scholarly journals On a new species of the genus Cyprinotus (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from a temporary wetland in New Caledonia (Pacific Ocean), with a reappraisal of the genus

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen Martens ◽  
Mehmet Yavuzatmaca ◽  
Janet Higuti
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Main Island ◽  
Temporary Wetland ◽  
Recent Species ◽  
Doubtful Species ◽  
The Right ◽  
High Level ◽  
A New Species

The New Caledonia archipelago is known for its high level of endemism in both faunal and floral groups. Thus far, only 12 species of non-marine ostracods have been reported. After three expeditions to the main island of the archipelago (Grande Terre), about four times as many species were found, about half of which are probably new. Here, we describe a new species, Cyprinotus drubea sp. nov., which is characterised mainly by the hyper-developed dorsal hump on the right valve, much larger than in any other known Recent species in this genus. After a literature study of the other presumed species in Cyprinotus Brady, 1886, we retain seven Recent species in the genus, including the present new species. Cyprinotus crenatus (Turner, 1893), C. dentatus (Sharpe, 1910), C. flavescens Brady, 1898, C. inconstans Furtos, 1936, C. newmexicoensis Ferguson, 1967, C. ohanopecoshensis Ferguson, 1966, C. pellucidus (Sharpe, 1897), C. scytodus (Dobbin, 1941) and C. sulphurous Blake, 1931 are here all referred to the genus Heterocypris s. lat. Claus, 1892. Cyprinotus unispinifera Furtos, 1936 is assigned to the genus Cypricercus Sars, 1895. Cyprinotus tenuis Henry, 1923, C. fuscus Henry, 1919 and C. carinatus (King, 1855) are here classified as doubtful species. A checklist of the 14 non-marine ostracods, now including Cyprinotus drubea sp. nov. and Cypris granulata (Daday, 1910), thus far reported from New Caledonia, is provided. Herpetocypris caledonica Méhes, 1939 and H. caledonica var. minor Méhes, 1939 are synonymised with Candonocypris novaezelandiae (Baird, 1843).

Novitates neocaledonicae VII: A new monocaulous species of Bocquillonia (Euphorbiaceae) from New Caledonia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 360 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
DAVID BRUY ◽  
LAURE BARRABÉ ◽  
JÉRÔME MUNZINGER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Main Island ◽  
North East ◽  
Extreme North ◽  
Architectural Characteristics ◽  
Previous Identification ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Euphorbiaceae, Bocquillonia corneri, narrowly endemic to the extreme north-east of New Caledonia’s main island, is here highlighted, described and illustrated, based on original morphological and architectural characteristics. This new species differs notably by its unique monocaulous tree habit, while other Bocquillonia species are ramified shrubs, small monocaulous shrubs or well reiterated trees. A previous identification key to Bocquillonia species is expanded to include this new species. Bocquillonia corneri is located in a very confined gully forest at low-elevation on volcano-sedimentary substrate. A preliminary IUCN conservation status of Critically Endangered (CR) is proposed.

scholarly journals Novitates neocaledonicae X: A very rare and threatened new microendemic species of Acropogon (Malvaceae, Sterculioideae) from New Caledonia

PhytoKeys ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Gildas Gâteblé ◽  
Jérôme Munzinger
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Line Drawing ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Small Tree ◽  
Main Island ◽  
Risk Of Extinction ◽  
A New Species

A new species, Acropogonhorarius Gâteblé & Munzinger, sp. nov. (Malvaceae, Sterculioideae), is described from New Caledonia. It is known only from two very small subpopulations in the rainforests of the Petchécara Pass between Thio and Canala, in the southeast of Grande-Terre, New Caledonia’s main island. This shrub to small tree has hastate leaves and minute sessile tubular whitish-yellowish flowers and is strikingly different from all other members of the genus. The type locality is geologically complex and located within one of only four amphibolite lenses known in New Caledonia. A line drawing and colour photos are provided for the new species, along with a preliminary risk of extinction assessment, which indicates that the species is Critically Endangered.

