Crebradomus and Dissimularia, new genera in the family Chondrymeniaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from the central, southern and western Pacific Ocean

Phycologia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald T. Kraft ◽  
Gary W. Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
New Genera ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals A taxonomic review of the family Trachipteridae (Acanthomorpha: Lampridiformes), with an emphasis on taxa distributed in the western Pacific Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5039 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-351
Author(s):  
JENNIFER M. MARTIN ◽  
ERIC J. HILTON
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
Taxonomic Review ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Western Pacific

The family Trachipteridae—the Ribbonfishes, Dealfishes, and their relatives—has a circumglobal distribution, with at least 10 species in three genera (Zu Walters & Fitch 1960, Desmodema Walters & Fitch 1960, and Trachipterus Goüan 1770) that are characterized by elongate, extremely laterally compressed bodies, large eyes, absence of ribs, spines on lateral-line scales, greatly protrusible mouths, and a lack of pelvic fins in adults. They are also known for the drastic morphological changes that occur during ontogeny. Trachipterids are poorly represented in collections due to the fragile nature of their bodies. Most studies of the Trachipteridae have been limited by the numbers, developmental stages, and the completeness of the specimens that were examined. Along with the lack of available material, incomplete and conflicting character information compounds the taxonomic confusion of Trachipteridae. Despite the body of regional revisions that have examined trachipterid taxonomy, none have synthesized a suite of morphological characters across ontogeny. The goals of this paper are to (1) revise the family Trachipteridae, (2) revise the genera Trachipterus, Zu, and Desmodema, including information regarding ontogeny and biogeography, and 3) address the alpha taxonomy of Zu, Desmodema, and Trachipterus from the western Pacific Ocean. We recognize possibly five species of Trachipterus as being present in the western Pacific, as well as two species of both Zu and Desmodema. Despite additions to the specimen base that allows refinement of taxonomy and diagnoses, there are still large knowledge gaps associated with the taxonomic review of Trachipteridae. These reflect incomplete understanding of geographic distribution of taxa which may mask unrecognized taxonomic variability. The genus Trachipterus specifically remains problematic and will require greater detailed global study. Early life history stages remain unknown for several taxa which hinders full interpretation of ontogenetic transitions. Protracted transitions, some of which are clarified here, further confuse stage-based diagnoses and must be considered in future analyses of this family.  

Poecilostomatoid Copepods associated with the Scleractinian coral Acropora in the tropical western Pacific Ocean

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 805 ◽  
Author(s):  
AG Humes
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Scleractinian Coral ◽  
New Records ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Tropical Western Pacific ◽  
Enewetak Atoll

Nine new lichomolgid copepods, including two new genera, Ecphysarion and Unicispina, are described, all associated with various species of the scleractinian genus Acropora in New Caledonia, at Ceram and Obi in the Moluccas, and at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands: Schedomolgus idanus, S. majusculus, S. insignellus, S. exiliculus, Scyphuliger eumorphus, S. aristoides, Ecphysarion ampullulum, E. spinulatum, and Unicispina latigenitalis. New records are given for Ecphysarion lobophomm (Humes & Ho, 1968), comb. nov., Scyphuliger concavipes Humes, 1991, S. manifestus Humes, 1991, and S. tenuatus (Humes, 1990).

A new genus and species of Pheronematidae (Porifera: Hexactinellida: Amphidiscosida) from the western Pacific Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4337 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
LIN GONG ◽  
XINZHENG LI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
New Genus And Species ◽  
16S Rdna Gene ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Western Pacific

A new genus and species of glass sponge, belonging to the family Pheronematidae, is described from a single specimen collected from a seamount near Yap Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. Pheronemoides fungosus gen. et sp. nov. is described based on external morphology. In Pheronemoides gen. nov. the basalia are grouped in a broad semicircular tuft attaching to the dermal surface, and marginalia are located on the boundary between the atrial and dermal surfaces. Given the positions of the basalia and the marginalia, we recognize Pheronemoides as a transitional genus between Pheronema and Sericolophus. We also used a partial sequence of the 16S rDNA gene to confirm the validity of the new species designation. 

Occurrence and cycle of dimethyl sulfide in the western Pacific Ocean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Xu ◽  
Shi‐Bo Yan ◽  
Hong‐Hai Zhang ◽  
Ying‐Cui Wu ◽  
Qian‐Yao Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Dimethyl Sulfide ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
The Western Pacific
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