Foeniculum sanguineum Triano & A. Pujadas (Apiaceae) new species from the South-Western Mediterranean Region

English. Foeniculum sanguineum Triano & A. Pujadas, sp. nov., from the south western Mediterranean Region (Spain & Morocco) is described. Its characterization and a comparative study with the related species Foeniculum vulgare Mill., has been carried out through morphological, cytological, chemical and molecular analysis. F. sanguineum is distinguished primarily for its red petals, pink pollen in fresh, and red stylopod. It is a diploid species (2n= 22). A high proportion of limonene and piperitenone oxide (absent in F. vulgare) has been found in the essential oil composition of the dry fruits of F. sanguineum and a high amount (about 50 %) of α-phellandrene in its roots and stems. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using the internal transcribed spacer sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS) and the chloroplast rbcL gene sequences. ITS analysis supports the existence of the new species, while revealing sequence divergence both at the intraspecific and at the interspecific levels. A Single-nucleotide-polymorphism (SNP) sequence divergence found in the slow evolving chloroplast gene provided additional support for the novel species characterization, for which the name Foeniculum sanguineum is proposed.Español. Se describe Foeniculum sanguineum Triano & A. Pujadas, sp. nov., del suroeste de la Región Mediterránea (España y Marruecos). Para su caracterización se ha realizado el análisis morfológico, citológico, fitoquímico y molecular. Se ha llevado a cabo el studio comparativo con Foeniculum vulgare Mill. La nueva especie F. sanguineum se distingue principalmente por sus pétalos rojos, polen rosado en fresco y por su estilopodio rojo. Es una especie diploide (2n= 22). Se ha encontrado una alta proporción de óxido de limoneno y piperitenona (ausente en F. vulgare) en la composición de aceite esencial de los frutos secos de F. sanguineum y una elevada cantidad (aproximadamente 50%) de α-felandreno en sus raíces y tallos. El análisis filogenético se realizó utilizando las secuencias del espaciador transcrito interno de ADN ribosomal nuclear (ITS) y las secuencias del gen cloroplástico rbcL. El análisis ITS apoya la existencia de la nueva especie, al tiempo que revela la divergencia de secuencias tanto a nivel intraespecífico como a nivel interespecífico. La divergencia de secuencia encontrada en el gen cloroplástico, aunque reducida a un nucleótido, proporcionó apoyo adicional para la caracterización de la nueva especie, para la que se propone el nombre de Foeniculum sanguineum.

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A new species of Chlorociboria (Helotiales, Ascomycota) on herbaceous stems from China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.312.1.9 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 312 (1) ◽

pp. 111

Author(s):

HUAN-DI ZHENG ◽

WEN-YING ZHUANG

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Central China ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Light Blue ◽

Ectal Excipulum ◽

A New Species

A new species, namely Chlorociboria herbicola, is discovered on herbaceous stems in central China. Morphologically, the new fungus is distinctive by the combination of light blue-green apothecia, rectangular cells in ectal excipulum, and elongate-ellipsoidal ascospores with rounded ends. Phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer and large subunit of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences confirm its ascription in Chlorociboria and distinction from the known species of the genus.

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Additions to Ochroconis from India

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.427.3.2 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 427 (3) ◽

pp. 186-199

Author(s):

ARCHANA SINGH ◽

NIKHIL KUMAR SINGH ◽

PARAS NATH SINGH ◽

RAGHVENDRA SINGH ◽

NAWAL KISHORE DUBEY

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Medicinal Plant ◽

Ribosomal Dna ◽

Leaf Surface ◽

Novel Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Monophyletic Clade ◽

Protein Coding

Ochroconis helicteris, a novel species of the oligotrophic genus Ochroconis (Sympoventuriaceae, Venturiales), has been described and illustrated. Morphologically, this species has characters similar to allied species in the genus Ochroconis, but differs in conidial dimensions and shape. Phylogenetic analyses using nuclear ribosomal DNA gene ITS and protein coding gene BT2 revealed it clustering as monophyletic clade which was separated from known Ochroconis species. New species was isolated from leaf surface of medicinal plant Helicteris isora L.

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Morphological and molecular characterization of Cucullanus hainanensis sp. nov. (Ascaridida: Cucullanidae) from Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker) (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) in the South China Sea

Acta Parasitologica ◽

10.2478/s11686-014-0303-6 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 59 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zhen Xu ◽

Lu-Ping Zhang ◽

Liang Li

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

South China Sea ◽

South China ◽

Small Subunit ◽

The South China Sea ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

The South ◽

China Sea ◽

Second Internal Transcribed Spacer

AbstractCucullanus hainanensis sp. nov., collected from Muraenichthys gymnopterus (Bleeker) (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae) in the South China Sea, was described using both light and scanning electron microscopy. The new species can be readily distinguished from its congeners by the large pseudobuccal capsule, the position of excretory pore and deirids, the length of spicules (0.64–0.76 mm, 5.84–6.67% of body length) and gubernaculum (0.21–0.24 mm), the number and arrangement of caudal papillae and the particular morphology of cloacal region in male. The new species was also characterized using molecular methods by sequencing and analysing the small subunit (18S) and the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA). In addition, Cucullanus muraenesocis (Yin et Zhang, 1983) was regarded a homonym of C. muraenesocis Yamaguti, 1961, and a new name, Cucullanus wangi nom. nov. was given to it.

