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Saturday, March 26th, 2016
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| 11:47a | [Ichthyology • 2016] Garra lorestanensis • A New Cave Fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Tigris River Drainage with Remarks on the Subterranean Fishes in Iran
Abstract The Iranian subterranean species are reviewed, diagnoses are presented for Garra typhlops and Paracobitis smithi, and a new species is described. Garra lorestanensis, new species, from Loven Cave, the Tigris River drainage in Iran, is distinguished from its congeners by the combination of characters, including lacking pigment and eyes, having a well-developed mental disc, two pairs of barbels, and naked body. Keywords: Loven Cave, Iranocypris typhlops, Nemacheilus smithi, Middle East.  Garra lorestanensis, new species Holotype: VMFC GL-H, 55 mm SL. Iran, Lorestan prov.: Loven Cave, the Tigris River drainage, the Persian Gulf basin, 33°04'39"N 48°35'33"E, 23 April 2014, H. Mousavi-Sabet, A. Jouladeh-Roudbar & S. Vatandoust. Etymology: The species name lorestanensis, treated as an adjective, is derived from Lorestan Province which including the Loven Cave, the type locality of the new species.  Hamed MOUSAVI-SABET and Soheil EAGDERI. 2016. Garra lorestanensis, A New Cave Fish from the Tigris River Drainage with Remarks on the Subterranean Fishes in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). FishTaxa. (2016) 1: 45-54 . Zoobank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1B91E210-34FE-4 | ||
| 2:27p | [Botany • 2016] Euphorbia gokakensis sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae) from Sandstone Formations in Karnataka, India  Euphorbia gokakensis, a new succulent species of Euphorbiaceae, is described from the Belgaum district of Karnataka, India. The new species belongs to Euphorbia subgen. Euphorbia, and closely resembles Euphorbia caducifolia Haines. However, it is distinguished by its characteristic dwarf habit forming a compact cushion that hardly exceeds 50 cm in height.  N. V. Malpure, A. N. Chandore and S. R. Yadav. 2016. Euphorbia gokakensis sp. nov. (Euphorbiaceae) from Sandstone Formations in Karnataka, India. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: 10.1111/njb.00997  | ||
| 2:41p | [Ichthyology • 2016] Taxonomic Status of Maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the Description of Three New species from the Indo-West Pacific
Abstract The bluespotted maskray, Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841), once thought to be widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, consists of a complex of several species and the type series consists of multiple species; its nomenclature is discussed. A lectotype and paralectotype are designated and the species rediagnosed based on the types and a fresh specimen from Honiara (Solomon Islands), near to the collection locality of the lectotype (Vanikoro, Solomon Islands). Molecular and morphological data provide confirmatory evidence that this maskray is distinct from some other regional forms. Three members of the complex from the Western Pacific identified in earlier studies are confirmed to be new species; Neotrygon australiae sp. nov. (Australia, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia), N. caeruleopunctata sp. nov. (Indian Ocean), and N. orientale sp. nov. (North-West Pacific). These species differ from each other and N. kuhlii in their adult size, anterior angle of the disc, number and distribution of blue spots on the dorsal disc, and other more subtle morphometric and meristic characters. Another largely plain-coloured Neotrygon, also currently misidentified as N. kuhlii, is sympatric with N. orientale sp. nov. in the South China Sea and off Taiwan. Neotrygon varidens (Garman) is resurrected as the valid name for this ray. A key is provided to species of the genus. Keywords: Pisces, Dasyatidae; Neotrygon australiae; Neotrygon caeruleopunctata; Neotrygon kuhlii; Neotrygon orientale; N. varidens; bluespotted maskray; new species; species complex; Indo-West Pacific  Peter R. Last, William T. White and Bernard Séret. 2016. Taxonomic Status of Maskrays of the Neotrygon kuhlii species complex (Myliobatoidei: Dasyatidae) with the Description of Three New species from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa. 4083(4); 533-561. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4083.4.5 @WillWhiteSharks |
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