scholarly journals A new species of Solanum L.(Solanaceae) from Baghdad city Iraq

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 724-729
Author(s):  
Baghdad Science Journal
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Palisade Layer ◽  
Anatomical Studies ◽  
Spongy Layer ◽  
Stomatal Complexes ◽  
Solanum Americanum ◽  
Constant Characteristics ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Female Reproductive Organs

Solanum americanum is a new annual shrubby plant seen recently in fields and gardens of Baghdad city. A new species is described and illustrated, inhabit wet or semi dry places and have consequently a mesophytic habit. A detailed morphological study of the stems, leaves, Inflorescence, flower, male and female reproductive organs and fruits has been done, revealed several interesting taxonomic characteristics, which have not previously been studied in Iraq. Also, anatomical studies reveals constant taxonomical characteristics such as the presence of anthocayanine in outer row of epidermis, distinct chlorenchyma in whole cortex, the wide pith of stems, and presence of distinct mesophyll that differentiated into palisade layer and spongy layer in leaves, amphistomatic bearing anomocytic stomatal complexes that are significant and constant characteristics in species studied.

scholarly journals A new species of Kerkia Radoman, 1978 (Caenogastropoda, Hydrobiidae) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 973 ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
Sebastian Hofman ◽  
Aleksandra Rysiewska ◽  
Artur Osikowski ◽  
Andrzej Falniowski
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Histone H3 ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit ◽  
Nuclear Histone ◽  
Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Female Reproductive Organs

A new species of Kerkia, K. briani Rysiewska & Osikowski, sp. nov. is described from the spring Polički Studenac Vrelo (Crkvina), adjacent to the Trebišnjica River (Bosnia and Herzegovina) collected with Bou-Rouch technique, pumped from an interstitial habitat 50 cm below the bottom of the spring. The shell, female reproductive organs, and the penis are described and illustrated. Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and nuclear histone H3 partial sequences confirm the distinctness of the new species, and molecularly based phylogenetic relationships of Kerkia are briefly presented.

scholarly journals A new species of Anemopaegma (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae) from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 219 (2) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Fabiana Firetti Leggieri ◽  
DIEGO DEMARCO ◽  
LÚCIA G. LOHMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Axillary Buds ◽  
Spongy Parenchyma ◽  
Palisade Parenchyma ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Anatomical Studies ◽  
A New Species

The Atlantic Forest of Brazil includes one of the highest species diversity and endemism in the planet, representing a priority for biodiversity conservation. A new species of Anemopaegma from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil is here described, illustrated and compared to its closest relatives. Anemopaegma nebulosum Firetti-Leggieri & L.G. Lohmann has been traditionally treated as a morph of Anemopaegma prostratum; however, additional morphological and anatomical studies indicated that A. nebulosum differs significantly from A. prostratum and is best treated as a separate species. More specifically, A. nebulosum is characterized by elliptic and coriaceous leaflets (vs. ovate to orbicular and membranaceous in A. prostratum), smaller leaflet blades (3.6–5.5 x 2.0–3.0 cm vs. 6.7–13.0 x 4.2–8.4 cm in A. prostratum), orbicular prophylls of the axillary buds (vs. no prophylls in A. prostratum), solitary flowers (vs. multi-flowered axillary racemes in A. prostratum) and a gibbous corolla (vs. infundibuliform corollas in A. prostratum). In addition, A. nebulosum differs from A. prostratum anatomically in having thicker leaflet blades composed of two to four layers of palisade parenchyma (vs. one to three layers in A. prostratum), and seven to eight layers in the spongy parenchyma (vs. six to eight layers in A. prostratum). A key for the identification of all species of Anemopaegma from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil is presented.

scholarly journals A new genus and species of Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea) from Peloponnese, Greece

ZooKeys ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1037 ◽  
pp. 161-179
Author(s):  
Andrzej Falniowski ◽  
Jozef Grego ◽  
Aleksandra Rysiewska ◽  
Artur Osikowski ◽  
Sebastian Hofman
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Region ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Last Common Ancestor ◽  
Time Of Divergence ◽  
A New Species

