Taxonomic status and geographic distribution of Phycogorgia fucata (Valenciennes 1846) (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae)

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Odalisca Breedy ◽  
Judith Camps-Castellà ◽  
G. Försterra ◽  
Verena Häussermann
Mammalia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Carmignotto ◽  
Talitha Monfort

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.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Trakić ◽  
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Mirjana Stojanović ◽  
Filip Popović ◽  
Slobodanka Radosavljević ◽  
...  

The genus Cernosvitovia consists of nine species in the whole world. Out of the nine species, eight species are with primary distribution in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula (except Cernosvitovia schweigeri). In the Lumbricidae fauna of Serbia, seven species from this genus have been registered. Among them, 6 taxa are endemic. The aim of this paper is to present new data of the endemic species Cernosvitovia dudichi Zicsi & Šapkarev, 1982, based on the current taxonomic status of species, literature data, and our unpublished data. In this paper, we have summarized the knowledge on the geographic distribution, biology, and habitat C. dudichi in Serbia. Our recent investigations have revealed new records for C. dudichi in Central Serbia. After 30 years, this species was found in another place in this area, in Goč Mt. New locality suggests that C. dudichi possess a wider range than it was previously thought.


Mammalia ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Carmignotto ◽  
Talitha Monfort

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.


Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2749 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
ULYSES F. J. PARDIÑAS ◽  
PABLO TETA ◽  
GUILLERMO D’ELÍA ◽  
GABRIELA B. DIAZ

Akodon oenos Braun, Mares, and Ojeda, 2000 was described on a large sample of individuals collected from two localities near Mendoza city, Argentina. This sample was obtained in the 1980’s by Julio R. Contreras and María I. Rossi and labeled, but never published, as “Akodon minoprioi new species.” The description provided by Braun and collaborators was limited to craniodental and color pelage traits compared with those of five individuals of the sympatric form A. molinae Contreras, 1968. Akodon oenos was proposed as new and presumptively allied to the A. varius species group of Akodon. In February 2009 we collected an individual of Akodon in Llancanelo Natural Reserve, southern Mendoza, that morphologically fits the original description of A. oenos. Further study of some individuals of the type series of A. oenos reinforces this taxonomic hypothesis for the Llancanelo specimen. However, comparisons with other Akodon species overlooked by Braun and collaborators, reveals striking similarities with the widespread and phenotypically variable species A. spegazzinii Thomas, 1897. The evidence at hand, including morphological, karyological, and genetical traits, allows us to propose a new taxonomic scenario. A. oenos is considered here a junior synonym of A. spegazzinii and therefore belongs to the A. boliviensis species group of Akodon, extending the known geographic distribution for this species at least to southern Mendoza piedmont in the ecotone between the Monte and Patagonia eco-regions. More generally, this situation highlights the necessity when working with complex genera (as many sigmodontines are) to perform extensive comparisons and to use several sets of evidence in order to reduce the probability of generating biologically redundant names and more taxonomic confusion.


Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 443 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-188
Author(s):  
BEATRIZ DO NASCIMENTO VALENTE ◽  
JOSÉ FERNANDO A. BAUMGRATZ ◽  
VITOR HUGO MAIA

(Nomenclatural novelties in Miconieae (Melastomataceae): new synonym and typifications). This contribution provides diagnostic morphological characters, geographic distribution data, synonymizations and typifications for three species of Miconieae. We clarify the taxonomic status of Clidemia raddiana as a new synonym for Miconia capilliflora and designate its lectotype. For Miconia capillaris and Miconia leptopus, we provide nomenclatural adjustments, due to the similarity of the epithets and morphological characteristics. We also designate a lectotype and a neotype, respectively, for these two species.


Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4585 (3) ◽  
pp. 531
Author(s):  
JIAN-YUE QIU ◽  
HAO XU ◽  
LI CHEN

Based on an examination of a large number of specimens, considerable variability of the elytral coloration patterns and the parameres of the Asian genus Agnorimus Miyake & Iwase, 1991 are observed; and the taxonomic status of all four described taxa have been re-considered. The result shows that only A. pictus (Moser, 1902) can be recognized as valid species, while A. hayashii Miyake & Iwase, 1991 new synonym is proposed as a new junior synonym of it. The geographic distribution of this genus is significantly expanded, and most of the distributional records are illustrated in a map with intraspecific variations indicated. 


Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4949 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-581
Author(s):  
ROSAURA MAYÉN-ESTRADA ◽  
ROBERTO JUNIO PEDROSO DIAS

Eight genera are included in the family Zoothamniidae, and at the present the data of the epibiotic species on crustaceans is not updated. Thus, the main goal of the present work is to provide the checklist of zoothamniids worldwide reported as associated to several groups of crustaceans, including some data of their geographic distribution, and also to provide the complete list of species of this peritrich group. We obtained all available data of family Zoothamniidae and checked their taxonomic status. Then we provided the complete list of species including those reported as epibionts on crustacean hosts. We obtained 156 species included in eight genera of Zoothamniidae, being 85 species recorded as symbionts on 86 species of hosts. Genus Zoothamnium contained the higher number (56) of epibiotic species on crustaceans, and genus Pseudohaplocaulus has not been reported for any crustacean. The reviewed data highlights the concentration of records in Europe, and stands out the need to amplify sampling and studies in the Southern Hemisphere. The main groups of crustaceans infested by zoothamniids are the amphipods, isopods and decapods. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chatmongkon Suwannapoom ◽  
Tan Van Nguyen ◽  
Nikolay Poyarkov ◽  
Yun-He Wu ◽  
Parinya Pawangkhanant ◽  
...  

Spiny Frog Quasipaa is a genus of frogs that belongs to a relatively poorly known group. Most of the species distribution has been recorded in China; however, a few incidences of identification have occurred in the eastern part of Indochina. To date, only one species (Quasipaa fasciculispina) of Quasipaa has been recorded from Chanthaburi and Trat Provinces in south-eastern Thailand. Based on recent fieldwork conducted in northern Thailand, we report a new record of Quasipaa verrucospinosa from Doi Phu Kha National Park, Nan Province at an altitude of 900–1000 m a.s.l. Our study has demonstrated that populations of this species are paraphyletic and has revealed deep genetic differences. Therefore, it is recommended that a comprehensive study be undertaken to clarify the taxonomic and geographic distribution of this species for its suitable protection and conservation.


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