Research Interests

Diversity and Phylogeny of Freshwater Mollusks

Personal Homepage

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xiao_Chen_Huang

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0242-3571

Education

2014/11 - 2018/10, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg University), Germany, Ph.D. in Biology (Magna Cum Laude)

2011/09 - 2014/06, Nanchang University, China, Master's Degree in Hydrobiology

2007/09 - 2011/06, Nanchang University, China, Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

Professional Experience
2024 – Present: School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, China, Associate Professor
2019 – 2024: School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, China, Lecturer

Teaching Courses
Undergraduate Courses: Zoology, Zoology Experiment, Ecology (Bilingual), Frontiers in Life Sciences, Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine, Academic Paper Reading and Writing (AI-assisted)

Research Projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Program, 2026–2029

2. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, General Program, 2023–2026

3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Category C), 2022–2024

4. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Young Scientists Fund (Category C), 2020–2022

Academic Service

1. Young Editorial Board Member, Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, Oct 2025 – Sep 2027

2. Council Member: Jiangxi Zoological Society; Jiangxi Fisheries Society

3. Peer Reviewer for academic journals including Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, ZooKeys, BMC Genomics, Journal of Lake Sciences, and others

Publications

1、Huang, X.-C., Wu, C.-H.-Z., Bolotov, I.N., Chen, Z.-G., Dai, Y.-T., Shu, F.-Y., Ouyang, S., Wu, X.-P.*, 2025. A novel freshwater-adapted genus revealed: Integrative taxonomy and biogeography of freshwater razor clams (Bivalvia: Pharidae) in East Asia. Zoologica Scripta 54, 509-525.

2、Huang, X.-C.^#, Su, J.-H.^#, Ouyang, J.-X., Ouyang, S, Zhou, C.-H., Wu, X.-P.*, 2019 Towards a global phylogeny of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida): Species delimitation of Chinese taxa, mitochondrial phylogenomics, and diversification patterns. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 130, 45-59.

3、Huang, X.-C.^#, Wu, R.-W.^#, An, C.-T.^#, Xie, G.-L., Su, J.-H., Ouyang, S, Zhou, C.-H., Wu, X.-P.*, 2018. Reclassification of Lamprotula rochechouartii as Margaritifera rochechouartii comb. nov. (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae) revealed by time-calibrated multi-locus phylogenetic analyses and mitochondrial phylogenomics of Unionoida. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120, 297-306.

4、Huang, X.-C., German, D. A., & Koch, M. A.*, 2020. Temporal patterns of diversification in Brassicaceae demonstrate decoupling of rate shifts and mesopolyploidization events. Annals of Botany 125, 29-47.

5、Huang, X.-C., Rong, J., Liu, Y., Zhang, M.-H., Wan, Y., Ouyang, S., Zhou, C.-H., Wu, X.-P.*, 2013. The complete maternally and paternally inherited mitochondrial genomes of the endangered freshwater mussel Solenaia carinatus (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and implications for Unionidae taxonomy. PLoS One 8, e84352.

6、Huang, X.-C., Zhou, C.-H., Ouyang, S., Wu, X.-P.*, 2015. The complete F-type mitochondrial genome of threatened Chinese freshwater mussel Solenaia oleivora (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Gonideinae). Mitochondrial DNA 26, 263-264.

7、Wu, X.-P.^#, Dai, Y.-T.^#, Yin, N., Shu, F.-Y., Chen, Z.-G., Guo, L., Zhou, C.-H., Ouyang, S., Huang, X.-C.*, 2022. Mitogenomic phylogeny resolves Cuneopsis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) as polyphyletic: The description of two new genera and a new species. Zoologica Scripta 51, 173-184.

8、Dai, Y.-T.^#, Chen, Z.-G.#, Peng, K.-J., Ouyang, S., Huang, X.-C.*, Wu, X.-P.*, 2024. Revisiting the genus Pseudocuneopsis (Bivalvia, Unionidae): Morphology, mitochondrial phylogenomics, and the description of a new species. Zoologica Scripta 53, 323-337. [ESI Highly Cited Paper]

9、Dai, Y.-T.^#, Huang, X.-C.^#, Wu, C.-H.-Z., Chen, Z.-G., Guo, L., Shu, F.-Y., Ouyang, S., Wu, X.-P.*, 2023. Multilocus and mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses reveal a new genus and species of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from Guangxi, China. Invertebrate Systematics 37, 152-166.

