scholarly journals Lagenophora schmidiae (Asteraceae), a critically threatened new species from Aotearoa / New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-326
Author(s):  
P.J. de Lange ◽  
◽  
J. Wang ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Small Populations ◽  
Weed Invasion ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Alien Weed

Lagenophora schmidiae de Lange & Jian Wang ter sp. nov. (Asteraceae) is described, illustrated and differentiated from L. montana Hook.f. The new species was first recorded from Aotearoa / New Zealand in 1974, when it was identified as L. montana. This relatively recent recognition reflects in part the fact that the new species is extremely uncommon, and has often been confused with the superficially similar L. barkeri Kirk, with which it often grows. A conservation status for L. schmidiae of ‘Threatened / Nationally Critical’ using the New Zealand Threat Classification System is proposed, as the new species is known only from small populations, many of which are threatened by alien weed invasion.

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

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 424 (5) ◽  
pp. 267-281 ◽  
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.

Uncinia auceps (Cyperaceae): a new endemic hooked sedge for the Chatham Islands

Phytotaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J. De LANGE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The Other ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Forest Habitats

Uncinia auceps is described as a new species from Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The new species is segregated from and compared with U. uncinata, a species endemic to the other New Zealand islands. Uncinia auceps occurs mainly in forest habitats on most of the main islands of the Chatham Island archipelago. In addition, a distribution map and the conservation status of the new species are presented.

scholarly journals A small world: Uncovering hidden diversity in Frullania – a new species from Aotearoa-New Zealand

2013 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt von Konrat ◽  
Peter de Lange ◽  
Juan Larraín ◽  
Jörn Hentschel ◽  
Benjamin Carter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Small World ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Population Sampling ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Species Complexes ◽  
Prior Investigation ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Frullania is a large and taxonomically complex genus. Here a new Frullania, F. toropuku von Konrat, de Lange & Larraín, sp. nov. is described from New Zealand. Frullania toropuku is placed in F. subg. Microfrullania. The new species is readily recognised by a combination of morphological characters associated with branching, the perianth, sexuality, and sporophyte, which distinguish it from all other New Zealand and regional species of Frullania. However, morphologically F. toropuku most closely resembles the widespread F. rostrata, which might well be regarded as a Southern Hemisphere equivalent of the Holarctic F. tamarisci species-complex in terms of its cryptic diversity. A combination of morphological characters associated with branching, the perianth, sexuality, and sporophyte distinguish F. toropuku from all other New Zealand and regional species of Frullania. A comparison is made between F. toropuku and morphologically allied species of botanical regions outside the New Zealand region and an artificial key is provided. In a prior investigation, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood analyses of nuclear ribosomal ITS2 and plastidic trnL-trnF sequences from purported related species confirms its independent taxonomic status and corroborates its placement within F. subg. Microfrullania. The ongoing studies of Frullania species-complexes reveal the urgent need for more species-level phylogenies with extensive population sampling to approximate the actual diversity of Frullania, and to elucidate speciation processes and distribution range formation.

Cardamine panatohea (Brassicaceae), a new, threatened, alpine species from New Zealand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 379 (3) ◽  
pp. 255
Author(s):  
PETER B. HEENAN ◽  
PETER J. DE LANGE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Alpine Species ◽  
Lateral Inflorescence ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Cardamine panatohea, is named and described from the central North Island, New Zealand. Cardamine panatohea is characterised by a suite of characters that are unique among the New Zealand Cardamine species, including decumbent inflorescences and rosettes in the axils of the lateral inflorescence branches. Cardamine panatohea is known from two localities on Mt Ruapehu where it occurs in alpine flushes. It is assigned a New Zealand conservation status of Threatened, Nationally Critical.

