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by Piter Keo | February 28, 2017 · 10:33 pm

New Species: February 21 to 28

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from February 21 to February 28. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Nyctibatrachus manalari is a new tiny frog described in the past 8 days described in the past 8 days.

Bacteria

6 new actinobacteria: Aeromicrobium choanae sp. nov.; Krasilnikoviella muralis gen. et sp. nov.; Micromonospora parathelypteridis sp. nov.; Rhodococcus sovatensis sp. nov.; Flexivirga oryzae sp. nov.; Micromonospora terminaliae sp. nov.;
5 new firmicutes: Bacillus capparidis sp. nov.; Streptococcus himalayaensis sp. nov.; Desulfonatronospira sulfatiphila, Desulfitispora elongata spp. nov.; Thermoanaerobacterium butyriciformans sp. nov.;
2 new bacterioidetes: Algoriphagus iocasae sp. nov.; Labilibacter auranticus sp. nov.;
12 new proteobacteria: Aliidongia dinghuensis gen. nov., sp. nov.; Novosphingobium guangzhouense sp. nov.; Aureimonas glaciei sp. nov.; Racemicystis persica sp. nov.; Altererythrobacter soli sp. nov.; Saccharedens versatilis sp. nov.; Methylobacillus methanolivorans sp. nov.; Alteromonas lipolytica sp. nov.; Marinobacter salinus sp. nov.; Oryzomicrobium terrae sp. nov.; Neptuniibacter pectaenicola and N. marinus spp. nov.;
1 new gemmatimonadete: Gemmatimonas phototropica sp. nov.;
1 new spirochaete: Pleomorphochaeta caudata sp. nov.;

Plants

13 new flowering plants: Garcinia gamblei, sp. nov.; Psidium grazielae sp. nov.; Aspidistra zhenganensis sp. nov.; Asparagus azerbaijanensis sp. nov.; Lysipomia petrosa sp. nov.; Chlorophytum mamillatum sp. nov.; Allium iatrouinum and A. pycnotrichum spp. nov.; Epidryos matheusii, sp. nov.; Cinchona anderssonii, sp. nov.; Reissantia sp. nov.; Trifolium kurdistanicum, sp. nov.; Garcinia hopii sp. nov.;
1 new green alga: Cladophora subtilissima sp. nov.;
2 new red algae: Wilsonosiphonia fujiae sp. nov. and W. indica sp. nov.;

Fungi

Sponges

2 new hexactinellids: Ferrea sp. nov., Tretodictyum sp. nov.;
1 new demosponge: Baikalospongia abyssalis sp. nov.;

Annelids

7 new polychaetes: Syllis boggemanni, n. sp.; S. joaoi, n. sp.; S. karlae, n. sp.; S. marceloi, n. sp.; Syllis albae sp. nov., Syllis tamarae sp. nov. and Syllis tripantu sp. nov.;

Nematods

4 new species: Sabatieria megadena sp. n., Pararaeolaimus tetradenus sp. n., Southerniella parasimplex sp. n., and Diplopeltula cuspidiboja sp. n.;

Arachnids

Crustaceans

1 new crab: Himalayapotamon garhwalense n. sp.;

Hexapods

Cartilaginous fishes

1 new lanternshark: Etmopterus lailae sp. nov.;

Ray-finned fishes

2 new cyprinodontiforms: Melanorivulus spp. nov.;
1 new perciform: Pseudocrenilabrus pyrrhocaudalis sp. nov.;

Lissamphibians

10 new frogs: Chiasmocleis migueli sp. nov., C. veracruz sp. nov., C. altomontana sp. nov.; Nyctibatrachus athirappillyensis sp. nov., Nyctibatrachus manalari sp. nov., Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani sp. nov., Nyctibatrachus radcliffei sp. nov., Nyctibatrachus robinmoorei sp. nov., Nyctibatrachus sabarimalai sp. nov. and Nyctibatrachus webilla sp. nov.;

Mammals

1 new bat: Neoromicia stanleyi sp. nov.;
1 new shrew: Sorex mccarthyi sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | February 20, 2017 · 8:56 pm

New Species: February 11 to 20, 2017

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from February 11 to February 20. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Pseudomacrochenus wusuae is a new longhorn beetle described in the past 10 days.

