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Zoology
K. Kunjulakshmi, Maclean Antony Santos, S. Prakash
Summary: A new species of freshwater shrimp, Macrobrachium irwini sp. nov., is described in this study. Morphological analysis revealed distinct differences from closely related species, and unique color patterns were identified for this new species.
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Plant Sciences
K. G. Greeshma Ganga, Patinjareveettil Manimohan, K. P. Deepna Latha
Summary: Two new species, Coprinopsis minuta and C. squamulosa, were discovered in Kerala State, India, and their morphology and molecular data were studied in detail.
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Plant Sciences
Shahina A. Sharafudheen, Patinjareveettil Manimohan, K. P. Deepna Latha
Summary: Two new species of the genus Crinipellis, Crinipellis minima and C. fibrillosa, were discovered in Kerala State, India. Their descriptions, photographs, and comparisons with related species were provided, along with a molecular phylogenetic analysis using nrITS. The nrITS-based Maximum Likelihood analysis confirmed the novelty and placement of these species within the genus Crinipellis.
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Plant Sciences
K. P. Deepna Latha, P. Haridev, K. N. Anil Raj, Patinjareveettil Manimohan
Summary: This article describes the morphology and taxonomic position of a new species, Hygrocybe snigdha, from Kerala State, India, based on both morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis. A comprehensive description, comparisons with related species, photographs, line drawings, and phylograms are provided.
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Zoology
Alexandre Reis Percequillo, Marcelo Weksler
Summary: This study discovered a new species of the genus Euryoryzomys in the Brejos de altitude of north-eastern Brazil, which is distinct from other species and has a unique geographical distribution.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Qinghua Chen, Wenjian Chen, Yuanwei Hu, Ka Yan Ma, Zhaoliang Guo
Summary: This study focused on three ornamental palaemonid freshwater prawns of the genus Macrobrachium, identifying a new species distinguishable by its bright color pattern in the field. Molecular evidence supported this new species, bringing the total number of Macrobrachium spp. known from China to 41.
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Microbiology
Kanad Das, Aniket Ghosh, Dyutiparna Chakraborty, Sudeshna Datta, Ishika Bera, Ranjith Layola Mr, Farheen Banu, Alfredo Vizzini, Komsit Wisitrassameewong
Summary: Through morphological and molecular phylogenetic studies, it has been discovered that European and American names of wild mushrooms were often mistakenly applied to Asian lookalikes in the past. Consequently, taxonomical research on wild mushrooms has been intensified in Asian countries, including India, in recent years to reveal the true mushroom diversity. In this study, four new species and two species new to India were identified and established based on morphology and molecular phylogeny.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Lai Him Chow, Jeffery C. F. Chan, Ling Ming Tsang
Summary: Several new species of freshwater shrimp from the genus Macrobrachium have been discovered in Hong Kong, including a new species. The classification of existing species also needs further research, as there may be synonyms. This study highlights the importance of an integrative approach in systematic studies of Macrobrachium species.
JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Zoology
Caio S. Nogueira, Nicholas F. Camargo, Joao A. F. Pantaleao, Rogerio C. Costa
Summary: Through geometric morphometrics analyses, this study revealed that Macrobrachium amazonicum and Macrobrachium pantanalense, two closely related freshwater prawn species, can be distinguished by the carapace and telson structures.
ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
(2023)
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Zoology
Xuankong Jiang, Jiajun Zhou, Jianguo Wang, Wenlong Chen, Huiming Chen
Summary: Sinodina Liang & Cai, 1999 is an endemic genus of atyid shrimp in China, found only in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. In this study, we describe thirteen species of Sinodina and report the first cave-dwelling species of the genus, Sinodina ashima sp. nov., collected from a limestone cave in Shilin County, Yunnan Province. Phylogenetic analysis shows that this new species is closely clustered with the type species of the genus, Sinodina gregoriana (Kemp, 1923), supporting its generic status.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Manokaran Kamalakannan, Chandrakasan Sivaperuman, Shantanu Kundu, Govindarasu Gokulakrishnan, Chinnadurai Venkatraman, Kailash Chandra
Summary: A new species of shrew, Crocidura narcondamica sp. nov., was discovered on Narcondam Island, India, showing distinct external morphology and craniodental characters compared to other close congeners. This discovery increases the total number of Crocidura species in the Indian checklist of mammals to 12, and exhibits substantial genetic differences from other known Crocidura species in the region. Phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial gene sequences support the evolutionary placement of the newly discovered species within the genus Crocidura.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Zoology
Purushothaman Paramasivam, Manu Madhavan, T. T. Ajith Kumar, Kuldeep Kumar Lal
Summary: This paper reports the discovery of a species called Urocaridella antonbruunii in the waters of India, with descriptions and analysis of its morphological and genetic characteristics.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Arnold Roger Bitja-Nyom, Jean-Francois Agnese, Antoine Pariselle, Charles Felix Bilong-Bilong, Andre Gilles, Jos Snoeks
Summary: The study revises the group of large five-spotted Hemichromis species from West Africa and Lower Guinea using a combination of morphometry and genetics. The results suggest potential synonymy of species and admixture of populations from different regions. Additionally, a new species, Hemichromis camerounensis sp. nov., was described in the study.
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Plant Sciences
K. Krishnapriya, T. K. Arun Kumar
Summary: A new species of clavarioid fungi, Clavaria viriditincta, is reported from Kerala State, India, based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analysis. The distinct green and unbranched basidiomata, along with its genetic uniqueness, differentiate C. viriditincta from all other known species in the genus.
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Plant Sciences
Salna Nanu, T. K. Arun Kumar
Summary: A new species of Boletinellus, B. viridianus, was identified in India through a combination of morphology and molecular analysis. This species is characterized by its unique features such as a poroid-lamellate hymenophore that turns blue-green when bruised, an eccentric to lateral stipe with a lengthwise extending hymenophoral structure, inamyloid basidiospores, two- to four-spored basidia, a pileipellis interrupted by trichodermal clusters, and presence of clamp connections. The phylogenetic analysis was based on the DNA sequences of the ITS and 28S rDNA loci. Detailed description, color photo plates, comparison table, and taxonomic key to Boletinellus species worldwide are provided.