A new species of Naultinus from the Te Paki area, northern New Zealand

We describe a new species of the New Zealand diplodactylid gecko genus Naultinus. Molecular phylogenetics and distinctive morphological features support taxonomic separation of the populations on the northern half of Aupori Peninsula in the far north of the North Island as a new species, Naultinus flavirictus sp. nov. The specific epithet refers to the diagnostic yellow colour at the corners of the mouth. We discuss the conservation status of and threats to this novel taxon and to Te Paki, Northland—the unique area of New Zealand where it is found. We further discuss the distribution and possible function of bright mouth colour within Naultinus.

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Stachys semsurensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Adıyaman province (Turkey) belonging to section Infrarosularis

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.511.3.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 511 (3) ◽

Author(s):

MEHMET FIRAT

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Habitat Structure ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Point Of View ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Comprehensive Description ◽

Glandular Hairs ◽

A New Species

A new species, Stachys semsurensis (sect. Infrarosularis), is described and illustrated from Adıyaman province, Turkey. From the morphological point of view, it appears to be similar to Stachys cataonica, but it differs in several morphological features including densely covered with short stalked to subsessile glandular hairs in flowering stems, verticillasters congested into ± globose head, calyx teeth lanceolate-subulate, corolla white, tube exserted and nutlets obovoid, greyish-brown, reticulate. A comprehensive description of the new species is provided, including detailed photographs, geographical distribution map, habitat structure and ecology, vernacular name and IUCN conservation status.

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Ashinkailepas kermadecensis, a new species of deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle (Thoracica: Eolepadidae) from the Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2021.1.4 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2021 (1) ◽

pp. 57-65 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

JOHN S. BUCKERIDGE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Deep Sea ◽

Cold Water ◽

The Other ◽

Cold Seeps ◽

Central Japan ◽

Southwest Pacific ◽

The North ◽

A New Species

A new deep-sea stalked barnacle, Ashinkailepas kermadecensis sp. nov. has been recovered from a cold-water seep at depths of 1165 metres in the vicinity of the Kermadec Ridge to the northeast of the North Island, New Zealand. There are now two species of Ashinkailepas—the other, Ashinkailepas seepiophila Yamaguchi, Newman & Hashimoto, 2004, occurs in deep, cold seeps off central Japan. As there are two species within Ashinkailepas, formal diagnoses are provided for both taxa.

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A new species of Cochemiea (Cactaceae, Cacteae) from Sinaloa, Mexico

Acta Botanica Mexicana ◽

10.21829/abm127.2020.1626 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Leccinum Jesús García Morales ◽

Rodrigo Homero González González ◽

Jesús García Jiménez ◽

Duilio Iamonico

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Small Population ◽

Critically Endangered ◽

Herbarium Specimens ◽

The North ◽

Hummingbird Pollination ◽

Diagnostic Key ◽

A New Species

Background and Aims: Cochemiea is a genus which currently comprises five species occurring in Mexico. It is morphologically characterized by cylindrical decumbent to prostrate stems and by a long red-scarlet zygomorphic perianth, presumably specialized for hummingbird pollination. As part ofthe ongoing taxonomic studies on the North Mexican flora, a population discovered by Thomas Linzen in 2012 in central Sinaloa (Mexico), previously identified as Mammillaria sp., actually refers to a Cochemiea species and cannot be ascribed to any of the known species of that genus. As a consequence,we here propose to describe this population as a a new species for science.Methods: The work is based on field surveys (autumn 2018 and spring 2019) in central Sinaloa, examination of herbarium specimens, and analysis of relevant literature. Its conservation status was assessed following the guidelines of the IUCN; AOO and EOO were calculated with the programGeoCAT.Key results: Cochemiea thomasii is described and illustrated from Sinaloa. The new species is morphologically similar to C. halei from which it differs by the hanging stems, the larger conical tubercles, less numerous and shorter central spines, and the ovoid fruits. A diagnostic key of the knownCochemiea species is included.Conclusions: Cochemiea thomasii is endemic to the state of Sinaloa where it occupies a small area. On the basis of the criteria B2a (geographic range) and C (small population) of IUCN, the new species can be assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) or Vulnerable (VU). Adopting the precautionary approach, Cochemiea thomasii is considered as Critically Endangered (CR).

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Hidden in plain sight—a new Strigula species segregated from Strigula novae-zelandiae (Lichenized Ascomycota: Strigulaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.424.5.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 424 (5) ◽

pp. 267-281 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MARLEY FORD ◽

DAN J. BLANCHON ◽

ANDREW VEALE ◽

ERIN J. DOYLE ◽

JEREMY R. ROLFE ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Its Sequence ◽

Nrdna Its ◽

Its Nrdna ◽

A New Species

A new species, Strigula oleistrata, segregated from S. novae-zelandiae is described. The new species is widely sympatric with Strigula novae-zelandiae from which it is separated by a range of morphological characters and also by its nrDNA ITS sequence. As a result of this segregation, a new circumscription of S. novae-zelandiae is also provided. Comments on the ecology and conservation status of both species, and a revised key to the foliicolous Strigula species of New Zealand are provided.

