The first record of Caenis rivulorum (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Japan

Abstract The echimyid rodents of the genus Phyllomys are medium-sized arboreal spiny rats endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The genus is currently composed of 13 species, although there are at least four other undescribed species. The ecology, zoogeography and diversity of the genus are still poorly understood. Here, we provide the first record of Phyllomys sulinus from the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, based on a specimen collected in the Serra da Bocaina National Park, which extends the known geographic range of the species approximately 130 km to the northeast. At this site, P. sulinus occurred in syntopy with the cryptic Phyllomys nigrispinus. We describe the karyotype of P. nigrispinus for the first time and identify two different diploid numbers (2n=84 and 85). We also conducted a molecular analysis of the cytochrome b gene of five specimens, which we identified by phylogenetic reconstruction. Our findings reinforce the importance of molecular data, such as DNA sequences, and karyotypes for the differentiation of cryptic, syntopic species.

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Additional data on Iranian trichodorids (Triplonchida: Trichodoridae) and first record of a rare species, Trichodorus variabilis Roca, 1998

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00003036 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 121-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Majid Pedram ◽

Ali Roshan-Bakhsh ◽

Ebrahim Pourjam ◽

Mohammad Reza Atighi ◽

Wilfrida Decraemer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Slight Variation ◽

Natural Forests ◽

Northern Iran ◽

Phylogenetic Studies ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

First Time ◽

Of Greece

Trichodorus variabilis, recovered from three separate locations in natural forests of northern Iran, was studied using morphological, morphometric and molecular data. Variation in position of the ventromedian cervical papillae (CP1 and CP2) with respect to the onchiostyle base in the resting position, and spicule characters (having or lacking striation in distal blade region and bristles in proximal blade region) were observed. Variation was also observed in the nature of the pharyngo-intestinal junction (offset to slight overlapping). The secretory-excretory pore of females also showed slight variation in placement. Molecular phylogenetic studies, using partial 28S rDNA D2-D3 sequences of three studied populations and one sequenced isolate of the species from Greece, revealed T. variabilis has variation in the sequences of this genomic fragment. The similarity percent of four sequences ranged from 96.7 to 99.7%. The species was found for the first time outside of Greece, the country from which it was originally described. A newly recovered population of T. persicus, originally described from Iran, was also included in the molecular phylogenetic analyses.

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First record of Scrippsiella trochoidea (Dinophyceae) in Shatt Al-Arab River (Southern Iraq)

Marine Biodiversity Records ◽

10.1017/s1755267215001281 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hameed Abbas Hameed ◽

Maria Saburova

Keyword(s):

Aquatic Ecosystems ◽

First Record ◽

Biological Data ◽

Epifluorescence Microscopy ◽

Dense Population ◽

Scrippsiella Trochoidea ◽

Wide Range ◽

Thecal Plate ◽

First Time ◽

Southern Iraq

Even though very few biological data on dinoflagellates from Iraqi aquatic ecosystems are available to date, there are none on the genusScrippsiella. For this reason, the survey was conducted along four sites in the Shatt Al-Arab River between November 2009 and July 2010. A dense population ofScrippsiella-like dinoflagellate was observed in the studied samples during November and December 2009. Less dense population of the same taxon was encountered in the downstream sites in July 2010. Based on observations of thecal plate pattern in epifluorescence microscopy, the species was attributed toScrippsiella trochoidea. The occurrence ofS. trochoideais reported for the first time in Iraqi waters from a wide range of temperature (17.9°C–35.2°C) and salinity (2.3–16.7).

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Unravelling the taxonomic identity of Ophiothela Verrill, 1867 (Ophiuroidea) along the Brazilian coast

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom ◽

10.1017/s002531542000034x ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 100 (3) ◽

pp. 413-426

Author(s):

Renata A. S. Alitto ◽

Gabriela Granadier ◽

Ana B. Christensen ◽

Timothy O'Hara ◽

Maikon Di Domenico ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dorsal Surface ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

External Morphology ◽

Brazilian Coast ◽

Diagnostic Features ◽

Oral Plate ◽

Comparative Zoology ◽

Morphology And Morphometry ◽

First Time

AbstractSince 2012, when Ophiothela was first described in the Atlantic, there has been no consensus regarding its identification. It has been described as O. mirabilis, O. cf. mirabilis, O. danae, or only Ophiothela sp. In order to fill these gaps, our aim was to test if specimens from Brazil are Ophiothela mirabilis and/or Ophiothela danae. Syntypes from the Museum of Comparative Zoology and United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, were used. We examined species boundaries of the small six-rayed brittle star Ophiothela using independent character sets utilizing morphology (external morphology and morphometry) and molecular data (16S and COI). Concordance was found between the analyses indicating that Ophiothela sp. from Brazil (BR), Ophiothela mirabilis and Ophiothela danae are closely related. We suggest that O. danae should be considered as a junior synonym of O. mirabilis. A detailed description of O. mirabilis BR is presented using external morphology and microstructural ossicles (arm plates, vertebra, dental and oral plates). This description includes new diagnostic features, particularly regarding its microstructures: (i) transspondylous articulation (first record in Ophiotrichidae); (ii) eight smooth knobs on the dorsal surface of the vertebrae (to date only in Ophiothela); (iii) vertebrae with distal keel divided into two separate end processes matching the two large dorsal grooves proximally (first time in the literature); and (iv) an opening on both sides of the oral plate (as seen in other fissiparous species Ophiactis savignyi and Ophiocomella ophiactoides).

