First Record of the Nudibranch Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845) in Portugal, Associated with the Invasive Hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771)

The estuarine nudibranch Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845) was recorded for the first time in Portugal, while sampling for fouling fauna of artificial structures along the salinity gradient of the Guadiana estuary (SW Iberian Peninsula). Two specimens were found in association with the invasive hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771) and kept in the laboratory for taxonomy purposes. After two days, batches of eggs were seen in C. caspia branches, while the nudibranchs were also actively feeding on the hydrozoan polyps. The fast generation times of T. adspersa, along with its food preference for C. caspia, might suggest a positive role of the nudibranch on controlling this invasive hydrozoan in the Guadiana estuary. Introduction routes and facilitation interactions are discussed.

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First record of the Granulate Ambrosia Beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), in the Iberian Peninsula

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4273.3.7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4273 (3) ◽

pp. 431 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

DIEGO GALLEGO ◽

JOSÉ LUIS LENCINA ◽

HUGO MAS ◽

JULIA CEVERÓ ◽

MASSIMO FACCOLI

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Ambrosia Beetle ◽

Morphological Identification ◽

Asian Origin ◽

Mediterranean Regions ◽

First Time

The Granulate Ambrosia Beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus, an alien species of Asian origin, was recorded for first time in the Iberian Peninsula. Many specimens were collected in October 2016 in the Valencia region (Spain) from infested carob trees. The species is included in the EPPO Alert List as causing serious damage in many Mediterranean regions. A key for the morphological identification of the Xylosandrus species occurring in Europe is also reported.

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Tardigrades from Portugal: four new records and description of two new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2030.1.2 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 2030 (1) ◽

pp. 21-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

PAULO FONTOURA ◽

GIOVANNI PILATO ◽

OSCAR LISI ◽

PAULO MORAIS

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

The Other ◽

New Name ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Six species of Eutardigrada are recorded from Portugal; four of them, Macrobiotus crenulatus Richters, 1904, Hypsibius seychellensis Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2006, Diphascon (Diphascon) pingue (Marcus, 1936) and D. (Diphascon) patanei Binda & Pilato, 1971 are recorded for the first time in Portugal. Two species, Minibiotus orthofasciatus sp. nov. and Bertolanius (new name of Amphibolus) portucalensis sp. nov. are new to science. Minibiotus orthofasciatus sp. nov. is one of the species of the genus with three macroplacoids, microplacoid and cuticular pores forming transverse bands. The new species differs from all existing species by one or more of the following characters: distribution of the pores, shape of the pores, absence of dots on the legs, level of insertion of the stylet supports on the buccal tube. To the new species is attributed an unembryonated egg similar to those of Minibiotus intermedius (Plate, 1888), M. poricinctus Claxton, 1998, M. floriparus Claxton, 1998, and M. weglarskae Michalczyk, Kaczmarek & Claxton, 2005 but different from them in some details. Bertolanius portucalensis sp. nov. is very similar to the other species of the genus, but it differs from them in having very small cuticular tubercles. From some of them it differs by characters of the buccopharyngeal apparatus and/or of the eggs. This is the first record of the genus and of the Eohypsibiidae family in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Five new records and one new species of Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) for the Cantabrian coast (North Atlantic) of the Iberian Peninsula

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s0025315414001106 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 95 (2) ◽

pp. 311-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniel Marquina ◽

Fernando Ángel Fernández-Álvarez ◽

Carolina Noreña

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

North Atlantic ◽

New Records ◽

First Record ◽

Invertebrate Biodiversity ◽

Cantabrian Coast ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species ◽

A New Species

The Iberian Peninsula is part of the South European Atlantic Shelf within the Lusitanian ecoregion. Given the characteristics of this region, a great invertebrate biodiversity is expected. Nevertheless, no literature records of Polycladida are known for the Cantabrian Sea. Here, we report the presence of six polyclad species, including one new species.Notoplana vitrea, considered endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, was found in the Cantabrian Sea, demonstrating its presence in Atlantic waters. This species was previously reported for these waters on two natural history photographic websites: the importance of searching, indexing and disseminating this type of record for the scientific community is discussed.Discocelis tigrinais reported for the first time for the Cantabrian Sea, and is the northernmost record to date. In this paper,Pleioplana atomatais reported for the second time for the Iberian Peninsula, yet is the first record for the Cantabrian Sea. Although a literature record ofLeptoplana tremellarisfor the Iberian Peninsula exists, it is considered a misidentification ofL. mediterranea; therefore, this work provides the first record ofL. tremellarisfor the Iberian Peninsula. The cosmopolitan speciesCycloporus papillosusis also reported for the Cantabrian Sea. A new species,Imogine fafaisp. nov., is described and taxonomically compared with other species of the genus.

