A Polyphasic Characterisation of Tetradesmus almeriensis sp. nov. (Chlorophyta: Scenedesmaceae)

The microalga Tetradesmus almeriensis, previously known as Scenedesmus almeriensis, has been isolated and cultivated as a highly productive, fast-growing strain known as a natural source of different products of commercial interest, including bioactive compounds such as lutein. This strain produces up to 40 g·m−2·day−1 of lutein under optimal conditions and is highly recommendable for outdoor production in temperate and warm climates, showing maximal performance at temperatures up to 35 °C with no photo-inhibition taking place with irradiances greater than 1000 μE·m−2·s−1. Morphological and molecular data allow its assignment to the Chlorophycean genus Tetradesmus. The new species can be distinguished from similar Tetradesmus taxa due to its unique combination of features that are seen under light microscopy. We present herein a robust and comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of T. almeriensis, together with several additional Scenedesmaceae species, using a combination of maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches. Our results confirm T. almeriensis as a distinct species consistently clustering with other Scenedesmaceae.

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A new species of Colletotrichum from Sonchus sp. in Italy

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.314.1.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 314 (1) ◽

pp. 55 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

RUVISHIKA S. JAYAWARDENA ◽

ERIO CAMPORESI ◽

ABDALLAH M. ELGORBAN ◽

ALI H. BAHKALI ◽

JIYE YAN ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Species Complex ◽

Sequence Data ◽

Distinct Species ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Colletotrichum Species ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Colletotrichum sonchicola, sp. nov. from Sonchus sp. (dandelion tribe) in Forlì-Cesena Province, Italy, is introduced using morphological and molecular data. Combined phylogenetic analysis of ITS, GAPDH, CHS, ACT and TUB2 sequence data demonstrate that C. sonchicola is a distinct species within the dematium species complex. The new species is illustrated and compared with related taxa. This provides the first record of a Colletotrichum species from the genus Sonchus.

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A new species of Hohenbuehelia (Pleurotaceae) from India

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.420.1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 420 (1) ◽

pp. 56-64

Author(s):

C. BIJEESH ◽

A. MANOJ KUMAR ◽

C.K. PRADEEP ◽

K.B. VRINDA

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Indian Species ◽

Similar Species ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

Kerala State ◽

A New Species

Hohenbuehelia odorata sp.nov. is described based on morphological and molecular data of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) region from Kerala State, India. The macro- and micromorphological features in conjunction with nrITS-based phylogenetic analysis performed using Maximum Likelihood (ML) method supported the novelty of H. odorata. Complete morphological descriptions, photographs and comparisons with similar species and a key to the Indian species of Hohenbuehelia are provided.

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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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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 THE Pareas hamptoni COMPLEX (SQUAMATA, SERPENTES, PAREIDAE) FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

TAPROBANICA The Journal of Asian Biodiversity ◽

10.47605/tapro.v9i2.230 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 174-193

Author(s):

Li Ding ◽

Zening Chen ◽

Chatmongkon Suwannapoom ◽

Tan Van Nguyen ◽

Nikolay A. Poyarkov ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Southern China ◽

Taxonomic Status ◽

Distinct Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Lower Number ◽

Actual Distribution ◽

Golden Triangle ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data

An investigation of the taxonomic status of Pareas hamptoni (Hampton's Slug snake) based on morphological and molecular data revealed a new distinct species from the Golden Triangle region (comprising parts of southern China, and adjacent Laos and Thailand). The new species is shown to be a sister species to P. hamptoni but can be separated from the latter by having 3–5 dorsal scale rows at midbody slightly keeled (vs 5–9 scales strongly keeled); a lower number of ventrals, 170–188 (vs 185–195); and a lower number of subcaudals, 67–91 (vs 91–99). The new species is currently known from northwestern Thailand, northern Laos, and the southern part of Yunnan Province in China at elevations of 1,160–2,280 m a.s.l. We suggest that the new species to be considered of Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN‘s Red List categories. Problems of taxonomy and actual distribution of the P. hamptoni complex are briefly discussed; our results show P. hamptoni is now reliably known only from Myanmar and Vietnam, but its occurrence in Yunnan Province of China is likely.

