Record of the Oceanic Puffer, Lagocephalus lagocephalus (L.), Family Tetraodontidae, from Newfoundland

1962 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 811-814
Author(s):  
Wilfred Templeman
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Placentia Bay

A female specimen of Lagocephalus lagocephalus (L.), 60 cm long, was collected alive on Aug. 26, 1961 on the beach at Point Verde, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 47°14′N, 54°01′W. This is apparently the first record of this species in the western Atlantic.

Record of the Blue Ling, Molva byrkelange (Walbaum), from the Newfoundland Area

1962 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 891-894
Author(s):  
Wilfred Templeman ◽  
H. J. Squires
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
West Greenland

A female specimen of European ling, 115 cm long, caught in Hermitage Bay, Nfld., Lat. 47°33′N, Long. 56°06′W on September 17, 1959, has been identified as the blue ling, Molva byrkelange (Walbaum). This is apparently the first record of this species from the western Atlantic west or south of West Greenland.

scholarly journals First record of the Northern brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae) in the South Adriatic Sea, Montenegro

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. MARKOVIĆ ◽  
M. GÖKOĞLU ◽  
S. PETOVIĆ ◽  
M. MANDIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Adriatic Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Brown Shrimp ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
The South ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Farfantepenaeus Aztecus

A single adult female specimen of the Northern brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus, a species native to the western Atlantic coasts, was caught in Boka kotorska bay (southern Adriatic Sea) on 19 September 2013. This is the first record of this alien species in the Adriatic Sea.

Ctenocheloides almeidai sp. nov., a new ghost shrimp from Brazil (Decapoda, Ctenochelidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 3613 (5) ◽  
pp. 482-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTHUR ANKER ◽  
PAULO P. G. PACHELLE
Keyword(s):  
First Record ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Single Female ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Family ◽  
Compact Clay ◽  
Made In

A second species of the ctenochelid genus Ctenocheloides Anker, 2010 is described based on a single female specimen collected on a rocky reef in front of Maceió, Alagoas, northeastern Brazil. Ctenocheloides almeidai sp. nov. represents the first record of Ctenocheloides in the Atlantic Ocean. The new species differs from C. attenboroughi Anker, 2010, the type species from Madagascar, in the number of teeth in the crista dentata of the third maxilliped, the proportions and ar-mature of the major and minor chelipeds, and several other characters. The microhabitats of C. almeidai sp. nov. and C. attenboroughi are remarkably similar: both species inhabit burrows made in rock crevices cemented by compact clay-like silt, at very shallow depths (1–1.5 m). A key to the western Atlantic species of the family Ctenochelidae is provided.

Marine red algae (Rhodophyta) of economic use in the algal drifts from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 387 (3) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARÍA LUISA NÚÑEZ RESENDIZ ◽  
KURT M. DRECKMANN ◽  
ABEL SENTÍES ◽  
MICHAEL J. WYNNE ◽  
HILDA LEÓN TEJERA
Keyword(s):  
Red Algae ◽  
New Records ◽  
Yucatan Peninsula ◽  
First Record ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Yucatán Peninsula ◽  
Red Algal ◽  
Economic Use

Red algae are the most conspicuous component in algal drifts that periodically arrive on the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula. Given the presence of agars and carrageenans in their cell wall and the synthesis of secondary metabolites that act as antitumors or antioxidants, most of these species are highly valued in the international market. However, in this region of Mexico they are not used but represent a problem of waste from beaches. Our aim was to determine the composition of marine red algae of economic use in the algal drifts of the Yucatan Peninsula, providing brief descriptions, photographs that facilitate their identification and possible explanations for their causes and routes of origin. 13 samplings were carried out at 14 sites, collecting fresh and complete thalli from which the species of economic importance were described. 24 species distributed in six orders and seven families were identified. The most abundant families for both the number of species and the amount of biomass were Gracilariaceae (10 species), Rhodomelaceae (6 species) and Solieriaceae (3 species). The localities with the greatest diversity and biomass were those belonging to Campeche: Sabancuy (11 species), Punta Xen (14 species), Tortuga Bay (13 species) and Playa Bonita (13 species). From the present study we contributed six new records endemic to Campeche, including the first record of the genus Codiophyllum for the Western Atlantic Ocean. Our data on diversity, biomass, periodicity and growth rates of red algal drifts allow us to suggest that the Campeche and Yucatan drifts are a sustainable source of raw material.