SARs

1 new ciliate: Pelagostrobilidium liui n. sp.;

Plants

Fungi

Nematodes

1 new species: Parasphaerolaimus pilosus sp. n.;

Arachnids

3 new spiders: Nesticus sp. nov.; Bifidocoelotes obscurus sp. nov.; Acantholycosa sp. nov.;
1 new whip spider: Stygophrynus orientalis sp. nov.;

Myriapods

1 new centipede: Notiphilides amazonica sp. n.;

Crustaceans

2 new isopods: Haploniscus astraphes n. sp.; Limnoria rhombipunctata sp. nov.;
1 new tanaid: Phoxokalliapseudes aculeatus n. sp.;
3 new decapods: Eiconaxius vaubani sp. nov.; Diyutamon cereum n. gen., n. sp.; Potamonautes danielsi sp. n.;
1 new amphipod: Fluviadulzura spinicauda gen. nov. sp.;
2 new copepods: Ceratonotus elongatus sp. n. and Dendropsylluscaliforniensis sp. n.;

Hexapods

Tunicates

2 new ascidians: Botryllus flavus n. sp. and Distaplia matua n. sp.;

Ray-finned fishes

2 new catfishes: Parotocinclus sp. nov.; Diplomystes incognitus sp. nov.;
1 new syngnathiform: Syngnathus chihiroe sp. nov.;
1 new characiform: Astyanax brucutu sp. nov.;
1 new cypriniform: Pseudobarbus swartzi sp. n.;
1 new perciform: Schindleria elongata, sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | February 10, 2017 · 8:59 pm

New Species: February 1 to 10, 2017

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from February 1 to February 10. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Heliconia berguidoi is a new plant species from Panama. Photos by R. Flores and C. Black, seen in the lower picture beside one specimen. (License CC BY 4.0)

Archaeans

1 new species: Pyrobaculum igneiluti sp. nov.;

Bacteria

3 new bacterioidetes: Cloacibacterium ceeni sp. nov.; Emticicia aquatilis sp. nov.; Flavobacterium inkyongense sp. nov.;
4 new actinobacteria: Sanguibacter gelidistatuariae sp. nov.; Pseudonocardia profundimaris sp. nov.; Nonomuraea rhodomycinica sp. nov.; Streptomyces fuscichromogenes sp. nov.;
3 new proteobacteria: Desulfobacterium indicum sp. nov.; Achromobacter aloeverae sp. nov.; Roseovarius aestuariivivens sp. nov.;

SARs

1 new diatom: Hippodonta fujiannensis sp. nov.;

Plants

Fungi

5 new basidiomycetes: Xanthoconium fusciceps sp. nov.; Parasola malakandensis sp. nov.; Marasmius campestris sp. nov.; Cystobasidium tubakii sp. nov. and Cystobasidium ongulense sp. nov.;
4 new ascomycetes: Gliocladiopsis peggii, G. whileyi and G. forsbergii spp. nov.; Podosphaera paracurvispora sp. nov.;

Cnidarians

1 new stalked jellyfish: Calvadosia lewisi, sp.nov.;

Flatworms

4 new kalyptorhynchs: Gallorhynchus elegans n.sp., G. faroensis n.sp., G. genista n.sp. and G. bidaformis n.sp.;

Annelids

2 new polychaetes: Lagis plurihamus sp. nov.; Capitella ambonensis sp. nov.;

Nematodes

1 new species: Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) saltaensis sp. nov.;

Arachnids

Myriapoda

9 new millipedes: Amastigogonus danpicola sp. n., A. elephas sp. n., A. hellyeri sp. n., A. michaelsae sp. n., A. orientalis sp. n., A. peninsulensis sp. n., Atelomastix bonhami sp. n., A. smithi sp. n. and Equestrigonus tasmaniensis gen. n., sp. n.;

Crustaceans

Insects

Ray-finned fishes

3 new cypriniforms: Danio fangae, D. myitkyinae spp. nov.; Triplophysa xichouensis, sp. nov.;
1 new perciform: Nemipterus sugillatus n. sp.;
4 new catfishes: Ageneiosus akamai, Ageneiosus apiaka, Ageneiosus intrusus and Ageneiosus lineatus, spp. nov.;

Reptiles

2 new lizards: Gehyra einasleighensis sp. nov.; Geckolepis megalepis sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | January 31, 2017 · 11:22 am

New Species: January 21 to 31, 2017

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from January 21 to January 31. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Strigula acuticonidiarum (left) and Strigula guangxiensis (right) are two new lichens described in the past 11 days.

