Fourth addendum to the synoptic review of red algal genera

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig W. Schneider ◽  
Michael J. Wynne
Keyword(s):  
New Taxa ◽  
Red Algae ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Hierarchical Framework ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Red Algal ◽  
Molecular Sequencing

Abstract The fourth addendum to Schneider and Wynne’s 2007 “A synoptic review of the classification of red algal genera a half century after Kylin’s 1956 ‘Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen’” is presented, covering the names of genus- and higher-level taxa added or modified since our third addendum (Bot. Mar. 59: 397–404). Since that synopsis, we added 21 new genera in a first addendum, 27 in the second, and 40 in the third, demonstrating the increasing amount of genetic work over more than a decade. In this fourth addendum, we add 58 new genera to the list of red algae as well as many new taxa in the hierarchical framework over the past 3 years. Based upon molecular sequencing, other genera reinstated from synonymy studies are included.

Studies on the Family Opisthorchiidaæ Braun, 1901, with a description of a New Species of Opisthorchis from a Sarus Crane (Antigone antigone)

1927 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. O. Morgan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
New Genera ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Family ◽  
A New Species

The classification of the Trematode family Opisthorchiidæ presents some difficulties to the systematist. These difficulties arise partly from the fact that a number of the existing species appear to lack any real morphological characters by which they can be differentiated, slight variations in measurements, together with a difference in host, having been considered sufficient to justify the making of new species. This view has resulted in the placing of undue importance on somewhat minor differences when they do occur in other species, such differences being considered sufficient for creating new genera.The systematist is further confronted with the difficulty of forming definite opinions on the systematic position of some of the species made by earlier workers. Their descriptions and figures are often inadequate owing to the fact that characters which, in the past, were considered of minor importance are now given much closer attention. Examples of the confusion which has arisen from such a position will be referred to in this paper.

New genera of Veliidae (Hemiptera : Heteroptera) from Australia, with notes on the generic classification of the subfamily Microveliinae

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Møller Andersen ◽  
Tom A. Weir
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Genera ◽  
The Past ◽  
Water Striders ◽  
The World ◽  
Water Surfaces

Water striders and their allies (Hemiptera, Gerromorpha) are familiarinhabitants of water surfaces throughout the world. One of the mostspecies-rich groups is the subfamily Microveliinae (Veliidae) that comprisessmall or very small bugs inhabiting the nearshore areas of stagnant orslow-flowing freshwater. Accumulation of material during the past 30 years hasshown that the Australian fauna of Microveliinae is much richer and morediverse than previously recognised. In the present paper we discuss thegeneric classification of the subfamily and describe three new genera forspecies previously classified in the genus MicroveliaWestwood as well as three other new genera and nine new species. The new taxaare: Drepanovelia, gen. nov. (type-species:Microvelia dubia Hale),D. millennium (NSW, Queensland),D. biceros (NSW), and D. nielseni(Queensland) spp. nov., Lacertovelia hirsuta, gen. etsp. nov. (NSW), Petrovelia, gen. nov.,P. agilis (Queensland) andP. katherinae (NT) spp. nov.,Nesidovelia, gen. nov. (type species:Microvelia howense Hale),Microvelopsis, gen. nov. (type species:Microvelia melancholica Hale),M. exuberans (Queensland) andM. minor (Queensland) spp. nov.,Tarsoveloides brevitarsus, gen. et sp. nov.(Queensland). We also redescribe and give additional Australian records fortwo species of the genus Phoreticovelia D. Polhemus & J. Polhemus. Keys to adults of all species are provided and theirdistributions mapped.

New taxa of pygmy grasshoppers from Australia with notes on classification of the subfamily Batrachideinae (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-107
Author(s):  
S.Yu. Storozhenko
Keyword(s):  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Genera

The pygmy grasshopper subfamily Batrachideinae consists of three tribes: Batrachideini Bolívar, 1887; Cassitettigini Yin, 1984, nom. resurr.; Bufonidini Hancock, 1907, nom. resurr., stat. nov. The Australian pygmy grasshoppers of the tribe Bufonidini are reviewed. Three new genera are described, namely Paraselina gen. nov. (type species Vingselina multifora Rehn, 1952), Anaselina gen. nov. (type species Vingselina minor Sjöstedt, 1921), and Selivinga gen. nov. (type species Selivinga tribulata sp. nov.). Four new combinations are proposed: Paraselina multifora (Rehn, 1952), comb. nov.; P. trituberculata (Sjöstedt, 1932), comb. nov.; P. brunneri (Bolívar, 1887), comb. nov.; Anaselina minor (Sjöstedt, 1921), comb. nov. A key to Australian genera of Batrachideinae is provided.

