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02/06/2014Date and place of arrival
07/09/2014| Leg | Date of departure | Date of arrival | Departure | Arrival | Ship |
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| Opérations Peter Stahlschmitt | 15/12/2012 | 23/12/2012 | |||
| Leg 1 (Côtier) | 02/06/2014 | 29/06/2014 | |||
| Leg 2 (Profond) | 27/08/2014 | 07/09/2014 | Alis |
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Abdelkrim J., Aznar-cormano L., Fedosov A.E., Kantor Y.I., Lozouet P., Phuong M.A., Zaharias P. & Puillandre N. 2018. Exon-Capture-Based Phylogeny and Diversification of the Venomous Gastropods (Neogastropoda, Conoidea), in Vidal N.(Ed.), Molecular Biology and Evolution 35(10): 2355-2374. DOI:10.1093/molbev/msy144
Abstract [+] [-]Transcriptome-based exon capture methods provide an approach to recover several hundred markers from genomic DNA, allowing for robust phylogenetic estimation at deep timescales. We applied this method to a highly diverse group of venomous marine snails, Conoidea, for which published phylogenetic trees remain mostly unresolved for the deeper nodes. We targeted 850 protein coding genes (678,322 bp) in ca. 120 samples, spanning all (except one) known families of Conoidea and a broad selection of non-Conoidea neogastropods. The capture was successful for most samples, although capture efficiency decreased when DNA libraries were of insufficient quality and/or quantity (dried samples or low starting DNA concentration) and when targeting the most divergent lineages. An average of 75.4% of proteins was recovered, and the resulting tree, reconstructed using both supermatrix (IQ-tree) and supertree (Astral-II, combined with the Weighted Statistical Binning method) approaches, are almost fully supported. A reconstructed fossil-calibrated tree dates the origin of Conoidea to the Lower Cretaceous. We provide descriptions for two new families. The phylogeny revealed in this study provides a robust framework to reinterpret changes in Conoidea anatomy through time. Finally, we used the phylogeny to test the impact of the venom gland and radular type on diversification rates. Our analyses revealed that repeated losses of the venom gland had no effect on diversification rates, while families with a breadth of radula types showed increases in diversification rates, thus suggesting that trophic ecology may have an impact on the evolution of Conoidea.
Accessible surveys cited (23) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, CEAMARC-AA, CONCALIS, Restricted, DongSha 2014, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, ILES DU SALUT, INHACA 2011, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MAINBAZA, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted, SALOMONBOA 3, TAIWAN 2013, TERRASSES, Restricted
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Anker A. & Fransen C.H. 2019. Alpheus leptochiroides De Man, 1909, a poorly known deep-water snapping shrimp with a unique third maxilliped (Malacostraca: Decapoda: Alpheidae). Zootaxa 4712(4): 552-560. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.4.4
Abstract [+] [-]Alpheus leptochiroides De Man, 1909, a poorly-known species originally described from the Kai Islands in eastern Indonesia, is reported from Kavieng, eastern Papua New Guinea, representing only the second record of this snapping shrimp and slightly extending its distribution range into the tropical western Pacific. The original description was based on a relatively young specimen, whereas the Kavieng specimen is clearly an adult male. Most importantly, several rather important characters of the species were omitted and/or not illustrated by De Man, including the unique and diagnostic rounded cuticular expansions on several areas of the third maxilliped, not present in any other alpheid shrimp. Therefore, a full redescription of the species is provided, with new detailed illustrations.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Campbell M.A., Chanet B., Chen J., Lee M. & Chen W. 2019. Origins and relationships of the Pleuronectoidei: Molecular and morphological analysis of living and fossil taxa. Zoologica Scripta 48(5): 640-656. DOI:10.1111/zsc.12372
Abstract [+] [-]Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes) are a species‐rich and distinct group of fishes characterized by cranial asymmetry. Flatfishes occupy a wide diversity of habitats, including the tropical deep‐sea and freshwaters, and often are small‐bodied fishes. Most scientific effort, however, has been focused on large‐bodied temperate marine species important in fisheries. Phylogenetic study of flatfishes has also long been limited in scope and focused on the placement and monophyly of flatfishes. As a result, several questions in systematic biology have persisted that molecular phylogenetic study can answer. We examine the Pleuronectoidei, the largest suborder of Pleuronectiformes with >99% of species diversity of the order, in detail with a multilocus nuclear and mitochondrial data set of 57 pleuronectoids from 13 families covering a wide range of habitats. We combine the molecular data with a morphological matrix to construct a total evidence phylogeny that places fossil flatfishes among extant lineages. Utilizing a time‐calibrated phylogeny, we examine the timing of diversification, area of origin and ancestral temperature preference of Pleuronectoidei. We find polyphyly or paraphyly of two flatfish families, the Paralichthyidae and the Rhombosoleidae, and support the creation of two additional families—Cyclopsettidae and Oncopteridae—to resolve their non‐monophyletic status. Our findings also support the distinctiveness of Paralichthodidae and refine the placement of that lineage. Despite a core fossil record in Europe, the observed recent diversity of pleuronectoids in the Indo‐West Pacific is most likely a result of the Indo‐West Pacific being the area of origin for pleuronectoids and the ancestral temperature preference of flatfishes is most likely tropical.