Bacteria

1 new cyanobacterium: Desertifilum salkalinema. sp. nov.;

SARs

1 new dinoflagellate: Gambierdiscus lapillus sp. nov.;

Plants

6 new flowering plants: Lavandula austroapennina sp. nov.; Semiaquilegia guangxiensis, sp. nov.; Silene nemrutensis sp. nov.; Rhynchospora caduciglumis, sp. nov.; Phelipanche sevanensis sp. nov.; Pinguicula pygmaea sp. nov.;
2 new ferns: Didymoglossum beaverianum sp. nov.; Polystichum duyunense sp. nov.;
2 new red algae: Hildenbrandia jigongshanensis, sp. nov.; Gracilaria falconii sp. nov.;

Fungi and allies

1 new opisthosporidian: Paraphelidium letcheri sp. nov.;
8 new basidiomycetes: Marasmius madagascariensis, M. rubrobrunneus, M. dendrosetosus, M. sokola and M. tanaensis spp. nov.; Chrysomyxa diebuensis and C. zhuoniensis, spp. nov.; Postia cylindrica, sp. nov.;
2 new ascomycetes: Strigula acuticonidiarum and S. guangxiensis spp. nov.;

Sponges

1 new demosponge: Tethytimea carmelita sp. nov.;

Mollusks

4 new gastropods: Clione okhotensis sp. nov.; Crassispira scala n. sp., C. procera n. sp., C. aurea n. sp.;

Annelids

4 new polychaetes: Sternaspis britayevi sp. nov., S. nana sp. nov., S. papillosa sp. nov.; Eulepethus nanhaiensis sp. nov.;

Bryozoans

7 new species: Cauloramphus dicki n. sp., Cauloramphus spencerjonesae n. sp., and Exochella cryptodontia n. sp.; Retevirgula asiana n. sp., Arthropoma magniporosum n. sp., Arthropoma minus n. sp., and Phonicosia crena n. sp.;

Nematodes

2 new species: Hammerschmidtiella keeneyi n. sp. and Blattophila peregrinata n. sp.;

Arachnids

5 new spiders: Ochyrocera jarocha and Ochyrocera pojoj spp. nov.; Irura montiformis sp. nov., I. zhangae sp. nov. and I. yinae sp. nov.;
3 new mites: Euseius daluensis sp. nov., E. macaranga sp. nov., E. paraovalis sp. nov.;
3 new schizomids: Olmeca brujo sp. nov., Olmeca cruzlopezi sp. nov., and Olmeca santibanezi sp. nov.;

Myriapods

1 new millipede: Typhloiulus balcanicus sp. nov.;

Crustaceans

3 new decapods: Alvinocaris kexueae sp. nov.; Alpheopsis keijii sp. nov.; Harryplax severus, sp. n.;
5 new amphipods: Cymadusa icapui, C. trindadensis, C. rasae and C. tartarugae sp. nov.; Pseudocrangonyx elegantulus sp. n.;

Insects

Cartilaginous fishes

1 new chimaera: Hydrolagus erithacus sp. nov.;

Ray-finned fishes

3 new characiforms: Brycon howesi, B. dulcis, B. vonoi spp. nov.;

Reptiles

3 new lizards: Cnemaspis lineogularis sp. nov., C. phangngaensis sp. nov., and C. thachanaensis sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | January 20, 2017 · 9:37 pm

New Species: January 11 to 20, 2017

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from January 11 to January 20. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Polypaguropsis mollymullerae is a new hermit crabs described in the past 10 days that has a moray as a friend.

Archaeans

2 new species: Halopiger thermotolerans sp. nov.; Haloparvum alkalitolerans sp. nov.;

Bacteria

SARs

2 new diatoms: Navicula amoyensis sp. nov.; Entomoneis tenera sp. nov.;

Plants

Fungi

4 new ascomycetes: Monochaetia ilexae sp. nov.; Kazachstania saulgeensis, K. serrabonitensis, K. australis spp. nov.;
5 new basidiomycetes: Calocybella dominicana and Gerhardtia citrinolobata sp. nov.; Auricularia asiatica sp. nov.; Apiotrichum terrigenum sp. nov.; Kockovaella libkindii sp. nov.;

Sponges

Flatworms

2 new polyclads: Pseudoceros galatheensis sp. nov. and P. nigropunctatus sp. nov.;
5 new planarians: Othelosoma duplamaculosum, O. impensum, O. laticlavium, O. lineaenigrum, O. simile spp. nov.;

