Scleroderma stellatum versus Scleroderma bermudense: the status of Scleroderma echinatum and the first record of Veligaster nitidum from the Virgin Islands

Information about a new locality of Melilotoides schischkinii (Vassilcz.) Soják (Fabaceae), a rare endemic to Amur Region, is provided in the article. The habitat of the plant and the status of its population in the region are described. The new locality is remote from the known range of the species, which significantly expands its distribution.

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New perspectives on the evolution of the genus Typhlatya (Crustacea, Decapoda): first record of a cavernicolous atyid in the Iberian Peninsula, Typhlatya miravetensis n. sp.

Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde ◽

10.1163/26660644-06502002 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 79-99

Author(s):

Sebastián Sanz ◽

Dirk Platvoet

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Evolutionary Development ◽

The Family ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

History Of ◽

World Distribution ◽

A New Species

On several occasions, shrimps belonging to a new species of the genus Typhlatya were collected in a cave in the province of Castellón, Spain. This is the first record of the genus in the Iberian Peninsula. The species is described and the validity, distribution, and zoogeography of the genus, as well as the status of the genus Spelaeocaris, are discussed. Former models for the evolution of the genus Typhlatya and its genus group are reviewed, as well as the system of inner classification of the Atyidae and its biogeographical meaning. For the age and evolution of the genus we developed a new model based on vicariance principles that involves further evolution of each species after the disruption of the ancestral range. This allows new estimations for the age of the genus. Accordingly, we suppose that other proposals, such as recent dispersal through the sea, should be disregarded for this genus. The evolutionary development of this species is discussed in the context of the geological history of the area and the world distribution of the genus, the genus group, and the family.

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A Survey for Nine Major Viruses of Grapevines in Tennessee Vineyards

Plant Health Progress ◽

10.1094/php-03-20-0018-rs ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 157-161

Author(s):

Nourolah Soltani ◽

Rongbin Hu ◽

Darrell D. Hensley ◽

David L. Lockwood ◽

Keith. L. Perry ◽

...

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Ringspot Virus ◽

Rt Pcr ◽

Grapevine Fanleaf Virus ◽

Arabis Mosaic Virus ◽

Growing Seasons ◽

Tomato Ringspot Virus ◽

The Status ◽

Diagnostic Approaches ◽

Das Elisa

Despite the significance of grape production to the fruit industry in Tennessee (TN), no published information has been available on viruses affecting grapevines in the state. Hence, a survey was conducted during the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons to determine the status of nine major viruses of grapevines in TN vineyards by taking advantage of classical serological assays and confirmatory nucleic acid-based diagnostic approaches. A total of 349 samples from 23 grapevine cultivars mostly displaying viral-like symptoms were collected from 23 commercial vineyards. All samples were assayed by DAS-ELISA for arabis mosaic virus (ArMV), grapevine leafroll-associated virus (GLRaV)-1, GLRaV-2, GLRaV-3, GLRaV-4, grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV), and tomato ringspot virus (ToRSV). Selected serologically positive samples were also tested by RT-PCR, followed by Sanger sequencing of the generated amplicons. Additionally, 19 grapevines displaying symptoms characteristic of grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) were also assayed by PCR followed by confirmatory sequencing-based methods. Collectively, these assays verifiably detected GLRaV-1, GLRaV-2, GLRaV-3, ToRSV, and GRBV in TN vineyards. This is the first record of the presence of these viruses in TN vineyards. ArMV, GLRaV-4, GFLV, and TRSV were not detected. The majority of samples tested positive for a single virus, whereas mixed infections with more than one virus were detected in 37% of samples.

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Mass stranding of pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in the British Virgin Islands

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315499002076 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 80 (2) ◽

pp. 383-384 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni ◽

Gian M. Toyos-González ◽

Janice Pérez-Padilla ◽

Marta A. Rodríguez-López ◽

Julie Overing

Keyword(s):

New Record ◽

Killer Whale ◽

Caribbean Sea ◽

First Record ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Killer Whales ◽

British Virgin Islands ◽

History Of ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Mass Stranding

The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is an offshore, tropical and subtropical delphinid found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. The species has only recently been studied, mostly from specimens collected from strandings. While over 52 reports exist for the Atlantic Ocean, only one record exists for the Caribbean Sea. A new record of a mass stranding of pygmy killer whales from the British Virgin Islands is documented and the pathology and life history of the specimens is described, associating the stranding process with the meteorological and oceanographic disturbance of Hurricane Marilyn, which devastated the Virgin Islands a day prior to the stranding. This stranding event constitutes the sixth known mass stranding for the species worldwide, the first record for pygmy killer whales for the northeastern Caribbean and the second for the entire Caribbean Sea.

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A new species of Aspidophryxus G.O. Sars, 1883 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Dajidae) from Caribbean mysid shrimp

Acta Parasitologica ◽

10.2478/s11686-012-0052-3 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 57 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Christopher Boyko ◽

Jason Williams

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Virgin Islands ◽

Key To Species ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

British Virgin Islands ◽

Northern European ◽

Central Atlantic ◽

Mysid Shrimp ◽

A New Species

AbstractA new species of dajid isopod in the genus Aspidophryxus G.O. Sars, 1883 is described from three females and one male found infesting the lateral carapace of Heteromysis (Olivemysis) actiniae Clarke, 1955 (Mysidae: Heteromysinae) associated with the corkscrew anemone Bartholomea annulata (Lesuer, 1817) (Anthozoa: Aiptasiidae) from the British Virgin Islands. This is the first record of the genus from the western Atlantic; three other species are known from northern European waters, the central Atlantic and Japan, all on mysid hosts. The new species is the first dajid recorded from tropical Caribbean waters. A key to species in the genus and a list of all known hosts with parasite orientation are provided.

