scholarly journals Corollospora mediterranea: A Novel Species Complex in the Mediterranean Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 5452
Author(s):  
Anna Poli ◽  
Elena Bovio ◽  
Iolanda Perugini ◽  
Giovanna Cristina Varese ◽  
Valeria Prigione
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Bayesian Phylogeny ◽  
A New Species

The genus Corollospora, typified by the arenicolous fungus Corollospora maritima, consists of twenty-five cosmopolitan species that live and reproduce exclusively in marine environments. Species of this genus are known to produce bioactive compounds and can be potentially exploited as bioremediators of oil spill contaminated beaches; hence their biotechnological importance. In this paper, nine fungal strains isolated in the Mediterranean Sea, from the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, from driftwood and seawater contaminated by an oil spill, were investigated. The strains, previously identified as Corollospora sp., were examined by deep multi-loci phylogenetic and morphological analyses. Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian phylogeny based on seven genetic markers led to the introduction of a new species complex within the genus Corollospora: Corollospora mediterranea species complex (CMSC). The Mediterranean Sea, once again, proves an extraordinary reservoir of novel fungal species with a still undiscovered biotechnological potential.

scholarly journals Insights on Lulworthiales Inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and Description of Three Novel Species of the Genus Paralulworthia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 940
Author(s):  
Anna Poli ◽  
Valeria Prigione ◽  
Elena Bovio ◽  
Iolanda Perugini ◽  
Giovanna Cristina Varese
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Protein Coding ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Protein Coding Genes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Bayesian Phylogeny

The order Lulworthiales, with its sole family Lulworthiaceae, consists of strictly marine genera found on a wide range of substrates such as seagrasses, seaweeds, and seafoam. Twenty-one unidentified Lulworthiales were isolated in previous surveys aimed at broadening our understanding of the biodiversity hosted in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, these organisms, mostly found in association with Posidonia oceanica and with submerged woods, were examined using thorough multi-locus phylogenetic analyses and morphological observations. Maximum-likelihood and Bayesian phylogeny based on nrITS, nrSSU, nrLSU, and four protein-coding genes led to the introduction of three novel species of the genus Paralulworthia: P. candida, P. elbensis, and P. mediterranea. Once again, the marine environment is a confirmed huge reservoir of novel fungal lineages with an under-investigated biotechnological potential waiting to be explored.

scholarly journals Ophelia roscoffensis Augener, 1910: a new polychaete record in Italian waters

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-495
Author(s):  
Emanuele Mancini ◽  
Francesco Tiralongo ◽  
Daniele Ventura ◽  
Andrea Bonifazi
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Tyrrhenian Sea ◽  
The Mediterranean

Ophelia roscoffensis Augener, 1910 is an opheliid worm identifiable by the number of anterior abranchiate chaetigers and the number of the gill pairs. Although it was already reported in the Mediterranean Sea, it has never been found in the Italian waters. This study represents the first record of Ophelia roscoffensis in the Italian waters. A total of 18 specimens were collected along the coast of Civitavecchia (Tyrrhenian Sea) in a Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile bed at a depth of 7 m.

scholarly journals Goniadella bobrezkii (Annenkova, 1929) (Annelida, Polychaeta): first record in the Italian waters

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2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Emanuele Mancini ◽  
Francesco Tiralongo ◽  
Daniele Ventura ◽  
Andrea Bonifazi
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Posterior Spine ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Italian Coasts

Goniadella bobrezkii (Annenkova, 1929) is a small goniadid worm identifiable by the number of anterior uniramous parapodia and by the position of the posterior spine-like notochetae arising dorsal to dorsal cirri. Although it was already reported in the Mediterranean Sea, it has never been found in the Italian waters. This study represents the first generic and specific record of G. bobrezkii along Italian coasts. A total of 25 specimens were collected in a Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile bed, depth of 7 m, off Civitavecchia (Rome).

scholarly journals Is Posidonia oceanica regression a general feature in the Mediterranean Sea?

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. BONACORSI ◽  
C. PERGENT-MARTINI ◽  
N. BREAND ◽  
G. PERGENT
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Posidonia Oceanica ◽  
Aerial Photographs ◽  
Human Pressure ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Mapping Techniques ◽  
Significant Regression ◽  
Ancient Maps

Over the last few years, a widespread regression of Posidonia oceanica meadows has been noticed in the Mediterranean Sea. However, the magnitude of this decline is still debated. The objectives of this study are (i) to assess the spatio-temporal evolution of Posidonia oceanica around Cap Corse (Corsica) over time comparing available ancient maps (from 1960) with a new (2011) detailed map realized combining different techniques (aerial photographs, SSS, ROV, scuba diving); (ii) evaluate the reliability of ancient maps; (iii) discuss observed regression of the meadows in relation to human pressure along the 110 km of coast. Thus, the comparison with previous data shows that, apart from sites clearly identified with the actual evolution, there is a relative stability of the surfaces occupied by the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. The recorded differences seem more related to changes in mapping techniques. These results confirm that in areas characterized by a moderate anthropogenic impact, the Posidonia oceanica meadow has no significant regression and that the changes due to the evolution of mapping techniques are not negligible. However, others facts should be taken into account before extrapolating to the Mediterranean Sea (e.g. actually mapped surfaces) and assessing the amplitude of the actual regression.

scholarly journals Description of Chone usticensis sp. nov. (Polychaeta, Sabellidae) from the Mediterranean Sea

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1168 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
ADRIANA GIANGRANDE ◽  
MARGHERITA LICCIANO ◽  
LUCA CASTRIOTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Chone (Sabellidae) from the coast of Ustica Island (Mediterranean Sea, north of Sicily) is described. The species, named Chone usticensis sp. nov., is similar to another Mediterranean species, C. filicaudata, in having a long pygidial filiform appendage, but is distinct from this species especially in the peristomium, collar, and in thoracic paleate chaetae shape. A discussion on the presence of the radiolar appendages within the genus Chone is also given.

