Morphological Convergence | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2020

Locomotory Adaptations in 3D Humerus Geometry of Xenarthra: Testing for Convergence

in Paleontology

Carmela Serio
Pasquale Raia
Carlo Meloro

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2020.00139

6,449 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Sep 2025

Both morphological and molecular data are crucial for describing new species — a case study on the genus Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae)

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Zhi Xie
Nana Peng
Genglin Xie
Fang Wen
Hanghui Kong

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1641488

3,680 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Oct 2021

Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Spumella (Chrysophyceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence

in Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms

Minseok Jeong
Jong Im Kim
Seung Won Nam
Woongghi Shin

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2021.758067

9,301 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Jul 2022

Small tropical islands as hotspots of crustose calcifying red algal diversity and endemism

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Matthew S. Mills
Mari E. Deinhart
Mackenzie N. Heagy
Tom Schils

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2022.898308

3,632 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

Arundo smaragdina (Poaceae): a novel species revealed by integrative taxonomy and its implications for the phylogeny of the genus

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Fupeng Liu
Boyu Li
Qingmeng He
Aixuan Zhao
Ben Xi
Xiaotong Shen

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2025.1660442

1,232 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Mar 2024

Hybridization, polyploidization, and morphological convergence make dozens of taxa into one chaotic genetic pool: a phylogenomic case of the Ficus erecta species complex (Moraceae)

in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Xiaomei Wang
Shuai Liao
Zhen Zhang
Jianhang Zhang
Li Mei
Hongqing Li

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2024.1354812

3,518 views
4 citations

Articles

Locomotory Adaptations in 3D Humerus Geometry of Xenarthra: Testing for Convergence

Both morphological and molecular data are crucial for describing new species — a case study on the genus Oreocharis (Gesneriaceae)

Molecular Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Spumella (Chrysophyceae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence

Small tropical islands as hotspots of crustose calcifying red algal diversity and endemism

Arundo smaragdina (Poaceae): a novel species revealed by integrative taxonomy and its implications for the phylogeny of the genus

Hybridization, polyploidization, and morphological convergence make dozens of taxa into one chaotic genetic pool: a phylogenomic case of the Ficus erecta species complex (Moraceae)