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Plant Sciences
Karina Wilk
Summary: A new species in the genus Tayloriellina is described, which is characterized by unique thallus and apothecia features. It forms a sister lineage with T. microphyllina and can be distinguished from it morphologically.
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Plant Sciences
Gary B. Perlmutter, Ricardo Miranda-Gonzalez, Frank Bungartz
Summary: Arthonia rubrocincta is transferred to Coniocarpon rubrocinctum based on its morphological and anatomical characteristics that fit the generic concept of Coniocarpon. The study expands the distribution range of the species to North Carolina, USA and the Bahamas, in addition to southeastern United States and the Bahamas. Thatch palm (Coccothrinax argentata) is reported as a new phorophyte. An emended description of the species is provided based on examined material.
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Entomology
Lang Peng, Xinyu Ge, ChangHai Sun, Beixin Wang
Summary: This study provides new records of two genera in China, as well as the description of two new species. These findings are important for further biological and morphological studies, as well as molecular data support. Additionally, a new record of Melanotrichia attia is documented for the Chinese caddisfly fauna.
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Microbiology
Zhan-Bo Liu, Jun-Li Zhang, Viktor Papp, Yu-Cheng Dai
Summary: Two new wood-inhabiting fungi, Hermanssonia fimbriata sp. nov. and Phlebia austroasiana sp. nov., have been described and illustrated from southwestern China. The characteristics and growth habitats of these fungi are discussed, and their phylogenetic placement within their respective genera is confirmed.
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Zoology
Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab, Nerida G. Wilson, Diana Prada, Oliver Gomez, Jane Fromont
Summary: This study utilizes a multigene approach to assess the systematics of common phyllospongiinids in tropical Australia and the Red Sea, revealing taxonomic inconsistencies and describing two new species. The study provides a reliable framework for accurately identifying these sponges and their phylogenetic relationships, which is essential for assessing the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic stressors.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2021)
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Agronomy
Jung Shin Park, Young-Nam Kwag, Sang-Kuk Han, Soon-Ok Oh
Summary: After a genetic phylogenetic analysis of carbonized ascomata in 2015, Acarosporaceae species consisting only of morphological base were newly divided, leading to the discovery of several new Acarosporaceae species in Korea. Analysis of ITS and nuLSU genes showed that Korean species belonged to the Acarospora and Sarcogyne clades, with Acarospora in the Acarospora clade mixed with the Polysporina group and Sarcogyne in the Sarcogyne clade mixed with Acarospora. Two new species (Acarospora beangnokdamensis J. S. Park & S. O. Oh, sp. nov., Sarcogyne jejuensis J. S. Park & S. O. Oh, sp. nov.) and one new record (Sarcogyne oceanica K. Knudsen & Kocourk) were identified through morphological, molecular, and secondary metabolite substance analysis. A classification key for Acarospora and Sarcogyne in Korea was created and all information is reported here.
Review
Entomology
Yisheng Zhao, Mingyuan Fan, Hu Li, Wanzhi Cai
Summary: This study conducted a taxonomic review of Chinese Triatominae, describing two new species and calculating genetic distances. It aims to facilitate the identification of Chinese kissing bugs.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Daniel Stec
Summary: The study reports two new Mesobiotus species with detailed morphological and genetic data, including DNA sequences and phylogenetic position.
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Environmental Sciences
Philippe Bouchet, Wim Decock, Britt Lonneville, Bart Vanhoorne, Leen Vandepitte
Summary: According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), there are currently approximately 242,000 known valid marine species in the world's oceans, with an average of 2,332 new species being discovered and named each year. The average newly described marine species is a small benthic crustacean, annelid, or mollusc, typically found in the tropics at depths of 0-60 m. The description of these new species often lacks molecular data and is published in journals with low impact factors, authored by two to three individuals, and affiliated with academic, societal, or small commercial publishers.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Meng Pan, Haiyan Zhu, Chengming Tian, Manrong Huang, Xinlei Fan
Summary: Cytospora species are diverse and can be endophytes, saprobes or phytopathogens. This study in China identified four novel Cytospora species associated with canker and dieback diseases in coniferous trees, representing the first attempt to clarify their taxonomy.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
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Mycology
Ming-Zhu Dou, Min Li, Ze-Feng Jia
Summary: In this study, the genus Chapsa in China was examined using morphological characteristics, chemical traits, and molecular phylogenetic analysis. A new species to science and two new records to China were identified. The newly discovered species, Chapsa murioelongata, is characterized by specific features and Chapsa wolseleyana was reclassified based on phenotypic traits. Sequence data and phylogenetic analyses supported the position of these species within the Chapsa genus. A key to known Chapsa species in China was provided.
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Mycology
Min Ai, Li Juan Li, Fiona Ruth Worthy, An Cheng Yin, Qiu Yi Zhong, Shi Qiong Wang, Li Song Wang, Xin Yu Wang
Summary: During the scientific expedition in the Tibetan Plateau, a new species of white terricolous lichenized fungal species of Buellia De Not. was discovered. Through examinations of morphology, chemistry, and phylogeny, this new species, Buellia alpina, was described. Additionally, two other species, Buellia elegans and Buellia epigaea, were reported in China for the first time. It was found that species in the Buellia epigaea-group actually belong to two distinct clades. This research provides detailed descriptions and a key for species identification.
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Zoology
Phillip J. Suter, Julia H. Mynott, Jeff M. Webb
Summary: This article describes two species of Caenis found in northern Australia, both of which have straight forceps with a terminal tuft of spines. Male imagoes and nymphs of C. hanleyi were collected from the Northern Territory, while C. binda was only described based on male imagoes collected from streams in Queensland's Wet Tropics. C. hanleyi can be distinguished from C. binda by the structure of their forceps, with C. binda having longer and narrower forceps with longer apical spines. These are the first records of the Caenis genus in Australia.
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Zoology
Jose Martinez, B. Christian Schmidt, Jacqueline Y. Miller
Summary: A new Neotropical genus Lafontaineana Martinez is proposed, forming a sister group to Gaujonia Dognin based on a phylogenetic analysis. Additionally, five new species are introduced, including two new Neotropical species of Panthea.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Anastasiia A. Saulenko, Anastassya S. Maiorova, Pedro Martinez Arbizu, Vladimir V. Mordukhovich
Summary: Three deep-sea tardigrade species were identified from sediment samples collected during joint German-Russian deep-sea cruises in the North-Western Pacific. The analysis of the results indicates a patchy distribution of tardigrades in this region.