Species Diversity and Ecological Characteristics of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in the Intertidal Zone of Satun Province, Thailand and the First Record of Petersenaspis sp.

This paper reports seven species of opisthobranchs from the intertidal zone of the south Saurashtra coastline off the Arabian Sea, Kathiawar Peninsula, west coast of India. Field surveys were undertaken along the intertidal zones of south Saurashtra coast during 2012–2014. In this study, seven species belonging to six families were recorded, of whichHaminoea ovalis, Flabellina bicolor, Phidiana militaris, Baeolidia palythoaeandSakuraeolis gujaraticaare new records from this coastline.

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Sequential Decision Plans in Monitoring Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Cost Savings, Classification Accuracy, and Development of Plans

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ◽

10.1139/f88-033 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 280-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

John K. Jackson ◽

Vincent H. Resh

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Benthic Macroinvertebrates ◽

Sampling Error ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽

Classification Error ◽

Sequential Decision ◽

Data Set ◽

Acceptable Risks

Sequential decision plans provide a statistical approach that can reduce the number of benthic sample units needed to classify a site as impacted or unimpacted, thus reducing the cost of using benthic macroinvertebrates in water quality assessment programs. These plans require information about unimpacted and impacted conditions, the mathematical distribution of the data, and acceptable risks of classification error. A large benthic data set (n = 55) was used for simulations that created and tested sequential decision plans. Using 10–60% reductions in species richness, mayfly (Cinygmula) population density, and species diversity as definitions of impact in the simulations, the average number of sample units processed for identification of the unimpacted reference site was reduced (compared with fixed sample-size methods that are commonly used) by 50–64% for species richness, 59–79% for density estimates, and 51–55% for species diversity. Unimpacted data sets were initially classified as representing impacted conditions in 0–5% of the cases. If classifications are to be interpreted properly, sampling error and spatial and temporal variation in biological parameters must be considered when sequential decision plans are created.

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Contribution to the knowledge of the bumblebee fauna of Afghanistan (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus Latreille)

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.973.54796 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 973 ◽

pp. 69-87

Author(s):

Guillaume Ghisbain ◽

Paul H. Williams ◽

Denis Michez ◽

Michael G. Branstetter ◽

Pierre Rasmont

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

South America ◽

Scientific Literature ◽

First Record ◽

Population Trends ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Bumblebee Species ◽

Important Group ◽

High Species Diversity ◽

Occurrence Records

Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: genus Bombus Latreille, 1802) constitute an important group of pollinators for many wild plants and crops in north temperate regions and South America. Although knowledge of these insects has been increasing over the last decades, some geographic areas remain poorly studied and additions to the knowledge of their faunas are infrequent. Afghanistan is one example of a country that is currently underrepresented in the scientific literature despite its high species diversity. For this study, more than 420 new occurrence records were gathered for 17 bumblebee species belonging to all eight subgenera recorded in the country, including the first record of a species closely related to the B longipennis group. Additionally, the first standardized database for Afghan bees is launched, which we hope will be enriched in the future to allow further assessments of population trends for the bumblebees of Afghanistan. Finally, the previously published species records for the country are discussed considering the most recent taxonomic revisions of the genus and key perspectives are highlighted for further work in this understudied country and neighboring regions.

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Additions to the aphid fauna of Wrangel Island due to climate change withredescription of the oviparous female of Pterocomma groenlandicum Hille Ris Lambers, 1952 (Hemiptera, Aphidoidea)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4615.3.6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4615 (3) ◽

pp. 511-528

Author(s):

OLGA A. KHRULEVA ◽

ANDREY V. STEKOLSHCHIKOV

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Climate Warming ◽

Sharp Increase ◽

First Record ◽

High Arctic ◽

Aphid Species ◽

Wrangel Island ◽

Cavariella Aegopodii

The article contains new data on the Aphidoidea of Wrangel Island collected in 2015. Previously, at least four species were known. Two of them, Aphis polaris Stekolshchikov et Khruleva, 2014 and Metopolophium sabihae Prior, 1976, were regularly observed on the island in the 1980s and 1990s. Pterocomma groenlandicum Hille Ris Lambers, 1952 and Myzus (Nectarosiphon) polaris Hille Ris Lambers, 1952, were first collected in 2006. In 2015 three more species were found: Brachycaudus (Mordvilkomemor) rumexicolens (Patch, 1917), Cavariella aegopodii (Scopoli, 1763), and Pemphigus saliciradicis (Börner, 1950). This last species represents a first record for the territory of Russia whereas C. aegopodii had not previously been collected in tundra landscapes. In 2015, a total of seven aphid species were collected. For one of the four previously noted species, M. sabihae, a sharp increase in its abundance is recorded. We propose that the increase in aphid species diversity is due to climate warming in the Russian High Arctic. A detailed redescription of the oviparous female of P. groenlandicum is also provided.

