Caridina sinanensis, a new species of stygobiotic atyid shrimp (Decapoda, Caridea, Atyidae) from a karst cave in the Guizhou Province, southwestern China

From a biodiversity survey of a subterranean habitat near Sinan County, Guizhou Province, southwestern China, a new atyid shrimp of the genus Caridina H. Milne Edwards, 1837, C. sinanensissp. nov. was discovered. The new species can be separated from other congeners based on a combination of characters including depigmentation in body and reduction of eyes, small pigment spot at the centre of the cornea, the shape of rostrum and the endopod of the 1st male pleopod, and the relatively longer appendix interna on the appendix masculina of the 2nd pleopod. Mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA gene sequences also support the establishment of the new species. Information on the habitat, and the levels of threat are discussed to guide the conservation of C. sinanensissp. nov.

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Ixodes kangdingensis (Acari: Ixodidae), a new species from the Siberian weasel, Mustela sibirica (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in China

Parasitology Open ◽

10.1017/pao.2017.7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

TIANYU GUO ◽

YI SUN ◽

GUANG XU ◽

LANCE A. DURDEN

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

16S Rrna ◽

16S Rrna Gene ◽

Sequence Divergence ◽

Phylogenetic Position ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Ixodes Arboricola ◽

A New Species

SUMMARY The female and nymph of Ixodes (Pholeoixodes) kangdingensis n. sp. are described based on both morphology and analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences. Specimens of this new tick species were collected from a Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) in Kangding County, Sichuan Province, China. The morphological features of the female and nymph are unique to distinguish I. kangdingensis n. sp. from other members of the subgenus Pholeoixodes, including the presence of distinctly shaped cornua, anterior and posterior processes on palpal article I and a large angular projection on each side of the hypostome. Partial sequence of 16S rRNA gene grouped this species with Ixodes arboricola and Ixodes lividus with sequence divergence of new species from I. arboricola 4·16% and from I. lividus 8·49%. Data on the phylogenetic position, hosts, geographic distribution and key to females of closely related species are also provided.

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A new species of Micryletta Dubois, 1987 (Anura, Microhylidae) from Yunnan Province, China

Herpetozoa ◽

10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e69755 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 131-140

Author(s):

Shuo Liu ◽

Mian Hou ◽

Mingzhong Mo ◽

Dingqi Rao

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Body Size ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Small Body ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Small Body Size ◽

16S Rrna Gene Sequences ◽

Molecular Analyses ◽

Hind Limbs ◽

A New Species

A new species of the genus Micryletta Dubois, 1987 is described from Yunnan Province, China, based on morphological and molecular analyses. The most obvious differences between the new species and other species of this genus are small body size, unique coloration, and relatively longer hind limbs. In 16S rRNA gene sequences, the new species is diverged from all other congeners by 3.1%–8.0%.

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Conus hughmorrisoni, a new species of cone snail from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (Gastropoda: Conidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy ◽

10.5852/ejt.2015.129 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Felix Lorenz ◽

Nicolas Puillandre

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Papua New Guinea ◽

New Guinea ◽

Color Pattern ◽

Genetic Distances ◽

Coi Gene ◽

Cone Snail ◽

Biodiversity Survey ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

A New Species

Based on newly collected material from the Kavieng Lagoon Biodiversity Survey, we describe a new species of cone snail, Conus hughmorrisoni sp. nov., from the vicinity of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It closely resembles the New Caledonian C. exiguus and the Philippine C. hanshassi, but differs from these species by having more numerous shoulder tubercles, by the shell’s sculpturing and details of the color pattern. We also sequenced a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene of five specimens collected alive. All possessed very similar sequences (genetic distances < 0.3%), different from all the COI sequences of cone snails available in GenBank (genetic distances > 10%).