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Extended distribution and host plants of Nameriophyes sapidae Xue & Zhang 2008 (Acari: Eriophyidae) in New Zealand

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2796.1.6 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2796 (1) ◽

pp. 67

Author(s):

NICHOLAS A. MARTIN ◽

ZHI-QIANG ZHANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New Zealand ◽

Plant Species ◽

Host Plants ◽

Mite Species ◽

Native Plant ◽

Native Plant Species ◽

The North ◽

A New Species

Nameriophyes sapidae Xue & Zhang (Acari: Eriophyidae) was found on transplanted nikau palms, Rhopalostylis sapida (H. Wendl. & Drude) in Auckland, New Zealand and described as a new species (Xue & Zhang 2008). Although R. sapida is a native plant species, it was not known if this mite species was indigenous or adventive because it was collected only from transplanted palms in unnatural gardens in Auckland. A survey was undertaken of R. sapida and the Kermadec Island palm, Rhopalostylis baueri (Hook. f.) Wendl. & Drude in the northern part of the North Island and Chatham Island.

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A new species of Bituminaria (Fabaceae) from Tunisia

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.297.3.1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 297 (3) ◽

pp. 221 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CRISTIAN BRULLO ◽

SALVATORE BRULLO ◽

SALVATORE CAMBRIA ◽

RIDHA EL MOKNI ◽

MOHAMED HÉDI EL AOUNI ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Middle East ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Mediterranean Area ◽

Morphological Features ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Micro Morphology ◽

Aeolian Archipelago ◽

A New Species ◽

Seed Testa

Bituminaria tunetana a new species occurring in Tunisia is described and illustrated. It shows some relationships with B. basaltica from Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily), mainly for having very small flowers and also with B. flaccida from Middle East in having pale colored corolla and few-flowered inflorescences, but the three species differ among them in many diacritic features regarding the leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Besides, it is well distinct from B. bituminosa, species widely spread in Sicily and in several countries of the Mediterranean area, for many morphological features, as well as in micro-morphology of seed testa and pod indumentum. Its distribution, ecology and conservation status are also examined. An analytical key of the species belonging to Bituminaria subgen. Bituminaria is also provided.

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Eucalyptus fusiformis (Myrtaceae), a new species of Ironbark (in the Informal E. series Paniculatae Pryor et Johnson) from North-eastern NSW.

Brunonia ◽

10.1071/bru9870201 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 201

Author(s):

DJ Boland ◽

DA Kleinig ◽

JJ Brophy

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

New South ◽

Conservation Status ◽

North Coast ◽

Volatile Oils ◽

The North ◽

South Wales ◽

North Eastern ◽

A New Species

A new species, Eucalyptus fusiformis Boland et Kleinig, from the north coast of New South Wales is described. Its taxonomic position is in E. subgenus Symphyomyrtus series Paniculatae following the informal classification of eucalypts proposed by Pryor and Johnson (1971). E. fusiformis is characterised by its flowers, fruits and adult leaves. In the bud the staminal filaments are fully inflected while the androecium has outer staminodes and the anthers are cuboid and adnate. The fruits are narrow, often truncate fusiform, tapering into long slender pedicels. The adult leaves are dull grey, concolorous and hypoamphistomatic. The species resembles the more numerous and often co-occurring ironbark E. siderophloia which has similar adult and seedling leaves. The volatile oils of both species are very similar. The ecology, distribution, taxonomic affinities and conservation status are discussed.

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Hypericum alacamdaglariense (Hypericaceae), a new species from Turkey

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.470.2.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 470 (2) ◽

pp. 176-185

Author(s):

HAYRİ DUMAN ◽

ECE GÖKÇE ÇAKIR-DİNDAR

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Distribution Map ◽

A New Species

The new species Hypericum alacamdaglariense, which belongs to the section Triadenioides, is described and illustrated. Its habitat and ecology, distribution map and conservation status are also provided. The new species is also compared to the closely related H. pallens and H. vacciniifolium in terms of their morphological features.

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Periglossum podoptyches (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae), a new species from KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.282.1.3 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 282 (1) ◽

pp. 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

STOFFEL P. BESTER ◽

ASHLEY NICHOLAS

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

New Species ◽

Rare Species ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Kwazulu Natal ◽

The Face ◽

A New Species

Periglossum podoptyches is described as a new species from the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. As a rare species its conservation status is assessed as Vulnerable. This new species is closely related to both Periglossum mackenii and P. kassnerianum from which it differs mainly in having folded flaps of tissue at the base of the face of the restricted basal stalk of the staminal corona lobes. A comparative table with diagnostic morphological features and a key to the species of Periglossum are provided.

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Gagea antakiensis, a new species from Southern Anatolia, Turkey and the new finding of Gagea lojaconoi (Liliaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.170.4.4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 170 (4) ◽

pp. 269 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Samim Kayıkçı ◽

Atilla Ocak ◽

Mehtap Tekşen ◽

Seher Karaman Erkul

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Geographical Distribution ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Species Group ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Flora Of Turkey ◽

Anatomical Features ◽

Taxonomic Description ◽

New Finding ◽

A New Species

Gagea antakiensis (Liliaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Hatay province in South Anatolia, Turkey. The new species belongs to the section Didymobulbos, based on morphological features, and it is close to G. lojaconoi. The samples belonging to G. chrysantha species group in the Flora of Turkey were confirmed as G. lojaconoi. A taxonomic description, an illustration of the new species, geographical distribution, habitat and ecology, conservation status of the new species and its affinity to G. lojaconoi and G. chrysantha species group are given in this study. In addition, the anatomical features of G. antakiensis and G. lojaconoi are given.

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