Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from Andalusia, Spain, with the description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2791 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIELS VAN STEENKISTE ◽  
BART TESSENS ◽  
KATHLEEN KRZNARIC ◽  
TOM ARTOIS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
National Park ◽  
Seminal Receptacle ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Doñana National Park ◽  
Extreme Length

Nineteen taxa of Dalytyphloplanida Willems et al., 2006 collected from southwestern Andalusia are discussed. Although most taxa were found in freshwater, three are marine, one occurred in brackish water and Protoplanella simplex Reisinger, 1924 was even collected in a dry, limnoterrestrial habitat. Four taxa are new to science. Castrada purgatorialis n. sp., Castrada paradisea n. sp. and Strongylostoma devleeschouweri n. sp., all belong to the Typhloplanidae Graff, 1905. The first two species differ from other species of Castrada Schmidt, 1861 by the presence of a large accessory bursa and the morphology of the copulatory atrium. C. purgatorialis n. sp. has zoochlorellae while these are lacking in C. paradisea n. sp. Strongylostoma devleeschouweri n. sp. is unique because of its coalescing testes and because of the presence of a sphincter around the stalk of the seminal receptacle. Gieysztoria iberica n. sp. belongs to the Dalyelliidae Graff, 1905 and is characterized by the extreme length of the girdle of the stylet. Except for five taxa, all specimens were collected within the boundaries of the Doñana National Park. Most of the taxa could easily be identified to species level except for one taxon of Kytorhynchidae Rieger, 1974 and one species of Phaenocora Ehrenberg, 1836. Four species are new for the Iberian Peninsula. Three of these, Trigonostomum penicillatum (Schmidt, 1857) Micoletzky, 1910, Promesostoma maculosum Ax, 1956 and Gieysztoria macrovariata (Weise, 1942) Ruebush & Hayes, 1939, were already known from other European localities, whereas Parapharyngiella involucrum Willems et al., 2005, a marine species, has previously only been found in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

A new species of sand racer, Psammodromus (Squamata: Lacertidae), from the Western Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3205 (1) ◽  
pp. 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICK S. FITZE ◽  
VIRGINIA GONZALEZ-JIMENA ◽  
LUIS M. SAN-JOSE ◽  
DIEGO SAN MAURO ◽  
RAFAEL ZARDOYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Phenotypic Data ◽  
Nuptial Coloration ◽  
Lacertid Lizard ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Independent Species ◽  
Age Estimates

A new species of lacertid lizard of the genus Psammodromus is described from the Iberian Peninsula. Genetic and recentlypublished phenotypic data support the differentiation of Psammodromus hispanicus into three, and not as previously sug-gested two, distinct lineages. Age estimates, lineage allopatry, the lack of mitochondrial and nuclear haplotype sharingbetween lineages, ecological niche divergence, and the current biogeographic distribution, indicated that the three lineagescorrespond to three independent species. Here, we describe a new species, Psammodromus occidentalis sp. n., which isgenetically different from the other sand racers and differentiated by the number of femoral pores, number of throat scales,snout shape, head ratio, green nuptial coloration, and number of supralabial scales below the subocular scale. We also pro-pose to upgrade the two previously recognized subspecies, Psammodromus hispanicus hispanicus Fitzinger, 1826 fromcentral Spain and Psammodromus hispanicus edwardsianus (Dugès, 1829) from eastern Spain, to the species level: Psam-modromus hispanicus stat. nov. and Psammodromus edwardsianus stat. nov. Given that the holotype of Psammodromushispanicus was lost, we designate a neotype. We also analysed museum specimens of P. blanci, P. microdactylus and P. algirus to describe differentiation of the Psammodromus hispanicus lineages/species from their closest relatives.

scholarly journals Xylariales: First results of mycological exploration in the Sangay and Llanganates National Park, Ecuador

