A new species of cat-eyed snake (Serpentes: Dipsadinae: Leptodeirini) from the Andes of southern Ecuador

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4895 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-380
Author(s):  
OMAR TORRES-CARVAJAL ◽  
JUAN C. SÁNCHEZ-NIVICELA ◽  
VALENTINA POSSE ◽  
ELVIS CELI ◽  
CLAUDIA KOCH
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Leptodeira is one of the most widespread and taxonomically problematic snake taxa in the Americas. Here we describe a new species of Leptodeira from the Andes of southern Ecuador based on morphological and molecular data. The new species is geographically close and morphologically similar to L. ornata and L. larcorum, from which it can be distinguished by having smaller dorsal body blotches, a longer tail, and shorter spines on the hemipenial body. The shortest genetic distances between the new species and its congeners are 0.02 (16S), 0.05 (cytb), and 0.18 (ND4). The new species is restricted to the Jubones River Basin in southern Ecuador, an area of endemism for other reptile species. Our phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data also supports recognition of the names L. larcorum (restricted to Peru) for “L. septentrionalis larcorum”, and L. ornata for populations of “L. s. ornata” from central and eastern Panama, western Colombia, and western Ecuador. However, some samples of “L. s. ornata” from Panama and Costa Rica, as well as the new species described herein, are not included within or more closely related to L. ornata, which is sister to the clade (L. bakeri, L. ashmeadii). 

A new giant anole (Squamata: Iguanidae: Dactyloinae) from southwestern Ecuador

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4991 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-317
Author(s):  
FERNANDO AYALA-VARELA ◽  
SEBASTIÁN VALVERDE ◽  
STEVEN POE ◽  
ANDREA E. NARVÁEZ ◽  
MARIO H. YÁNEZ-MUÑOZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Anolis Lizard ◽  
The Andes ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Southern Ecuador ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species of Anolis lizard from the Pacific slopes of the Andes of southwestern Ecuador at elevations between 372–1,000 m. The new species belongs to the Dactyloa clade and may be distinguished from other Anolis by size, external anatomy, mitochondrial DNA divergence, and dewlap color. Based on phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data, we found that the new species is sister to A. fraseri in a clade composed primarily of large Dactyloid species. The new species is known from a protected area in southern Ecuador, Buenaventura Reserve, which suggests that at least some its populations are well protected.  

scholarly journals Synonymy of Idiococcobius Hayat with Coccobius Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae): evidenced by a new species from Malaysian Borneo

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Hui Geng ◽  
Cheng-De Li ◽  
Jason Mottern ◽  
Andrew Polaszek
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Malaysian Borneo

Idiococcobius Hayat, syn. nov., is synonymised with Coccobius Ratzeburg, based on morphological and molecular data from a new species of Coccobius from Malaysian Borneo. The new species is sufficiently similar morphologically to the type species of Idiococcobius to place it unambiguously within that genus, but molecular data from the new species, and a reassessment of the morphology of Idiococcobius, indicate synonymy of the two genera. Idiococcobius encarsoides Hayat is therefore transferred to Coccobius; resulting in the new combination: Coccobius encarsoides (Hayat), comb. nov.Coccobius islandicus Geng & Polaszek, sp. nov, is described from morphology and DNA sequence data.

A new species of Cynomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from the northwestern slope of the Andes

Mammalia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Arenas-Viveros ◽  
Pamela Sánchez-Vendizú ◽  
Alan Giraldo ◽  
Jorge Salazar-Bravo
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Mtdna Sequences ◽  
The Andes ◽  
Western Side ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Lines Of Evidence

Abstract The systematics and taxonomy of the broadly distributed bats of the genus Cynomops has changed considerably in the last few years. Among the major changes, Cynomops abrasus was split into two species of large-bodied forms (Cynomops mastivus and C. abrasus) distributed east of the Andes. However, large Colombian specimens identified as C. abrasus from the western side of the Andes had yet to be included in any revisionary work. Phylogenetic analysis performed in this study, using mtDNA sequences (Cytochrome-b), revealed that these Colombian individuals are more closely related to Cynomops greenhalli. Morphological and molecular data allowed us to recognize populations from western Colombia, western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, as members of a new species of Cynomops. Characters that allow for its differentiation from C. greenhalli include a larger forearm, paler but more uniform ventral pelage, more globular braincase, and well-developed zygomatic processes of the maxilla (almost reaching the postorbital constriction). This study serves as another example of the importance of including multiple lines of evidence in the recognition of a new species. Given its rarity and the advanced transformation of its habitat, this new species is particularly important from a conservation perspective.

