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Documenting the diversity of life through systematics research 📃Our manuscripts: www.tandfonline.com/journals/tsab20 🏛️We're based at the Natural History Museum, London: www.nhm.ac.uk/business-services/pub…

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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 22h
A practical protocol for species delimitation using multi- and single-rate Poisson Tree Processes (mPTP) by Kapli et al.: buff.ly/1rxPNJk This gives an open‑source workflow for large‑scale biodiversity assessment by DNA barcoding and mPTP, using Gallotia lizards as a case study. #TaxonomyTuesday
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New paper out in SAB! Sukhramani & Choudhary report the morphological plasticity and species limits in 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙭 sect. Macranthae: evidence for conspecificity of 𝙎. 𝙬𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙞𝙞 and 𝙎. 𝙯𝙚𝙮𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖. Read the full study here: buff.ly/94uUmpp #taxonomytuesday #SNPs
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New paper out in SAB! 🐛 Beccaloni et al. present a complete inventory of Centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) collected during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872–1876) from the archives of the Natural History Museum, London: buff.ly/l8QQmur #H.M.S.Challenger #Myriapoda #museumcollection
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New study in SAB! Lhayani et al. present the first DNA‑barcoding survey of Fabaceae from the Maamora Forest (Morocco), a Mediterranean ecosystem experiencing ecological degradation and undergoing major restoration efforts. Read here: buff.ly/wpjqDym #Morocco #DNAbarcoding #speciesdiscrimination
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🦎 Taxonomic revision of the genus 𝘿𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙖 (Reptilia: Squamata: Anguidae) with descriptions of four new species from China by Wang et al.: buff.ly/TvVNmLZ This study combines morphology, morphometrics, and multilocus genetics for the revision of Asian glass lizards (𝘿𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙖) #TaxonomyTuesday
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mota 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report the cryptic diversity and Pliocene diversification of the frog 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙨𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙞 species complex: insights from mitochondrial and genome-wide nuclear data: buff.ly/6KYc747 The diversity of this Amazonian species is more complex than previously recognised. #Phyllomedusinae
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New paper out in SAB! A new 𝙋𝙨𝙚𝙪𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙖 species from the North Brazil Shelf was distinguished by its higher cirrata tube count, pentancre morphology, and bipartite caudal organ by Araújo et al. Read here: buff.ly/XLswTDu #cladistic #microinvertebrate #meiofauna #taxonomy
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For #TaxonomyTuesday 🌺 Sumanon 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. investigated the genus 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙮𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙖, comprising 142 species across Asia and Madagascar. The genus exhibits high morphological variation, causing confusion in species delimitation. Read here: buff.ly/WKciV4K #Ipomoea #morningglory #systematics #taxonomy
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For #TaxonomyTuesday - have a look at the high colour variation among Guianan harlequin frogs, perhaps best considered as conspecifics. Read the full study by Lotters et al. (2011) buff.ly/O2ivT7x #Amphibia #Atelopus #Bufonidae #DNAbarcoding #Osornophryne #systematics
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New study out in SAB! Cumberlidge 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report a revision of the African freshwater crab genus 𝙎𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 Bott, 1955 with a description of a new genus (Brachyura: Potamonautidae: Liberonautinae). Read the full study here: buff.ly/ukB6xGr #TaxonomyTuesday #16SrRNA #COI #phylogeny
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BioSyst EU 2026 in Uppsala, Sweden was a wonderful conference! 3 packed days of fascinating talks, posters, workshops and events -Thank you to all involved! Congratulations to the winner of our Prize Draw! Elisa Nocella (Sapienza Uni of Rome) won the ‘Rare Treasures of the Natural History Museum’ ✨
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Systematics and Biodiversity are very happy to be in Upsala for BioSyst.EU 2026! If you are here, come and say hello to our co-Editors-in-Chief. We are publishing a Special Article Collection for the conference so if you are presenting your work here then submit a manuscript! #BioSystEU2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
For #TaxonomyTuesday we are bringing you a new paper by Dong et al. Public DNA archives reveal pervasive cryptic structure and taxonomic confusion in bark and ambrosia beetles (Curculionidae: Platypodinae and Scolytinae): buff.ly/4isOwVf #Biodiversity #DNAbarcodes #invasivespecies #taxonomy
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Less than 2 weeks until BioSyst EU 2026 and we are very excited!! Will you be there? Come and find us to say hello, and catch our Editors-in-Chief doing a Q&A Ask the Editors session. #Proudsponsors #BioSystEU2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
