Morphological traits and molecular analysis for two new Chrysosporium species from Fujian Province, China

Two new species, Chrysosporium laterisporum and C. ovalisporum, were isolated from forest soils and zoo soils in Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, using child hair as baits. Molecular (ITS-5.8S rDNA sequences) and morphological characters were used to identify taxonomic status. The phylogeny showed C. laterisporum and C. ovalisporum grouped into a separate subclade, closely related to C. georgii, C. magnasporum, C. oceanitesii and C. vespertilium. These previously described Chrysosporium species can be distinguished from the new species based on morphology alone.

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A multigene and morphological analysis expands the diversity of the seabod shrimp Xiphopenaeus Smith, 1869 (Decapoda: Penaeidae), with descriptions of two new species

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-019-51484-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Abner Carvalho-Batista ◽

Mariana Terossi ◽

Fernando J. Zara ◽

Fernando L. Mantelatto ◽

Rogerio C. Costa

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Analysis ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Integrative Approach ◽

Genetic Groups ◽

The Pacific ◽

Two New Species ◽

The Status ◽

History Of

Abstract After being stable for nearly a century, the taxonomic history of the genus Xiphopenaeus has been marked by many changes in the last three decades. The taxonomic status of the Atlantic species has a low resolution, and many species are still undefined and grouped as cryptic species. Here we employed an integrative approach to define the species of Xiphopenaeus and the morphological characters needed to differentiate them. We combined the analyses of two molecular markers (COI and 16 S rDNA), scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy. Based on specimens from 17 localities from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, we detected five divergent genetic groups, three in the Atlantic (A1, A2, A3) and two in the Pacific (P1, P2). Male secondary sexual characters were able to differentiate four out of the five genetic groups. Group A1 corresponds to X. kroyeri, and A2 and A3 correspond to new species. We redescribed the genus and two new species are described and illustrated: Xiphopenaeus dincao nov. sp. (A2) and Xiphopenaeus baueri nov. sp. (A3). Since the holotype of X. riveti was missing and the specimen analysed from group P2 was a female, the status of the species of Xiphopenaeus from the Pacific remains unresolved.

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Two new species of Manerebia Staudinger from paramo habitat in the Colombian Eastern Cordillera of the Andes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae, Satyrinae, Pronophilina)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4970.2.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4970 (2) ◽

pp. 293-302

Author(s):

OSCAR MAHECHA-J. ◽

PAOLA TRIVIÑO ◽

M. GONZALO ANDRADE-C ◽

TOMASZ W. PYRCZ

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Relationship ◽

Molecular Analysis ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Cryptic Diversity ◽

Eastern Cordillera ◽

The Andes ◽

Two New Species

Two new species of the genus Manerebia Staudinger, 1897 (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae) are described from paramo habitat on the eastern slopes of the Colombian Eastern Cordillera in the area of Pisba and La Colorada: Manerebia bernito n. sp. and Manerebia clarita n. sp. Both are morphologically most similar to Manerebia levana and Manerebia pervaga, and the possible phylogenetic relationship between them is hypothesized. Their habitat is described and a proposal of their conservation status is made. With the addition of the two new species described in this study, a total of 15 species of Manerebia are reported from Colombia. However, a molecular analysis should be carried out to validate the taxonomic status of several species of Manerebia, in particular having in mind a potentially high cryptic diversity of this genus.

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Molecular phylogenetic analysis of a taxonomically unstable ranid from Sumatra, Indonesia, reveals a new genus with gastromyzophorous tadpoles and two new species

Zoosystematics and Evolution ◽

10.3897/zse.94.22120 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 94 (1) ◽

pp. 163-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Umilaela Arifin ◽

Utpal Smart ◽

Stefan T. Hertwig ◽

Eric N. Smith ◽

Djoko T. Iskandar ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Genus ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

12S Rrna ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

Molecular Barcoding ◽

Wide Range ◽

Two New Species

The presence of an adhesive abdominal sucker (gastromyzophory) allows tadpoles of certain species of anurans to live in fast-flowing streams. Gastromyzophorous tadpoles are rare among anurans, known only in certain American bufonids and Asian ranids. To date,Huia sumatrana, which inhabits cascading streams, has been the only Sumatran ranid known to possess gastromyzophorous tadpoles. In the absence of thorough sampling and molecular barcoding of adults and larvae, it has remained to be confirmed whether other Sumatran ranid species living in similar habitats, i.e.,Chalcorana crassiovis, possesses this larval type. Moreover, the taxonomic status of this species has long been uncertain and its taxonomic position within the Ranidae, previously based exclusively on morphological characters, has remained unresolved. To study the diversity and relationships of these frogs and to establish the identity of newly collected gastromyzophorous tadpoles from Sumatra, we compared genetic sequences ofC. crassiovis-like taxa from a wide range of sites on Sumatra. We conducted bayesian and maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses on a concatenated dataset of mitochondrial (12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and tRNAval) and nuclear (RAG1 and TYR) gene fragments. Our analyses recoveredC. crassiovisto be related toClinotarsus,Huia, andMeristogenys. The DNA barcodes of the gastromyzophorous tadpoles matched adults from the same sites. Herein, we provide a re-description of adultC. crassiovisand propose “C. kampeni” as a synonym of this species. The molecular evidence, morphological features, and distribution suggest the presence of two related new species. The two new species andC. crassiovistogether represent a distinct phylogenetic clade possessing unique molecular and morphological synapomorphies, thus warranting a new genus.

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Morphological and molecular characterization of Orbilia pseudopolybrocha and O. tonghaiensis, two new species of Orbiliaceae from China

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY ◽

10.1099/ijsem.0.004088 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 70 (4) ◽

pp. 2664-2676 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ying Zhang ◽

Min Qiao ◽

H.O. Baral ◽

Jianping Xu ◽

Ke-Qin Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Morphological Traits ◽

Its Sequences ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

Two New Species ◽

Asexual Morphs ◽

Morphological And Molecular Characterization

This study examined over 20 fungal specimens of the Orbiliaceae (Orbiliomycetes) from different regions in China. Our analyses based on morphological traits and the ITS rDNA sequences revealed two new Orbilia species with drechslerella-like asexual morphs. These new species are able to trap nematodes with constricting rings. In addition, Orbilia cf. orientalis is reported as a new cryptic Chinese variant of European collections of O. orientalis. All three species are described and illustrated in detail in this paper. Their phylogenetic relationships with other orbiliaceous species were identified based on their ITS sequences.

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New and interesting species of sacculonotic Haplozetidae (Acari, Oribatida, Haplozetidae) from Indonesia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4656.3.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4656 (3) ◽

pp. 459-474

Author(s):

SERGEY G. ERMILOV ◽

DOROTHEE SANDMANN ◽

STEFAN SCHEU

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Morphological Traits ◽

Anterior Part ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Oribatid Mites ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time ◽

Interesting Species

Two new species of haplozetid oribatid mites (Oribatida, Haplozetidae) are described on the basis of adult specimens sampled from litter and soil in Sumatra, Indonesia: Haplozetes bayartogtokhi sp. nov. differs from Haplozetes biheterodactylus Ermilov & Tolstikov, 2015 by the presence of minute interlamellar setae, foveolate anterior part of the notogaster, five pairs of genital setae and the localization of adanal lyrifissures in preanal position; Magyaria leonilae sp. nov. differs from Magyaria annobonica Pérez-Íñigo, 1981 and Magyaria ornata Balogh, 1963 by the presence of bidactylous legs, pointed rostrum and reticulate prodorsum. The species Indoribates hauseri (Mahunka, 1997) comb. nov. (Haplozetidae) is recorded in Indonesia for the first time. A supplementary description for this species is given in detail on the basis of adult specimens from Indonesia and its main morphological traits are summarized. The taxonomic status of the genus Bolkiah Mahunka, 1997 is discussed, resulting in the following new taxonomic proposals: Indoribates (=Bolkiah syn. nov.).

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Neohygrocybe griseonigra (Hygrophoraceae, Agaricales), a new species from subtropical China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.350.1.7 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 350 (1) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

CHAO-QUN WANG ◽

MING ZHANG ◽

TAI-HUI LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Guangdong Province ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Subtropical China ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

A new species in genus Neohygrocybe sect. Neohygrocybe, N. griseonigra, is described from the Chebaling National Nature Reserve in Guangdong province, China. It is characterized by its dark brown dry fibrillose pileus, whitish to grayish white lamellae that stain red then dark gray or blackish when bruised, smooth basidiospores, long sterigmata of basidia, and lanceolate pseudocystidia. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on the ITS rDNA sequences also confirm the taxonomic status of the new species as the morphological characters indicated. A key to all known members of Neohygrocybe is provided in this study.

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Phylogenetic relationships of Leptolaimus de Man, 1876 (Plectida: Leptolaimidae) with description of two new species from the Persian Gulf, Iran

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-bja10036 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Azadeh Gharahkhani ◽

Ebrahim Pourjam ◽

Oleksandr Holovachov ◽

Majid Pedram

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Persian Gulf ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Ssu Rdna ◽

The Body ◽

Bayesian Posterior Probability ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

Two New Species ◽

The Persian Gulf ◽

Species Specific

Summary Members of the family Leptolaimidae are reported for the first time from Iran with description of two new species of Leptolaimus from the Persian Gulf in the south of the country. Leptolaimus hormozganensis sp. n. is described based upon three populations. It differs from other Leptolaimus species in the position of the pharyngeal supplement and the number of precloacal tubular supplements and has a single sickle-shaped tubular pharyngeal supplement at mid-pharynx level in both sexes, 9-12 male precloacal supplements and one female preanal supplement. Leptolaimus dimorphus sp. n. is characterised by the presence of a pharyngeal tubular supplement only in some adults, one female preanal supplement and four male precloacal supplements. It differs from other species in that the pharyngeal supplement is only present in some specimens, presence of four male precloacal supplements, tail 50-59 μm long and ventrosublateral position of vulva on either the right or left side of the body. Near full length SSU rDNA sequences are provided for L. hormozganensis sp. n. and two different males (one with, and one without, a pharyngeal supplement) of L. dimorphus sp. n. COI sequences for three populations of L. hormozganensis sp. n. from different regions of the Persian Gulf are also obtained. New sequences of two Leptolaimus species formed a clade with other sequenced Leptolaimus spp. and representatives of two genera of Leptolaimidae, i.e., Aphanolaimus and Paraplectonema in a phylogeny based on SSU rDNA gene with 1.00/81 Bayesian posterior probability/maximum likelihood bootstrap (BPP/BS) values. Molecular phylogeny confirmed the synonymy of Leptolaimus and Halaphanolaimus that was formerly proposed based only on morphology. Based on SSU sequences and morphological characters, the presence of a pharyngeal supplement may not be a species-specific character and should not be used to differentiate genera.

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Two new species of the genus Broscosoma Rosenhauer, 1846 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Broscinae) from China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4821.1.10 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4821 (1) ◽

pp. 173-180

Author(s):

RI-XIN JIANG ◽

QI FENG ◽

SHUO WANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Fujian Province ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Chongqing City ◽

Two New Species

Two new species of the genus Broscosoma Rosenhauer, 1846 (Carabidae: Broscinae) were found in China: Broscosoma xuhaoi sp. nov. from Chongqing City and Broscosoma zhengyuandongi sp. nov. from Fujian Province. Habitus and diagnostic features of the new species are described and illustrated. An updated list of all known Chinese Broscosoma species is given.

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Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4362.2.2 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4362 (2) ◽

pp. 213 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

KAI CHEN ◽

MARIANNE HORAK ◽

XICUI DU ◽

DANDAN ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Related Species ◽

Male Genitalia ◽

New South ◽

New South Wales ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Northern Territory ◽

Australian Species ◽

South Wales ◽

Two New Species

The genus Agrotera Schrank, 1802 is revised for Australia and the generic definition is refined based on the male genitalia. The genera Leucinodella Strand, 1918 stat. rev. with L. leucostola (Hampson, 1896) comb. nov., Nistra Walker, 1859 stat. rev. with N. coelatalis Walker, 1859 comb. rev., Sagariphora Meyrick, 1894 stat. rev. with S. magnificalis (Hampson, 1893) comb. nov., and Tetracona Meyrick, 1884 stat. rev. with T. amathealis (Walker, 1859) comb. rev. and T. pictalis Warren, 1896 comb. rev. are removed from synonymy with Agrotera, as they lack the synapomorphies of Agrotera. Two new species, Agrotera genuflexa sp. nov. from Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, and A. longitabulata sp. nov. from Queensland, are described. The taxonomic status of the Australian species of Agrotera is discussed, and a key to all species, based on males, is provided. The adults and genitalia of the new species and some related species are figured.

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Two new species of Oidiodendron from boreal forest soils

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b68-034 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 203-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R. A. A. Morrall

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Boreal Forest ◽

Forest Soils ◽

Nomen Dubium ◽

Two New Species ◽

Canadian Boreal Forest

Oidiodendron periconioides Morrall sp. nov. and O. chlamydosporicum Morrall sp. nov. are described from Canadian boreal forest soils. O. gracile Zhdanova is considered to be a nomen dubium.

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