A new species of Pseudodiaptomus (Copepoda: Calanoida) from Japan, with notes on the closely related P. inopinus Burckhardt, 1913 from Kyushu Island

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2623 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAKIKO ORUI SAKAGUCHI ◽  
HIROSHI UEDA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Calanoid Copepod ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
Kyushu Island ◽  
Nansei Islands ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the calanoid copepod, Pseudodiaptomus nansei sp. nov., which has formerly been identified as P. inopinus Burckhardt, 1913, is described from estuaries of the Nansei Islands, southernmost Japan. This new species was compared with a population of the closely related P. inopinus from the neighboring Kyushu Island, western Japan, which is redescribed here. The new species is readily distinguishable from P. inopinus by the absence of dorsal spiniform processes on the fifth pediger in both sexes, short posterior projections of the genital operculum, and thin caudal setae of the female instead of swollen seta in P. inopinus. The mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) sequences of P. nansei differed by 21–26% from the examined population of P. inopinus, in contrast to a 0–3% difference within the population of each species. The absence of descriptions identifiable to P. nansei in previous studies outside the Nansei Islands, coupled with no occurrence of P. inopinus there, suggests that P. nansei is endemic to Nansei Islands and geographically segregated from P. inopinus.

Lithodes formosae, a new species of king crab from Taiwan (Crustacea: Decapoda: Lithodidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2332 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHANE T. AHYONG ◽  
TIN-YAM CHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
Spine Length ◽  
King Crab ◽  
A New Species

A new species of king crab is described from Taiwan, Lithodes formosae sp. nov. The new species resembles L. longispina Sakai, 1971, from Japan, L. megacantha Macpherson, 1991, from French Polynesia, and L. paulayi Macpherson & Chan, 2008, from Guam, in having long dorsal spines in adults, though it is most similar to L. paulayi. Lithodes formosae is distinguished from the aforementioned species primarily by differing branchial spine arrangement and proportional spine length. Comparison of partial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene sequences from L. formosae sp. nov., L. paulayi and L. longispina supports the specific status of the new species. Six species of Lithodidae are known from Taiwan, of which L. formosae sp. nov. is the first to be described as new from Taiwan.

A new species of Geothelphusa Stimpson, 1857, from Taiwan (Crustacea: Brachyura: Potamidae) based on morphological and molecular evidence, with notes on species from western Taiwan

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1877 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
HSI-TE SHIH ◽  
TOHRU NARUSE ◽  
DARREN C. J. YEO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Freshwater Crab ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
A New Species

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Geothelphusa, G. siasiat sp. nov., is described from Hsinchu and Miaoli counties, northwestern Taiwan. The new species can be distinguished morphologically from similar and geographically close species from western Taiwan by a suite of characters of the carapace, ambulatory legs, thoracic sternum, male abdomen, and male first pleopods. Comparisons of the DNA sequences encoding parts of the mitochondrial large subunit (16S) rRNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) genes of specimens from western Taiwan further corroborate this finding. The opportunity is taken here to discuss the taxonomy of the poorly known species, Geothelphusa candidiensis Bott, 1967, based on a re-examination of the holotype, and the distribution of Geothelphusa species from western Taiwan. The report of G. siasiat sp. nov. brings the total number of species of Geothelphusa species known to 52.

A new species closely related to Acartia sinjiensis (Copepoda: Calanoida), from river estuaries of northern Luzon, the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4881 (3) ◽  
pp. 532-544
Author(s):  
SAKIKO ORUI SAKAGUCHI ◽  
HIROSHI UEDA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Small Variation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Terminal Segment ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Group A ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
A New Species

We describe a brackish-water calanoid copepod Acartia (Acanthacartia) cagayanensis sp. nov. collected from river estuaries in the northernmost Luzon, the Philippines. The new species has several characteristic features that are typical to the A. plumosa group (A. (A.) plumosa Scott T., 1894, A. (A.) sinjiensis Mori, 1940 and A. (A.) tropica Ueda & Hiromi, 1987); specifically, a short apical spine on the long terminal segment of male left leg 5, which is unique to the group. The morphological features of A. cagayanensis sp. nov. different from those of the A. plumosa group are the barrel-shaped genital double somite and the cylindrical basal part of the terminal segment of female leg 5. Among the species in the group, A. cagayanensis sp. nov. is closest to A. sinjiensis in terms of the spinule patterns on the female antennule, the posterior corner of the prosome, and the male second urosomite. The genetic analysis using DNA sequences of mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) revealed that A. sinjiensis from Japan and A. cagayanensis sp. nov. differed by 16.5–16.9%, in contrast to a small variation (0.0–0.5%) within each population. We confirmed that previous records of A. sinjiensis from the Philippines were not A. cagayanensis sp. nov., and therefore, A. cagayanensis sp. nov. is the third species of the subgenus Acanthacartia Steuer, 1925, after A. sinjiensis and A. (A.) tsuensis Ito, 1956.