scholarly journals First checklist of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Mauritius, with phylogenetic analyses and description of new taxa

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Diederich ◽  
Damien Ertz
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Lichenicolous Fungi ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Republic

A first checklist of the lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the Republic of Mauritius is presented. It is based on older literature reports and on collections made by the authors, mainly in 2016, from the isles of Mauritius and Rodrigues. A total of 216 species are accepted, either as relevant specimens have recently been critically studied or revised by lichen taxonomists, or as we have collected and identified such material ourselves. A further 226 taxa have been reported from Mauritius but are not accepted here, either as no relevant herbarium material has recently been examined, or as previous records are dubious or erroneous; 111 taxa have been newly described from Mauritius in the past, plus 12 of which the Mauritian origin is dubious. Here we report 56 taxa as new for the island of Mauritius, and we describe two new genera (Baidera, Serusiauxia) and eight new species (Baidera mauritiana, Biatoropsis millanesiana, Chapsa alletii, Collemopsidium mauritiae, Nyungwea pyneei, Porina florensii, Pyrenula muriciliata, Serusiauxia inexpectata). Two new combinations are proposed: Loekoesia apostatica (≡ Lecanora apostatica) and Sticta flavireagens (≡ Stictina flavireagens). Phylogenetic analyses are presented for species of Arthoniales, Biatoropsis, Porinaceae, Pyrenulaceae and Teloschistales.

The Phylogeny and Classification of Rhynchonelliformea

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 27-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra J. Carlson ◽  
Lindsey R. Leighton
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Raw Data ◽  
Remarkable Increase ◽  
The Past ◽  
Invertebrate Paleontology

It is a great understatement to say that our knowledge of morphologic, stratigraphic, and paleobiogeographic variation among brachiopods has expanded enormously over the past 35 years. The number of brachiopod genera discovered and named since 1965 has more than doubled the approximately 1700 genera described in Part H of the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology (Williams and others, 1965). 4827 genera and subgenera named as of 1995 are listed in Doescher (1996); it is likely that over 5000 exist by now. Some are certain to be reevaluated as synonyms, but we have no reason to believe that this would apply to most new genera. This remarkable increase in raw data required a thorough reexamination of the phylogenetic relationships and higher-level classification of the group, encouraged largely by the revision of Part H of the Treatise, initiated in the late 1980s by Alwyn Williams.

scholarly journals A current generic classification of sap beetles (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae)

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-122
Author(s):  
A.G. Kirejtshuk
Keyword(s):  
New Taxa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Sap Beetles ◽  
The Family ◽  
New Interpretation ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
A Current