Minute caenogastropod brackish-water gastropods, formerly classified as Hydrobia, are important elements of the brackish-water fauna and were objects of intensive study for many years. Until now, five genera have been distinguished, most of them represented by a number of species, but rather indistinguishable without molecular data (cytochrome oxidase subunit I – COI). In the eastern Mediterranean region, they are still poorly studied. In this paper, we present a new species of “Hydrobia” from the brackish Moustos spring, Arkadia, eastern Peloponnese, Greece. The shell, protoconch, radula, female reproductive organs, and penis are described and illustrated, together with the molecular (COI) relationships with other hydrobiids. All data confirm that these snails represent a distinct taxon, which must be classified as a new species belonging to a new genus. The formal descriptions are given. The closest, sister taxon is Salenthydrobia Wilke, 2003. The molecularly estimated time of divergence, 5.75 ± 0.49 Mya, coincides with 5.33 Mya, which is the time of the Oligocene flooding that terminated the Messinian salinity crisis. During the latter period, brackish “Lago-Mare” habitats were most probably suitable for the last common ancestor of Salenthydrobia and the newly described genus. Later, the Pliocene flooding isolated the Apennine and Peloponnese populations, promoting speciation.

scholarly journals Description of a new species of Rhinocoeta Burmeister, 1842 (Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) from the South African Northern Cape

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Renzo Perissinotto
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South African ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Semiarid Region ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Rainfall Events ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
Northern Cape ◽  
A New Species

Rhinocoetanamaquasp. nov. is recognised as a separate species from its closest relative, R.cornuta (Fabricius, 1781) after a review and close analysis of specimens recently collected in the semiarid region of the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The new species can be readily separated from R.cornuta by the drastically reduced tubercle and associated depression on its anterior pronotal margin, particularly in the male. In addition, the general body shape of R.namaqua is more globose than that of R.cornuta, its average total length is larger, and its elytral costae are generally reduced and poorly visible, particularly at the level of the umbones. These characteristics make it practically impossible to separate the two sexes of R.namaqua, without inspection of the internal reproductive organs, as their external morphologies are virtually identical, unlike in R.cornuta. Finally, the aedeagal parameres of R.namaqua exhibit a narrower apex than those of R.cornuta and, in particular, lack the subapical hook-shaped lateral expansions that are so typical of all the other Rhinocoeta s. str. species. The new species appears to be restricted to specific bioregions of the Succulent and Nama Karoo biomes of the Northern Cape, and like all other species of the genus is generally found on or under mammal herbivore dung. Adult activity is limited to short periods immediately after rainfall events, during which individuals fly around and mate, but do not feed on either fruits or flowers.

scholarly journals Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Gastrocentrum Gorham (Coleoptera, Cleridae, Tillinae), with the description of five new species

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 979 ◽  
pp. 99-132
Author(s):  
Ganyan Yang ◽  
Xingke Yang ◽  
Hongliang Shi
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
New Combination ◽  
Ne India ◽  
Cameron Highlands ◽  
Female Reproductive Organs

The genus Gastrocentrum Gorham, 1876 is revised to include nine species. Five new species are described in this genus: G. magnumsp. nov. (NE India), G. regularesp. nov. (Cameron Highlands, Malaysia), G. xiaodongisp. nov. (Gyirong, Xizang, China), G. zayuensesp. nov. (Zayü, Xizang, China), and G. gaoligongensesp. nov. (Fugong, Yunnan, China). Gastrocentrum nitidum Schenkling, 1916 is transferred to the genus Tillus as a new combination. All the species in this genus are described (except G. brevicolle), and a key is provided for their identification. Illustrations of male genitalia, female reproductive organs, and other important structures are provided. An interspecific phylogeny-estimate of Gastrocentrum is presented based on morphological data, with two main clades recognized: a clade containing G. unicolor and G. laterimaculatum, and a clade containing the remaining six species (the latter a polytomy consisting of G. magnumsp. nov., G. dux, and G. regularesp. nov., and a well-supported sub-clade representing the remaining species). Additionally, the taxonomic and phylogenetic importance of female reproductive organs is discussed.

New species and host plant records for Neotropical Rhagoletis Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5060 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
PEDRO ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ ◽  
ALLEN L. NORRBOM ◽  
GUADALUPE CAICEDO ◽  
EMILIO ARÉVALO PEÑARANDA ◽  
FRANCISCO BALSEIRO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Host Plant ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
New Host ◽  
Solanum Americanum ◽  
A New Species ◽  
New Distribution