Accessible surveys cited (4) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IC (Ichthyology) -
Chang S.C. & Chan T.Y. 2018. Molecular evidence of sexual polymorphism in the rare deep-sea lobster genus Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 1874 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Nephropidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 38(6): 772-779. DOI:10.1093/jcbiol/ruy073
Abstract [+] [-]The rare deep-sea lobsters of the genus Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 1874 are characterized by having conspicuously unequal first chelipeds, with the right cheliped greatly elongated and pectinate. The five species of Thaumastocheles are mainly separated by the shape of the teeth in the major chelae. Molecular analysis using four genetic markers (three mitochondrial: COI, 12S rDNA, 16S rDNA; one nuclear: ITS-1) on an extensive series of the species of Thaumastocheles from different localities reveals that there is sexual dimorphism and even male polymorphism in the major chelae in at least half of the species, with T. dochmiodon Chan & de Saint Laurent, 1999 being the male form in T. japonicus Calman, 1913. Thaumastocheles dochmiodon is therefore considered a junior synonym of T. japonicus. The other species confirmed as showing sexual dimorphism and male polymorphism is T. massonktenos Chang, Chan & Ahyong, 2014. A revised key is provided for the species of Thaumastocheles. Whether sexual dimorphism and male polymorphism are common phenomena in Thaumastocheles or even all thaumastocheliforms still awaits the collection and discovery of additional material of both sexes.
Accessible surveys cited (2) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Corbari L., Conand C. & Sorbe J.C. 2017. Potential symbiosis between the bathyal sea cucumber Orphnurgussp.(Elasipodida, Deimatidae) and the amphipod crustacean Adeliella sp. (Gammaridea, Lysianassoidea) in the western tropical Pacific. SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin 37: 103-104
Accessible surveys cited (4) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans) -
Dijkstra H.H. & Maestrati P. 2017. New species and new records of littoral and bathyal living Pectinoidea (Bivalvia: Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae, Pectinidae) from the western and southwestern Pacific. Zoosystema 39(4): 473-485. DOI:10.5252/z2017n4a3
Accessible surveys cited (13) [+] [-]BIOCAL, BIOPAPUA, BORDAU 1, DongSha 2014, GEMINI, KARUBAR, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MUSORSTOM 5, NanHai 2014, PAPUA NIUGINI, TAIWAN 2013, ZhongSha 2015
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fassio G., Russini V., Buge B., Schiaparelli S., Modica M.V., Bouchet P. & Oliverio M. 2020. High cryptic diversity in the kleptoparasitic genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889 (Littorinimorpha: Capulidae) with the description of nine new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Journal of Molluscan Studies: 401-421. DOI:10.1093/mollus/eyaa028
Abstract [+] [-]Species in the family Capulidae (Littorinimorpha: Capuloidea) display a wide range of shell morphologies. Several species are known to live in association with other benthic invertebrates—mostly bivalves and sabellid worms, but also other gastropods—and are believed to be kleptoparasitic filter feeders that take advantage of the water current produced by the host. This peculiar trophic ecology, implying a sedentary lifestyle, has resulted in highly convergent shell forms. This is particularly true for the genus Hyalorisia Dall, 1889, which occurs in deep water in the Caribbean and Indo-West Pacific provinces, with two nominal species recognized so far. Combining morphological, ecological and molecular data, we assessed the diversity of the genus, its phylogenetic position inside the family and its association with its bivalve host, the genus Propeamussium de Gregorio, 1884 (Pectinoidea), resulting in the description of nine new cryptic species. When sympatric, species of Hyalorisia are associated with different host species, but the same species of Propeamussium may be the host of several allopatric species of Hyalorisia.
