Type Locality and Conservation Status of the Northern Plains Killifish (Fundulus kansae: Fundulidae) in Kansas

2009 ◽  
Vol 112 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 87
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Northern Plains ◽  
Plains Killifish

Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C. Fisch. (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of India after a lapse of 83 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 18953-18955
Author(s):  
Perumal Murugan ◽  
Vellingiri Ravichandran ◽  
Chidambaram Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Adjacent Area ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C.Fisch. (Rubiaceae), a threatened plant species of southern Western Ghats is rediscovered from the adjacent area of the type locality after lapse of eight decades.  Its distribution and conservation status are discussed.

A new species of Argostemma (Rubiaceae) with free stamens in star-shaped corolla from the Philippines

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 437 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-117
Author(s):  
HAO WEI C. HSU ◽  
DENMARC R. ARANAS ◽  
GRECEBIO JONATHAN D. ALEJANDRO ◽  
SIGRID LIEDE-SCHUMANN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Iucn Categories ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
Stem Leaf ◽  
A New Species

Argostemma separatum, a new species with free stamens in star-shaped corolla from Mt. Halcon Oriental Mindoro, Philippines is here described and compared with Argostemma diversifolium, the only species of the genus with this type of flower. This species is distinct from A. diversifolium by its indumentum on stem, leaf blades and calyx, smaller leaf blades, fewer flowered inflorescences, shape of stipule and calyx, red tips on corolla lobes, and color of anthers. Based on the recent IUCN categories, the conservation status of A. separatum is Data Deficient (DD) since it was only collected at the type locality.

Revisiting the taxonomy of Ophiorrhiza codyensis and lectotypification of O. pykarensis (Rubiaceae), two endemic taxa of the Western Ghats

Phytotaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 452 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
VADAKKOOT SANKARAN HAREESH ◽  
SIDHABHAVAN NANJAN PREETHAMOL ◽  
MAMIYIL SABU ◽  
JOHN ERNEST THOPPIL
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The Western Ghats

Taxonomic identity and occurrence of Ophiorrhiza codyensis (Rubiaceae), a little known endemic species from the Western Ghats is discussed along with its rediscovery after a gap of 106 years outside from its type locality. Detailed description of the species is provided with colour photographs, ecology and conservation status. In addition, a lectotype is designated for O. pykarensis, another endemic species of the Western Ghats. A new occurrence of O. trichocarpon in the Western Ghats is also discussed.

Rediscovery of Senecio reitzianus (Asteraceae), a species believed to be possibly extinct, on Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 291 (3) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
LUÍS ADRIANO FUNEZ ◽  
GUSTAVO HASSEMER ◽  
JOÃO PAULO RAMOS FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Similar Species ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Species Extinction ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Data Deficient

Senecio reitzianus was described from sand dunes in Lagoa da Conceição (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil). The species remained to be known only from the type. Almost seventy years later, we discovered a population of this species in Costão do Santinho, about 20 km from the type locality. A detailed account of this population is provided and its conservation status is assessed. We also present photographs of this species from the wild and also of the holotype, as well as a new description and comparisons with similar species in the genus. Our results reinforce the urgent need of further field work, especially on data-deficient species, in order to have a chance to prevent the species extinction.

­­­Rudgea agresteophila and R. hileiabaiana (Palicoureeae, Rubiaceae): two new species from eastern Bahia, Brazil

Phytotaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 202 (4) ◽  
pp. 289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Poleselli Bruniera ◽  
Daniela Cristina Zappi ◽  
Milton Groppo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Ongoing Study ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Calyx Tube ◽  
Detailed Data ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Southern Bahia ◽  
High Diversity ◽  
Persistent Calyx

This work is part of a larger ongoing study of taxonomy and systematics of Rudgea (Rubiaceae), with the recognition of two new Brazilian species, R. agresteophila and R. hileiabaiana, described and illustrated here. The new species occur in the eastern Bahia State, Brazil, which is a place of high diversity for Rudgea. Rudgea agresteophila is morphologically distinct within the genus, by the combination of thickly coriaceous leaves, flowers with long calyx-tube and fruits crowned by a persistent calyx up to 6 mm long; and is known only from the type locality, in the municipality of Jequié. Rudgea hileiabaiana is distinguished by its coriaceous leaves, up to 30 cm long and round to cordate base, broadly infundibular corolla and unexpanded calyx; and it is restricted to southern Bahia. Detailed data on distribution and habitat, phenology and conservation status of both species are presented.

scholarly journals Rediscovery, extended distribution and conservation assessment of Cinnamomum goaense (Lauraceae) in the Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 12137
Author(s):  
M. P. Geethakumary ◽  
S. Deepu ◽  
A. G. Pandurangan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
New Record ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Conservation Assessment ◽  
The Western Ghats

Cinnamomum goaense was proposed by Kostermans based on the collection from Karnataka, India.  The species was collected after a lapse of 57 years outside the type locality and forms a new record for Kerala.  A detailed description along with an illustrated distribution map and conservation status is provided. 

scholarly journals An estimate of the area of occupancy and population size of Brachycephalus tridactylus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) to reassess its conservation status, with a proposal for conservation measures

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e12687
Author(s):  
Marcos R. Bornschein ◽  
Júnior Nadaline ◽  
Luiz Fernando Ribeiro ◽  
Giovanna Sandretti-Silva ◽  
Maria Fernanda Ferreira Rivas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Area Of Occupancy ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
New Localities ◽  
Species Population ◽  
Surrounding Areas

