A5041190348- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Plant and animal studies
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
- Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Chemical synthesis and alkaloids
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology
2015-2025
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2015-2025
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2025
Anhui Normal University
2020
State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy
2014
Natural History Museum
2013
Abstract Bryozoans (also known as ectoprocts or moss animals) are aquatic, dominantly sessile, filter-feeding lophophorates that construct an organic calcareous modular colonial (clonal) exoskeleton 1–3 . The presence of six major orders bryozoans with advanced polymorphisms in lower Ordovician rocks strongly suggests a Cambrian origin for the largest and most diverse lophophorate phylum 2,4–8 However, lack convincing bryozoan fossils from period has hampered resolution true origins...
Mesozoic fossils of longhorn beetles, leaf beetles and other Chrysomeloidea are extremely rare, little is known about the early evolutionary history this extraordinarily diverse superfamily beetles. Here we report earliest fossil cerambycid, Cretoprionus liutiaogouensis gen. et sp. nov., from Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation China. C. bears several features characteristic extant subfamily Prioninae, including a large robust body, absence stridulatory plate on mesonotum, pseudotetramerous...
Abstract Among living hexactinellids (glass sponges), the Rossellidae are one of most distinctive species‐rich families because their unique macroscopic characters and, due to resulting fossil record, among useful for tracing origins hexactinellid diversification. Recent discoveries have extended origin total group back Ordovician, but these fossils have, so far, all been identified either as stem‐group representatives or sponges with uncertain interpretation. New material described here...
The post-impact fauna of the Dalby Limestone Tvären Bay has been extensively examined, with exception Palaeostomate bryozoan taxa present. Here, we report three palaeostomate bryozoans found in limestone boulders recovered from glacial deposits on Ringsö Island derived Bay, Sweden. includes Pachydictya bifurcata, Hallopora sp., and Trematoporid sp. indet. bifurcata bifoliate zoaria two layers zooecia oriented opposite directions along mesotheca. is characterized by presence mesozooecia,...
Stromatoporoid sponges were important reef-builders during the middle Paleozoic, yet their early history and integration into reef ecosystems remain poorly understood. Here, we report Lophiostroma leizunia Jeon sp. nov., oldest known stromatoporoid from upper Tremadocian to lower Floian (~480 My-old) strata of South China. L. formed complex structures, playing crucial roles in framework construction binding other components, including calcimicrobes, lithistid sponges, stalked echinoderms,...
Abstract A new cryptostome bryozoan, P rophyllodictya simplex sp. nov., is described from the N antzinkuan F ormation ( L ower O rdovician, lower T remadoc) of iujiachang, central C hina. This antedates previously oldest known bryozoan by several million years. Colony morphology and phylogenetic position within ryptostomata are explored. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that (except ) can be divided into two major groups, occupies a basal in tree, which accords with its simple antiquity. close...
Abstract Under rapid radiation, the earliest components of evolutionary divergence are often difficult to resolve, which were always driven by characteristics taxa and limitations alternative analytical methods. The origin radiation alpine butterfly Parnassius , a high‐altitude mountainous insect group, can be attributed uplift Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau. Despite detailed phylogenetic analyses genus, deep relationships among major subgenera remain recalcitrant. In this study, 102 individuals from...
Sarcotragusolides A-D (1-4), four new butenolide sesterterpenes featuring a rare methyl-transferred 6/6/6-tricyclic fused ring system with butyrolactone moiety, and echinohalimane B (8), an unprecedented monocyclic diterpenoid 2,7-ring-opened halimane-type skeleton, were isolated from the sponge Sarcotragus sp. A γ-hydroxybutenolide sesterterpene derivative (5), scalarane (7), subersin-type (10), two known terpenoids also identified. The discovery of sarcotragusolides C D (3 4) inversion...
Insects harbor a remarkable diversity of gut microbiomes critical for host survival, health, and fitness, but the mechanism this structured symbiotic community remains poorly known, especially insect group consisting many closely related species that inhabit Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Here, we firstly analyzed population-level 16S rRNA microbial dataset, comprising 11
We studied 239 imagoes of 12 Parnassius species collected from the mountains Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and its neighbouring areas in China. selected three mitochondrial gene (COI, ND1, ND5) sequences, along with homologous sequences other GenBank, to reconstruct phylogenetic tree biogeographic history this genus. Our results show that comprises eight monophyletic subgenera, subgenus at basal position; genus crown group originated during Middle Miocene (ca. 16.99 Ma), diversification...
The Ordovician Lagerstätten record substantial amounts of excellent preservation and soft-bodied fossils during the Great Biodiversification Event (GOBE). However, few are known from Lower Ordovician, most which preserved in restricted environments high-latitude regions. Here, we report on a new tropical Lagerstätte, Liexi fauna, has been recently discovered carbonate succession within Madaoyu Formation western Hunan, South China. It contains variety soft tissues, as well rich shelly...
Parnassius glacialis is a typical "Out of the QTP" alpine butterfly that originated on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and dispersed into relatively low-altitude mountainous. Here we assemble chromosome-level genome P. resequence 9 populations in order to explore evolution local adaptation this species. These results indicated rapid accumulation slow unequal recombination transposable elements (TEs) contributed formation its large genome. Several ribosomal gene families showed extensive...
The early evolutionary pattern and molecular adaptation mechanism of alpine Parnassius butterflies to high altitudes in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau are poorly understood up now, due difficulties sampling, limited sequence data, time calibration issues. Here, we present large-scale transcriptomic datasets eight representative species reveal the phylogenetic timescale potential genetic basis for high-altitude with multiple analytic strategies using 476 orthologous genes. Our results strongly...
The Apollo butterfly, Parnassius glacialis, is one of the most charming members its genus and includes two subspecies locally distributed in montane areas south-central China Japan. In this study, we investigated genetic structure demographic history P. glacialis by analyzing partial sequences four mitochondrial genes nuclear single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) via genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) samples from nearly entire known distributional range China. DNA (mtDNA) data demonstrated...
Abstract The origin and dispersal history of the large butterfly subfamily Nymphalinae are not fully understood, due to internal phylogenetic time calibration issues. We conducted dating analyses using mitochondrial nuclear genes biogeographically diverse groups in order resolve some controversial relationships paleobiogeographic pattern subfamily. Our results support sister relationship Vanessa (Tribe Nymphalini) Nymphalis -group, grouping three old-world genera ( Rhinopalpa , Kallimoides...
Parnassius butterflies have significantly advanced our understanding of biogeography, insect-plant interactions, and other fields ecology evolutionary biology. However, to date, little is known about the gene expression patterns related high-altitude adaptation species. In this study, we obtained high-throughput RNA-seq data 48 adult individuals covering 10 species from 12 localities in China, deciphered their interspecific intraspecific based on comparative transcriptomic analyses. Though...