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
María-Fernanda Guevara ◽  
Paula Salazar ◽  
Bence Mátyás ◽  
María-Eugenia Ordoñez
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Taxonomic Identification ◽  
Bioinformatic Tools ◽  
First Results ◽  
Identification Of Fungi ◽  
A New Species

In the present study fungi collections were sampled in the Sangay (SP) and Llanganates (LP) National Parks, from which sequences of the regions of the internal transcribable spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) of the ribosomal DNA were obtained (RDNA). The taxonomic identification of fungi of the order Xylariales was achieved with the bioinformatic tools, to further study the phylogenetic relationships among the collected individuals and thus contribute with base information on their biological diversity, necessary to design and implement measures for the conservation of fungi. All records belong to the genus Xylaria, of these eight belong to PL and two to SP. A record was not identified at the species level, suggesting that it could be a new species. A phylogenetic tree of Maximum Likelihood was built.

scholarly journals A new species of perennial Bromus (Bromeae, Poaceae) from the Iberian Peninsula

PhytoKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Acedo ◽  
Félix Llamas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
National Park ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
The Other ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
A New Species

During a survey of the genus Bromus for the ongoing Flora Iberica, B.picoeuropeanussp. nov., a new orophilous species of perennial Bromus from Picos de Europa National Park, was found, and it is described and illustrated here. This new species belongs to the Bromuserectus complex and differs from the other perennial species of this group occurring in the Iberian Peninsula in its well-developed rhizome, the small innovation leaves and all peduncles and branches shorter than the spikelets. B.picoeuropeanus grows on calcareous stony soils associated with dry places. We provide a description and illustrations of the new species and an identification key for the most related European perennial species belonging to the complex.

Desmicola lamdongensis sp. n. (Oxyuridomorpha: Thelastomatidae) from Vietnamese wood-burrowing cockroaches (Panesthiinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4679 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
ELENA A. SOKOLOVA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Reproductive System ◽  
National Park ◽  
Seminal Receptacle ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Posterior Branch ◽  
Egg Shells

A new thelastomatid species, Desmicola lamdongensis sp. n. from the hindgut of Panesthiinae cockroaches collected in Bi Doup-Nui Ba National Park, Vietnam is described and illustrated. Males of the new species are characterized by seven to eight modified ventrally projected cuticular annuli on the posterior third of body and the straight spicule with a pointed distal tip; females are distinguished by the presence of tiny circular protrusions on the lip surface, three setiform sensilla as interlabial formations, horseshoe-shaped amphids and smooth oval egg-shells. D. lamdongensis sp. n. differs from the rest of Desmicola species in having males with ventrally projected cuticular annuli on the posterior body third vs. semispherical ventral cuticular protuberance. Similarly to females of other species of the genus, females of D. lamdongensis sp. n. possess a seminal receptacle only on the posterior branch of the reproductive system that allows them to produce a mixture of fertilized and non-fertilized eggs among their progeny. A key to species of Desmicola based on females is given. Posterovulva danieli Spiridonov & Ivanova, 1998 is regarded as D. danieli n. comb. in accordance with the latest revision of the genus (Adamson & Van Waerebeke 1992). 

A new genus and species of Haplobainosomatidae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida) from the MSS of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, central Spain

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4347 (3) ◽  
pp. 492 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ D. GILGADO ◽  
ENRIQUE LEDESMA ◽  
HENRIK ENGHOFF ◽  
JEAN-PAUL MAURIÈS ◽  
VICENTE M. ORTUÑO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
National Park ◽  
New Genus ◽  
First Record ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Northern Iberian Peninsula ◽  
The Family ◽  
Mesovoid Shallow Substratum ◽  
New Finding

The chordeumatidan fauna of the Iberian Peninsula is far from being well known, but recent efforts are improving that knowledge. Samplings carried out in the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (also known as the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum) on several screes of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (central Spain) have led to the discovery of a new species of chordeumatidan millipede. This new species belongs to the family Haplobainosomatidae, which is mainly known from the northern Iberian Peninsula, and thus this is the first record of the family in central Spain. However, the extremely simple gonopods of this species are so different from all other known species of the family that it must be placed in a new genus. In this work, a complete description of the species, named as Guadarramasoma ramosae gen. & sp. nov., with a detailed iconography based on scanning electron microscopy images is provided together with a distribution map and a brief discussion of the implications of this new finding. 

