scholarly journals Last two hundred individuals: rediscovery of Scilla mesopotamica Speta (Hyacinthaceae), a threatened endemic species in Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Ismail Eker ◽  
Hasan Akan
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Limited Distribution ◽  
Habitat Ecology ◽  
East Anatolia

In this paper, the rediscovery of endemic and long missing species, <em>Scilla mesopotamica</em> Speta which had been only known from the type gathering, is given. The species has not been collected again after Sintenis in 1888, whose specimens served Speta for description of the new taxon. In 2004, the authors found it in a steppic rocky area, near Halfeti in Şanliurfa province, South East Anatolia, Turkey. After analyzing Sintenis' original collection notes, they concluded that this area is identical with the type locality. <em>S. mesopotamica</em> has an extremely limited distribution and is represented by less than 200 specimens in the single known population that covers less than 50 m<sup>2</sup>. Taxonomy of the species, detailed description with illustrations, geographical distribution, habitat, ecology and status of IUCN extinction risk and some comments on conservation of the plant are also presented.

scholarly journals A new Contradens from Laos (Bivalvia: Unionidae: Contradentini)

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Ekaterina S. Konopleva ◽  
Ivan N. Bolotov ◽  
Vitaly M. Spitsyn ◽  
Alexander V. Kondakov ◽  
Mikhail Yu. Gofarov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Freshwater Mussel ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Shell Shape ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Nucleotide Substitutions ◽  
Mussel Species ◽  
Mekong Basin ◽  
Rare Endemic

Here, we describe Contradens novoselovi sp. nov. (Bivalvia: Unionidae), a new freshwater mussel species from the Mekong Basin in Laos. Phylogenetic and morphological analyses reveal that the new taxon is closely related to Contradens comptus (Deshayes & Jullien, 1874) but can be distinguished from it by a smaller size, sub-ovate shell shape, tiny wrinkles near umbo, stronger pseudocardinal and lateral teeth, and fixed nucleotide substitutions. Contradens novoselovi sp. nov. is known only from the type locality in northwestern Laos and may represent a rare endemic species with restricted range.

scholarly journals Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae), a new taxon to Turkey, with contributions to its taxonomy

2011 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
İsmail Eker ◽  
Mehmet Koyuncu
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New Record ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Turkish Flora ◽  
Flora Of Iraq

<em>Allium olivieri </em>Boiss. (Alliaceae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora. It was identified using the collected specimens and Flora orientalis, Flora of Iraq and Flora Iranica. The detailed description, illustrations, geographical distribution, habitat, status of IUCN extinction risk and some comments and discussions on the taxonomy of the species are given.

An inventory of vascular plants endemic to Italy

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LORENZO PERUZZI ◽  
FABIO CONTI ◽  
FABRIZIO BARTOLUCCI
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Alpine Region ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Administrative Region ◽  
Italian Flora ◽  
Endemic Flora

For the purpose of the present study we considered as Italian endemics those specific and subspecific taxa occurring in Italy that are not found elsewhere with the exception of Corsica (France) and Malta. This study presents an updated list of the endemic taxa in the Italian flora, including their geographical distribution at regional level. Italy is characterized by 1371 endemic species and subspecies (18.9% of the total vascular flora): three taxa belong to Lycopodiidae, one to Polypodiidae, two to Pinidae and 1365 to Magnoliidae (three paleoherbs, 221 monocots and 1144 eudicots). The endemic flora belongs to 29 orders, 67 families and 304 genera. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and Abruzzo are the four regions richest in endemics. About 58% of endemics are confined to a single administrative region. The most represented orders, families and genera are: Asterales, Caryophyllales and Asparagales, Asteraceae, Plumbaginaceae and Caryophyllaceae, Limonium, Centaurea and Hieracium, respectively. The phytogeographic isolation of Sardinia and Sicily and the separation of peninsular Italy from Northern Italy is confirmed. The relative isolation of Puglia with respect the remaining southern Italian pensinsular regions is also confirmed. Alpine region endemics (from northern Italy) are underrepresented.

Euphorbia mongoliensis (Euphorbiaceae), a new species from Inner Mongolia, China

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-161
Author(s):  
ER-HUAN ZANG ◽  
MING-XU ZHANG ◽  
WEN-LE WANG ◽  
CHUN-HONG ZHANG ◽  
MIN-HUI LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Pollen Morphology ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Euphorbia Esula ◽  
Morphological Data ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Flora Of China ◽  
A New Species

In May 2020, a new taxon of Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae was collected from a dry hillside of Dongsheng District, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. The morphological characteristics of the specimens analyzed differ from those of the known Euphorbia species from this region; therefore, we suspected this may be a new species, and we set to analyze the ITS2 sequences of some Euphorbia species. The results show that the new taxon belongs to the sect. Esula of Euphorbia subg. Esula. It is similar to Euphorbia esula (description from Flora of China) but does not belong to the same species. Concomitantly, plant morphological data and pollen morphology results show significant differences between the new taxon, E. esula and E. caesia, a finding that supports the delimitation of this new taxon, which is named Euphorbia mongoliensis in accordance with its geographical distribution.