The list of generic and subgeneric taxa arranged into subfamilies and tribes proposed for sap beetles is given, which includes also new genera [Parapocadius gen. nov. (Nitidulinae: Nitidulini) and Interfaxia gen. nov. (Nitidulinae: Cyllodini)] and subgenera [Semocarpolus subgen. nov. Gaplocarpolus subgen. nov. Askocarpolus subgen. nov. (Carpophilinae: Carpophilus Stephens, 1829)]. The Meoncerus Sharp, 1891; Apsectochilus Reitter, 1874 and Lordyrops Reitter, 1875 are considered as quite distinct each from other above mentioned as from all other generic taxa. In the list there are given the complete synonymy, including new synonymy of generic and subgeneric names [Crepuraea Kirejtshuk, 1990 and Nyujwa Perkovsky, 1990 syn. nov.; Haptoncus Murray, 1864 and Haptoncurina Jelínek, 1977, syn. nov.; Ecnomaeus Erichson, 1843 and Somaphorus Murray, 1864, syn. nov.; Ecnomorphus Motschulsky, 1858; Tribrachys LeConte, 1861 syn. nov.; Stauroglossicus Murray, 1864, syn. nov. and Microxanthus Murray, 1864, syn. nov.; Pria Stephens, 1829 and Allopria Kirejtshuk, 1980, syn. nov.; Megauchenia Macleay, 1825 and Orvoenia Dajoz, 1980, syn. nov.; Tetrisus Murray, 1864 and Pseudoischaena Grouvelle, 1897, syn. nov.; Neopocadius Grouvelle, 1906 and Pseudostelidota Grouvelle, 1906, syn. nov.; Cychramus Kugelann, 1794 and Aethinopsis Grouvelle, 1908, syn. nov.; Mystrops Erichson, 1843, and Cryptoraea Retter, 1873, syn. nov.; Cyllodes Erichson, 1843 and Mecyllodes Sharp, 1891, syn. nov.; Grammorus Murray, 1868 and Colopteroides Watrous, 1982, syn. nov.; Cryptarcha Shuckard, 1839 and Priatelus Broun, 1881, syn. nov.]. For some taxa the rank is changed, namely, Lordyra Gemminger & Harold, 1868, stat. nov. is regarded as a subgenus of Lasiodactylus Perty, 1830-1834; Brounthina Kirejtshuk, 1997, stat. nov. as a subgenus Neopocadius Grouvelle, 1906 and Teichostethus Sharp, 1891, stat. nov. as a subgenus of Hebascus Erichson, 1843, while the taxa Coxollodes Kirejtshuk, 1987 (stat. nov.) and Onicotis Murray, 1864 (stat. nov.) are regarded as separate genera. The new taxa and new taxonomical proposals are supplied with corresponding data in the notes below the list. In these notes there are also proposed the new synonymy for the following species names: Carpophilus (Ecnomorphus) acutangulus Reitter, 1884 and C. (E.) cingulatus Reitter, 1884, syn. nov.; C. (E.) bakeweli Murray, 1864; C. (E.) planatus Murray, 1864, syn. nov. and C. (E.) aterrimus Macleay, 1864, syn. nov.; C. (E.) debilis Grouvelle, 1897 and C. (E.) opaculus Grouvelle, 1897, syn. nov.; C. (E.) luridipennis Macleay, 1873 and C. (E.) loriai Grouvelle, 1906, syn. nov.; C. (E.) murrayi Grouvelle, 1892 and C. (E.) hebetatus Grouvelle, 1908, syn. nov.; C. (E.) plagiatipennis (Motschulsky, 1858) and C. (E.) nigricans Grouvelle, 1897, syn. nov.; C. (E.) terminalis Murray, 1864 and C. (E.) gentilis Murray, 1864, syn. nov.; Lasiodactylus brunneus Perty, 1830; L. centralis Cline et Carlton, 2004, syn. nov.; L. falini Cline et Carlton, 2004, syn. nov. and L. kelleri Cline et Carlton, 2004, syn. nov.); Pallodes opacus Grouvelle, 1906 and P. loriai Grouvelle, 1906, syn. nov.; Cyllodes fauveli Grouvelle, 1903 and Pallodes vagepunctus Grouvelle, 1903, syn. nov.; Pallodes jucundus Reitter, 1873 and Mecyllodes nigropictus Sharp, 1891, syn. nov.; Pallodes birmanicus Grouvelle, 1892 and P. kalingus Kirejtshuk, 1987, syn. nov.; P. gestroi Grouvelle, 1906 and P. misellus Grouvelle, 1906, syn. nov.; P. ruficollis Reitter, 1873 and P. cyanescens Grouvelle, 1898, syn. nov.; Grammophorus caelatus Gerstäcker, 1864 and Colopterus striaticollis Murray, 1864, syn. nov. In connection with a preliminary revision of many type series of the family and the mentioned taxonomical changes for some species names are established new taxonomical interpretation, namely: Pleoronia nitida (Grouvelle, 1898), comb. nov. (Axyra : Axyrodes); Parapocadius immerizi (Grouvelle, 1899), comb. nov. (Pallodes); Camptodes ruficornis (Grouvelle, 1898), comb. nov. (Pallodes); Neopallodes aestimabilis (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. alluaudi (Grouvelle, 1899), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. aterrimus (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. dorsalis (Grouvelle, 1896), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. fairmairei (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. incertus (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. klugi (Grouvelle, 1896), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. limbicollis (Reitter, 1880), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. militaris (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. niger (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. nigrocyaneus Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. nitidus (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. orthogonus (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. perrieri (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. scutellaris (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. sicardi (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. sikordi (Grouvelle, 1896), comb. nov. (Pallodes); N. variabilis (Grouvelle, 1896) , comb. nov. (Pallodes); Coxollodes cyrtusoides (Reitter, 1884), comb. nov. (Pallodes); C. amamiensis (Hisamatsu, 1956), comb. nov. (Pallodes); Coxollodes opacus (Grouvelle, 1906), comb. nov. (Pallodes); C. parvulus (Grouvelle, 1908), comb. nov. (Pallodes); C. reitteri Kirejtshuk, 1987, comb. nov. (Pallodes); Pallodes fauveli (Grouvelle, 1903), comb. nov. (Cyllodes); Cyllodes jucundus (Reitter, 1873), comb. nov. (Pallodes); Interfaxia fasciata (Sharp, 1891), comb. nov.; Onicotis auritus Murray, 1864 comb. nov.; Platyarcha biguttata (Motschulsky, 1858), comb. nov. (Carphophilus: Ecnomorphus); Cryptarcha optanda (Broun, 1881), comb. nov. (Priateles). Besides, because of the new interpretation for Pallodes laetus Grouvelle, 1898, which should be transfered to the genus Camptodes, C. grouvellei nom. nov. (non Camptodes laetus Kirsch, 1873) is proposed. For the generic names Perilopa Erichson, 1843 and Meoncerus Sharp, 1891 the type species are designated as well as for Pallodes laetus Grouvelle, 1898 (Camptodes grouvellei nom. nov.) the lectotype designation is made.