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Cretaceous origin and repeated tertiary diversification of the redefined butterflies

Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspb.2011.1430 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 279 (1731) ◽

pp. 1093-1099 ◽

Cited By ~ 134

Author(s):

Maria Heikkilä ◽

Lauri Kaila ◽

Marko Mutanen ◽

Carlos Peña ◽

Niklas Wahlberg

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Phylogenetic Relationships ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

Sister Group ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Bayesian Approaches ◽

The Family ◽

Family Level ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data

Although the taxonomy of the ca 18 000 species of butterflies and skippers is well known, the family-level relationships are still debated. Here, we present, to our knowledge, the most comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the superfamilies Papilionoidea, Hesperioidea and Hedyloidea to date based on morphological and molecular data. We reconstructed their phylogenetic relationships using parsimony and Bayesian approaches. We estimated times and rates of diversification along lineages in order to reconstruct their evolutionary history. Our results suggest that the butterflies, as traditionally understood, are paraphyletic, with Papilionidae being the sister-group to Hesperioidea, Hedyloidea and all other butterflies. Hence, the families in the current three superfamilies should be placed in a single superfamily Papilionoidea. In addition, we find that Hedylidae is sister to Hesperiidae, and this novel relationship is supported by two morphological characters. The families diverged in the Early Cretaceous but diversified after the Cretaceous–Palaeogene event. The diversification of butterflies is characterized by a slow speciation rate in the lineage leading to Baronia brevicornis , a period of stasis by the skippers after divergence and a burst of diversification in the lineages leading to Nymphalidae, Riodinidae and Lycaenidae.

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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 ◽

...

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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A new Diplura species from Georgia caves, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti (Diplura, Campodeidae), with morphological and molecular data

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2021.778.1567 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 778 ◽

pp. 71-85

Author(s):

Alberto Sendra ◽

Ferran Palero ◽

Alba Sánchez-García ◽

Alberto Jiménez-Valverde ◽

Jesús Selfa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Maximum Likelihood ◽

Black Sea ◽

Molecular Data ◽

The Black Sea ◽

Deep Zone ◽

Black Sea Region ◽

Maximum Likelihood Phylogenetic Tree ◽

Low Altitude ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data

A new dipluran species, Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov., from the deep zone in three caves in the Imereti region, Georgia, is described. This new troglobitic Plusiocampa is an addition to four others known Diplura from around the Black Sea region, two Dydimocampa and two Plusiocampa s. str. The present study also provides the first CO1 sequences for the Plusiocampinae taxa and the first molecular data for cave-dwelling Plusiocampa species. Although bootstrap values were low, the maximum-likelihood phylogenetic tree grouped Plusiocampa (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. with two Plusiocampa s. str. species from Eastern Europe. Morphologically, P. (P.) imereti Sendra & Barjadze sp. nov. is closely related to two cave-dwelling species: Plusiocampa (Plusiocampa) glabra Condé, 1984 and Plusiocampa (P.) chiosensis Sendra & Gasparo, 2020. The new species can be distinguished by the presence of lateral anterior macrosetae on metanotum, more uneven claws, and the presence of 2+2 lateral anterior macrosetae on middle urotergites. The five species currently known for the Black Sea region inhabit caves located at low altitude but with no influence from former glacial or permafrost processes.

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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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Stellaria multipartita (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Chongqing, China

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.442.3.5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 442 (3) ◽

pp. 196-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

YAN-FENG SONG ◽

MENG LI ◽

BO XU ◽

SHUI-FEI CHEN ◽

LIN CHEN ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

New Species ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

Morphological And Molecular Data ◽

A New Species

Stellaria multipartita sp. nov. (Caryophyllaceae) from Chongqing, China, is described and illustrated based on morphological and molecular data. The new species is similar to S. radians by the palmately fimbriate petals with more linear divisions. Different characters are: shape of the leaves (oblong-triangular to ovate-triangular vs. oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate in S. radians), petals (10–12-cleft vs. 5–7-cleft in S. radians), and seeds (with mamillate ornamentation vs. scrobiculate ornamentation in S. radians). A molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the recognition of Chongqing population as a new species for science.

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