Micropropagation of Asparagus macrorrhizus, a Spanish endemic species in extreme extinction risk

2017 ◽  
Vol 132 (3) ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. Regalado ◽  
E. Carmona-Martin ◽  
M. López-Granero ◽  
A. Jiménez-Araujo ◽  
P. Castro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Extinction Risk

scholarly journals Notes on the extended distribution of Humboldtia bourdillonii (Fabales: Fabaceae), an Endangered tree legume in the Western Ghats, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 14886-14890
Author(s):  
Anoop P. Balan ◽  
A. J. Robi ◽  
S. V. Predeep
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Tree Legume ◽  
Endangered Tree ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
Periyar Tiger Reserve ◽  
The Western Ghats

Humboldtia bourdillonii is an Endangered tree legume; considered endemic to its type locality in the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Idukki District of Kerala State.  A new population of this highly threatened endemic species is located in the Vagamon Hills of Kottayam District which is about 70km away from its original locality.  The newly located population is drastically affected by the severe floods and landslides that occurred in Kerala state during August 2018.  Urgent conservation measures are needed to protect the population from further loss.  

scholarly journals Protoneobisium basilice (Neobisiidae, Pseudoscorpiones): A new cave false scorpion from mt. Biokovo, Croatia

2008 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-132
Author(s):  
B.P.M. Curcic ◽  
R.N. Dimitrijevic ◽  
T. Radja
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Limited Distribution ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Quantitative Nature

A new species of the endemic pseudoscorpion genus Protoneobisium Curcic, 1988, P. basilice sp. n. from Croatia has been found, described and diagnosed. From its phenetically close congener, P. biocovense (M?ller, 1931), the new taxon differs in many respects of both qualitative and quantitative nature. Both species of Protoneobisium have a limited distribution; they inhabit Mt. Biokovo, Croatia, and are probably the remnants of some ancient Maditerranean fauna of pre-Tertiary origin.

The middle lower Cambrian (Ovetian)Lunagraulosn. gen. from Spain and the oldest trilobite records

2015 ◽  
Vol 152 (6) ◽  
pp. 1123-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELADIO LIÑÁN ◽  
JOSÉ ANTONIO GÁMEZ VINTANED ◽  
RODOLFO GOZALO
Keyword(s):  
Fossil Record ◽  
Lower Cambrian ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Central Spain ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
The World ◽  
The Village

AbstractThe type material ofAgraulos antiquusSdzuy, 1961 from the La Herrería Formation, northern Spain, is revised together with additional material and included in the new genusLunagraulos. The stratigraphical range ofLunagraulos antiquus(Sdzuy, 1961) – occurring below that of the trilobite species of the generaLunolenus,MetadoxidesandDolerolenusin the type locality of Los Barrios de Luna in the province of León, northern Spain – and the accompanying ichnofossil assemblage demonstrate an Ovetian age (lower part of Cambrian Stage 3, currently being discussed by the International Subcommission on Cambrian Stratigraphy) for this species. Moreover, the trilobiteLunagraulos tamamensisn. gen. n. sp. is found in the Tamames Sandstone near the village of La Rinconada in the province of Salamanca, central Spain. The biostratigraphical position of this new taxon and its accompanying ichnoassemblage is also analysed and assigned to the lowermost Ovetian Stage. The genusLunagraulosis therefore the oldest agraulid found in the fossil record. The exceptional presence ofLunagraulosin a marine coarse siliciclastic succession – a facies rather typical for the ichnofossilsCruzianaandRusophycus, some of the oldest signs of trilobite activity – suggests that first trilobite representatives may have inhabited high- to middle-energy, marine environments. This hypothesis may also explain both the taxonomic and biostratigraphic heterogeneity of the first trilobite genera appearing across the world, due to preservation problems in this type of facies. Comparison of theLunagraulos biostratigraphy with other coeval Spanish fossil assemblages allows us to propose its intercontinental correlation with the oldest records of currently known trilobites.

Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4915 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-236
Author(s):  
PRAKASH C. PATHANIA ◽  
CORNELIS GIELIS ◽  
APURVA DAS ◽  
KAILASH CHANDRA
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Locality

A catalogue of the species of superfamily Pterophoroidea from India is presented. The documented fauna comprises 108 species belonging to two families, Macropiratidae (one species), and Pterophoridae (107 species in 38 genera). Four subfamilies of Pterophoridae are recognized: i) Agdistinae (one species), ii) Deuterocopinae (five species in one genus), iii) Ochyroticinae (three species in one genus), and iv) Pterophorinae (98 species in 35 genera). The present catalogue is based primarily on the literatures in which Indian pterophoroids have been mentioned or described. For each species, the type-locality, geographical distribution (within and outside of India), host plants, and synonyms are provided. Pterophorus karmawangdi Gielis & Wangdi, syn. n., is new subjective junior synonym of Pterophorus tinsuki Kovtunovich, 2003. 

On the occurrence of Apostolepis phillipsi (Serpentes, Elapomorphini) in Brazil, with the description of a new specimen from Mato Grosso

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4619 (3) ◽  
pp. 580-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUARINO RINALDI COLLI ◽  
ANDRÉ FELIPE BARRETO-LIMA ◽  
PEDRO TOURINHO DANTAS ◽  
CARLOS JOSÉ S. MORAIS ◽  
DAVI LIMA PANTOJA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
State Legislature ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Species Diagnosis

We describe a specimen of Apostolepis phillipsi Harvey, 1999, from Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade, Mato Grosso, establishing the first unambiguous record of the species in Brazil. The new locality is ca. 120 km from the type locality, in Bolivia. We present an updated species diagnosis, the first image of a living specimen, and the first description of A. phillipsi coloration in life. Even though the Brazilian range of A. phillipsi lies within a protected area (Parque Estadual Serra Ricardo Franco—PESRF), it is threatened by cattle raising, logging and agriculture. PESRF lacks formal delimitation and a management plan, and the Mato Grosso State Legislature is considering a decree to extinguish PESRF, which could cause the extirpation of the Brazilian range of several endemic species.

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