scholarly journals Description of a new sepioline species, Sepiola boletzkyi sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), from the Aegean Sea

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giambattista Bello ◽  
Alp Salman
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distal Part ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Bursa Copulatrix ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Ne Atlantic ◽  
Dorsal Lobe ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
Sepiola Atlantica

A new sepioline species, Sepiola boletzkyi sp. nov. (Cephalopoda: Sepiolidae), is described based on two specimens from the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean). The type specimens are lodged in the Ege University Faculty of Fisheries Museum of Izmir (Turkey). The new species belongs to the Sepiola atlantica group sensu Naef, hence it is compared with the species in this group, namely Sepiola affinis, Sepiola atlantica, Sepiola bursadhaesa, Sepiola intermedia, Sepiola robusta, Sepiola rondeletii, Sepiola steenstrupiana and Sepiola tridens. The male of S. boletzkyi sp. nov. differs from all the others in having the combination of homomorphous ventral arm tips, eight enlarged suckers, subdivided into two groups, in the dorsal row of the distal part of the hectocotylus and a dorsal lobe complementing the copulatory apparatus. In females of S. boletzkyi sp. nov. the bursa copulatrix is large and, unlike all other species in the genus, has a large fungiform process towards the mantle wall. The discovery of S. boletzkyi sp. nov. increases to 12 the number of NE Atlantic-Mediterranean species of Sepiola.

Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) from the eastern Mediterranean Sea with description of a new species of Anoplodactylus

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1686 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANZ KRAPP ◽  
CENGIZ KOCAK ◽  
TUNCER KATAGAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Scuba Diving ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Northern Cyprus ◽  
A New Species

Material of Pycnogonida was collected by scuba diving and snorkelling in the eastern Mediterranean Sea from the Aegean Sea to northern Cyprus in 1995–2002; some additional samples were taken in 2006 (mainly in Gencelli Cove, Turkey). This yielded the first record of Ammothella appendiculata for the region. A. longioculata and Callipallene spectrum are newly recorded for Turkey. A hitherto undescribed and tiny species of Anoplodactylus was found. The insufficiently known adult stage of Ammothella uniunguiculata is figured by SEM photograph.

Taxonomy of some sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) collected from the Aegean Sea and description of a new species

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Kefalas ◽  
J. Castritsi-Catharios
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Systematic Survey ◽  
Taxonomic Description ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A systematic survey of the sponge fauna of the Aegean Sea has been carried out. Twenty-eight stations located in the Aegean Sea were explored and 59 species of Demospongiae were collected from this particular area, which covers a broader geographical area of the Aegean and Cretan Seas. Some of the species found are poorly known for the Mediterranean fauna, like Cerbaris curvispiculifera and Spongosorites flavens, which are reported for the first time in the Aegean Sea and generally in the eastern Mediterranean. The species Axinyssa michaelis sp. nov. (Halichondriidae: Halichondrida) is new to science. In this paper, a description of the new species is presented along with the description of the first recorded species in the Aegean Sea. In addition to the taxonomic description of the species, some ecological data and a distribution pattern are also presented.

Nebalia kocatasi sp. nov., a new species of leptostracan (Crustacea: Phyllocarida) from Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean)

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (5) ◽  
pp. 1247-1254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Moreira ◽  
Cengiz Kocak ◽  
Tuncer Katagan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Lateral Face ◽  
The Other ◽  
Posterior Border ◽  
Izmir Bay ◽  
The Third ◽  
Terminal Seta ◽  
A New Species

Nebalia kocatasi sp. nov. (Crustacea: Leptostraca) is described from specimens collected off the coast of Turkey (Aegean Sea). The new species differs from the other known species of the genus in having a rostrum about 2.4 times as long as wide, the antennular scale is twice as long as wide, the third article of the antennule has up to four short distal spines, the third article of the antenna has three robust spines on the external lateral face, the two distalmost being the longest, the endopod of the second maxila is composed of two sub-equal articles, the exopod of the second maxilla is as long as the first article of the endopod, pleonites 6–7 have pointed denticles along the posterior dorsal borders, the protopod of pleopod 4 has 2–3 serrations along the posterior border and the terminal seta of the caudal furca is about twice the length of rami. This is the second leptostracan species reported to date from the eastern Mediterranean.

