scholarly journals Trypetheliaceae of Bolivia: an updated checklist with descriptions of twenty-four new species

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 661-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam FLAKUS ◽  
Martin KUKWA ◽  
André APTROOT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Outer Layer ◽  
Red Pigment ◽  
Orange Pigment ◽  
Present Treatment ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe present treatment shows that the lichen family Trypetheliaceae is an important component of lowland and montane tropical forests in Bolivia. A total of 75 species are currently recognized in Bolivia, of which 24 are new to science and a further 37 are reported for the first time from the country. The following species are described: Architrypethelium penuriixanthum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. hyalinum in the lack of lichexanthone in the thallus; Astrothelium amylosporum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. subdisjunctum in having 8-spored asci and amyloid ascospores; A. bullatum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. megaspermum in having a bullate thallus, a clear hamathecium, 8-spored asci and smaller amyloid ascospores; A. carrascoense Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. meristosporum in having broader ascospores without distinctly thickened median septa, an unidentified xanthone as major substance, and mostly eccentric ostioles; A. elixii Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from all other Astrothelium species in the presence of lichexanthone in the outer layer of thallus and pseudostromata and isohypocrellin inside the pseudostromata, and muriform ascospores; A. inspersotuberculosum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. tuberculosum in having an inspersed hamathecium; A. megaeneum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. croceum in having a thallus covered by parietin, and mostly fused ascomata with intermediate, fused to separated ostioles surrounded by a common ostiolar area; A. neodiplocarpum Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. diplocarpum in the absence of medullary pigment and in the amyloid ascospores; A. nigrocacuminum Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. megochroleucum in having fused, eccentric ostioles and black (UV−) tops of the pseudostromata; A. pallidoflavum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. cinnamomeum in having wider ascospores; A. pyrenuliforme Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. ecuadoriensis ecuadoriense in having shorter ascospores and in the presence of pseudocyphellae; A. subscoria Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. scoria in having non-aggregated ascomata; A. variabile Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from A. ochroleucoides in the longer ascospores; Bathelium boliviense Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from B. lineare in the presence of isohypocrellin inside the pseudostromata; B. flavostiolatum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from all other Bathelium species in the presence of lichexanthone near the ostioles (tops of pseudostromata UV+ yellow) and an orange (K+ carmine red) pigment inside the pseudostromata, the absence of lichexanthone in the thallus, an inspersed hamathecium, and 13–17-septate ascospores; B. inspersomastoideum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from B. mastoideum in having an inspersed hamathecium; B. mirabile Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from other Bathelium species in the pseudostromata containing isohypocrellin inside and parietin outside; B. pruinosum Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from Astrothelium ochroleucoides in having 8-spored asci, shorter ascospores, an inspersed hamathecium, and an unidentified anthraquinone (orange pigment K+ carmine red) inside the pseudostromata; Constrictolumina chiquitana Flakus, Kukwa & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from other known Constrictolumina species in having brown and 1-septate to submuriform ascospores; Dictyomeridium lueckingii Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from D. proponens in having smaller and less septate ascospores; Polymeridium xanthoexcentricum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from P. alboflavescens in having mostly eccentric ostioles; Pseudopyrenula flavosuperans Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from P. superans in having a hamathecium inspersed with yellow oil globules; Trypethelium astroideum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from T. subeluteriae in having K+ carmine red pseudostromata containing parietin inside and black tops with an additional unidentified anthraquinone (rust-red pigment K+ purple, UV−) on the outside, partly fused ostioles, and larger ascospores; and T. xanthoplatystomum Flakus & Aptroot sp. nov. that differs from T. platystomum in the presence of lichexanthone in the thallus.

Lynx spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae: Oxyopidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3362 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
GUO TANG ◽  
SHUQIANG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
First Time

The lynx spiders (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from the tropical forests of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China were studied. Atotal of three genera and 16 species were examined and studied, including 10 new species from two genera: Hamataliwa fove-ata sp. nov., H. manca sp. nov., H. menglunensis sp. nov., H. oculata sp. nov., H. pedicula sp. nov., H. pentagona sp. nov., H.pilulifera sp. nov., H. submanca sp. nov., Oxyopes complicatus sp. nov. and O. submirabilis sp. nov. Hamataliwa subhadrae(Tikader, 1970) comb. nov. is transferred from Oxyopes Latreille, 1804. The females of Oxyopes mirabilis Zhang, 2005 and O.tenellus Song, 1991 are described for the first time. Hamadruas hieroglyphica (Thorell, 1887) and Hamataliwa subhadrae(Tikader, 1970) are newly recorded from China. The species Oxyopes bianatinus Xie & Kim, 1996 is considered a junior syn-onym of Oxyopes fujianicus Song & Zhu, 1993. Oxyopes decorosus Zhang & Zhu, 2005 is recorded from the Yunnan Province, China for the first time.

