Two new species of the crangonid genus Metacrangon Zarenkov, 1965 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the Okinawa Trough, Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI ◽  
CHONG CHEN ◽  
HIROMI KAYAMA WATANABE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Okinawa Trough ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Ryukyu Islands ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
The Okinawa Trough ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Two New Species

Two new species of the crangonid shrimp genus Metacrangon Zarenkov, 1965, are described and illustrated on the basis of materials collected from the Okinawa Trough, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, during diving operations of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs): M. ryukyu n. sp. from off Iheya Island, at depth of 986 m; and Metacrangon kaiko n. sp. from NE of Yonaguni Island, at depth of 2205 m. The two new species resemble members of the M. munita (Dana, 1852) species group, but are both characteristic in having setose dactyli on pereopods 4 and 5. Some minor differences in morphology and genetic analysis using partial sequences of the barcoding mitochondrial COI gene support the recognition of the two new species. Holotypes of the two new species were collected from hydrothermally influenced areas, representing a previously unknown habitat for species of Metacrangon. 

Pipunculidae (Diptera) from southern Iran, including two new species of the genus Tomosvaryella Aczél

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4273 (4) ◽  
pp. 488 ◽  
Author(s):  
BAHAREH MAJNON-JAHROMI ◽  
MEHDI GHEIBI ◽  
MAJID FALLAHZADEH ◽  
CHRISTIAN KEHLMAIER ◽  
SHAHRAM HESAMI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Fars Province ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Southern Iran ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Males And Females

We provide data on the distribution of 23 big-headed fly species (Diptera: Brachycera: Pipunculidae) from Fars province, southern Iran. Two new species of the genus Tomosvaryella Aczél, T. angulata sp. nov. and T. pistacia sp. nov., are described and illustrated. The new species show a clear morphological affiliation to the T. congoana species-group that was hitherto only known from the Afrotropical region. Nine species recorded herein represent first records for Iran. The number of pipunculid species recorded from Iran is now raised to 30. By DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene, males and females could be unequivocally associated with each other for most species. 

scholarly journals Integrative description of two new species of Malagasy chirping giant pill-millipedes, genus Sphaeromimus (Diplopoda: Sphaerotheriida: Arthrosphaeridae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leif Moritz ◽  
Thomas Wesener
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Micro Ct ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Ct Analysis ◽  
Ct Technology ◽  
First Time

The species-rich giant pill-millipedes (Sphaerotheriida) often represent a microendemic component of Madagascar’s mega-invertebrate fauna. Of the chirping genus Sphaeromimus de Saussure & Zehntner, 1902, ten species have been described. Here, we describe two new species of Sphaeromimus integratively, combining light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, DNA barcoding and micro-CT technology for the first time in a taxonomic description of a giant pill-millipede. S. kalambatritra sp. nov. and S. midongy sp. nov. are the first giant pill-millipedes collected and described from the mountainous rainforests of Kalambatritra and Midongy. Both species show island gigantism compared to their congeners. Our analysis of the mitochondrial COI gene shows that the two species are related to one another with a moderate genetic distance (9.4%), while they are more closely related to an undetermined specimen from the forest of Vevembe (6.3% and 8.4%). They stand in a basal position with S. ivohibe Wesener, 2014 and S. musicus (de Saussure & Zehntner, 1897). The four aforementioned species share a high number of stridulation ribs on the male harp. Our micro-CT analysis provides a look into the head of S. kalambatritra sp. nov. and shows that non-destructive CT methods are a useful tool for studying the inner morphology of giant pill-millipedes.

Discovery of the genus Claraeola Aczél in Iran with the description of two new species (Diptera: Pipunculidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4227 (4) ◽  
pp. 563 ◽  
Author(s):  
BEHNAM MOTAMEDINIA ◽  
CHRISTIAN KEHLMAIER ◽  
AZIZOLLAH MOKHTARI ◽  
EHSAN RAKHSHANI ◽  
EBRAHIM GILASIAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Western Palaearctic ◽  
First Time

The genus Claraeola Aczél is recorded from Iran for the first time. Two new species, Claraeola parnianae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier sp. nov. and Claraeola khorshidae Motamedinia & Kehlmaier sp. nov., are described and illustrated. An updated identification key to the Western Palaearctic species of the genus Claraeola is provided. Both species were characterized morphologically and by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. 

scholarly journals The genus Dasydorylas Skevington in Iran, with the description of two new species (Diptera: Pipunculidae)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Motamedinia ◽  
Christian Kehlmaier ◽  
Azizollah Mokhtari ◽  
Ehsan Rakhshani ◽  
Ebrahim Gilasian
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Palaearctic Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Western Palaearctic

The genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 is recorded from two provinces in Iran (Sistan-o Baluchestan and Kermanshah Provinces). Dasydorylas derafshani sp. nov. and D. zardouei sp. nov. are illustrated and characterized morphologically and by DNA barcoding of the mitochondrial COI gene. Eudorylas antennalis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987 is transferred to Dasydorlyas (comb. nov.). An existing identification key to the males of the western Palaearctic species of Dasydorylas is complemented to include the newly described species.