Annelids

25 new polychaetes: Berkeleyia heroae n. sp., B. abyssala n. sp., B. weddellia n. sp.; B. hadala n. sp., Leitoscoloplos simplex n. sp., L. plataensis n. sp., L. nasus n. sp., L. eltaninae n. sp., L. phyllobranchus n. sp., L. rankini n. sp., Scoloplos bathytatus n. sp., S. suroestense n. sp., Leodamas hyphalos n. sp., L. maciolekae n. sp., L. perissobranchiatus n. sp., Califia bilamellata n. sp., Orbinia orensanzi n. sp., Naineris antarctica n. sp., N. argentiniensis n. sp., Orbiniella spinosa n. sp., and O. landrumae n. sp.; Anguillosyllis lanai, Sphaerosyllis ceciliae, S. monicae spp. nov.; Flabegraviera fujiae sp. nov.;

Arachnids

25 new spiders: Calapnita lehi, C. kubah, C. bidayuh, C. bankirai, C. anai, C. bario, C. bariengi, C. magaseng, C. dayak, C. lawangan, C. loksado; Sulawesi: C. bugis; Philippines: C. bohol, C. dinagat, C. mae, C. nunezae, C. maragusan spp. nov.; Mongolicosa przhewalskii sp. n. and M. uncia sp. n.; Habronattus aestus, sp. n., H. chamela sp. n., H. empyrus sp. n., H. luminosus sp. n., H. roberti sp. n., and Pellenes canadensis sp. n.;

Crustaceans

9 new crabs: Pseudothelphusa acahuizotla n. sp., P. ixtapan n. sp., and P. purhepecha n. sp.; Uroptychus alphonsei n. sp., U. fenneri n. sp., U. janiceae n. sp., U. lindae n. sp., U. rafai n. sp., U. reedae n. sp.; Pylopaguropsis mollymullerae sp. nov.;
1 new ostracod: Mixtacandona idrisi n. sp.;
1 new copepod: Nannodiaptomus haii sp. nov.;
1 new isopod: Aspidophryxus izuensis sp. n.;

Insects

Ray-finned fishes

1 new characiform: Hyphessobrycon petricolus sp. n.;
1 new clingfish: Gobiesox lanceolatus sp. nov.;
3 new cyprinodontiforms: Melanorivulus ignescens sp. n., M. flavipinnis sp. n. and M. regularis sp. n.;
1 new catfish: Oreoglanis hponkanensis sp. nov.;

Lissamphibians

3 new frogs: Ameerega shihuemoy sp. nov.; Eleutherodactylus cattus sp. nov.; Pristimantis ashaninka sp. n.;

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by Piter Keo | January 10, 2017 · 10:36 am

New Species: January 1 to 10, 2017

by Piter Kehoma Bolll

Here is a list of species described from January 1 to January 10. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Cratera aureomaculata is a new land planarian species described in the past 10 days.

Plants

1 new moss: Hymenostylium towsendii sp. nov.;
7 new flowering plants: Lapidia apicifolia sp. nov.; Rubia hangii, sp. nov.; Fagopyrum longzhoushanense sp. nov.; Petrocodon pulchriflorus sp. nov.; Billolivia middletonii, sp. nov.; Espeletia praesidentis sp. nov.; Erythrostemon guevarafeferii sp. nov.;
1 new charophyte: Cosmarium bahianum sp. nov.;

Fungi

2 new basidiomycetes: Cortinarius stjernegaardii and Cortinarius kristinae spp. nov.;
2 new ascomycetes: Aspergillus mallochii sp. nov., A. megasporus sp. nov.;

Flatworms

3 new planarians: Cratera cryptolineata, C. nigrimarginata and C. aureomaculata spp. nov.;

Annelids

2 new earthworms: Amynthas baikmudongensis sp. nov., and Amynthas cheonghakdongensis sp. nov.;

Horsehair worms

1 new species: Beatogordius nagalandis sp. n.;

Nematodes

1 new species: Ditylenchus sturhani sp. n.;

Arachnids

Crustaceans

3 new isopods: Lucasioides nudus sp. n.; Paraeragia kiribatiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Argeiopsis guamensis sp. nov.;

Insects

Ray-finned fishes

1 new Neotropical knifefish: Eigenmannia correntes sp. nov.;

Lissamphibians

1 new frog: Aplastodiscus lutzorum sp. n.;

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by Piter Keo | December 31, 2016 · 1:06 am

New Species: December 21 to 31

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from December 21 to December 30. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Tosanoides obama is a new Hawaiian species of fish named after the president of the USA, Barack Obama.

