Materials to the Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Epistephium (Orchidaceae, Vanilloideae) in Colombia

Abstract—A synoptic revision of the genus Epistephium in Colombia based on morphological evidence is presented for the first time. A total of 19 species gathered in 3 morphological groups are currently recognized in the country, including two new records: E. ellipticum and E. sclerophyllum. Morphological characteristics of all the species are presented and illustrated by line drawings of their perianth segments, except E. lamprophyllum. An original key to the identification of Epistephium species reported in Colombia is provided along with information on their ecology, habitat, and geographical range. Epistephium amplexicaule is lectotypified based on Article 9.3 of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants as this name was published without a holotype.

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Species relationships of genus Plantago L.(Plantaginaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence

Genetika ◽

10.2298/gensr2001323m ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 (1) ◽

pp. 323-334

Author(s):

Saeed Mohsenzadeh ◽

Masoud Sheidai ◽

Fahimeh Koohdar

Keyword(s):

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Molecular Study ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Issr Marker ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

Good Marker ◽

Genetic Groups ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

First Time

The genus Plantago L. is a cosmopolitan genus with more than 200 species and has the greatest dispersal rate in tropical and subtropical regions. The taxonomy of the genus Plantago is controversial at the section and subgenus levels. Therefore, we attempt to determine the relationships among 20 species of this genus for the first time in Iran using both morphological and molecular data. ISSR marker and morphological characteristics were used to examine relationships among different species and compare the results with different classifications. The molecular study of Plantago species showed that ISSR marker is not a good marker at the section and subgenus levels, but is a good marker at the species level and it can identify different genetic groups. Morphological study showed that according to Rahn's taxonomy, the studied species should be in 4 subgenera, but section Albicans is in need of taxonomic revision.

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A taxonomic revision of the genus Thalia Blumenbach, 1798; Weelia Yount, 1954; Brooksia Metcalf, 1918 (Salpida: Salpidae) from East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4422.4.1 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4422 (4) ◽

pp. 451

Author(s):

NURUL HUDA BINTI AHMAD ISHAK ◽

NUR ‘ALIAH BINTI ADAM ◽

ZALEHA KASSIM

Keyword(s):

Coastal Waters ◽

East Coast ◽

New Records ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Peninsular Malaysia ◽

Global Literature ◽

First Time

The marine pelagic tunicates of Family Salpidae Lahille, 1888 presence in the coastal waters of Terengganu was studied for the first time. Samples were collected from April to July 2016 using 200µm Bongo net; hauled vertically from a stationary vessel; and preserved in 5% buffered formaldehyde. A total of 4 species under this family were found, observed and identified: Thalia rhomboides (Quoy and Gaimard 1824); Thalia sibogae (van Soest 1973); Weelia cylindrica (Cuvier 1804) and Brooksia rostrata (Traustedt 1893). All species were identified as new records in Malaysian waters. The description on morphological characteristics and a key to the solitary and aggregate of the recorded species is added. The distribution was analyzed from the 18 sampling stations in theTerengganu waters including Pulau Bidong, Pulau Yu and Pulau Kapas. The collected data was then compiled with previous available global literature on the distribution and occurrence of these four species, consequently updating the biodiversity of Malaysian fauna and its worldwide biogeography distribution.

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New combinations and lectotypifications in Distimake Raf. (Convolvulaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.340.3.12 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 340 (3) ◽

pp. 297 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

FERNANDA SATORI PETRONGARI ◽

ANA RITA SIMÕES ◽

ROSÂNGELA SIMÃO-BIANCHINI

Keyword(s):

Morphological Evidence ◽

International Code ◽

New Combinations ◽

Number Of Species ◽

Code Of Nomenclature ◽

Taxonomic Studies ◽

International Code Of Nomenclature

As a result of recent molecular and morphological evidence (Simões et al. 2015), Merremia Dennstedt ex Endlicher (1841: 1403) was recircumscribed, and most of the species transferred to Camonea Rafinesque (1838: 81), Decalobanthus Ooststroom (1936: 99) and Distimake Rafinesque (1838: 82) by Simões & Staples (2017). During our studies of Distimake and Merremia s.l. from America, we noted that nine species and two varieties that had not been transferred to Distimake clearly fitted Distimake as proposed by Simões & Staples (2017) by possessing the following characters: compound or deeply lobed leaves (exceptionally entire leaves occur), calyces with sepals appressed to the corolla, white or yellow, glabrous corollas, and tricolpate pollen. In the context of our ongoing taxonomic studies in the genus Distimake, the formal transfer of a number of species into this genus is necessary. Lectotypes are designated following the International Code of Nomenclature (ICN) (McNeill et al. 2012).

