Leptochelia Vatulelensis (Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western Pacific

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Modest Guţu ◽  
Thomas Iliffe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The South ◽  
Anchialine Caves ◽  
A New Species

Leptochelia Vatulelensis(Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western PacificLeptochelia vatulelensisn. sp., discovered on the small islands of Vatulele (Fijian group) and Ouvéa (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia), is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from the others of the"Leptochelia-dubiagroup" (to which it is generally similar) by the following combination of morphological characteristics: (1) the presence of three to four distal setae on the maxilliped basis; (2) merus of pereopods III and IV with only a distosternal seta; (3) endopod of the uropods formed of four (rarely three) articles; (4) males with two (sometimes three) relatively short aesthetascs on the first five articles of the antennular flagellum; (5) male cheliped with a diminished dimorphism; (6) males with a vertical comb-row of setae on the cheliped propodus. Although it inhabits inland, anchialine caves, the new species lacks morphological features that are characteristic of some cave species.

A new species of the genus Tricholapita nom. nov. and stat. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4858 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-94
Author(s):  
JESÚS GÓMEZ-ZURITA ◽  
LEONARDO PLATANIA ◽  
ANABELA CARDOSO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Leaf Beetle ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The South ◽  
Generic Status ◽  
A New Species

Tricholapita Gómez-Zurita and Cardoso nom. nov. is proposed as the replacement name for the leaf beetle taxon Lapita Gómez-Zurita and Cardoso, 2014, nec Bickel, 2002. Moreover, the rank of Tricholapita stat. nov. is elevated from subgenus of Taophila Heller, 1916 to generic status. Phylogenetic evidence based on mtDNA rrnS sequences and diagnostic morphological characters reveals a new species from the south of Grande Terre in New Caledonia, which is described: Tricholapita reidi sp. nov. 

scholarly journals A new species of the sponge Raspailia (Raspaxilla) (Porifera: Demospongiae: Axinellida: Raspailiidae) from deep seamounts of the Western Pacific

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (2) ◽  
pp. 379
Author(s):  
MERRICK EKINS ◽  
CÉCILE DEBITUS ◽  
DIRK ERPENBECK ◽  
JOHN N.A. HOOPER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Axial Skeleton ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Raspailia (Raspaxilla) frondosa sp. nov. is described from the deep seamounts of the Norfolk and New Caledonia Ridges. The morphology of the species resembles that of a frond or a fern, and its unique highly compressed axial skeleton of interlaced spongin fibres without spicules in combination with a radial extra axial skeleton of a perpendicular palisade of spicules, differentiate it from all other species of the subgenus. This species is compared morphologically to all 18 other valid species described in Raspailia (Raspaxilla). 

Bituminaria kyreniae (Fabaceae), a new species from Northern Cyprus

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 220 (3) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianpietro Giusso del Galdo ◽  
Cristian Brullo ◽  
Salvatore Brullo ◽  
Salvatore Cambria ◽  
Pietro Minissale
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
The South ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
Micro Morphology ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Seed Testa

Bituminaria kyreniae is described and illustrated as a new species to science from northern Cyprus. It is an obligate chasmophyte growing on the south-facing carbonatic cliffs of Kyrenia range. Diagnostic morphological features, micro-morphology of pod and seed testa, ecology, conservation status, and chorology of the new species are provided. Besides, its relationships with the currently recognized species belonging to the genus Bituminaria are also examined.

A new species of the coral associated barnacle (Thoracica: Pyrgomatidae: Pyrgoma) from a deep-sea oculinid coral in New Caledonian waters

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4695 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-44
Author(s):  
HYUN KYONG KIM ◽  
BENNY K.K. CHAN ◽  
LAURE CORBARI ◽  
PAULA A. RODRIGUEZ MORENO ◽  
YAIR ACHITUV ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
The South ◽  
Mitochondrial Markers ◽  
12S Rdna ◽  
Molecular Information ◽  
A New Species

