Francesca Leasi

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga — United States

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

23h-index1.9kcitations107works3.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Marine Biology and Ecology Research(40), Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies(17), Marine and coastal plant biology(13), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology(12), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics(8)

Publications107 total

A new species of Turbanellidae (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from Jamaica, with a key to species of Paraturbanella
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
A new species of Turbanellidae (Gastrotricha, Macrodasyida) from Jamaica, with a key to species of Paraturbanella
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
New species of Duplominona Karling, 1966 (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata) from the Pacific coast of Panama
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Geographical, Ecological, and Genetic Drivers of Gut Microbial Diversity in Native and Invasive Minnows (Leuciscidae: <i>Cyprinella</i>)
Molecular Ecology·2025· 1 cited
Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature
Communications Biology·2025· 19 citedOpen Access
Microbiota Associated With <i>Ototyphlonemertes</i> Species (Nemertea, Hoplonemertea, Monostilifera, Ototyphlonemertidae) Reveal Evidence of Phylosymbiosis
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Molecular phylogeny of Boninia (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida), with description of a new species from the Pacific coasts of Panama
Invertebrate Systematics·2024
Complementing aculiferan mitogenomics: comparative characterization of mitochondrial genomes of Solenogastres (Mollusca, Aplacophora)
BMC Ecology and Evolution·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Enhancing metabarcoding efficiency and ecological insights through integrated taxonomy and DNA reference barcoding: A case study on beach meiofauna
Molecular Ecology Resources·2024· 14 citedOpen Access
Enhancing metabarcoding efficiency and ecological insights through integrated taxonomy and DNA reference barcoding: a case study on beach meiofauna
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Reproduction, Overview by Phylogeny: Rotifera
Elsevier eBooks·2024
Enhancing metabarcoding efficiency and ecological insights through integrated taxonomy and DNA reference barcoding: a case study on beach meiofauna
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Fundamental questions in meiofauna—how small but ubiquitous animals can help to better understand Nature
2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Microbiota associated with meiofaunal nemerteans reveals evidence of phylosymbiosis
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy Applied to a New Species Helps Understand the Functioning of the Reproductive Apparatus in Stylet-Bearing Urodasys (Gastrotricha: Macrodasyida)
Water·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Parameter Sensitivity Analysis in Hydrological Modeling of a Watershed Dominated by Pervious Landcover
2022
DNA metabarcoding reveals impacts of anthropogenic stressors on freshwater meiofauna
Limnologica·2022· 4 cited
Is the Southeastern United States a Hotspot of Freshwater Biodiversity for Small-Sized Animals? Meiofauna Biodiversity from the Tennessee River and its Responses to Anthropogenic Inputs
SSRN Electronic Journal·2022Open Access
Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of the HSPF Model on a Pervious Landcover Dominated Watershed
World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2021·2021· 2 cited
Correction to: A Bioinformatics Tutorial for Comparative Genomics of Meiofauna
Methods in molecular biology·2021· 1 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

M. Antonio Todaro(20), Diego Fontaneto(13), Jon L. Norenburg(12), Katharina M. Jörger(9), Ulf Jondelius(8), Marco Curini‐Galletti(7), Alejandro Martínez(7), Joseph L. Sevigny(7), Maikon Di Domênico(7), Martin V. Sørensen(7), Claudia Ricci(7), Tom Artois(5), Katrine Worsaae(5), Cuong Q. Tang(4), Rick Hochberg(4), Matteo Dal Zotto(4), Nuria Sánchez(4), Willem H. De Smet(3), Paolo Tongiorgi(3), Jeffrey A. Hall(3)