scholarly journals A new species of Augeneria (Polychaeta: Lumbrineridae) from deep waters of the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 708 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. KURT-SAHIN ◽  
M. E. ÇINAR ◽  
O. GONULAL
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Taxonomic Key ◽  
Deep Waters ◽  
Muddy Bottom ◽  
Northern Aegean Sea ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Lumbrineridae, Augeneria profundicola sp. nov. is described based on one specimen taken from 950 m depth on muddy bottom off Gökçeada Island (northern Aegean Sea). This new species is characterized by having seven small nuchal antennae arranged in a circle line on the prostomium and bidentate maxilla II. The morphological features of this species were compared with those of all Augeneria species described so far. A taxonomic key to all Augeneria species is also provided.

scholarly journals New Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (December 2012)

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 312 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. THESSALOU-LEGAKI ◽  
O. AYDOGAN ◽  
P. BEKAS ◽  
G. BILGE ◽  
Y.O. BOYACI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Caulerpa Racemosa ◽  
The North ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Siganus Rivulatus ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mediterranean Biodiversity

This paper presents records extending or confirming the distribution of Mediterranean species. Three alien algae are included, namely Codium taylorii reported for the first time from the Aegean and Turkey (Izmir Gulf), Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Karpathos and Chalki Isl., Aegean Sea) and Ganonema farinosum (Karpathos Isl., Aegean Sea). As far as animals are concerned, Litarachna divergens (Acari: Hydrachnidia) was recorded (Side, Eastern Mediterranean) and represents a new amendment at genus level for Turkish fauna. Other invertebrates include alien species such as the crabs Dyspanopeus sayi (Lago Fusaro, SW Italy), Percnon gibbesi (Larnaca, Cyprus; Karpathos and Chalki Isl., Aegean Sea) and Callinectes sapidus (Voda estuary, NW Greece), the nudibranch Aplysia dactylomela (Boka Kotorska Bay, Montenegro), the gastropod Conomurex persicus (Karpathos and ChalkiIsl., Aegean Sea) and the bryozoan Electra tenella (Livorno harbour and Messina Straits area). The alien fish Siganus luridus, Siganus rivulatus, Fistularia commersonii, Sphyraena chrysotaenia and Sargocentron rubrum are also reported from the islands of Karpathos and Chalki, and Pteragogus pelycus from Heraklion Bay, Crete. In addition, new localities for four rare Mediterranean inhabitants are given: the cephalopod Thysanoteuthis rhombus (NW Sardinia) and the fish: Lampris guttatus (Calabria, S Italy), Petromyzon marinus (Gokova Bay) and Remora australis (Saronikos Gulf), while the opisthobranch gastropod Cerberilla bernadettae is reported for the first time from the E Mediterranean (Cyprus). Finally, three species of the Aegean ascidiofauna are recorded for the first time: Lissoclinum perforatum, Ciona roulei and Ecteinascidia turbinata. Furthermore, it was established that Phallusia nigra has extended its distributional range to the north of the Aegean Sea.

Three new Eastern-Mediterranean endemic species of the Merodon aureus group (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4254 (4) ◽  
pp. 401 ◽  
Author(s):  
SANJA VESELIĆ ◽  
ANTE VUJIĆ ◽  
SNEŽANA RADENKOVIĆ
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Mediterranean Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Species Complexes ◽  
A New Species ◽  
High Diversity

The Merodon aureus group (Diptera: Syrphidae: Eristalinae) comprises a number of different subgroups and species complexes, including the M. bessarabicus subgroup, which is revised here. In this study, we present an identification key to species complexes and species within the M. bessarabicus subgroup and focus on clarifying the taxonomic status of previously described species within this subgroup, based on a study of the type material. Merodon flavicornis Macquart, a species with an unknown type locality, is re-evaluated and recognized as a valid Western Mediterranean species from France. We describe a new species, M. adriaticus sp. n., from M. bessarabicus subgroup, as well as another two species with a clearly separate position within the M. aureus group due to their distinct morphological features: M. nisi sp. n. and M. robustus sp. n.. Results of the present study indicate the high diversity and endemism levels of the genus Merodon in Europe. 

