scholarly journals Five new species of trap-door spiders (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) from India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 16775-16794
Author(s):  
Manju Siliwal ◽  
Rajshekhar Hippargi ◽  
Archana Yadav ◽  
Dolly Kumar
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Trap Door ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

The family Idiopidae is dominated by the subfamily Idiopinae with 106 species recorded from the world; 20 species (five species of Helgimomerus, 12 species of Idiops, and three species of Scalidognathus) are reported from India.  In this paper, we describe a new species of Heligmomerus wii from Dehradun, Uttarakhand and four new species of Idiops:  Idiops bonny, Idiops reshma, & Idiops sally from Dangs, Gujarat and Idiops vankhede from Maharashtra. 

Zetorchestes krisperi sp. nov. (Acari: Oribatida: Zetorchestidae) from Vietnam, with juvenile morphology and identification key to known species of the genus

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5057 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-561
Author(s):  
VASILIY B. KOLESNIKOV ◽  
VLADISLAV D. LEONOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Oribatid Mites ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

The description of a new species of oribatid mites (Oribatida) of the family Zetorchestidae—Zetorchestes krisperi sp. nov.—is proposed based on adult and tritonymph specimens collected from rainforest soil of Bi Dup-Nui Ba National Park (southern Vietnam). We also review the distinguishing characteristics for Zetorchestes species and present an identification key to Zetorchestes species of the world. Diagnostic features of Zetorchestes nymphs are discussed.  

A new species of Characella Sollas, 1886 (Tetractinellida; Demospongiae; Porifera) from deeper waters off the coast of Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4559 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
ALAN DIAS ◽  
GEORGE GARCIA SANTOS ◽  
ULISSES PINHEIRO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

Sponges of the Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 are distributed worldwide and found generally in deep water. Up to date, only four species are known for the Brazilian coast (Muricy 2018): Characella aspera Sollas, 1886, C. capitolii Mothes et al. 2007, C. pachastrelloides (Carter, 1876), and Pachastrella monilifera Schmidt, 1868. In this study, a new species of Characella is described from the mesophotic zone off Bacia Potiguar (Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil). The specimen was preserved in 80% ethanol and deposited in the Porifera Collection of the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPEPOR). Taxonomic comparisons were made with data tabulated for all species of Characella available in the World Porifera Database (van Soest et al. 2018). 

scholarly journals A new species of Aaptos (Porifera, Hadromerida, Suberitidae) from Pribilof Canyon, Bering Sea, Alaska

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1939 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELMUT LEHNERT ◽  
JOHN HOCEVAR ◽  
ROBERT P. STONE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Bering Sea ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Submarine Canyons ◽  
Remotely Operated Vehicle ◽  
Hydraulic Manipulators ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Bering Sea

The Bering Sea is predominantly a shallow sea, with a massive shelf mostly shallower than 100 m. Pribilof Canyon and Zhemchug Canyon, two of the largest submarine canyons in the world, were explored in August 2007, by the Greenpeace vessel “Esperanza”, with manned submersibles and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to depths of 1000 m. Specimens were collected with hydraulic manipulators operated by the pilots of the submersibles or with the ROV. Once on deck the specimens were transferred to ethanol. Pribilof Canyon is 426 km long and 1800 m deep, while Zhemchug Canyon is even larger and reaches depths of more than 2600 m (Normark and Carlson 2003). Here we describe a new species of Aaptos and compare it with representative congeners. The genus Aaptos was erected by Gray (1867) for Aaptos aaptos, described by Schmidt (1864) as Ancorina aaptos. Today, Aaptos is placed in Suberitidae Schmidt, 1870 and contains 21 species (Van Soest et al. 2005). For a more detailed historical review of the family and genus we refer to the publications of Kelly-Borges & Bergquist (1994) and to Van Soest (2002). According to Van Soest (2002), Aaptos is separated from other Suberitidae by its spherical or lobate growth forms, and by the presence of a strictly radial skeleton that contains characteristic strongyloxeas. The type species was described from the Mediterranean Sea (Algeria) and was then reported from many other areas of the world. These subsequent records likely represent additional undescribed species of Aaptos (Van Soest, 2002).

Sabellaria jeramae, a new species (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) from the shallow waters of Malaysia, with a note on the ecological traits of reefs

Zootaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4052 (5) ◽  
pp. 555 ◽  
Author(s):  
EIJIROH NISHI ◽  
KANAKO MATSUO ◽  
MARIA CAPA ◽  
SHINRI TOMIOKA ◽  
HIROSHI KAJIHARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Ecological Traits ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Sabellaria Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Sabellariidae) is described from the intertidal zone of Jeram, Selangor, Malaysia. Sabellaria jeramae n. sp. is a gregarious species that constructs large reefs several hundreds of meters long and 50–200 m wide. The new species is distinguished from other congeners by the character combination of the presence of a single kind of middle paleae with conspicuous morphology, and outer paleae with long frayed teeth. Morphological features of the species are described and compared to those of all congeneric species. We also compare the reef structure and geographical distribution of the new species to those of the members of the family Sabellariidae around the world, demonstrating the ecological traits of the reefs. 