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Validation of the combination Tectaria pentagonalis (Tectariaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.496.2.12 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 496 (2) ◽

pp. 213-214

Author(s):

SHI-YONG DONG

Keyword(s):

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Direct Reference ◽

Online Resources ◽

International Code ◽

Code Of Nomenclature ◽

International Code Of Nomenclature

During the course of sorting out the species of Tectaria Cavanilles (1799: 115, Tectariaceae) in Indochina, I noticed that Tectaria pentagonalis (Phan 2001: 1024) has not validly published. Tectaria pentagonalis seems to be an inadvertent combination, because Phan (2001) did not provide authorship of T. pentagonalis when he made such a combination. The basionym of T. pentagonalis was cited by Phan (2001) in the form “Leptochilus pentagonalis Bonap., 1918”. This citation, according to Art. 41.5 of the International Code of Nomenclature (Turland et al. 2017), does not constitute a full and direct reference to the basionym, because the information of the basionym’s place of valid publication is missing. Thus, T. pentagonalis is justified as invalidly published. So far as I know, the invalidly published Tectaria pentagonalis was also used by Phan (2010) in his another publication and now is adopted in several online resources, such as GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/), Wikipedia (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tectaria), and “Taxonomic Revision of Fern Genus Tectaria Cav. (Tectariaceae) in Thailand” (http://tectaria.myspecies.info/tectaria/tectaria-pentagonalis). For the purpose of legitimately applying T. pentagonalis in nomenclature, here I validly publish this combination and conveniently designate a lectotype for this species.

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Nomenclatural adjustments in Amazonian Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.474.3.9 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 474 (3) ◽

pp. 298-300

Author(s):

PAULO HENRIQUE GAEM ◽

FIORELLA FERNANDA MAZINE ◽

EVE LUCAS

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Digital Images ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

Direct Transfer ◽

International Code ◽

New Name ◽

Code Of Nomenclature ◽

International Code Of Nomenclature

Most recent studies support a broad circumscription of the Neotropical genus Myrcia De Candolle (1827: 401), now including species previously recognised in Calyptranthes Swartz (1788: 79) and Marlierea Cambessèdes (1833: 373) based on molecular and morphological evidence (e.g. Lucas et al. 2011, 2018, Lourenço 2015, Staggemeier et al. 2015, Wilson et al. 2016, Santos et al. 2017, Amorim et al. 2019). The majority of the consequent nomenclatural changes were made (e.g. Lucas et al. 2016, Lourenço et al. 2018, Campbell et al. 2019), but as an unfortunate consequence of large-scale taxonomic manoeuvering, some replacement names have been found superfluous according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Turland et al. 2018). The Code stipulates that the correct name of a species must be composed of the currently accepted genus and the epithet of the earliest legitimate name published for the taxon. When the combination that would result from a direct transfer is not available (i.e., it has already been published before), then the next earliest legitimate epithet applied to the species, from any of the genera implicated, should be used instead (Art. 14.1). Under this rule, a new name must be published for a species only when none of the epithets of its legitimate names are available for a combination in the accepted genus. Necessary corrections have already been made by Lima et al. (2020) and Lourenço et al. (2020), and two further adjustments are here proposed for names published by Lucas et al. (2016). Unless specified, digital images of all specimens cited below were viewed for this work.

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Apiophorinae of Brazil: taxonomic revision of the genus Eumydas Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 (Diptera: Mydidae)

Insect Systematics & Evolution ◽

10.1163/1876312x-44032103 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 181-208 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Julia Calhau Almeida ◽

Carlos José Einicker Lamas ◽

Silvio Shigueo Nihei

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

New Records ◽

Taxonomic Revision ◽

Identification Key ◽

Geographical Range ◽

Santa Catarina ◽

Espírito Santo ◽

Espirito Santo ◽

First Time

The Brazilian genus Eumydas Wilcox & Papavero, 1971 (Diptera: Mydidae: Apiophorinae) is herein revised. Three species are recognized: the type-species E. corupas Wilcox & Papavero, 1971, E. itapiruba sp.n. and E. wilcoxi (Papavero, 1976) comb.n. The female of E. wilcoxi is described for the first time. The known geographical range of the genus is expanded, with new records from Santa Catarina and Espírito Santo states in Brazil. An identification key is provided for the species.

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International Mycological Congress: Guiding Vote on nomenclature proposals to amend Chapter F of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants

IMA Fungus ◽

10.1007/bf03449447 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. xv-xxi ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tom W. May ◽

Andrew N. Miller

Keyword(s):

Dna Sequences ◽

International Code ◽

Code Of Nomenclature ◽

International Mycological Congress ◽

International Code Of Nomenclature

Abstract Results are provided for the Guiding Vote on the seven formal proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants to be decided by the Fungal Nomenclature Session (FNS) of the XI International Mycological Congress in July 2018. Te ballot for the Guiding Vote was provided online. Tere were 520 valid ballots, submitted by mycologists from 42 countries, belonging to 23 eligible groups and societies, along with authors of proposals. Tw o proposals F-005 and F-006, both concerning DNA sequences as types, exceeded the 75 % No vote that is the threshold above which proposals are considered rejected by the FNS unless formally re-introduced. Two options for amendments to future procedures for the Guiding Vote are proposed: adding eligibility via publication of a nomenclatural novelty among fungi and removing eligibility via membership of IMA MMOs.

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