Syllis ergeni: a new species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean Sea)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1036 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
MELIH ERTAN ÇINAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Colour Pattern ◽  
Faunal Analysis ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Izmir Bay ◽  
Brown Colour ◽  
A New Species

The faunal analysis of hard bottom materials collected from Alsancak Harbour and its vicinity (Izmir Bay, Aegean Sea) revealed a new syllid species, Syllis ergeni. The species is mainly characterized by having a dark-brown colour pattern on the dorsum of anterior and middle segments, short blade falcigers, the number and morphology of aciculae, and a pigmented proventriculus and pharynx. The morphology, ecology, distribution and reproductive features of the species are explained and discussed.

A New Species of Rhacophorus Genus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae: Rhacophorinae) from Van Ban District, Lao Cai Province, Northern Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 325-334
Author(s):  
Ivan I. Kropachev ◽  
Nikolai L. Orlov ◽  
Hoa Thi Ninh ◽  
Tao Thien Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Distal Part ◽  
Slender Body ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Lao Cai ◽  
Lower Ratio ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Green Triangle ◽  
Brown Color

We describe a new species of the Rhacophorus genus, which differs from all species known in Asia by the combination of characters. It strongly differs also from small and middle-sized species of Rhacophorus sensu lato: Rhacophorus calcaneus Smith, 1924, Leptomantis cyanopunctatus (Manthey et Steiof, 1998), Rhacophorus hoabinhensis Nguyen, Pham, Nguyen, Ninh et Ziegler, 2017, Rhacophorus hoanglienensis Orlov, Lathrop, Murphy et Ho, 2001, Zhangixalus jarujini (Matsui et Panha, 2006), Rhacophorus laoshan Mo, Jiang, Xie et Ohler, 2008, Rhacophorus pardalis Günther, 1858, Rhacophorus rhodopus Liu et Hu, 1960, Rhacophorus robertingeri Orlov, Poyarkov, Vassilieva, Ananjeva, Nguyen, Sang, and Geissler, 2012, Leptomantis robinsonii (Boulenger, 1903), Rhacophorus spelaeus Orlov, Gnophanxay, Phimminith, and Phomphoumy, 2010, Rhacophorus translineatus Wu, 1977, Rhacophorus turpes Smith, 1940, Rhacophorus vampyrus Rowley, Le, Thi, Stuart et Hoang, 2010, Rhacophorus viridimaculatus Ostroshabov, Orlov et Nguyen, 2013 by having brown color with two green dorsolateral stripes starting at the groin level and connecting through the distal part of eyelid with green triangle on the head, slender body and head, lower ratio HW/HL 0.86, lower HW/SVL 0.28 and lower ratio HL/SVL 0.32.

New data on the genus Malgasia (Orthoptera: Mogoplistidae) from Madagascar and Seychelles

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-218
Author(s):  
A.V. Gorochov
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
New Material ◽  
Three New Species

Malgasia marmorata (Saussure, 1899) is redescribed on the base of the type specimens and new material. Three new species from Seychelles and Madagascar, M. seychellensis sp. nov., M. minutissima sp. nov. and M. grisea sp. nov. are described.

Taxonomy of the leafhopper genus Nirvanguina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) with description of a new species from China

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (5) ◽  
pp. 585-590
Author(s):  
DELIANG XU ◽  
SHUYING LI ◽  
YALIN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Specimens ◽  
A New Species

The leafhopper genus Nirvanguina Zhang & Webb (Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Drabescini: Paraboloponina) is reviewed, including description of a new species, Nirvanguina bifurcatus Xu & Zhang sp. nov., from China. An updated checklist along with distribution and a key to males of this genus are also provided. Type specimens of this new species are deposited in the Entomological Museum, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China (NWAFU). 

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