Evidence of a predation event on a tagged Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone; Pisces, Istiophoridae), inferred from pop-up satellite tagging data

The Strait of Messina is located at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea and is considered a biodiversity hotspot and an obligatory seasonal passage for different pelagic species such as sharks, marine mammals, and billfishes. For the first time, in the Strait of Messina, our research group tagged a Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) using a pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT). The observation of abiotic parameters (depth, light, and temperature) recorded by the PSAT confirmed that the tagged specimen was predated after about nine hours. The tag was then regurgitated 14 days after the tag deployment date. The analysis of collected data seems to indicate that the predator may be an ectothermic shark, most likely the bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus).

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Hide-and-Seek with Tiny Neotenic Beetles in One of the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots: Towards an Understanding of the Real Diversity of Jurasaidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Biology ◽

10.3390/biology10050420 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 420

Author(s):

Gabriel Biffi ◽

Simone Policena Rosa ◽

Robin Kundrata

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Field Research ◽

Transitional Zone ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Biodiversity Hotspots ◽

Brazilian Atlantic Forest ◽

Life Stages ◽

Adult Males ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

First Time

Jurasaidae are a family of neotenic elateroid beetles which was described recently from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biodiversity hotspot based on three species in two genera. All life stages live in the soil, including the larviform females, and only adult males are able to fly. Here, we report the discovery of two new species, Jurasai miraculum sp. nov. and J. vanini sp. nov., and a new, morphologically remarkable population of J. digitusdei Rosa et al., 2020. Our discovery sheds further light on the diversity and biogeography of the group. Most species of Jurasaidae are known from the rainforest remnants of the Atlantic Forest, but here for the first time we report a jurasaid species from the relatively drier Atlantic Forest/Caatinga transitional zone. Considering our recent findings, minute body size and cryptic lifestyle of all jurasaids, together with potentially high numbers of yet undescribed species of this family from the Atlantic Forest and possibly also other surrounding ecoregions, we call for both field research in potentially suitable localities as well as for a detailed investigation of a massive amount of already collected but still unprocessed materials deposited in a number of Brazilian institutes, laboratories and collections.

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First Description of Two Sequence Type 2 Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Carrying OXA-23 Carbapenemase in Pagellus acarne Fished from the Mediterranean Sea near Bejaia, Algeria

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ◽

10.1128/aac.02384-15 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 60 (4) ◽

pp. 2513-2515 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Soumia Brahmi ◽

Abdelaziz Touati ◽

Axelle Cadière ◽

Nassima Djahmi ◽

Alix Pantel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Sequence Type ◽

Content Type ◽

Carbapenem Resistant ◽

Selective Agar ◽

Agar Media ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

First Time

ABSTRACTTo determine the occurrence of carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumanniiin fish fished from the Mediterranean Sea near the Bejaia coast (Algeria), we studied 300 gills and gut samples that had been randomly and prospectively collected during 1 year. After screening on selective agar media, using PCR arrays and whole-genome sequencing, we identified for the first time two OXA-23-producingA. baumanniistrains belonging to the widespread sequence type 2 (ST2)/international clone II and harboring aminoglycoside-modifying enzymes [aac(6′)-Ib andaac(3′)-I genes].

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A Parasite of Marine Rotifers: A New Lineage of Dinokaryotic Dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae)

Journal of Marine Biology ◽

10.1155/2015/614609 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fernando Gómez ◽

Alf Skovgaard

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Nw Mediterranean ◽

Animal Hosts ◽

Nw Mediterranean Sea ◽

First Time ◽

Marine Rotifers

Dinoflagellate infections have been reported for different protistan and animal hosts. We report, for the first time, the association between a dinoflagellate parasite and a rotifer host, tentativelySynchaetasp. (Rotifera), collected from the port of Valencia, NW Mediterranean Sea. The rotifer contained a sporangium with 100–200 thecate dinospores that develop synchronically through palintomic sporogenesis. This undescribed dinoflagellate forms a new and divergent fast-evolved lineage that branches among the dinokaryotic dinoflagellates.

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Sampling a biodiversity hotspot: the orchid-bee fauna (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Tarapoto, northeastern Peru, the richest and most diverse site of the Neotropics

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.20412 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 74 (3 suppl 1) ◽

pp. s33-s44 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

A Nemésio ◽

C Rasmussen

Keyword(s):

Diversity Index ◽

Species Group ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Single Site ◽

Additional Species ◽

Orchid Bees ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

Wiener Diversity Index ◽

First Time

The orchid-bee fauna of the region of Tarapoto, northeastern Peru, was surveyed using seventeen different scents as baits to attract orchid-bee males. Six hundred and fifty-nine males belonging to 41 species were actively collected with insect nets during 120 hours in late July and early August, 2012. Euglossa dressleriMoure, 1968, Euglossa laurensiBembé, 2008, and Euglossa maculilabrisMoure, 1968, three species belonging to the Euglossa cybelia species-group, are here reported for Peru for the first time. Previous sporadic and unpublished samplings in the area recorded eleven additional species. With 53 species, the region of Tarapoto can be considered the richest single site in the Neotropics for orchid bees. Diversity, estimated with the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H′ = 3.02), was also the highest ever recorded for orchid bees.

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Is the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco” a biodiversity hotspot for orchid bees?

