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Astonishing diversity revealed: an annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Mozambique

Publicated to:ZOOTAXA. 4359 (1): 1-133 - 2017-12-04 4359(1), DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4359.1.1

Authors: Tibirica, Yara; Pola, Marta; Lucas Cervera, Juan

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Campus Excelencia Int UAM CSIC, C Darwin 2, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
CEI MAR, Fac Ciencias Mar & Ambientales, Dept Biol, Av Republ Saharaui S-N,Ap 40, Puerto Real 11510, Cadiz, Spain - Author
Nuarro Ecolodge, SeaLife Res Ctr, Memba, Nampula Provinc, Mozambique - Author
Univ Autonoma Madrid, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol, C Darwin 2, E-28049 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Cadiz, Inst Univ Invest Marina INMAR, CEI MAR, Av Republ Saharaui S-N,Ap 40, Puerto Real 11510, Cadiz, Spain - Author
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Abstract

This paper provides the first comprehensive annotated and illustrated inventory of Nudipleura from Mozambique. A total of 267 species are recorded, including 61 putative new species, documented over a period of seven years from several localities along the coast. At least 20 species need further investigation through molecular and taxomic analysis. Of the 186 confirmed described species, 118 are new records for the Mozambican fauna. Sampling was carried in tidal reefs and depths up to 60m on the subtropical and tropical coast of Mozambique. The most representative families were Chromodorididae (69 species), Discodorididae (30 species), Facelinidae (23 species) and Phyllididae (16 species). Nevertheless, a vast area of Mozambique remains unexplored, thus it is likely that the species documented here represent only a fraction of the true Nudipleura diversity of the country.

Keywords

Benthic faunaMarine biodiversityNew recordsOdonata, taxonomy, new records, western indian ocean, marine biodiversity, benthic faunaTaxonomyWestern indian ocean

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ZOOTAXA, and although the journal is classified in the quartile Q3 (Agencia WoS (JCR)), its regional focus and specialization in Zoology, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 2.91. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 2.62 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 4.08 (source consulted: Dimensions Jun 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-06-26, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 29
  • Scopus: 33
  • Europe PMC: 1
  • Google Scholar: 40

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-26:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 38.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 38 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 11.714.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on Wikipedia: 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Mozambique.