Gastrotrichs and tardigrades in a remnant of Atlantic Forest (Serra do Japi, SP, Brazil)

Abstract: Serra do Japi, located in the southeast of São Paulo State, is considered a priority area for conservation, as it houses original Atlantic Forest cover remains. Despite the significant number of studies about vertebrates and invertebrates that were carried out in this region, the meiofauna biodiversity is completely unknown. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate for the first time freshwater Gastrotricha and limnoterrestrial Tardigrada in Serra do Japi Biological Reserve. Samples of sediments, periphyton and floating vegetation in reservoirs and natural lagoons, and mosses growing on native and non-native tree trunks were collected in May 2019. At least five gastrotrichs morphotypes were identified and three of them were formally described: Chaetonotus acanthocephalus, C. dadayi (first record in Brazil), and Heterolepidoderma mariae (first record outside the type locality). In regards to tardigrades, twelve morphotypes were identified and four of them were formally described: Pseudechiniscus juanitae, Minibiotus cf. acontistus, Echiniscus dreyfusi and Itaquascon umbellinae (last two species reported for the first time outside the type locality). This study reinforces that meiofaunal diversity and distribution have been underestimated, even in one of the five largest hotspots in the world.

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Cystoderma, Cystodermella and Ripartitella in Atlantic Forest, São Paulo State, Brazil

Hoehnea ◽

10.1590/s2236-89062009000200011 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 339-348 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marina Capelari ◽

Tatiane Asai

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Type Locality ◽

Atlantic Rainforest ◽

São Paulo ◽

Paulo State ◽

Southeast Brazil ◽

Rdna Sequences ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time

This paper reports on the genera Cystoderma, Cystodermella and Ripartitella from Atlantic Rainforest, Southeast Brazil. They are represented by Cystoderma chocoanum, Cystodermella contusifolia, C. sipariana and Ripartitella brasiliensis. Cystoderma chocoanum is reported for the first time outside the type locality (Colombia) and its relationship with others species of Cystoderma, based on nLSU rDNA sequences, is discussed.

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Isomucor trufemiae J.I. de Souza, Pires-Zottarelli & Harakava (Mucorales, Mucoromycota): the second report worldwide and first from soil in northeastern Brazil

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10.15560/16.5.1103 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 1103-1107

Author(s):

Catarina Letícia Ferreira de Lima ◽

Diogo Xavier Lima ◽

Giovanna Cristine Lima da Cunha ◽

Joana D’Arc Alves Leitão ◽

Leslie Waren Silva de Freitas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Sample ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

First Record ◽

Soil Samples ◽

The State ◽

Forest Area ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Molecular Analyses ◽

Paulo State ◽

First Time

Isomucor trufemiae was isolated and described for the first time from soil samples collected in the state of São Paulo State, Brazil, in 2012. Eight years later, we isolated this species in the state of Pernambuco as the second record worldwide and the first record to northeastern Brazil. Isomucor trufemiae URM 8342 was isolated from a soil sample during a study on the diversity of Mucorales in a Montane Atlantic Forest area in the municipality of Bonito, Pernambuco, Brazil, and identified through morphological and molecular analyses (ITS and LSU sequences of rDNA). Aspects of the morphology and distribution of this species are commented in this manuscript.

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First record of Gryllophila skrjabini Sergiev, 1923 and Cephalobellus magalhaesi Schwenk, 1926 (Nematoda: Thelastomatidae) parasites of Neocurtilla claraziana Saussure, 1874 (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) in Argentina

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia ◽

10.11606/0031-1049.2017.57.37 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 57 (37) ◽

pp. 473

Author(s):

José Matias Rusconi ◽

Maria Fernanda Achinelly ◽

Nora Beatriz Camino

Keyword(s):

Buenos Aires ◽

Field Survey ◽

Host Record ◽

Nematode Species ◽

First Record ◽

Agricultural Pests ◽

New Host ◽

New Host Record ◽

The World ◽

First Time

Thelastomatidae is one of the largest families parasitizing insects, within the order Oxyurida. In this work we reported parasitism in nymphs and adults of Neocurtilla claraziana by two different thelastomatid species as a part of a field survey on agricultural pests. Nymphs and adults of this insect were isolated from grasslands of Buenos Aires State, Argentina using a tensio-active solution. The nematode species Gryllophila skrjabini Sergiev, 1923 and Cephalobellus magalhaesi Schwenk, 1926 are briefly described and measurements are given. Both nematodes are reported for the first time in Argentina with C. magalhaesi being the second isolation of this species in the world. Neocurtilla clarziana is a new host record for G. skrjabini.

