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Exploring species level taxonomy and species delimitation methods in the facultatively self-fertilizing land snail genus Rumina (gastropoda: pulmonata) by Prévot, Vanya, Jordaens, Kurt, Sonet, Gontran, Backeljau, Thierry

“…Delimiting species in facultatively selfing taxa is a challenging problem of which the terrestrial pulmonate snail genus Rumina is a good example. These snails…”
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A revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000 (Diptera, Syrphidae), with the description of two new species and one new synonymy by Midgley, John M., Goergen, Georg, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) genus Afroxanthandrus Kassebeer, 2000 is revised based on morphological and molecular characters. Two new species,…”
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Description of the female of Syrittosyrphus opacea Hull, 1944 (Diptera, Syrphidae, Eristalinae) with additional notes on the genus by Ssymank, Axel, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The taxonomy of Syrphidae is far from being complete in the Afrotropical Region and many species have been described from a single sex only. One of these is…”
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A revision of the hover fly genus Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 (Diptera, Syrphidae) with the description of one new species by Midgley, John, Bellingan, Terence, Jordaens, Kurt

“…Amphoterus Bezzi, 1915 is a genus of rarely collected Afrotropical hover flies (Diptera, Syrphidae). We present the first description of the female of A…”
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On the identity of the Afrotropical species of Mallota Meigen (Diptera: Syrphidae) by De Meyer, Marc, Goergen, Georg, Midgley, John, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The Afrotropical hoverflies belonging to the genus Mallota Meigen, 1822 (Diptera: Syrphidae) are revised. Ten species are recognized, of which four are new to…”
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Is ‘everything everywhere’? Unprecedented cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan flatworm Gyratrix hermaphroditus by Tessens, Bart, Monnens, Marlies, Backeljau, Thierry, Jordaens, Kurt, Van Steenkiste, Niels, Breman, Floris C., Smeets, Karen, Artois, Tom

“…Many nominal species of microscopic animals traditionally fitting the ‘everything is everywhere’ paradigm have been revealed to be complexes of cryptic…”
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DNA Barcoding to Improve the Taxonomy of the Afrotropical Hoverflies (Insecta: Diptera: Syrphidae) by Jordaens, Kurt, Goergen, Georg, Virgilio, Massimiliano, Backeljau, Thierry, Vokaer, Audrey, De Meyer, Marc

“…The identification of Afrotropical hoverflies is very difficult because of limited recent taxonomic revisions and the lack of comprehensive identification…”
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Identifying insects with incomplete DNA barcode libraries, African fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) as a test case by Virgilio, Massimiliano, Jordaens, Kurt, Breman, Floris C, Backeljau, Thierry, De Meyer, Marc

“…We propose a general working strategy to deal with incomplete reference libraries in the DNA barcoding identification of species. Considering that (1) queries…”
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Notes on the Afrotropical hover fly genus Meromacroides Curran (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) by Bellingan, Terence, Midgley, John, Goergen, Georg, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The African endemic hover fly Meromacroides meromacriformis (Bezzi, 1915) (Syrphidae, Eristalinae) was described more than a century ago and its monotypic…”
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Taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Senaspis Macquart (Diptera, Syrphidae) by Meyer, Marc De, Goergen, Georg, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The representatives of the Afrotropical hover fly genus Macquart (Diptera) are revised. In total, ten species are recognized. (Bezzi) is herewith placed as…”
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Revision of the Afrotropical species of the hover fly genus Mesembrius Rondani (Diptera, Syrphidae) using morphological and molecular data by Jordaens, Kurt, Goergen, Georg, Skevington, Jeffrey H, Kelso, Scott, Meyer, Marc De

“…The Afrotropical representatives of the hover fly genus Mesembrius Rondani, 1857 (Diptera) are divided into two subgenera, namely Mesembrius s.s. and…”
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The Diptera of Lesotho: a history of collecting in the Mountain Kingdom, summary of recent collecting sites and introduction to the topical collection in African Invertebrates by Midgley, John M, Muller, Burgert S, Theron, Genevieve L, Phoofolo, Mpho, Bellingan, Terence A, Jordaens, Kurt

