You can categorize every single living being. This classification system allows scientists to study plant and animal diversity and to group closely related species. From horses to insects to worms, ...

Animal systematics and taxonomy provide the fundamental framework for understanding the immense diversity of animal life. By integrating traditional morphological evaluation with modern molecular ...

Up until quite recently, the animal phylum Placozoa enjoyed a unique position in animal systematics. It was the only phylum to which only a single species had ever been assigned: Trichoplax adhaerens.

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.The Quarterly Review of Biology (QRB) has presented insightful historical, philosophical, and technical treatments of ...

Susan Lawler has received funding from the Australian Research Council in the past. She is a member of the Society of Australian Systematic Biologists. It is that time of year again, when the ...

India has become the first country in the world to prepare a checklist of its entire fauna, covering 104,561 species, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday. He was speaking at ...

Free listing was used to obtain names of marine animals from 234 Peruvian children with families involved in fishing activities. They live in the fishing towns of Vila-vila, Morro Sama and Ilo, ...

All placozoans are superficially identical. But comparative genomic data reveals the presence of different genera. This is the first time that a new animal genus has been defined solely by genomics.