Precious corals (Octocorallia: Coralliidae) from the northern West Pacific region with descriptions of two New Species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3395 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
TZU-HSUAN TU ◽  
CHANG-FENG DAI ◽  
MING-SHIOU JENG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Western Japan ◽  
Southwestern Taiwan ◽  
Commercial Harvesting

Members of the family Coralliidae, known as precious corals, are ecologically and economically important deep-sea or-ganisms. However, these organisms are currently threatened by commercial harvesting. In order to create and implementeffective conservative strategies, taxonomic knowledge of conservative targets is necessary, but unfortunately the taxon-omy of precious corals in this family is still ambiguous. This study provides a review of 15 Coralliidae species from thenorthern West Pacific region and a key to species identification. In addition, descriptions of two new species, Coralliumcarusrubrum n. sp. and C. taiwanicum n. sp., as well as a redescription of C. sulcatum Kishinouye, 1903 are included.Corallium carusrubrum n. sp. is distributed on seamounts off northeastern Taiwan. The autozooids of C. carusrubrum n.sp. are retractile and each can be fully withdrawn into the cortex thereby causing a mound on the surface which is shortand cylindrical rather than typically hemispherical; additionally, there are no long spindles in their tentacles. Coralliumtaiwanicum n. sp. is distributed in an area off southwestern Taiwan. It has special unique 8-radiates with an oval shapeand large projections. Corallium sulcatum is distributed from an area off southwestern Taiwan to western Japan. It hasbeen harvested and traded for decades, but there were no illustrations in its original description, hence a redescription of this species is provided.

Parasitic copepods of the family Taeniacanthidae (Crustacea) from triggerfishes (Teleostei, Balistidae) and filefishes (Teleostei, Monacanthidae) collected in the Indo-West Pacific region, with descriptions of two new species of Taeniacanthus Sumpf, 1871

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 3103 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANNY TANG ◽  
DAISUKE UYENO ◽  
KAZUYA NAGASAWA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endopodal Segment ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Exopodal Segment ◽  
New Host ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Parasitic Copepods ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Descriptions

Two new species of Taeniacanthus Sumpf, 1871 (Copepoda, Taeniacanthidae) are described from filefishes (Monacanthidae) caught in the Indo-West Pacific region: T. brayae n. sp. from Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker) collected from five localities within the Central Indo-Pacific realm and T. mcgroutheri n. sp. from Monacanthus chinensis (Osbeck) and Paramonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker) caught off the Australian coast. Taeniacanthus brayae n. sp. and T. mcgroutheri n. sp. are distinguished from their congeners by the presence of an elongate terminal endopodal segment of the antenna, a spinulated terminal process and one seta on the maxillary basis, six elements on the terminal exopodal segment of legs 2–4 and an armature of II, I, 2 and II, I, 1 on the terminal endopodal segments of legs 2 and 3, respectively. Taeniacanthus brayae n. sp. can be readily distinguished from T. mcgroutheri n. sp. by having one row (rather than multiple rows) of spinules on the large pectinate process of the antenna, four setae (rather than three) on the maxillule and a 3-segmented (rather than 2-segmented) endopod on legs 2–4. New host and/or locality records for the taeniacanthids Cirracanthus monacanthi (Yamaguti, 1939), C. spinosus Dojiri & Cressey, 1987, Nudisodalis acicula Dojiri & Cressey, 1987 and Taeniacanthus aluteri (Avdeev, 1977) parasitic on triggerfishes and filefishes, as well as supplementary morphological information for the females and the first descriptions of the males of C. monacanthi, C. spinosus and N. acicula, are also included.

Two new species of the genus Syngastes (Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Tegastidae) from South Korea

Crustaceana ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong Guk Kim ◽  
Jong Guk Kim ◽  
Tae Won Jung ◽  
Jong Guk Kim ◽  
Tae Won Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South Korea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Exopodal Segment ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Korean Waters ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Almost All

Herein two new species of the genusSyngastesMonard, 1924 are described from South Korea, with detailed descriptions and illustrations. Both new copepods,Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. andS. pseudofoveatussp. nov., have two inner setae on the first exopodal segment of P2 and P3.Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. most closely resemblesS. gibbosusBartsch, 1999 reported from Australia, as they both have a five-segmented antennule in the female. However,Syngastesmulticavussp. nov. has a rounded body outline instead of the gibbose outline observed inS. gibbosus.Syngastespseudofoveatussp. nov. resemblesS. foveatusBartsch, 1994 in almost all aspects. However, they differ clearly in the number of setae on the first exopodal segment of P2 and P3. We also provide a key to species of the genusSyngastesworldwide. The present study is the first record of the family Tegastidae in Korean waters.

