Platycephalus orbitalis, a new species of flathead (Teleostei: Platycephalidae) collected from western Australia

A new plataycephalid, Platycephalus orbitalis, is described on the basis of specimens collected in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia at depths of 50–144 m. The new species had been mistakenly identified as P. marmoratus, which is now known to be restricted to eastern Australia. Several morphological characters (e.g, 65–68 pored scales in lateral line, snout and interorbit naked, and caudal fin blackish with white posterior margin) can separate Platycephalus orbitalis sp. nov. and P. marmoratus from the other 14 congeners. In addition, Platycephalus orbitalis sp. nov. differs from P. marmoratus in having the margin of the interopercle scalloped, skinny sensory tubes on the infraorbitals, the preopercle well developed and mostly covering the cheek region, and the body and head lacking distinct large spots and bands dorsally.

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A new amphipod species from the Indian Ocean (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea: Podoprionidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.861.1.1 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 861 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

TAMMY HORTON

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Arabian Sea ◽

The Other ◽

Amphipod Species ◽

Northern Arabian Sea ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

A New Species

A new species of the genus Podoprion is described. The species can be distinguished from the other species in the genus, Podoprion bolivari Chevreux, 1891, P. ruffoi Lowry & Stoddart, 1996, and P. mediterraneum Kaim-Malka, 2004, by the shape of gnathopod 2 propodus, coxa 4, number and size of serrations on pereopod 5 basis, and characters of the mouthparts. Material was collected by baited trap at 1185 m off the coast of Pakistan in the northern Arabian Sea.

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A new species and first record of the genus Procerobaetis Kaltenbach & Gattolliat, 2020 (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from Thailand

ZooKeys ◽

10.3897/zookeys.1023.61081 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1023 ◽

pp. 13-28

Author(s):

Chanaporn Suttinun ◽

Thomas Kaltenbach ◽

Jean-Luc Gattolliat ◽

Boonsatien Boonsoong

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Posterior Margin ◽

First Record ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

Genetic Distances ◽

The Other ◽

Closely Related Species ◽

Coi Sequences ◽

First Time ◽

A New Species

The genus Procerobaetis Kaltenbach & Gattolliat, 2020 is reported for the first time from Thailand, and Procerobaetis totuspinosussp. nov. is described as a new species based on larvae. It can be easily distinguished from other known Procerobaetis species by the presence of triangular spines at the posterior margin of tergites VI–IX. COI sequences were obtained from all known species. The genetic distances (Kimura 2-parameter) between the new species and the other species are between 20% and 23%. The morphological characters of the new species and its closely related species are discussed; larval key to all species of the genus Procerobaetis is also provided.

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One hundred years of solitude ended: A second species of Marmasoma White, 1916 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Bombyliinae, Eclimini) from Australia

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4420 (1) ◽

pp. 34 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

XUANKUN LI ◽

DAVID K. YEATES

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Western Australia ◽

South Australia ◽

The Body ◽

Monotypic Genus ◽

Key To Species ◽

Male And Female ◽

South Eastern ◽

Eastern Australia ◽

A New Species

Known as a monotypic genus for over a century, Marmasoma White, 1916 is an endemic Australian bee fly genus belonging to the tribe Eclimini of the subfamily Bombyliinae. A new species: Marmasoma hortorum sp. nov. is described based on a series of specimens from Western Australia and South Australia. This new species can be easily distinguished from the congener by the inconspicuous pale wing markings and mostly white to pale yellow scales on the body, as well as characters of both male and female genitalia. M. sumptuosum is found in south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania, and some specimens have been collected on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. M. hortorum sp. nov. occurs in south Western Australia, and a pair of specimens has been taken just north of Port Augusta in South Australia. A key to species of Marmasoma is provided.

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Steinernema borjomiense n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Georgia

Nematology ◽

10.1163/15685411-00003167 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (7) ◽

pp. 653-669 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Oleg Gorgadze ◽

Elena Fanelli ◽

Manana Lortkhipanidze ◽

Alberto Troccoli ◽

Medea Burjanadze ◽

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Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

18S Rrna ◽

Entomopathogenic Nematode ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Tail Length ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

18S Rrna Gene ◽

The Body ◽

Rrna Gene ◽

A New Species

Summary A new species of entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema borjomiense n. sp., was isolated from the body of the host insect, Oryctes nasicornis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), in Georgia, in the territory of Borjomi-Kharagauli. Morphological characters indicate that the new species is closely related to species of the feltiae-group. The infective juveniles are characterised by the following morphological characters: body length of 879 (777-989) μm, distance between the head and excretory pore = 72 (62-80) μm, pharynx length = 132 (122-142) μm, tail length = 70 (60-80) μm, ratio a = 26.3 (23.0-29.3), H% = 45 (40-51), D% = 54 (47-59), E% = 102 (95-115), and lateral fields consisting of seven ridges (eight incisures) at mid-body. Steinernema borjomiense n. sp. was molecularly characterised by sequencing three ribosomal regions (the ITS, the D2-D3 expansion domains and the 18S rRNA gene) and the mitochondrial COI gene. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that S. borjomiense n. sp. differs from all other known species of Steinernema and is a member of the monticolum-group.

