scholarly journals First report of Coenosia attenuata (Stein, 1903) (Diptera, Muscidae) in Uruguay, confirmed by DNA barcode sequences

Check List ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 749-752
Author(s):  
Mario Giambiasi ◽  
Abel Rodríguez ◽  
Ana Arruabarrena ◽  
José Buenahora
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
First Report ◽  
Coenosia Attenuata ◽  
First Time

Coenosia attenuata (Stein, 1903) is a predatory fly which feeds on other insects and can be used as a possible biological control agent. We report this insect in Uruguay for the first time. The flies were found in greenhouses on tomatoes and sweet peppers and identified using both DNA barcoding and morphological characteristics.

scholarly journals Unravelling the plant diversity of the Amazonian canga through DNA barcoding

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santelmo Vasconcelos ◽  
Gisele Nunes ◽  
Mariana Dias ◽  
Jamily Lorena ◽  
Renato Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Dna Metabarcoding ◽  
Industrial Mining ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Being

The canga of the Serra dos Carajás, in Eastern Amazon, is home to a unique open plant community, harbouring several endemic and rare species. Although a complete flora survey has been recently published, scarce to no genetic information is available for most plant species of the ironstone outcrops of the Serra dos Carajás. In this scenario, DNA barcoding appears as a fast and effective approach to assess the genetic diversity of the Serra dos Carajás flora, considering the growing need for robust biodiversity conservation planning in such an area with industrial mining activities. Thus, after testing eight different DNA barcode markers (matK, rbcL, rpoB, rpoC1, atpF-atpH, psbK-psbI, trnH-psbA and ITS2), we chose rbcL and ITS2 as the most suitable markers for a broad application in the regional flora. Here we describe DNA barcodes for 1,130 specimens of 538 species, 323 genera and 115 families of vascular plants, with a total of 344 species being barcoded for the first time. In addition, we assessed the potential of using DNA metabarcoding of bulk samples for surveying plant diversity in the canga. Upon achieving the first comprehensive DNA barcoding effort directed to a complete flora in the Brazilian Amazon, we discuss the relevance of our results to guide future conservation measures in the Serra dos Carajás.

scholarly journals DNA barcoding of razor clam Solen spp. (Solinidae, Bivalva) in Indonesian beaches

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ninis trisyani Margono ◽  
DWI ANGGOROWATI RAHAYU
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Genetic Distance ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Razor Clam ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Solen Grandis

Abstract. Trisyani N, Rahayu DA. 2020. DNA barcoding of razor clam Solen spp. (Solinidae, Bivalva) in Indonesian beaches. Biodiversitas 21: 478-484. Solen spp. are shells with various morphological characteristics with a wide distribution of tropical and subtropical beaches, including Indonesia. The identification of Solen spp. is generally based on its morphological characteristics. This method is very problematic due to specimens share similarity in morphology and color. This study was using DNA barcode as a molecular identification tool. The bivalve COI sequence was amplified using PCR and molecular phylogenetic analysis using the Neighbor-Joining method. The amplified COI gene has a length of about 665 bp. The purpose of this study was to evaluate genetic variation and compare the phylogenetic Solen spp. in Indonesian waters. The composition of the nucleotide bases of Solen spp. the comparative species are A = 26.79%, C = 23.16%, G = 19.17% and T = 30.93%. The total nucleotide base A + T was 57.72%, while G + C was 42.33%. The results of phylogenetic analysis showed that Solen spp. Cirebon and Jambi are in one clade with Solen regularis with genetic distance 0.000 - 0.002. Solen spp. Surabaya, Bangkalan, Pamekasan, and Sumenep are in separate clades and are related to Solen grandis, Solen stricus and Solen lamarckii with genetic distance from 0.146 - 0.156. The diversity of nucleotide was 0.9780 and was divided into 12 haplotypes.

scholarly journals New distribution records, first host plant record and DNA barcoding of the Neotropical plume moth Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus Gielis (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Host Plant ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Distribution

Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus Gielis, 2011 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) is a little-known Neotropical plume moth previously recorded in Ecuador, Peru and Argentina. Its host plants and DNA barcodes are unknown. Oidaematophorus pseudotrachyphloeus is recorded for the first time from Chile, based on six specimens from the Azapa Valley (Arica Province) and two from Guayacán (Coquimbo Province). Those from the Azapa Valley were reared from folivorous larvae collected on Ambrosia cumanensis Kunth (Asteraceae), representing the first host plant record for this plume moth. The first DNA barcode sequences of O. pseudotrachyphloeus are provided and used to explore relationships with congenerics.