“…The Kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa is entirely bordered by South Africa, with which it shares many geological and vegetation types, but the vast extent…”
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Rangewide phylogeography of a terrestrial slug in Europe: evidence for Alpine refugia and rapid colonization after the Pleistocene glaciations by PINCEEL, JAN, JORDAENS, KURT, PFENNINGER, MARKUS, BACKELJAU, THIERRY

“…Intraspecific phylogeographical patterns largely depend on the life history traits of a species. Especially species with a high degree of cold tolerance,…”
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Utility of GenBank and the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) for the identification of forensically important Diptera from Belgium and France by Sonet, Gontran, Jordaens, Kurt, Braet, Yves, Bourguignon, Luc, Dupont, Eréna, Backeljau, Thierry, De Meyer, Marc, Desmyter, Stijn

“…Fly larvae living on dead corpses can be used to estimate post-mortem intervals. The identification of these flies is decisive in forensic casework and can be…”
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Mycobacterium ulcerans Population Genomics To Inform on the Spread of Buruli Ulcer across Central Africa by Vandelannoote, Koen, Phanzu, Delphin Mavinga, Kibadi, Kapay, Eddyani, Miriam, Meehan, Conor J, Jordaens, Kurt, Leirs, Herwig, Portaels, Françoise, Stinear, Timothy P, Harris, Simon R, de Jong, Bouke C

“…Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease of skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by infection with the pathogen Many critical issues for disease control,…”
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Ethiopian muscids (Diptera, Muscidae) egg-carriers of Stylogaster Macquart (Diptera, Conopidae) by Couri, Márcia S, Jordaens, Kurt, Geeraert, Lore, Matheus, Rafael, Vieira-Araújo, Angelina P

“…We here report for the first time on the presence of three species of the conopid genus Stylogaster Macquart (Diptera, Conopidae) in Ethiopia, viz. S. nitens…”
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Insertion Sequence Element Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Typing Provides Insights into the Population Structure and Evolution of Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa by Vandelannoote, Koen, Jordaens, Kurt, Bomans, Pieter, Leirs, Herwig, Durnez, Lies, Affolabi, Dissou, Sopoh, Ghislain, Aguiar, Julia, Phanzu, Delphin Mavinga, Kibadi, Kapay, Eyangoh, Sara, Manou, Louis Bayonne, Phillips, Richard Odame, Adjei, Ohene, Ablordey, Anthony, Rigouts, Leen, Portaels, Françoise, Eddyani, Miriam, de Jong, Bouke C

“…OA  Classifications Services AEM Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and its potential causes in the marine periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Mollusca: Gastropoda) by Fourdrilis, Séverine, Mardulyn, Patrick, Hardy, Olivier J, Jordaens, Kurt, de Frias Martins, António Manuel, Backeljau, Thierry

“…We report the presence of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) hyperdiversity in the marine periwinkle (Linnaeus, 1758), the first such case among marine gastropods. Our…”
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DNA barcoding and the differentiation between North American and West European Phormia regina (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Chrysomyinae) by Jordaens, Kurt, Sonet, Gontran, Braet, Yves, De Meyer, Marc, Backeljau, Thierry, Goovaerts, Frankie, Bourguignon, Luc, Desmyter, Stijn

“…Phormia regina (the black fly) is a common Holarctic blow fly species which serves as a primary indicator taxon to estimate minimal post mortem intervals. It…”
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First report of the exotic blue land planarian, Caenoplana coerulea (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae), on Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) by Breugelmans, Karin, Cardona, Josep Quintana, Artois, Tom, Jordaens, Kurt, Backeljau, Thierry

“…In April 2009 two specimens of a terrestrial flatworm were collected from under a rock in an orchard at Ciutadella de Menorca on the easternmost Balearic…”
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