Cladocerans (Crustacea: Anomopoda and Ctenopoda) of the Sempre Vivas National Park, Espinhaço Range, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Protected areas are designed to maintain environmental conditions that favor the occurrence of a wide variety of taxa. However, few studies have devoted attention to inventories of biota in these areas. In this study, we provide a checklist of cladocerans for the poorly studied Sempre Vivas National Park, Minas Gerais state. Samples were collected in lotic and lentic environments, with a total of 27 species being recorded and the highest contribution coming from the Chydoridae family (21 spp.). Minas Gerais state is widely studied in relation to cladoceran fauna; nevertheless, the results indicate three new records. The genus Monospilus was reported for the first time in the Neotropical region.

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Too many floristic inventories? New records in seasonal semi-deciduous forest in the Serra da Mantiqueira in Minas Gerais state answer this question

Rodriguésia ◽

10.1590/2175-7860202172106 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 72 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Elias Ferreira Barbosa ◽

Geicilaine Alves Basilio ◽

Luciana Carvalho Pereira ◽

Diego Rafael Gonzaga ◽

Alain Chautems ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Primary Data ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Great Relevance ◽

Brazilian Flora ◽

Floristic Data ◽

First Time

Abstract The importance of continuously conducting botanical inventories has been questioned in recent decades, generating a lack of investment and interest in this area. However, several applied studies are only possible after obtaining the primary data from such surveys. Despite having the greatest richness of plants known in Brazil, several areas with knowledge gaps remain in Minas Gerais (MG) state. This is the case for the Serra da Mantiqueira, an important area for biodiversity conservation in the country. In this scenario, the phytophysiognomy of Seasonal Semi-deciduous Forest (SSF) deserves attention, as it is broadly distributed and has great relevance in the state, although subsampled. Therefore, this study aimed to present records of species for the flora of MG and discuss the need for floristic surveys in Brazil. These species were recorded in three of 10 studied remnants along expeditions performed between the years of 2012 and 2019 as part of a wide study performed in SSF remnants in the Serra da Mantiqueira which have a deficit of floristic data. Three species are recorded for the first time in MG, one species was rediscovered after more than two centuries from the last collection (which represents its nomenclatural type), in addition to nine other species which must be considered rare in the state. This study contributed to filling gaps in knowledge on Brazilian flora and also demonstrated the relevance of continuing new collections, mainly in specific subsampled areas in the interior of the country such as in SSF remnants.

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New records of Orchidaceae in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.4.876 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 876

Author(s):

Leonardo Ramos Seixas Guimarães ◽

Túlio Luiz Laitano Penha ◽

Fábio De Barros

Keyword(s):

New Records ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Serra Do Cipó ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

First Time

The occurrences of nine species of Orchidaceae belonging to six genera: Alatiglossum (2 species), Baptistonia (2), Cattleya (1), Encyclia (2), Promenaea (1) and Stelis (1) are noted here for the first time in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais state, Brasil. Morphological characters of the genera are briefly described. These new records highlight the importance to preserve the area.

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A new species of Vriesea Lindl. (Bromeliaceae, Tillandsioideae) from serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Acta Botanica Brasilica ◽

10.1590/s0102-33062008000100009 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 71-74 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Leonardo M. Versieux ◽

Maria das Graças Lapa Wanderley

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Espinhaço Range ◽

Serra Do Cipó ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

A New Species

A new species of Vriesea Lindl. belonging to section Xiphion (E. Morren) E. Morren ex Mez. - V. sanfranciscana Versieux & Wand.- is described and illustrated. The species is only known to occur in the Serra da Canastra National Park, located in the southwestern Minas Gerais, Brazil, and is morphologically related to V. atropurpurea Silveira from serra do Cipó, Espinhaço range.

