Resolution of the identity of Pinnotheres latipes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846 and description of a new species of Viridotheres Manning, 1996 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae): two symbionts of bivalve molluscs

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane T Ahyong
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Bivalve Molluscs ◽  
Additional Species ◽  
Resolution Of The Identity ◽  
De Man ◽  
A New Species

Abstract Pinnotherid crabs are well known as obligate associates of other marine invertebrates, frequently bivalve molluscs. Knowledge of the Australian pinnotherid crab fauna is expanded by description of a new species of Viridotheres Manning, 1996, representing the first record of the genus from Western Australia. The new species of Viridotheres is most similar to V. gracilis (Bürger, 1895) from the Philippines and V. takedai Ahyong, Komai & Watanabe, 2012 from Japan, but is unique in the genus in the elongated maxilliped 3 palp that distinctly overreaches the propodal apex. The identity of the poorly known northern Australian species, Pinnotheres latipes Hombron & Jacquinot, 1846, originally described from the Northern Territory, is resolved by designation of a neotype that places the species in the genus Nepinnotheres Manning, 1993. Nepinnotheres latipescomb. nov. is widespread in northern Australia and commonly hosted by the bivalve mollusc Pinna Linnaeus, 1758. Previous Australian records of Nepinnotheres cardii (Bürger, 1895) and N. edwardsi (De Man, 1888) from Australia are referable to N. latipes. Nepinnotheres latipes is one of only five known pinnotherids having androgynous males. Few pinnotherids are known from males, so estimating the extent of androgyny in Pinnotheridae must await discovery of males of additional species.

Redescription of Callianassa jousseaumei Nobili, 1904, a junior subjective synonym of Callianassa indica de Man, 1905 with description of a new species of Neocallichirus (Decapoda: Axiidea: Callianassidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2746 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER C. DWORSCHAK
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Variability ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Marine Biodiversity ◽  
De Man ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Subjective Synonym

Investigation of newly collected material from the Philippines during the Panglao Marine Biodiversity Project 2004, together with re-examination of the type material of Callianassa jousseaumei Nobili, 1904 and numerous specimens identified as Neocallichirus indicus (de Man, 1905), revealed that the latter is identical with the former and has to be considered a junior synonym of Callianassa jousseaumei. A redescription of this species is presented together with notes on its morphological variability and its ecology. A new species of Neocallichirus, N. vaugelasi, is described for specimens from Aqaba, previously attributed erroneously to C. (or N.) jousseaumei, and N. natalensis Barnard, 1947 is removed from the synonymy of the latter. This is the first record of this species for the Philippines and Thailand.

A new deep-water goatfish of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) from northern Australia and the Philippines, with a taxonomic account of U. subvittatus and remarks on U. mascareinsis

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3550 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANZ UIBLEIN ◽  
MARK MCGROUTHER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Deep Water ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Meristic Characters ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Interspecific Comparisons

Upeneus stenopsis n. sp. is described based on four specimens collected off northern Australia and Quezon Island,Philippines, at depths between 165 to 275 m and compared with four closely related species: the deep-water dwellingUpeneus davidaromi (Red Sea) and U. mascareinsis (Western Indian Ocean) and the shallow Indo-West Pacific species,U. subvittatus and U. vittatus. The new species can be distinguished from all other Upeneus species by a narrow caudalpeduncle and a combination of morphometric and meristic characters. This is the first record of a deep-water goatfish ofthe genus Upeneus from the Pacific. A juvenile Upeneus collected off Quezon at 127–142 m depth was also assigned tothe new species and compared to four similar-sized (69–79 mm SL) specimens of U. mascareinsis. A diagnosis is providedfor U. subvittatus, along with evidence of its occurrence in the Eastern Indian Ocean and interspecific comparisons. Thecontinued need to screen scientific fish collections for the occurrence of undescribed species that have successfully colonized and adapted to the depth zone surrounding the ocean margin is outlined.

A new species of Marphysa Quatrefages, 1865 (Polychaeta: Eunicida: Eunicidae) from northern Australia and a review of similar taxa from the Indo-west Pacific, including the genus Nauphanta Kinberg, 1865

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2352 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER J. GLASBY ◽  
PAT A. HUTCHINGS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Fish Farm ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Coastal Regions ◽  
West Pacific ◽  
Peculiar Behaviour ◽  
A New Species

A taxonomic survey of Marphysa species (Polychaeta: Eunicida: Eunicidae) from coastal regions of northern Australia including recently collected specimens from a fish farm near Darwin, yielded three species: M. mullawa Hutchings & Karageorgopolous, 2003, a first record from northern Australia; M. mossambica (Peters, 1854; was Nauphanta mossambica), first confirmed record from Australia; and a new species, M. fauchaldi. The new species was recorded from intertidal muddy shores as well as in the sediments of fish farm ponds, where it was extremely abundant. It is characterised by a unique combination of chaetal features. A newly proposed informal subgroup of Marphysa, the Teretiuscula-group, is erected to contain the new species and other Marphysa species that share the possession of compound spinigerous chaetae in anterior parapodia only and the peculiar behaviour of encapsulating embryos in jelly cocoons. Morphologically, the new species falls between a group of Marphysa species having only compound spinigers and the recently resurrected genus Nauphanta, which completely lacks compound chaetae. The discovery of this new species necessitated a re-evaluation of the morphological features of Nauphanta and Marphysa species lacking falcigers, in particular homology of fan chaetae, the only apparent synapomorphy of Nauphanta. Fan chaetae appear to be a specialised type of pectinate chaetae, which are found also in species of Marphysa including the new species. Based on this finding, and an evaluation of other characters, Nauphanta is returned to synonymy with Marphysa. Further, an analysis of size-related variation of key morphological characters in M. mossambica and comparison with those in the types of M. novaehollandiae (Kinberg, 1865; formerly Nauphanta) and M. simplex Treadwell, 1922, indicated that both species should be synonymised with M. mossambica. A key is provided to identify Marphysa species of the Indo-west Pacific.

