scholarly journals A new species of sea urchin associating clingfish of the genus Dellichthys from New Zealand (Teleostei, Gobiesocidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 740 ◽  
pp. 77-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin W. Conway ◽  
Andrew L. Stewart ◽  
Adam P. Summers
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Sea Urchin ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Sensory System ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Shallow Coastal Waters

A new species of clingfish, Dellichthystrnskii sp. n. is described on the basis of 27 specimens, 11.9–46.0 mm SL, collected from intertidal and shallow coastal waters of New Zealand. It is distinguished from its only congener, D.morelandi Briggs, 1955 by characters of the cephalic sensory system and oral jaws, snout shape, and colouration in life. A rediagnosis is provided for D.morelandi, which is shown to exhibit sexual dimorphism in snout shape.

First record of the tribe Diglottini from South America with description of Diglotta brasiliensis n. sp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1776 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDILSON CARON ◽  
CIBELE STRAMARE RIBEIRO-COSTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
South America ◽  
First Record ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rove Beetle ◽  
Fiji Islands ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The tribe Diglottini Eichelbaum, 1909 comprises two halophilous rove beetle genera Diglotta Champion, 1899, and Paradiglotta Ashe & Ahn, 2004. The tribe contains eight known species distributed in the Nearctic and West-Palaearctic regions, and also Fiji Islands and New Zealand. This tribe is recorded for the first time from South America with the description of a new species, Diglotta brasiliensis n. sp. from southern Brazil (Paraná). Characters of the mouthparts, aedeagus and spermatheca of the new species are illustrated and compared with other Diglotta species. Sexual dimorphism is reported for the first time in the genus.

A new species of the hermit crab genus Diogenes Dana, 1851 (Decapoda: Anomura: Diogenidae) from shallow coastal waters in Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4722 (6) ◽  
pp. 571-582
Author(s):  
TOMOYUKI KOMAI ◽  
RYUTA YOSHIDA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Hermit Crab ◽  
Central Japan ◽  
Shallow Subtidal ◽  
Japanese Waters ◽  
The Right ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Shallow Coastal Waters

A new species of diogenid hermit crab, Diogenes minimus, is described and illustrated on the basis of material from shallow subtidal waters (5–19 m) in central Japan. It appears close to D. holthuisi Asakura & Tachikawa, 2010, but easily distinguished from the latter by the shape of the antennal acicle, non-elongate male left cheliped and the armature of the right cheliped merus. Including the new species, 14 identified species of Diogenes are now known from Japanese waters. A brief overview on species of Diogenes recorded from Japanese waters is given. 

A new species of the clingfish genus Trachelochismus from bay and estuarine areas of New Zealand (Teleostei: Gobiesocidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4319 (3) ◽  
pp. 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
KEVIN W. CONWAY ◽  
ANDREW L. STEWART ◽  
CRAGEN KING
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Sensory System ◽  
Fin Ray ◽  
Phylogenetic Hypotheses ◽  
Nuclear Locus ◽  
Gill Raker ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Loci

Trachelochismus aestuarium, new species, is described on the basis of 120 specimens, 10.1–45.5 mm SL, collected from shallow (0–29 meters depth) bay and estuarine areas along the coast of New Zealand. It is distinguished from congeners (T. melobesia and T. pinnulatus) by a combination of characters, including features of the cephalic sensory system, adhesive disc papillae, and colouration in life, head shape, and gill-raker, fin ray and vertebrae counts. Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial loci (cytrochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and 12S ribosomal RNA) and one nuclear locus (zic family member 1) for all three species of Trachelochismus and two outgroup taxa resulted in phylogenetic hypotheses in which T. aestuarium is the sister taxon to either T. pinnulatus (mitochondrial loci) or T. pinnulatus + T. melobesia (ZIC1). A new terminology is introduced for the superficial neuromasts arranged in rows on the surface of the head in members of Trachelochismus.  

A new species of seagrass-boring Limnoria (Limnoriidae, Isopoda, Crustacea) from Japan

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4232 (2) ◽  
pp. 251 ◽  
Author(s):  
HIROKI YOSHINO ◽  
HIKARI WATABE ◽  
TAKESHI A. OHSAWA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Chiba Prefecture ◽  
The Right ◽  
Phyllospadix Iwatensis ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Shallow Coastal Waters

The marine seagrass-boring isopod, Limnoria rhombipunctata sp. nov. (Limnoriidae) is described from the rhizome of Phyllospadix iwatensis seagrass, in shallow coastal waters off Chiba Prefecture, Japan. L. rhombipunctata sp. nov. is distinguished from other Limnoria species by the unique carinae of pleonite 5 and pleotelson, two branched lacinia mobilis of the right mandible, 3 flagellar articles of antenna 1, and triangular epipod of the maxilliped. Specimens of L. magadanensis, a species similar to L. rhombipunctata sp. nov., are re-examined and compared with L. rhombipunctata sp. nov. 

scholarly journals Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Parmentier
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Posterior Edge ◽  
The North ◽  
A New Species

A new species of pearlfish, Echiodon prionodon, is described from three specimens. This species is diagnosed by having a serrated margin on the posterior edge of the fangs, expanded thoracic plates on some abdominal vertebrae and ventral swimbladder tunic ridges. This species was only found in coastal waters around the North Island of New Zealand. The diagnosis of Eurypleuron is revised. 

The giant purple pedinid—a new species of Caenopedina (Echinodermata: Echinoidea: Pedinidae) from New Zealand and Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2007 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
OWEN F. ANDERSON
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Hawaiian Islands ◽  
Southeastern Australia ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Brown Colour ◽  
The Rich ◽  
A New Species

Echinoids of the genus Caenopedina are widely distributed in continental shelf and slope waters of tropical to subAntarctic regions. A new species, Caenopedina porphyrogigas sp. nov. is described from temperate and sub-Antarctic areas of New Zealand and southeastern Australia in depths of 350–1200 m. This species is distinctive for the rich brown colour of its spines, purple apical and oral regions, large size, wide interambulacral plates, lack of obvious sexual dimorphism, and few forms of pedicellariae. The first confirmed records outside of the Hawaiian Islands and neighbouring atolls of another species in the genus, C. pulchella, reveal its existence also in northern New Zealand, and C. otagoensis, previously considered endemic to New Zealand is recorded from additional locations in the region as well as from a seamount west of Tasmania. An updated key to the species of Caenopedina is provided to include the four Australasian species most recently described.

Tritodynamia bengalensis n. sp., a new species of brachyuran crab from West Bengal state, India (Decapoda: Brachyura: Macrophthalmidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4938 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-330
Author(s):  
JIGNESHKUMAR N. TRIVEDI ◽  
SANTANU MITRA ◽  
PETER K. L. NG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Relative Length ◽  
First Record ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Brachyuran Crab ◽  
The Third ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Shallow Coastal Waters

Tritodynamia bengalensis n. sp. is described on the basis of a male specimen dredged from the shallow coastal waters of West Bengal state, India. The new species is morphologically similar to T. bidentata Yang & Tang, 2005 and T. serratipes Anker & Ng, 2014, but can be distinguished by the carapace shape, dentition of the pollex, relative length of the dactylus of the third maxilliped, proportions of the propodus of the third pereopod, and structure of the male left gonopod. This is the first record of the genus Tritodynamia from India. 

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