scholarly journals Euplectus lapponicus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae), a new species from boreal Finland

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Löbl ◽  
Jaakko Mattila
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
The Body ◽  
Boreal Zone ◽  
The North ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Euplectus Leach, 1817, E. lapponicus sp. n. Löbl & Mattila, is described from the North Boreal zone of Finland. The species is distinctive, and may be easily distinguished by the reduced number of elytral foveae, in combination with the size of the body, the punctation, and the genital characters.

A new species of Colobomatus (Copepoda, Phylichthyidae) parasitic on Mullus argentinae (Perciformes, Mullidae) from South American Atlantic coast

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldenice Pereira ◽  
Juan Timi ◽  
Ana Lanfranchi ◽  
José Luque
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Sensory System ◽  
The Body ◽  
South American ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
The North ◽  
Dorsal Process ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of Colobomatus Hesse, 1873 is described from pores of the cephalic sensory system and nostrils of Argentine goatfish, Mullus argentinae Hubbs et Marini, 1933 (Perciformes: Mullidae), living along the southwestern Atlantic coast. The fish were collected at different latitudes, stretching from the State of Rio de Janeiro in the north, through Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) to of Mar del Plata (Argentina) in the south. The prevalence of the infection ranged from 42% through 84%. The new species look alike to two other species, parasites of mullids (C. steenstrupi and C. mulli) particularly in the body shape and the number, shape, and ornamentation of cephalic, thoracic, and genital processes. The new species, however, can be readily distinguished by having the central cephalic process shorter than lateral ones, the later being bilobed at tip forked, and a relatively larger abdomen. Furthermore, C. steenstrupi possesses relatively wider trunk processes with rounded tips, a short abdominal dorsal process, and attains a larger size (up to 3.6 mm). C. mulli also differs by having all body processes with forked tips, and relatively shorter sixth thoracic somite and abdominal segments 1–3. This is the third record of a species of Colobomatus in South American Atlantic waters.

Psolus rufus, a new species of sea cucumber (Holothuroidea: Psolidae) from northern Spain (Bay of Biscay)

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695-1702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Andrés Arias ◽  
Yaisel J. Borrell ◽  
Nuria Anadón ◽  
Claude Massin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Molecular Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
The North ◽  
Dorsal Area ◽  
A New Species

A new species of holothurian of the genusPsolusOken, 1815 is described.Psolus rufussp. nov. was found in the central Cantabrian slope (Bay of Biscay) at 1500 m depth. The new species is characterized by having: ovoid body, reddish colourin vivo; dorsal area enclosed in a complete test composed of imbricating scales; 10 triangular plates of the same size surrounding mouth; 10 oral tentacles; no dorsal papillae; tube feet in two rows in the ventrolateral radii but one single row in the medial third or the body; ossicles are big dorsal plates and small plates in the sole, which are smooth, irregular and perforated. The molecular study of the COI gene supports the morphological results, groupingP. rufussp. nov. together with other members of the genus. However, the new species is genetically distinct from the two groups (Antarctic and Canadian) of the available sequencedPsolusspecies. Furthermore, a key to thePsolusspecies of the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean is provided.

A new species of Valettiopsis Holmes, 1908 (Crustacea: Gammaridea:  Lysianassoidea) from abyssal waters off California

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1501 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
ED A. HENDRYCKS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
The Body ◽  
Amphipod Species ◽  
Central California ◽  
The North ◽  
Baited Traps ◽  
The North Pacific ◽  
A New Species

Deep-sea sampling off the central California coast has provided numerous material of a new amphipod species of the genus Valettiopsis Holmes, 1908. Valettiopsis concava sp. nov. is described from abyssal collections taken from baited traps and sponge stalk communities. Morphological characteristics which distinguish the new species from its congeners are found in the dorsal profile of the body, integument surface, and shape of coxa 2 and basis of pereopod 7. This contribution presents the second recorded species of the genus Valettiopsis described from the north Pacific, the first being the type species V. dentata Holmes, 1908. The new species is fully illustrated and compared with related species. The generic identity of Valettiopsis ruffoi Serejo & Wakabara, 2003 is discussed. A key to Valettiopsis species is provided.

Status and phylogeny of Milyeringidae (Teleostei: Gobiiformes), withhe description of a new blind cave-fish from Australia, Milyeringa brooksi, n. sp.

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2557 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
PROSANTA CHAKRABARTY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Nadh Dehydrogenase ◽  
The Body ◽  
Cytochrome C Oxidase I ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Blind Cave ◽  
Blind Cave Fish ◽  
A New Species

A phylogeny of Milyeringidae is reported and a new species, Milyeringa brooksi, is described from Cape Range National Park in the North West Cape (Cape Range Peninsula) of Australia. This species is distinguished on the basis of morphological and molecular characters from its only congener Milyeringa veritas. These diagnostic characters are related to a unique pattern of sensory papillae on the body and synapomorphies in three genes (cytochrome c oxidase I, cytochrome b, and NADH dehydrogenase 2). The new species is known only from the southern portion of the North West Cape spanning roughly 50 kilometers of subterranean habitat. This habitat is exceedingly rare and measures to preserve it and its fauna should be taken.

The genusProsphaerosyllis(Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) in Brazil, with description of a new species

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (7) ◽  
pp. 1443-1454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo V. Fukuda ◽  
Gustavo Yunda-Guarin ◽  
João M. M. Nogueira
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Anterior Part ◽  
The Body ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The North ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Anterior Segments ◽  
A New Species

In studies carried out off the north-eastern and south-eastern coast of Brazil, three species ofProsphaerosylliswere found:P. isabellae, which was already recorded for Brazilian waters;P. xarifae, a newly recorded species for the area; and P.brachycephalasp. nov., a new to science species.Prosphaerosyllis brachycephalasp. nov., is characterized by having swollen anterior part of the body, prostomium retractable within the peristomium and anterior segments, short antennae, short peristomial and dorsal cirri, and falcigers with short, unidentate blades throughout. All these species are herein described and compared to the most similar congeners.

