The order Zoraptera (Insecta) from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
TR New
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
Insect Order ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Zorotypus Silvestri, Z. lawrencei, sp.nov., is described from female specimens collected on Christmas Island, marking the first species of the insect order Zoraptera from an Australian territory.

Cave-dwelling crabs of the genus Karstarma from lava tubes of the volcano ‘Piton de la Fournaise’, in Réunion Island, with description of a new species and redescription of Karstarma jacksoni (Balss, 1934) from Christmas Island (Decapoda, Brachyura, Sesarmidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4497 (3) ◽  
pp. 381 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH POUPIN ◽  
NICOLE CRESTEY ◽  
JEAN-PAUL LE GUELTE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Lava Tubes ◽  
Piton De La Fournaise ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
Réunion Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Sesarmid crabs of the genus Karstarma Davie & Ng, 2007 are reported for the first time in the Western Indian Ocean: they were discovered in the lava tubes of the volcano ‘Piton de la Fournaise’, Réunion Island. A new species, morphologically similar to Karstarma jacksoni (Balss, 1934) from Christmas Island, Eastern Indian Ocean, is recognized and described. A redescription of K. jacksoni is also provided. A second species is recognized, but being represented in the collection by a single juvenile, it cannot be identified to species level until more collections are made in the lava tubes. [Zoobank: http://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/C70A95B2-D667-491D-BD35-5DF32E3FFB08] 

scholarly journals <i>Navilithus altivelum</i>: a remarkable new genus and species of deep photic coccolithophores

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy R. Young ◽  
Harald Andruleit
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Significant Addition ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Genetic Results ◽  
Basal Structure

Abstract. A very distinctive new deep-photic coccolithophore is described from the NE Indian Ocean. The new species is trimorphic with: 200–300 body coccoliths bearing low spines attached by narrow stems to a basal narrow-rimmed placolith structure; up to 18 circum-flagellar coccoliths with tall sail-like spines; and up to 22 coccoliths with moderately elevated spines occurring both around the circum-flagellar coccoliths and antapically. These features make the coccolithophore unique and require placement in a new species and genus. The basal structure, however, shows similarities to a recently recognized group of narrow-rimmed placoliths. Hence, the new coccolithophore provides some support for this grouping as a significant addition to our understanding of coccolithophore biodiversity, and potentially an explanation for a set of anomalous molecular genetic results. In addition the new taxon provides further evidence that the deep-photic coccolithophore community is more diverse than has been assumed.

Grammatonotus bianchi, a new species of splendid perch (Percoidei: Callanthiidae) from Myanmar, northeastern Indian Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4996 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-524
Author(s):  
MARK W. LISHER ◽  
HTUN THEIN ◽  
PETER N. PSOMADAKIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Andaman Sea ◽  
Caudal Fin ◽  
Large Head ◽  
Caudal Fin Shape ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Fin Shape

A new splendid perch, Grammatonotus bianchi sp. nov. is described on the basis of two specimens (45.9–68.7 mm SL) collected at 184 m depth in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Myanmar during bottom surveys conducted by the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen in 2018. The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by its large head (37.7–38.6% SL), large orbit (14.4–15.3% SL), caudal-fin shape, and fresh coloration. A key to Indian Ocean species of Grammatonotus is provided.  

New species and records of the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Syllidae) from Socotra Archipelago (Indian Ocean)

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4742 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
YOLANDA LUCAS RODRÍGUEZ ◽  
GUILLERMO SAN MARTÍN ◽  
DIETER FIEGE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
New Findings ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Socotra Archipelago ◽  
San Martín ◽  
A New Species

Based on a census of the polychaete fauna of the Socotra Archipelago in the Indian Ocean we report here new findings on the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818. These ten species are newly recorded from this area: Syllis alternata Moore, 1908; Syllis bouvieri Gravier, 1900; Syllis broomensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979); Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900; Syllis crassicirrata (Treadwell, 1925); Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863; Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis ypsiloides Aguado, San Martín & Ten Hove, 2008. Additionally, Syllis qamhiyn sp. nov. is described as a new species, characterized by its conspicuously thick and short dorsal cirri filled with a gelatinous substance and reduced number of compound chaetae from medium to posterior parapodia, with enlarged shafts and short blades which become almost unidentate and do not fuse with shafts. Following an examination of the holotype of S. bouvieri, its status as a valid species and not as synonym of Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852, as considered by some authors (see Licher 1999) is confirmed, and a redescription is included. 

Callogobius winterbottomi, a new species of goby (Teleostei: Gobiidae) from the Western Indian Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
NAOMI R. DELVENTHAL ◽  
RANDALL D. MOOI
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
Caudal Peduncle ◽  
Additional Specimen ◽  
Group A ◽  
Urogenital Papilla ◽  
A New Species

Callogobius winterbottomi new species is described from the 33.8 mm SL holotype and two paratypes (32.2 mm SL and 22.9 mm SL) from the Comoros, Western Indian Ocean. It is distinguished from all other known Callogobius species by the following combination of characters: sensory pores absent, 23–26 scales in lateral series, and sensory papillae pre-opercular row not continuous with transverse opercular row. One additional specimen of Callogobius winterbottomi was located from South Africa. A new standardized naming system for Callogobius sensory papillae rows is presented for identification and clarification of character states among Callogobius species. The new species is tentatively placed among what we term the “sclateri group”, a clade including C. sclateri (Steindachner) and three other species that exhibit a modified female urogenital papilla with lateral distal flaps and elongate ctenii on the caudal peduncle scales. Callogobius tutuilae (Jordan & Seale) is removed from synonymy with C. sclateri because it has partially united pelvic fins (vs separate) and the preopercular sensory papillae row is continuous with the transverse opercular row (vs separate).

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