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First record of the moorland clouded yellow Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) in Altai Krai (Russia, West Siberia) with notes on its DNA barcode

Acta Biologica Sibirica ◽

10.3897/abs.6.e52833 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 5-10

Author(s):

Galina N. Kuftina ◽

Nazar A. Shapoval ◽

Roman V. Yakovlev ◽

Anatoly V. Krupitsky ◽

Andrey V. Kuvaev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dna Barcode ◽

West Siberia ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Northern Europe ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Public ◽

The Alps ◽

First Time ◽

European Populations

Colias palaeno (Linnaeus, 1761) is reported from Altai Krai for the first time. The DNA barcode of the collected specimen was analysed and compared with molecular data on European populations of C. palaeno available in the public databases GenBank (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) and BOLD (http://www.boldsystems.org). The molecular analysis has shown that the specimen from Altai Krai shares mitochondrial barcode with some specimens from mountain populations of the Alps and the Czech Republic, and differs significantly from lowland populations of C. palaeno from Central and Northern Europe.

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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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First record of Xiphinema hunaniense Wang & Wu, 1992 (Dorylaimida: Longidoridae) associated with tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze) in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam

ACADEMIA JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY ◽

10.15625/2615-9023/15616 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Le Thi Mai Linh ◽

Nguyen Huu Tien ◽

Nguyen Thi Duyen ◽

Trinh Quang Phap

Keyword(s):

Camellia Sinensis ◽

18S Rdna ◽

Phylogenetic Trees ◽

First Record ◽

Cultivated Plants ◽

Wide Range ◽

The World ◽

First Time ◽

Ectoparasitic Nematodes ◽

18S Rdna Sequence

The dagger nematodes, Xiphinema spp., are migratory root-ectoparasitic nematodes that cause damage to a wide range of wild and cultivated plants over the world. In Vietnam, this nematode group has been studied mainly based on morphological characterizations. During a survey of pathogens associated with tea, a plant with many medicinal and therapeutic potentials, a population of Xiphinema hunaniense was recorded. This study provides the first morphological and molecular characterizations of Xiphinema hunaniense found on Tea in Vietnam. The 28S rDNA, and 18S rDNA phylogenetic trees of the genus Xiphinema are also provided. 18S rDNA sequence of X. hunaniense is also submitted to GenBank for the first time.

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First record of the tropical-subtropical genus Ugandatrichia Mosely (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) from a temperate zone, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4370.5.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4370 (5) ◽

pp. 492

Author(s):

TOMIKO ITO ◽

HIROYUKI NISHIMOTO ◽

FUTABA NISHIMOTO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

First Record ◽

Temperate Zone ◽

Immature Stages ◽

Central Japan ◽

Palearctic Region ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The tropical-subtropical caddisfly genus Ugandatrichia Mosely (Hydroptilidae) is recorded for the temperate zone and the Palearctic region for the first time, with description of a new species, U. shinshiroensis from central Japan. The adults and immature stages are described with notes on their ecology.

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A new continent in the geographic distribution of the genus Oregoniplana (Platyhelminthes: Tricladida: Maricola), its rediscovery in South Africa and its molecular phylogenetic position

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society ◽

10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz013 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 187 (1) ◽

pp. 82-99 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wei-Xuan Li ◽

Ronald Sluys ◽

Miquel Vila-Farré ◽

Jia-Jia Chen ◽

Ying Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Phylogenetic Tree ◽

South African ◽

Food Preferences ◽

First Record ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

African Species ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

First Time

Abstract Here we describe a new species for the genus Oregoniplana from the coast of China, representing the third species for the genus and the first record of this genus for Asia. The other species are known from Oregon, USA, and from South Africa. Specimens of the South African species, Oregoniplana pantherina, were recently rediscovered, forming the second record for the species, which provided the basis for a necessary re-description. Molecular data (18S rDNA and 28S rDNA) obtained for the new Chinese species facilitated determination of the position of the genus Oregoniplana in the phylogenetic tree of the marine triclads. We report molecular data also for species previously discovered in China, viz. Miroplana shenzhensis and Pentacoelum sinensis, thus enabling us to determine for the first time the phylogenetic position of the genus Miroplana. These new molecular data revealed that Pentacoleum sinensis occupies an unexpected position in the phylogenetic tree. Laboratory cultures of the new Chinese species provided information on food preferences and reproduction. Oregoniplana pantherina exhibits a peculiar kind of locomotion and an unusual resting position in which the animal has three points of contact on either side.

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Description of Labrys fuzhouensis sp. n. and first record of Coslenchus rafiqi (Nematoda: Tylenchidae) from China

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00003246 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 21 (7) ◽

pp. 693-708 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kaikai Qiao ◽

Mengxin Bai ◽

Yadeng He ◽

Jingwei Chen ◽

Shun Xiao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Tail Length ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Molecular Data ◽

Scaling Analysis ◽

28S Rrna ◽

New Species Description ◽

First Time ◽

Labial Disc

Summary In this study, we describe Labrys fuzhouensis sp. n. based on detailed morphology revealed by scanning electron microscopy and molecular data inferred from 18S and 28S rRNA. The new species differs from other Labrys species by a combination of several morphometric and morphological characters: vulva-anus distance 66-74 μm, tail length 172-182 μm, post-uterine sac 11-12 μm, excretory duct less sclerotised, and hexagon-shaped labial disc. The novelty of L. fuzhouensis sp. n. is also confirmed by multi-dimensional scaling analysis. The 18S and 28S rRNA-based phylogenies suggest that the new species nested in the Labrys clade as sister to L. chinensis. In addition to the new species description, Coslenchus rafiqi is reported from China for the first time, the description being supplemented by the first molecular data (18S and 28S rRNA) for this species.

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