New species of Dispio Hartman, 1951 and Streblospio Webster, 1879 (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the coast of the Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (3) ◽  
pp. 525
Author(s):  
VÍCTOR HUGO DELGADO-BLAS ◽  
ÓSCAR DÍAZ-DÍAZ ◽  
JOSÉ M. VIÉITEZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Full Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Status ◽  
Streblospio Benedicti ◽  
Coelomic Cavities

Re-assessment of spionid specimens from Iberian Peninsula initially assigned to Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951 and Streblospio benedicti Webster, 1879 led to the recognition of two new species from the spionid genera Dispio and Streblospio from coasts around the Iberian Peninsula. Dispio elegans sp. nov. is characterised by having an oblanceolate-shaped prostomium. In addition, the first two notopodial postchaetal lamellae are serrated with digitiform papillae, the anterior neuropodial lamellae are smooth; all branchiae are almost completely fused to the notopodial lamellae, but with the tips free; the notochaetae on chaetiger 1 are smooth, alimbate capillaries; the ventral chaetae located in the position of the sabre chaetae on chaetigers 1–2 are smooth, alimbate capillaries, but becoming granulated on chaetiger 3; and the middle and posterior chaetigers are granulated and reticulated. Streblospio padventralis sp. nov. is characterized by lacking dorsal papillae between the branchiae of chaetiger 1; the hooks have 4–5 pairs of small teeth; sabre chaetae are present from chaetiger 3; the pygidium has two ventral lappets; and brooding structures are present in the coelomic cavities. We suggest raising the status of Streblospio benedicti japonica Imajima, 1990 to full species level as S. japonica Imajima, 1990. A key for Streblospio species is provided. 

scholarly journals A new species of Melita from Japan (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Melitidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Ko Tomikawa ◽  
Kentaro Hirashima ◽  
Atsushi Hirai ◽  
Ryu Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Anterior Lobe ◽  
Nucleotide Sequences ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
Brackish Water Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Water Species

A new brackish-water species of melitid amphipod,Melitachoshigawaensis, from the Choshigawa River, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is named and described.Melitachoshigawaensissp. n.is distinguished from the most similarM.shimizui(Uéno, 1940) by having an elongate and weakly arched male uropod 3, and a deep and strongly hooked anterior lobe of the coxa on the female’s pereopod 6. Nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial cytochromecoxidase subunit I (COI) ofM.choshigawaensisandM.shimizuisupport divergence at the species level. A key to the Japanese species ofMelitais provided.

scholarly journals Description of a new species of Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Alicante coast (W Mediterranean) and first reports of two other species of Syllidae for the Mediterranean Sea and the Iberian Peninsula

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. DEL-PILAR-RUSO ◽  
G. SAN MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Soft Bottom ◽  
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
San Martín ◽  
A New Species

During a study aiming at the evaluation of the distribution of the soft-bottom community at different taxonomic scales, thefamily Syllidae was analysed to the species level. Among the identified material, one undescribed species belonging to the genus Sphaerosyllis Claparède, 1863 was found and two species constitute new reports for the Mediterranean Sea and for the Iberian Peninsula: Parapionosyllis cf. macaronesiensis Brito, Núñez and San Martín, 2000, and Syllis cf. mauretanica (Licher, 1999) n. comb., both only previously known from the subtropical Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The new species of Sphaerosyllis is mainly distinguished in having bulbous, small antennae, tentacular and dorsal cirri, small parapodial glands, with granular material, and compound chaetae with short blades. In this paper, we describe the new species and the specimens of the new reports.

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