New paper out in SAB! Phylogeography and ecological niche modelling reveal a geographical break in the genetic structure of 𝘽𝙤𝙖𝙣𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙨 (Anura: Hylidae) during the Pleistocene in Eastern Brazil. Pereira 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. combine phylogeographic analyses and ecological niche modelling: buff.ly/N9iIhvp
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A new study in Systematics and Biodiversity by Arroyave 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. provides a major update on the evolutionary history of the enigmatic Middle American catfish 𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙖 𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖. Read here: buff.ly/ytCS0yi #TaxonomyTuesday #catfish #Chiapas #Gondwanan #mitogenomes #Siluriformes
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New study out in Systematics and Biodiversity! An old species with a new identity: resurrection and updated distribution of 𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙞 (Heller, 1861) (Hippolytidae: Decapoda) from the Mediterranean and Red Sea by Levitt‑Barmats 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 🔗 Full article: buff.ly/WowezyY #cryptic #SuezCanal
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A troglobiotic oribatid mite (Acari, Oribatida) in European caves: cryptic diversity and a Late Miocene origin of its phyletic lineages. Rendošová et al. uncover surprising cryptic diversity in the cave‑dwelling 𝙆𝙪𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙚𝙪𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞. Read the full study here: buff.ly/Xh2M20X
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New study out in Systematics and Biodiversity! Is the exploration of the Socotran flora complete? A new species and the return of a lost Psiadia (Asteraceae) La Montagna 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. describe a previously unrecognized 𝙋𝙨𝙞𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙖 species and confirming the return of a long‑lost taxon: buff.ly/95sgBMo
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
New paper out in SAB 🦇 Moras 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. investigate the 𝙉𝙮𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙥𝙨 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨 complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae). The genus 𝙉𝙮𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙥𝙨 spans the Americas, yet until now its internal relationships have remained poorly understood. Read the full study here: buff.ly/0cd4coj #crypticspecies #bats
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
eDNA has become a component of biodiversity assessment, but can eDNA data be compared with traditional survey data? Davinack & Seaberg highlight a key conceptual gap: eDNA captures molecular traces transformed by various processes, rather than a direct encounter with organisms 🔗 buff.ly/jc4Ka5w
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Missionary maps to molecular markers: investigating genetic diversity of the black-and-white snub-nosed monkey (𝙍𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙞) from museum collections Afonso et al. georeferenced 19th‑century and 20th‑century specimens, showing genetic loss due to habitat fragmentation 🔗 : buff.ly/8r07SDA
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Unveiling spatial and temporal gaps in the knowledge of marine invertebrates in Mexico by Vázquez Flores 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. An assessment of Mexico’s marine invertebrate records, highlighting the need for targeted sampling and re‑surveys to rebuild accurate biodiversity baselines: buff.ly/hRKU5kg #Biodiversity
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our Editor‑in‑Chief, Dr Tom White, in action a few weeks ago, representing the NHM at First Light Festival — Lowestoft’s annual festival. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to chat and discover more about the incredible biodiversity of our planet. 🌎️ #NHM #Biodiversity #FirstLightFestival
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Environmental differences and incipient ecological divergence explain the varieties in 𝙉𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙞𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 (Solanaceae). Chiabrando 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. integrate ecological niche modelling and genetic analyses to identify drivers of 𝙉. 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙞𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙖 diversification: buff.ly/KhLxOOt #TaxonomyTuesday
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Peruzzi 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭: An ecological and micromorphological study on the Calabrian (Italy) endemics of the genus 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙖 (Asteraceae). Calabrian endemics were compared with 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙙𝙚𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖 s.str., using SEM micromorphology, explicit niche‑overlap tests, and Wettstein’s tesseract approach: buff.ly/gbsMbd5
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
New study out in SAB! Increased taxon-sampling improves generic relationships in the gastropod family Solariellidae (Gastropoda; Trochoidea) by Williams et al, providing a framework for research on solariellid evolution and biogeography. Read the full study here: buff.ly/qwuYRdL #TaxonomyTuesday
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