A review of the genus Forficuloecus Conci (Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) from parrots (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae), with descriptions of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1859 (1) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER D. PRICE ◽  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON ◽  
RICARDO L. PALMA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Chewing Louse ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Genetic Distinctiveness

Ten species, including four new species, of the chewing louse genus Forficuloecus Conci, 1941, are recognized from Australasian parrots, and a key is given for their identification. The new species and their type hosts are: F. cameroni ex the Red-winged Parrot, Aprosmictus erythropterus (J.F. Gmelin, 1788); F. banksi ex the Mulga Parrot, Psephotus varius Clark, 1910; F. wilsoni ex the Northern Rosella, Platycercus venustus (Kuhl, 1820); and F. josephi ex the Bourke's Parrot, Neopsephotus bourkii (Gould, 1841). Partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene support the genetic distinctiveness of these new species.

A new species of Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4999 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-76
Author(s):  
Quyen Hanh Do ◽  
TRUNG MY PHUNG ◽  
HANH THI NGO ◽  
MINH DUC LE ◽  
THOMAS ZIEGLER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Dorsal Pattern ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the Cyrtodactylus irregularis group is described from Ninh Thuan Province, southern Vietnam based on molecular divergence and morphological differences. Cyrtodactylus orlovi sp. nov. is distinguished from the remaining Indochinese bent-toed geckos by having the unique combination of the following characters: size medium (SVL 61.0–77.7 mm); dorsal tubercles in 16–20 irregular rows; 36–39 ventral scale rows; precloacal pores absent in females, 5 or 6 in males, in a continuous row; femoral pores absent; 3–8 enlarged femoral scales; postcloacal spurs 1 or 2; lamellae under toe IV 16–19; a continuous neckband; a highly irregular transverse banded dorsal pattern; the absence of transversely enlarged median subcaudal scales. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species was revealed to be the sister taxon to a clade consisting of Cyrtodactylus cattienensis and the most recently described species from Vietnam, C. chungi, with 12.1–12.4% and 11.7 % pairwise genetic divergence from the two species, respectively, based on a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene.  

New species of Sargassum-boring Limnoria Leach, 1814 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Limnoriidae) from Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4970 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-130
Author(s):  
HIROKI YOSHINO ◽  
YURIKO KAMBARA ◽  
SHOTA KAJIWARA ◽  
TAKESHI A. OHSAWA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Other ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Congeneric Species ◽  
Japanese Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Chiba Prefecture ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Mandibular Palp ◽  
Coi Sequences

A new marine Sargassum-boring species of Limnoria (Limnoriidae) is described on the basis of specimens obtained at Kamogawa-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Limnoria aspera sp. nov. shares a reduced mandibular palp to a seta, algal-feeding, and the clavate shaped epipod of the maxilliped with the other species of non-mandibular-palp group. L. aspera sp. nov. differs morphologically from the congeneric species by secondary unguis of pereopods and unique carinae of pleonite 5 and pleotelson. We describe the sequences of the mitochondrial COI gene and the nuclear 28S rDNA gene. L. aspera sp. nov. differs by 14.2–18.0% in p-distance based on COI sequences from other Japanese species, L. furca and L. nagatai. 

scholarly journals Five new species of Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from saltators and grosbeaks (Passeriformes: Cardinalidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1873 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER D. PRICE ◽  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON ◽  
ROBERT C. DALGLEISH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Avian Family

Five new species of Myrsidea parasitic on members of the avian family Cardinalidae are described. They and their type hosts are M. lightae ex the Buff-throated Saltator, Saltator maximus (Statius Müller, 1776), M. markhafneri ex the Slatecolored Grosbeak, S. grossus (Linnaeus, 1766), M. pittendrighi ex the Streaked Saltator, S. striatipectus Lafresnaye, 1847, and M. johnklickai and M.sychrai ex the Blue-black Grosbeak, Cyanocompsa cyanoides (Lafresnaye, 1847). Results from sequences of a portion of the mitochondrial COI gene for several specimens of two of these species and other species of Myrsidea are presented.

scholarly journals Myrsidea Waterston (Phthiraptera: Menoponidae) from wrens (Passeriformes: Troglodytidae), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1740 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROGER D. PRICE ◽  
KEVIN P. JOHNSON ◽  
ROBERT C. DALGLEISH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
Avian Family

Three new species of Myrsidea parasitic on members of the avian family Troglodytidae are described herein. They and their type hosts are M. whitemani ex the Rufous-naped Wren, Campylorhynchus rufinucha (Lesson, 1838), M. bessae ex the Riverside Wren, Thryothorus semibadius Salvin, 1870, and M. vincesmithi ex the Rufous-breasted Wren, Thryothorus rutilus Vieillot, 1819. Myrsidea troglodyti (Denny, 1842) is redescribed and a lectotype designated. Results of sequencing a portion of the mitochondrial COI gene for one of these species and several other species of Myrsidea are given to compare genetic divergence.

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