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New species and records of the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Syllidae) from Socotra Archipelago (Indian Ocean)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4742.1.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4742 (1) ◽

pp. 73-88

Author(s):

YOLANDA LUCAS RODRÍGUEZ ◽

GUILLERMO SAN MARTÍN ◽

DIETER FIEGE

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Valid Species ◽

New Findings ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

Socotra Archipelago ◽

San Martín ◽

A New Species

Based on a census of the polychaete fauna of the Socotra Archipelago in the Indian Ocean we report here new findings on the genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1818. These ten species are newly recorded from this area: Syllis alternata Moore, 1908; Syllis bouvieri Gravier, 1900; Syllis broomensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979); Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900; Syllis crassicirrata (Treadwell, 1925); Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863; Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960); Syllis ypsiloides Aguado, San Martín & Ten Hove, 2008. Additionally, Syllis qamhiyn sp. nov. is described as a new species, characterized by its conspicuously thick and short dorsal cirri filled with a gelatinous substance and reduced number of compound chaetae from medium to posterior parapodia, with enlarged shafts and short blades which become almost unidentate and do not fuse with shafts. Following an examination of the holotype of S. bouvieri, its status as a valid species and not as synonym of Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852, as considered by some authors (see Licher 1999) is confirmed, and a redescription is included.

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An elusive new species of gymnophthalmid lizard (Cercosaurinae, Selvasaura) from the Andes of northern Peru

Evolutionary Systematics ◽

10.3897/evolsyst.5.68520 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 177-187

Author(s):

Lourdes Y. Echevarría ◽

Pablo J. Venegas ◽

Luis A. García-Ayachi ◽

Pedro M. Sales Nunes

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Natural History ◽

Phylogenetic Analyses ◽

Morphological Characters ◽

The Other ◽

Adult Males ◽

The Andes ◽

New States ◽

Northern Peru ◽

A New Species

We describe a new species of Selvasaura from the montane forests of the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern Peru, based on external and hemipenial morphological characters and previous phylogenetic analyses. The new species can be differentiated from the other two Selvasaura species in having keeled dorsal scales usually flanked by longitudinal striations, in adults and juveniles; adult males with a yellow vertebral stripe bordered by broad dark brown stripes on each side and a unilobed hemipenis surrounded by the branches of the sulcus spermaticus. The description of the new species contributes information about new states of diagnostic characters of Selvasaura and natural history.

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First record of the deep-water xanthid crab genus, Pulcratis Ng & Huang, 1997, from the Indian Ocean, with description of a new species (Crustacea: Brachyura: Xanthidae)

Nauplius ◽

10.1590/2358-2936e2020010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

Author(s):

Jose Christopher E. Mendoza ◽

Prema Mani ◽

Samuthirapandian Ravichandran

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Deep Water ◽

First Record ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

A New Species

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Dacar Cas/Somali Red Aloe: a new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) from Somaliland

PhytoKeys ◽

10.3897/phytokeys.117.28226 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 85-97

Author(s):

Mary E. Barkworth ◽

Ahmed Ibrahim Awale ◽

Faisal Jama Gelle

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Plant Diversity ◽

Species Density ◽

Number Of Species ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

Eastern Highlands ◽

A New Species

A new species of Aloe (Asphodelaceae) is described from Somaliland. It differs from other species in forming large clumps and in having sap that is initially yellow but quickly turns bright red and then dark red or reddish-brown, paniculate red-flowered inflorescences and uniformly coloured leaves with red teeth. Its recognition raises the number of species known from the combined area of Somaliland and Somalia s.s. from 31 to 36. A map portraying species density of Aloe by country, as that genus is now interpreted, shows that Aloe has its highest density on islands in the Indian Ocean but that, within Africa, the greatest density is in countries along the eastern highlands. The data also reinforce the importance of field botanists in determining a country’s known plant diversity.

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A new species of the genus Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (Tegastidae, Harpacticoida, Copepoda) from the Onnuri Vent Field in the Indian Ocean

Zoosystematics and Evolution ◽

10.3897/zse.96.54507 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 96 (2) ◽

pp. 699-714

Author(s):

Jong Guk Kim ◽

Jimin Lee

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Indian Ocean ◽

Hydrothermal Vent ◽

Hydrothermal Vents ◽

First Record ◽

Cold Seeps ◽

Dichotomous Key ◽

The Family ◽

The Indian Ocean ◽

A New Species

The genus Smacigastes Ivanenko & Defaye, 2004 (Harpacticoida, Copepoda) is the most primitive genus in the family Tegastidae Sars, 1904, occurring in deep-sea chemosynthetic environments, such as hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, whale falls and wood falls. Our exploration of the Onnuri Vent Field, the sixth active hydrothermal vent system in the Central Indian Ridge, resulted in the discovery of a new species in the genus Smacigastes. A detailed morphological analysis of S. pumilasp. nov. reveals that it most resembles S. barti Gollner, Ivanenko & Martínez Arbizu, 2008, described from a hydrothermal vent in the East Pacific Ridge; the new species can be distinguished from the existing species by the 8-segmented female antennule, the absence of an abexopodal seta on the antennary basis, the mandibular exopod represented by a single seta and the exopod of the first leg with five setae. This is the first record of Smacigastes in the Indian Ocean. A dichotomous key to species of the genus Smacigastes worldwide is provided.

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