Brazilian Journal of Biology ◽

10.1590/1519-6984.26412 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 74 (3 suppl 1) ◽

pp. S078-S092 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

A Nemésio ◽

JE Santos Junior

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Orchid Bees ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

Forest Remnants ◽

First Time ◽

Forest Preserve

The orchid-bee faunas (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossina) of the three largest forest remnants in the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco”, northeastern Brazil, namely Estação Ecológica de Murici (ESEC Murici), RPPN Frei Caneca, and a forest preserve belonging to Usina Serra Grande, in the states of Alagoas and Pernambuco, were surveyed using seventeen different scents as baits to attract orchid-bee males. Eight sites were established in the three preserves, where samplings were carried out using two protocols: insect netting and bait trapping. We collected 3,479 orchid-bee males belonging to 29 species during 160 hours in early October, 2012. Seven species were collected in the “Centro de Endemismo Pernambuco” for the first time. Richness proved to be one of the highest of the entire Atlantic Forest domain, and diversity in some sites, especially at ESEC Murici, revealed to be one of the highest in the Neotropics. Eulaema felipei Nemésio, 2010, a species previously recorded only at ESEC Murici, was found in no other preserve in the region and its conservation status is discussed.

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First record of the sipunculan worm Phascolion (Phascolion) caupo Hendrix, 1975 in the Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Marine Science ◽

10.12681/mms.24 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

L.M. FERRERO-VICENTE ◽

A. LOYA-FERNANDEZ ◽

C. MARCO-MENDEZ ◽

E. MARTINEZ-GARCIA ◽

J.I. SAIZ-SALINAS ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Western Mediterranean ◽

High Load ◽

San Pedro ◽

Soft Bottoms ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

First Time

Specimens of the sipunculan worm Phascolion (Phascolion) caupo Hendrix, 1975 have been collected for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea, thus increasing the number of known sipunculan species of up to 36 in this area. They were encountered on soft bottoms from the coast of San Pedro del Pinatar (Western Mediterranean). Thirty specimens were collected at a depth ranging from 32.6 to 37.2 m, mainly in sandy substrata with high load of silt and clays. 80% of the individuals were found inhabiting empty shells of gastropods or empty tubes of serpulid polychaetes.

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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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Three new species and four new species records of earthworms of the genus Moniligaster Perrier, 1872 (Clitellata: Moniligastridae) from Kerala region of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, India

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4949.2.11 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4949 (2) ◽

pp. 381-397

Author(s):

S. PRASANTH NARAYANAN ◽

S. SATHRUMITHRA ◽

R. ANUJA ◽

G. CHRISTOPHER ◽

A.P. THOMAS ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Original Description ◽

Biodiversity Hotspot ◽

Andaman Islands ◽

Peninsular India ◽

New Findings ◽

Indian State ◽

Three New Species ◽

First Time ◽

The Western Ghats

Three new species of Moniligaster Perrier, 1872, namely M. bahli Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov., M. blakemorei Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov. and M. keralensis Narayanan & Julka, sp. nov. are described from materials collected from the Indian state of Kerala. Moniligaster cernosvitovi Gates, 1962, Moniligaster horsti Gates, 1940, Moniligaster michaelseni Gates, 1940 and Moniligaster stephensoni Gates, 1940 are recorded for the first time from the state. With the new findings, a total of 10 Moniligaster species are known from Kerala. Moniligaster species are restricted to southern peninsular India, except Moniligaster ivaniosi Manazhy, 2011, decribed from the Andaman Islands, outside the currently known distributional range of the genus. Hence we critically reviewed the original description and reinvestigated the holotype. As a result, Moniligaster ivaniosi is considered a junior synonym of Drawida nepalensis Michaelsen, 1907.

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Think and Perform Tank

Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications - Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics ◽

10.3233/faia200977 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Oliver Schürer

Keyword(s):

Experimental Research ◽

Research Group ◽

Research Method ◽

Social Robotics ◽

Transdisciplinary Research ◽

Wizard Of Oz ◽

Michel Serres ◽

Living Lab ◽

First Time

At this workshop, the transdisciplinary research group H.A.U.S. presented a new experimental research method (TPT) for the first time. Classic methods like “Living Lab” and “Wizard of Oz” are widely used and well established in social robotics research, but they imply explicit limits and raise methodological concerns. The epistemology of TPT’s performances draws on concepts related to Hans-Jörg Rheinberger’s “epistemic thing” and Michel Serres’ “quasi-object”. These theoretical underpinnings are discussed, alongside limitations of TPT and benefits of this approach compared to classic methods.

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Hemiasterella aristoteliana n. sp. (Porifera, Hadromerida) from the Aegean Sea with a discussion on the family Hemiasterellidae

Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde ◽

10.1163/26660644-06101004 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

pp. 43-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Eleni Voultsiadou-Koukoura ◽

R.W.M. van Soest

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Aegean Sea ◽

Shallow Waters ◽

The Family ◽

The Status ◽

Northern Aegean Sea ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

First Time

A representative of the genus Hemiasterella Carter, 1879 was found for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea during sampling in the shallow waters of the northern Aegean Sea. The new species, H. aristoteliana, is compared with Atlantic Hemiasterella elongata Topsent, 1928. The status of the family Hemiasterellidae is discussed.

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