A new species of palaemonid prawn Macrobrachium ramae sp.nov. (Malacostraca:Decapoda:Palaemonidae) from Rupnarayana River, West Bengal, India with its molecular profiles

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4952 (3) ◽  
pp. 540-550
Author(s):  
MITALI DAS ◽  
PRITI RANJAN PAHARI ◽  
TANMAY BHATTACHARYA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Characterization ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Appendix Masculina ◽  
Molecular Profiles ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new species Macrobrachium ramae is described from Rupnarayana river, West Bengal, India along with its molecular characterization and Scanning electron microscopy. The species shares certain characters with M.gurudeve, M.jayasreei, M.kunjuramani and M.saengphani but differs remarkably from these species in the structure and shape of rostrum, telson, appendix masculina and in the size of the proximal segment of the antennular peduncle. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of M.ramae with mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA genes reinforce the morphological conclusion and supports the view that it is a new species. 

Periclimenella agattii sp. nov., a new Palaemonid shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Lakshadweep Islands, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4706 (3) ◽  
pp. 483-493
Author(s):  
S. BHARATHI ◽  
P. PURUSHOTHAMAN ◽  
S. AKASH ◽  
SHEENA JOSE ◽  
MANU MADHAVAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Arabian Sea ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Marine Fauna ◽  
Basal Segment ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Recent Collection ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Lakshadweep Islands

The recent collection of Palaemonid shrimps from Agatti Island, Lakshadweep, Arabian Sea, have provided further additions to the Indian marine fauna. In the manuscript, a new species, Periclimenella agattii sp. nov. is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically most similar to P. spinifera among other congeners, but it strongly differs from that species by having upper the antennular flagellum with 14–16 segments, short free ramus with 12–13 segments, lower antennal flagellum thin and bearing 35–37 segments; 4 minute lateral spines on basal segment of 3rd maxilliped; male palm:carpus ratio of second pereopod higher than in female, propodus of 3rd pereopod with 7–8 ventral spines and hepatic spine with groove. Genetic analysis using the mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA genes sequences proved that, the new species is significantly distinct from the closed related species.

scholarly journals A new species of the Dendropsophus parviceps group from the western Amazon Basin (Amphibia: Anura: Hylidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3249 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA P. MOTTA ◽  
SANTIAGO CASTROVIEJO-FISHER ◽  
PABLO J. VENEGAS ◽  
VICTOR G.D. ORRICO ◽  
JOSÉ M. PADIAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Maximum Likelihood ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Amazon Basin ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Base Pairs ◽  
White Spots ◽  
A New Species

We describe Dendropsophus frosti sp. nov. from lowland terra firme rainforests of the headwaters of the Amazon RiverBasin in Colombia and Peru. The new species is known from only two localities, the type locality near Leticia (Departa-mento Amazonas, Colombia, 04° 06' 24.2" S, 69° 56' 57.4" W; 103 m.a.s.l.), and the paratopotypic locality, Piedras in thePutumayo basin (Departamento Loreto, Peru, 02.79278° S, 72.91750° W; 90–170 m.a.s.l.). Maximum likelihood and par-simony analyses of 2436 aligned base pairs of the 12S and 16S rRNA genes recovered the new species as a member of D.parviceps group and sister to D. brevifrons. The new species is most closely related to D. parviceps, D. brevifrons, and D.koechlini, and it can be readily distinguished from these and all other members of the D. parviceps group by, among othercharacters, its plain dorsal light brown coloration, copper iris, plain immaculate pale yellow to white venter coloration, lack of flash marks on groin and axillae, and absence of white spots on lips.

scholarly journals Caridina sinanensis, a new species of stygobiotic atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from a karst cave in the Guizhou Province, southwestern China

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1008 ◽  
pp. 17-35
Author(s):  
Da-Jian Xu ◽  
Deng-Xu Li ◽  
Xiao-Zhuang Zheng ◽  
Zhao-Liang Guo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Guizhou Province ◽  
Southwestern China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽  
Biodiversity Survey ◽  
Pigment Spot ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Appendix Masculina ◽  
A New Species

From a biodiversity survey of a subterranean habitat near Sinan County, Guizhou Province, southwestern China, a new atyid shrimp of the genus Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837, C. sinanensissp. nov. was discovered. The new species can be separated from other congeners based on a combination of characters including depigmentation in body and reduction of eyes, small pigment spot at the centre of the cornea, the shape of rostrum and the endopod of the 1st male pleopod, and the relatively longer appendix interna on the appendix masculina of the 2nd pleopod. Mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA gene sequences also support the establishment of the new species. Information on the habitat, and the levels of threat are discussed to guide the conservation of C. sinanensissp. nov.

Review of the systematics, morphology and distribution of Asian Clawed Salamanders, genus Onychodactylus (Amphibia, Caudata: Hynobiidae), with the description of four new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3465 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIKOLAY A. POYARKOV, JR. ◽  
JING CHE ◽  
MI-SOOK MIN ◽  
MASAKI KURO-O ◽  
FANG YAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Threat Status ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic

We describe four new species of Asian Clawed salamanders of the genus Onychodactylus (Caudata: Hynobiidae), basedon fresh material collected during fieldwork in Japan, Korea, the Russian Far East and northeastern China between 2003and 2010, as well as older voucher specimens deposited in several museums. Our analyses comprise all species currentlyrecognized within this genus across its entire distribution range. We follow an integrative taxonomic approach bycombining detailed morphological comparative analyses with molecular phylogenetic analyses. We find significantdifferences among species in this genus, based on morphological and molecular data, which resulted in the recognitionand description of four new species within this genus. The new species have uncorrected molecular divergences of over4.5–7.4% and 1.9–4.1% to their closest relatives in the mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA genes respectively. In themolecular analyses, we found two very divergent lineages in Korea and Japan that need further investigation, as detailedmorphological data are not available for them. We also discuss our approach to delimit species on salamanders. For thenew species described in this group we evaluate their threat status according to IUCN criteria: O. koreanus sp. nov. Min,Poyarkov & Vieites and O. nipponoborealis sp. nov. Kuro-o, Poyarkov & Vieites are classified as Least Concern, whileO. zhaoermii sp. nov. Che, Poyarkov & Yan and O. zhangyapingi sp. nov. Che, Poyarkov, Li & Yan are classified as Vulnerable (Vu2a).

