scholarly journals A new species of Hyphessobrycon Durbin from northeastern Brazil: evidence from morphological data and DNA barcoding (Characiformes, Characidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 79-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Cristofore Guimarães ◽  
Pâmella Silva De Brito ◽  
Leonardo Manir Feitosa ◽  
Luís Fernando Carvalho-Costa ◽  
Felipe Polivanov Ottoni
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Dorsal Margin ◽  
Sister Clade ◽  
Weberian Apparatus ◽  
Black Blotch ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Hyphessobrycon is described for the upper Munim and Preguiças river basins, northeastern Brazil, supported by morphological and molecular species delimitation methods. This new species belongs to the Hyphessobrycon sensu stricto group, as it has the three main diagnostic character states of this assemblage: presence of a dark brown or black blotch on the dorsal fin, absence of a black midlateral stripe on its flank and the position of Weberian apparatus upward horizontal through dorsal margin of operculum. Our phylogenetic analysis also supported the allocation of the new species in this group; however, it was not possible to recover the species sister-group. Pristellamaxillaris and Moenkhausiahemigrammoides were recovered as the sister-clade of the Hyphessobrycon sensu stricto group.

scholarly journals A new deep-sea species of Barathronus Goode & Bean from Brazil, with notes on Barathronus bicolor Goode & Bean (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae)

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jørgen G. Nielsen ◽  
Michael M. Mincarone ◽  
Fabio Di Dario
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Mature Male ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Male Specimen ◽  
Fin Rays ◽  
Central Atlantic ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Preanal Length

A new species of Barathronus (Ophidiiformes: Aphyonidae) is described from a single, mature male specimen (101 mm SL) bottom trawled on the continental slope of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil, between 1,964 and 2,045 m depth. The new species is diagnosed among congeners by the following combination of characters: peritoneum transparent, deep-set eyes not visible, eight fangs on vomer, anal fin rays 69, predorsal length 42.0% SL, preanal length 49.5% SL, penis long, slender, and lacking a pair of lobes at its base, and presence of a ventral flexure of the anterior 2-3 vertebrae. Additionally, morphological data of three specimens of Barathronus bicolor collected in Brazilian waters are presented and compared with those from 51 specimens from the western Central Atlantic.

"Same-same, but different": an unusual new species of the Limnonectes kuhlii Complex from West Sumatra (Anura: Dicroglossidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2883 (1) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVID S. MCLEOD ◽  
STEPHANI J. HORNER ◽  
COLIN HUSTED ◽  
ANTHONY BARLEY ◽  
DJOKO ISKANDAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Sequence Divergence ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Sister Taxon ◽  
Dna Sequence Data ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
A New Species

A new species in the dicroglossine genus Limnonectes from West Sumatra, Indonesia, is described. Analysis of DNA sequence data from the mitochondrial 12S and 16S gene regions places the species within the Limnonectes kuhlii Complex and demonstrates it to be the sister taxon of Limnonectes kuhlii sensu stricto from Java. Both molecular and morphological data support the recognition of this lineage as a new species. Notably, the presence of a spinule-covered mental plate distinguishes Limnonectes sisikdagu sp. nov. from all other members of the L. kuhlii Complex. Additionally, pair-wise sequence divergence greater than 10% separate the new species from its sister taxon, L. kuhlii from Java.

Morphological and molecular identification of a new species of Truncospora (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) in North America

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 257 (1) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
CHANG-LIN ZHAO ◽  
FENG XU ◽  
DONALD H. PFISTER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North America ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Pore Surface ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Sister Clade ◽  
Annual Habit ◽  
A New Species

Truncospora wisconsinensis sp. nov., a new poroid wood-inhabiting species, is proposed based on a combination of molecular and morphological data. This species demonstrates a unique combination of characters including: annual habit; pileate basidiomata with a white pileus and pore surface; a dimitic hyphal system with non- to slightly dextrinoid, cyanophilous skeletal hyphae; and ellipsoid, truncate, slightly thick-walled, strongly dextrinoid basidiospores. Phylogenetic analyses using ITS and partial tef1-α support the position of this new species as a sister clade of T. ohiensis.

scholarly journals A new Corydoras Lacépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz F. C. Tencatt ◽  
Héctor S. Vera-Alcaraz ◽  
Marcelo R. Britto ◽  
Carla S. Pavanelli
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Species ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Lateral Margin ◽  
Anterior Portion ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Corydoras is described from the rio São Francisco basin in northeastern Brazil, Minas Gerais and Bahia States. The new species is distinguished from most of its congeners by the anterior portion of the infraorbital 1 very large, conspicuously expanded towards the anteroventral margin of the snout and almost entirely covering its lateral margin. Other characters that distinguish the new species are the infraorbital 2 slender on its dorsal tip, contacting only sphenotic and not compound pterotic; and the presence of two laterosensory canals on trunk. A phylogenetic analysis including the new species found it sister-group of C. flaveolus, and both species sister-group of C. paleatus. An identification key to the species of the rio São Francisco basin is also provided

scholarly journals A new species of Aspidoras (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) from a small coastal drainage in northeastern Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lívia M. A. Oliveira ◽  
Angela M. Zanata ◽  
Luiz F. C. Tencatt ◽  
Marcelo R. Britto
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Dorsal Margin ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
River Drainage ◽  
Posterior Process ◽  
Coastal River ◽  
A New Species

ABSTRACT A new species of Aspidoras from the rio da Dona basin, a small coastal river drainage in Bahia State, is described herein. The new taxon differs from its congeners by presenting infraorbital 1 with well-developed ventral laminar expansion, nuchal plate nearly reaching to or sometimes contacting posterior process of parieto-supraoccipital, anterior tip of nuchal plate just posterior to dorsal margin of first dorsolateral body plate, and blotches on dorsal half of dorsolateral body plates and/or ventral half of ventrolateral body plates fused with midlateral series of blotches, forming three or four enlarged and oblique black blotches.