Bacteria

1 new cyanobacterium: Nephrococcus serbicus sp. nov.;

SARs

3 new diatoms: Gomphonema californicum sp. nov., Gomphonema sierrianum sp. nov., and Gomphoneis oreophila sp. nov.;

Plants

13 new flowering plants: Eugenia lisboae and Eugenia ramosii spp. nov.; Rubus haridasanii sp. nov.; Saxifraga hakkariensis sp. nov.; Syzygium sirindhorniae sp. nov.; Hieracium mrazii sp. nov.; Pimpinella enguezekensis sp. nov.; Maxillaria tenebrosa sp. nov.; Aspidogyne caraguatatubensis sp. nov.; Neottia nujiangensis sp. nov.; Bertolonia duasbocaensis, B. macrocalyx and B. ruschiana spp. nov.;

Fungi

Sponges

1 new demosponge: Halisarca desqueyrouxae sp. nov.;

Flatworms

2 new tapeworms: Armadolepis jeanbaeri n. sp., A. tenorai n. sp.;
2 new flukes: Monorchimacradena viridis n. sp. and Megasolena littoralis n. sp.;

Arachnids

Myriapods

26 new millipedes: Golovatchosoma bacillichaetum gen. et sp. nov., G. trichochaetum sp. nov., Alpinella waltheri gen. et sp. nov., Brachychaetosoma turbanovi gen. et sp. nov., Caucaseuma elephantum sp. nov., C. fanagoriyskaya sp. nov., C. glabroscutum sp. nov., C. kelasuri sp. nov., C. minellii sp. nov., C. variabile sp. nov., Caucasominorus billi gen. et sp. nov., C. polylobatus sp. nov., Georgiosoma bicornutum gen. et sp. nov., Heterocaucaseuma feminaepectorum gen. et sp. nov., H. longicorne sp. nov., Paranotosoma attemsi gen. et sp. nov., P. cordatum sp. nov., P. subrotundatum sp. nov., Dentatosoma denticulatum gen. et sp. nov., D. magnum sp. nov., D. zeraboseli sp. nov., Enghoffiella insolita gen. et sp. nov., Metamastigophorophyllon hamatum sp. nov., M. lamellohirsutum sp. nov., M. torsivum sp. nov., Acanthophorella barjadzei gen. et sp. nov., A. chegemi sp. nov., A. irystoni sp. nov., Cryptacanthophorella manubriata gen. et sp. nov., Flagellophorella hoffmani gen. et sp. nov., Pseudoflagellophorella eskovi gen. et sp. nov., P. mirabilis sp. nov., P. papilioformis sp. nov., Herculina oligosagittae gen. et sp. nov., H. polysagittae sp. nov., Vegrandosoma tabacarui gen. et sp. nov.;

Crustaceans

19 new crabs: Chasmocarcinus gemmatus, Camatopsis africana, C. leptomerus, C. minor, C. thula, C. valida, Hephthopelta occidentalis, Angustopelta modesta, A. robusta, Chinommatia bicuspida, C. turpis, Statommatia granulosa, S. malagasy, Tenagopelta pacifica, T. brachyphallus, Microtopsis teschi, Megaesthesius migmus, Alainthesius signatus, A. bertrandi spp. nov.;

Insects

Ray-finned fishes

1 new cypriniform: Cobitis nalbanti, n. sp.;
1 new perciform: Tosanoides obama sp. n.;
3 new scorpaeniforms: Careproctus staufferi and Careproctus nelsoni spp. nov.; Notoliparis stewarti sp. nov.;

Reptiles

1 new snake: Rhynchocalamus dayanae sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | December 20, 2016 · 11:19 pm

New Species: December 11 to 20

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from December 11 to December 20. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.

Gymnopus sequoiae is a new mushroom species described in the past 10 days.

Archaeans

1 new species: Methanomicrobium antiquum sp. nov.;

Bacteria

SARs

1 new apicomplexan: Hepatozoon silvestris sp. nov.;
1 new oomycete: Pustula junggarensis sp. nov.;

