First record of Cavernularia pusilla (Anthozoa: Pennatulacea) from the Sea of Marmara, Turkey basin

The ribbon worm Evelineus mcintoshii is reported for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. Observations that took place, during two algal surveys, on the intertidal abrasion platforms at the middle of the Levantine Sea of Israel indicated that this species is hiding inside a mixture of local and non-indigenous marine seaweeds. It is probably another alien species, one of many, that adopted the Levantine basin of the Eastern Mediterranean due to tropical environmental conditions that characterize this sea. We discuss the first record of this species and its possible origins as well as the first report of Notospermus geniculatus, the other marine nemertean species recently reported from Israel.

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First record of the blackfish Centrolophus Niger (Teleostei: Centrolophidae) from the Lebanese waters in the eastern Mediterranean sea

Lebanese Science Journal ◽

10.22453/lsj-021.2.240-243 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 240-243

Author(s):

Ali badreddine ◽

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Ghazi Bitar ◽

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Present Note ◽

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

First Record ◽

Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽

Young Specimen ◽

First Time

A young specimen of the blackfish, Centrolophus niger (Gmelin, 1789) was reported for the first time from the Lebanese waters. It was caught and photographed by a professional fisherman in Beirut, on 15th November 2014. The present note reports details about this first record.

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First records of peracarid crustaceans from the Cayo Matias Ocean Blue Hole, SW Cuba, with the description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3505.1.4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3505 (1) ◽

pp. 53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MANUEL ORTIZ ◽

IGNACIO WINFIELD ◽

CARLOS VARELA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Filamentous Algae ◽

First Report ◽

Blue Hole ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

First records of peracarid crustaceans obtained from the Cayo Matías Ocean Blue Hole, southwestern Cuba, aredocumented. In addition, two new species of isopod and amphipod are herein described. Gnathia micheli n. sp. (Isopoda,Gnathiidae) and Boca normae n. sp. (Amphipoda, Aristiidae) were associated with filamentous algae at a depth of 20 m.Both represent the first report for a blue hole and the amphipod constitutes the first record of the genus for Cuba and theCaribbean Sea. Three other isopods, i.e. Gnathostenetroides sp., Cirolana parva, and Cirolana crenulitelson, and the cumacean Procampylaspis sp. are documented for the first time from the same blue hole.

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First record of the globally invasive crab, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), in Benin, with notes on its taxonomy (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4576.2.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4576 (2) ◽

pp. 201 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

COMLAN EUGÈNE DESSOUASSI ◽

PHILIPPE A. LALÈYÈ ◽

CÉDRIC d’UDEKEM D’ACOZ

Keyword(s):

Eastern Mediterranean ◽

First Record ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

Morphological Variations ◽

Geographical Variations ◽

West African Coast ◽

De Man ◽

New Synonymy ◽

First Time ◽

Sexually Mature

The Indo-Pacific portunid, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), is a crab species native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans and has previously colonized the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Atlantic. It is now recorded in the Eastern Atlantic, on the coast of Benin, where a thriving population has established. This invasive and widely distributed species exhibits morphological variations within and between populations, which are discussed in detail. Its current distribution is presented, and its future expansion along the West African coast and future impact on coastal ecosystems and local fisheries are the object of tentative forecasts. Illustrations of sexually mature specimens from different sizes and regions are presented, and their allometric, individual and geographical variations are discussed. A new synonymy and a new account on the taxonomy and the biology of the species are presented. Illustrations of the lectotype and the paralectotype of C. hellerii are also provided for the first time. Charybdis spinifera (Miers, 1884), C. merguiensis (De Man, 1887) and C. vannamei Ward, 1941 are here treated as subjective junior synonyms of C. hellerii. The holotype of C. spinifera and two syntypes of C. merguiensis are illustrated.

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Helminths of the vagrant shrew, Sorex vagrans, from western Montana, USA

Acta Parasitologica ◽

10.2478/s11686-007-0021-4 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

John Kinsella

Keyword(s):

North America ◽

First Record ◽

Helminth Species ◽

Western Montana ◽

First Report ◽

Sorex Vagrans ◽

First Time

AbstractA total of 19 helminth species (1 trematode, 11 cestodes, 7 nematodes) were collected from 45 vagrant shrews, Sorex vagrans (Mammalia, Soricidae), in western Montana, USA. One trematode (Brachylaima sp.), 2 cestodes (Paruterina candelabraria, Staphylocystoides longi), and 6 nematodes (Baruscapillaria rauschi, Eucoleus oesophagicola, Longistriata meylani, Paracrenosoma sp., Parastrongyloides winchesi, Pseudophysaloptera formosana) are reported for the first time from this host. Baruscapillaria rauschi n. comb. is proposed for Capillaria rauschi Read, 1949. This is the first record of merocercoids of P. candelabraria from a shrew, and the first report of the genus Paracrenosoma in North America.