Rhagoletis antioquiensis Rodriguez & Norrbom, a new species of fruit fly in the striatella species group of Rhagoletis Loew, is described and illustrated. New distribution records are reported for two other species of the striatella group: R. nicaraguensis Hernández-Ortiz & Frías, 2000 is reported from Costa Rica, and R. solanophaga Hernández-Ortiz & Frías, 2000 from Bolivia. A lectotype is designated for Urophora scutellaris Macquart, 1851 (= R. macquartii (Loew)). New host plant relationships for three species of Rhagoletis, all reared from fruits, are reported: Acnistus arborescens (L.) Schrtdl. and Witheringia solanacea L’Her for R. jamaicensis Foote, 1981 from Colombia; Lycianthes pseudolycioides (Chod. & Hassl.) Bitter for R. solanophaga from Bolivia; and Solanum pseudocapsicum L., Solanum tuberosum L. subsp. andigenum (Juz. & Burkasov) Hawkes, Solanum interandinum Bitter from Colombia and Solanum americanum Mill. in Peru for undetermined species of the psalida group. The key to species of the striatella group of Hernández-Ortiz & Frías (2000) is modified to include R. antioquiensis.  

Paradiplozoon ichthyoxanthon n. sp. (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) from Labeobarbus aeneus (Cyprinidae) in the Vaal River, South Africa

2013 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Avenant-Oldewage ◽  
L.E. le Roux ◽  
S.N. Mashego ◽  
B. Jansen van Vuuren
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
New Species ◽  
South African ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Ribosomal Gene ◽  
Vaal River ◽  
Vaal Dam ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species, Paradiplozoon ichthyoxanthon (Monogenea: Diplozoidae) is described from the gills of Labeobarbus aeneus (Cyprinidae) in the Vaal Dam and Vaal River Barrage in the Vaal River, South Africa. This species is the first in this genus from southern Africa; Paradiplozoon aegtyptense and Paradiplozoon ghanense have been described from northern Africa. The new species differs from all other Paradiplozoon species on the basis of the combination of morphological characteristics, namely disk-like haptor, eggs without filaments, clamp and central hook morphology and size of specimens. The species description is accompanied by a description of the reproductive organs. The internal transcribed spacer of the ribosomal gene (ITS2) was studied and the South African individuals formed a distinct clade, supporting the establishment of a new species.

Waminoa brickneri n. sp. (Acoela: Acoelomorpha) associated with corals in the Red Sea

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1008 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAXINA V. OGUNLANA ◽  
MATTHEW D. HOOGE ◽  
YONAS I. TEKLE ◽  
YEHUDA BENAYAHU ◽  
ORIT BARNEAH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Male Copulatory Organ ◽  
Copulatory Organ ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Stony Coral ◽  
Poorly Differentiated ◽  
18S Rdna Sequence ◽  
A New Species

While the majority of acoels live in marine sediments, some, usually identified as Waminoa sp., have been found associated with corals, living closely appressed to their external surfaces. We describe a new species collected from the stony coral Plesiastrea laxa in the Red Sea. Waminoa brickneri n. sp. can infest corals in high numbers, often forming clusters in non-overlapping arrays. It is bronze-colored, owing to the presence of two types of dinoflagellate endosymbionts, and speckled white with small scattered pigment spots. Its body is disc-shaped, highly flattened and circular in profile except for a small notch at the posterior margin where the reproductive organs lie. The male copulatory organ is poorly differentiated, but comprises a seminal vesicle weakly walled by concentrically layered muscles, and a small penis papilla with serous glands at its juncture with the male pore. The female system comprises a separate female pore, ciliated vagina, seminal bursa, 4–8 weakly sclerotized nozzles, and paired ovaries. Similarities with Haplodiscus spp. as well as features characteristic of the Convolutidae, including similarity in 18S rDNA sequence, warrant reassigning Waminoa to the Convolutidae.

Paepalanthus altamirensis, a new species of Paepalanthus subg. Platycaulon (Eriocaulaceae) from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 299 (2) ◽  
pp. 252 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARA L. TISSOT-SQUALLI ◽  
LUANA J. SAUTHIER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Adaxial Surface ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
Restricted Distribution ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Red Coloration

We describe Paepalanthus altamirensis, a new species of Paepalanthus subg. Platycaulon, compare it with other species of the subgenus, and discuss its morphological variation, habitat, and conservation. Paepalanthus altamirensis has red coloration on the adaxial surface of the foliar base, like six other species of the subgenus, but can be easily differentiated by morphological and anatomical features of vegetative and reproductive organs. Paepalanthus altamirensis has a restricted distribution and few mature individuals are known, therefore the species is classified as critically endangered according to the criteria of IUCN.

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