10、Chen, Z.G.^#, Dai, Y.T.^#, Ouyang, S., Huang, X.C.*, Wu, X.P.*, 2023. Unveiling the identity of Diaurora Cockerell, 1903 (Bivalvia, Unionidae): morphology, molecular phylogenetics, and the description of a new species. Zookeys 1173, 131-144.

11、Dai, Y.-T.^#, Chen, Z.-G.^#, Hu, C.-L., Ning, P.-F., Ouyang, S., Huang, X.-C.*, Wu, X.-P.*, 2024. Taxonomic reassessment of Scabies (Bivalvia: Unionidae) species in China based on multilocus and mitogenomic phylogenetic analyses. Invertebrate Systematics 38, IS24020.

12、Dai, Y.-T.^#, Chen, Z.-G.^#, Hu, C.-L., Ouyang, S., Huang, X.-C.*, Wu, X.-P.*, 2024. Description of a new freshwater mussel species of Pletholophus, Simpson, 1900 (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Guangdong, China. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100, 1191-1200.

13、Dai, Y.-T.^#, Chen, Z.-G.^#, Ouyang, S., Huang, X.-C.*, Wu, X.-P.*, 2025. A new tribe, genus, and species of freshwater mussel from the Changjiang River Basin in China (Bivalvia, Unionidae, Unioninae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 101, 779-790.

13、Chen, H., Xiang, H.-Q., Dai, Y.-T., Chen, Z.-G., He, Y.-M., Guo, G., Wu, X.-P.*, Huang, X.-C.*, 2025. A new genus and two new species of freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae) from Sichuan, China: Overlooked cryptic endemism in the upper Yangtze River Basin. Zoosystematics and Evolution 101, 1459-1470.

14、Chen, H.^#, Zhang, L.J.^#, He, Y.M.^#, Xiang, H.Q., Lu, Y.Z., Li, C.Y., Yao, Y.T., Gao, H., Huang, X.C.*, Wu, X.P.*, 2025. Diversity in an ancient lake: taxonomic and phylogenetic insights from eight new freshwater snail species (Triculinae: Pomatiopsidae) of Lake Fuxian, Southwest China. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 205(2), zlaf130

15、Chen, H., Chen, Z.G., Zhang, Y.Y., Dai, Y.T., Ouyang, S., Xiang, H.Q., He, Y.M., Lu, Y.Z., Huang, X.C.*, Wu, X.P.*, 2025. Taxonomic Revision of Fenouilia and Lithoglyphopsis (Gastropoda, Pomatiopsidae): Synonymy Confirmed by Molecular and Morphological Data With New Species From Southern China. Zoologica Scripta.

Academic Contributions and Awards

1. Selected as a "Ganjiang Young Scholar" under Nanchang University's "215 Talent Project"

2. Awarded "Xianshu Outstanding Young Talent" by the School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University

3. Third Prize (Science Group), 6th Jiangxi Provincial Young Teachers Teaching Competition for Higher Education Institutions, 2024

4. Supervisor of the team awarded First Prize (Jiangxi Division) at the 8th National College Students Life Science Competition (Scientific Exploration), 2023

• - 2014/11 - 2018/10, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (Heidelberg University), Germany, Ph.D. in Biology (Magna Cum Laude)
• - 2011/09 - 2014/06, Nanchang University, China, Master's Degree in Hydrobiology
• - 2007/09 - 2011/06, Nanchang University, China, Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology

• [1] - School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, China, Lecturer
• [2] - School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, China, Associate Professor

• [1]National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), General Program, 2026–2029
• [2]Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, General Program, 2023–2026
• [3]National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Young Scientists Fund (Category C), 2022–2024
• [4]Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Young Scientists Fund (Category C), 2020–2022