Names of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) established by Charles McLean Fraser (1872–1946), excluding those from Allan Hancock Expeditions

An account is given of the names of families, genera, and species of hydroids established by C.M. Fraser of Canada, excluding those from Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions and the Allan Hancock Caribbean Sea Expedition. The names of four families, 11 genera, and 101 species are attributed to him in this work, complementing those of another two genera and 164 species described by Fraser in various Allan Hancock publications. Information is provided on type localities of his new species, on locations and kinds of type material in existence, where known, and on the current taxonomic status of families, genera, and species described by him in works reviewed herein. Two replacement names (Thuiaria geniculata Fraser, 1918a and Salacia fraseri Calder, 1991) exist for Thuiaria distans Fraser, 1914a (not Thuiaria distans Allman, 1877). The widely overlooked senior synonym, T. geniculata, is recognized as the valid name of the species. Diphasia alta nom. nov. is proposed as a new replacement name for the permanently invalid junior primary homonym Diphasia robusta Fraser, 1943a (not D. attenuata robusta Billard, 1924). In addition, Cryptolaria crassa nom. nov. is proposed as a new replacement name for the junior secondary homonym Cryptolaria rigida (Fraser, 1948) [not C. rigida (Fraser, 1940a)]. Lectotypes have been designated for 47 of the species to establish objective standards for application of their names. Corymorpha adventitia Fraser, 1941b, from the Pacific coast of Panama, is assigned to Ralpharia Watson, 1980, as R. adventitia. No type specimens are known to exist for seven of the species considered, including one holotype (of Hebella eximia Fraser, 1944a) missing from its bottle. Particular attention has been paid to dating and chronology of the 51 publications of Fraser covered in this work. Earlier bibliographic errors are corrected, most notably establishing that the book Distribution and relationship in American hydroids was published in early 1947 rather than 1946 as per the title page.

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Terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea, Oniscidea) from the coasts of Costa Rica, with descriptions of three new species

Revista de Biología Tropical ◽

10.15517/rbt.v66i1.33296 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 66 (1-1) ◽

pp. 187 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stefano Taiti ◽

Giuseppe Montesanto ◽

José A. Vargas

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Caribbean Sea ◽

The Pacific ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Morphological Differences ◽

Three New Species ◽

Halophilic Species ◽

Caribbean Populations

Abstract: Seven species of terrestrial isopods are recorded from the coasts of the Pacific and Caribbean sides of Costa Rica. Three species (Buchnerillo neotropicalis, Hawaiioscia nicoyaensis and Trichorhina biocellata) are described as new and two species (Tylos niveus and Armadilloniscus cf. caraibicus) are newly recorded from the country. The poorly known species T. niveus is also illustrated. At present the total number of terrestrial isopod species recorded from Costa Rica is 30. Interestingly four typical littoral halophilic species (Ligia baudiniana, Tylos wegeneri, T. niveus and A. cf. caraibicus) are present on both the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and on the coasts of the lands encompassed by the Caribbean Sea. With the sole exception of A. cf. caraibicus, no morphological differences could be detected from the Pacific and Caribbean populations of those species. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(Suppl. 1): S187-S210. Epub 2018 April 01.

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Revision of the genera Xanthogaleruca Laboissière, 1932 and Pyrrhalta Joannis, 1865 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae) of Taiwan, with type designation of Galerucella lineatipes Takei

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1039.64740 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1039 ◽

pp. 1-108

Author(s):

Chi-Feng Lee ◽

Jan Bezděk

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Biological Information ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Senior Synonym ◽

Species Groups ◽

Almost All ◽

A New Species

The taxonomic status of Pyrrhalta Joannis, 1865 and allied genera Tricholochmaea Laboissière, 1932 and Xanthogaleruca Laboissière, 1934 is discussed based on the study of Taiwanese species. Tentatively, Xanthogaleruca and Pyrrhalta are regarded as valid genera while Tricholochmaea is a synonym of Pyrrhalta. Fourteen species are recognized and redescribed, including P. gressitti Kimoto, 1969; P. taiwana Kimoto, 1969; P. viridipennis Kimoto, 1981; P. igai Kimoto, 1981; P. meifena Kimoto, 1976; P. maculata Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; P. tsoui Bezděk & Lee, 2019; P. semifulva (Jacoby, 1885); P. discalis Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963; P. ishiharai Kimoto, 1994; P. shirozui Kimoto, 1969; P. kobayashii Kimoto, 1974; P. ohbayashii Kimoto, 1984; and P. takizawai Kimoto, 1996. Taiwanese populations identified as Xanthogaleruca aenescens (Fairmaire) were misidentified and those are described as a new species, X. yuaesp. nov.Xanthogaleruca aenescens is redescribed for comparison. Eight additional new species of Pyrrhalta are described: P. alishanensissp. nov., P. houjayisp. nov., P. formosanensissp. nov., P. jungchanisp. nov., P. luisp. nov., P. meihuaisp. nov., P. tahsiangisp. nov., and P. wulaiensissp. nov. Type specimens of Galerucella lineatipes Takei, 1916 were rediscovered and are designated as lectotype and paralectotype. Galerucella lineatipes is removed from synonymy with G. calmariensis (Linnaeus, 1767) and regarded as a senior synonym of P. humeralis (Chen, 1942), syn. nov. Most Pyrrhalta species can be classified into four species groups based on their morphological and genitalic similarity. host plants and other biological information are provided for almost all species.