Background We are experiencing a global crisis in conservation, which has led to the prioritization of targets, such as nations, regions, and animal groups, which are necessary while resources are disputed. Brazil is a priority not only because of its megadiversity, high rates of endemism, and frequent descriptions of new species but also because of its high levels of deforestation. Among the species groups prioritized for conservation is the anurans (Amphibia: Anura), the population of which is severely declining. One group of anurans is the genus Brachycephalus, which includes 37 endemic species in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Some of these species have highly restricted distributions (<100 ha). Thirty new species have been described since 2000, and 55.3% of all species are threatened with extinction. Brachycephalus tridactylus was only recently described and remains restricted to its type locality. Because of its reduced geographical distribution (0.41 km2), it has been proposed to be considered as Vulnerable. The objective of this study is to reevaluate the conservation status of Brachycephalus tridactylus and propose conservation measures. Methods We searched for new populations during 2016–2020, evaluated in loco impacts and potential impacts on the species’ population, and performed an analysis of the density of this population and estimated its size. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria were used to assess the conservation status of the species. Results We recorded the species in seven new localities (from 715–1,140 m above sea level) in the state of São Paulo up to 33 km from the type locality of the species (in state of Paraná). We estimated the area of occupancy as 148.44 km2, densities as one calling male per 4.05 m2 and 130.00 m2, and a total population size of 4,429,722 adult individuals. Based on our finding, we proposed three lines of management: (1) formation of fire brigades, (2) management of residents’ mules in the conservation unit and surrounding areas, and (3) management of degraded areas. We recommend changing the species’ conservation status from Vulnerable to Endangered because of its fragmented distribution and decline in the area of occupancy and in the quality of its habitat. Our results have expanded the species previous geographic distribution and delimited areas without previous records. Our estimates of population density and size are in accordance with those verified for congeners. The conservation of this species benefits the environments and other species that inhabit them, being, therefore, strategic for receiving conservation actions that will spread throughout the ecosystem.

scholarly journals Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Melanophryniscus spectabilis Caramaschi and Cruz, 2002: distribution extension and geographic distribution map

Check List ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 641
Author(s):  
Luís Olímpio Menta Giasson ◽  
Tobias Saraiva Kunz ◽  
Ivo Rohling Ghizoni-Jr
Keyword(s):  
Geographic Distribution ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Restricted Distribution

We present here the first records of Melanophryniscus spectabilis out of its type locality and evidences of a restricted distribution for this species. We also discuss its conservation status. 

Diversity and taxonomy of the genus Unio Philipsson in Italy, with the designation of a neotype for Unio elongatulus C. Pfeiffer (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Unionidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4545 (3) ◽  
pp. 339 ◽  
Author(s):  
FEDERICO MARRONE ◽  
GIANBATTISTA NARDI ◽  
SIMONE CIANFANELLI ◽  
MARIJAN GOVEDIČ ◽  
SALVATORE ALESSANDRO BARRA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Historical Collections ◽  
Italian Peninsula ◽  
Restricted Type ◽  
Doubtful Species ◽  
Mediterranean France

Novel Unio spp. populations from Slovenia, the Italian peninsula, Sardinia and Sicily were genetically analysed in order to define the distribution and diversity of the genus Unio in Italy and neighbouring areas. The presence of two primarily allopatric autochtonous species, Unio elongatulus Pfeiffer, and Unio mancus Lamarck, is confirmed for the Italian peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.Autochthonous populations of Unio elongatulus are present in the peri-Adriatic drainages of the Italian and Balkan peninsulas, south as far as the Ofanto River (Apulia, Italy) and Lake Skadar (Albania), while its presence in the Tyrrhenian rivers of Tuscany is likely due to anthropogenic introduction events. Conversely, Unio mancus turtonii Payraudeau, an endangered peri-Tyrrhenian taxon, was found with autochthonous populations in the Apennine-Tyrrhenian drainages of peninsular Italy, eastern Mediterranean France, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily, while the actual autochthony of the single population found in the Ionian basin of the Italian peninsula (Bradano River, Basilicata) deserves further investigation. The Italian population of U. mancus requienii Michaud, reported from Lake Montepulciano is to be considered allochthonous.The binomen U. elongatulus, although widely used in the recent scientific literature, was, to date, assigned to a doubtful species, because its type locality includes a large area inhabited by different Unio taxa, which are not clearly distinguishable by their shell alone; furthermore, no type material is present in historical collections. To retain the recently-used name, a new restricted type locality is established, where only U. elongatulus lives, and a neotype is designated. The validity of the subspecies of Unio mancus is also discussed and confirmed.Finally, hypotheses on the origin of Italian mussels, and considerations on their conservation status are discussed. 

Rediscovery of Croton hadrianii (Euphorbiaceae), a well distributed but long-forgotten species in Brazilian Amazon

Phytotaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 349 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
RODOLFO CARNEIRO SODRÉ ◽  
MARCOS JOSÉ DA SILVA
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Original Description ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Systematic Position ◽  
Morphological Characterization ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Geographical Range ◽  
Taxonomic Study ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
First Time

During a taxonomic study on Croton sect. Geiseleria from Brazil, 40 specimens were found from the southern portion of the Brazilian Amazon that correspond to C. hadrianii, a species hitherto known only from its original description and with the type locality within Brazil unknown. We present an amended description of C. hadrianii providing the first information on fully developed fruits and seeds, which previously undocumented, morphological characterization, as well as comments on its geographical range, including a distribution map, conservation status, and period of flowering and fruiting. The species is also illustrated and photographs in its habitat for the first time. Typification is also presented and the species systematic position within Croton sect. Geiseleria is discussed. Additionally, we provide a key to the 16 species of Croton sect. Geiseleria occurring in the Brazilian Amazon, as well as field images for most of them.

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