scholarly journals First record of Octomacrum europaeum Roman et Bychowsky, 1956 on the gills of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) in north-eastern Europe

2012 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-188
Author(s):  
E. Dzika
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
First Time

AbstractOctomacrum europaeum (Monogenea: Octomacridae) was collected, for the first time in north-eastern Europe, from the gills of spirlin (Alburnoides bipunctatus). Morphometric characters were compared with those of other populations and conform to the original description of the species.

First record of the genus Discotylenchus Siddiqi, 1980 (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from Iran, with description of one new and data on two known species

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3493 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
RAZIEH GHAEMI ◽  
EBRAHIM POURJAM ◽  
MOHAMMAD REZA ATIGHI ◽  
MAJID PEDRAM ◽  
GERRIT KARSSEN
Keyword(s):  
Tail Length ◽  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Lateral Field ◽  
Original Population ◽  
Stylet Length ◽  
First Time ◽  
Labial Disc

The genus Discotylenchus is reported for the first time from Iran. Discotylenchus iranicus n. sp. is described and illustratedbased on morphological and morphometric characters. The new species is characterized by a combination of the followingmorphological features: lip region continuous and smooth, tapering to an offset prominent labial disc, lateral field withfour incisures, stylet length of 14–15μm, vulva position at 70.8–76.5 %, tail length of 81–100μm, conoid with a roundedtip and presence of males. The Iranian population of D. brevicaudatus shows a wider morphometric range compared tothe original description and the male of this species is described for the first time. The morphological characters and range of morphometric data of D. discretus are in full agreement with the original population.

Morphological variation in Xenoxybelis boulengeri (Procter, 1923) (Serpentes, Xenodontinae, Philodryadini)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1743 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANA LÚCIA DA COSTA PRUDENTE ◽  
MÁRCIO ANDRÉ AMORIM DA SILVA ◽  
WÁLDIMA ALVES DA ROCHA ◽  
FRANCISCO LUÍS FRANCO
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Variation ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Permit Allocation ◽  
Scientific Collections ◽  
First Time ◽  
Molecular Characters

The genus Xenoxybelis contains two species, X. argenteus and X. boulengeri, characterized by semi-arboreal habits and an extremely thin rostral area, classified in the subfamily Xenodontinae (Colubridae). Xenoxybelis boulengeri is considered a rare species and is poorly represented in scientific collections. Its external morphology is known only from the original description and seven other specimens. In this study, twenty additional specimens were examined from the Brazilian states of Acre, Amazonas and Rondônia. Variation in meristic and morphometric characters are described, and new characters are incorporated in a revised diagnosis of the species. Illustrations and a description of the hemipenes of X. boulengeri are presented for the first time. Analysis of morphological and molecular characters permit allocation of Xenoxybelis to the tribe Phylodryadini, together with Ditaxodon, Philodryas, Pseudablabes and Tropidodryas.

scholarly journals Whalesuckers and a spinner dolphin bonded for weeks: does host fidelity pay off?

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Martins Silva-Jr ◽  
Ivan Sazima
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Host Fidelity ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
Eastern Brazil ◽  
Individual Host ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Fernando De Noronha ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Spinner Dolphins ◽  
First Time

The whalesucker Remora australis (Echeneidae) is an oceanic diskfish found attached to cetaceans only and its habits are therefore poorly known. At the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off North-eastern Brazil, spinner dolphins Stenella longirostris (Delphinidae) regularly congregate in large groups in a shallow bay, which allows for underwater observations of their behaviour and their fish associates. In the course of a broader study of this elusive diskfish, we had the opportunity to made multiple records of two whalesucker couples (three of the fish naturally marked) attached to the same individual dolphin in two different years, over periods of 47 and 87 days respectively. In all the sightings the whalesucker individuals of a couple were recorded side-by-side and positioned on their host’s belly. We surmise that at least one of the couples was a reproductive pair, as the belly of the larger fish was noticeably swollen in the last sighting, and the bulge on its belly was bilateral and extended almost uniformly to the vent, a strong indication of fully mature gonads. Moreover, its size matched those of the mature females of this diskfish species. To our knowledge, this is the first time that attachment fidelity of the whalesucker to any cetacean host is documented in the wild. We hypothesize that attachment fidelity to the same individual host increases the whalesucker’s chance to mate, and suggest further that the highly social nature of the spinner dolphins facilitates encounters between potential mating partners. Our study indicates that host fidelity possibly is not an uncommon feature of the whalesucker behaviour, albeit difficult to recognise. In one of the above recorded whalesuckers the natural marking was a crescentic scar characteristic of the wounds inflicted by the cookiecutter Isistius brasiliensis (Dalatiidae), a first record of the attack of this shark to any diskfish species.

scholarly journals First record of Scleroderma polyrhizum Pers. (Gasteromycetes) from Brazil

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuri Goulart Baseia ◽  
Adauto Ivo Milanez
Keyword(s):  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Cerrado Vegetation ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Microscopic Features ◽  
Caryocar Brasiliense ◽  
First Time

The ectomycorrhizal, gasteroid fungus, Scleroderma polyrhizum is recorded from Brazil for the first time, growing under Caryocar brasiliense Camb. (Caryocaraceae) a widespread native tree of the Brazilian "cerrado" vegetation. Macro and microscopic features were described using basidiocarps from fresh and dried material treated according to the traditional methodology for Gasteromycetes. The characteristics of the material were close to those of the original description given by Persoon. All material collected was associated with roots of C brasiliense.

