Publications by authors named "Aila Soares Ferreira"
Article Synopsis
- - A new proposal suggests replacing traditional taxonomic descriptions with a coded matrix to streamline species identification and avoid subjective language, aiming to boost the rate of species descriptions.
- - The method involves a dynamic character list that details morphological traits, allowing for easy updates and integration with other scientific fields, such as machine learning and ecological studies.
- - While expert taxonomists are still vital for detailed descriptions, this approach serves as a foundation for semi-automated species recognition and future tools to enhance the efficiency of species description processes.
A survey of Sminthurides Börner, 1900 with specimens from the Americas was performed and two new species from Mexico are described and illustrated (drawings and SEM photographs), including a detailed study of body chaetotaxy. Sminthurides cihuatlensis sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA new diagnosis of Denisiella is provided, based on the revision of most descriptions, including three new species from Brazil. New Brazilian taxa share the presence of 6 + 6 eyes, 4 + 4 serrate spine-like on tibiotarsi III and the polycarinate setae on tibiotarsi II but differ from each other by the shape and size of the sensilla of the tibiotarsi I. Denisiella rhizophorae sp.
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