Karyology of Brazilian species ofBatrachospermum(Rhodophyta, Batrachospermales)

An update for the New World Croton sect. Lasiogyne is presented here. The names Croton subcompressus and C. rufo-argenteus are recognized as synonyms of C. compressus and C. tricolor, respectively. An issue between the names C. macrocalyx and C. janeirensis is resolved. In addition, lectotypes for 11 names are designated.

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A new species of Elasmopus (Amphipoda: Hadzioidea: Maeridae) from Suape Harbor, Northeastern Brazilian coast

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências ◽

10.1590/s0001-37652011005000027 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 83 (3) ◽

pp. 1031-1040 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

André R. Senna

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

Rocky Shore ◽

Identification Key ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Amphipod Species ◽

Intertidal Rocky Shore ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

The Family ◽

A New Species

A new amphipod species of the genus Elasmopus Costa, 1853 is described based on material collected from intertidal rocky shore, near the Suape Harbor, coast of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The new species may be recognized by the propodus of gnathopod 2 suboval, slightly tapering distally, palmar margin not defined by a stout seta, spine, or palmar corner, with a subdistal blunt tubercle, posterior margin covered by a dense fringe of plumose setae, and posterior margin of basis of pereopod 7 castelloserrate. This is the ninety-fifth species of the genus Elasmopus described worldwide, the most diverse genus in the family Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008, and the eighth species recorded from Brazilian waters. An identification key to Brazilian species of Elasmopusis also provided.

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Nomenclatural notes on Goeppertia (Marantaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.222.2.9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 222 (2) ◽

pp. 155

Author(s):

Mariana Naomi Saka ◽

Julio Antonio Lombardi

Keyword(s):

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Brazilian Species

A recent molecular based phylogeny (Borchsenius et al. 2012) redefined the genus Goeppertia Nees (1831: 337) to include all the subgenera of Calathea Meyer (1818: 6) proposed by Schumann (1902) with the exception of C. subgenus Calathea Körnicke (1862: 112). As a result, several species of Calathea recently described were transferred to Goeppertia (Braga 2014). Similarly, a taxonomic revision of the Brazilian species, currently carried out by the first author, led to the conclusion that Calathea polytricha Baker (1894: 497) should be combined in Goeppertia. This species features the synapomorphies of Goeppertia, such as simple inflorescences and corolla lobes straight to spreading, and belongs to Schumann’s subgenus Pseudophrynium Körnicke (1862: 113). During the taxonomic revision, other names have been considered synonyms and are typified here.

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The genus Bittacus Latreille (Insecta: Mecoptera) in Brazil: key to species, distribution maps, new synonym, and three new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4526.3.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4526 (3) ◽

pp. 303 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

RENATO JOSE PIRES MACHADO ◽

DIEGO MATHEUS DE MELLO MENDES ◽

JOSÉ ALBERTINO RAFAEL

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Species Distribution ◽

Identification Key ◽

Key To Species ◽

Distribution Maps ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

New Synonym ◽

Three New Species

The Brazilian species of Bittacus Latreille (Mecoptera: Bittacidae) are reviewed and one new synonym is proposed (Thyridates willmanni Collucci & Amorin syn. n. of Bittacus diversinervis Souza Lopes & Mangabeira). Three new species are herein described: Bittacus cruzi sp. n. from Amazonas, Presidente Figueiredo and Manaus, B. ferreirai sp. n. from Bahia, Aracatu and B. varzeanus sp. n. from Amazonas, Tefé, bringing the current number of Bittacus species in Brazil to 18. Illustrations, comments, and distribution maps of each species are presented. An identification key to the Brazilian genera of Mecoptera and Bittacus species is also presented.

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A new Brazilian species of Stenochironomus Kieffer mining decayed leaves in bromeliads (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1046.1.4 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 1046 (1) ◽

pp. 37 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

LUIZ CARLOS DE PINHO ◽

HUMBERTO FONSECA MENDES ◽

CARLOS BRISOLA MARCONDES

Keyword(s):

Rain Forest ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Atlantic Rain Forest ◽

Life Stages ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Conservation Unit ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Brazilian Species

All life stages of Stenochironomus atlanticus Pinho & Mendes sp. n. are described and figured. The larva mines decaying leaves held in the water of several bromeliad species (Canistrum lindenii (Regel) Mez, Neoregelia laevis (Mez) L.B. Smith, Nidularium innocentii Lemaire, Vriesea philippocoburgii Wawra, and Vriesea vagans (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith.) in the Atlantic Rain Forest in southern Brazil [Desterro Environmental Conservation Unit (Unidade de Conservação Ambiental Desterro – UCAD), Santa Catarina Island]. Stenochironomus atlanticus is the only species in the genus found in the phytotelmata habitat, and it apparently is restricted to this environment.

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New species, new records, and a key to the Brazilian species of Gelanor (Araneae: Mimetidae)

Zoologia (Curitiba) ◽

10.1590/s1984-4689zool-20160034 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Everton Nei Lopes Rodrigues ◽

Erica Helena Buckup ◽

Antonio Domingos Brescovit

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Records ◽

Brazilian Species

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Identity of the Brazilian species Dioscorea pumilio Griseb. and its synonyms

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/2236-8906-30/2018 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (3) ◽

pp. 509-511

Author(s):

Cecilia Carmen Xifreda ◽

Mizue Kirizawa

Keyword(s):

Brazilian Species ◽

Floral Bud

ABSTRACT Dioscorea pumilio, a dwarf species, was originally described by Grisebach in 1875 based on staminate material only, which was obtained from a few flowered and floral bud collection made by A. Glaziou. The diagnosis and the drawings with the author's handwriting in the exsiccates deposited at the Göttingen Herbarium (GOET), and the isotypes at the Herbaria of Paris (P), Copenhagen (C) and Berlin (B), are enough to elucidate the identity of the species. Two synonyms of Dioscorea pumilio, D. beyrichii and D. sphaeroidea, are proposed here. All three names were based upon type materials collected at the same site of the “Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos”, Brazil. A brief comment about the systematic implications is also included.

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Semen cryopreservation of piracanjuba (Brycon orbignyanus), an endangered Brazilian species

Methods in Reproductive Aquaculture ◽

10.1201/9780849380549-27 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 383-388

Keyword(s):

Semen Cryopreservation ◽

Brazilian Species

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Taxonomy and distribution of the Brazilian species of Thylamys (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) / La taxonomie et la distribution des espèces brésiliennes du genre Thylamys (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mamm.70.1-2.126 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 70 (1-2) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Ana Paula Carmignotto ◽

Talitha Monfort

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Skull Morphology ◽

Geographic Variations ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Brazilian Species ◽

New Information ◽

Capture Method ◽

Scientific Collections

AbstractThe recent increase in mammal inventories and the widespread use of pitfall traps as a major capture method in Brazil have increased the number of non-volant small mammal specimens in scientific collections, providing new information on natural history, geographical range, and taxonomic status of many marsupials and rodents. To date, however, little is known about the Brazilian species of the marsupial genus Thylamys : the number of species in the country is disputed, as are their names and geographic distribution. Thus, the aim of this study was to define the Brazilian species of the genus, delimiting their taxonomic status and distributional range. We provide qualitative and quantitative data on external and skull morphology for specimens housed in scientific collections. A study of the material available allowed us to recognize the occurrence of three species in Brazil: Thylamys karimii (Petter, 1968), T. macrurus (Olfers, 1818) and T. velutinus (Wagner, 1842). For each of these we provide redescriptions, a discussion of local and geographic variations, geographic distribution, taxonomy, age class differentiation, sexual dimorphism, and natural history.

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