Eriobotrya fusca sp. nov. (Rosaceae) from Yunnan province, China

Eriobotrya fusca Kuan ex Gao & Idrees, belonging to the family Rosaceae, a new species from Yunnan Province, China is described and illustrated based on both morphological and molecular data. The new species resembles closely morphologically to E. salwinensis Hand.-Mazz., but differs from it by having elliptic-oblong or oblong-ovate leaves, fewer pairs of lateral veins (12 - 15), lanceolate bracteoles, absent of pedicels, peduncles ca. 10 mm long, both densely brown tomentose, suborbicular petals with emarginate apices, triangular sepals with acute apices, and styles that are connate at their base. The phylogenetic analysis based on nrDNA ITS sequences confirmed the distinctiveness of this new species.

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Description of a new species of Auriculostoma (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from Characidium heirmostigmata (Characiformes: Crenuchidae) from Argentina, using morphological and molecular data

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x21000109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

Author(s):

M.M. Montes ◽

J. Barneche ◽

Y. Croci ◽

D. Balcazar ◽

A. Almirón ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

National Park ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

28S Rrna ◽

The Family ◽

Parasitological Survey ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Abstract During a parasitological survey of fishes at Iguazu National Park, Argentina, specimens belonging to the allocreadiid genus Auriculostoma were collected from the intestine of Characidium heirmostigmata. The erection of the new species is based on a unique combination of morphological traits as well as on phylogenetic analysis. Auriculostoma guacurarii n. sp. resembles four congeneric species – Auriculostoma diagonale, Auriculostoma platense, Auriculostoma tica and Auriculostoma totonacapanensis – in having smooth and oblique testes, but can be distinguished by a combination of several morphological features, hosts association and geographic distribution. Morphologically, the new species can be distinguished from both A. diagonale and A. platense by the egg size (bigger in the first and smaller in the last); from A. tica by a shorter body length, the genital pore position and the extension of the caeca; and from A. totonacapanensis by the size of the oral and ventral sucker and the post-testicular space. Additionally, one specimen of Auriculostoma cf. stenopteri from the characid Charax stenopterus (Characiformes) from La Plata River, Argentina, was sampled and the partial 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that A. guacurarii n. sp. clustered with A. tica and these two as sister taxa to A. cf. stenopteri. The new species described herein is the tenth species in the genus and the first one parasitizing a member of the family Crenuchidae.

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A new species of Clavariadelphus (Basidiomycota: Clavariadelphaceae) from China based on morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.447.1.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 447 (1) ◽

pp. 61-67

Author(s):

LU XIA ◽

LI FAN

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

North China ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Its Sequences ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Clavariadelphus griseoclavus sp. nov. is described and illustrated from North China. Morphologically, the new species is distinguished from other Clavariadelphus species by its grey to greyish basidiomata. Molecular phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequences is provided and supports the establishment of the new species.

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A new species of Allocetraria (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) in China

The Lichenologist ◽

10.1017/s0024282914000528 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 31-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rui-Fang WANG ◽

Xin-Li WEI ◽

Jiang-Chun WEI

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Lower Surface ◽

Its Sequences ◽

Nrdna Its ◽

Continuous Line ◽

Lower Side ◽

A New Species

AbstractAllocetraria yunnanensis R. F. Wang, X. L. Wei & J. C. Wei is described as a new species from the Yunnan Province of China, and is characterized by having a shiny upper surface, strongly wrinkled lower surface, and marginal pseudocyphellae present on the lower side in the form of a white continuous line or spot. The phylogenetic analysis based on nrDNA ITS sequences suggests that the new species is related to A. sinensis X. Q. Gao.

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A new species of Cynomops (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from the northwestern slope of the Andes

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mammalia-2020-0068 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Daniela Arenas-Viveros ◽

Pamela Sánchez-Vendizú ◽

Alan Giraldo ◽

Jorge Salazar-Bravo

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Mtdna Sequences ◽

The Andes ◽

Western Side ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species ◽

Lines Of Evidence

Abstract The systematics and taxonomy of the broadly distributed bats of the genus Cynomops has changed considerably in the last few years. Among the major changes, Cynomops abrasus was split into two species of large-bodied forms (Cynomops mastivus and C. abrasus) distributed east of the Andes. However, large Colombian specimens identified as C. abrasus from the western side of the Andes had yet to be included in any revisionary work. Phylogenetic analysis performed in this study, using mtDNA sequences (Cytochrome-b), revealed that these Colombian individuals are more closely related to Cynomops greenhalli. Morphological and molecular data allowed us to recognize populations from western Colombia, western Ecuador and northwestern Peru, as members of a new species of Cynomops. Characters that allow for its differentiation from C. greenhalli include a larger forearm, paler but more uniform ventral pelage, more globular braincase, and well-developed zygomatic processes of the maxilla (almost reaching the postorbital constriction). This study serves as another example of the importance of including multiple lines of evidence in the recognition of a new species. Given its rarity and the advanced transformation of its habitat, this new species is particularly important from a conservation perspective.