The present study describes a new species of Pyrgoma Leach, 1817, a coral associated barnacle attached to Tubastrea, from the south of New Caledonia. Pyrgoma spurtruncata sp. nov. is morphologically close to P. cancellatum Leach, 1818, P. japonica Weltner, 1897 and P. kuri Hoek, 1913 in the absence of extended tergal muscle crests. Pyrgoma cancellatum and P. kuri have a shallow, fully open, medial furrow of the tergal spur, whereas in P. spurtruncata sp. nov. the medial furrow is deeper and closed. Pyrgoma spurtruncata sp. nov. differs from P. japonica Weltner, 1897 in the width of the tergal spur and the length of the rostral tooth of the scutum. Phylogenetic analyses based on two mitochondrial markers, 12S rDNA and COI, confirm a unique, distinct clade of P. spurtruncata sp. nov. among the current available molecular information regarding Pyrgoma species. 

A new species of Lagis (Annelida: Polychaeta: Pectinariidae) from Korean waters

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4227 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
HYUN KI CHOI ◽  
TAE WON JUNG ◽  
SEONG MYEONG YOON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Korean Waters ◽  
Intertidal Habitats ◽  
A New Species

A new pectinariid polychaete, Lagis plurihamus sp. nov., is reported from intertidal habitats in the southern and western coasts of Korea. Lagis plurihamus sp. nov. is clearly distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological features: the cephalic veil bears usually 10–15 cirri; two pairs of thoracic branchiae are present on the segments 3 and 4; the scaphe is robust with 9–14 delicate scaphal hooks; the scaphal anal flap has a dorsal anal cirrus and fringed margin. Previously described species of Lagis from East Asia, L. bocki (Hessle, 1917) and L. crenulatus Sun & Qiu 2012 together with the newly described species L. plurihamus sp. nov., all have both short, recurved notochaetae with bordered serrations and long, straight notochaetae with fine serrations. We provide detailed description and illustrations with SEM photographs for the new species. A revised key to all Lagis species is also provided with a comparison of the morphological characteristics of them. 

A new species of Alvinocaris (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Alvinocarididae) from hydrothermal vents in the Izu-Bonin and Mariana Arcs, north-western Pacific

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Retori Hiraoka ◽  
Tomoyuki Komai ◽  
Shinji Tsuchida
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Posterior Margin ◽  
Hydrothermal Vents ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species ◽  
North Western Pacific

AbstractA new species of the caridean genus Alvinocaris, A. marimonte sp. nov., is described and illustrated on the basis of specimens collected from hydrothermal vents at three locations in Izu-Bonin and Mariana Arcs of the north-western Pacific Ocean, Myojin Knoll (1224 m depth), NW Eifuku (1574–1582 m depth) and NW Rota seamounts (525 m depth). It is the 17th species assigned to Alvinocaris, and differs from all other congeneric species in several morphological characteristics derived from the rostrum length and armature, the carapace armature, the shape of the posterior margin of the telson and the armature of the third and fourth pereopods. Results of molecular phylogenetic analyses based on partial sequences of the mitochondrial COI and nuclear ITS-I genes compared between specimens of A. marimonte sp. nov. and other known species of Alvinocaris supported our recognition of the new species, although available data are still limited. Alvinocaris marimonte sp. nov. is represented by two morphotypes, distinguished by the armature of the posterior margin of the telson (spines vs plumose setae), which were not detected as separate species by the molecular analysis. Our discovery of the intraspecific variation in the armature of the posterior margin of the telson led us to reassess diagnostic characters used to distinguish species within the genus Alvinocaris.