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Two new species of Maritrema (Trematoda: Microphallidae) from the Pacific Coast of North America

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z74-117 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 52 (7) ◽

pp. 865-869 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hilda Lei Ching

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Turdus Migratorius ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Prostate Cells ◽

The Pacific ◽

Two New Species ◽

Bucephala Islandica ◽

Well Differentiated ◽

Posterior Ring

Maritrema pacifica n. sp. has an incomplete posterior ring of vitellaria, a spiny cirrus, a trilobed ovary, and a well-differentiated metraterm. It differs from M. patulus Coil, 1955 in the larger body, longer esophagus, round rather than slit-like genital pore, and larger eggs. It differs from M. interrupta Oshmarin, 1970, M. eroliae Yamaguti, 1939, and M. kitanensis Shibue, 1953 in the smaller cirrus sac containing sparse prostate cells. M. pacifica has the following definitive hosts: Larus californicus Lawrence, L. occidentalis Audubon, Turdus migratorius L. from Oregon, and Crocethia alba (Pallas) from British Columbia. The metacercariae, from Orchestoidea corniculata from California, became ovigerous in Locke's solution at 39 °C.Maritrema paracadiae n. sp. (synonym M. acadiae of Deblock and Rausch (1972)) differed from the type specimens of M. acadiae (Swales, 1933) in the proportionately larger oral and ventral suckers; the larger, inverted J-shaped cirrus sac containing prominent prostate cells; and the distribution of the uterus within, instead of overlapping, the posterior vitellarian ring. M. paracadiae was found in the intestine of Bucephala islandica (Gmelin) from Washington.

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On the genus Typhlopolycystis Karling, 1956 (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia, Polycystididae), with data on the five known species and the description of eleven new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4603.1.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4603 (1) ◽

pp. 81 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ERNEST R. SCHOCKAERT ◽

PATRICIA MOONS ◽

TOON JANSSEN ◽

BART S. TESSENS ◽

PATRICK C. REYGEL ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Canary Islands ◽

World Wide ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

South Australia ◽

French Polynesia ◽

Type Material ◽

The Pacific ◽

Species Inquirenda ◽

Almost All

An overview is given of all representatives of the genus Typhlopolycystis Karling, 1956: the five known species (T. coeca Karling, 1956; T. mediterranea Brunet, 1965; T. coomansi Schockaert and Karling, 1975; T. schockaerti Karling, 1978 and T. rubra Noldt and Reise, 1985) and eleven new species: T. microphthalma n. sp. from S. France, T. fonsecai n. sp. and T. maikoni n. sp. from Brazil, T. norenburgi n. sp. and T. leasiae n.sp from the Pacific coast of Panama, T. pluvialiae n. sp. from Lanzarote (Canary Islands, Spain), T. riegeri n. sp. from Tanzania, T. tahitienis n. sp. from French Polynesia, T. australiensis n. sp. from South Australia, T. sarda n. sp. from Sardinia (Italy), the S. of France and from Lanzarote, and T. errata n. sp. from Sardinia (Italy). We consider T. limicola Schilke, 1970 as a species inquirenda of which no type material exists. Finally, some comments are given on the distribution of the genus of which representatives have been found in almost all places that have been sampled world wide.

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A revision of the genus Leptogorgia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) in the eastern Pacific

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1419.1.1 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1419 (1) ◽

pp. 1-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

ODALISCA BREEDY ◽

HECTOR M. GUZMAN

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

El Salvador ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Eastern Pacific ◽

Geographical Range ◽

Type Material ◽

The Pacific ◽

Reference Specimens ◽

Original Type

The species of the widespread gorgoniid genus Leptogorgia, which occur along the eastern Pacific, are taxonomically revised based on original type material of all species described until now and reference specimens from recent surveys and expeditions along the Pacific coast of Panama, and Costa Rica. As a result, 21 species are recognized as valid and one as dubious. Lectotypes are assigned for eight species in order to establish their taxonomic status. All the species are described and illustrated. The fauna herein reported does not represent overall diversity or geographical range of each species but adds new reports. The present count is 16 species for Panama, 11 for Costa Rica, 7 for Mexico, 6 for El Salvador, 4 for Peru, 4 for Ecuador, 3 for Colombia, 2 for California, 2 for Nicaragua, and 2 for Chile.

