A new species of Trachylepis (Squamata: Scincidae) from the Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and a key to the Ethiopian Trachylepis

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4859 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-126
Author(s):  
THORE KOPPETSCH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Species Complexes ◽  
Ecological Importance ◽  
Cryptic Taxa ◽  
Biogeographical Pattern ◽  
A New Species

Ethiopia is known for its highly endemic and rich herpetofaunal diversity shaped by its biogeographical patterns. Here, a new species of skink, Trachylepis boehmei sp. nov., is described from the Ethiopian Highlands. It differs from its congeners in having smooth uncarinated dorsal scales, 26–29 scale rows around midbody, a slender body of small size, a relatively short tail, a low eye–snout distance and a unique colour pattern with 6–8 darkish brown dorsal stripes. Based on morphological characteristics, its biogeographical pattern and comparisons with other similar congeners this new species is closely related to Trachylepis megalura. A published new record of Trachylepis wingati for the Kafa region is re-examined and identified as T. megalura. An updated comprehensive key to the Trachylepis found in Ethiopia is provided. In the context of ongoing phylogenetic and taxonomic revisions of Trachylepis and its species complexes the presence of further cryptic taxa can be expected also for the Ethiopian biodiversity hotspots. Consequently, the need of further herpetological investigations in this region of ecological importance is stressed. 

Two species of Agaricus subg. Minoriopsis from Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 404 (3) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
JIE CHEN ◽  
PHILIPPE CALLAC ◽  
RÉGULO CARLOS LLARENA-HERNÁNDEZ ◽  
GERARDO GERARDO MATA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Edible Fungi ◽  
The World ◽  
Wild Edible Fungi ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Taxonomic System

Agaricus is a species-rich genus with more than 500 species over the world. Recent studies on tropical Agaricus revealed new tropical clades and a revised taxonomic system was consequently developed. Agaricus subg. Minoriopsis, a sixth subgenus was recently added, comprising species exclusively from the Americas. The diversity of Agaricus is little studied in Mexico, despite this country has a long history in the consumption of wild edible fungi. In this paper, we introduce a new species A. guzmanii and a new record for A. globocystidiatus from Mexico based on morphological characteristics and molecular data. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that they belong to A. subg. Minoriopsis.

scholarly journals A new species and a new record of the Southeast Asian millipede genus Antheromorpha Jeekel, 1968 (Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) from Vietnam

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 77-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natdanai Likhitrakarn ◽  
Sergei I. Golovatch ◽  
Irina Semenyuk ◽  
Somsak Panha
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
National Park ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Southern Vietnam ◽  
Brown Body ◽  
A New Species

Antheromorphanguyenisp. n. is described and illustrated from Kon Ka Kinh National Park, southern Vietnam. The new species is distinguished by a peculiar colour pattern showing a uniformly black-brown body contrasting with yellow-brown paraterga and epiproct, as well as in the pointed gonopodal process being unusually short, only approximately half as long as the solenophore. In addition, an identification key to all 13 presently known species, all mapped, is given. A new record of A.festiva is provided from southern Vietnam.

Diopatra (Annelida: Onuphidae) diversity in European waters with the description of Diopatra micrura, new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2395 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADÍLIA PIRES ◽  
HANNELORE PAXTON ◽  
VICTOR QUINTINO ◽  
ANA MARIA RODRIGUES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Fine Sand ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
Molecular Studies ◽  
Nuchal Organs ◽  
A New Species

This study describes a new species of the genus Diopatra Audouin and Milne-Edwards, 1833. Diopatra micrura sp. nov., was found on the western and the southern coast of Portugal and can be distinguished from other Diopatra species by a characteristic striped colour pattern of the antennae and palps. Other diagnostic morphological characteristics include ventral parapodial lobes, crescentic nuchal organs, ceratophores with 12–15 rings, and subacicular hooks from chaetigers 8–13. This species was found mainly in fine or very fine sand with variable fines content, from the intertidal region up to 50 meters depth. Molecular studies of mitochondrial DNA genes 16S rDNA and COI confirmed the distinction of D. micrura sp. nov., from other European Diopatra species. The percentage of nucleotides divergence between the new species and D. neapolitana and D. marocensis was respectively 16% and 17% for COI and 12% and 15% for 16S. The nucleotide sequence for the 16S gene was always the same in all specimens of D. micrura and two haplotypes were found for the COI gene. The discovery of D. micrura sp. nov., brings the number of Diopatra species known from Portugal to three and from Europe to four; a key to the four species is provided.

scholarly journals Description and distribution of Tuber incognitum sp. nov. and Tuber anniae in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt

MycoKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 17-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Piña Páez ◽  
Gregory M. Bonito ◽  
Gonzalo Guevara-Guerrero ◽  
Michael A. Castellano ◽  
Roberto Garibay-Orijel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
New Record ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Volcanic Belt ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Description ◽  
Ascomycete Fungi ◽  
A New Species

The genus Tuber is a lineage of diverse ectomycorrhizal, hypogeous, sequestrate ascomycete fungi that are native to temperate forests in the Northern Hemisphere. Recently, many new species of Tuber have been described in North America and Asia, based on morphological characteristics and molecular data. Here we describe and illustrate a new species, Tuberincognitum, based upon phylogenetic analysis and morphological description. We also present a new record for Tuberanniae in México. These two Tuber species are distributed in the Transmexican Volcanic Belt in the states of México, Michoacán, Guanajuato, Querétaro and Tlaxcala at altitudes between 2,000 and 3,200 meters. These species are associated with Pinus (T.anniae) and Quercus forests (T.incognitum).