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New faunistic and taxonomic notes on the Haplogyne and Cribellate spiders (Araneae: Dictynidae, Dysderidae, Eresidae, Filistatidae, Sicariidae) from three Balkan countries

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae ◽

10.17109/azh.67.1.63.2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 67 (1) ◽

pp. 63-76

Author(s):

Maria Naumova ◽

Christo Deltshev

Keyword(s):

Balkan Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Spider Species ◽

First Report ◽

Balkan Countries ◽

First Time

In this paper, we report for the first time two spider species for Albania, four for Bulgaria and two for Greece: Altella lucida (Simon, 1874) (Bulgaria), Eresus moravicus Rezác, 2008 (Bulgaria and Greece), Filistata insidiatrix (Forsskål, 1775) (Albania), Harpactea samuili Lazarov, 2006 (Greece), Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) (Albania), Pritha parva Legittimo, Simeon, Di Pompeo et Kulczycki, 2017 (Bulgaria) and Pritha vestita (Simon, 1873) (Bulgaria). The recently described species P. parva is the first report for the Balkan Peninsula, while P. vestita is the first record for mainland Europe. Their congener Pritha nana (Simon, 1868) is removed from the Bulgarian checklist of spiders (misidentification). As a result of our report, the number of spider species increases to 571, 1049 and 1183 in Albania, Bulgaria and Greece, respectively.

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First record of the expansive harvestmen Leiobunum sp. A (Arachnida: Opiliones) in Poland

Fragmenta Faunistica ◽

10.3161/00159301ff2017.60.2.113 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 113-118

Author(s):

Robert ROZWAŁKA ◽

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Przemysław ŻURAWLEW ◽

Tomasz RUTKOWSKI ◽

Keyword(s):

The Netherlands ◽

21St Century ◽

First Record ◽

European Countries ◽

Female Genitalia ◽

Central European ◽

First Report ◽

First Time

The invasive harvestmen Leiobunum sp. A (Arachnida: Opiliones) spread rapidly across Europe. Since the first report from the Netherlands at the beginning of the 21st century its known range covers most of the western and central European countries, reaching Berlin in the East. In this note we report for the first time two new sites from Poland which move its range 230 and 300 km eastward, respectively. It was found in Chocz near Pleszew and Dąbrówka near Poznań (Wielkopolska Lowland). Chocz is now easternmost site of this species in Europe. Morphological measurements and drawings are given. Female genitalia are described for the first time.

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Research Note. The first report of three acanthocephalan parasite species isolated from Philippine fishes

Helminthologia ◽

10.1515/helmin-2015-0061 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 52 (4) ◽

pp. 384-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. C. A. Briones ◽

R. D. S. Papa ◽

G. A. Cauyan ◽

M. Urabe

Keyword(s):

Fish Species ◽

Parasite Species ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Research Note ◽

First Report ◽

Naturally Occurring ◽

The Family ◽

Acanthocephalan Parasite ◽

First Time

Summary Three acanthocephalan parasites, namely Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) quinghaiensis, Rhadinorhynchus ganapatti, and Bolbosoma sp. are reported for the first time from Philippine fishes. N. (N.) quinghaiensis (Neoechinorhynchidae) may have been introduced into the country through the importation of carp species from China, where this parasite was first described and is presumed to be naturally occurring. The adult worms of R. ganapatti and the isolated cystacanth of Bolbosoma sp. represent the first record of parasites from both the family Rhadinorhynchidae and Polymorphidae in Philippine waters, respectively. These three new records encompass a third of all listed acanthocephalan parasites that have been reported in Philippine fish species to date, highlighting the need for more biodiversity-focused parasitology research, in light of potentially numerous more undocumented parasite species.

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First record of Cryptopodia angulata H. Milne Edwards and Lucas, 1841 from Saurashtra coast, Gujarat, India (Decapoda: Brachyura: Parthenopidae)

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.4.897 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 897 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jigneshkumar N. Trivedi ◽

Kauresh D. Vachhrajani

Keyword(s):

Adult Female ◽

East Coast ◽

First Record ◽

Gujarat State ◽

East Coast Of India ◽

First Report ◽

Trawl Catch ◽

Saurashtra Coast ◽

Indian Waters ◽

First Time

Cryptopodia angulata is reported for the first time from Saurashtra coast of Gujarat state. One adult female was found in trawl catch near Sutrapada village of Saurashtra coast on January, 2012. Although the species is not common in Indian waters, this species has been reported from the south east coast of India. This is the first report from Saurashtra coast.

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The First Record of Intestinal Ciliates from the Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) in South Africa

Acta Protozoologica ◽

10.4467/16890027ap.20.012.13267 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 59 (3-4) ◽

pp. 149-155

Author(s):

Olga Kornilova ◽

Klara Tsushko ◽

Ludmila Chistyakova

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Wild Population ◽

First Record ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Red List ◽

Western Cape ◽

First Report ◽

Ciliate Species ◽

The World ◽

First Time

This paper is a first report on species of endosymbiotic ciliates (Litostomatea, Trichostomatia) inhabiting the intestine of zebras in South Africa. Ciliates from Mountain Zebra were investigated for the first time in the world. The wild population of mountain zebras in general and the Cape Mountain Zebra subspecies in particular is low in numbers: this species is included as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List. Approximately 15 species of trichostome ciliates from 9 different genera were found in the samples collected from wild zebras in Western Cape, South Africa. Some of the ciliate species are also common to horses and other equids, while others are unique for zebras. The ciliates of Triplumaria genus common to elephants and rhinoceroses, and the species Blepharosphaera ceratotherii previously described in rhinoceroses were found in equids for the first time.

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