scholarly journals A new species of Acanthobothrium (Eucestoda: Onchobothriidae) in Aetobatus cf. narinari (Myliobatidae) from Campeche, México

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Rodríguez-Ibarra ◽  
Griselda Pulido-Flores ◽  
Juan Violante-González ◽  
Scott Monks
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The State ◽  
Quintana Roo ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Marine Waters ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
First Report ◽  
Spotted Eagle Ray ◽  
A New Species

Abstract The helminthological examination of nine individuals of Aetobatus cf. narinari (spotted eagle ray; raya pinta; arraia pintada) revealed the presence of an undescribed species of cestode of the genus Acanthobothrium. The stingrays were collected from four locations in México: Laguna Términos, south of Isla del Carmen and the marine waters north of Isla del Carmen and Champotón, in the State of Campeche, and Isla Holbox, State of Quintana Roo. The new species, nominated Acanthobothrium marquesi, is a category 3 species (i.e, the strobila is long, has more than 50 proglottids, the numerous testicles greater than 80, and has asymmetrically-lobed ovaries); at the present, the only category 3 species that has been reported in the Western Atlantic Ocean is Acanthobothrium tortum. Acanthobothrium marquesi n. sp. can be distinguished from A. tortum by length (26.1 cm vs. 10.6 cm), greater number of proglottids (1,549 vs. 656), a larger scolex (707 µm long by 872 µm wide vs. 699 µm long by 665 µm wide), larger bothridia (626 µm long by 274 µm wide vs. 563 µm long by 238 µm wide). This is the first report of a species of Acanthobothrium from the Mexican coast of the Gulf México.

Notes on the known species of Trichomyia Haliday of Mexico, with the establishment of a synonymy and the description of a new species (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 523 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
SERGIO IBÁÑEZ-BERNAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
First Report ◽  
As Species ◽  
Species Inquirenda ◽  
A New Species

Only three species of Trichomyia Haliday have been recorded in Mexico. Trichomyia cirrata Coquillett, 1902, is recognized by its female characteristics, T. fairchildi Vargas and D az-N jera, 1953, was described based only on the wing and must be considered as species inquirenda, and T. maldonadoi (Vargas, 1953), which was described based on one female specimen. Specimens of Trichomyia collected in the states of Campeche, Yucatan, and Oaxaca, Mexico, allowed this female to be associated with the male of T. brevitarsa (Rapp, 1945), thus providing a first report of this species in Mexico. Consequently, T. maldonadoi is proposed as a synonym of T. brevitarsa. Additionally, a new species of Trichomyia from the state of Veracruz, Mexico, is described and illustrated based on the male and female characteristics.

Redescription of Microprosthema semilaeve (von Martens, 1872) (Decapoda: Stenopodidea: Spongicolidae) and description of a new species of Microprosthema from Dry Tortugas, Florida

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3630 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSEPH W. GOY ◽  
JOEL W. MARTIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Dry Tortugas ◽  
Pacific Species ◽  
A New Species

Microprosthema semilaeve, a fairly common spongicolid shrimp of reefal habitats in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean is redescribed and figured based on type material and an additional 78 specimens from the majority of its known zoogeographical range. It is distinguished from the Indo-Pacific species of M. validum and an undescribed species of Microprosthema with which it has been confused in the literature by a number of morphological characters. A new species of Microprosthema from deeper waters off the Dry Tortugas and closely related to M. inornatum Manning & Chace, 1990, is described and illustrated. Microprosthema jareckii Martin, 2002 is synonymized with M. manningi Goy & Felder, 1988. A key to the Western Atlantic species of Microprosthema is presented.

A new species of Diomedenema (Nematoda, Rhabditida, Spiruromorpha) from Spheniscus magellanicus (Aves, Sphenisciformes) found on the southern coast of Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 514-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Knoff ◽  
J.N. Santos ◽  
E.G. Giese ◽  
D.C. Gomes ◽  
Â.T. Silva-Souza
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
The State ◽  
Southern Coast ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
First Report ◽  
Spheniscus Magellanicus ◽  
The Third ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of the genus Diomedenema, a spiruromorph nematode, collected from the lung of Spheniscus magellanicus (Sphenisciformes) found on the southern coast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is described. The new species is differentiated from the only previously described species of the genus, D. diomedeae Johston & Mawson, 1952, by males possessing a set of caudal papillae with three pairs of precloacal, two pairs of adcloacal and one pair of postcloacal papillae; precloacal papillae with the papillae of the first two pairs being closer to each other than those of the third pair; a longer and pointed tail in males; and females with the vulva at mid-body. This is the first report of a nematode infecting the lung of a sphenisciforme host.