Accessible surveys cited (17) [+] [-]AURORA 2007, CONCALIS, CORSICABENTHOS 1, EBISCO, KANACONO, KANADEEP, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, KOUMAC 2.3, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, SALOMON 2, ZhongSha 2015
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fassio g., Bouchet p., Lozouet p., Modica m.v., Russini v., Schiaparelli s. & Oliverio m. 2020. Becoming a limpet: An ‘intermittent limpetization’ process driven by host features in the kleptoparasitic gastropod family Capulidae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107014
Accessible surveys cited (16) [+] [-]AURORA 2007, CONCALIS, CORSICABENTHOS 1, EBISCO, KANADEEP, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, KOUMAC 2.3, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, SALOMON 2, ZhongSha 2015
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fedesov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. 2017. Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 179(3): 541-626. DOI:10.1111/zoj.12431
Abstract [+] [-]The neogastropod family Costellariidae is a large and successful group of carnivorous marine mollusks that encompasses about 475 living species. Costellariids are most diverse in the tropical Indo-Pacific at a depth interval of 0–200 m, where they are largely represented by numerous species commonly assigned to the genus Vexillum. The present work expands the taxon sampling of a previous phylogeny of the mitriform gastropods to resolve earlier problematic relationships, and thus establish a robust framework of the family, revise its taxonomy, and uncover major trends in the evolution of costellariid morphology. A multicuspidate rachidian is shown to have appeared at least twice in the evolutionary history of the family: it is regarded as an apomorphy of the primarily Indo-Pacific Vexillum–Austromitra–Atlantilux lineage, and has evolved independently in the Nodicostellaria–Mitromica lineage of the western hemisphere. The genera Ceratoxancus and Latiromitra are transferred from the Ptychatractidae to the Costellariidae. Tosapusia, Protoelongata, and Pusia are ranked as full genera, the latter with the three subgenera Pusia, Ebenomitra, and Vexillena. Vexillum (Costellaria) and Zierliana are treated as synonyms of Vexillum. The replacement name Suluspira is proposed for Visaya Poppe, Guillot de Suduiraut & Tagaro, 2006, non Ahyong, 2004 (Crustacea). We introduce four new genera, Alisimitra, Costapex, Turriplicifer, and Orphanopusia, and characterize their anatomy; 14 new species, mostly from deep water in the Indo-Pacific, are described in the genera Tosapusia, Alisimitra, Costapex, and Pusia. At least two species of Costapex gen. nov. have been collected from sunken wood.
Accessible surveys cited (23) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, TARASOC, TERRASSES, Tuhaa Pae 2013, Restricted
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fedosov A., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Kantor Y., Oliverio M., Dgebuadze P., Modica M.V. & Bouchet P. 2018. The collapse of Mitra: molecular systematics and morphology of the Mitridae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 20: 1-85. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx073/4855867
Abstract [+] [-]Alongside confirmation of the monophyly of the gastropod family Mitridae, a recent molecular phylogenetic analysis disclosed multiple inconsistencies with the existing taxonomic framework. In the present study, we expanded the molecular sampling to 103 species, representing 26% of the 402 extant species currently accepted in the family and 16 of the 19 currently accepted extant genera; 83 species were sequenced for four molecular markers [cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), 16S and 12S rRNA, and H3 (Histone 3)]. Molecular analyses were supplemented by morphological studies, focused on characters of the radula and, in a more restricted data set, proboscis anatomy. These data form the basis for a revised classification of the Mitridae. A first dichotomy divides mitrids into two unequal clades, Charitodoron and the Mitridae s.s. Species of Charitodoron show profound differences to all other Mitridae in foregut anatomy (lacking an epiproboscis) and shell morphology (smooth columella, bulbous protoconch of non-planktotrophic type), which leads to the erection of the separate family Charitodoronidae fam. nov. Three traditional subfamilies (Mitrinae, Cylindromitrinae and Imbricariinae) correspond to three of the inferred phylogenetic lineages of Mitridae s.s.; we redefine their contents, reinstate Strigatellinae Troschel, 1869 as valid and establish the new subfamily Isarinae. In the absence of molecular material, a sixth subfamily, Pleioptygmatinae, is included in Mitridae based on morphological considerations only. To resolve the polyphyly of Mitra and Cancilla in their current taxonomic extension, we reinstate the genera Episcomitra Monterosato, 1917, Isara H. & A. Adams, 1853 and Probata Sarasúa, 1989 and establish 11 new genera: Quasimitra, Roseomitra, Fusidomiporta, Profundimitra, Cancillopsis, Pseudonebularia, Gemmulimitra and Neotiara in Mitrinae; Imbricariopsis in Imbricariinae; Carinomitra and Condylomitra are left unassigned to a subfamily. Altogether 32 genera are recognized within the family. Their diversity and distribution are discussed, along with general trends in morphological evolution of the family.