A new species of Hypsiboas Wagler (Anura: Hylidae) closely related to H. multifasciatus Günther from southeastern Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2521 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
THIAGO RIBEIRO DE CARVALHO ◽  
ARIOVALDO ANTONIO GIARETTA ◽  
KÁTIA GOMES FACURE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Advertisement Call ◽  
Amazon Forest ◽  
White Stripe ◽  
A New Species

We describe a new species based on two populations, from the State of Minas Gerais, using advertisement call and morphological data as diagnostic characters. Hypsiboas paranaiba sp. n. is distinguished from the large-sized species of the group by the absence of a white stripe on upper (H. lanciformis) or upper and lower lips (H. leucocheilus); from H. albopunctatus by the absence of distinct light spots on outer thighs and inguinal region; and from H. multifasciatus by reaching a smaller maximum size and presenting a head as long as wide. The new species occurs in the Cerrado biome of southeastern Brazil in the State of Minas Gerais, and central Brazil in the State of Goiás, whereas H. multifasciatus is restricted to the Amazon Forest domain, and possibly to forest domains in northeastern Brazil.

Comparative morphological and molecular taxonomic study of six Achaeta species (Clitellata: Enchytraeidae) with the description of a new Achaeta species from Kőszeg Mountains, Hungary

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4273 (2) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
KLÁRA DÓZSA-FARKAS ◽  
TAMÁS FELFÖLDI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
The Other ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
Taxon Identification ◽  
A New Species

Five Achaeta species (A. affinis, A. bohemica sensu stricto, A. camerani, A. cf. danica, A. unibulba) and a new species, described here as A. tothi sp. n., were found during the investigation of the enchytraeid fauna of western Hungary (Őrség National Park and Kőszeg Mts.). Comparative morphological and molecular taxonomic investigations were performed with several individuals representing these six Achaeta species. A detailed description of the new species is given, and we also present some additional morphological data and photos about the other five Achaeta species. Such information could have importance in subsequent taxonomic studies and will aid the discrimination among the members of genus Achaeta. Furthermore, the obtained sequences could serve as references in forthcoming studies applying DNA-based taxon identification. 

scholarly journals A new species of Chiroderma (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from Northeastern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
VA. Taddei ◽  
BK. Lim
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The State ◽  
The Body ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Chiroderma Peters, 1860 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) from the State of Piauí in Northeastern Brazil is described based on mensural analysis, morphological data and geographical distribution. It is most similar morphologically to C. doriae Thomas, 1891 but differentiated by a smaller body size and by differences in cranial traits. In comparison to other members of the genus, the new species can be distinguished by a combination of characters, including size of the body, conspicuousness of facial and median dorsal stripes, ear length, and variation in cranial and dentition traits.

scholarly journals Genetic delimitation of Pristimantis orestes (Lynch, 1979) and P. saturninoi Brito et al., 2017 and description of two new terrestrial frogs from the Pristimantis orestes species group (Anura, Strabomantidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 864 ◽  
pp. 111-146
Author(s):  
Veronica L. Urgiles ◽  
Paul Székely ◽  
Diana Székely ◽  
Nicholas Christodoulides ◽  
Juan C. Sanchez-Nivicela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Genetic Data ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
Dorsal Skin ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Genetic Assessment ◽  
A New Species

In the genus Pristimantis, species are often combined into taxonomic units called species groups. The taxonomy of these groups is frequently inaccurate due to the absence of genetic data from type series and repeated misidentifications generated by high morphological resemblance between taxa. Here, we focus on the P.orestes species group, providing the first genetic assessment of P.orestes sensu stricto from individuals collected from the type locality, with a reviewed diagnosis and description of advertisement calls. We find that two lineages previously named P.orestes are genetically distinct and should be separated into two different species. Based on genetic and morphological data, we name one of these species P.cajanumasp. nov. This new species is morphologically distinct from other members of the group by having shagreen dorsal skin, evident dorsolateral folds, broader discs on toes and fingers and pale gray ventral coloration. Additionally, P.saturninoi is placed within the P.orestes species group based on genetic data from its type series. However, we find that one of its paratypes is genetically distinct and belongs to a clade containing a new species we name P.quintanaisp. nov. This new species is morphologically distinguished by lacking a tympanic membrane and vocal sacs in males, and by having expanded discs on toes and fingers, finely tuberculated dorsal skin and irregular white or cream spots in the groin and concealed surfaces of thighs. Our findings highlight the importance of providing genetic characterization and placement from the type series in taxonomic challenging groups, such as Pristimantis. We also suggest that the diversity of species within the P.orestes group will increase as more sampling is achieved in the southern Andes of Ecuador.

scholarly journals A new species of Lecidea (Lecanorales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan

MycoKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Memoona Khan ◽  
Abdul Nasir Khalid ◽  
H. Thorsten Lumbsch
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Sister Group Relationship ◽  
Rdna Sequences ◽  
Swat Valley ◽  
A New Species

We describe here a new species, Lecideaaptrootii, in Lecidea sensu stricto from Swat Valley, Pakistan. It is most similar to L.fuscoatra in having an areolate thallus and black, lecideine apothecia with a persistent margin. However, L.aptrootii can be readily distinguished by having smaller ascospores (average length 8-10 µm). In phylogenetic analyses, using ITS and nuLSU rDNA sequences, L.aptrootii forms a sister-group relationship to L.grisella, which differs in having a rimose thallus.

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