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On the status of Suifunema peregrinatum (Carreno, 2017) n. comb. (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) and first record of the species for Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4651.2.9 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4651 (2) ◽

pp. 351-365

Author(s):

JANS MORFFE ◽

RAMON A. CARRENO ◽

SOTA OZAWA ◽

RINA SRIWATI ◽

KOICHI HASEGAWA

Keyword(s):

Female Genital Tract ◽

First Record ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

Lsu Rdna ◽

Generic Diagnosis ◽

The Family ◽

The Status ◽

The Usa ◽

Type Population ◽

First Time

Blattophila peregrinata Carreno, 2017 (Nematoda: Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) is proposed as a junior synonym of Suifunema peregrinatum (Carreno, 2017) n. comb., based on the revision of the type material of S. caudelli Chitwood, 1932, the type and only species of the genus. The revision permitted the emendation of some features of the original descriptions, namely the position of the nerve ring at level of the corpus instead the isthmus and the female genital tract didelphic-prodelphic instead didelphic-amphidelphic. The males of S. peregrinatum n. comb. are the only ones known for the genus. Thus, an amended generic diagnosis is given, including information on the males. Both S. peregrinatum n. comb. and S. caudelli differ by having a more slender body, a longer tail, and the vulva farther from the anterior end in the former. S. peregrinatum n. comb. is recorded for the first time from Pycnoscelus indicus Fabricius, 1775 (Blattodea: Blaberidae) from Japan. The specimens from Japan are morphologically consistent with other populations of the species from the USA and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Only some morphometrics vary slightly, but these are within the range of the species. The phylogenetic position of the genus among the family Thelastomatidae is discussed, including sequences of the D2-D3 LSU rDNA of specimens from both the type population (Ohio, USA) and Japan.

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First record of Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976 (Decapoda, Brachyura) in the Sea of Marmara (Turkey) and a discussion about its occurrence

Crustaceana ◽

10.1163/15685403-00003307 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 87 (5) ◽

pp. 600-608

Author(s):

M. L. Artüz ◽

C. Kubanç ◽

B. Sönmez

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Water Masses ◽

Beam Trawl ◽

Sea Of Marmara ◽

The Status ◽

Trawl Surveys

A total of 24 specimens of Monodaeus guinotae Forest, 1976 were obtained in beam-trawl surveys on 8 August 2008, 2 August 2011 and 4 August 2011 at depths of 56, 65 and 40 m, respectively, in the Sea of Marmara. M. guinotae is reported in this study as a first record for the Sea of Marmara and the status of the species is discussed in relation to its closely similar congener, M. couchii (Couch, 1851). Also, possible reasons for its occurrence are investigated according to the effects of pollution and of the various water masses in the Sea of Marmara.

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Chara zeylanica J.G.Klein ex Willd. (Charophyceae, Charales, Characeae): First European Record from the Island of Sardinia, Italy

Plants ◽

10.3390/plants10102069 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 2069

Author(s):

Ralf Becker ◽

Hendrik Schubert ◽

Petra Nowak

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Distribution Pattern ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Taxonomic Treatment ◽

Ecological Conditions ◽

The Status ◽

Taxonomic Concept ◽

Chara Zeylanica ◽

To Receive

The first record of a species belonging to the genus Chara L. subgenus Chara R.D.Wood section Grovesia R.D.Wood subsect. Willdenowia R.D.Wood from Europe is presented here, thus challenging the interpretation of its distribution pattern as an intertropical group of charophytes. The morphological characters of the specimens, as well as the results of a phylogenetic analysis, clearly identified them as Chara zeylanica J.G.Klein ex Willd. Although the subsection Willdenowia has yet to receive a thorough taxonomic treatment, a discussion of its relationship to other taxa of this subsection is provided despite the lack of a commonly agreed upon taxonomic concept. The ecological conditions of the Sardinian site of C. zeylanica are presented. Moreover, the status of and threats to this taxon, and hypotheses regarding potential pathways through which it reached Europe, are discussed.

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First record of Poa scabriculmis N. R. Cui (Poaceae) for the flora of Pan Himalayas

Acta Biologica Sibirica ◽

10.14258/abs.v5.i4.7148 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 141-144

Author(s):

M. Olonova

Keyword(s):

Geographic Distribution ◽

Endemic Species ◽

First Record ◽

Sichuan Province ◽

Morphological Description ◽

Nw China ◽

Kunlun Mountains ◽

Flora Of China ◽

The Status

Poa scabriculmis N.R. Cui, 1987, is known as endemic species of alpines of Kunlun Mountains (Xinjiang Province, NW China). Later, in Flora of China, it was treated as subspecies of polytypical species P. albertii Regel, and sinonimized with other four relative species. In this work we restore the status of this species and present its new occurrence in Sichuan province (China). This paper present taxonomic notes, morphological description, habitat, and the current geographic distribution for P. scabriculmis

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