First record of Athyreacaridae (Acari: Heterostigmata) from Asia with description of two new species of Athyreacarus from India and Sri Lanka

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4779 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-272
Author(s):  
ALEXANDER A. KHAUSTOV ◽  
ANDREY V. FROLOV
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
First Record ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Mites of the family Athyreacaridae are recorded from Asia for the first time. Two new species of Athyreacarus are described, A. indicus sp. nov., collected on the beetles Bolbohamatum laevicolle and B. marginale in India, and A. brevisetosus sp. nov., collected on a beetle Bolboceras sp. in Sri Lanka. An updated key to species of the genus Athyreacarus is provided. 

Two new species of free-living marine nematodes of the family Oxystominidae Chitwood, 1935 (Enoplida) with a review of the genus Thalassoalaimus de Man, 1893 from the Argentine coast 

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4250 (4) ◽  
pp. 347
Author(s):  
ANTONELA MARTELLI ◽  
VIRGINIA LO RUSSO ◽  
GABRIELA VILLARES ◽  
CATALINA T. PASTOR DE WARD
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Marine Nematodes ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Rio Negro ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
De Man

Two new free-living marine nematodes of the family Oxystominidae are described from San Antonio Bay (Río Negro) and San José Gulf (Chubut). Litinium australis sp. n., is characterized by having a rounded tail, by the first and second crown of cephalic setae with different lengths, gubernaculum with apophysis and by the presence of at least four precloacal papillae; Thalassoalaimus nestori sp. n., is characterized by having a conical tail, cephalic setae equal in length, gubernaculum with rounded and dorso-caudally directed apophysis and two precloacal papillae. An emended diagnosis of the genus Thalassoalaimus and a key to species are given. 

Heterochrony in Haplomesus (Crustacea: Isopoda: Ischnomesidae): revision of two species and description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1120 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
FIONA A. KAVANAGH ◽  
GEORGE D.F. WILSON ◽  
ANNE M. POWER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Type Specimen ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Adult Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Argentine Basin

Two new species of Ischnomesidae, Haplomesus celticensis sp. nov. and Haplomesus hanseni sp. nov. are described from the southwest of Ireland and the Argentine Basin respectively. Both species lack the expression of pereopod VII, a characteristic that we argue is produced by progenesis, not neoteny as suggested by Brökeland & Brandt (2004). Haplomesus angustus Hansen, 1916 and Haplomesus tropicalis Menzies, 1962, also lack pereopod VII and are revised from the type material. The original description of Haplomesus angustus Hansen, 1916 describes the adult type specimen as a juvenile; the original description of Haplomesus tropicalis Menzies, 1962 fails to mention the lack of pereopod VII. Progenesis is discussed for the above species and within the family Ischnomesidae as a whole.

Two new species of the family Pontellidae (Copepoda, Calanoida) from Arguni Bay, Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia, with notes on their species-groups

Crustaceana ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 87 (14) ◽  
pp. 1620-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
The Family ◽  
West Papua ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
The Right

Two new species of the family Pontellidae, Labidocera kaimanaensis and Pontella papuaensis, are described and illustrated from specimens collected in Arguni Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. L. kaimanaensis belongs to the L. detruncata species-group, is distinguishable from other species of this group by the very elongated Ur1 (urosomite 1) and the asymmetrical P5 in the female and the Pdg5 (pediger 5) and P5 in the male. P. papuaensis does not belong to any of the known five groups of Indo-West Pacific Pontella, in having Ur1 with a beak-like posterodorsal process and almost symmetrical Re’s (exopods) of P5 in the female, a rostrum with double convex lenses, the chela of the right P5 with a bilobed thumb, and the inner margin of that chela armed with a large process, in the male. The establishment of four new species-sub-groups of L. detruncata, i.e., L. d.-cervi, L. d.-farrani, L. d.-kaimanaensis, and L. d.-sinilobata, as well as the establishment of a P. papuaensis species-group, are proposed.