The Nacteous (Mottled) Group of the Goldfish (Carassius auratus L.), with an Analysis of the Colours Seen in these Fish

1952 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Affleck
Keyword(s):  
Carassius Auratus ◽  
Yellow Pigment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Red Pigment ◽  
Orange Pigment ◽  
Black Smoke ◽  
Goldfish Carassius Auratus ◽  
Orange Yellow ◽  
Yellow Pigments ◽  
First Time

The colours of nacreous (mottled) fish are usually mottled but specimens do occur in which only one kind of the black, orange, or yellow chromatophores is present, while some lack pigments over most of the body. The colours appear metallic, pearl, or matt depending on the presence or absence of reflecting tissue in two definite layers. The hues seen in these fish are black, smoke, blue, orange, yellow, blood-red, and silver, which occur singly or in combinations. These hues are produced by black, orange, and yellow pigments in chromatophores, silver reflectillg tissue, and haemoglobin in the blood. The presence of a yellow pigment — a carotenoid — is reported for the first time. Although the colour red has been reported no red pigment has ever been described. An intense orange pigment will produce a red effect on a pale blood-red background. The nacreous (mottled) group of the goldfish is intermediate between the metallic (scaled) and matt (transparent) groups with regard to the amount of reflecting tissue. The colours of these fish may not be used as criteria of the groups.

Description of two new species of Nothrolohmannia Balogh, 1968 (Acari: Oribatida: Hypochthoniidae) from Thailand, with key to known species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3170 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
MARUT FUANGARWORN ◽  
CHARIYA LEKPRAYOON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Leaf Litter ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
The Body ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Dry Tropical Forests ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mite Genus

The oribatid mite genus Nothrolohmannia Balogh is reported for the first time from mainland Asia, represented by twonew species from Thailand: N. thailandica sp. nov. and N. flagellata sp. nov. They are described and illustrated based onadult specimens from leaf litter of seasonal dry tropical forests. Nothrolohmannia thailandica sp. nov. is recognized byhaving two large, elongate, adjacent unpaired notogastral porose areas between setal pairs c1–d1; a pectinate sensilluswithout hyaline coating; relatively short notogastral setae: seta c1 does not exceed distance between c1–d1, and setae e1–2 are about half the length of other dorsal setae; uniformly simple epimeral setae; a short posterior sternal apodeme; het-eromorphic genital setae; and three pairs of adanal setae. Nothrolohmannia flagellata sp. nov. is unique among its conge-ners in having curly, flagellate setae on the body and legs. A key to the five known species of the genus, all from the Oriental and Australasian Realms, is presented.

Calopadia erythrocephala, a new foliicolous lichenized fungus from Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edit FARKAS ◽  
John A. ELIX ◽  
Adam FLAKUS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Red Pigment ◽  
Foliicolous Lichens ◽  
Lichenized Fungus ◽  
First Time

AbstractThe foliicolous lichenized fungus Calopadia erythrocephala Farkas, Elix & Flakus, is described as new to science from the Atlantic submontane rainforests in Brazil. The species is very similar to C. puiggarii, but is distinguished by the presence of a red pigment in the campylidia, the darker apothecial discs and larger conidia. Fusarubin, the red pigment produced by the new species, is reported for the first time from foliicolous lichens. A world-wide key to foliicolous species of Calopadia with single, muriform ascospores is presented.

Studies on Micarea in Australasia II. A synopsis of the genus in Tasmania, with the description of ten new species

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gintaras KANTVILAS ◽  
Brian J. COPPINS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Orange Pigment ◽  
South Wales ◽  
First Time ◽  
Gyrophoric Acid