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A new species of palaemonid prawn Macrobrachium ramae sp.nov. (Malacostraca:Decapoda:Palaemonidae) from Rupnarayana River, West Bengal, India with its molecular profiles

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.6 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4952 (3) ◽

pp. 540-550

Author(s):

MITALI DAS ◽

PRITI RANJAN PAHARI ◽

TANMAY BHATTACHARYA

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Molecular Characterization ◽

West Bengal ◽

16S Rrna Genes ◽

Rrna Genes ◽

Mitochondrial Coi ◽

Appendix Masculina ◽

Molecular Profiles ◽

A New Species ◽

Scanning Electron

A new species Macrobrachium ramae is described from Rupnarayana river, West Bengal, India along with its molecular characterization and Scanning electron microscopy. The species shares certain characters with M.gurudeve, M.jayasreei, M.kunjuramani and M.saengphani but differs remarkably from these species in the structure and shape of rostrum, telson, appendix masculina and in the size of the proximal segment of the antennular peduncle. Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of M.ramae with mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA genes reinforce the morphological conclusion and supports the view that it is a new species.

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Ophiorrhiza guizhouensis (Rubiaceae), a new species from Guizhou Province, southwestern China

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.95.22506 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 95 ◽

pp. 121-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chuan-Dong Yang ◽

Xuan-Ze He ◽

Guang-Qian Gou

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Western China ◽

Southwestern China ◽

A New Species

In this study, Ophiorrhiza guizhouensis, a new species of Rubiaceae from south-western China, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to O. japonica, but differs from the latter by having terete stems which are densely hirtellous, usually persistent ciliate stipules with well-developed colleters inside the base of the stipule, shorter corolla tubes and shorter stamens and styles.

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A new species of Augustinus Korotyaev from China, with a key to the species groups of the genus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Ceutorhynchinae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1871.1.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1871 (1) ◽

pp. 63 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

JUNHAO HUANG ◽

HIRAKU YOSHITAKE ◽

RUNZHI ZHANG ◽

MOTOMI ITO

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

Species Group ◽

Entire Length ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Southwestern China ◽

Species Groups ◽

A New Species

Augustinus tuberculatus Huang, Yoshitake & Zhang, sp. n., is described from Guizhou Province, southwestern China. The species is readily distinguishable from its congeners by the prothorax having five pairs of tubercles in addition to paired median prominences. We classify the species into a new species group, the A. tuberculatus group, based mainly on the basally convex rostrum, elytral interval 1 with a velvety black scaly patch in the basal 1/3, interval 3 with a large obtuse tubercle in the middle (with 1–3 rows of setiferous granules), the posterior margin of ventrite 2 angularly produced in the middle and the anterior and posterior margins of ventrite 4 equidistant along their entire length. A key to the species groups of Augustinus is provided.

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A new species of Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou Province, China

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.923.47172 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 923 ◽

pp. 115-140 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tao Luo ◽

Ning Xiao ◽

Kai Gao ◽

Jiang Zhou

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

16S Rrna ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Sequence Divergence ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Morphological Data ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Habitat Variation ◽

A New Species

This study describes a new species of the genus Leptobrachella, Leptobrachella suiyangensissp. nov. from the Huoqiuba Nature Reserve, Suiyang County, Guizhou Province, China, based on morphological data and phylogenetic analyses (16S rRNA mtDNA). The new species can be distinguished from other congeners by the molecular divergence and by a combination of morphological characters, including body size, dorsal and ventral patterns, dorsal skin texture, size of the pectoral and femoral glands, degree of webbing and fringing on the toes and fingers, dorsum coloration, and iris coloration in life. Currently, the genus Leptobrachella contains 75 species, 21 of which are found in China, including seven species reported from Guizhou Province. The uncorrected sequence divergence percentage between Leptobrachella suiyangensissp. nov. and all homologous DNA sequences available for the 16S rRNA gene was found to be >4.7%. The new record of the species and its relationships with others in the same genus imply that species distribution, habitat variation, environmental adaptation, and diversity of the genus Leptobrachella in southwest China need to be further investigated.

