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Lucija Kauf

Ruđer Bošković Institute

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Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Helena BilandžijaiD· 2 shared Jochen Christian RinkiD· 2 shared Miquel Vila‐FarréiD· 2 shared Emilija Bakula· 1 shared Fruszina Ficze-Schmidt· 1 shared Fruzsina Ficze-Schmidt· 1 shared Jeremias N. BrandiD· 1 shared Kasper H. Kluiver· 1 shared

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Cave-dwelling Planariidae in Croatia exhibit differing levels of cave trait evolution

Lucija Kauf, Miquel Vila‐Farré, Fruszina Ficze-Schmidt, Emilija Bakula, Jochen Christian Rink, Helena Bilandžija

This study examines cave-dwelling planariids in Croatia, revealing multiple genera, increased diversity, and independent cave colonization events, highlighting convergent evolution of cave traits.

Ecology and Evolution · Oct 28, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology

An integrative taxonomic approach reveals unexplored diversity in Croatian planarians

Miquel Vila‐Farré, Jeremias N. Brand, Tobias Boothe, Maren Brockmeyer, Fruzsina Ficze-Schmidt, Markus A. Grohme, Uri Weill, Kasper H. Kluiver, Ludwik Gąsiorowski, Lucija Kauf, Yuliia Kanana, Helena Bilandžija, Marta Riutort, Jochen Christian Rink

Degenerate COI primers combined with histology, karyology and transcriptomics raise the known Croatian freshwater planarian species from eight to sixteen and describe Dendrocoelum pigmentatum sp. nov.

Frontiers in Zoology · Mar 16, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology✦ In-depth digest