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A new species of squat lobster of the genus Hendersonida (Crustacea, Decapoda, Munididae) from Papua New Guinea

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.935.51931 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 935 ◽

pp. 25-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paula C. RodrÍguez-Flores ◽

Enrique Macpherson ◽

Annie Machordom

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

16S Rrna ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Sequence Divergence ◽

New Guinea ◽

Genetic Distances ◽

Sister Species ◽

Squat Lobster ◽

A New Species

Hendersonida parvirostrissp. nov. is described from Papua New Guinea. The new species can be distinguished from the only other species of the genus, H. granulata (Henderson, 1885), by the fewer spines on the dorsal carapace surface, the shape of the rostrum and supraocular spines, the antennal peduncles, and the length of the walking legs. Pairwise genetic distances estimated using the 16S rRNA and COI DNA gene fragments indicated high levels of sequence divergence between the new species and H. granulata. Phylogenetic analyses, however, recovered both species as sister species, supporting monophyly of the genus.

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Morphological and molecular data on a new species of Plagiorhynchus Lühe, 1911 (Acanthocephala: Plagiorhynchidae) from the long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) from northern Mexico

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x19000543 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. García-Varela ◽

J.-K. Park ◽

J.S. Hernández-Orts ◽

C.D. Pinacho-Pinacho

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Marine Mammals ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Small Subunit ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Northern Mexico ◽

Numenius Americanus ◽

A New Species

Abstract A new species of the genus Plagiorhynchus Lühe, 1911 from the intestine of the long-billed curlew (Numenius americanus) from northern Mexico is described. Plagiorhynchus (Plagiorhynchus) aznari n. sp. is morphologically distinguished from other congeneric species from the Americas by having a trunk expanded anteriorly and a cylindrical proboscis, armed with 19 longitudinal rows of hooks, with 14–15 hooks each row. Nearly complete sequences of the small subunit and large subunit of the nuclear ribosomal DNA of the new species were determined and compared with available sequences from GenBank. Phylogenetic analyses inferred from the two molecular markers consistently showed that P. (Plagiorhynchus) aznari n. sp. is closely related to P. (Plagiorhynchus) allisonae, and this clade is sister to a clade formed by P. (Prosthorhynchus) transversus and P. (Prosthorhynchus) cylindraceus from Plagiorhynchidae. The new species represents the second record of the genus in Mexico and the fourth species in the Americas. The phylogenetic relationships among the members of the order Polymorphida in this study provide significant insights into the evolution of ecological associations between parasites and their definitive hosts. Our analyses suggest that the colonization of marine mammals, fish-eating birds and waterfowl in Polymorphidae might have occurred independently, from a common ancestor of Centrorhynchidae and Plagiorhynchidae that colonized terrestrial birds and mammals.

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Morphological and molecular evidence reveals a new species of Lyperosomum Looss, 1899 (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae) from Melanerpes aurifrons (Wagler, 1829) from northern Mexico

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x20000425 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 94 ◽

Author(s):

M.T. González-García ◽

M.P. Ortega-Olivares ◽

L. Andrade-Gómez ◽

M. García-Varela

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Bootstrap Support ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

Congeneric Species ◽

Northern Mexico ◽

A New Species ◽

Cox 1

Abstract A new species of the genus Lyperosomum Looss, 1899, from the intestine of the golden-fronted woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons) from northern Mexico is described. Lyperosomum cuauhxinqui sp. n. is morphologically distinguished from other congeneric species from the Americas by a higher oral/ventral sucker ratio and its body length and width. The sequences of domains D1–D3 of the large subunit (LSU) of nuclear ribosomal DNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox 1) from the mitochondrial DNA of the new species were obtained and compared with available sequences from GenBank. The genetic divergence estimated between the new species and other congeneric species ranged from 2 to 6% and 13.4 to 17.3% for LSU and cox 1, respectively. Phylogenetic analyses based on the two (LSU and cox 1) molecular markers consistently showed that L. cuauhxinqui sp. n. was nested within the genus Lyperosomum, with strong bootstrap support (100%) and Bayesian posterior probabilities (1.0). In particular, the LSU tree indicated that the sequence of the new species is closely related to sequences from Zonorchis alveyi, Zonorchis delectans and Zonorchis sp. from Central America, suggesting that these sequences should be transferred to the genus Lyperosomum. The new species represents the first record from Mexico and the fifth species identified in the Americas. Our study also revealed that the taxonomy of the genus Lyperosomum should be re-examined by combining molecular, morphological and ecological characteristics.