DNA barcoding unravels three new species and a subspecies of Olepa Watson, 1980 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) from India, with morphotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-60
Author(s):  
APARNA SURESHCHANDRA KALAWATE ◽  
K. P. DINESH ◽  
A. SHABNAM
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Morphological Variations ◽  
Three New Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
Respective Species

The genus Olepa is distributed in Palearctic and Oriental regions with more species in India and Sri Lanka. In the recent studies, morphological variations within the group were well established, with couple of first set of mt COI DNA barcodes for at least three species. In the present account, three new species and a new subspecies are described from the northern Western Ghats region of Maharashtra based on mt COI DNA barcode studies. Due to high morphological divergence and complete genetic homogeneity on the mt COI DNA, four morphotypes under two species are reported. Morphological and genital characters of male and female are provided along with their respective species morphotypes for the first time under this genus from India. The genitalia and the habitus of male and female are illustrated. Preliminary phylogenetic tree based on the mt COI DNA sequences available in the GenBank for the genus with the sequences for the new species also provided and discussed. Key words: new taxa, morphotype, Maharashtra, DNA barcoding, mt COI gene

scholarly journals DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera)

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 894 ◽  
pp. 53-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Pentinsaari ◽  
Robert Anderson ◽  
Lech Borowiec ◽  
Patrice Bouchard ◽  
Adam Brunke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Dna Barcodes ◽  
Adventive Species ◽  
Taxonomic Confusion ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nearctic Region

This study demonstrates the power of DNA barcoding to detect overlooked and newly arrived taxa. Sixty-three species of Coleoptera representing 25 families are studied based on DNA barcode data and morphological analysis of the barcoded specimens. Three of the species involve synonymies or previous taxonomic confusion in North America, while the first Canadian records are published for 60 species. Forty-two species are adventive in North America, and 40 of these adventive species originate from the Palaearctic region. Three genera are recorded from the Nearctic region for the first time: Coelostoma Brullé, 1835 (Hydrophilidae), Scydmoraphes Reitter, 1891 (Staphylinidae), and Lythraria Bedel, 1897 (Chrysomelidae). Two new synonymies are established: Mycetoporus triangulatus Campbell, 1991 (Staphylinidae) is a junior synonym of Mycetoporus reichei Pandellé, 1869, syn. nov. while Bledius philadelphicus Fall, 1919 (Staphylinidae) is a junior synonym of Bledius gallicus (Gravenhorst, 1806), syn. nov. The previously suggested move of Ctenicera tigrina (Fall, 1901) to the genus Pseudanostirus Dolin, 1964 (Elateridae) is formalized, resulting in Pseudanostirus tigrinus (Fall, 1901), comb. nov.

Annotated and updated checklist of marine crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura) of Mozambique supported by morphological and molecular data from shelf and slope species of the “MOZAMBIQUE” surveys

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5056 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-67
Author(s):  
ISABEL MUÑOZ ◽  
EVA GARCÍA-ISARCH ◽  
JOSE A. CUESTA
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcode ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Bathymetric Range ◽  
Coi Sequences ◽  
First Time

An updated checklist of Mozambican marine brachyuran crabs is generated based on an exhaustive revision of the existing literature, together with the additional records provided by the specimens collected throughout the three “MOZAMBIQUE” surveys carried out in Mozambican waters during three consecutive years (2007–2009) by the Instituto Español de Oceanografía, (Spanish Institute of Oceanography, IEO). A total of 269 species, grouped in 15 superfamilies, 26 families and 172 genera are reported in the checklist, and a detailed inventory is produced with the list and remarks about the brachyuran species collected. Thirty-nine crab species belonging to 19 families were identified based on morphological characteristics and/or genetic tools. DNA barcode sequences (16S rRNA and/or COI) were obtained for 37 species, including 16S and COI sequences that are new for 26 and 14 species, respectively. Colour photographs of fresh specimens illustrate the comments about most species, being the first time that the original colour pattern is described for some of them. New records in Mozambican waters are reported for the species Paromolopsis boasi, Mursia aspera, Carcinoplax ischurodous, Tanaoa pustulosus, Euclosiana exquisita, Oxypleurodon difficilis, Naxioides robillardi, Samadinia galathea, Cyrtomaia gaillardi, Paramaja gibba, Pleistacantha ori, Parathranites granosus, Parathranites orientalis, Ovalipes iridescens and Charybdis smithii, and second records for Moloha alcocki, Samadinia pulchra and Charybdis africana. In addition, Raninoides crosnieri, S. galathea and P. ori were collected for the first time after their descriptions. The female of Samadinia galathea is described for the first time, and a potential new species of Mursia is reported. Some records expand the known bathymetric range of certain species and/or their general distribution. New molecular and morphological data suggest the necessity of the revision of P. boasi, R. crosnieri, C. africana and the genera Platymaia and Carcinoplax. The variability and taxonomic validity of some morphological characters in brachyuran systematic is discussed.  