Plants

1 new moss: Didymodon caboverdeanus sp. nov.;
18 new flowering plants: Solanum igniferum and Solanum sessilantherum spp. nov.; Stigmaphyllon occidentale sp. nov.; Psidium rotundidiscum, sp. nov.; Matelea cervantesii sp. nov.; Areca jokowi, sp. nov.; Senegalia cearensis, sp. nov.; Onosma juliae sp. nov.; Silene konuralpii sp. nov.; Pleroma rubrum sp. nov.; Solanum mellobarretoi sp. nov.; Amyris jorgemeavei sp. nov.; Vernonanthura nana, sp. n.; Lasianthus halconensis sp. nov.; Vincetoxicum siamicum sp. nov.; Lysimachia kraduengensis sp. nov.; Abarema diamantina sp. nov.; Spathelia belizensis sp. nov.;
1 new red alga: Pterocladiella maribagoensis sp. nov.;
1 new fern: Pleocnemia siamensis sp. nov.;
1 new green alga: Prototheca tumulicola sp. nov.;

Fungi

Sponges

1 new demosponge: Protosuberites mereui sp. nov.;

Mollusks

1 new gastropod: Myrtoessa hyas sp. nov.;

Annelids

1 new polychaete: Linopherus beibuwanensis sp. nov.;

Nematodes

1 new species: Myolaimus ibericus sp. n.;

Arachnids

1 new harvestman: Eusarcus dandara sp. nov.;
3 new spiders: Clubiona spp. nov.; Aptostichus sabinae sp. n.;

Crustaceans

2 new crabs: Orconectes sp. nov.; Diogenes chhapgari n. sp.;
7 new ostracodes: Xestoleberis becca n. sp., Xestoleberis concava n. sp., Xestoleberis gracilariaii n. sp., Xestoleberis marcula n. sp., Xestoleberis natuvuensis n. sp., Xestoleberis penna n. sp. and Xestoleberis petrosa n. sp.;
1 new amphipod: Eusirus bulbodigitus sp. n.;

Insects

Cartilaginous fishes

1 new groundshark: Bythaelurus bachi n. sp.;

Ray-finned fishes

1 new characiform: Myloplus lucienae, sp. nov.; Moenkhausia sp. nov.;
1 new perciform: Neobathyclupea sp. nov.;

Lissamphibians

1 new salamander: Paramesotriton aurantius sp. nov.;

Reptiles

1 new lizard: Gehyra rohan sp. nov.;
1 new snake: Tantilla tjasmantoi sp. nov.;

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by Piter Keo | December 12, 2016 · 10:37 pm

The history of Systematics: Plants in Systema Naturae, 1758 (Part 5)

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After taking four posts (you can read them here: 1, 2, 3, 4) to present all regular hermaphroditic flowers in Linnaeus’ system, it’s time to move to irregular hermaphroditic flowers (which will continue in post 6). Here I’ll present you two classes characterized by having stamens of two different sizes.

14. Didynamia (“two forces”)

“Four husbands, two of them longer and two of them shorter”, i.e., two longer stamens and two shorter stamens in a hermaphroditic flower.

14.1 Didynamia Gymnospermia (“two forces, naked seeds”), two longer stamens (and two shorter ones) and exposed seeds without a surrounding fruit: Ajuga (bugleweeds), Teucrium (germanders), Satureja (savories), Thymbra (Mediterranean thymes), Hyssopus (hyssops), Nepeta (catnips), Lavandula (lavenders), Betonica (betonies), Sideritis (ironworts), Mentha (mints), Glechoma (ground ivies), Lamium (dead nettles), Orvala (more dead nettles), Galeopsis (hempnettles), Stachys (woundworts), Ballota (horehounds), Marrubium (more horehounds), Leonurus (lion’s tails), Phlomis (Jerusalem sage), Moluccella (bells-of-Ireland), Clinopodium (wild basils), Thymus (thymes), Origanum (oreganos), Melissa (balms), Dracocephalum (dragonheads), Horminum (dragonmouth), Melittis (bastard balm), Ocimum (basils), Trichostema (bluecurls), Scutellaria (skullcaps), Prunella (self-heals), Prasium (white hedge-nettle), Phryma (lopseed).