A new species of Strepsicrates Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile previously misidentified as S. smithiana Walsingham

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4370 (5) ◽  
pp. 569 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO VARGAS-ORTIZ ◽  
HÉCTOR A. VARGAS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Atacama Desert ◽  
Northern Chile ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Additional Support ◽  
A New Species

The adult, larva, and pupa of Strepsicrates gattii Vargas-Ortiz & Vargas, sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Eucosmini), are described and illustrated from the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The larvae are leaf-tiers on the vulnerable native tree Morella pavonis (Myricaceae). As S. gattii was previously misidentified as S. smithiana Walsingham, morphological differences that enable the separation of the two species are highlighted. Sequences of the DNA barcode fragment of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I mitochondrial gene of the new species are provided and used in a Bayesian analysis with congeneric representatives to assess their relationships preliminarily. The divergence (K2P) with S. smithiana was 6.4–7.4%, providing additional support for separating the two species. 

scholarly journals Notes on identity, new synonymy and larva of Ivalia Jacoby (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1363 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
CATHERINE N. DUCKETT ◽  
K. D. PRATHAPAN ◽  
ALEXANDER S. KONSTANTINOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
South India ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase I ◽  
Larval Morphology ◽  
Flea Beetles ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
A New Species

Genus Ivalia Jacoby is characterized morphologically, and Amphimeloides Jacoby syn. nov. and Taizonia Chen syn. nov. are junior synonyms with it. Several Ivalia species are figured, including Ivalia bella (Chen) comb. nov., I. dorsalis (Jacoby) comb. nov., and I. viridipennis Jacoby. A new species of Ivalia from the Nilgiri Hills in south India, I. korakundah sp. nov., is described and illustrated, including the larvae. Larvae were associated with adults by sequencing a fragment of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase I. Larval morphology is discussed and compared with that of other flea beetles.

The phylogenetic relationship of Western Carpathians Erebia spp. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I sequence analysis

Biologia ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Panigaj ◽  
Martina Šemeláková ◽  
Peter Pristaš
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
The Last Glacial

AbstractThe Holarctic butterflies of the genus Erebia (Lepidoptera) in the Western Carpathians is represented by around 10 mainly mountain species. In this study, phylogenetic relationships among Erebia euryale, E. medusa, E. manto, E. epiphron, E. pharte, E. gorge, E. aethiops, E. pronoe, E. pandrose, and E. ligea from different Western Carpathians localities were compared with other Erebia species on the basis of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI ) mitochondrial gene sequence. The Western Carpathians Erebia species are placed in different clades of the phylogenetic tree, pointing out their different origin, as these species migrated during the last glacial era and the existence of the refugium in this area is supposed. The results obtained improve our knowledge of Erebia species distribution and current status within the Western Carpathians.

First record of Hiroshiinoueana Kawabe, 1978 from China (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), with descriptions of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4429 (2) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
YAO FEI ◽  
JINGXIA ZHAO ◽  
KAILI LIU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
First Record ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I ◽  
Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Coi Sequences ◽  
First Time

The genus Hiroshiinoueana Kawabe, 1978 is recorded from China for the first time. Two new species, H. wuzhishanica sp. nov. and H. inequivalva sp. nov., are described and illustrated. A key to the species of Hiroshiinoueana is provided. Cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) sequences of the new species are deposited in GenBank. 

A new species of frogfish of the genus Histiophryne (Teleostei: Lophiiformes: Antennariidae) from Lombok and Komodo, Indonesia

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3253 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
RACHEL J. ARNOLD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Pale Pink ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
C Subunit ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Dark Pink

Histiophryne pogonius, a new species of frogfish of the teleost order Lophiiformes, family Antennariidae, is describedfrom a total of five specimens: three collected in shallow waters surrounding Lombok, Indonesia, one reportedly from thenearshore waters of Cebu, Philippines, and a photograph of a specimen from Komodo Island, Indonesia. The new taxondiffers from its congeners in having an extremely small illicium and esca, barely discernible even with aid of a dissectingmicroscope; dark pink pigmentation overlaying a pale pink background, including a dark pink basidorsal spot; a smallwhite encrusted patch of skin always present posterior to pectoral-fin origin, with similar patches sometimes present oncheeks; body everywhere covered with small dark reddish to black spots, including lips and outer margins of the sclera,spots encircled by a thin white ring; cheeks with shallow depressions, giving head a pitted appearance; head lightlycovered with cutaneous cirri, especially around edges of opercle; upper and lower lips with short cutaneous cirri; andgenetic divergence in mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI). The new species is described andcompared with its congeners, and a phylogenetic tree based on the nuclear recombination activation gene-2 (RAG2) and mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase c subunit I (COI) and 16S genes is presented.

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