scholarly journals First Report of Passerilepis parina (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae) from Parus major in Iran: A Probable Fatal Case Due to Hyperin-fection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sina Mohtasebi ◽  
Aref Teimouri ◽  
Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh Afshar ◽  
Hamed Abbasian ◽  
Iraj Mobedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Survey ◽  
Fatal Case ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Parus Major ◽  
Great Tit ◽  
Camera Lucida ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time

Cestodes are important parasites that can affect the health of humans and wildlife. Among these, the genus Passerilepis is an important endoparasite of Passeriform birds while poorly studied in Iran. During a parasitological field survey in central parts of Iran in 2018, thirty-two cestodes, as an obstructive intertwined mass, recovered from the intestine of a recently dead Parus major (great tit). Morphological characteristics of recovered cestodes were drawn carefully by a camera lucida equipped microscope and identification was carried out using standard keys. All of the collected cestodes were identified as P. parina. In the current study, we recorded P. parina from great tit for the first time in Iran.

scholarly journals Genus Chersotis Boisduval, 1840 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Croatia with some notes on the other Balkan countries: DNA barcoding, distribution and new records

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 86-108
Author(s):  
Toni Koren ◽  
Martina Podnar ◽  
Ana Mrnjavčić Vojvoda ◽  
Stoyan Beshkov ◽  
Iva Mihoci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Barcoding ◽  
Species Identification ◽  
New Records ◽  
Dna Barcode ◽  
The Other ◽  
Balkan Countries ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lepidoptera Noctuidae

An updated distribution of the genus Chersotis Boisduval, 1840 in Croatia, Albania and Bulgaria is presented. A total of seven species have been recorded in Croatia so far, with Chersotis laeta leonhardi (Rebel, 1904) being recorded for the first time during this survey. Chersotis laeta achaiana Thurner, 1967 is reported as new for Albania. The record of Chersotis fimbriola (Esper, [1803]) is marked as questionable for Croatia and Bulgaria as no exact locality is given nor is the specimen available for inspection for Croatia and the origin of the Bulgarian specimen is a case of doubt. For all other six species from Croatia an update in their distribution in the country is given. Additionally, all the species of the genus Chersotis occurring in Croatia have been barcoded and the results concur to the species identification based on the external and internal characteristics. Three taxa, Chersotis elegans (Eversmann, 1837) and Ch. laeta leonhardi from Croatia and Ch. laeta achaiana Thurner, 1967 from Albania have been DNA barcoded for the first time while for Chersotis laeta macini Rákosy, Stangelmaier & Wieser, 1996 a partial DNA barcode sequence was obtained.

scholarly journals Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae), first report in Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-377
Author(s):  
Chan-Jin OH ◽  
Soon-Ho SHIN ◽  
Ji-Woong CHO ◽  
Hyoun-Woo KIM ◽  
Sang-Sub HAN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Evergreen Forest ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time

We report a previously unrecorded woody species, Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zucc. (Stachyuraceae), in Korea. This species is considered to be endemic to Japan. Stachyurus praecox was collected for the first time in an evergreen forest on an uninhabited island of Bongsun-ri, Saengil-myeon, Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do in Korea. The inflorescence of the species was racemose and pendulous on the axils of the previous year’s branches. Flowers bloomed from March to April. They were functionally dioecy but morphologically hermaphrodite. This woody species was named ‘Wan-do-sul-kkot-na-mu’ in Korean based on the shape of its inflorescence. Morphological characteristics and illustrations of this woody species have been provided with a distribution map and photographs of the natural habitat.

scholarly journals First Report of Gloeosporidina sp. Isolated from Lesions on Shoots and Leaves of Eucalyptus nitens and E. globulus in Australia

Plant Disease ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 510-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Q. Yuan ◽  
T. Wardlaw ◽  
C. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eucalyptus Nitens ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mitosporic Fungus

A mitosporic fungus with small conidia was frequently isolated from blighted shoots and leaves of young plantation trees and nursery seedlings of Eucalyptus nitens and E. globulus in Tasmania. Lesions on these shoots and leaves are purple to light brown, becoming necrotic with well-defined margins. The fungus is characterized by having acervular conidiomata, cylindrical to lageniform monophialidic conidiogenous cells, and spheroid to pyriform conidia that are hyaline, aseptate, and often produced in chains. The morphological characteristics fit the published description for the genus Gloeosporidina. This is the first record of a member in the genus from Australia and the first time a Gloeosporidina species has been found on eucalypts.

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