scholarly journals Genetic Determinant of Intrinsic Quinolone Resistance in Fusobacterium canifelinum

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Conrads ◽  
Diane M. Citron ◽  
Ellie J. C. Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Dna Hybridization ◽  
Quinolone Resistance ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
Genetic Determinant ◽  
A New Species

ABSTRACT Fourteen fluoroquinolone-resistant fusobacterial strains, originating from cats or dogs, were characterized by sequencing of the 16S-23S and 16S rRNA genes and DNA-DNA hybridization and were described as a new species, Fusobacterium canifelinum. All of the strains are intrinsically resistant (MIC, >4 g/ml) to levofloxacin and other fluoroquinolones. Compared to the quinolone resistance-determining region (gyrA) of the susceptible relative F. nucleatum, we found that Ser79 was replaced with leucine and Gly83 was replaced with arginine.

A new species of the genus Xenophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Megophryidae) from an offshore island in Guangdong Province, southeastern China

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4324 (3) ◽  
pp. 541 ◽  
Author(s):  
JIAN WANG ◽  
ZU-YAO LIU ◽  
ZHI-TONG LYU ◽  
ZHAO-CHI ZENG ◽  
YING-YONG WANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gravid Female ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
12S Rrna ◽  
Head Width ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Offshore Island ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Xenophrys insularis sp. nov., is described based on a series of specimens collected from Nan’ao Island, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. The new species is a separately evolving lineage that was robustly supported by the phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial CO1 + 12S rRNA + 16S rRNA genes; morphologically, it can be distinguished from other known congeners by the following combination of characteristics: body size moderate, SVL 38.6–41.2 mm in adult males, 47.1 mm in a single adult female; snout obtusely rounded in dorsal view; head width slightly larger than head length; strong vomerine ridge bearing vomerine teeth; margin of tongue weakly notched behind; supratympanic fold forming a large swollen supraaxillary gland above insertion of arm; hindlimbs relatively short, heels not meeting when thighs are held at right angles to body, tibio-tarsal articulation reaches forward the posterior edge of tympanum; fingers and toes without lateral fringes, with rudiment of web at bases of toes, distinct subarticular tubercle only at the base of each finger and toe; single vocal sac in males; gravid female bears pure white oocytes. Xenophrys insularis sp. nov. is endemic to the Nan’ao Island and represents the first Xenophrys species found on and possibly endemic to a small offshore island. 

The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in Madagascar, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3250 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEVEN M. GOODMAN ◽  
PETER J. TAYLOR ◽  
FANJA RATRIMOMANARIVO ◽  
STEVEN R. HOOFER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Genes ◽  
Rrna Genes ◽  
12S Rrna ◽  
Sexual Organ ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
Dental Measurements ◽  
Conservation Concern ◽  
A New Species

Using molecular genetics, male sexual organ morphology (baculum), and cranio-dental characters, we describe a new spe-cies of the genus Neoromicia from Madagascar, N. robertsi sp. nov. It is presumed to be endemic to the island and isknown from three specimens taken in montane areas of the eastern central region. The new species shows 1.0 % and 2.8%divergence in the 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA genes, respectively, from its nearest congener and is notably larger in cranio-dental measurements than other members of the genus occurring on Madagascar. This new species was previously iden-tified as N. melckorum, which is considered a junior synonym of southern African N. capensis. Neoromicia malagasyen-sis, an endemic to central western Madagascar, is the sister species to N. robertsi and the two are best considered vicariantspecies. Specimens provisionally assigned to N. malagasyensis, but notably smaller in baculum and skull size, and withdifferent baculum morphology, probably represent another unknown species from the island. Given the apparent rarity ofN. robertsi compared with other Malagasy members of this genus living in the eastern portion of Madagascar, it is considered a taxon of conservation concern.

A new species of the genus Lobus Martin (Diptera: Asilidae) from West Bengal, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 367 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
A. Naskar ◽  
◽  
A. Maity ◽  
S. Homechaudhuri ◽  
P. Parui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cribraria (Myxomycetes) from Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Stephenson ◽  
Yu. K. Novozhilov ◽  
P. Wellman
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
New Species ◽  
Lemon Yellow ◽  
Moist Chamber ◽  
Light Yellow ◽  
Dark Violet ◽  
The Stability ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Scanning Electron

A new species of Cribraria, described herein as C. bicolor, appeared in moist chamber cultures on samples of the bark of Eucalyptus sp. collected at two localities in Australia. The morphology of representative specimens was examined by light and scanning electron microscopy, and micrographs of relevant morphological details of sporocarps and spores are provided. The species has a number of distinct and unique morphological features, including a glossy bright-violet globose sporotheca and a two-colored long stalk which is bright-red over the lower one-third and light yellow or lemon-yellow over the upper two-thirds. The combination of these characteristics as well as a shallow calyculus which is dark-violet when viewed under a dissecting microscope and bright red in transmitted light when mounted in lactophenol makes C. bicolor a well-defined morphospecies when compared to all other species of Cribraria. The stability of the taxonomic characters of the species was confirmed by an examination of a number of specimens.

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