Remarks in the tribe Phlugidini Eichler and recognition of the new taxa from the Indo-Malayan region and east Africa (Grylloptera : Tettigonioidea : Meconematidae)*

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
DKM Kevan ◽  
XB Jin
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Africa ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects

The tribal status of Phlugidini Eichler, 1938, is confirmed. A new definition of the tribe is suggested and the taxonomic relationships among genera related to the tribe are discussed. Two new genera, nine new species and one new combination are described from East Africa, New Guinea, Northern Australia, Sulawesi and Borneo. These new taxa are Phlugidia africana Kevan, Tenuiphlugis Kevan, Tenuiphlugis gressitti (Chopard, 19691, comb. nov., T. maai Jin, T. brittoni Jin, T. malkini Jin, Phlugis sulawesi Jin, P. borneoensis Jin, P. burgersi Jin, P. novaeguineaensis Jin, P. rapax Jin and P. philippina Jin.*There is more than one system dealing with the higher classification of orthopteroid insects (for detail, see Jago 1977; Kevan 1977; Ragge 1977; Rentz 1977; Vickery 1977). Among them, Rentz (1979), Kevan (1982) and Vickery and Kevan (1986) are the major recent representatives of different opinions. The designation of the Phlugidini in this paper follows the system of Vickery and Kevan (1986).

scholarly journals Zootaxa 20 years: Phylum Porifera

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4979 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-56
Author(s):  
JOHN N.A. HOOPER ◽  
GERT WÖRHEIDE ◽  
EDUARDO HAJDU ◽  
DIRK ERPENBECK ◽  
NICOLE J. DE VOOGD ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Present Article ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Genera ◽  
New Subspecies ◽  
Modern Times ◽  
The Past

The peer-reviewed journal Zootaxa has accelerated the rate of sponge (Porifera) species discoveries in 289 peer-reviewed papers published between 2002 up until the end of 2020, describing 725 new species, six new subspecies, 27 new genera, four new subgenera, and 123 new species and genus names needed to resolve existing homonyms. Zootaxa has been the most prolific of all taxonomic journals in its contributions to describing new taxa of Porifera in modern times. This present article analyses these taxonomic contributions over the past 20 years of Zootaxa, including their trends and highlights pertaining to sponge publications. 

Australian Nitidulinae: general review with descriptions of new genera and species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4657 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-290
Author(s):  
JOHN F. LAWRENCE
Keyword(s):  
New Taxa ◽  
New Genera ◽  
General Review ◽  
Distinct Genus

The classification of the subfamily Nitidulinae is reviewed, as it applies to those species occurring within Australia and its territories. Comments are made concerning the currently recognised tribes and generic “complexes” within this subfamily, Australian genera are briefly discussed, with reference to recent and proposed changes in their classification, and several new genera and species are described. The following new taxa are described: Aenigmoronia echinodes, gen. & sp. nov., Australycra similis, sp. nov., Austronitidula multimaculata, gen. & sp. nov., Cychramus splendidus, sp. nov., Lasiodites howensis, sp. nov. and Temnelytron nigrum, gen. & sp. nov. The following synonymy is proposed: Stelidota nigrovaria (Fairmaire, 1849) (= Aethinodes variabile Lea, 1921), syn. nov. The genus Testudoraea Kirejtshuk, 1986, stat. nov., is recognised as a distinct genus, and Perilopsis australis Kirejtshuk, 1990 is considered to be an unnecessary replacement name for Testudoraea flava Kirejtshuk, 1986. 

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