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A new species of Chiridota (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea: Apodida: Chiridotidae) from Japan, and First record of C. rigida from Japan

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4341.2.4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4341 (2) ◽

pp. 243

Author(s):

YUSUKE YAMANA ◽

HAYATO TANAKA

Keyword(s):

Intertidal Zone ◽

Sea Cucumber ◽

Body Wall ◽

Longitudinal Muscle ◽

First Record ◽

The Body ◽

New To Japan ◽

Spinous Processes ◽

Curved Rod ◽

A New Species

A new apodid sea cucumber, Chiridota impatiens sp. nov., is described from the intertidal zone of Okinawa, Japan, and C. rigida Semper, 1867 is also described from the intertidal zone of Wakayama, as new to Japan. C. impatiens sp. nov. is approximately 60–70 mm, with 12 tentacles and 4–7 pairs of digits per tentacle, red or reddish brown in living specimens. The tentacles contain curved rod ossicles, with spinous processes and many branches in C. rigida, however, in C. impatiens sp. nov., the curved rod ossicles are crescent-shaped, sometimes distally, with spinous processes and rarely a few branches on the circumference. In both species, the body wall contains flattened rod ossicles, mostly present along the longitudinal muscle and mesentery, curved rod ossicles primarily in the body wall, and wheel ossicles only in the wheel-papillae. In C. rigida, the contents of the wheel-papillae form a hemispherical sack-shaped structures, in which the teeth-side of the wheel ossicles mostly faces towards the outside of the body. In C. impatiens sp. nov., the contents of the wheel-papillae form a cord-shaped structure (present in both preserved and living specimens), in which the teeth-side of the wheel ossicles faces various directions, and that can be induced to break through the skin of the papillae if stimulated in living specimens.

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First record of the red alga Tiffaniella gorgonea: an introduced species in the Mediterranean Sea

Botanica Marina ◽

10.1515/bot-2017-0129 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 62 (2) ◽

pp. 161-165

Author(s):

Ghizlane Salhi ◽

Mustapha Hassoun ◽

Hanaa Moussa ◽

Hanaa Zbakh ◽

Mohamed Kazzaz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mediterranean Sea ◽

Intertidal Zone ◽

First Record ◽

Red Alga ◽

Mediterranean Coast ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Lower Intertidal Zone ◽

The Mediterranean ◽

Al Hoceima ◽

First Time

AbstractThe red algaTiffaniella gorgonea(Wrangeliaceae, Rhodophyta) is found and described for the first time from the Mediterranean Sea. This species was collected growing as epiphyte on three species ofCodiumin the lower intertidal zone from Dalya, Cabo Negro and Al-Hoceima on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. Moroccan specimens were studied in detail and compared with two other closely related species reported previously from Morocco and the Mediterranean Sea. A key to the Mediterranean and Moroccan species ofTiffaniellais provided. Habitat, geographical distribution, and the possible vector of introduction of the new alien are presented and discussed in this work. Taxonomic remarks, a description and images of the macroscopic and microscopic characters are provided for this taxon.

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Species Diversity of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Different Mountain Regions of Kashmir Himalayas

Journal of Scientific Research ◽

10.3329/jsr.v4i1.8815 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 263 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. S. Saini ◽

R. H. Raina ◽

Z. H. Khan

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Diversity Index ◽

First Record ◽

The Other ◽

Mountain Regions ◽

Flowering Stage ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

Kashmir Himalayas ◽

First Time ◽

Eleven Species

The species diversity of bumblebees was investigated in three provinces Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh during 2007-2010. Bumblebee queens, workers and males were collected right from the commencement till to the end of flowering stage in all the three mountain regions. In total, 27 species of bumblebees were collected and identified, of which eleven species were common in the two regions, e.g., Kashmir and Ladakh. A list of species assemblages and abundance is provided in each of the mountain ranges. Species diversity of three regions was determined with Shannon-Weiner diversity index and evenness was calculated with indices of Pielou. The obtained results showed species diversity; evenness and species richness were more observable in Kashmir compared with Ladakh and Jammu. The three sample sites within the Kashmir Himalayas indicate significant differences in species diversity; the Kashmir region had higher species diversity and richness than the other regions. Most species of bumblebees were collected in altitudinal ranges of 3000-4000m. Four species viz. Bombus cornutus, B. parthenius, B. miniatus and B. morawitizianus are recorded for the first time from this region, while B. morawitizianus turn out to be the first record to the national list.Key words: Species Diversity; Bumblebees; Kashmir Himalayas.© 2012 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.8815J. Sci. Res. 4 (1), 263-272 (2012)

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