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The genus Xylaria (Xylariaceae) in the south of China—6. A new Xylaria species based on morphological and molecular characters

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.147.2.2 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 147 (2) ◽

pp. 48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

HAI-XIA MA ◽

LARISSA VASILYEVA ◽

YU LI

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Its Sequences ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Nrdna Its ◽

Undescribed Species ◽

The South ◽

A New Species ◽

Molecular Characters

Xylaria fusispora, an undescribed species of Xylaria (Xylariales, Xylariaceae), is described and illustrated as a new species based on collections from Guizhou Province, China. Both morphology and phylogenetic analysis of nrDNA ITS sequences support the establishment of this new species. The fungus is characterized by its fusoid-equilateral ascospores and an ascus apical ring not bluing in Melzer’s reagent. The differences between the new species and the related fungi are discussed.

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Cymbidium xichouense (Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae), a new species from China: evidence from morphological and molecular data

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.484.3.4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 484 (3) ◽

pp. 291-297

Author(s):

XINYU XU ◽

CHANG-CHUN DING ◽

WENQI HU ◽

XIA YU ◽

YU ZHENG ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Plastid Dna ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Morphological Evidence ◽

The Status ◽

Nuclear Its ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

A new species of Cymbidium (Orchidaceae), Cymbidium xichouense, from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological evidence and molecular analyses. The new orchid is morphologically similar to C. qinbeiense, but it has several morphological features that distinguish it from C. qiubeinense and all other recognized species in Cymbidium. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear (ITS) and plastid DNA (matK) were conducted, and the results also supported the status of C. xichouense as a new species, which is sister to C. qiubeiense.

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Paris lihengiana (Melanthiaceae: Parideae), a new species from Yunnan, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.392.1.4 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 392 (1) ◽

pp. 45 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ZHUN XU ◽

NENG WEI ◽

YING TAN ◽

SHUAI PENG ◽

VERONICAH MUTELE NGUMBAU ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Leaf Surface ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Abaxial Leaf Surface ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Plastid Markers ◽

A New Species

Paris lihengiana (Melanthiaceae), a new species from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated based on evidence from morphological characters and molecular phylogeny. It differs from other species of Paris in its pubescent stem, pedicel and abaxial leaf surface, as well as other characters. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of 33 taxa in Paris was conducted based on nuclear ribosomal ITS and six plastid markers. Paris lihengiana is supported as a new species by both morphological characters and molecular data.

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A new species of the genus Lucasioides Kwon, 1993 (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Agnaridae) from Siberia, Russia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4903.1.9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4903 (1) ◽

pp. 140-150

Author(s):

KONSTANTIN B. GONGALSKY ◽

PAVEL S. NEFEDIEV ◽

ILYA S. TURBANOV

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Altai Mountains ◽

The Family ◽

Southwestern Siberia ◽

A New Species ◽

Preliminary Phylogenetic Analysis

A new species of the family Agnaridae, Lucasioides altaicus sp. nov., is described from the Altai Mountains, southwestern Siberia, based both on morphological characters and molecular data. This species is the first record of Lucasioides from Russia, whose location is the northernmost habitat of terrestrial isopods in indigenous habitats presently known to Eurasia. The diagnostic characters of the new species and a preliminary phylogenetic analysis within Agnaridae are provided.

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Zehneria grandibracteata (Cucurbitaceae), an overlooked new species from western Kenyan forests

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.165.57399 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 165 ◽

pp. 85-98

Author(s):

Neng Wei ◽

Zhi-Xiang Zhong ◽

David Kimutai Melly ◽

Solomon Kipkoech ◽

Benjamin Muema Watuma ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Western Kenya ◽

Entire Plant ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Zehneria grandibracteata, a new species of Cucurbitaceae from western Kenya, is described here, based on morphological and molecular data. It has long been misidentified as the widely-distributed species Z. scabra. However, it differs by its ovate leafy probract at the base of the inflorescences, subglabrous condition of the entire plant, shorter receptacle-tube and filaments, as well as denser and sessile inflorescences. Furthermore, the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Zehneria, based on nrITS sequences, further supports the argument that Z. grandibracteata should be segregated from Z. scabra.

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Cortinarius gueneri: A new species from the Euro-Siberian Floristic Region of Turkey

Karstenia ◽

10.29203/ka.2021.509 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 46-54

Author(s):

Ertugrul Sesli

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Its Region ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Full Description ◽

Short Discussion ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Cortinarius gueneri (subgen. Telamonia sect. Laeti) is described as a new species from Turkey based on morphological and molecular data. It can be recognized by the somewhat irregular conical to campanulate, translucent-striate, rusty brown pileus; pale yellowish to cinnamon brown broadly attached lamellae; pale salmon to pinkish brown stipe; narrowly amygdaloid to ellipsoid basidiospores; and its putative association with Carpinus orientalis. Full description of the new species is given with field photos, microscopic illustrations, and a short discussion. Phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region is also provided.

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