Marine and estuarine piscicolid leeches (Hirudinea) of the Bay of Fundy and adjacent waters with a key to species

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph G. Appy ◽  
Michael J. Dadswell
Keyword(s):  
Additional Data ◽  
Clupea Harengus ◽  
Bay Of Fundy ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Alosa Sapidissima ◽  
Pigmentation Pattern ◽  
New Hosts ◽  
First Time

The leeches (Hirudinea: Piscicolidae) Calliobdella vivida (Verrill, 1872), Malmiana brunnea (Johansson, 1896), M. scorpii (Malm, 1863), Oceanobdella sexoculata (Malm, 1863), Platybdella anarrhichae (Diesing, 1859), Myzobdella lugubris Leidy, 1851, Mysidobdella borealis (Johansson, 1899), and Oxytonostoma typica Malm, 1863 are reported from the Bay of Fundy region. Extensions of northern ranges are given for C. vivida and M. lugubris from the inner Bay of Fundy. Oxytonostoma typica is reported for the first time from Raja senta and R. erinacea. Anarhichus lupus, Acipenser oxyrhynchus, Clupea harengus, and Alosa sapidissima are new hosts for C. vivida. Additional data on morphology, pigmentation pattern, and prevalence are given for O. typica, O. sexoculata, M. scorpii, and P. anarrhichae. A key to marine and estuarine leeches presently known from the Bay of Fundy and adjacent waters is given.

Potential of Parasites for Use as Biological Indicators of Migration, Feeding, and Spawning Behavior of Northwestern Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus)

1985 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 1957-1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. McGladdery ◽  
M. D. B. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Dynamics ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Biological Indicators ◽  
Clupea Harengus ◽  
Bay Of Fundy ◽  
Atlantic Herring ◽  
Spawning Behavior ◽  
First Time ◽  
Nova Scotian ◽  
Hysterothylacium Aduncum

A parasite survey of Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, collected from the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotian Shelf, and Gulf of St. Lawrence, was conducted from May 1981 to November 1983. A total of 2380 herring were examined and 18 parasite species identified. These included the acanthocephalan Echinorhynchus gadi previously unreported from herring in the northwestern Atlantic and the monogenean Gyrodactyloides andriaschewski herein described from herring for the first time. The geographic distributions of the parasites, their seasonal dynamics, and relation to size of herring were recorded to determine whether they could be used as biological indicators, both to differentiate between individual herring populations and to determine their movements. Seven of the 18 species identified showed varying degrees of potential as biological indicators. Although no single parasite species was found which could clearly differentiate one population of herring from another, the differential prevalences and intensities of Anisakis simplex, Hysterothylacium aduncum, Derogenes varicus, Lecithaster gibbosus, Cryptocotyle lingua, Scolex pleuronectis, and Eimeria sardinae all provided valuable contributions to the knowledge already accumulated on herring migration, feeding, and spawning behavior. Parasite indicators, used in conjunction with other data and techniques, could eventually be used to distinguish between individual populations of herring.

Parasites of American shad, Alosa sapidissima (Osteichthyes: Clupeidae), from rivers of the North American Atlantic coast and the Bay of Fundy, Canada

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 941-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Hogans ◽  
Michael J. Dadswell ◽  
Leslie S. Uhazy ◽  
Ralph G. Appy
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Coast ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Diversity Indices ◽  
American Shad ◽  
Bay Of Fundy ◽  
Alosa Sapidissima ◽  
The North ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
First Time ◽  
Hysterothylacium Aduncum

Parasites belonging to a total of 26 taxa were recovered from 695 American shad (Alosa sapidissima) sampled from six rivers and one marine location (Cumberland Basin, Bay of Fundy) on the east coast of North America. Of these, 23 taxa are reported from American shad for the first time. Species identified were predominantly boreal marine forms that have low host specificities and widespread distributions. Two species, Hysterothylacium aduncum and Scolex pleuronectis, were found in American shad from all localities (> 60% prevalence). Relative abundance and diversity indices of the parasite assemblages varied in relation to geographic location and temporally in Cumberland Basin. These data suggest that there is different timing of arrival and departure of shad from individual river populations in Cumberland Basin. High levels of prevalence and incidence of exotic, southern parasite species, such as Genitocotyle atlantica, in shad from Cumberland Basin and most or all river populations indicate that all individual shad spend some portion of their life at or near the southern extent of their reported range.

A review of the Chinese species of the genus Blera (Diptera: Syrphidae) with the description of a new species

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 350-355
Author(s):  
A.V. Barkalov ◽  
X.-Y. Cheng
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

A review of species of the genus Blera Billberg, 1820 known from China is given. A new species, Blera longiseta sp. nov., is described. Three species, B. japonica (Shiraki, 1930), B. nitens (Stackelberg, 1923) and B. violovitshi Mutin, 1991, are recorded for the first time from China. An illustrated key to species is provided.

Two late-spring braconid genera of the subfamily Alysiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) new for the fauna of Russia

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.A. Belokobylskij ◽  
T.S. Kostromina
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Late Spring ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
The Urals ◽  
Asian Continent ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Two braconid genera from the subfamily Alysiinae, Lodbrokia Hedqvist, 1962 and Asyntactus Marshall, 1898, are recorded in the fauna of Russia and in the Asian continent for the first time. A new species Lodbrokia uralica sp. nov. is described from the Urals, and a key to species of this genus is provided. Redescriptions of the female and male of Asyntactus rhogaleus Marshall, 1898 with information about the level of variability of its morphological characters are given. Asyntactus sigalphoides Marshall, 1898 is synonymised with A. rhogaleus Marshall, 1898 (syn. nov.).