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The eastern Pacific species of Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955, with description of a remarkable new species from Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Alpheidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4651.1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4651 (1) ◽

pp. 125-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ARTHUR ANKER

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Eastern Pacific ◽

Tropical Eastern Pacific ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Shark Teeth ◽

The Pacific ◽

First Time ◽

Pacific Species ◽

Alpheid Shrimp

The present study deals with five species of the alpheid shrimp genus Salmoneus Holthuis, 1955 from the tropical eastern Pacific. One of them is new to science and is described as Salmoneus tiburon sp. nov. The new species is presently known only from the Las Perlas Archipelago in Panama and can be distinguished from all other congeners by the dentition on the cutting edges of the major chela, with some dactylar teeth reminiscent of shark teeth. It is also one of the largest species of the genus, with the carapace length of both type specimens surpassing 8.0 mm. Salmoneus serratidigitus (Coutière, 1897), a species with an ample distribution across the Indo-Pacific, is recorded for the first time from the Pacific coast of Panama and is confirmed from Colombia. Salmoneus malagensis Anker & Lazarus, 2015, previously known only from Bahía Málaga in Colombia, is recorded from Panama’s Azuero Peninsula. The remaining two species, S. excavatus Anker, 2011 and S. alvarezi Anker & Lazarus, 2015, are recorded regionally from Las Perlas Archipelago in Panama and Playa Tarcoles in Costa Rica, both for the first time since their original descriptions. An identification key to the five currently known eastern Pacific species of Salmoneus is provided. However, several immature and/or incomplete specimens herein preliminarily reported as Salmoneus spp., as well photographic records from southern California, USA, indicate the presence of further undescribed species in the eastern Pacific.

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New species of the gorgoniian genus Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae) from Pacific Panama

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.541.1.1 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 541 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ODALISCA BREEDY ◽

HECTOR M. GUZMAN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

New Records ◽

Scanning Electron Micrographs ◽

Species List ◽

The Pacific ◽

Fourth Species ◽

Shallow Water Species ◽

Water Species

Four new shallow water species of the genus Pacifigorgia were found in recent surveys along the Pacific coast of Panama. One of the species was only found in dense patches at two shallow seamount-like localities inside the Coiba National Park, Gulf of Chiriqu . Two other species were patchily distributed at several localities in the Gulf of Chiriqu . A fourth species was widely distributed around the gulfs of Chiriqu and Panama encompassing a broad range of habitats and depths. The new species are described and illustrated in detail with scanning electron micrographs (SEM) of the sclerites, and colour photographs of the colony forms. The suspected occurrence of a particular Pacifigorgia species for this region is confirmed and two other new records are added to the species list. With the new four species, a total of 15 are established for Panama, making 31 species for the eastern Pacific to date.

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Systematic position of the Afrotropical species described in Trachyphloeini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4344.3.5 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4344 (3) ◽

pp. 522 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ROMAN BOROVEC ◽

JIŘÍ SKUHROVEC

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Systematic Position ◽

Junior Synonym ◽

New Genera ◽

Type Specimens ◽

A New Species

The Afrotropical species described as Trachyphloeini Lacordaire, 1863 were examined and their taxonomic status is revised. Atrachyphloeus Voss, 1962 is proposed as a junior synonym of Phaylomerinthus Schoenherr, 1842, Cathormiocerus africanus Hoffmann, 1965 as a junior synonym of Tapinomorphus sylvicola Voss, 1962 and Trachyphloeus pustulifer Voss, 1959 as a junior synonym of Platycopes tuberculatus Marshall, 1906. Atrachyphloeus convergens Voss, 1962 is transferred to the genus Phaylomerinthus Schoenherr, 1842, Trachyphloeus hardenbergi Marshall, 1923 and T. notulatus Boheman, 1842 to Glyptosomus Schoenherr, 1847, Trachyphloeus nanus Fåhraeus, 1871 to Pentatrachyphloeus Voss, 1974, Trachyphloeus pustulifer Voss, 1959 to Platycopes Schoenherr, 1823 and Trachyphloeus setiger Fåhraeus, 1871 to Phaylomerinthus Schoenherr, 1842. “Trachyphloeosoma” brevicolle Voss, 1974, “Trachyphloeus” brevis Boheman, 1842, “T”. nodifrons Hoffmann, 1968 and “T”. squalidus Boheman, 1842 are provisionally left in their current genera, but new genera for them will be described in future papers. The genus Phaylomerinthus Schoenherr, 1842 has been redefined and redescribed. Lectotypes for the following species are designated (current names added in brackets where different): Cathormiocerus africanus Hoffmann, 1965 (Tapinomorphus sylvicola Voss, 1962), Trachyphloeus hardenbergi Marshall, 1923 (Glyptosomus hardenbergi (Marshall, 1923)), Trachyphloeus nanus Fåhraeus, 1871 (Pentatrachyphloeus nanus (Fåhraeus, 1871)), Trachyphloeus notulatus Boheman, 1842 (Glyptosomus notulatus (Boheman, 1842)), Trachyphloeus pustulifer Voss, 1959 (Platycopes tuberculatus (Marshall, 1906)), Trachyphloeus setiger Fåhraeus, 1871 (Phaylomerinthus setiger (Fåhraeus, 1871)), “Trachyphloeus” brevis Boheman in Schoenherr, 1842 and “Trachyphloeus” squalidus Boheman in Schoenherr, 1842. Two paralectotypes of Cathormiocerus africanus Hoffmann, 1965 from Tanzania are described as a new species, Tapinomorphus franzi sp. n. All type specimens are illustrated.

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