AbstractThirty-five species of Micarea are recorded for Tasmania. Ten are described as new to science: M. ceracea Coppins & Kantvilas (also known from Victoria and New South Wales), characterized by a thallus containing perlatolic and didymic acids, pallid apothecia and 3(–4)-septate ascospores, 10–21 × 3·5–6 µm; M. cinereopallida Coppins & Kantvilas (also known from Chile), with a granular to coralloid, goniocyst-like thallus containing superlatolic acid, pallid to piebald apothecia and (0–)1-septate ascospores, 8–15 × 2·5–5 µm; M. micromelaena Kantvilas & Coppins, similar to the widespread M. melaena but with markedly smaller, 0–1-septate ascospores, 8–12·5 × 2·5–4 µm; M. oreina Kantvilas & Coppins, characterized by a thallus of globose areoles containing gyrophoric acid, black, subglobose apothecia, and 1-septate ascospores, 11–16·5 × 4·5–6·5 µm; M. pallida Coppins & Kantvilas, similar to M. ceracea but distinguished by the presence of porphyrilic acid and relatively small, 3-septate ascospores, 9·5–15 × 2·5–4 µm; M. prasinastra Coppins & Kantvilas (also known from New Zealand), a member of the M. prasina group with a finely granular-sorediose thallus containing gyrophoric acid, unpigmented apothecia and (0–)1-septate ascospores, 7–11·5 × 1·8–3·5 µm; M. rubiginosa Coppins & Kantvilas (also known from Chile), likewise allied to M. prasina but with apothecia containing Rubella-orange pigment and ascospores 0–1-septate, 9·5–17 × 3·5–5·5 µm; M. sandyana Kantvilas, related to M. ternaria (Nyl.) Vĕzda but differing by smaller ascospores, 7–13·5 × 3·5–6 µm; M. saxicola Coppins & Kantvilas, characterized by a relatively thick, grey-brown, areolate thallus, convex, black apothecia and 0(–1)-septate ascospores, 7–18 × 4·5–7 µm; and M. tubaeformis Coppins & Kantvilas, related to M. flagellispora and with filiform ascospores, 45–100 × 1–2 µm, but differing by containing 2′-O-methylperlatolic acid and having funnel-shaped pycnidia. Ten species of Micarea are reported for Tasmania for the first time: M. almbornii Coppins, M. argopsinosa P. M. McCarthy & Elix, M. byssacea (Th. Fr.) Czarnota et al., M. contexta Hedl., M. farinosa Coppins & Aptroot, M. humilis P. M. McCarthy & Elix, M. incrassata Hedl., M. myriocarpa V. Wirth & Vězda ex Coppins, M. nowakii Czarnota & Coppins and M. pseudocoppinsii Brand et al. Also recorded for the first time for Victoria are M. alabastrites (Nyl.) Coppins and M. cinerea (Schaer.) Hedl. A key to Micarea-like lichens in Tasmania, which includes Micarea itself as well as Brianaria, Psilolechia and Leimonis, is presented. Leimonis erratica (Körb.) R. C. Harris & Lendemer and Brianaria tuberculata (Sommerf.) S. Ekman & M. Svensson are recorded for Tasmania for the first time.

Diatoms of the genus Navicula of Lake Teletskoye (Altai) and some rivers of its basin

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-278
Author(s):  
D. A. Chudaev
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Diatom Species ◽  
Lake Teletskoye ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species

As a result of study of 18 samples, collected in Lake Teletskoye and inflowing rivers in 1992–1995, 34 diatom species of the genus Navicula Bory were found. Among them 21 taxa are new for the studied region, 7 species (Navicula arkona, N. hangaica, N. cf. pseudoreinhardtii, N. ricardae, N. scaniae, N. schweigeri, N. suecicarum) are recorded for the first time in Russia. One new species (N. pseudoharmoniae sp. nov.) is described. It is compared with N. harmoniae and N. digitoconvergens.

Alkaliphilic species Euastrum lacustre (Charophyta, Zygnematophyceae), first record from Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
O. V. Anissimova
Keyword(s):  
Cell Wall ◽  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
First Time ◽  
Kursk Region

Euastrum lacustre is reported for Russia for the first time. This alcaliphilic species was found in the periphyton and plankton of three lakes in the Kursk Region (European Russia). A description of morphology, including the relief of cell wall, and habitats where this taxon is found are represented. LM and SEM microphotographs are provided. Morphological differences of E. lacustre from similar species are discussed. New species for region, namely Closterium aciculare, Cosmarium formosulum, C. granatum, C. pseudoinsigne, C. reniforme and Staurastrum pingue, are found in the samples together with E. lacustre.

To the moss flora of the highlands of the Northern Elbrus region (Central Caucasus)

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 310-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Doroshina
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
The Caucasus ◽  
Central Caucasus ◽  
First Time

The list of 89 taxa of mosses from the northern slopes of Elbrus Mount is provided. New species for the region and rare species for the Caucasus are marked. Conostomum tetragonum (Hedw.) Lindb. was collected in the Caucasus for the first time.

The genus Tolmerinus Bernhauer in Borneo (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)

2018 ◽  
Vol 154 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Guillaume De Rougemont
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time

The genus Tolmerinus Bernhauer is recorded from Borneo for the first time with the descriptions of three new species: T. brunneus sp.n., T. sharpi sp.n.and T. tutus sp.n.

Discovery of the genus Venanides Mason 1981 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in Europe, with description of a new species parasitizing Carcina quercana (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Peleopodidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Mark R. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
New Species ◽  
Solitary Parasitoid ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The small Microgastrinae genus Venanides is recorded from Europe (Netherlands, Germany and Czech Republic) for the first time, where one species, Venanides carcinae sp. nov., described here, proves to be a regular solitary parasitoid of Carcina quercana. Outline notes on its biology, phenology and abundance are given.

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