Lapita (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) from Fiji and Vanuatu

2016 ◽  
Vol 159 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-195
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Bickel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Strong Connection ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
High Level ◽  
A New Species

Lapita Bickel (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae), previously known only from New Caledonia, is newly described from Fiji and nearby Pacific archipelagoes, and includes 21 species in four species groups. The vakalevu group comprises four new species, Lapita vakalevu from Fiji and Tonga, and L. morleyi, L. savura and L. tavuki, all from Fiji. The tuimerekei group comprises two new Fijian species, L. batiqere and L. tuimerekei. The paradoxa group comprises two new species from Viti Levu, Fiji, L. paradoxa and L. maafusalatu. The denticauda group includes 13 species, L. greenwoodi (Bezzi), comb. n., from Viti Levu, L. sanma, a new species from Vanuatu (Espiritu Santo), and eleven additional new species, all from Fiji: L. adusta, L. macuata, L. coloisuva, L. delaco, L. timocii, L. bicolor, L. veilaselase, L. kuitarua, L. denticauda, L. sarnati, and L. vatudiri. Most Lapita species are known only from single or adjacent sites, suggesting a high level of local endemicity. As demonstrated elsewhere for the Sciapodinae, there is a strong connection between Fiji and Vanuatu, with species groups shared between the two archipelagoes. Biogeographical processes to account for the distribution of Lapita on Fiji and New Caledonia are discussed.

scholarly journals Re-description of Strandesia sanoamuangae Savatenalinton & Martens, 2010 and description of a new species of Strandesia (Crustacea, Ostracoda) from Grande Terre, New Caledonia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanor Kisseih ◽  
Janet Higuti ◽  
Koen Martens
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
The Other ◽  
Current Paper ◽  
Main Island ◽  
Marine Habitats ◽  
Species Cluster ◽  
A New Species

The New Caledonian Archipelago is a hot spot for biodiversity and endemism. Whereas popular groups such as birds and plants are well-studied, invertebrate groups such as ostracods remain ill-known. Here, we re-describe Strandesia sanoamuangae Savatenalinton & Martens, 2010, originally described from Thailand (8000 km away from New Caledonia), and describe Strandesia mehesi sp. nov. Both species are known only from females. Material for the present study was collected from diverse aquatic non-marine habitats from Grande Terre, the main island of New Caledonia. Whereas S. sanoamuangae is seemingly easily identifiable, S. mehesi sp. nov. is part of the Strandesia vinceguerrae/vavrai species cluster in the genus, of which the ‘older’ species (described long ago) often have incomplete and superficial descriptions. Differentiation between the new species and the other members of this species cluster are based on small anatomical details of the valves. The current paper updates the known number of recent freshwater Ostracoda of New Caledonia from 14 to 16 species, although at least five of these species have an uncertain status.

scholarly journals Novitates neocaledonicae III: A new species of Citronella (Cardiopteridaceae) endemic to New Caledonia

Phytotaxa ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 245 (3) ◽  
pp. 223
Author(s):  
Jerome Munzinger ◽  
Sebastien Levionnois
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
East Central ◽  
Main Island ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cardiopteridaceae, Citronella hirsuta, endemic to the east-central part of New Caledonia’s main island, Grande Terre, distinguished on the basis of morphological evidence, is described and illustrated. This new species is distinguished by its densely hirsute leaves, while the two others species of Citronella occurring in New Caledonia have glabrous leaves. Citronella hirsuta is restricted to ultramafic substrate, and only known from areas that are situated within mining concessions. A preliminarily IUCN conservation status of Endangered (EN) is proposed.

New records of the genus Crispatotrochus (Scleractinia; Caryophylliidae) from New Caledonia, with description of a new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1940 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCELO V. KITAHARA ◽  
STEPHEN D. CAIRNS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Identification Key ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Recent Species ◽  
A New Species

During the expeditions Bathus 4 and Norfolk 2 off New Caledonia, three species pertaining to the genus Crispatotrochus were collected: C. rubescens, C. rugosus, and C. septumdentatus sp. nov. This study presents the new records describing and illustrating all species. Also, citation synonyms, type locality, type material, and distribution are provided. A brief revision of the 13 valid Recent species belonging to this genus (plus C. sp. cf. C. cornu and C. sp. A) and an identification key are proposed.