These 32 species were classified by Linnaeus as Didynamia Gymnospermia (from left to right, top to bottom): common bugleweed (Ajuga reptans), wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys), winter savory (Satureja montana), spicate Mediterranean thyme (Thymbra spicata), herb hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), true catnip (Nepeta cataria), French lavender (Lavandula stoechas), common betony (Betonica officinalis, now Stachys officinalis), Syrian ironwort (Sideritis syriaca), spear mint (Mentha spicata), common ground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea), white dead-nettle (Lamium album), common hempnettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica), black horehound (Ballota nigra), common horehound (Marrubium vulgare), motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), common Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa), common-bells-of-Ireland (Moluccella laevis), common wild-basil (Clinopodium vulgare), common thyme (Thymus vulgaris), common oregano (Origanum vulgare), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), Moldavian dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica), dragonmouth (Horminum pyrenaicum), bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum), sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), forked blue curls (Trichostema dichotomum), blue skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora), common self-heal (Prunella vulgaris), white hedge-nettle (Prasium majus), lopseed (Phryma leptostachya). Credits to H. Zell (bugleweed, hyssop, betony, mint, dead nettle), Bernd Haynold (germander, dragonmouth), Agnieszka Kwiecień (savory), Gideon Pisanty (Mediterranean thyme, lemon balm), Hans Hillewaert (lavender), C T Johansson (ironwort), Kristian Peters (ground ivy), Ivar Leidus (woundwort, self-heal), Olivier Pichard (black horehound), Eugene Zelenko (common horehound), Karel Jakubec (motherwort), Peter A. Mansfeld (Jerusalem sage), Muriel Bendel (wild basil), Henry Brisse (thyme), Frank Vicentz (oregano), Karen Hine (dragonhead), Jacopo Werther (blue curls), Rolf Engstrand (skullcap), Zeynel Cebeci (white hedge-nettle), and Wikimedia users KENPEI (catnip), BerndH (hempnettle, bastard balm), HelloMojo (bells-of-Ireland), Wildfeuer (basil) and Dalgial (lopseed).

14.2 Didynamia Angiospermia (“two forces, enclosed seeds”), two longer stamens (and two shorter ones) and seeds enclosed in a fruit: Bartsia (velvetbells), Rhinanthus (rattles), Euphrasia (eyebrights), Melampyrum (cow wheats), Lathraea (toothworts), Schwalbea (chaffseed), Tozzia (tozzias), Pedicularis (louseworts), Gerardia (gerardias), Chelone (turtleheads), Gesneria (gesnerias), Antirrhinum (snapdragons), Cymbaria (cymbarias), Craniolaria (craniolarias), Martynia (cat’s claw), Torenia (wishbone flowers), Besleria (beslerias), Scrophularia (figworts), Celsia (celsia), Digitalis (foxgloves), Bignonia (crossvines), Citharexylum (fiddlewoods), Halleria (tree fuchsia), Crescentia (calabash tree), Gmelina (gmelinas), Petrea (sandpaper vines), Lantana (lantanas), Cornutia (cornutias), Loeselia (loeselias), Capraria (goatweeds), Selago (selages), Hebenstretia (hebenstretias), Erinus (fairy foxgloves), Buchnera (buchneras), Browallia (browallias), Linnaea (twinflower), Sibthorpia (sibthorpia), Limosella (mudworts), Stemodia (twintips), Aeginetia (forest ghost flower), Obolaria (obolarias), Orobanche (broomrapes), Dodartia (dodartias), Lippia (lippias), Sesamum (sesames), Mimulus (monkeyflowers), Ruellia (ruellias), Barleria (Philippine violets), Duranta (dewdrops), Ovieda (ovieda), Ellisia (ellisia), Volkameria (glory bowers), Clerodendrum (more glory bowers), Vitex (chastetree), Bontia (wild olive), Columnea (flying goldfish plants), Acanthus (bear’s breeches), Pedalium (pedalium), Melianthus (honeyflowers).

The order Didynamia Angiospermia included these plants (from left to right, top to bottom): common velvetbells (Bartsia alpina), field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense), common toothwort (Lathraea squamaria), American chaffseed (Schwalbea americana), common lousewort (Pedicularis sylvatica), white turtlehead (Chelone glabra), garden snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), cat’s claw (Martynia annua), common figwort (Scrophularia nodosa), common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), common crossvine (Bignonia capreolata), tree fuchsia (Halleria lucida), Calabash tree (Crescentia cujete), West Indian lantana (Lantana camara), common goatweed (Capraria biflora), Alpine balsam (Erinus alpinus), twinflower (Linnaea borealis), water mudwort (Limosella aquática), seaside twintip (Stemodia marítima), forest ghost flower (Aeginetia indica), branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa), common sesame (Sesamum indicum), square-stemmed monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens), minnieroot (Ruellia tuberosa), crested Philippine violet (Barleria cristata), golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta), common glory bower (Volkameria inermis), Hill glory bower (Clerodendrum infortunatum), common chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus), wild olive (Bontia daphnoides), common bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis), pedalium (Pedalium murex), giant honeyflower (Melianthus major). Credits to Jörg Hempel (velvetbells, toothwort), Hans Hillewaert (cow wheat), H. Zell (turtlehead, chastetree), Michael Apel (snapdragon), Jean François Gaffard (figwort), Melissa McMasters (crossvine), Stan Shebs (tree fuchsia, honeyflower), Franz Xaver (lantana, sesame, bear’s breeches), Scott Zona (goatweed), François Van Der Biest (Apline balsam), Paul Chapman (twinflower), Christian Fischer (mudwort), Alex Popovkin (twintip), C T Johansson (forest ghost flower), Javier Martin (broomrape), Jason Hollinger (monkeyflower), Varun Pabrai (minnieroot), Forest & Kim Starr (common glory bower), D. Eickhoff (wild olive), Marco Schmidt (pedalium), and Wikimedia users Orchi (lousewort), Vinayaraj (cat’s claw, hill glory bower), Yann (foxglove), Jamesbamba (calabash tree), Vengolis (Philippine violet) and Mokkie (dewdrop).