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Morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses revealed a new Calocybe (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) species from northeast China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.490.2.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 490 (2) ◽

pp. 203-210

Author(s):

JIZE XU ◽

XIAODONG YU ◽

CHUNLAN ZHANG ◽

YU LI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Northeast China ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Large Subunit ◽

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Nuclear Ribosomal Dna ◽

Full Description ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

A new species, Calocybe decurrens, is illustrated and described in detail based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analyses. Calocybe decurrens is mainly characterized by its decurrent gills and by its stipe that discolors upon maturation. Molecular phylogenetic analyses were based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2) and the large subunit of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrLSU) sequences. The results indicated that its affiliation is in genus Calocybe, where it occupies an isolated position. A full description, color images, illustrations and a phylogenetic tree to show the placement of the new species are provided.

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Lecanographa atlantica (Arthoniales, Lecanographaceae), a widespread and conspicuous but still undescribed lichen-forming fungus

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.472.2.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 472 (2) ◽

pp. 147-158

Author(s):

Damien Ertz ◽

Pieter P. G. Van den Boom

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Volcanic Rocks ◽

Type Specimen ◽

Cape Verde ◽

European Continent ◽

Widespread Distribution ◽

A New Species

Lecanographa farinosa was considered to be a lichen inhabiting coastal rocks of the Mediterranean region and to possess psoromic and conpsoromic acids as major secondary metabolites. A revision of its type specimen from Germany proved that the species has been misunderstood. In this paper, L. farinosa is shown to have a thallus containing confluentic and 2’-O-methylmicrophyllinic acids and to have a different ecology and distribution. A revision of previous reports of L. farinosa from continental Portugal and the study of recent specimens of Lecanographa cf. farinosa from the Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde and continental Portugal revealed a new species described as L. atlantica. Moreover, reports of L. dialeuca from France (Brittany) and of L. subgrumulosa from the Azores are considered misidentifications of L. atlantica. This latter has thus a widespread distribution ranging from the Azores to the Atlantic coast of the European continent where it inhabits volcanic rocks near the sea. Lecanographa atlantica is characterized by a whitish to cream coloured thallus, usually rounded or oblong to shortly lirelliform and white pruinose ascomata with a widely exposed hymenial disc and thin margin, (3–)5–7-septate ascospores of (16–)18.9–23(–26) × (3–)3.4–4(–4.5) µm, and a chemistry including at least 2’-O-methylperlatolic acid but lacking confluentic and 2’-O-methylmicrophyllinic acids. Psoromic acid is sometimes present in L. atlantica but its origin is unclear. Phylogenetic analyses using nuLSU sequences place L. atlantica as sister to L. hypothallina.

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Dirina Mexicana, a New Species from the Sonoran Desert of Mexico

The Lichenologist ◽

10.1006/lich.1995.0024 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 255-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. Tehler ◽

G. B. Feige ◽

H. T. Lumbsch

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sonoran Desert ◽

Mediterranean Region ◽

Western Mediterranean ◽

A New Species

AbstractDirina mexicana Tehler from the western coasts of Mexico is proposed as a new species. It mostly resembles D. immersa and D. insulana from the western mediterranean region in Europe.

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A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray (Squamata; Gekkonidae) from the Thai Highlands with a discussion on the evolution of habitat preference

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4852.4.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4852 (4) ◽

pp. 401-427

Author(s):

L. LEE GRISMER ◽

ATTAPOL RUJIRAWAN ◽

KORKHWAN TERMPRAYOON ◽

NATEE AMPAI ◽

SIRIPORN YODTHONG ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Habitat Preference ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Mitochondrial Gene ◽

Sequence Divergence ◽

Color Pattern ◽

Nadh Dehydrogenase Subunit 2 ◽

Collection Data ◽

Habitat Generalist ◽

Clade 1

A new gekkonid lizard, Cyrtodactylus maelanoi sp. nov., from Mae Hong Son Province of the Thai Highlands is described using an integrative taxonomic analysis based on morphology, color pattern, and the mitochondrial gene NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) and its flanking tRNAs. Phylogenetic analyses place the new species within clade 1 of the C. sinyineensis group and as the sister species to C. inthanon with an uncorrected pairwise sequence divergence of 3.9%. Collection data gathered in the field indicate that C. maelanoi sp. nov. is a habitat generalist. Reconstruction of the ancestral habitat preference for the C. sinyineensis group by way of stochasitc character mapping (SCM) indicates that karstic environments were the ancestral condition out of which the general habitat preference of the ancestor of C. maelanoi sp. nov. and C. inthanon and that of C. amphipetreaus and C. doisuthep evolved three times independently. Additionally, SCM demonstrated that the evolution of a granitic habitat preference from a karst-adapted ancestor happened in C. aequalis. The discovery of a new upland species in the Thai Highlands brings into focus the understudied nature of the mountain systems of western Thailand and the need for their continued exploration and conservation.

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