Leptochelia Vatulelensis (Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western Pacific

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
Modest Guţu ◽  
Thomas Iliffe
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The South ◽  
Anchialine Caves ◽  
A New Species

Leptochelia Vatulelensis(Crustacea: Tanaidacea), A New Species From Anchialine Caves of the South-Western PacificLeptochelia vatulelensisn. sp., discovered on the small islands of Vatulele (Fijian group) and Ouvéa (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia), is described and illustrated. The new species is distinguished from the others of the"Leptochelia-dubiagroup" (to which it is generally similar) by the following combination of morphological characteristics: (1) the presence of three to four distal setae on the maxilliped basis; (2) merus of pereopods III and IV with only a distosternal seta; (3) endopod of the uropods formed of four (rarely three) articles; (4) males with two (sometimes three) relatively short aesthetascs on the first five articles of the antennular flagellum; (5) male cheliped with a diminished dimorphism; (6) males with a vertical comb-row of setae on the cheliped propodus. Although it inhabits inland, anchialine caves, the new species lacks morphological features that are characteristic of some cave species.

Geographical review of the ostracod genus Vestalenula (Darwinulidae) and a new subterranean species from southern France

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malvina Artheau
Keyword(s):  
New Record ◽  
Cladistic Analysis ◽  
Left Valve ◽  
Southern France ◽  
Recent Species ◽  
European Program ◽  
The Right ◽  
Subterranean Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Subterranean Environment

A new species of Vestalenula is described. Vestalenula carveli, sp. nov. was found in the interstitial habitat of rivers during the PASCALIS European program when sampling three sites on the Aude River and Tech River basins (Roussillon region, southern France). With its large caudal brooding cavity, the presence of an external keel on the right valve and an internal tooth on the left valve, V. carveli is a typical representative of the genus. This new record brings the worldwide number of Vestalenula species to 24. Vestalenula representatives are known from the Lower Miocene to the present. A review of present-day knowledge of the geographical distribution of the genus and a cladistic analysis are presented in order to assess the biogeography of this genus and the importance of the discovery of a new subterranean species in southern France. The geographical review of the genus showed that most species of Vestalenula occur in subtropical regions. However, V. cylindrica, V. boteai and V. danielopoli lived, or are living, in the Palearctic. Vestalenula pagliolii occurs in both hemispheres. Many of the Recent species live in semiterrestrial and/or interstitial habitats and occur in geographically restricted areas. The distribution of the species of Vestalenula suggests independent colonisation of the subterranean environment by several species; this hypothesis is supported by the cladistic analysis.

Review of Sebadexius Ledoyer, 1984 (Amphipoda, Dexaminidae, Dexamininae) based on new material from The Philippines, with Sebadexius cebuense sp. nov.

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4500 (4) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
JEAN JUST
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
New Material ◽  
A New Species

The amphipod genus Sebadexius Ledoyer, 1984 (New Caledonia) is reviewed, based on new material from Cebu in The Philippines. Some characters are re-interpreted, and a new species, Sebadexius cebuense, is described. 

scholarly journals Novitates neocaledonicae. XIII. Taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Xyris (Xyridaceae, Poales) in New Caledonia, with description of a new species

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 502 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-229
Author(s):  
JÉRÉMIE MOREL ◽  
JÉRÔME MUNZINGER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Remarkable Feature ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Vegetative Characters ◽  
Reproductive Characters ◽  
A New Species

Three endemic species of Xyris (Xyridaceae, Poales) are currently recognized in New Caledonia. A recent multivariate analysis of 18 morphological characters based on 129 specimens of Xyris from New Caledonia, supported by 10 anatomical and micromorphological observations, suggested that three species should be recognized in the New Caledonian archipelago. However, the three published names did not correspond to the three entities identified via the multivariate analyses. The results showed that Xyris neocaledonia Rendle was morphologically distinct but requires lectotypification, Xyris guillauminii Conert was indistinct from X. pancheri Rendle, and that a new morphologically distinct species required description. We therefore propose to clarify the taxonomy of the genus for New Caledonia, by designating a lectotype, making this synonymy and describing the new species. The new species, Xyris desquamatus J.R.Morel & Munzinger, sp. nov., has the remarkable feature of leaves that are shed as the plant senesces, and is reflected in the specific epithet for this new species. Line drawings are provided for the new species, along with colour photos for the three New Caledonian Xyris species and a distribution map. Three identification keys are provided, the first based on vegetative characters, the second on reproductive characters and the third on anatomical features of the leaf. Xyris desquamatus is preliminarily assigned an IUCN risk of extinction assessment of vulnerable.

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