A new species of Colletotrichum from Sonchus sp. in Italy

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 314 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
RUVISHIKA S. JAYAWARDENA ◽  
ERIO CAMPORESI ◽  
ABDALLAH M. ELGORBAN ◽  
ALI H. BAHKALI ◽  
JIYE YAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Colletotrichum Species ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Colletotrichum sonchicola, sp. nov. from Sonchus sp. (dandelion tribe) in Forlì-Cesena Province, Italy, is introduced using morphological and molecular data. Combined phylogenetic analysis of ITS, GAPDH, CHS, ACT and TUB2 sequence data demonstrate that C. sonchicola is a distinct species within the dematium species complex. The new species is illustrated and compared with related taxa. This provides the first record of a Colletotrichum species from the genus Sonchus.

scholarly journals Morphological and Phylogenetic Appraisal of Novel and Extant Taxa of Stictidaceae from Northern Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 880
Author(s):  
De-Ping Wei ◽  
Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe ◽  
Eleni Gentekaki ◽  
Vinodhini Thiyagaraja ◽  
Saisamorn Lumyong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Fungal Adaptation ◽  
Drought Resistant ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Stictidaceae comprises taxa with diverse lifestyles. Many species in this family are drought resistant and important for studying fungal adaptation and evolution. Stictidaceae comprises 32 genera, but many of them have been neglected for decades due to the lack of field collections and molecular data. In this study, we introduce a new species Fitzroyomyces hyaloseptisporus and a new combination Fitzroyomycespandanicola. We also provide additional morphological and molecular data for Ostropomyces pruinosellus and O. thailandicus based on new collections isolated from an unidentified woody dicotyledonous host in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Taxonomic conclusions are made with the aid of morphological evidence and phylogenetic analysis of combined LSU, ITS and mtSSU sequence data. Characteristics such as the shape and septation of ascospores and conidia as well as lifestyles among genera of Stictidaceae are discussed.

Cymbidium atrolabium (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 423 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
XING-YU LIAO ◽  
XUE-DIE LIU ◽  
YU-TING JIANG ◽  
DI-YANG ZHANG ◽  
SI-REN LAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
The Status ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
Pale Green ◽  
A New Species

A new orchid species, Cymbidium atrolabium, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. A detailed comparison between the newly discovered orchid and other members of Cymbidium was conducted. The new plant is similar to C. tortisepalum but differs by having a dark-purple inflorescence with smaller flowers, sepals that are pale green-yellow with a dark-purple broad midrib, petals that are dark-purple with pale green-yellow margins and a smaller, dark purple, densely papillose lip. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid (matK, rbcL) sequence data support the status of C. atrolabium as a new species.

Halenia coreana (Gentianaceae), a new species from Korea: Evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 403 (2) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
SU-MIN HAN ◽  
HYOSIG WON ◽  
CHAE EUN LIM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Rbcl Gene ◽  
Species Status ◽  
Molecular Sequence Data ◽  
Molecular Sequence ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Halenia (Gentianaceae) from Korea, H. coreana S.M.Han, H.Won & C.E.Lim, is recognized based on morphological and molecular data, and its description and illustration are provided. It is distinct from H. corniculata in having long, narrower and incurved spurs and attenuated leaf apex. Molecular sequence data of nuclear ribosomal ITS region, nuclear XDH gene, and chloroplast rbcL gene also strongly support its species status.

Cymbidium brevifolium (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 464 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-242
Author(s):  
ZHUANG ZHOU ◽  
DIYANG ZHANG ◽  
GUI-ZHEN CHEN ◽  
XIA YU ◽  
CHENG-RU LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Plastid Dna ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
Nuclear Its ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

A new orchid species, Cymbidium brevifolium, from Hubei Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. A detailed comparison between the newly discovered orchid and other members of Cymbidium was conducted. The new orchid is distinct from all other recognized species in Cymbidium. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid DNA (matK and rbcL) sequence data support the status of C. brevifolium as a new species, which is sister to C. faberi.

Cymbidium shidianense (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphology and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 399 (1) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUI-ZHEN CHEN ◽  
GUO-QIANG ZHANG ◽  
JIE HUANG ◽  
MENG WANG ◽  
WEN-HUI RAO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Orchid Species ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Pale Green ◽  
A New Species

A new orchid species, Cymbidium shidianense (Orchidaceae; Cymbidieae), from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular analyses. This new species is similar in morphology to C. cyperifolium, but it differs in its larger pseudobulbs, rigid leaves, broader pale green sepals, petals with darkly coloured veins and set of V-shaped blotches on the lip midlobe. A phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and plastid (matK, rbcL) DNA sequence data support C. shidianense as related to C. cyperifolium.

scholarly journals A New Species of Akalat (Sheppardia) Narrowly Endemic in the Eastern Arc of Tanzania

The Auk ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 121 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
Pamela Beresford ◽  
Jon Fjeldså ◽  
Jacob Kiure
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Montane Forests ◽  
Reciprocal Monophyly ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
Eastern Arc ◽  
Effective Conservation ◽  
A New Species

Abstract The group of small forest robins, or akalats, that dwell in lowland and montane forests in Africa have complicated parapatric or partly overlapping distributions, the details of which are still being discovered. Here, we use external morphology and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data to determine the reciprocal monophyly of several populations, including one form that is related to Sheppardia lowei and S. montana. Those data corroborate the recognition of a new species, Sheppardia aurantiithorax, and show relatively high levels of sequence divergence among populations of the different species. The discovery of this new species, narrowly endemic in the Eastern Arc montane forests, emphasizes the complex biodiversity of the region and underscores the need for prompt and effective conservation measures.

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