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.

Description of a new species of Auriculostoma (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Characidium heirmostigmata (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Argentina, using morphological and molecular data

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Montes ◽  
J. Barneche ◽  
Y. Croci ◽  
D. Balcazar ◽  
A. Almirón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
28S Rrna ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parasitological Survey ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Abstract During a parasitological survey of fishes at Iguazu National Park, Argentina, specimens belonging to the allocreadiid genus Auriculostoma were collected from the intestine of Characidium heirmostigmata. The erection of the new species is based on a unique combination of morphological traits as well as on phylogenetic analysis. Auriculostoma guacurarii n. sp. resembles four congeneric species – Auriculostoma diagonale, Auriculostoma platense, Auriculostoma tica and Auriculostoma totonacapanensis – in having smooth and oblique testes, but can be distinguished by a combination of several morphological features, hosts association and geographic distribution. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from both A. diagonale and A. platense by the egg size (bigger in the first and smaller in the last); from A. tica by a shorter body length, the genital pore position and the extension of the caeca; and from A. totonacapanensis by the size of the oral and ventral sucker and the post-testicular space. Additionally, one specimen of Auriculostoma cf. stenopteri from the characid Charax stenopterus (Characiformes) from La Plata River, Argentina, was sampled and the partial 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. guacurarii n. sp. clustered with A. tica and these two as sister taxa to A. cf. stenopteri. The new species described herein is the tenth species in the genus and the first one parasitizing a member of the family Crenuchidae.

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). 

scholarly journals Zehneria grandibracteata (Cucurbitaceae), an overlooked new species from western Kenyan forests

PhytoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 85-98
Author(s):  
Neng Wei ◽  
Zhi-Xiang Zhong ◽  
David Kimutai Melly ◽  
Solomon Kipkoech ◽  
Benjamin Muema Watuma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Entire Plant ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Zehneria grandibracteata, a new species of Cucurbitaceae from western Kenya, is described here, based on morphological and molecular data. It has long been misidentified as the widely-distributed species Z. scabra. However, it differs by its ovate leafy probract at the base of the inflorescences, subglabrous condition of the entire plant, shorter receptacle-tube and filaments, as well as denser and sessile inflorescences. Furthermore, the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Zehneria, based on nrITS sequences, further supports the argument that Z. grandibracteata should be segregated from Z. scabra.

scholarly journals Cortinarius gueneri: A new species from the Euro-Siberian Floristic Region of Turkey

Karstenia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 46-54
Author(s):  
Ertugrul Sesli
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Short Discussion ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

<em>Cortinarius gueneri</em> (subgen. <em>Telamonia</em> sect. <em>Laeti</em>) is described as a new species from Turkey based on morphological and molecular data. It can be recognized by the somewhat irregular conical to campanulate, translucent-striate, rusty brown pileus; pale yellowish to cinnamon brown broadly attached lamellae; pale salmon to pinkish brown stipe; narrowly amygdaloid to ellipsoid basidiospores; and its putative association with <em>Carpinus orientalis</em>. Full description of the new species is given with field photos, microscopic illustrations, and a short discussion. Phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is also provided.

Stellaria multipartita (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 442 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
YAN-FENG SONG ◽  
MENG LI ◽  
BO XU ◽  
SHUI-FEI CHEN ◽  
LIN CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Stellaria multipartita sp. nov. (Caryophyllaceae) from Chongqing, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular data. The new species is similar to S. radians by the palmately fimbriate petals with more linear divisions. Different characters are: shape of the leaves (oblong-triangular to ovate-triangular vs. oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate in S. radians), petals (10–12-cleft vs. 5–7-cleft in S. radians), and seeds (with mamillate ornamentation vs. scrobiculate ornamentation in S. radians). A molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the recognition of Chongqing population as a new species for science.

Camellia psilocarpa (Theaceae), a new species from Guangdong, China, based on morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 338 (2) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
XIANGGANG SHI ◽  
WEIXI LI ◽  
HAIDAN WU ◽  
WUXIA GUO ◽  
CHUANGXING YE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Chloroplast Dna ◽  
Dna Markers ◽  
Guangdong Province ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Chloroplast Dna Markers ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Camellia psilocarpa (Theaceae), from Guangdong Province, China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically most similar to C. magnocarpa, from which it differs by having ovate-oblong leaves with apex caudate or long acuminate, bracteoles and sepals 10-12, grayish white velutinous outside, and especially smaller fruit. The morphological evidence shows that the new species is a member of Camellia sect. Camellia. Additionally, a molecular and phylogenetic analysis using two chloroplast DNA markers also gave support to its taxonomic position.

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 A new species of Baikal endemic sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Spongillida, Lubomirskiidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 906 ◽  
pp. 113-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia A. Bukshuk ◽  
Olga O. Maikova
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
The Body ◽  
Monophyletic Clade ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Aquiferous System

This paper reports on a new species of the Baikal endemic sponge (fam. Lubomirskiidae) Swartschewskia khanaevisp. nov. The description of this species is based on morphological and molecular data (ITS and mitochondrial IGRs). Morphologically, S. khanaevisp. nov. differs from S. papyracea by loose tracts arranged in an irregular network as well as the presence on strongyles of compound spines looking like tubercles densely ornamented with simple spines. Moreover, specimens of S. khanaevisp. nov. show a peculiar structure of the aquiferous system at the body surface that may be an adaptive trait for environmental conditions. Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that S. khanaevisp. nov. forms a well-supported (0.99) monophyletic clade with S. papyracea and is allocated as its sister taxa.

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.

A new species of Tetrataenium (Tordyliinae, Apiaceae) from SW Yunnan, China, based on morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 491 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-91
Author(s):  
ZE-HUAN WANG ◽  
YI WANG ◽  
BAO-LIN LIU ◽  
CHAO-HE WANG ◽  
XIAN-GUO FU
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
The Other ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Nuclear Its ◽  
Morphological And Molecular Data ◽  
A New Species

Tetrataenium mianguaqi, a traditionally used medicinal herb in Cangyuan County, SW Yunnan, China, is described as a species new to science and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear ITS well supports its belonging to Tetrataenium sensu stricto. The new species can be easily distinguished by its unique peltate, palmatilobate basal and lower leaves from the other five Chinese Tetrataenium species.

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