scholarly journals First record of Ornithodoros faccinii (Acari: Argasidae) on toads of genus Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hermes Ribeiro Luz ◽  
Bruna Barboza Bezerra ◽  
Walter Flausino ◽  
Arlei Marcili ◽  
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
Tick Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Molecular Approach ◽  
Phylogenetic Relatedness ◽  
Mitochondrial Sequence ◽  
First Time

Abstract Although a group of soft ticks (Argasidae) associated with amphibians was recently discovered in Brazilian rainforests, parasitism by these ticks on cold-blooded animals remains less common than on mammal and bird species. In this study, we identified ticks that were collected from toads that had been caught in December 2016 and January 2017, at Itinguçú waterfall (22°54’05” S; 43°53’30” W) in the municipality of Itaguaí, state of Rio de Janeiro. Tick specimens were identified using a morphological and molecular approach. In total, twelve larvae of Ornithodoros ticks were collected from three individuals of Rhinella ornata and were identified as Ornithodoros faccinii. Our results include a longer 16S rRNA mitochondrial sequence for O. faccinii that supports its phylogenetic relatedness to Ornithodoros saraivai, and we report this tick species parasitizing Rhinella toads for the first time in Brazil.

scholarly journals Trematoda, Digenea, Didymozoidae, Wedlia retrorbitalis (Yamaguti, 1970) and Wedlia submaxillaris (Yamaguti, 1970): First record in South America and the Atlantic Ocean

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2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Cristina Nascimento Justo ◽  
Anna Kohn
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
South America ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
Thunnus Obesus ◽  
First Time ◽  
Maxillary Region

Two species of Didymozoidae originally described from Pacific Ocean, Wedlia retrorbitalis and Wedlia submaxillaris are reported for the first time in South America, Atlantic Ocean. W. retrorbitalis was found encysted in retrorbital adipose tissue and W. submaxillaris in the maxillary region of Thunnus obesus caught along the Rio de Janeiro coastline, extending their current geographical distribution. Original measurements and figures are presented.

scholarly journals First record of Pogoniopsis Rchb. (Orchidaceae: Triphorinae) in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil

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2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felipe Bittencourt ◽  
André L. De Gasper
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Distribution Limit ◽  
First Time ◽  
Santa Catarina State

Pogoniopsis is an endemic and myco-heterotrophic orchid genus with only two species in Brazil that can be found growing under dense canopy. Pogoniopsis schenckii is more widely distributed, with records in the states of Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Here we record P. schenckii for the first time in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, in a subtropical broadleaved forest, as well the genus Pogoniopsis itself, expanding its southern distribution limit. In addition, a description and a distribution map of the collected specimens are presented.

scholarly journals Echinodermata, Ophiomyxidae, Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1842: first record of the species for the South Atlantic

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2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Lara De Castro Manso ◽  
Jéssica Prata de Oliveira ◽  
Mário S. Ximenez
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Campos Basin ◽  
First Time

Ophioscolex glacialis Müller and Troschel, 1840 (Ophiuroidea: Ophiomyxidae) was registered for first time off the Brazilian coast, from the Campos Basin of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The specimen was sampled during a environmental monitoring. 

Description of the male and the southernmost record of Mesoveloidea williamsi Hungerford, 1929 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Mesoveliidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1269 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
FELIPE FERRAZ FIGUEIREDO MOREIRA ◽  
JOSÉ RICARDO INACIO RIBEIRO ◽  
JORGE LUIZ NESSIMIAN
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
First Time ◽  
Janeiro State

The male of Mesoveloidea williamsi Hungerford, 1929 and its genitalia are described and illustrated for the first time. The first record of the species from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, the southernmost record of the species, is presented.

scholarly journals New host records for Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: Ixodidae) from Grussaí restinga, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lúcio André Viana ◽  
Gisele Regina Winck ◽  
Marlon Almeida-Santos ◽  
Felipe Bottona da Silva Telles ◽  
Gilberto Salles Gazêta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Tick Species ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
New Host ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Hemidactylus Mabouia ◽  
New Host Records

Amblyomma rotundatum Koch is a parthenogenetic tick usually associated with reptiles and amphibians. However, relatively few studies on occurrences of ticks in wild reptile populations in Brazil have been produced. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of ticks associated with reptile species in the Grussaí restinga, in the municipality of São João da Barra, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Between December 2010 and January 2011, 131 individuals belonging to nine species of reptiles of the order Squamata were sampled: the lizards Tropidurus torquatus (n = 51), Hemidactylus mabouia (n = 25), Mabuya agilis (n = 30), Mabuya macrorhyncha (n = 6), Cnemidophorus littoralis (n = 5) and Ameiva ameiva (n = 10); and the snakes Philodryas olfersii (n = 2), Oxyrhopus rhombifer (n = 1) and Micrurus corallinus (n = 1). The only tick species found to be associated with any of the reptiles sampled was A. rotundatum. One adult female was detected on one individual of the lizard A. ameiva, one nymph on one individual of the lizard T. torquatus and four nymphs on one individual of the snake P. olfersii. This study is the first record of parasitism of A. rotundatum involving the reptiles T. torquatus and P. olfersii as hosts. Our results suggest that in the Grussaí restinga habitat, A. rotundatum may use different species of reptiles to complete its life cycle.