scholarly journals A new species of the remarkable brittle star genus Astrophiura (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the western Atlantic Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4378 (2) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID L. PAWSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Dorsal Surface ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Disc Diameter ◽  
Southern Caribbean ◽  
Bright Orange ◽  
A New Species

Astrophiura caroleae, new species, is described from off Curacao in the southern Caribbean, and from the western Gulf of Mexico, in depths of 244 to 434 meters. This new species, the first in the genus Astrophiura to be described from the Atlantic Ocean, has a distinctive combination of characters, including regularly arranged primary plates, large radial shields whose radial edges are in contact for their entire visible length, and prominent tubercles on central and radial plates. The mottled reddish coloration of the dorsal surface of this species usually contrasts with the color of the substratum, rendering it readily visible in situ, despite its disc diameter of less than 10 mm. Like its congeners, A. caroleae is gonochoric, the gonads of females containing conspicuous masses of bright orange eggs that are approximately 165 µm in diameter. DNA Barcoding data are provided for this new species, these are the first for Astrophiura. 

The presence of Varipes Lugo-Ortiz & McCafferty (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in Brazil, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 456 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. F. SALLES ◽  
J. D. BATISTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The State ◽  
Labial Palp ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
First Report ◽  
Spiniform Seta ◽  
A New Species

Varipes helenae, new species, (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) is described based on nymphs collected from the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The new species is distinguished by setation of labrum, number of denticles in both mandibles, prostheca of right mandible bifid, not reduced, medial hump of maxilla with a spiniform seta, distomedial process of labial palp segment 2 rounded, relatively few setae on femora, and number of spines on the paraproct. This is the first report of the genus Varipes from Brazil.

A new species of Pachycheles (Crustacea: Anomura: Porcellanidae), with taxonomic remarks on two other porcelain crabs from the remote oceanic archipelago of Trindade and Martin Vaz, South Atlantic Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4299 (4) ◽  
pp. 546 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCIANE AUGUSTO DE AZEVEDO FERREIRA ◽  
MARCOS TAVARES
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Abdominal Segment ◽  
South Atlantic ◽  
South Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Porcelain Crabs ◽  
Inner Continental Shelf ◽  
A New Species

Three species in two genera of porcelain crabs are reported from the remote oceanic archipelago of Trindade and Martin Vaz one of which, Pachycheles meloi, new to science. The new species is morphologically similar to Pachycheles riisei (Stimpson, 1858) from the inner continental shelf between Florida (USA) and São Paulo (Brazil), of which Pachycheles meloi sp. nov. differs by a suite of carapace and appendage characters, including the presence of a pair of male gonopods on the second abdominal segment (absent in P. riisei). The new species is additionally compared to other congeners. Opportunity is taken to elaborate on the taxonomy of Petrolisthes amoenus (Guérin-Méneville, 1855) and Petrolisthes marginatus (Stimpson, 1859). The Trindade and Martin Vaz Archipelago contain a strongly depauperate porcellanid fauna of western Atlantic affinities. 

A new species of Ansonia Stoliczka 1872 (Anura: Bufonidae) from Central Peninsular Malaysia and a revised taxonomy for Ansonia from the Malay Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1327 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. LEE GRISMER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Color Pattern ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
The State ◽  
Malay Peninsula ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Head Morphology ◽  
A New Species

A new, montane species of Ansonia is described from the state of Pahang in central, peninsular Malaysia on the basis of having a unique combination of head, body, digit, and color pattern characteristics. This new species is similar to A. malayana, to which it is closest geographically, but differs greatly in aspects of head morphology and body tuberculation. A review of Ansonia from the Malay Peninsula demonstrates that the population of A. malayana from Tasan, Chumphon Province, Thailand is A. kraensis and A. penangensis from Ulu Tahan, Pahang in peninsular Malaysia is not conspecific with A. penangensis from Pulau Penang but an additional, undescribed species ranging throughout northwestern, peninsular Malaysia.

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