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First record of Synidotea laticauda Benedict, 1897 (Crustacea: Isopoda) in the Guadiana Estuary (SW Iberian Peninsula)

Limnetica ◽

10.23818/limn.37.14 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 173-179

Author(s):

Nuño, Carlos ◽

Peg, María ◽

Mellado-Díaz, Andrés ◽

Sánchez-González, Jorge Rubén ◽

Toro, Manuel

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Guadiana Estuary

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Syconium development in Ficus petiolaris (Ficus, sect. Americanae, Moraceae) and the relationship with pollinator and parasitic wasps

Botany ◽

10.1139/cjb-2018-0095 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (3) ◽

pp. 190-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eva María Piedra-Malagón ◽

Balbina Hernández-Ramos ◽

Ana Mirón-Monterrosas ◽

Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio ◽

Armando Navarrete-Segueda ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Structural Changes ◽

Parasitic Wasps ◽

Fig Wasps ◽

Positive Role ◽

Male And Female ◽

Time Required ◽

Phase Recognition ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship

For the first time in a Neotropical Ficus species (Ficus petiolaris Kunth), the external and internal structural changes in its syconia are described, together with the development of its fig wasps. Ficus petiolaris is endemic to Mexico and represents the northernmost limit of the geographical distribution of the genus in America. Considering the large variation in syconium morphology, we evaluated whether there are differences between syconium development in F. petiolaris and that described for Paleotropical species. We recorded the development of 428 syconia in two individuals from initiation to maturity, weekly, for a period of five months, as well as that of their associated insects. The time required for completion of syconium development ranged from 91 to 126 days. The external morphology of the syconia (color, ostiole size, and thickness of syconium wall) enabled phase recognition. Male and female pollinators (Pegoscapus sp.) and parasitic wasps (Idarnes sp.) were registered. High seed germination values (50%–90%) indirectly tested the positive role of pollinators. Our results are similar to those reported in Paleotropical Ficus species, and should contribute to our understanding of syconium development as well as to the relationships that they maintain with their Agaonidae wasps.

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First record of the abyssal bivalve Halicardia flexuosa (Bivalvia: Verticordiidae) in the Bay of Biscay

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies ◽

10.2478/ohs-2019-0037 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 48 (4) ◽

pp. 430-435

Author(s):

Andrés Arias ◽

Irene Fernández-Rodríguez ◽

Nuria Anadón

Keyword(s):

Iberian Peninsula ◽

First Record ◽

Bay Of Biscay ◽

Deep Waters ◽

First Time ◽

Avilés Canyon

Abstract The occurrence of the flexed verticord, Halicardia flexuosa (Verrill & S. Smith [in Verrill], 1881), is reported for the first time from the Bay of Biscay (North Iberian Peninsula). This rare bivalve was collected from deep waters (1200 m depth) of the Avilés Canyon Systems (Central Cantabrian Sea). We provide a detailed description and illustration of the species, as well as brief notes on its ecology at the new locality and its global biogeography.

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Fibronectin 1B Gene Plays an Important Role in Loach Barbel Air-Breathing

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms222111928 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (21) ◽

pp. 11928

Author(s):

Bing Sun ◽

Songqian Huang ◽

Longfei Huang ◽

Lijuan Yang ◽

Jian Gao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Acute Hypoxia ◽

Gas Diffusion ◽

Control Group ◽

Diffusion Distance ◽

Positive Role ◽

Air Exposure ◽

Air Breathing ◽

Posterior Intestine ◽

First Time

Loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) is well known to perform air-breathing through the posterior intestine and skin. However, we find here for the first time a unique central vascular structure in the loach barbel, with a blood–gas diffusion distance as short as that of the posterior intestine. Under acute hypoxia, the distance of loach barbels became significantly shorter. Moreover, barbel removal significantly decreased air-breathing frequency of the loach. These findings imply that the barbel is another air-breathing organ of the loach. For further investigation of loach barbel air-breathing, a transcriptome analysis of barbels with air exposure treatment was performed. A total of 2546 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the T-XU (air exposure) and C-XU (control) group were identified, and 13 key DEGs related to barbel air-breathing were screened out. On this foundation, sequence, expression, and location analysis results indicated an important positive role of fibronectin 1b (fn1b) in loach barbel air-breathing. We further generated an fn1b-depletion loach (MT for short) using the CRISPR/Cas9 technique. It was indicated that depletion of fn1b could weaker barbel air-breathing ability. In conclusion, due to nonlethal and regenerative characteristics, the loach barbel, a newly discovered and fn1b-related fish air-breathing organ, can be a good model for fish air-breathing research.