scholarly journals First record of Gymnosiphon tenellus (Benth.) Urb. (Burmanniaceae) in Paraná state and southern Brazil

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 863-866
Author(s):  
Inti de Souza ◽  
Christopher Thomas Blum ◽  
Marcelo Leandro Brotto
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Atlantic Rainforest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Amazonian Rainforest ◽  
First Time

Gymnosiphon tenellus (Bentham) Urban is recorded for the first time in the state of Paraná and in southern Brazil. Until now it has only been known to occur in Central America, the Amazonian Rainforest, and in the Atlantic Rainforest of the state of Rio de Janeiro in southeastern Brazil. An updated description is provided, along with original, detailed pictures of the species.

scholarly journals First record of Zhangixalus franki Ninh, Nguyen, Orlov, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2020 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from China

Herpetozoa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
Shuo Liu ◽  
Hong Hui ◽  
Dingqi Rao
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
First Record ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Mitochondrial 16S Rrna Gene ◽  
First Time

We record Zhangixalus franki Li, Jiang, Ren & Jiang, 2019 for the first time from China based on two specimens collected from Laoshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province. Morphologically, the newly collected specimens from China mostly agree with the type series from Vietnam. Phylogenetically, these individuals were placed in a clade with Z. franki from Vietnam based on DNA sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. Our finding brings the species number of the genus Zhangixalus to 29 in China.

scholarly journals Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister) Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae: First Record from Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Schmidt Dalzochio ◽  
Yuji Urakami ◽  
Iberê Farina Machado
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
New World ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Misiones Province ◽  
First Time

Mecistogaster is a New World genus of Pseudostigmatidae (Odonata) that is poorly studied due to its preference for flying in forest clearings and trails. In Brazil, only one endemic species, Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister), is known. The distribution of M. amalia extends from Southest Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo states) to Argentina. Herein, we report M. amalia for the first time in Rio Grande do Sul State, Southern Brazil. This record extends the species’ range ca. 630 km from the previous report at Paranaense Forest in Misiones province. Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister) Odonata: Pseudostigmatidae: Primeiro Registro para o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil Resumo. Mecistogaster é um gênero da Família Pseudostigmatidae, restrito ao Novo Mundo e pobremente estudado devido sua preferência por clareiras e trilhas dentro de matas. No Brasil, apenas uma espécie é conhecida, Mecistogaster amalia (Burmeister). A distribuição de M. amalia se estende do sudeste do Brasil (nos estados do Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo) até a Argentina. Aqui, reportamos pela primeira vez M. amalia para o estado do Rio Grande do Sul State, Sul do Brasil. O presente estudo amplia o registro de ocorrência da espécie em 630 km, a partir do registro anterior na Floresta Paranaense, na Província de Missiones, Argentina.

First Record of Gracixalus quangi Rowley, Dau, Nguyen, Cao et Nguyen, 2011 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 275-283
Author(s):  
Shuo Liu ◽  
Dingqi Rao ◽  
Song Li
Keyword(s):  
16S Rrna ◽  
16S Rrna Gene ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
First Record ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Species Number ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Mitochondrial 16S Rrna Gene ◽  
First Time

We record Gracixalus quangi Rowley, Dau, Nguyen, Cao et Nguyen, 2011 for the first time from China based on fourteen specimens collected from southern Yunnan. Morphologically the newly collected specimens from China mostly agree with the type series from Vietnam. Phylogenetically these individuals were placed in a clade with G. quangi from Vietnam and pairwise genetic distances in DNA sequences of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene between these individuals and G. quangi from Vietnam is 0.6%. Our finding brings the species number of the genus Gracixalus to 9 in China.

First report of Ornithodoros peropteryx in Brazil, and the occurrence of Ornithodoros cavernicolous in the western Brazilian Amazon

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 2113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastián Muñoz-Leal ◽  
Flavio A. Terassini ◽  
Hermes R. Luz ◽  
Isabella Fontana ◽  
Luís Marcelo A. Camargo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Molecular Approach ◽  
Gene Sequences ◽  
Free Living ◽  
First Report ◽  
First Time ◽  
Unknown Male

More than half of the Brazilian soft ticks (Argasidae) are represented by species associated with bats. Based on a morphological and molecular approach of free-living ticks collected inside two unexplored caves in Rondônia state, western Brazilian Amazon, we report the occurrence of Ornithodoros peropteryx for the first time in Brazil. Our findings also extend the distribution of Ornithodoros cavernicolous towards western Brazilian Amazon. Additionally, our collections include previously unknown male of O. peropteryx. In both species, partial 16S rRNA mitochondrial gene sequences showed >99% of identity when compared to available conspecific data from other localities. Although more data is necessary to make a general conclusion, high vagility of hosts could be favoring low genetic structure among these ectoparasites.

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