Discovery of Systenus in the Afrotropical Region with a description of a new species (Diptera: Dolichopodidae)

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
I.Ya. Grichanov ◽  
M.B. Mostovski
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Afrotropical Region ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

The genus Systenus Loew, 1857 is recorded from Afrotropical Region for the first time. A description of a new species, Systenus africanus Grichanov sp. nov., and notes on females of another probably new Afrotropical species are provided. The genus is considered now as cosmopolitan. A key to species and species groups of the Systenus worldwide is compiled.

First record of the genus Yalvaciana (Tettigoniidae; Tettigoniinae; Platycleidini) with the description of a new species from India

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4966 (5) ◽  
pp. 591-595
Author(s):  
MUZAMIL SYED SHAH ◽  
MOHD KAMIL USMANI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Single Species ◽  
First Record ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Zoology Department

The genus Yalvaciana Ciplak et.al (2002) is reported for the first time from India represented by a new species. Previously the genus comprised a single species, Yalvaciana yalvaci Demirsoy, (1974). Brief information about morphology, distribution and key to species are given. The Holotype has been deposited in the Museum of Zoology Department, AMU (ZDAMU). 

REVISION OF THE GENUS SYNOPHROMORPHA ASHMEAD (HYMENOPTERA: CYNIPIDAE)

1987 ◽  
Vol 119 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alasdair J. Ritchie ◽  
Joseph D. Shorthouse
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Phylogenetic Relationships ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
First Time ◽  
One New Species

AbstractThe species of Synophromorpha Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) are reviewed. One new species is described (Synophromorpha kaulbarsi; type locality: Naupan, Puebla, Mexico). The previously described species (S. rubi Weld, S. sylvestris (O.S.), and S. terricola Weld) are redescribed, and a key to species is presented. All species are illustrated for the first time. Synophromorpha sylvestris is designated type-species for the genus and a lectotype is chosen. Hypotheses on the phylogenetic relationships between the species of Synophromorpha are presented.

scholarly journals Report on two species of Digenea from marine fishes in Brazil

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. M. M. FERNANDES ◽  
R. M. PINTO ◽  
S. C. COHEN
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Marine Fishes ◽  
New Host ◽  
New Hosts ◽  
First Time

Two species of Digenea were recorded for the first time in South America and in new hosts: Acanthostomum spiniceps (Looss, 1896) (Cryptogonimidae) was reported from Astroscopus sexspinosus (Steindachner, 1877) (Uranoscopidae) and Diplomonorchis sphaerovarium Nahhas & Cable, 1964 (Monorchiidae) from Ophichthus gomesi (Castelnau, 1855) (Ophichthidae). From the latter, Heliconema heliconema Travassos, 1919 (Nematoda, Physalopteridae), was also recovered representing also a new host for this nematode species.

scholarly journals The Problematic Genus Sclerocardius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae: Ithyporini)

Diversity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Christopher Lyal
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
First Time

The genus Sclerocardius is revised, using morphological characters. Four species are recognized, including S. africanus (Boheman), S. bohemani Schoenherr stat.rev., S. indicus Hartmann and S. kuscheli sp.nov. The species Sclerocardius madecassus Ferragu is synonymized with S. bohemani syn.nov., and Charactocnemus hintzi Hartmann is treated as a junior synonym of S. bohemani, not S. africanus. A key to species is given. Lectotypes are designated for Heteramphus africanus Boheman and Sclerocardius africanus Schoenherr. A female elytro-tergal stridulatory system involving the modification of the wing-binding patch of the seventh tergite is reported for the Sclerocardiina for the first time and supports the inclusion of the subtribe within the Ithyporini.

scholarly journals A new micropolydesmoid millipede of the genus Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Cambodia, with a key to species in mainland Southeast Asia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Haplodesmidae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 996 ◽  
pp. 59-91
Author(s):  
Ruttapon Srisonchai ◽  
Natdanai Likhitrakarn ◽  
Chirasak Sutcharit ◽  
Ekgachai Jeratthitikul ◽  
Warut Siriwut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Mating Behaviour ◽  
Morphological Evidence ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Current Distributions ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mainland Southeast Asia

The micropolydesmoid millipede family Haplodesmidae is here recorded from Cambodia for the first time through the discovery of the first, new species of the genus Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910: E. cambodiensissp. nov. This new species is described from two limestone habitats in Kampot Province, based on abundant material. It is easily distinguished from all related congeners by the following combination of characters: body greyish-brown; limbus roundly lobulate; solenomere partially divided from acropodite by a digitiform lobe, but without hairpad. Brief remarks on the previously-proposed “pecularis-group” are provided and a second group, the “demangei-group”, is established and discussed on the basis of morphological evidence, updating the number of recognised species groups of Eutrichodesmus to two. Detailed morphological illustrations, photographs and a distribution map, as well as remarks on its habitat and mating behaviour of the new species are presented. Furthermore, the current distributions of all 55 presently-known species of Eutrichodesmus are provided and a key to all 23 species that occur in mainland Southeast Asia is given.

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