New record genus and a new species of Allodiatrype from China based on morphological and molecular characters

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 500 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-284
Author(s):  
MING-KAI PENG ◽  
BO ZHANG ◽  
ZHI QU ◽  
YU LI ◽  
HAI-XIA MA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Forest Park ◽  
Yellowish Green ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Molecular Characters

The genus Allodiatrype (Diatrypaceae, Xylariales) is reported for the first time collected in Taiyang River National Forest Park, Yunnan Province. An undescribed Allodiatrype species is described and illustrated as a new species based on a combination of morphological characteristics and sequences data of ITS, SSU and TUB2. The new species is characterized by its Y-shaped or cruciate-shaped ostiolar surface, yellowish-green to the green inner layer, and hyaline, ellipsoidal to cylindrical or elongate-allantoid ascospores. The differences between the new species and the related fungi are discussed.

Onuphis and Aponuphis (Annelida: Onuphidae) from southwestern Europe, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3949 (3) ◽  
pp. 345 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉS ARIAS ◽  
HANNELORE PAXTON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
New Record ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Dichotomous Key ◽  
A New Species

This study recognises five species of Onuphis and four species of Aponuphis from southwestern Europe, represented in the Bay of Biscay, the Atlantic coasts of Iberia and the western Mediterranean Sea. One species, Onuphis anadonae sp. nov., is newly described and another species, Aponuphis willsiei Cantone & Bellan, 1996 is a new record for the Iberian Peninsula waters. Aponuphis ornata (Fauvel, 1928) and A. willsiei are shown to be tube brooders and the development of the juveniles is described. The usefulness of some Onuphis characters, as well as the size-dependent distribution of branchiae and chaetae, complicating Aponuphis species identification, are discussed. We are presenting descriptions and photographs of the distinctive Aponuphis colour pattern which we recommend as an identificatory tool instead. A dichotomous key to all species is included. 

scholarly journals Phylogeny of Graphostromatacea with Three Species Isolated in China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qirui Li ◽  
Xiaofeng Gong ◽  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Yinhui Pi ◽  
Sihan Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rna Polymerase Ii ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
New Record ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacers ◽  
Sequence Difference ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Spore Length

Abstract Three species possessing characteristics of Graphostromataceae were observed in China. Morphology of the described species with illustrations and their phylogeny based on regions of internal transcribed spacers (ITS), the second largest subunit of the RNA polymerase II (RPB2), β-tubulin (TUB2) and α-actin (ACT) are provided. Two new species and one new record from China were identified. Morphologically, Biscogniauxia glaucae sp. nov. differs from B. atropunctata var. maritima, B. citriformis var. macrospora, B. fuscella and B. mediterranea by its stromata with raised margins, with clear outlines, with punctate ostioles openings and ascospores which are equilateral with broadly rounded ends, with a straight germ slit on the more concave side, nearly full spore length, lacking appendages and sheathes. ITS sequence difference between Graphostroma guizhouensis sp. nov and type strain of G. platystomum is 7%, which support identifying it as a new species. Camillea broomeana with scanning electron microscope description of ascospores was illustrated as a new record from China. Cryptostroma was proposed in Graphostromataceae based on molecular data. Vivantia was accepted in Graphostromataceae based on its morphological characteristics and Nodulisporiurn anamorphs which is similar with that of Biscogniauxia.

Leptochelia Vatulelensis (Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western Pacific

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Modest Guţu ◽  
Thomas Iliffe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The South ◽  
Anchialine Caves ◽  
A New Species

Leptochelia Vatulelensis(Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western PacificLeptochelia vatulelensisn. sp., discovered on the small islands of Vatulele (Fijian group) and Ouvéa (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia), is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from the others of the"Leptochelia-dubiagroup" (to which it is generally similar) by the following combination of morphological characteristics: (1) the presence of three to four distal setae on the maxilliped basis; (2) merus of pereopods III and IV with only a distosternal seta; (3) endopod of the uropods formed of four (rarely three) articles; (4) males with two (sometimes three) relatively short aesthetascs on the first five articles of the antennular flagellum; (5) male cheliped with a diminished dimorphism; (6) males with a vertical comb-row of setae on the cheliped propodus. Although it inhabits inland, anchialine caves, the new species lacks morphological features that are characteristic of some cave species.

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