Is the global conservation status assessment of a threatened taxon a utopia?

Pariana caxiuanensis (Poaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from the Brazilian Amazon. The new species is characterized by having the leaves clustered at the apex of the leafy culm, fimbriae few to absent, dimorphic flowering culms, large ligules (2.5–4 mm long), and pubescent to hirsute synflorescences. We present a morphological description, illustrations of the new species, the conservation status assessment, and a key to differentiate P. caxiuanensis from its morphologically related congeners.

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New record of Allamanda blanchetti Kunth (Apocynaceae) for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Acta Brasiliensis ◽

10.22571/2526-4338541 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 112

Author(s):

Diego Santos ◽

Swami Leitão Costa ◽

Francisco Carlos Pinheiro Costa

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Record ◽

Conservation Status ◽

First Record ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Information Distribution ◽

Upland Forest ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

New Information ◽

Status Assessment

This study report the first record of Allamanda blanchetii Kunth in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. This species was collected from an upland forest in Semi-deciduous Seasonal Forest. This occurrence adds new information about the distribution of this species and expands its range to Brazil, which is important for its conservation. We provide taxonomic information, distribution maps, conservation status assessment, photograps, and an identification key for the Allamanda L. species in the Atlantic Forest.

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Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 6

Italian Botanist ◽

10.3897/italianbotanist.6.29804 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 31-44 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Giuseppe Fenu ◽

Mohamed Abdelaal ◽

Gianluigi Bacchetta ◽

Luciano Bongiorni ◽

Annalena Cogoni ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vascular Plants ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Global Level ◽

Regional Assessment ◽

Iucn Categories ◽

Status Assessment

In this contribution, the conservation status assessment of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the assessment ofEpipactismaricae(Croce, Bongiorni, De Vivo & Fori) Presser & S.Hertel at global level, and the regional assessment ofCerintheretortaSm. (Italy), PlatantherakuenkeleiH.Baumannsubsp.kuenkelei (Europe) andTyphaelephantinaRoxb. (Egypt).

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Resurrection of the Butterfly-winged Comber, Serranus papilionaceus Valenciennes, 1832 (Teleostei, Serranidae) and its phylogenetic position within genus Serranus

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1017.60637 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1017 ◽

pp. 111-126

Author(s):

Adriana Vella ◽

Noel Vella ◽

Carolina Acosta-Díaz

Keyword(s):

Conservation Status ◽

Valid Species ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Interspecific Divergence ◽

Population Conservation ◽

Status Assessment ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

Species Specific ◽

High Level

The family Serranidae is represented by 92 genera and 579 valid species, with the genus Serranus Cuvier, 1816, containing 30 species. In this study, specimens of Butterfly-winged Comber, Serranus papilionaceus Valenciennes, 1832, were collected from the Canary Islands and compared morphologically and genetically to Painted Comber, Serranus scriba (Linnaeus, 1758), from the Mediterranean Sea. Morphological differences, especially in the colour banding pattern, were corroborated by genetic differences in mitochondrial (COI and ND2) and nuclear (Rhod and PTR) markers. The mitochondrial DNA markers revealed a high level of divergence and no shared haplotypes between the two species (interspecific divergence: COI 4.31%; ND2 8.68%), and a phylogenetic analysis showed that these two species are closely related sister species sharing common ancestry. This study is therefore offering to resurrect S. papilionaceus Valenciennes, 1832 as a valid species increasing the number of eastern Atlantic Serranus species to 11. This should direct new species-specific research, including its population conservation status assessment across its distribution.

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Conservation status assessment ofParaphlebiadamselflies in Mexico

Insect Conservation and Diversity ◽

10.1111/icad.12132 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (6) ◽

pp. 517-524 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Karina Cuevas-Yáñez ◽

Miguel Rivas ◽

Jesús Muñoz ◽

Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Keyword(s):

Conservation Status ◽

Status Assessment

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Diversity, distribution and conservation status assessment of Paraguayan palms (Arecaceae)

Biodiversity and Conservation ◽

10.1007/s10531-011-0100-6 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (12) ◽

pp. 2705-2728 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Irene Gauto ◽

Rodolphe E. Spichiger ◽

Fred W. Stauffer

Keyword(s):

Conservation Status ◽

Status Assessment

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Manihot montana, a new species of Manihot sect. Graciles (Euphorbiaceae) from the Brazilian savannas

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.403.3.5 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 403 (3) ◽

pp. 210

Author(s):

MARCOS JOSÉ DA SILVA ◽

ALESSANDRO OLIVEIRA DE SOUZA ◽

ALEXANDRE ANTÔNIO ALONSO ◽

HANS-JOACHIM ESSER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Leaf Anatomy ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Similar Species ◽

Status Assessment ◽

A New Species

Manihot montana, a new species of wild cassava, is described and illustrated based on material from the Brazilian savannas. We compared its macromorphology and leaf anatomy to M. paviifolia, the most morphologically similar species. In addition, we provide images of the new species, details on its distribution, conservation status assessment, phenology and comments on its ecology, morphological relationships and systematic position.

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