Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 7, 2026

A Concoction Pipeline for Generating Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) Among Riparian and Aquatic Beetles
Published on: July 11, 2025
Three new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from China
Siyi Wang1, Shuchong Bai2, Yanfeng Tong1
1College of Life Science, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang 110034, China Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenyang China https://ror.org/01thb7525.
Abstract:
Three new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 are described from China: T. batang Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) and T. kangding Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Sichuan Province, and T. shennongjia Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀) from Chongqing Municipality and Hubei Province. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic characteristics and morphological photographs of the new species are provided.
Related Concept Videos
Convergent Evolution
Lampbrush Chromosomes
LBCs are made up of two pairs of conjugating homologous chromatids. Each chromatid consists of alternatively positioned regions of condensed-inactive chromatin and loosely placed-active side loops, which can be contracted and extended. The loops resemble the...