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The genus Brycon Müller & Troschel (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Bryconidae) of Espírito Santo State, Brazil: new records and comments on conservation

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.5072.2.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5072 (2) ◽

pp. 145-156

Author(s):

LEYDIANE NUNES RODRIGUES ◽

JULIANA PAULO DA SILVA ◽

FLÁVIO CÉSAR THADEO LIMA ◽

LEONARDO FERREIRA DA SILVA INGENITO ◽

LUIZ FERNANDO DUBOC ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rio De Janeiro ◽

New Records ◽

River Basins ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time ◽

Coastal Basin

The occurrence of the species of the genus Brycon (Characiformes: Bryconidae) in Espírito Santo State is herein reviewed. Brycon opalinus, a species formerly known only from the upper rio Paraíba do Sul and upper rio Doce basins, is recorded for the first time in the rio Itapemirim, an independent coastal basin in southern Espírito Santo State, Brazil. With the records of B. opalinus, four Brycon species are now known from Espírito Santo State: B. insignis in the rio Itabapoana basin, on the boundary between Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, B. opalinus in the rio Itapemirim basin, B. dulcis in the rio Doce basin, and B. ferox in the rio Barra Seca, rio Itaúnas and the rio São Mateus basins. Additionally worth highlighting is that several fisherman and local inhabitants report the occurrence Brycon vermelha in the rio Cotaxé, a tributary of the rio São Mateus in Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais states, although there are no preserved specimens of B. vermelha from river basins other than the rio Mucuri, in Minas Gerais state.

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Odonata from protected areas in Colombia with new records and description of Cora verapax sp. nov. (Zygoptera: Polythoridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4462.1.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4462 (1) ◽

pp. 115 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

CORNELIO ANDRÉS BOTA-SIERRA ◽

MELISSA SÁNCHEZ-HERRERA ◽

FREDY PALACINO-RODRÍGUEZ

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Rare Species ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Red List ◽

Sampling Effort ◽

Natural Park ◽

Management Plans ◽

Conservation Actions ◽

First Time

Colombia is one of the megadiverse countries in the world, but paradoxically it is one of the less explored. The recent red list assessments show the country has the highest number of endangered species in the Neotropical region. Nevertheless, the sampling effort is low especially in protected areas, which probably can harbor some of the rare species included in the red list. As a result of recent surveys in six protected areas of Colombia, we report twelve new records and describe Cora verapax sp. nov., a rare species, collected after more than 300 days of field surveys at the National Natural Park Tatamá. In addition, we compiled and mapped published Odonata records from 2001 until now for Colombian protected areas (136 spp.). Among the new records, some species were formerly known as endemics from Panama and Ecuador, and five species are reported for the first time inside protected areas, showing the importance of surveys in these special territories and bringing new data for conservation actions, as red list assessment or future management plans.

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Five new species and new records of the spider genus Stemmops Araneae, Theridiidae, Spintharinae) from Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4524.2.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4524 (2) ◽

pp. 174

Author(s):

MANOELA SANTANNA ◽

EVERTON NEI LOPES RODRIGUES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Rio De Janeiro ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

The spider genus Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894, currently comprises 22 described species. Spiders of this genus are mainly known from the Neotropical Region, but are poorly studied in Brazil. In this paper five new species of Brazilian Stemmops are described: Stemmops murici new species; Stemmops carauari new species; Stemmops carajas new species; Stemmops pains new species, and Stemmops guapiacu new species. Additionally, new records from Brazil are provided for Stemmops carius Marques & Buckup, 1996 from state of São Paulo; Stemmops belavista Marques & Buckup, 1996 from Mato Grosso do Sul; and Stemmops vicosa Levi, 1964 from Alagoas. The species Stemmops servus Levi, 1964 (known from Panama) is recorded for the first time in Brazil from states of Amazonas, Paraíba, Alagoas, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro.

