Alireza Zamani
Ph.D.
Areas of expertise
Arachnology; Evolutionary Biology; Taxonomy; Systematics; Faunistics
Arachnology; Evolutionary Biology; Taxonomy; Systematics; Faunistics
Biography
Research
I am an arachnologist with expertise in spider systematics and biogeography, primarily specializing in the fauna of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Central Asia. Over the course of my career, I have described and named more than 200 arachnid taxa from various countries across South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This research contributes to our understanding of arachnid diversity, as well as their geographical distribution patterns and evolutionary relationships. Additionally, I have actively contributed to research projects and published papers in other fields such as functional morphology, phylogeography, ecology, and theoretical concepts of taxonomy.
Teaching
Arachnids of Finland
Publications
- An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites (2022)
- Scientific Data
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - DNA barcodes on their own are not enough to describe a species (2022)
- Systematic Entomology
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - Framing the future for taxonomic monography: Improving recognition, support, and access (2022)
- Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New cases of teratological deformities in wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) (2022)
- ArachnologySystematics and Biodiversity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on Gnaphosidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of Iraq (2022)
- Evolutionary SystematicsCurrent Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), Part IXAmateur venom-extraction business may hasten extinction of scorpions (2022)
- ArachnologyArachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), Part XA new genus and ten new species of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iran (2022)
- ArachnologyZooKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New taxonomic considerations in the spitting spider family Scytodidae (Arachnida: Araneae) (2022)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New taxonomic considerations in Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1968 (Araneae: Zodariidae), with notes on the presence of cymbial diverticulum in different zodariid genera (2022)
- ZootaxaJournal of Medical Entomology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New taxonomic data on Zodariinae (Araneae: Zodariidae) of Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan and PakistanFurther studies on harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iran, with the descriptions of two new species (2022)
- ZootaxaZootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - On a collection of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from the island of Seili, with a new record for the Finnish fauna and a list of species from the island (2022)
- Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - On a small collection of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with new species and records (2022)
- Zoodiversity
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The first record of Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) (Araneae: Araneidae) in Finland (2022)
- Sahlbergia: Hyönteistieteellinen Aikakauslehti
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - The future of zoological taxonomy is integrative, not minimalist (2022)
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - The global spread of misinformation on spiders (2022)
(B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal) - (2021)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2021)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new species of Draconarius Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from northeastern Pakistan (2021)
- Evolutionary Systematics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - 'Burning Violin': The Medically Important Spider Genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Iran, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, With Two New Species (2021)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - (2021)
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)