First record of the dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) in Caribbean waters of Costa Rica

AbstractA dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima stranded alive along the Central Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. The whale, handled by tourists and local inhabitants, was weak, had buoyancy difficulties, and eventually aborted and died, showing severe necrotizing placentitis and other pathological signs. Both the mother and the fetus had antibodies against Brucella lipopolysaccharide. Brucella organisms were isolated from various tissues of both animals and were characterized. The bacterium genome corresponded to sequence-type 27 (ST27) and clustered together with other Brucella ST27 isolated in humans and cetaceans.

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New details of the male terminalia of Diathoneura longipennis (Malloch, 1926) (Diptera, Drosophilidae)

Revista Ecuatoriana de Medicina y Ciencias Biológicas ◽

10.26807/remcb.v40i1.653 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 45-50

Author(s):

Carlos R. Vilela ◽

Gerhard Bächli

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

South America ◽

Late Stage ◽

First Record ◽

Type Locality

The male terminalia of a non-type Diathoneura longipennis (Malloch 1926) specimen,collected in Peru, were dissected and analyzed. The aedeagus and associated sclerites were found tohave been fixed at a late stage of protrusion, resulting in a different morphology, when compared to thetwo previous publications, which were fixed at earlier stages. Consequently, additional details of certainanatomical parts were observed and a better understanding of the aedeagus protruding process was attained.Diathoneura longipennis has been previously identified in San Mateo, Alajuela, Costa Rica (type locality)and Panama, and this specimen represents the first record of this species in South America.

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Flabelloporina, a new genus in the Porinaceae (Ascomycota, Ostropales), with the first record of F. squamulifera from Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.358.1.4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 358 (1) ◽

pp. 67 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

PRISCYLLA NAYARA BEZERRA SOBREIRA ◽

MARCELA EUGENIA DA SILVA CÁCERES ◽

LEONOR COSTA MAIA ◽

ROBERT LÜCKING

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

New Genus ◽

First Record ◽

Lichenized Fungi ◽

New Combination ◽

The Family ◽

First Time

A new genus of lichenized fungi of the family Porinaceae is described, known from Costa Rica and Brazil. Flabelloporina Sobreira, M. Cáceres & Lücking is a thus far monospecific genus with an isolated position of its only species in the family, morphologically different from all other genera in Porinaceae. The genus is characterized by the production of numerous, flabelliform squamules on the surface of the thallus, together with black perithecia and transversally septate ascospores (with three septa in the only species). The new combination Flabelloporina squamulifera (Breuss, Lücking & Navarro) Sobreira, M. Cáceres & Lücking is proposed, based on Porina squamulifera Breuss, Lücking & Navarro, and the species is for the first time reported from Brazil.

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FIRST RECORD OF THE GENUS Ocyochterus FROM COLOMBIA AND NEW RECORDS OF OCHTERIDAE FROM COSTA RICA (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA)

Acta Biológica Colombiana ◽

10.15446/abc.v20n2.44638 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Federico Herrera Madrigal

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

New Records ◽

First Record

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First record of Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida Swainson, 1832) (Aves: Emberizidae) in Costa Rica

Check List ◽

10.15560/9.6.1592 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 1592

Author(s):

Steven Aguilar ◽

Julio E. Sánchez ◽

Daniel Martínez

Keyword(s):

Costa Rica ◽

Central America ◽

First Record ◽

Adult Bird ◽

Southern Central ◽

Wintering Range

We present the first record of the Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida) in Costa Rica. An adult bird was recorded ca. 900 Km south of its common wintering range. This represents the first record of the species for the country and for southern Central America.

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Studies on neotropical Phasmatodea XXII: Two new species of Taraxippus (Phasmatodea: Cladomorphinae: Hesperophasmatini) and the first record of the genus from Central America

Journal of Orthoptera Research ◽

10.3897/jor.29.51328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 101-114

Author(s):

Oskar V. Conle ◽

Frank H. Hennemann ◽

Pablo Valero

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Costa Rica ◽

Dominican Republic ◽

Central America ◽

First Record ◽

Distributional Pattern ◽

Distribution Map ◽

Two New Species ◽

First Time

Two new species of Taraxippus Moxey, 1971 are described and illustrated: T. samaraesp. nov. from Costa Rica and Panama and T. perezgelabertisp. nov. from the Dominican Republic. Both sexes and the previously unknown eggs are described. The genus is recorded from Central America for the first time. A distribution map and a discussion of the distributional pattern of Taraxippus are provided.

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