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First record and DNA barcoding of Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867) from the Iberian Peninsula (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.9.e70193 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Guerrero ◽

Manuel Pozas ◽

Antonio S Ortiz

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Eastern Europe ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

North Africa ◽

Dna Barcode ◽

First Record ◽

Northern India ◽

South Eastern Europe ◽

First Time ◽

India And China

Donacaula niloticus (Zeller, 1867) is known from south-eastern Europe, Middle East and Turkey to Central Asia, northern India and China and widely distributed in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Egypt). Donacaula niloticus (Zeller 1867) is recorded for the first time from the Iberian Peninsula and the first DNA barcode sequence is published and compared with other European and North American Donacaula species.

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First record of a cavernicolous Kinnaridae from the Old World (Hemiptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Fulgoromorpha, Kinnaridae, Adolendini) provides testimony of an ancient fauna

Subterranean Biology ◽

10.3897/subtbiol.37.60483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 ◽

pp. 1-26

Author(s):

Hannelore Hoch ◽

Alberto Sendra ◽

Sergio Montagud ◽

Santiago Teruel ◽

Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Iberian Peninsula ◽

Western Europe ◽

New Genus ◽

Conservation Status ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Old World ◽

First Time

A new obligately cavernicolous species in the planthopper family Kinnaridae is described from Spain. This is the first record of a cavernicolous kinnarid from the Old World, and the first record of a troglobitic fulgoromorphan hemipteran from mainland Spain, and also the 7th cavernicolous kinnarid species worldwide. Epigean Kinnaridae are not known from the present-day fauna of the Iberian Peninsula nor from Western Europe at large. The new species is regarded as a relict from an ancient fauna which is now extinct. The new cavernicolous species could not be assigned to any of the existing genera, thus a new genus is established. Molecular data (COI barcode sequence) for the new species are presented. For the first time, a detailed description of the nymphal morphology of a kinnarid is provided. Information on its ecology, behaviour, distribution and conservation status is given, and biogeographic implications are discussed.

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Interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection in students – boys and girls

Law and Safety ◽

10.32631/pb.2018.4.16 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 71 (4) ◽

pp. 111-117

Author(s):

O. V. Myloslavska

Keyword(s):

Personal Autonomy ◽

Rank Correlation ◽

Necessary Condition ◽

Positive Role ◽

Self Confidence ◽

National University ◽

The Individual ◽

Relationship Of ◽

First Time

The article presents results of the study of interpersonal dependence in the context of reflection as a necessary condition for personal autonomy and the mechanism of constructing and organizing a life perspective in adolescence. The psychological content of the phenomenon of interpersonal dependence is revealed, its destructive influence on the personality is emphasized, the positive role of reflection as a factor of actualization of the autonomy of the individual and the neutralization of interpersonal dependence is substantiated. The purpose of the study was to identify the relationship of interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection in students – boys and girls. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the fact that in the work for the first time the peculiarities of the functioning of interpersonal dependence and differential types of reflection on the students were determined, differences in the structure of the interrelationship between these phenomena in students – boys and girls were analyzed. The Interpersonal Dependency Inventory by R. M. A. Hirschfeld, Relationship Profile Test by R. F. Bornstein (both – in an adaptation by O. P. Makushina) and Differential Test of Reflexivity by D. A. Leontiev and E. M. Osin were applied to solve empirical problems. The sample consisted of 96 students of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. The first group included of 45 boys, the second – 51 girls. For the mathematical processing of data the Spearman rank correlation coefficient was used. It has been established that in both groups an increase in the propensity to unproductive types of reflection is a potential for the development of manifestations of interpersonal dependence. Both boys and girls, with increased introspection, there is an aggravation of destructive overdependence. It was also found that in young men the increase in such manifestations of interpersonal dependence, such as the need for emotional reliance on others, lack of self-confidence, and dependence in general, occurs along with the actualization of the tendency to introspection, while in girls – with the actualization of the tendency to quasi-reflection, together with than in these subjects, destructive overdependence grows. It should be noted that healthy dependence is involved in relationships with the differential types of reflection only in the group of girls, in which its severity increases with increasing ability to systemic reflection and inhibition of quasi-reflection. Results can be used for gender specification of psychological programs for the prevention and correction of interpersonal dependence in the students age. It is noted that the prospect of further research is to study the psychological characteristics that may act as inhibitors of interpersonal dependence in adolescence.

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