A review of the Lepocreadiidae (Digenea, Lepocreadioidea) from fishes of the waters around New Caledonia

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Bray ◽  
Jean-Lou Justine
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Anterior Part ◽  
Host Record ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
New Host ◽  
New Host Record ◽  
Terminal Genitalia ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe lepocreadiid fauna of New Caledonia is reported and discussed and a new species and several new host and locality records presented. Hypoporus plataxi sp. nov. from Platax teira is described and distinguished from its only congener by its terminal genitalia, the structure of the anterior part of the alimentary system and other morphological features. New host and locality records and a description are given of Lepotrema cf. clavatum Ozaki, 1932 in Sufflamen fraenatum. New host and locality records are given of Lobatocreadium exiguum (Manter, 1963) in Pseudobalistes fuscus, which is also reported in the known hosts Abalistes filamentosus and Sufflamen fraenatum. New host and locality records are given of Opisthogonoporus amadai Yamaguti, 1937 in Branchiostegus wardi. A new host record is made for Holorchis plectorhynchi Durio et Manter, 1968 in Diagramma pictum. New records in New Caledonian waters are of Bulbocirrus aulostomiYamaguti, 1965 in Aulostomus chinensis, Echeneidocoelium indicum Simha et Pershad, 1964 in Echeneis naucrates, Lepidapedoides kalikali Yamaguti, 1970 in Pristipomoides auricilla, Neomultitestis aspidogastriformis Bray et Cribb, 2003 in Platax teira, Opechona bacillaris (Molin, 1859) in Rastrelliger kanagurta, Prodistomum keyam Bray et Cribb, 1996 in Monodactylus argenteus and Pseudopisthogonoporus vitellosus (Pritchard, 1963) in Naso brevirostris and N. annulatus. New metrical data are presented for Holorchis castex Bray et Justine, 2007 in Diagramma pictum, Hypocreadium patellareYamaguti, 1938 in Sufflamen fraenatum, Intusatrium robustum Durio et Manter, 1968 in Bodianus loxozonus and B. perditio and Lepidapedoides angustus Bray, Cribb et Barker, 1996 in Epinephelus chlorostigma, E. fasciatus, E. maculatus and E. retouti. Literature records are included and the fauna in general discussed.

scholarly journals A new species in the genus Acartia Dana, 1846 (Crustacea, Copepoda, Calanoida, Acartiidae) from the South Pacific coastal waters of Nadi Bay, Fiji

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 893 ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Seunghan Lee ◽  
Ho Young Soh ◽  
Wonchoel Lee
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
The South ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Terminal Spine ◽  
Outer Seta ◽  
A New Species

A new species in the genus Acartia, Acartia nadiensissp. nov., is described from Fijian coastal waters. This species belongs to the subgenus Odontacartia based on the following morphological features: presence of a rostral filaments, a pointed process on the last prosomite, a serrated terminal spine on female P5, and the absence of a protrusion on the basis of the male right P5. This new species can be differentiated from its congeners by the combination of the absence of a spine on the first segment of the antennules, the short outer seta of female P5, and a medial spine on the exp-2 of the left male P5. Phylogenetic analyses using mitochondrial COI partial sequences show that the new species is distinct from its congeners.

New species of Parapinnanema (Nematoda: Chromadoridae) are described, with a discussion of the genus

1994 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Gourbault ◽  
M Vincx
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Marine Sediments ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Buccal Cavity ◽  
The South ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
A New Species

Parapinnanema bableti sp. nov. is described from marine sediments from Polynesian coral reefs. Detailed information is given on the ultrastructure of the cuticle and the buccal cavity. Similar ultrastructures are observed in P. ritae sp. nov., a new species described from mangroves in Guadeloupe, and P. alii (Murphy), recorded in large numbers from the south-western lagoon in New Caledonia. P. rhipsoides sp. nov. is also described from the mangroves in Guadeloupe. The homogeneity of Parapinnanema is discussed.

scholarly journals Salmoneus kekovae, a new species of alpheid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea) from the south-western coast of Turkey

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. GRIPPA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Western Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
Gobiid Fish ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Alpheid Shrimp

A new species of Salmoneus collected in Turkish waters is described. It appears to live in burrows associated with gobiid fish or thalassinidean decapods, as do other species in the genus. Previously, twenty Salmoneus species have been recognised worldwide, two of which are known from the Mediterranean. Some morphological features are discussed in order to determine their taxonomic value. A table summarises the geographical distribution of the 21 species currently recognised.

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