An integrative taxonomic approach to the identification of three new New Zealand endemic earthworm species (Acanthodrilidae, Octochaetidae: Oligochaeta)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2994 (1) ◽  
pp. 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHANE BOYER ◽  
ROBERT J. BLAKEMORE ◽  
STEVE D. WRATTEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
16S Rdna ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Earthworm Species ◽  
Holotype Specimen ◽  
Rdna Sequences ◽  
Taxonomic Approach ◽  
Three New Species

This work adds three new species to the ca. 200 currently known from New Zealand. In Acanthodrilidae is Maoridrilus felix and in Octochaetidae are Deinodrilus gorgon and Octochaetus kenleei. All three are endemics that often have restricted ranges; however, little is yet known of their distribution, ecology nor conservation status. DNA barcoding was conducted, which is the first time that New Zealand endemic holotypes have been so characterized. The barcoding region COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1) as well as the 16S rDNA region were sequenced using tissue from the holotype specimen to provide indisputable uniqueness of the species. These DNA sequences are publically available on GenBank to allow accurate cross checking to verify the identification of other specimens or even to identify specimens on the basis of their DNA sequences alone. Based on their 16S rDNA sequences, the position of the three newly described species in the phylogeny of New Zealand earthworms was discussed. The description of new species using this approach is encouraged, to provide a user-friendly identification tool for ecologists studying diverse endemic faunas of poorly known earthworm species.

Five new and Nationally Threatened taxa of Brachyscome, Cardamine, Convolvulus, Geranium and Ranunculus obligate to vulnerable limestone habitats, eastern South Island, New Zealand

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 415 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-48
Author(s):  
PETER BRIAN HEENAN ◽  
BRIAN P.J. MOLLOY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Threatened Taxa

Four new species and one new forma are described from vulnerable and highly threatened calcareous habitats in eastern South Island, New Zealand. Brachyscome lucens is known from a limestone outcrop near Ward Beach, Marlborough. Cardamine magnifica is from Castle Hill Basin/Kura Tâwhiti, Canterbury, where it occurs on limestone scree and stony sites. Ranunculus callianthus is restricted to a limestone scarp in South Canterbury, where it is known from three subpopulations. Geranium socolateum occurs from South Canterbury to North Otago, and although relatively widespread usually occurs in small-sized populations. Convolvulus verecundus forma glaberrimus is known from one site in North Otago (Awahokomo), and is a glabrous-leaved variant of C. verecundus with which it is sympatric. Conservation status assessments are presented for Brachyscome lucens, Cardamine magnifica, Convolvulus verecundus forma glaberrimus, Geranium socolateum and Ranunculus callianthus, with all being assessed as Threatened, Nationally Critical.

Five new species of Corybas (Diurideae, Orchidaceae) endemic to New Zealand and phylogeny of the Nematoceras clade

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 270 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS A. LEHNEBACH ◽  
ANDREAS J. ZELLER ◽  
JONATHAN FRERICKS ◽  
PETER RITCHIE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Dna Fingerprinting ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Ecological Diversity ◽  
Dispersal Events

Five new species of Corybas endemic to New Zealand, C. confusus, C. obscurus, C. sanctigeorgianus, C. vitreus, and C. wallii are described. These species are segregated from the Corybas trilobus aggregate based on morphometric and DNA fingerprinting (AFLP) analyses. A key to the new species is also provided, and their distribution and conservation status are included. Phylogenetic results showed that, despite the great morphological and ecological diversity of these orchids, genetic divergence between species is low, suggesting recent diversification. We also found evidence for multiple dispersal events from New Zealand to several offshore and sub-Antarctic islands.

A New Species of Pittosporum Described from the Poor Knights Islands, Northland, Aotearoa/New Zealand

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 633-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie N. Carter ◽  
Steven Miller ◽  
Stacey J. Meyer ◽  
Chrissen E. C. Gemmill
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
The Poor ◽  
A New Species

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

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4915 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-400
Author(s):  
RODNEY A. HITCHMOUGH ◽  
STUART V. NIELSEN ◽  
JUDITH A. LYSAGHT ◽  
AARON M. BAUER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetics ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Yellow Colour ◽  
Far North ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
A New Species

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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