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A new Zoologica Scripta paper is online: Liao et al. 'Phylogeny of the Bakuellid-Related Ciliate (Alveolata, Ciliophora) Genera, With Establishment of Three New Families and Note on Morphogenesis of Holostichides heterotypicus'. doi.org/10.1111/zsc....
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September 28, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Now available online: The Zoologica Scripta paper by Uhrová et al. entitled 'The African Mole-Rat Genus Cryptomys and Its Species: Distinct in Their Genes and Habitats'. The paper is available open access.
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September 27, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Now online: The open access Zoologica Scripta paper by Kunz et al. 'Goshawk Genomics: Genome Wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Confirm Species Status of Astur gentilis and Astur atricapillus'. doi.org/10.1111/zsc....
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September 30, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Now online: The open access Zoologica Scripta paper by Garzia et al. 'Systematic and Taxonomic Revision of Ostrea stentina Species Complex (Bivalvia: Ostreidae): New Insights From a Topotype-Based Integrative Approach'. doi.org/10.1111/zsc....
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September 30, 2026 at 6:27 AM
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The latest issue of the Zoologica Scripta (55_4) includes the invited review 'Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia' by Torsten H. Struck. doi.org/10.1111/zsc.... (open access)

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July 13, 2026 at 6:16 AM
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Looking forward to the editors meeting of the Zoological Scripta (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1463...) in Stockholm today.

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March 5, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Just published in #ZoologicaScripta #OpenAccess
"Inverse Latitudinal Diversity Gradient, Systematics and Historical Biogeography in the Gomphocerinae Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae)"
Le Flanchec, T., @tonyrobillard.bsky.social ., Nattier, R. @isyeb.mnhn.fr et al.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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A new Invited Review paper by T. Struck entitled 'Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia' is now available online early (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) in the Zoologica Scripta.

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April 5, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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In #ZoologicaScripta (70068)
Out of the Dark: Phylogenetic Position of Remarkable Subterranean Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Inferred From a Museomic Approach.
Nattier,R., & Quéinnec,É. @isyeb.mnhn.fr
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June 15, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Birds attract a lot of attention. Thus, perhaps not too surprising that a paper by Cerqueira et al. on antshrikes in Brazil (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....) tops the list of most downloaded Zoologica Scripta papers published in 2024 & 2025.
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March 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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Now online: the Zoologica Scripta paper by Acosta et al. entitled 'Range-Wide Molecular Systematics of Mastiff Bats Reveals Heterogeneous Lineage Differentiation and Two Unrecognised Lineages in the Neotropics' is now available at doi.org/10.1111/zsc....

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Range‐Wide Molecular Systematics of Mastiff Bats Reveals Heterogeneous Lineage Differentiation and Two Unrecognised Lineages in the Neotropics
The genus Molossus is one of the most taxonomically challenging groups of Neotropical bats because of the marked morphological similarity among species, uneven geographic sampling, and conflicting si...
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September 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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The Zoologica Scripta published a new virtual issue entitled 'Most downloaded papers published in 2024 and 2025' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1.... The virtual issue compiles 10 exciting and attractive papers - all published open access.

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Most downloaded papers published in 2024 and 2025: Zoologica Scripta
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March 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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The Zoologica Scripta September 2026 issue (55:5) with exciting papers covering taxa from isopods (suborder Asselota) to the small Palla’s cat, an endemic to the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been published. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14636409...

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Zoologica Scripta: Vol 55, No 5
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August 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Now online: the Zoologica Scripta paper by Zheng et al. entitled 'From the Ancient Tethys to Modern Mountain Springs: A New Operculum-Projection-Bearing Family of Truncatelloidea' is now available at doi.org/10.1111/zsc....

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From the Ancient Tethys to Modern Mountain Springs: A New Operculum‐Projection‐Bearing Family of Truncatelloidea
The superfamily Truncatelloidea represents one of the most diverse radiations among microgastropods, yet its systematics remains challenging due to extensive morphological homoplasy and small body si...
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September 23, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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The open access paper by Becher et al. 'Differentiation and Population Structure of Idyla bicristata (Gastropoda: Clausiliidae) on Euboea, Greece' has been published by the Zoologica Scripta as Early View. doi.org/10.1111/zsc....
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September 18, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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The paper by Zhao et al. 'The Phylogenetic Position of the Extinct Hawaiian Honeyeaters: Overcoming the Limitations of Historical DNA' has been selected as featured article of issue 55:3 of the Zoological Scripta.
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June 11, 2026 at 5:35 AM
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The featured paper of the September issue of the Zoologica Scripta by Feng et al. entitled 'Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Otocolobus manul Provides Insights Into High-Altitude Adaptation and Evolutionary Traits' targets Palla’s cat.
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August 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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The March 2026 issue of the Zoological Scripta has been published. This time, we editors promote the paper by da Silva et al. on the dwarf swamp frog as the issue's featured article on the journal's webpage. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1463....

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February 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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The July issue (55_4) of the Zoological Scripta is out. It compiles exciting papers, targeting animal taxa ranging from huntsman spiders to gerbils along with an invited review on phylogenomics of Lophotrochozoa. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14636409...

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Zoologica Scripta: Vol 55, No 4
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June 28, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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The Wang et al. paper 'Historical Biogeography of Freshwater Planarians (Tricladida, Dugesia) From the Eastern Palearctic–Oriental Region, Including the Integrative Description of Two New Species From the Nanling Mountains, China' is now online (early view). doi.org/10.1111/zsc....
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Historical Biogeography of Freshwater Planarians (Tricladida, <fi>Dugesia</fi>) From the Eastern Palearctic–Oriental Region, Including the Integrative Description of Two New Species From the Nanling Mountains, China
In this paper we document further samplings in the Nanling Mountains, covering six new localities and infer the historical biogeography of Dugesia from the Eastern Palearctic–Oriental region, thus pr...
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September 7, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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The Voges et al. paper 'Evolution of Crematogaster sordidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Ants in the Mediterranean Region During Plio-Pleistocene Climatic Changes' has been chosen as featured article of the July 2026 issue (55:4) of the Zoologica Scripta.

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June 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM