A new species of Anoplodactylus (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from the Great Barrier Reef and discussion on the A. tenuicorpus-complex

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1435 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
CLAUDIA P. ARANGO ◽  
FRANZ KRAPP
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Distribution Patterns ◽  
Species Boundaries ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Sea Spider ◽  
A New Species

A new species of sea spider is described from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Anoplodactylus perissoporus n.sp. is in a species complex of extremely slender and tenuous forms that have serrated heel spines and are known to inhabit Indo- West Pacific coral reefs. The new species is characterized by the multiple cement gland pores on femora of males. Otherwise the species is very similar to, and probably closely related to A. tenuicorpus. The species boundaries within the A. tenuicorpus complex are difficult to discern and are not clearly defined, especially for females. Other character sets seem necessary to indicate affinities and distribution patterns of the tenuicorpus complex.

A new species of Stephanostomum Looss, 1899 (Digenea, Acanthocolpidae) with a bizarre oral sucker: S. adlardi sp. nov. from the common coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802) (Perciformes, Serranidae) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef

2007 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Bray ◽  
Thomas Cribb ◽  
Andrea Waeschenbach ◽  
D. Littlewood
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Oral Sucker ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Trout ◽  
Lizard Island ◽  
The Common ◽  
Plectropomus Leopardus ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of Acanthocolpidae, Stephanostomum adlardi is described from the serranid Plectropomus leopardus from Lizard Island in the northern Great Barrier Reef. It differs from all previously described acanthocolpids in the structure of the oral sucker which is extended into dorsal and ventral lobes each bearing a row of spines. A phylogenetic tree estimated from combined nuclear small and partial large ribosomal RNA gene sequences shows that, despite the unusual oral sucker structure, the species is a true member of the genus Stephanostomum. The molecular results also suggest that Monostephanostomum nolani is derived from within Stephanostomum.

Exploiting mimicry: Prosorhynchoides thomasi n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) from the fang blenny genus Plagiotremus (Bleeker) (Blenniidae) from off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1514 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
ASHLEY ROBERTS-THOMSON ◽  
NATHAN J. BOTT
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
First Report ◽  
Lizard Island ◽  
A New Species

Prosorhynchoides thomasi n. sp. (Digenea: Bucephalidae) is described from the intestine of the fang blennies, Plagiotremus tapeinosoma and P. rhinorhynchos (Blenniidae: Nemophini) from off Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.  The new species is differentiated from other species of Prosorhynchoides Dollfus, 1929 that also have testes which are symmetrical or nearly symmetrical by the shape and direction of the caecum and the position of the ovary relative to the caecum.  This is the first report of a new species, but the second report of adult bucephalids from Plagiotremus spp.  Prosorhynchoides thomasi n. sp. likely exploits the habit of Plagiotremus spp. of mimicking cleaner wrasse (Labridae) behaviour and micropredation on ‘client’ fish.  We have not encountered this species from other blennies or from other teleost families known to be infected with bucephalids from the Great Barrier Reef

A new species of Palaemonella Dana, 1852, (Crustacea: Decapoda; Pontoniinae) from the Red Sea

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1844 (1) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. BRUCE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the pontoniine shrimp genus Palaemonella Dana, 1852, from the Red Sea is described and illustrated. Found from 519–544m; this is the greatest depth from which this genus has so far been reported. It is a species of the Indo-West Pacific P. dolichodactylus species complex, to the taxa of which a key is provided.

scholarly journals Ischyroceridae

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2260 (1) ◽  
pp. 463-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
JEAN JUST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Lizard Island ◽  
A New Species

Eight species in the Ischyroceridae are reported from Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Five species are new to science: Coxischyrocerus rhombocoxus gen. et sp. nov., Tropischyrocerus pugilus gen. et sp. nov., Cerapus nudus sp. nov., Ericthonius parabrasiliensis sp. nov., and Ericthonius tropicalis sp. nov. Ericthonius pugnax Dana is new to the Great Barrier Reef. Ambicholestes magellani (Just) and Cerapus volucola Lowry & Berents have been recorded previously from the area. A single specimen, possibly a new species, is reported as Ericthonius sp. Ischyrocerus inexpectatus Ruffo (Mediterranean Sea) is transferred to Coxischyrocerus. Ischyrocerus socia (Myers) from Bora Bora is transferred to Tropischyrocerus.

scholarly journals Melitidae, the Eriopisella group

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2260 (1) ◽  
pp. 713-717
Author(s):  
MICHELLE N. YERMAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
A New Species

A new species of eriopisellid amphipod, belonging to the genus Netamelita Barnard, 1962, is described. This is the first and only amphipod from the Eriopisella group reported from the Great Barrier Reef.

scholarly journals Identification of a Ciliate (Oligohymenophorea: Scuticociliatia) Associated with Brown Band Disease on Corals of the Great Barrier Reef

2007 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 883-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Bourne ◽  
Holly V. Boyett ◽  
Meegan E. Henderson ◽  
Andrew Muirhead ◽  
Bette L. Willis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Barrier Reef ◽  
Coral Disease ◽  
Barrier Reef ◽  
Body Structure ◽  
Caudal Region ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Brown Band ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Brown Band Disease

ABSTRACT A ciliate associated with the coral disease brown band (BrB) was identified as a new species belonging to the class Oligohymenophorea, subclass Scuticociliatia. The ciliates were characterized by the presence of large numbers of intracellular dinoflagellates and displayed an elongated, tube-shaped body structure. They had uniform ciliature, except for three distinct cilia in the caudal region, and were typically 200 to 400 μm in length and 20 to 50 μm in width.

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