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Vol. 42, No. 4

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Phylogeny

Luticola nematophagus gen. et sp. nov. (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela), a Terrestrial Ascophorine Flatworm from China and Its Biological Characteristics
Rui Zuo, Jun Zhu, Zhouqiong Zhang, Shouhui Pan, Wang Yin, Chongtao Guo, Renju Deng
Zoological Science 42 (4), (23 July 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs240111 Open Access Video Content
KEYWORDS: Typhloplanidae, taxonomy, phylogeny, predation, nematodes, ontogenesis

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Physiology

Cnidopsins Characterized as Bistable Opsins From a Reef-Building Coral, Acropora tenuis
Yukiya Kakeyama, Yusuke Sakai, Tomohiro Sugihara, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Akihisa Terakita
Zoological Science 42 (4), (23 July 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250032 Open Access
KEYWORDS: Cnidaria, Coral, opsin, bistable, spectroscopy

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: Ecology

Fecal DNA Metabarcoding Analyses Imply Seasonally Opportunistic Feeding by the Japanese Marten, Martes melampus (Mammalia: Carnivora), in Southwestern Honshu Island, Japan
Jun J. Sato, Ryusei Kosakaie, Kengo Kado, Yasunori Yamaguchi
Zoological Science 42 (4), (23 July 2025) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs250005 Open Access
KEYWORDS: feces, invertebrate diets, non-invasive method, opportunistic feeding, plant diets, species identification, seed dispersal, DNA scatology