First report of marine intertidal mites of the family Fortuyniidae (Acari: Oribatida) from Iran, with description of a new species and an updated key to the world’s species of Fortuynia

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1050-1063
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Akrami ◽  
Mahdieh Asadi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Rocky Shore ◽  
Gulf Of Oman ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Diagnostic Key ◽  
Intertidal Habitats ◽  
A New Species

The marine intertidal zone constitutes one of the most interesting ecosystems on the earth. Oribatid mites of the family Fortuyniidae inhabit marine intertidal habitats in the tropical and subtropical coasts of the world. This family has not been known from Iran until now. The present work deals with a new oribatid species of this family found at the coast of the Gulf of Oman, southeastern Iran, from algae in the intertidal zone of a rocky shore. Fortuynia iranica sp. nov., is described from littoral environments of Chabahar Beach, Sistan and Baluchistan province based on adult and juvenile (deutonymph) stages. The new species is characterized by the presence of both prodorsal external and internal channels; fourteen smooth, thin and long notogastral setae, with a light-colored porose spot in the insertions, c3 completely absent; sensilli with a very slightly oriented head; glove-like lenticulus; epimeral setation 3-1-3-2 and presence of one pair of aggenital setae. An updated diagnostic key to the adults of known species of Fortuynia van der Hammen, 1960 is given.

The Cupedidae of the World

1963 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Atkins
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
World Wide ◽  
New South ◽  
South American ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Available Information ◽  
A New Species

In recent years there has been an increase in the number of papers dealing with the family Cupedidae, but in spite of the revised interest in this group there is still no publication which treats the family on a world-wide basis and provides keys for separating all the genera and species. According to Janssens (1953), the family contains 22 species belonging to five genera. Recently, Neboiss (1959) added three new species from Australia and erected a new South American genus, while Papp (1961) described a new species from California. In this paper I will bring the available information on the Cupedidae together and present a list of fossil forms, a series of keys to the genera and species, and an account of their geographical distribution. In addition, I propose three new synonyms in the genus Cupes.

A new species of Linotetranus (Acari : Prostigmata: Linotetranidae) from Iran

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1914 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
MOHAMMAD BAGHERI ◽  
KARIM HADDAD IRANI-NEJAD ◽  
KARIM KAMALI ◽  
MOHAMMAD KHANJANI ◽  
ALIREZA SABOORI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species

Mites of the family Linotetranidae (Acari: Prostigmata) are unique among the tetranychoid families in that eyes are absent (Meyer & Ueckermann, 1997). They are usually colourless, slender and less than a third of a millimeter in length, and occur mostly in soil. Linotetranids have been reported from moss, soil and rotting trees, but most collection indicate an association with the crown and roots of grass or sedge in dryland habitats (Beard & Walter, 2004). Up to now eight species of the genus Linotetranus have been described in the world. In this paper we describe and illustrate a new species. The terminology and abbreviations follow Lindquist (1985) and all measurements are given in micrometers.

Trochochaeta mexicana, a new species from an unusual family of Polychaeta, with comments on the world distribution of Trochochaetidae

2010 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Hernández-Alcántara ◽  
Vivianne Solís-Weiss
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Pacific ◽  
Biogeographic Province ◽  
Cold Environments ◽  
The Family ◽  
The World ◽  
World Distribution ◽  
A New Species

The small, monogeneric family of polychaetes known as Trochochaetidae has been exclusively collected in the northern hemisphere, mainly in temperate–cold environments. Nine species have been described so far including Trochochaeta mexicana sp. nov. described herein, while one species remains unnamed. Only two species had previously been recorded in the eastern Pacific, so T. mexicana sp. nov. is the first record for the family in the tropical Mexican Biogeographic Province. The new species is characterized by having a pair of eyes, acicular neurochaetae on chaetigers 2 and 3, a small knob-like antenna and a nuchal crest projecting through chaetiger 1. Trochochaeta mexicana sp. nov., together with Trochochaeta kirkegaardi, Trochochaeta diverapoda and Trochochaeta cirrifera are the only trochochaetids that have been found exclusively in warm environments.

Coniosternum masneri sp. nov., a new species of the family Scathophagidae (Diptera) from Canada

2017 ◽  
Vol 186 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-116
Author(s):  
František Šifner
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

Abstract A new Nearctic species of the genus Coniosternum Becker, 1894, C. masneri sp. nov., is described from Canada, and its important diagnostic characters are illustrated.

New species list of plants and lichens of Russia for Turboveg for Windows

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
A. P. Korablev ◽  
N. S. Liksakova ◽  
D. M. Mirin ◽  
D. G. Oreshkin ◽  
P. G. Efimov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Russian Literature ◽  
Web Page ◽  
Species List ◽  
Internet Resources ◽  
The World ◽  
A New Species ◽  
The Web

A new species list of plants and lichens of Russia and neighboring countries has been developed for Turboveg for Windows, the program, intended for storage and management of phytosociological data (relevés), is widely used all around the world (Hennekens, Schaminée, 2001; Hennekens, 2015). The species list is built upon the database of the Russian website Plantarium (Plantarium…: [site]), which contains a species atlas and illustrated an online Handbook of plants and lichens. The nomenclature used on Plantarium was originally based on the following issues: vascular plants — S. K. Cherepanov (1995) with additions; mosses — «Flora of mosses of Russia» (Proect...: [site]); liverworts and hornworts — A. D. Potemkin and E. V. Sofronova (2009); lichens — «Spisok…» G. P. Urbanavichyus ed. (2010); other sources (Plantarium...: [site]). The new species list, currently the most comprehensive in Turboveg format for Russia, has 89 501 entries, including 4627 genus taxa compare to the old one with 32 020 entries (taxa) and only 253 synonyms. There are 84 805 species and subspecies taxa in the list, 37 760 (44.7 %) of which are accepted, while the others are synonyms. Their distribution by groups of organisms and divisions are shown in Table. A large number of synonyms in the new list and its adaptation to work with the Russian literature will greatly facilitate the entry of old relevé data. The ways of making new list, its structure as well as the possibilities of checking taxonomic lists on Internet resources are considered. The files of the species list for Turboveg 2 and Turboveg 3, the technique of associating existing databases with a new species list (in Russian) are available on the web page https://www.binran.ru/resursy/informatsionnyye-resursy/tekuschie-proekty/species_list_russia/.

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