Accessible surveys cited (20) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, INHACA 2011, KARUBENTHOS 2, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, TARASOC, Tuhaa Pae 2013
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Fedosov A.E., Caballer gutierrez M., Buge B., Sorokin P.V., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. 2019. Mapping the missing branch on the neogastropod tree of life: molecular phylogeny of marginelliform gastropods. Journal of Molluscan Studies 85(4): 440–452. DOI:10.1093/mollus/eyz028
Abstract [+] [-]Marginelliform gastropods are a heterogeneous and diverse group of molluscs encompassing over 1,600 living species, among which are the smallest known neogastropods. The relationships of marginelliform gastropods within the order Neogastropoda are controversial, and the monophyly of the two marginelliform families the Marginellidae J. Fleming, 1828 and the Cystiscidae Stimpson, 1865, remains unconfirmed. DNA sequence data have never been used to assess the relationships of the marginelliform gastropods, making this group the only major branch missing in our current understanding of the neogastropod tree of life. Here we report results of the first multilocus phylogenetic analysis of marginelliform gastropods, which is based on a dataset comprising 63 species (20 genera) of Marginellidae and Cystiscidae, and a wide range of neogastropod lineages. The Marginellidae and Cystiscidae form a moderately supported clade that is sister to the family Volutidae. Marginellona gigas appears to be sister to all other marginelliforms. The subfamily Marginellinae was recovered as a well-supported clade, and good resolution of this part of the tree makes it possible to propose amendments to the family-level classification of the group. The relationship between Granulina and other marginelliforms could not be resolved and requires further study. Due to poor resolution of basal relationships within the Marginellidae–Cystiscidae clade, the monophyly of the Cystiscidae was neither confirmed nor convincingly rejected. The shell morphology of most marginellid and cystiscid genera is taxonomically not very informative but, nevertheless, of the traditionally recognized genera only Gibberula and Dentimargo were shown to be polyphyletic. Although a comprehensive systematic revision of the group requires more extensive taxonomic sampling (e.g. with better representation of the type species of nominal genus-group names), our results support the superfamily Volutoidea, comprising four families (Volutidae, Cystiscidae, Marginellidae and Marginellonidae), with the placement of the Granulinidae uncertain for the time being.
Accessible surveys cited (15) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, Restricted, DongSha 2014, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, ILES DU SALUT, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MADIBENTHOS, MAINBAZA, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fedosov A.E., Stahlschmidt P., Puillandre N., Aznar-cormano L. & Bouchet P. 2017. Not all spotted cats are leopards: evidence for a Hemilienardia ocellata species complex (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitomidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 268: 1-20. DOI:10.5852/ejt.2017.268
Accessible surveys cited (8) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fehse D. 2018. Contributions to the knowledge of the Eratoidae. XIV. New Eratoids from Papua New Guinea including Kavieng, New lreland. Neptunea 14(4): 7-17
Accessible surveys cited (6) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Fricke R. 2016. Synchiropus novaehiberniensis , a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with a review of subgenus Synchiropus ( Neosynchiropus ) and description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Journal of Natural History 50(47-48): 3003-3028. DOI:10.1080/00222933.2016.1210690
Abstract [+] [-]A new species of dragonet, Synchiropus novaehiberniensis from off northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of a male and a female specimen collected with a trawl in 74–92 m depth off Kavieng. The new species is characterized within the subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) Nalbant, 1979 by a small branchial opening; head short (3.2–3.6 in SL); eye large (2.5–2.6 in head length); preopercular spine with a short, upcurved main tip, three curved points on its dorsal margin, ventral margin and base smooth; first dorsal fin higher than second dorsal fin, with four spines but no filaments, first spine longest; second dorsal fin distally slightly convex, with eight branched rays (last divided at base); anal fin with seven unbranched rays (last divided at base); 21–22 pectoral-fin rays; caudal fin elongate, distally rounded, slightly asymmetrical (upper rays shorter than lower rays); thorax, lower opercle and pelvic-fin base with small ocelli; back in male with four dark brown saddles; anal fin dark grey. The subgenus Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) is reviewed and distinguished from Synchiropus (Acommissura) subgen. nov. An updated checklist of the species in the two subgenera is provided; the new species is compared with allied species. Revised keys to callionymid fish species of New Guinea, as well as of the subgenera Synchiropus (Neosynchiropus) and Synchiropus (Acommissura) subgen. nov. are presented.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IC (Ichthyology) -