First record of the globally invasive crab, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), in Benin, with notes on its taxonomy (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura, Portunidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4576 (2) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
COMLAN EUGÈNE DESSOUASSI ◽  
PHILIPPE A. LALÈYÈ ◽  
CÉDRIC d’UDEKEM D’ACOZ
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
First Record ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Morphological Variations ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
West African Coast ◽  
De Man ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sexually Mature

The Indo-Pacific portunid, Charybdis hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867), is a crab species native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans and has previously colonized the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Atlantic. It is now recorded in the Eastern Atlantic, on the coast of Benin, where a thriving population has established. This invasive and widely distributed species exhibits morphological variations within and between populations, which are discussed in detail. Its current distribution is presented, and its future expansion along the West African coast and future impact on coastal ecosystems and local fisheries are the object of tentative forecasts. Illustrations of sexually mature specimens from different sizes and regions are presented, and their allometric, individual and geographical variations are discussed. A new synonymy and a new account on the taxonomy and the biology of the species are presented. Illustrations of the lectotype and the paralectotype of C. hellerii are also provided for the first time. Charybdis spinifera (Miers, 1884), C. merguiensis (De Man, 1887) and C. vannamei Ward, 1941 are here treated as subjective junior synonyms of C. hellerii. The holotype of C. spinifera and two syntypes of C. merguiensis are illustrated. 

First record of Acanthosiphonia echinata (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea, molecular and morphological characterization

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion A. Wolf ◽  
Alessandro Buosi ◽  
Adriano Sfriso
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
South Carolina ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
First Record ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Seaweed Farming ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Ship Route ◽  
The Mediterranean

AbstractIn this study we report the first finding of the red alga Acanthosiphonia echinata in the Mediterranean Sea. Specimens were identified using the DNA barcoding method and, in particular, the plastidial rbcL and the mitochondrial COI-5P markers. This species has been considered to be restricted to the western Atlantic and was reported in blooms from North Carolina to South Carolina. In 2015 the introduction of this species in Southeast Asia (Indonesia) was reported. Probably this taxon was introduced in the Mediterranean Sea from Indonesian populations associated with seaweed farming activities or hull fouling, via the western Atlantic-Mediterranean-Indonesia ship route.

A new species of Aspidophryxus G.O. Sars, 1883 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Dajidae) from Caribbean mysid shrimp

2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Boyko ◽  
Jason Williams
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Virgin Islands ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
British Virgin Islands ◽  
Northern European ◽  
Central Atlantic ◽  
Mysid Shrimp ◽  
A New Species

AbstractA new species of dajid isopod in the genus Aspidophryxus G.O. Sars, 1883 is described from three females and one male found infesting the lateral carapace of Heteromysis (Olivemysis) actiniae Clarke, 1955 (Mysidae: Heteromysinae) associated with the corkscrew anemone Bartholomea annulata (Lesuer, 1817) (Anthozoa: Aiptasiidae) from the British Virgin Islands. This is the first record of the genus from the western Atlantic; three other species are known from northern European waters, the central Atlantic and Japan, all on mysid hosts. The new species is the first dajid recorded from tropical Caribbean waters. A key to species in the genus and a list of all known hosts with parasite orientation are provided.

scholarly journals Nongeniculate coralline red algae (Rhodophyta: Corallinales) in coral reefs from Northeastern Brazil and a description of Neogoniolithon atlanticum sp. nov.

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 190 (1) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
FREDERICO T. S. TÂMEGA ◽  
Rafael Riosmena-Rodriguez ◽  
RODRIGO MARIATH ◽  
Marcia Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
First Record ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Coralline Algae ◽  
Coralline Red Algae ◽  
Western Atlantic

A taxonomic reassessment of coralline algae (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) associated with reef environments in the Abrolhos Bank, northeastern Brazil, was developed based on extensive historical samples dating from 1999–2009 and a critical evaluation of type material. Our goal was to update the taxonomic status of the main nongeniculate coral reef-forming species. Our results show that four species are the main contributors to the living cover of coral reefs in the Abrolhos Bank: Lithophyllum stictaeforme, Neogoniolithon atlanticum sp. nov., Porolithon pachydermum and Spongites fructiculosus. Comparison of the type material to modern collections has shown that Lithophyllum congestum is a heterotypic synonym of L. stictaeforme. However, L. stictaeforme and P. pachydermum were the most abundant species at the studied sites, a finding consistent with other coral reefs in the region. This is the first record of S. fructiculosus in the southwestern Atlantic. This review provides the baseline data needed for the monitoring and management of the southernmost limits of coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean.

A new species and notes on unusual natural history of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 (Diptera: Drosophilidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4410 (3) ◽  
pp. 483 ◽  
Author(s):  
FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽  
GABRIELA PIRANI ◽  
THIAGO GECHEL KLOSS
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
The State ◽  
Female Specimen ◽  
Urban Garden ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Cladochaeta Coquillett (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is described, C. caxiuana sp. nov. from the Brazilian Amazon, based on 10 male and 10 female specimens obtained from nymphs of Sphodroscarta trivirgata (Amyot & Serville, 1843) (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Aphrophoridae). The female of Cladochaeta atlantica Pirani & Amorim, 2016 is described based on specimens reared from spider egg sacs of the spider Cryptachaea migrans (Keyserling, 1884) (Araneae: Theridiidae) obtained in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This is the first record of this fly genus attacking a spider egg sac. The species Cladochaeta sororia (Williston, 1896) is recorded for the first time from Brazil, based on specimens collected in an urban garden in the Amazon. In addition, an unidentified female specimen of Cladochaeta Coquillett, 1900 was obtained from the cocoon of a spider wasp of the genus Notocyphus Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae). 

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