A new species of Hyalella Smith, 1874 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Hyalellidae) from Oklahoma, USA

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4700 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALESSANDRA ANGÉLICA DE PÁDUA BUENO ◽  
KEVIN MARTINS OLIVEIRA ◽  
GARY WELLBORN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Single Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Body ◽  
The North ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Multiple Species ◽  
A New Species

The genus Hyalella is endemic to the North and South America. There are currently 14 species described in North America and the Caribbean. For a long time, it had been assumed that different populations of these animals represented a single species, Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858). However, molecular analyses have demonstrated H. azteca sensu lato to be a complex of multiple species, so some species that occur in the United States have been mistakenly identified. Our aim in this paper was to describe a new species of Hyalella, found in Oklahoma, USA. The new species can be differentiated from the others, mainly because it presents serrated setae in the maxilla 2, because it does not have flanges on the surface of the body, presents the palm of the gnathopod 2 of the same size as the distal-posterior margin of the propodus, by shape and number of setae on the uropod 3 and telson. The description of this new species of Hyalella increases to 15 the number of species of the genus for the USA. It is important to understand the diversity of Hyalella with consideration of their possible role as bioindicators of environmental quality, and further consideration of their conservation status, and especially for species known from a single spring. 

A Synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Brazil, with the Description of Two New Species

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-348
Author(s):  
James Lucas da Costa-Lima ◽  
Earl Celestino de Oliveira Chagas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
South America ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The North ◽  
New Synonyms ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul ◽  
A New Species

Abstract—A synopsis of Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) for Brazil is presented. Six species are recognized: Dicliptera ciliaris, D. sexangularis, and D. squarrosa, widely distributed in South America; D. purpurascens, which ranges from the North Region of Brazil (in the state of Acre) to eastern Bolivia; D. gracilirama, a new species from the Atlantic Forest of northeastern Brazil; and D. granchaquenha, a new species recorded in dry and semideciduous forests in Bolivia and western Brazil, in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Furthermore, we propose new synonyms and designate lectotypes for eleven names. An identification key to the six accepted Dicliptera species in Brazil is provided.

Steinernema borjomiense n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Georgia

Nematology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 653-669 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg Gorgadze ◽  
Elena Fanelli ◽  
Manana Lortkhipanidze ◽  
Alberto Troccoli ◽  
Medea Burjanadze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
18S Rrna ◽  
Entomopathogenic Nematode ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Tail Length ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
18S Rrna Gene ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
A New Species

Summary A new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema borjomiense n. sp., was isolated from the body of the host insect, Oryctes nasicornis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Georgia, in the territory of Borjomi-Kharagauli. Morphological characters indicate that the new species is closely related to species of the feltiae-group. The infective juveniles are characterised by the following morphological characters: body length of 879 (777-989) μm, distance between the head and excretory pore = 72 (62-80) μm, pharynx length = 132 (122-142) μm, tail length = 70 (60-80) μm, ratio a = 26.3 (23.0-29.3), H% = 45 (40-51), D% = 54 (47-59), E% = 102 (95-115), and lateral fields consisting of seven ridges (eight incisures) at mid-body. Steinernema borjomiense n. sp. was molecularly characterised by sequencing three ribosomal regions (the ITS, the D2-D3 expansion domains and the 18S rRNA gene) and the mitochondrial COI gene. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that S. borjomiense n. sp. differs from all other known species of Steinernema and is a member of the monticolum-group.

Description of a new species of Bush frog (Anura: Rhacophoridae: Raorchestes) from northwestern Yunnan, China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4941 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-258
Author(s):  
YUN-HE WU ◽  
XIAO-LONG LIU ◽  
WEI GAO ◽  
YU-FAN WANG ◽  
YING-CHUN LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Field Work ◽  
The Body ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
The Past ◽  
Black Region ◽  
One New Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Northwestern Yunnan

Approximately half of the species in speciose genus Raorchestes were described during the past 10 years, yet only 11 species are known from Southeast Asia and southern China (SEA-SC), adjacent Himalayas, and northeastern India. Field work in northwestern Yunnan province, China resulted in the discovery of one new species in the genus based on morphological and molecular analyses. The new species is diagnosed by small size with 15.0–19.0 mm SVL in adult males (n=3); tongue pyriform, notched posteriorly; rudimentary webbing between toes; fingers and toes with narrow lateral dermal fringes; tibiotarsal articulation reaching anterior of the eye when hindlimb is stretched along the side of the body; relative finger lengths: I < II < IV < III, relative toe lengths: I < II < V < III < IV; inner metatarsal tubercle oval, outer metatarsal tubercle absent; finger discs and toe discs greyish or orange; flank near the crotch with a distinct black region between two creamy white patches, and the thigh having a similar black patch near the groin, proximal to another creamy white patch; a distinct “) (”-shaped dark marking on the back; male with external single subgular vocal sac; nuptial pad absent. A phylogenetic tree was reconstructed based on the mitochondrial genes for 16S rRNA and ND1. The results indicated that these individuals form a monophyletic group, and show high genetic divergence to their closest relatives within the genus (uncorrected p-distances > 3.2%) by distance of 16S comparable to the divergence between recognized Raorchestes species. This study further enriches the diversity of rhacophorids, especially in northwestern Yunnan. 

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