. One outstanding example is the ...
A new genus for Cirolana troglexuma Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1997, an anchialine cave dwelling cirolanid isopod (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from the Bahamas
(Pensoft, 2017)
Cirolana troglexuma Botosaneanu & Iliffe, 1997 is redescribed and a Lucayalana Bruce & Brix, gen. n.
established for the species. In total 38 specimens were collected from Hatchet Bay Cave, Eleuthera. Specimens
on which ...
Linking morphological and molecular taxonomy for the identifcation of poultry house, soil, and nest dwelling mites in the Western Palearctic
(Nature, 2019)
Because of its ability to expedite specimen identifcation and species delineation, the barcode index
number (BIN) system presents a powerful tool to characterize hyperdiverse invertebrate groups such
as the Acari (mites). ...
A new species of Cheyletus Latreille (Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) from Iran and a key to the Iranian species
(Acarologia, 2018)
A new species, Cheyletus rashtiensis n. sp. (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Cheyletidae) is described on the basis of adult females from Rasht, Guilan Province, Northern Iran. The new species can be distinguished from other ...
Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa
(BMC, 2019)
Background
We use taxonomy to organize the world into recognizable units. Folk taxonomy deals with the naming and classification of organisms through culture. Unlike its scientific counterpart, folk taxonomy is mostly ...
Molecular assessment of three species of Anilocra (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) ectoparasites from Caribbean coral reef fishes, with the description of Anilocra brillae sp. n.
(Pensoft, 2017)
A morphological review and molecular characterization of Anilocra haemuli Bunkley Williams & Williams,
1981, were completed using specimens collected from Haemulon flavolineatum Desmarest, 1823
(French grunt) and Epinephelus ...
Review of the fish parasitic genus Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cymothoidae) from South Africa, including the description of three new species
(Pensoft, 2019)
The branchial-attaching cymothoid genus, Elthusa Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is a genus with a world-wide distribution of 36 species, including the three species described here. Elthusa raynaudii (Milne Ed-wards, 1840) is ...
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota) from the Lizard Island region of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
(Pensoft, 2016)
The marine isopod family Joeropsididae (Asellota) is documented for the Lizard Island region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fifteen species of Joeropsis are recorded, including ten new species; descriptive notes are ...
Redescription of the fish parasitic “tongue biter” Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Singapore
(National University of Singapore, 2016)
Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is redescribed from specimens collected in Singapore, the
female of which is designated as neotype. Adult female Cymothoa rhina can be identified by the acute anterior
margin of ...
More than 40 years of excellence: the outstanding contribution of the South African Edward A. Ueckermann to acarology
(Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, 2018)
Great contribution to acarology has been provided by the South African taxonomist Edward A. Ueckermann, for the knowledge of mites of his country and of several other countries. His major contribution for more than 40 years ...