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First record of the orchid bee Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossina) in Mato Grosso do Sul state, midwestern Brazil

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10.15560/14.5.1059 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 1059-1064

Author(s):

Jessica Amaral Henrique ◽

Ana Isabel Sobreiro ◽

Valter Vieira Alves-Júnior

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Paulo State ◽

Orchid Bee ◽

São Paulo State ◽

First Time ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

The occurrence of Euglossa imperialis Cockerell, 1922 is recorded for the first time in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. This paper extends the distribution of the species by about 800 km west of the São Paulo state, its nearest record.

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First record of pleasing lacewings (Neuroptera: Dilaridae) in São Paulo state, Brazil

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10.15560/11.1.1538 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1538 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Caleb Califre Martins ◽

Dalton De Souza Amorim

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

First Record ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Mato Grosso ◽

Paulo State ◽

Small Family ◽

The Family ◽

The World ◽

Mato Grosso Do Sul

The diversity of the small family Dilaridae in the world includes less than 80 described species, 10 of which known for Brazil. Representatives of the family in Brazil are known for the states of Amazonas, Rondônia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Mato Grosso, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and Santa Catarina. This note includes the first record of the family for the state of São Paulo, with the report of Nallachius limai Adams, 1970 in the Parque Estadual Horto Florestal, Campos do Jordão.

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Three new ameirid harpacticoids from Korea and first record of Proameira simplex (Crustacea: Copepoda: Ameiridae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3368.1.5 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3368 (1) ◽

pp. 91 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

TOMISLAV KARANOVIC ◽

JOO-LAE CHO

Keyword(s):

Species Complex ◽

Alternative Hypothesis ◽

First Record ◽

The South ◽

The West ◽

The Pacific ◽

The World ◽

South Sea ◽

First Time ◽

Caudal Rami

Ameiridae Monard, 1927 was previously known from Korea only after one endemic and four cosmopolitan species of the genus Nitokra Boeck, 1865, and a single widely distributed species of the genus Ameira Boeck, 1865, all from brackish enviroments. After a survey of 22 sampling sites and close to 3,500 harpacticoid specimens from various marine enviroments, we report on two new endemic species of Ameira, A. zahaae sp. nov. and A. kimchi sp. nov., from the West Sea and the South Sea respectively. They are both relatively closely related to the previously recorded cosmopolitan A. parvula (Claus, 1866), but show many novel morphological structures in the caudal rami shape and ornamentation. The identity of the cosmopolitan A. parvula in Korea is questioned, and an alternative hypothesis of a species-complex proposed. The fine ornamentation of body somites (especially the pores/sensilla pattern) is studied in detail, and proves to be a very useful new morphological tool in distinguishing closely related spacies in this genus. The genus Pseudameira Sars, 1911 is reported for the first time in Korea, after four females of P. mago sp. nov. from the South Sea. A single damaged female of Proameira cf. simplex (Norman & Scott, 1905) represents the first record of the genus Proameira Lang, 1944 in Korea, Asia, and anywhere in the Pacific. A key to Korean ameirids is also provided, and their apparent rarity in this part of the world noticed.

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Notes on Mesocapromys sanfelipensis (Rodentia: Capromyidae) from Cuba

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4410.1.9 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4410 (1) ◽

pp. 164 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

LAZARO W. VIÑOLA LÓPEZ ◽

ORLANDO H. GARRIDO ◽

ALBERTO BERMÚDEZ

Keyword(s):

Endangered Species ◽

Type Locality ◽

The World ◽

Modern Population ◽

First Time

The San Felipe Hutia, Mesocapromys sanfelipensis, is one of the most endangered species of rodents in the world, and little is known about its ecology, evolution, and ancient distribution. At present, this hutia has been found only in its type locality, Cayo Juan Garcia, a cay in the southwest Cuban insular platform. Here we report for the first time a well preserved fossil skull referred to this species, collected in Cueva del Indio, Mayabeque province, western Cuba. This specimen shows that the modern population of M. sanfelipensis is a marginal relic of its former distribution, a consequence of climatic, eustatic, and neotectonic changes in the last 8 ka years. Also, we reevaluate the cranial characters and measurements that correspond to M. sanfelipensis and found that two of the eight specimens referred to this species and deposited at the Instituto de Ecologia y Sistematica belong to Mesocapromys auritus. Finally, we include six unpublished photos of specimens of M. sanfelipensis captured in 1970 during two expeditions to Cayo Juan Garcia.

