Publications November 22 - 28, 2024

CIPRES Publications, November 22 - 28, 2024

• Two new species of helminth parasites of genus Maritrema (M. itzamnai n. sp. and M. kukulkanni n. sp.) found in birds in the Gulf of Mexico.
• Studies of Sargassum indicate assignment of species is quite messy, with very low molecular diversity, despite very high morphological diversity.
• Cross-sectional study shows an intermediate prevalence of HTLV-1 in the urban population of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, documenting the distribution of HTLV in the general population.
• Two new species of the economically important mushroom genus Russula, (R. subbrevipes and R. callainomarginis) are identified in China.
• DNA and morphological studies identify the new species Neoscopelus serranoi sp. nov. in the Atlantic and southwestern Indian Oceans.
• First report of Colletotrichum perseae causing anthracnose symptoms on avocado in Turkiye.
• The armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) found in South America and Africa originated before the two continents split.
• The first complete plastid genome of Polygonatum gracile is reported and phylogenetic relationships of P. gracile with other species are clarified.
• First description of species Ganoderma gibbosum on hosts of Platanus and Prunus species.
• The vegetative stage of Cerataulina bicornis is described for the first time from an estuarine system, distinguishing it from other Cerataulina spp. described from different parts of the world.
• Specimens identifiable as the anemone-associated shrimp Ancylomenes speciosus are reported here from New Caledonia. Its status as species or species complex is unclear.
• Phylogenetic relationships within five families of North American killifishes show that clade antiquity, adaptability, dynamic geography, and persistence can explain the living diversity of New World killifishes.
• Complete chloroplast genome sequences strongly support the monophyly of grasses in Arundinella and Garnotia, but intergeneric phylogenetic relationships within Arundinelleae require clarification.
• The lichens Varicellaria hemisphaerica and Varicellaria lactea can be discriminated primarily by preference for bark of trees in the case of V. hemisphaerica and rocks in the case of V. lactea.
• First report of nematode Alippistrongylus itatialiaensis sp. n. in the small intestine of Delomys dorsalis from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• A new arid-dwelling land snail, Iberus xerophilus sp. nov. from southeastern Spain, and raises questions about how this snail can succeed in such harsh arid environments.
• Coxal combs (stout setae on the distal margin of the coxae) arose independently at least four times in “burrower bugs”, questioning the validity of the ‘Cydnoid’ Complex.
• Hemotropic mycoplasms cause incurable infections of animal cells. This study identified at least two new species among sequences gathered from small mammals in Brasil.
• Gut microbiota of alpine crickets and grasshoppers shows strong correlation with host species and habitat, but does not correlate well with gut microbiota from closely related species.
• In plant fungii from Diaporthe, 53 species reduce to 18 existing, and a new species, D. pygmaeae, is introduced. Thirteen new plant host-fungus associations are reported. A framework is described to stabilise the taxonomy of species in the genus.
• A new species of spionid polychaete, i.e. Polydora mohammadi sp. nov. is described based on sequence and morphological data. It formed a well-supported clade sister to P. hoplura.
• Complete chloroplast genomes of Arabis stelleri and A. takesimana are reported. They are similar to previously reported Arabis plastomes.
• A new genus, Cucumibius gen. nov. was erected to accommodate the tardigrade C. annulatus and a new genus Chilibius gen. nov. was established for Isohypsibius sculptus.
• Three new species of Cyanosporus fungi , namely, C. linzhiensis, C. miscanthi and C. tabuliformis are described based on molecular and phylogenetic data.
• Seven new anamorphic species of the genus Daldinia are described: Daldinia ehretiae sp. nov., D. jianfengensis sp. nov., D. ledongensis sp. nov., D. menghaiensis sp. nov., D. rhododendri sp. nov., D. spatholobi sp. nov., and D. thunbergiae sp. nov. 0
• Phylogeography and speciation of Gynaephora from Qinghai–Tibetan plateau recovered four monophyletic clades, and indicates isolation and subsequent divergence may explain speciation Gynaephora in this area.
• First report of the complete chloroplast genome structures of Mangifera similis a wild relative of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) from Bangka Island, Indonesia and its phylogenetic relationships.