First Record of the Thalassinidean Genus Callianopsis De Saint Laurent, 1973 (Decapoda, Ctenochelidae) in the West Pacific, With the Description of a New Species from Taiwan

Crustaceana ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 80 (10) ◽  
pp. 1193-1203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tin-Yam Chan ◽  
Feng-Jiau Lin ◽  
Tomoyuki Komai
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The West ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 (Polychaeta: Eunicida: Eunicidae) from northern Australia and a review of similar taxa from the Indo-west Pacific, including the genus Nauphanta Kinberg, 1865

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2352 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER J. GLASBY ◽  
PAT A. HUTCHINGS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Fish Farm ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Peculiar Behaviour ◽  
A New Species

A taxonomic survey of Marphysa species (Polychaeta: Eunicida: Eunicidae) from coastal regions of northern Australia including recently collected specimens from a fish farm near Darwin, yielded three species: M. mullawa Hutchings & Karageorgopolous, 2003, a first record from northern Australia; M. mossambica (Peters, 1854; was Nauphanta mossambica), first confirmed record from Australia; and a new species, M. fauchaldi. The new species was recorded from intertidal muddy shores as well as in the sediments of fish farm ponds, where it was extremely abundant. It is characterised by a unique combination of chaetal features. A newly proposed informal subgroup of Marphysa, the Teretiuscula-group, is erected to contain the new species and other Marphysa species that share the possession of compound spinigerous chaetae in anterior parapodia only and the peculiar behaviour of encapsulating embryos in jelly cocoons. Morphologically, the new species falls between a group of Marphysa species having only compound spinigers and the recently resurrected genus Nauphanta, which completely lacks compound chaetae. The discovery of this new species necessitated a re-evaluation of the morphological features of Nauphanta and Marphysa species lacking falcigers, in particular homology of fan chaetae, the only apparent synapomorphy of Nauphanta. Fan chaetae appear to be a specialised type of pectinate chaetae, which are found also in species of Marphysa including the new species. Based on this finding, and an evaluation of other characters, Nauphanta is returned to synonymy with Marphysa. Further, an analysis of size-related variation of key morphological characters in M. mossambica and comparison with those in the types of M. novaehollandiae (Kinberg, 1865; formerly Nauphanta) and M. simplex Treadwell, 1922, indicated that both species should be synonymised with M. mossambica. A key is provided to identify Marphysa species of the Indo-west Pacific.

A New Species of Epibulus (Perciformes: Labridae) from the West Pacific

Copeia ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce A. Carlson ◽  
John E. Randall ◽  
Michael N. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The West ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
A New Species

scholarly journals Four New Species of Dicranocentrus and Heteromurus from the State of Mérida, Venezuela (Collembola: Entomobryidae)

1969 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Mari Mutt
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Central America ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The City ◽  
A New Species

The new species Dicranocentrus paramoense, D. bidentatus, Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus and H. (H.) pruinosus are described from specimens collected in the State of Mérida, Venezuela. A new species of each genus comes from a cloud forest near the city of Mérida and a new species of each taxon was collected in paramos northeast of Mérida. Congeneric species are phyletically very near and their closest relatives live in Central America and the West Indies. Dicranocentrus bidentatus is the sole species of its genus with only two teeth (the basal pair) along the inner margin of the unguis. Heteromurus (Heteromurtrella) echinatus is unique among members of its subgenus in possessing dental spines, although some individuals lack these structures. This is the first record of such intraspecific variation. Four tables detail variations of a number of characters and 41 figures complement the text.

Acanthotetilla celebensis sp. nov., a new species from North Sulawesi, Indonesia (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1397 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICOLE J. DE VOOGD ◽  
ROB W. M. VAN SOEST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
West Indies ◽  
First Record ◽  
The West ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
A New Species

A new megacanthoxea- bearing tetillid Acanthotetilla celebensis sp.nov. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Spirophorida: Tetillidae) is described from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species is compared with all other (four) Acanthotetilla species occurring in the Indian Ocean and the West Indies. The new species differs from these other species by the overall morphology, and especially the presence of two sizes of megacanthoxeas. This is the first record of Acanthotetilla in Indonesia.

First record of Thermosbaenacea (Crustacea) from the Southern Hemisphere: a new species from a cave in tropical Western Australia

1992 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 719 ◽  
Author(s):  
GCB Poore ◽  
WF Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Hemisphere ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
West Indies ◽  
First Record ◽  
The West ◽  
Saline Waters ◽  
First Time ◽  
Cave Habitat ◽  
A New Species

The crustacean order Thermosbaenacea is reported for the first time from the Southern Hemisphere, from almost fresh water in a cave habitat in tropical Western Australia. Halosbaena tulki, sp. nov. belongs to a genus previously known only from saline waters in the West Indies, Columbia and Canary Is. The discovery is consistent with a very ancient origin of the order and distribution of the genus by plate movements following the breakup of Pangaea.

scholarly journals A new species of sponge inhabiting barnacle Bryozobia (Archaeobalanidae, Bryozobiinae) in the West Pacific

ZooKeys ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 571 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benny K.K. Chan ◽  
Meng-Chen Yu ◽  
Gregory A. Kolbasov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The West ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A New Species of Micropeza Meigen from Morocco and a Provisional Key to the West Palaearctic Species (Diptera: Acalyptrata, Micropezidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Martin J. Ebejer
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
The West ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Micropezidae, Micropeza kettaniae, is described from Morocco and the twelve west Palaearctic species of Micropeza Meigen are keyed. This is the first record of the family from Morocco and the second species to be described from North Africa.

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