Cyrea Szymborska Gen. Et Sp. Nov., a New Textulariid Foraminifer from the Mediterranean Sea

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-163
Author(s):  
Maria Holzmann ◽  
Sylvain Rigaud ◽  
Shahrouz Amini ◽  
Ivan Voltski ◽  
Jan Pawlowski
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Lsu Rdna ◽  
Molecular Analyses ◽  
Rdna Sequences ◽  
Paraphyletic Group ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Genus One ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Textulariid foraminifera are characterized by a multichambered test with an agglutinated wall structure. Recent molecular work has shown that the order Textulariida appears as a paraphyletic group within the class Globothalamea. While larger members of the textulariids are fairly well known, smaller forms like the ones described here are often overlooked or synonymized with known species. A new species and genus was isolated from algal samples collected on the French coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Cyrea szymborska gen. and sp. nov., has a trochospiral chamber arrangement, measuring 100–210 µm in diameter. The organic wall is brownish, opaque, and sparsely agglutinated with diatom frustules and mineral grains, mostly 20 µm or smaller in size. The proloculus is not agglutinated. The extra-umbilical aperture forms a low arch. It is smooth, not agglutinated, and located on the last chamber. The biochemistry of the organic wall was investigated using Raman spectroscopy, showing that it is made of a meshwork of proteoglycans. A combined analysis of SSU and LSU rDNA sequences confirms the position of Cyrea among textulariids, distantly from all other genera. Molecular analyses revealed two phylotypes belonging to the new genus, one of which is formally described here.

The genus Liljeborgia in the Mediterranean Sea, with the description of a new species (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Liljeborgiidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3310 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
CÉDRIC D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Outer Plate ◽  
Mandibular Palp ◽  
Amphipod Crustacean ◽  
Distal Spine ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A New Species

A new amphipod crustacean, Liljeborgia clytaemnestra sp. nov., is described based on specimens from Malta andthe Bay of Naples. It is quite similar to the sympatric L. dellavallei Stebbing, 1906, but it has narrower and moreregular-sized spines on the propodus of pereiopods 3–4. The longest spine on the dorsolateral border of the pedun-cle of uropod 1 is not strongly elongate in adult males, as in L. dellavallei. The apical spines on the lobes of the tel-son are much longer than in L. dellavallei. L. clytaemnestra sp. nov. is actually more similar to two northeasternAtlantic species, the British L. pallida (Spence Bate, 1857) and the Scandinavian L. brevicornis (Bruzelius, 1859)than to the Mediterranean L. dellavallei. In L. clytaemnestra sp. nov., article 2 of the mandibular palp has setae ondistal third, whilst setae are restricted to tip in the two other species. Article 3 of the mandibular palp is also longerin L. clytaemnestra sp. nov. than in the two Atlantic species. The spines of the outer plate of the maxilliped are lon-ger in L. clytaemnestra sp. nov. than in the two other species. The most distal spine of the propodus of pereiopods3–4 is reduced in L. clytaemnestra sp. nov. and L. brevicornis, but not in L. pallida. The serration of the posteriorborder of the basis of pereiopod 7 is much stronger in L. clytaemnestra sp. nov. than in the two other species.Finally, in L. clytaemnestra sp. nov., the spines of the lobes of the telson are longer than in L. pallida. A lectotypeis designated for L. dellavallei. The presence/absence of a posterodorsal tooth on pleonite 3 in L. dellavallei is dis-cussed. The validity of L. kinahani (Spence Bate, 1862) is questioned. An identification key is proposed for Mediterranean Liljeborgia species.

Neopestalotiopsis alpapicalis sp. nov. a new endophyte from tropical mangrove trees in Krabi Province (Thailand)

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 393 (3) ◽  
pp. 251 ◽  
Author(s):  
VINIT KUMAR ◽  
RATCHADAWAN CHEEWANGKOON ◽  
ELENI GENTEKAKI ◽  
SAJEEWA S. N. MAHARACHCHIKUMBURA ◽  
RASHIKA S. BRAHMANAGE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogens ◽  
Rhizophora Apiculata ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystems ◽  
Mangrove Trees ◽  
A New Species

Mangrove forests are dynamic systems primarily confined to tropical and subtropical coastal regions. Mangroves are highly complex habitats sustaining a diverse array of terrestrial and aquatic fungal species. Endophytic fungi are widely distributed in mangrove ecosystems and are integral contributors to global biodiversity. Neopestalotiopsis species occur as endophytes, saprobes and opportunistic pathogens of many plant hosts. Herein, a new species of Neopestalotiopsis, N. alpapicalis, was collected from the mangrove trees Rhizophora apiculata and Rhizophora mucronata, in Krabi, Thailand. Morphological features conform to those of Neopestalotiopsis. Number of apical appendages and size of apical cells of the newly described species differ from those of phylogenetically related species. A combined dataset of ITS, β-tub and TEF1 genes was used to infer the phylogenetic placement of the new species. The two strains of novel species, N. alpapicalis clustered together and have a close affinity to N. rosicola.

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