15. Tetradynamia (“four forces”)

“Six husbands, four of them longer in a hermaphrodite flower”, i.e., four longer stamens and two shorter stamens in a hermaphroditic flower.

15.1 Tetradynamia Siliculosae (“four forces, siliculose”), four longer stamens (and two shorter ones) and seeds in a short pod (silicle): Myagrum (myagers), Vella (vellas), Anastatica (rose of Jericho), Subularia (awlworts), Draba (whitlow grasses), Lepidium (peppercresses), Thlaspi (pennycresses), Cochlearia (spoonworts), Iberis (candytufts), Alyssum (alyssums), Clypeola (more alyssums), Biscutella (biscutellas), Lunaria (honesties).

Linnaeus put in the order Tetradynamia Siliculosae, among others, the following plants (from left to right, top to bottom): rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica), early whitlow-grass (Draba verna), garden cress (Lepidium sativum), field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), common spoonwort (Cochlearia officinalis), evergreen candytuft (Iberis sempervirens), spiny madwort (Alyssum spinosum), sweet alyssum (Clypeola maritima, now Lobularia maritima), common honesty (Lunaria annua). Credits to Michael H. Lemmer (whitlow grass), Krish Dulal (garden cress), Karel Jakubec (spoonwort), Kurt Stüber (madwort), André Karwath (honesty) and Wikimedia users Phil41 (rose of Jericho), Bff (pennycress), Bouba (candytuft) and Hectonichus (sweet alyssum).

15.2 Tetradynamia Siliquosae (“four forces, siliquose”), four longer stamens (and two shorter ones) and seeds in a long pod (silique): Dentaria (bittercresses), Cardamine (more bittercresses), Sisymbrium (hedge mustards), Erysimum (wallflowers), Cheiranthus (more wallflowers), Hesperis (dame’s rockets), Arabis (rockcresses), Turritis (towercresses), Brassica (cabbages, mustards and allies), Sinapis (some mustards), Raphanus (radishes), Bunias (warty cabbages), Isatis (woads), Crambe (seakales), Cleome (spiderflowers).

The order Tetradynamia Siliquosa included (from left to right, top to bottom): narrowleaf bittercress (Cardamine impatiens), common hedge-mustard (Sisymbrium officinale), common dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis), Alpine rockcress (Arabis alpina), common towercress (Turritis glabra), cabbage (Brassica oleracea), wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis), cultivated radish (Raphanus sativus), common woad (Isatis tinctoria), common seakale (Crambe maritima), African spiderflower (Cleome gynandra). Credits to Meneerke Bloem (bittercress), James K. Lindsey (hedge mustard), Jason Pratt (dame’s rocket), Jerzy Opiała (rockcress), Olivier Pichard (wild mustard), Curtis Clark (radish), Kurt Stüber (woad), Anne Burgess (seakale), Ton Rulkens (spiderflower) and Wikimedia users Rigel7 (towercress) and Griensteidl (cabbage).

As you can notice, these classes include many culinary plants. And finally we are getting close to the end of flowering plants, but there are still quite a lot to show.

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References:

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae…

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by Piter Keo | December 11, 2016 · 12:19 am

New Species: December 1 to 10

by Piter Kehoma Boll

Here is a list of species described from December 1 to December 10. It certainly does not include all described species. Most information comes from the journals Mycokeys, Phytokeys, Zookeys, Phytotaxa, Zootaxa, International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, and Systematic and Applied Microbiology, as well as journals restricted to certain taxa.