Volume 26, Issue 78, 2025 (Forthcoming Issue)

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This study significantly enhances the understanding of Asteroidea diversity in the northern Arabian Sea by providing the first confirmed record of Aquilonastra richmondi (O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2006) and complete description of Aquilonastra iranica (Mortensen, 1940) along the Makran Coast of Pakistan. This study meticulously documented comprehensive morphological characteristics and habitat information for both species A. richmondi and A. iranica collected from Bandari Beach, Jiwani Makran coast. These findings contribute crucial data to verify identification accuracy and offer reliable descriptions, diagnoses, and illustrations of key taxonomic features. The current research represents a valuable addition to the known Aquilonastra fauna in Pakistani coastal waters, expanding the regional understanding of marine biodiversity. All identified specimens have been securely deposited in the Marine Reference Collection and Resource Centre at the University of Karachi, ensuring their accessibility for future research.

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New records of Aquilonastra richmondi (O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2006) and detailed taxonomy of Aquilonastra iranica (Mortensen, 1940) from Jiwani Makran Coast Balochistan, Northern Arabian Sea

Qadeer Mohammad Ali, Quratulan Ahmed, Iqra Shaikh, Levent Bat

This study significantly enhances the understanding of Asteroidea diversity in the northern Arabian Sea by providing the first confirmed record of Aquilonastra richmondi (O'Loughlin & Rowe, 2006) and complete description of Aquilonastra iranica (Mortensen, 1940) along the Makran Coast of Pakistan

Species, 2025, 26(78), e27s3141

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Anatomical relationship between the parasite: Dendrophthoe falcata (Loranthaceae) and their host plants, South India

Balachandran N, Barathan N, Vinothini K, Suvaathimani S

Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh. of the family Loranthaceae is a common non-host specific mistletoe occurring along the Coromandel Coast of Tamil Nadu

Species, 2025, 26(78), e28s3139

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First Report of Podaxis pistillaris (L.), a macrofungi from Mahanadi River areas, Cuttack, Odisha, India

Rajkumari Supriya Devi, Subhalakshmi Rout, Sugimani Marndi, Nibedita Jena, Sanjeet Kumar

A significant finding has been made on the macrofungal diversity of Odisha state, India, with the identification of Podaxis pistillaris (L.) as a new record

Species, 2025, 26(78), e29s3137

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First record of the Goatfish Species Parupeneus spilurus (Perciformes: Mullidae) in the Marine Waters of Syria, Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Nour G Baddour, Mohamad Y Galiya, Waad G Sabour

During our ongoing-research project "Study of the Reproductive Biology and Food Spectrum of the Blue Spotted Cornet Fish Fistularia commersonii (Rüppell, 1838)

Species, 2025, 26(78), e30s3143

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Comparison of the Seasonal Distribution of Phytoplankton Composition Inside and Outside Mersin Marina

Murat Demir, Nuray Çiftçi, Deniz Ayas

The objective of this study was to ascertain the impact of the marine operation and breakwater on the phytoplankton composition, as sampled from both within and without the marina, on a seasonal basis

Species, 2025, 26(78), e31s3149

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Functional diversity of some spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in forest landscapes of Bethuadahari, West Bengal, with a new record from India

Shuvadeep Sen, Md. Reaz Mondal, Arka Kumar Akuli, Somnath Mandal

The spiders located on both sides of the transects in the forest areas of Bethuadahari were recorded without collection of any specimens

Species, 2025, 26(78), e32s3157

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Diversity of macro-fungi reported from selected region of parner tehsil (m.s), India

Pratiksha Jadhav, Riyaj Inamdar, Narayan Ghangaonkar, Ravindra Deshmukh

Before this study nobody reported the diversity of macro-fungi from Parner tehsil. The present study report the variety of fungi (mycoflora) present in the selected study area of the Parner tehsil

Species, 2025, 26(78), e33s3159

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Day-Night Composition, Abundance and Distribution of Zooplankton Groups from Mertang Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia

B. Zokerefli Azwa-Liza, B. Che Suhaimi Che-Alia-Syakila, B. Abdul Rahim Azman

This study was conducted around the waters of Mertang Archipelago, Johor, Malaysia. This study aims to characterize the composition, abundance, and distribution of various zooplankton groups

Species, 2025, 26(78), e34s3161

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Lectotypification of Adenophora alpina Nannf. (Campanulaceae)

Tiwari UL

Adenophora alpina Nannf. was first described in 1930 from alpine meadows collected from Sichuan, China. However, no holotype was designated in the protologue, and the name has remained untypified in the taxonomic literature since then

Species, 2025, 26(78), e35s3167

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Notes on the identity and distribution of Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe in Odisha

Sifan Priyadarshini, Sabita Tudu, Jeevan K Jena, Prakash C Gogineni, Sudam C Sahu

Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe and Zingiber rubens Roxb. are closely allied species having identification difficulties. The distribution of Z. roseum was considered doubtful in Odisha

Species, 2025, 26(78), e36s3179

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Diversity of flowering plants in the Sathuragiri hills, Tamil Nadu, Southern Western Ghats, India

Karnan Jeyaprakash, Natesan Balachandran

This study enumerates the diversity of vascular plants found in the Sathuragiri Hills which is situated in the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, India

Species, 2025, 26(78), e37s3169

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Didymoplexis pallens (Orchidaceae) in Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary: A reappraisal of its occurrence and distribution in West Bengal, India

Soumyajit Chowdhury

Didymoplexis pallens Griffith, one of the most unique and rarely observed terrestrial, leafless and mycoheterotrophic orchids was recorded from the Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India on 12 June, 2018

Species, 2025, 26(78), e38s3171

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A New Genus for Indian Waters: First Report of Miralda (Pyramidellidae) with Miralda scopulorum (Watson, 1886)

Rupavath Rajendar Kumar, Roberto Ardovini, Babu R, Praveen K

We report the first confirmed record of Miralda scopulorum (Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae) from Indian waters, based on two specimens collected from Kalpeni Island, Lakshadweep

Species, 2025, 26(78), e39s3177

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Taxonomic Implications of Leaf Epidermal Anatomy in Some Members of Genus Quisqualis L. and Guiera senegalensis J.F. GMEL

Tolulope A Durodola, Opeyemi M Mudasiru, Daniel A Idowu, Otoh D Umoren

The genus Quisqualis (Combretaceae) is used as an herbal medicine and genus Guiera (Combretaceae) distributed widely in Western Africa, and used in traditional medicine.

Species, 2025, 26(78), e40s3189

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Achene morphology of some genera of Cyperaceae Juss. in Karnataka

Spoorthi Deshi, Shreyas Betageri, Vanaja G Patgar, Kotresha K

Achene morphology of some genera of Cyperaceae Juss. in Karnataka has been conducted using a Scanning electron microscope with beautiful ornamentation of the achene surface

Species, 2025, 26(78), e41s3181

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Dioscorea balakrishnanii (Dioscoreaceae), a new species from south Western Ghats, India

Pichan Mohammed Salim, Jose Mathew, Safeer Manakkattil Muhammadsulphey

Within the context of the diversity and floristic study has conducted on tuberous plants of the Kerala part of South Western Ghats, a new species, Dioscorea balakrishnanii P.M.Salim & J.Mathew is described

Species, 2025, 26(78), e42s3191

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