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A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella (Amphibia, Anura, Megophryidae) from southwest China

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.943.51572 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 943 ◽

pp. 91-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Shi-Ze Li ◽

Jing Liu ◽

Gang Wei ◽

Bin Wang

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Leaf Litter ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Small Body ◽

The Body ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Adult Males ◽

Molecular Phylogenetic ◽

A New Species

A new species of the Asian leaf litter toad genus Leptobrachella from Guizhou Province, China is described based on molecular phylogenetic analyses, morphological comparisons, and bioacoustics data. Phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene sequences supported the new species as an independent clade nested into the Leptobrachella clade and sister to L. bijie. The new species could be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: small body size (SVL 30.8–33.4 mm in seven adult males, and 34.2 mm in one adult female); dorsal skin shagreened, some of the granules forming longitudinal short skin ridges; tympanum distinctly discernible, slightly concave; internasal distance longer than interorbital distance; supra-axillary, femoral, pectoral and ventrolateral glands distinctly visible; absence of webbing and lateral fringes on fingers; toes with rudimentary webbing and shallow lateral fringes, relative finger lengths II < IV < I < III; heels overlapped when thighs are positioned at right angles to the body; and tibia-tarsal articulation reaches the tympanum.

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A new species of the genus Microhyla (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae) from Guizhou Province, China

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4624.4.7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4624 (4) ◽

pp. 551-575 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

SHIZE LI ◽

MEIHUA ZHANG ◽

NING XU ◽

JINGCAI LV ◽

JIANPING JIANG ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

16S Rrna ◽

Dna Sequences ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Medium Size ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

White Stripe ◽

Longitudinal Groove ◽

A New Species

A new species of the microhylid frog genus Microhyla is described from the Fanjing Mountain of Guizhou Province, China. Phylogenetic analyses based on DNA sequences of the the mitochondrial 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and COI genes supported the new species as an independent lineage, closely related to M. beilunensis, M. mixtura and M. okinavensis. The uncorrected genetic distance on 16S rRNA gene between the new species and its closest congeners M. beilunensis, M. mixtura and M. okinavensis are 3.5%, 4.6% and 4.6% respectively. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following morphological characters: (1) body of medium size (SVL 19.0–22.7 mm in males and 22.5–23.0 mm in females); (2) disk and dorsal median longitudinal groove on finger tips absent; (3) toe with rudimentary webbing at base; (4) disk with dorsal median longitudinal groove present at toe tips except for the toe I; (5) two metatarsal tubercles on palm; (6) tibiotarsal articulation reaching the level between eye to nostril when leg stretched forward; (7) a distinct V-shaped white stripe on the upper midsection. The new species is known only from the type locality, and thus the finding of it has contributed to the endemic species diversity of China. It is needed to take strategy to protect the species and habitats due to the increased threats of environmental changes.

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A new species of the genus Leptobrachella Smith, 1925 (Anura, Megophryidae) from Guizhou, China

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1008.56412 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1008 ◽

pp. 139-157

Author(s):

Jing-Cai Lyu ◽

Liang-Liang Dai ◽

Ping-Fan Wei ◽

Yan-Hong He ◽

Zhi-Yong Yuan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Small Body ◽

Conservation Status ◽

Guizhou Province ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

Small Range ◽

Secondary Forests ◽

White Line ◽

A New Species

Asian leaf-litter toads of the genus Leptobrachella represent charismatic anuran diversification with 80 species, of which 25 are from China. Recent new discoveries suggest that the diversity of this genus is underestimated. Here, we describe a new species of Leptobrachella, Leptobrachella bashaensissp. nov. from the Basha Nature Reserve, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, China. The new species is distinguished from its congeners by the following suite of morphological traits: small body size (SVL 22.9–25.6 mm in six adult males and 27.1 mm in one adult female); head longer than wide; dorsal skin slightly shagreened with small tubercles; creamy-white chest and belly with irregular black spots; distinct ventrolateral glands forming a white line; finger webbing and fringes absent; toe webbing rudimentary and lateral fringes narrow; iris bicolored with bright orange in upper half and silver in lower half; dorsal surface of tadpole head dark brown with small, brown, irregular spot, air sac-shaped bulges on both sides of body. The new species differs from all known congeners by an uncorrected p-distance of >5.3% of the 16S rRNA gene fragment examined, and the phylogenetic analysis clusters the new species with L. maoershanensis and L. laui. At present, the new species is only known from a small range of montane evergreen secondary forests in Basha Nature Reserve approximately 900 m elevation. Its natural history and conservation status are discussed.

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