First record of the genus Pareumenes de Saussure, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from the Philippine Islands with description of a new species

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marco Selis
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
East Asia ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
A New Species

A new species of the genus Pareumenes de Saussure, 1855, from the Philippine Islands (Mindanao and Samar), P. impunctatus sp. nov., is described. This is the first record of the genus from the Philippines. A key to the species of the genus occurring in insular South-East Asia is provided.

scholarly journals A new species of Drosera section Arachnopus (Droseraceae) from the western Kimberley, Australia, and amendments to the range and circumscription of Drosera finlaysoniana

Phytotaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 501 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-84
Author(s):  
THILO KRUEGER ◽  
ANDREAS FLEISCHMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Annual Species ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Made In

A new annual species of Drosera section Arachnopus, Drosera margaritacea, from the western Kimberley region (Western Australia) is described and illustrated, including detailed comparisons with the morphologically most similar species, D. finlaysoniana. The latter name is lectotypified here. The global range of D. finlaysoniana is provided, including a doubtful first record for Thailand, while the species, in contrast with statements made in some published references, does not occur in India, Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines. Additionally, the first record from Indonesia of the frequently misidentified D. aquatica is reported.

scholarly journals A new species and morphometric analysis of Cladonotella (Tetrigidae: Cladonotinae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Kai Tan ◽  
Josef Tumbrinck ◽  
Jessica B. Baroga-Barbecho ◽  
Sheryl A. Yap
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Morphometric Analysis ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Neighbor Joining ◽  
History Information ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Made In

The genus Cladonotella (Tetrigidae: Cladonotinae) consists of four species of pygmy grasshoppers from Java and New Guinea. A new species of Cladonotella is described from Siargao Island, Philippines: Cladonotella spinulosasp. nov. This represents the first record of Cladonotella in the Philippines. To quantify differences between species of Cladonotella, we used morphological characters to construct a neighbor-joining tree, and recovered our new species as distinct from congeners. To address the lack of natural history information on Cladonotella, we described habitat and other ecological observations made in Siargao Island on our new species.

scholarly journals A new tarantula species from northern Australia (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1004 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT J. RAVEN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
A New Species

A new species of tarantula, Coremiocnemis tropix (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) is described from northern Australia; it is the first record of the genus outside of Malaysia. New hair types on legs of the Selenocosmiinae are figured.

A new species of Terelabrus (Perciformes: Labridae) from the Philippines with a key to species of Terelabrus and new record of Terelabrus dewapyle

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4526 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
YOSHINO FUKUI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Record ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Body ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Sensory Canal ◽  
Labrid Fish ◽  
Fourth Species ◽  
A New Species

A new labrid fish, Terelabrus zonalis sp. nov., the fourth species of the genus, is described on the basis of two specimens collected from the Philippines. The new species is characterized by 44 longitudinal series scale rows, 42 pored lateral-line scales, 11–12 gill rakers (including rudiments), the main supratemporal sensory canal with 8 branches posteriorly, the area bounded by the main supratemporal and postotic sensory canals (dorsal view) with 3 scale rows, the least distance between the orbit anteroventral margin and interopercle 7.0% of standard length and 18 faint silver vertical bands on the body in preserved specimens. An underwater photograph of T. dewapyle is reported as the first record of the species from the Philippines. A key to species of Terelabrus is provided. 

A new species of the sanguinea-group Quatrefages, 1866 (Annelida: Eunicidae: Marphysa) from the Philippines

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4674 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTOPHER J. GLASBY ◽  
MARY ANNE E. MANDARIO ◽  
INGO BURGHARDT ◽  
ELENA KUPRIYANOVA ◽  
LAETITIA M. GUNTON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Sister Group ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Eyes Absent ◽  
Development Center ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Marphysa Sanguinea

A new species of the Marphysa sanguinea group, M. iloiloensis n. sp. (Annelida: Eunicida: Eunicidae), is described from the Marine Annelids Hatchery of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC- AQD), Iloilo Province, Philippines. It represents the first record of this group in the Philippines. The new species is most similar morphologically to M. hongkongensa Wang, Zhang & Qiu, 2018, but can be distinguished from it by having fewer branchial filaments, a pair of faint eyes (absent in M. hongkongensa), and in slight differences in jaw morphology and chaetation. The embryos of the new species develop inside a jelly cocoon attached to the entrance of the adult burrow; this is the first time that egg-containing cocoons have been found in any species of the sanguinea-group. Phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) revealed that Marphysa iloiloensis n. sp. is genetically distinct from all other analysed Marphysa species and forms a sister group to M. hongkongensa. A revised identification key to members of the sanguinea-group in Southeast Asia is provided. 

scholarly journals A new species of Freycinetia (Pandanaceae; Freycinetoideae) from Luzon Island, the Philippines

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-103
Author(s):  
A.P. Keim ◽  
C.C. Tan
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Bright Yellow ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Freycinetia (Pandanaceae; Freycinetoideae) from Llavac, Quezon Province in Luzon Island, the Philippines, is proposed here, namely Freycinetia nonatoi. Freycinetia nonatoi is characterized by a lobed auricle of the sheath with conspicuous spines on the margins and bright yellow bracts. These three morphological features distinguish it from the nearest species, F. sumatrana. The discovery of F. nonatoi also marks the first record of a member of the section Auriculifoliae with spiny margins.

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