First record of Embolemus tauricus (Hymenoptera: Embolemidae) at continental Ukraine

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-40
Author(s):  
K.V. Martynova ◽  
A.V. Martynov
Keyword(s):  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Check List ◽  
Present Contribution ◽  
Fossil Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Western Ukraine ◽  
First Time ◽  
World Fauna

Embolemidae is a small family of chrysidoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Chrysidoidea) understudied in Ukraine. The cosmopolitan genus Embolemus is shown comprising only 32 extant and 2 fossil species in the world fauna: the actual check-list for the genus is given. Only two species had been previously registered in Ukraine. Embolemus ruddii was recorded at Western Ukraine and Crimea, and E. tauricus was described from Crimea based on a single specimen collected at 1910. In present contribution E. tauricus is recorded for continental Ukraine for the first time from the Zaporizhia Region. The specimen collected almost fully correspond to the original description of the species, differing only in the small features of coloration. The habitat of E. tauricus is briefly described.

The first record of genus Gryllomorpha Fieber in Romania (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Gryllomorphinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4543 (4) ◽  
pp. 581
Author(s):  
IONUȚ ȘTEFAN IORGU ◽  
DRAGAN CHOBANOV ◽  
MARIUS SKOLKA ◽  
RĂZVAN ZAHARIA ◽  
ELENA IULIA IORGU
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
First Time

Although the fauna of Dobrogea (south-eastern Romania and north-eastern Bulgaria) is relatively well studied, the discovery of a crevice cricket was quite unexpected. Described from Ukraine and known to occur in Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Kazakhstan and possibly Uzbekistan, Gryllomorpha miramae is now recorded for the first time in Romania. 

scholarly journals Steneotarsonemus ananas (Acari: Tarsonemidae): a complementary description from Australian pineapples and a new pest on Neoregelia spp. (Bromeliaceae) in Costa Rica

Acarologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 802-823
Author(s):  
Hugo Aguilar-Piedra ◽  
Ana María Solano-Guevara ◽  
Owen D. Seeman ◽  
Ronald Ochoa
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Pest

The pineapple tarsonemid mite Steneotarsonemus ananas (Tryon), 1898 is associated with pineapple around the world, including Costa Rica. Here, we report its association with Neoregelia sp. (Bromeliaceae) for the first time. These mites damaged the plantlets considerably, affecting the esthetic quality of the product and thus causing economic losses to the local growers. This discovery prompted us to redescribe the adult females and males from the type host and locality (pineapple in Queensland, Australia) and compare it with the original description, subsequent descriptions, and material collected from the USA, Costa Rica, and Colombia on pineapple, Neoregelia, and an unidentified bromeliad. Further specimens from pineapple in Guatemala were identified as the same species and represent the first record for this country. We concur with previous observations that the original description by Tryon is not the same species in subsequent descriptions. We tentatively consider all specimens examined the same as those described as S. ananas in succeeding descriptions, i.e., Steneotarsonemus ananas Tryon sensu Beer.

scholarly journals FIRST RECORD OF CALCAREOUS GREEN ALGAE (DASYCLADALES, HALIMEDACEAE) FROM THE PALEOCENE CHEHEL KAMAN FORMATION OF NORTH-EASTERN IRAN (KOPET-DAGH BASIN)

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-64
Author(s):  
FELIX SCHLAGINTWEIT ◽  
KOOROSH RASHIDI ◽  
ABDOLMAJID MOSAVINIA
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Green Algae ◽  
Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
First Record ◽  
Larger Benthic Foraminifera ◽  
Eastern Iran ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Kopet Dagh ◽  
First Time ◽  
Upper Paleocene

The micropalaeontological inventory of the shallow-water carbonates of the Paleocene Chehel-Kaman Formation cropping out in the Kopet-Dagh Basin of north-eastern Iran is poorly known. New sampling has evidenced for the first time the occurrence of layers with abundant calcareous green algae including Dasycladales and Halimedaceae. The following dasycladalean taxa have been observed: Jodotella veslensis Morellet & Morellet, Cymopolia cf. mayaense Johnson & Kaska, Neomeris plagnensis Deloffre, Thyrsoporella-Trinocladus, Uteria aff. merienda (Elliott) and Acicularia div. sp. The studied section is devoid of larger benthic foraminifera and can be referred to the middle-upper Paleocene (SBZ 2-4) due to the presence of Rahaghia khorassanica (Rahaghi). Some of the dasycladalean taxa are herein reported for the first time not only from Iran but also the Central Neotethyan realm.

A revision and first record of the genus Oxyina Hollis, 1975 (Acrididae: Oxyinae) from India, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4985 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
TAJAMUL HASSAN BABA ◽  
MOHD. KAMIL USMANI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Original Description ◽  
First Record ◽  
Extensive Survey ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Oxyina make up a total of three known species and a new species. In the present study an extensive survey was carried out from August, 2018 to September, 2020. The collected specimens comprehend all the three species viz., Oxyina bidentata, Oxyina sinobidentata, Oxyina javana and a new species: Oxyina kashmira n. sp. is illustrated. Oxyina javana is rediscovered, as this species has never been reported since its original description. On account of this, genus Oxyina now includes four species. Moreover the genus Oxyina is being reported first time from India. Principally based on genitalic characters, a brief diagnosis and a key to the species is provided.

First record of chlorophyte Nephroselmis pyriformis from the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea coast

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elif Eker-Develi
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Live Cells ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
The North ◽  
Video Images ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sea Coast

Nephroselmis pyriformis(N. Carter) Ettl is reported for the first time from the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea coast. The species was isolated from the samples collected on 21 September 2013. The morphology of live cells is described based on light microscopy. Photographic and video images of the species are also presented.

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