The genus Pedobacter, first established with the characterisation of Pedobacter heparinus, has experienced a notable expansion with the isolation of several novel species from diverse environments.

Taxonomy, or the naming of species, is surprisingly complicated – and contentious. It doesn't take much scientific expertise to divide lions from tigers, or pigeons from flamingos, but details count ...

The classification within bottlenose dolphins (genus: Tursiops ) is controversial. The prevalent view is that of a single species. To test this hypothesis, osteological, molecular and external ...