scholarly journals Morphological, bioacoustical, and genetic variation in Miniopterus bats from eastern Madagascar, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2880 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN M. GOODMAN ◽  
BEZA RAMASINDRAZANA ◽  
CLAUDETTE P. MAMINIRINA ◽  
M. CORRIE SCHOEMAN ◽  
BELINDA APPLETON
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
New Species ◽  
Cryptic Species ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Morphological Divergence ◽  
Far North ◽  
Elevational Range ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Southeastern Madagascar

Recent molecular genetic work, combined with morphological comparisons, of Malagasy members of the bat genus Miniopterus (Family Miniopteridae), has revealed several cryptic species. Based on new specimens and associated tissues, we examine patterns of variation in the recently described species M. petersoni, the holotype of which comes from extreme southeastern Madagascar, and for which specimens from more northerly portions of eastern Madagascar were noted to show some morphological divergence from typical M. petersoni. On the basis of morphological and genetic (cytochrome b) characters we described a new species, M. egeri sp. nov. This taxon also shows bioacoustical differences from M. petersoni. Miniopterus egeri is widely distributed in the eastern portion of Madagascar across an elevational range from near sea level to 550 m. The specific status of moderately small Miniopterus from Montagne d’Ambre in the far north remains to be determined.

scholarly journals Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the Mentocrex kioloides complex (Aves: Gruiformes: Rallidae) from Madagascar, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2776 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN M. GOODMAN ◽  
MARIE JEANNE RAHERILALAO ◽  
NICHOLAS L. BLOCK
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Plumage Coloration ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
A New Species

We examine patterns of morphological and molecular genetic differentiation in the endemic Mentocrex kioloides complex of Madagascar. This forest-dwelling rail (often placed in Canirallus) is known from two subspecies: M. k. kioloides, which occurs in the island’s humid central and eastern forests; and M. k. berliozi, which occurs in the transitional dry deciduoushumid forests of the northwest. Two new specimens (an adult and a downy young) recently became available from limestone karst areas of the lowland central west, the adult of which is notably different in size and plumage coloration, as well as showing considerable genetic divergence, from the two recognized subspecies of M. kioloides. The central west animals are herein named as a species new to science, Mentocrex beankaensis, sp. nov.

scholarly journals <i>Navilithus altivelum</i>: a remarkable new genus and species of deep photic coccolithophores

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy R. Young ◽  
Harald Andruleit
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
Significant Addition ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Genetic Results ◽  
Basal Structure

Abstract. A very distinctive new deep-photic coccolithophore is described from the NE Indian Ocean. The new species is trimorphic with: 200–300 body coccoliths bearing low spines attached by narrow stems to a basal narrow-rimmed placolith structure; up to 18 circum-flagellar coccoliths with tall sail-like spines; and up to 22 coccoliths with moderately elevated spines occurring both around the circum-flagellar coccoliths and antapically. These features make the coccolithophore unique and require placement in a new species and genus. The basal structure, however, shows similarities to a recently recognized group of narrow-rimmed placoliths. Hence, the new coccolithophore provides some support for this grouping as a significant addition to our understanding of coccolithophore biodiversity, and potentially an explanation for a set of anomalous molecular genetic results. In addition the new taxon provides further evidence that the deep-photic coccolithophore community is more diverse than has been assumed.

A new slipper lobster of the genus Petrarctus Holthuis, 2002 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Scyllaridae) from Southwest coast of India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4329 (5) ◽  
pp. 477 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHIEN-HUI YANG ◽  
APPUKUTTANNAIR BIJU KUMAR ◽  
TIN-YAM CHAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Genetic Information ◽  
Anterior Part ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Molecular Genetic Analysis ◽  
Andaman Sea ◽  
Abdominal Somite ◽  
A New Species

A new species of slipper lobster of the genus Petrarctus Holthuis, 2002 was discovered from southwestern India during a survey of deep sea crustaceans. The new species closely resembles P. veliger Holthuis, 2002 from the Andaman Sea and western Pacific but differs mainly in the color marking on abdominal somite I, having a relatively lower cardiac tooth but with better developed tubercles on the abdomen, as well as a differently shaped anterior part of the thoracic sternum. Molecular genetic analysis also confirms the distinct taxonomic status of the new species. To fix the identity of the type species of the genus, a neotype of P. rugosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1837) was selected from a recently collected Indian specimen with color and genetic information. 

Hydrothelphusa vencesi, a new species of freshwater crab  (Brachyura: Potamoidea: Potamonautidae) from southeastern Madagascar

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1524 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
NEIL CUMBERLIDGE ◽  
SASKIA A.E. MARIJNISSEN ◽  
JONELLE THOMPSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Freshwater Crab ◽  
Forested Region ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Southeastern Madagascar

A new species of freshwater crab of the genus Hydrothelphusa A Milne-Edwards, 1872, is described based on specimens collected from a forested region of southeastern Madagascar. Hydrothelphusa vencesi n. sp. is clearly distinguished from its congeners by its distinctive first gonopod (G1) with a terminal article that is in the form of a long straight-sided cone, and by a dorsal membrane at the segment junction of G1 that is broad and diamond-shaped. A key is provided to separate the five species of Hydrothelphusa.

Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in western Indian Ocean members of the Chaerephon 'pumilus' complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae), with the description of a new species from Madagascar

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2551 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN M. GOODMAN ◽  
WAHEEDA BUCCAS ◽  
THESHNIE NAIDOO ◽  
FANJA RATRIMOMANARIVO ◽  
PETER J. TAYLOR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Arabian Peninsula ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
D Loop ◽  
Indian Ocean Island ◽  
The Individual ◽  
A New Species

The species delimitations of African, Arabian Peninsula, and western Indian Ocean island members of the Molossidae bat species complex Chaerephon pumilus remain largely unresolved. Based on genetic analyses this group is paraphyletic, with C. leucogaster nested within C. pumilus sensu lato, and the latter is composed of several distinct clades. DNA was isolated from a specimen of C. p. pumilus obtained at the type locality (Massawa, Eritrea). Although incomplete, this sequence allowed us to clearly define which clade is referable to nominate pumilus, a critical step in resolving the systematics of this species complex. Using morphological and molecular genetic (cytochrome b and D-loop sequences) characters, we establish that C. leucogaster and C. 'pumilus' on Madagascar represent two different lineages and that the Malagasy population referred to C. 'pumilus' is specifically distinct from those on Africa, the islands and mainland Africa. The population of C. pusillus from the western Seychelles atoll of Aldabra cluster with that of the Comoros, rather than Madagascar. For numerous other species of volant vertebrates (bats and birds), the origin of the Aldabra fauna is mixed between the Comoros and Madagascar (e.g., Goodman & Ranivo 2008; O'Brien et al. 2009; Pasquet et al. 2007; Warren et al. 2003). Hence, in the case of these 9-17 g Chaerephon bats, these water barriers have been associated with the isolation and subsequent differentiation of populations after successful dispersal and colonization events. In contrast, within the Comoros, there is no apparent genetic structure between with the individual islands, which are separated by 40 and 80 km, indicating that this distance is regularly traversed by these bats and giving rise to intra-archipelago panmixia of populations.

A new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, belonging to the Lerista allanae clade but strongly disjunct from other members of the clade

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4613 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-171
Author(s):  
ANDREW P. AMEY ◽  
PATRICK J. COUPER ◽  
JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Sea Level Changes ◽  
Cape York ◽  
A New Species

A species of the skink genus Lerista is described from Cape York Peninsula in Queensland.  The species is biogeographically interesting as it appears to be separated by at least 500 km from its nearest relatives, members of the Lerista allanae clade.  The role of Pleistocene sea level changes altering availability of suitable habitat for these sand specialists is discussed as a possible driver of isolation and speciation. 

A new Veronica (Plantaginaceae) species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 362 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Ö. KORAY YAYLACI ◽  
OKAN SEZER ◽  
KURTULUŞ ÖZGİŞİ ◽  
DERVİŞ ÖZTÜRK ◽  
İSMÜHAN POTOĞLU ERKARA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Single Site ◽  
Central Anatolia ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
A New Species

Veronica ersin-yucelii (subg. Pentasepalae, Plantaginaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species. It grows on marble rocks and screes, in one single site in Central Anatolia (Eskişehir Province), at elevations from about 1700 to 1820 metres above sea level. Diagnostic features are also given to enable comparison with the most similar species, V. caespitosa Boiss. and V. multifida L., especially regarding the indumentum, habit, inflorescence, bracts, seeds and leaves. The geographical distribution of the new species is mapped. Notes about its ecology and conservation status are also presented.

A revision of the taxonomy of Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3272 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHAN VAN ROOIJEN ◽  
GERNOT VOGEL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Monophyletic Group ◽  
Philippine Island ◽  
Isolated Populations ◽  
A New Species

The systematics of the wide-ranging southeast Asian colubrid snake Dendrelaphis caudolineatus (Gray, 1834) wasinvestigated on the basis of multivariate analyses of morphological and coloration data for 131 museum specimensrepresenting 28 geographically isolated populations. The results demonstrate that the current taxonomy of D.caudolineatus underestimates species diversity in the Philippines. The following revisions are implemented. 1)Populations from the Philippine island Palawan and adjacent islands currently referred to D. c. caudolineatus (Gray, 1834)are described as a new species, D. levitoni sp. nov. 2) Populations from the Philippine islands Negros, Panay, Mindoroand Masbate, currently assigned to D. c. terrificus (Peters, 1872) and D. c. luzonensis Leviton, 1961 are referred to D.fuliginosus Griffin 1909, which is revalidated. 3) Populations from the southern Philippine islands Basilan, Mindanao,Cebu, Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Polillo, Kalotkot, Catanduanes as well as Southeast Luzon currently referred to D. c. terrificus(Peters, 1872) are referred to D. philippinensis Günther, 1879 which is revalidated. 4) The population from Sulawesi isreferred to D. terrificus (Peters, 1872). Currently regarded as a polytypic species composed of five subspecies, D.caudolineatus is here considered to be a monophyletic group comprising eight species. The distributions of these eightspecies correspond largely with aggregate island complexes formed during periods of reduced sea level during the Pleistocene. However, some deviations indicate post-Pleistocene dispersals across sea barriers.

Neobartsia matuy (Orobanchaceae), a new species from the Colombian Andes

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 424 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-96
Author(s):  
MARIA DEL PILAR MALAGON ◽  
HUMBERTO MENDOZA-CIFUENTES ◽  
SOFIA GÓMEZ-PARRA ◽  
SIMON URIBE-CONVERS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Corolla Tube ◽  
Glandular Hairs ◽  
Yellowish Green ◽  
Colombian Andes ◽  
Floral Bracts ◽  
Light Green ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Neobartsia endemic to the eastern Andes of Colombia is described, illustrated, and compared with related species. This species belongs to section Orthocarpiflorae and morphologically it is characterized by having floral bracts light green with glandular hairs, corolla yellowish green, the galea cucullate, longer than the lip, retrorsely glandular-puberulous, the lip three-lobed, glabrous and the corolla tube decurved. Currently, it is only known from two localities in the Colombian department of Boyacá, where it grows in the páramo ecosystem between 3528 and 3639 meters above sea level on rocky soil with grassy vegetation.

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