New study out in SAB! García‑Rodríguez et al. describe new 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣 sp. from the striped mojarra (Eugerres plumieri) in the Sontecomapan Lagoon: 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙢 and 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙯𝙞. A key contribution to Neotropical parasite systematics and host–parasite ecology: buff.ly/JJW1mve
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
New study out in SAB! Fortunato 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. resurrect the genus 𝙍𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙖 and describe 𝙍𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙮𝙡𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙖 sp. nov., a cryptogenic halichondriid sponge with an Atlantic–Pacific distribution, strengthening our understanding of global marine sponge diversity. Read here: buff.ly/pnYy8Ll
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New study out in SAB! Abu Baker 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. investigate the taxonomy and intraspecific diversity of the agamid genus 𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙖 in Jordan, integrating morphological data with genetic analyses. Full article: buff.ly/1uRJsZ7
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
New paper out in SAB! Kodama 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. report a new species of giant-eyed bathypelagic eusirid amphipod (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Eusiridae) from the western North Pacific- a family whose deep‑sea diversity is still largely unexplored. Read the full study here: buff.ly/H0OXksp #TaxonomyTuesday
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Congratulations to our Associate Editors Xikun Song and Andrea Waeschenbach on their publication in Science: Protist-dominated hard substrate faunas thrive at the deepest ocean depths: buff.ly/rQ0MfQq Take a look at some of their research: buff.ly/qlaZ0Sv buff.ly/97T0T1i @bryoevolution.bsky.social
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Protist-dominated hard substrate faunas thrive at the deepest ocean depths
Deep-sea hard substrates host faunal novelties and distinct evolutionary lineages. However, sessile organisms on rocks are difficult to sample and largely unknown at extreme hadal depths. Here, we…
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New study in SAB on the cyprinid genus 𝙀𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖, in India’s Western Ghats. Chandra 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. performed phylogenetic analysis and describe a new species, 𝙀𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖. Both 𝙀. 𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙖 and 𝙀. 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖 face mounting habitat pressures, with a high extinction risk: buff.ly/TQrdvjF
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our Editorial Board members have been busy in Iceland 🪱 EiC Pete Olson and AE's Jesus Hernandez-Orts and Gema Alama-Bermejo were recently among a group of guest teachers on a two-week intensive field course "Ecology and Evolution of Aquatic Parasites" at the University of Iceland, Reykjavic!
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Systematics and Biodiversity @nhmsystbiodiv.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
New study out in SAB! Ševčíková 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. provide revise the 𝙋𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙪𝙨 clade, integrating morphological and molecular evidence to stabilise long‑standing taxonomic issues. Read here: buff.ly/U0NVaLO A major contribution to fungal systematics and the resolution of cryptic species complexes.
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Wake up, presenters!!! For those wishing to present at the BioSyst.EU conference, do not forget to submit your abstracts ASAP! the last day of submission is the 31st of May, 2026, which is next Monday. The clock is ticking ⏰️ ! Submit now at: www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026 #BioSystEU2026
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
A short introduction to the BioSyst EU 2026 meeting. Follow us for further updates, such as timelines, keynote speakers, and more. Registration is open till July 17th, 2026. You can register for the event on our website: www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026 #BioSystEU2026
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Here are the last 4 symposia groups at the BioSyst.EU 2026! Now is your chance to join us for any of the 12 symposia groups :) Follow us and register now to participate! Click the link here: lnkd.in/gep2_j5Y #BioSystEU2026
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
If you have questions about the field of systematics, here are the next 4 symposia groups at the BioSyst.EU 2026! Read more at: lnkd.in/gep2_j5Y #BioSystEU2026
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Interested in discussions revolving systematics? We have a total of 12 Symposia groups at the BioSyst.EU 2026! Here are the first 4 groups with their main topics. Follow us and register now to participate! Click the link here: www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026 #BioSystEU2026
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BioSyst.EU 2026 @biosysteu2026.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A wake up call to all birdies! Early-bird registrations for the conference will close this 31st May! This is also a reminder for students who wish to present: the abstract deadline is also on the 31st May. Register now so you don't miss out on the worm! Register here: www.trippus.net/BioSyst2026
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