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Novelties from the Serra Nova State Park (Minas Gerais, Brazil): two new endemic species of Eriocaulaceae

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.505.2.5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 505 (2) ◽

pp. 187-200

Author(s):

LIVIA ECHTERNACHT ◽

MAURÍCIO TAKASHI COUTINHO WATANABE ◽

CAROLINE OLIVEIRA ANDRINO

Keyword(s):

Endemic Species ◽

Iucn Red List ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

Red List ◽

Campos Rupestres ◽

Conservation Unit ◽

Inflorescence Architecture ◽

Espinhaço Range ◽

Minas Gerais State ◽

Iucn Red List Criteria

Two new micro-endemic species of Eriocaulaceae are described from the Campos Rupestres of Serra Nova State Park, a conservation unit located in the Espinhaço Range in northern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Herein we provide descriptions, illustrations, photographs and maps, together with notes on morphology, distribution, phenology, taxonomy, and conservation. Paepalanthus ferrugineus is distinguished mainly by the reddish-brown involucral bracts, surpassing the floral disc, with the apex attenuate and tufted adaxially, tufted sepals and hairy petals. Syngonanthus polyaxis is easily differentiated by the inflorescence architecture with three morphologically distinct axial parts. Both species are considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List criteria.

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New records of Ganoderma multiplicatum (Mont.) Pat. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from Colombia and its geographic distribution in South America

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.4.1948 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1948 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ana Cristina Bolaños ◽

Vera Lúcia Ramos Bononi ◽

Adriana De Mello Gugliotta

Keyword(s):

South America ◽

Geographic Distribution ◽

New Records ◽

Neotropical Region ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Tropical Regions ◽

First Time

Ganoderma is a cosmopolitan genus of fungi with species distributed in temperate and tropical regions. Species of Ganoderma in living Leguminosae were observed in Park de la Salud in Pance, Cali, Colombia and we record G. multiplicatum for the first time from Colombia. A distribution map of this genus in the Neotropical region is presented.

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Two new records of flowering plants from Lesotho

Bothalia ◽

10.4102/abc.v47i1.2099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 47 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Khotso Kobisi ◽

Lerato S. Kose ◽

Annah Moteetee

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

New Records ◽

Field Trips ◽

Flowering Plants ◽

Plant Identification ◽

The Family ◽

National University ◽

The University ◽

First Time

Background: A number of books, articles and checklists have been published on Lesotho’s flora. The species presented here have been recorded for South Africa but have not previously been recorded for Lesotho.Objectives: As part of a study aimed at updating biodiversity records of the southern parts of Lesotho (Qacha’s Nek and Quthing districts), with the main focus of compiling a checklist for the Sehlabethebe National Park, this report presents plant species that have until now not been recorded for the Lesotho flora.Method: Several field trips were undertaken between 2004 and 2009. Plant identification was done based on observation and photographic records. After the compilation of the checklist, it became clear that two of the species observed had not been previously recorded for Lesotho. A follow-up trip was carried out in February 2016, during which plant specimens of the presumed new records were collected and deposited at the National University of Lesotho Herbarium (ROML) [and the University of Johannesburg Herbarium (JRAU)]. Plant identification was confirmed by experts in the family Apocynaceae.Results: Two species not previously recorded for Lesotho, namely Ceropegia africana subsp. barklyi and Duvalia caespitosa subsp. caespitosa, were found during the exploration of the southern parts of Lesotho which included the Sehlabathebe National Park.Conclusions: The fact that two species have been recorded in Lesotho for the first time clearly indicates that documentation of the flora of Lesotho needs to be updated. This work is therefore regarded as complementary to previous publications on the Lesotho flora.

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New records of Gerstaeckerella irrorata and Plega zikani (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) for Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Check List ◽

10.15560/12.1.1825 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 1825 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marise Silva ◽

Brígida Souza ◽

Renato J. P. Machado ◽

César F. Carvalho

Keyword(s):

Geographical Distribution ◽

Rare Species ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Minas Gerais ◽

The State ◽

Minas Gerais State

This note extends the geographical distribution of two rare species of Mantispidae (Neuroptera) in Minas Gerais state, Brazil. This is the first record of Gerstaeckerella irrorata and the second record of Plega zikani for the state.

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