scholarly journals Two new species of the family Leptochitonidae (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) from the tropical and subtropical shallow waters of the West Pacific

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Boris I. Sirenko ◽  
Hiroshi Saito
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Shallow Waters ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of the family Leptochitonidae, Leptochiton pumilus sp. nov. and Terenochiton nomurai sp. nov. are described from the tropical and subtropical shallow waters of the West Pacific. L. pumilus from the Philippines and Papua New Guinea has a net-like sculpture on the shell which is rather rare feature in the genus. In this genus, so far only three species have hitherto been known in the tropical shallow waters, in contrast to more than 130 other extant species which are living in the deep cold waters and high latitudes. T. nomurai from Ryukyu Islands is the second representative of the genus Terenochiton Iredale, 1914 which was recently reinstated for Leptochiton norfolcensis (Hedley et Hull, 1912), and is characterized by having rudiments of the insertion plates in all valves. T. nomurai closely resembles the type species, but differs in the arrangement of the aesthete pores on the granules of the tegmentum, and less developed rudiments of the insertion plates. Key words: chitons, Leptochiton, Terenochiton, new species, the Philippines, Japan, Papua New Guinea. Описаны два новых вида семейства Leptochitonidae, Leptochiton pumilus sp. nov. и Terenochiton nomurai sp. nov. из тропических и субтропических мелководий западной Пацифики. L. pumilus c Филиппин и Папуа – Новой Гвинеи имеет сетчатовидную скульптуру на раковине, что является довольно редким признаком в этом роде. В этом роде только три вида известны до настоящего времени в тропических мелководьях, в противоположность более чем 130 другим современным видам, которые живут в глубоких холодных водах и в высоких широтах. T. nomurai из островов Рюкю является вторым представителем рода Terenochiton Iredale, 1914, который был недавно восстановлен для Leptochiton norfolcensis (Hedley et Hull, 1912) и характеризуется наличием рудиментов инсерционных пластинок на всех щитках. T. nomurai сходен с типовым видом рода, но отличается расположением пор эстетов на зернах тегментума и менее развитыми рудиментами инсерционных пластинок. Ключевые слова: хитоны, Leptochiton, Terenochiton, новые виды, Филиппины, Япония, Папуа Новая Гвинея.

Two new species of the planthopper genus Flavina Stål (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Issidae) from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2641 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
YALIN ZHANG ◽  
YANLI CHE ◽  
YINGLUN WANG ◽  
M. D. WEBB
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The Family ◽  
Two New Species

In the present paper, Flavina Stål is reviewed and a key to species is provided. Two new species, F. nigrifrons Zhang and Che, sp. nov., and F. nigrifascia Che and Wang, sp. nov., are described and illustrated, and F. hainana (Wang and Wang) is redescribed and illustrated, especially to show its male genitalia. The genus is compared to Fortunia Distant and comments are given on the family placement of the superficially similar genus Mahanorona Distant.

Two new species of Pleistacantha Miers, 1879 from the Indo-West Pacific region (Crustacea, Decapoda, Majidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1378 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHANE T. AHYONG ◽  
TIMOTHY LEE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Spider Crab ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Northwestern Australia ◽  
Maximum Body ◽  
Maximum Body Size

Two new species of the deep-water spider crab genus Pleistacantha Miers, 1879, are described: P. griffini sp. nov. and P. maxima sp. nov. Pleistacantha griffini, from northwestern Australia and Indonesia, most closely resembles P. moseleyi (Miers, 1886), with which it has been confused. Pleistacantha griffini is readily distinguished from P. moseleyi based on carapace physiognomy, pereopod morphometrics and gonopod structure. Pleistacantha maxima, ranging from Japan to Australia, has been previously confused with the morphologically similar P. oryx Ortmann, 1893. The new species differs from P. oryx in numerous features, the most striking being a maximum body size exceeding twice that of P. oryx.

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