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First record of Greenidea psidii van der Goot and comparison with Greenidea ficicola Takahashi (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in Brazil

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1235.1.3 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1235 (1) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

SONIA MARIA NOEMBERG LAZZARI ◽

REGINA CÉLIA ZONTA-DE-CARVALHO ◽

JOSIANE TERESINHA CARDOSO ◽

DANIÉLA CRISTINA CALADO

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Psidium Guajava ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

São Paulo ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Diagnostic Characters ◽

Paulo State ◽

Ficus Microcarpa ◽

First Time ◽

The City

Greenidea psidii van der Goot, 1916 is registered by the first time in Brazil. It was found associated with Psidium guajava L. in Paraná, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo States, and with Psidium cattleianum Sabine in the city of Curitiba, Paraná. A brief comparative synopsis and pictures of the main diagnostic characters are given for this species and for Greenidea ficicola Takahashi, 1921, which was also recently found in Brazil, collected on Ficus benjamina (L.) in Paraná and Santa Catarina, and on Ficus microcarpa L. in São Paulo State.

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Syntopy of cryptic Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) species: description of the karyotype of Phyllomys nigrispinus and an expansion of the geographic distribution of Phyllomys sulinus

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mammalia-2016-0149 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 82 (3) ◽

pp. 266-275 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ana Cláudia Delciellos ◽

Ana Carolina Loss ◽

Marcia Aguieiras ◽

Lena Geise ◽

Oscar Rocha-Barbosa

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Forest ◽

Molecular Analysis ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

National Park ◽

Phylogenetic Reconstruction ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Geographic Range ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

First Time

Abstract The echimyid rodents of the genus Phyllomys are medium-sized arboreal spiny rats endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The genus is currently composed of 13 species, although there are at least four other undescribed species. The ecology, zoogeography and diversity of the genus are still poorly understood. Here, we provide the first record of Phyllomys sulinus from the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, based on a specimen collected in the Serra da Bocaina National Park, which extends the known geographic range of the species approximately 130 km to the northeast. At this site, P. sulinus occurred in syntopy with the cryptic Phyllomys nigrispinus. We describe the karyotype of P. nigrispinus for the first time and identify two different diploid numbers (2n=84 and 85). We also conducted a molecular analysis of the cytochrome b gene of five specimens, which we identified by phylogenetic reconstruction. Our findings reinforce the importance of molecular data, such as DNA sequences, and karyotypes for the differentiation of cryptic, syntopic species.

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Range extension of Lymnaea cf. biacuminata Annandale & Rao, 1925 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hygrophila: Lymnaeidae), with its first record from Maharashtra state, India

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10.15560/10.6.1546 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1546

Author(s):

Sangeeta Vallabharay Pandit ◽

Deepika Eknath Walunj ◽

Sameer Kumar Pati

Keyword(s):

First Record ◽

Freshwater Snail ◽

Madhya Pradesh ◽

Range Extension ◽

Type Locality ◽

Additional Information ◽

Breeding Behaviour ◽

Distributional Range ◽

First Time

Lymnaea biacuminata Annandale & Rao, 1925, is a rare freshwater snail with less than 10 locality records in the states of Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttarakhand of India. This species is taxonomically problematic and its relationship to the morphologically similar L. acuminata Lamarck, 1822, unresolved. We identify L. biacuminata from Maharashtra for the first time and this species’ distributional range to Pune, about 500 km westwards from the type locality at Hosainsagar lake between Hyderabad and Secunderabad in Telangana. In Maharashtra, we found L. cf. biacuminata sympatric with L. acuminata. To aid in distinguishing between these two species, additional information on breeding behaviour and shell morphometry of both species are provided.

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