Fricke R. 2016. Callionymus alisae, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa 1(1): 55-66. DOI:10.7508/jft.2016.01.007
Abstract [+] [-]A new species of dragonet, Callionymus alisae from off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of a single male specimen collected with a grab dredge at 90-228 m depth, southwest of Kavieng. The new species is characterised within the subgenus Callionymus (Spinicapitichthys) by preopercular spine with a very short, straight main tip, four to five curved points on its dorsal margin, a strong antrorse spine at its base, and five to eight small serrae at its ventral margin; the dorsal margin of the eye with a tentacle, the dorsal fin in the male without filaments, the first spine longest; a total of 8 rays in the second dorsal fin and 7 rays in the anal fin; and the first dorsal fin in the male zebra-striped, with 4 vertical dark bands on 1st-4th membranes. The new species is compared with similar species. Revised keys to callionymid fish species of New Guinea, as well as of the subgenus Spinicapitichthys, are presented.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IC (Ichthyology) -
Fricke R. 2016. Callionymus Petersi, A New Species Of Dragonet From New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Callionymidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 21: 38-57. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.53743
Abstract [+] [-]A new species of dragonet, Callionymus petersi from northern New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of five specimens collected with dredges and trawls in about 181–207 m depth from off northwestern New Hanover and off Kavieng. The new species is characterized within the subgenus Bathycallionymus by a short head (3.9–4.3 in SL); eye large (2.1–2.3 in head length); preopercular spine with a long, slightly upcurved main tip, a small antrorse serra followed by two large curved points on its dorsal margin and a strong antrorse spine at its base, ventral margin smooth, slightly concave; first dorsal fin higher than second dorsal fin in the male, slightly lower than second dorsal fin (female), with 4 spines, first spine filamentous (male only); second dorsal-fin high, distally convex (male) or low, distally nearly straight (female), with 9 unbranched rays (last divided at base); anal fin with 9 unbranched rays (last divided at base); 18 pectoral-fin rays; caudal fin elongate (male), the two median rays unbranched, elongate but barely filamentous (male), or distally rounded, without filaments (female); pectoral-fin base with a large dark blotch; sides of body with a series of dark blotches, each of the anterior blotches broken into 2–4 vertical dark streaks; first dorsal fin with a large ocellated black blotch extending over the second and third membranes (male), or mostly confined to the third membrane (female); second dorsal fin pale (male) or spotted with grey; anal fin distally dark (male), with distal dark spots (female); caudal fin with a grey streak in lower section (male), or lowermost membrane black (female). The new species is compared with similar species. Revised keys to callionymid fish species of New Guinea, as well as of the subgenus Bathycallionymus, are presented.
Accessible surveys cited (3) [+] [-]
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Fricke R. 2016. Redescription of Xenaploactis asperrima (Günther 1860) (Teleostei: Aploactinidae), based on a specimen from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. FishTaxa 1(2): 67-74. DOI:10.7508/fishtaxa.2016.02.001
Abstract [+] [-]The rough velvetfish, Xenaploactis asperrima (Günther 1860), is redescribed on the basis of a specimen trawled in 2014 off northwestern New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, on a steep volcanic rock bottom slope at a depth of 155-120 m. Identification keys to the genera of Aploactinidae, and the species of Xenaploactis Poss & Eschmeyer 1980, are presented.
Accessible surveys cited (1) [+] [-]
Associated collection codes: IC (Ichthyology) -
Fricke R. 2017. Callionymus boucheti, a new species of dragonet from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new subgenus (Teleostei: Callionymidae). FishTaxa 2(4): 180-194
Abstract [+] [-]Callionymus boucheti sp. nov. from northern New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of seven specimens collected with dredges and trawls in about 72-193 m depth between northeastern New Hanover and off Kavieng. The new species is characterised within Margaretichthys subgen. nov. by a short head (3.5-3.7 in standard length); eye large (2.5-3.0 in head length); preopercular spine with a short, straight main tip, 5-7 curved serrae on its dorsal margin and a strong antrorse spine at its base, ventral margin smooth, slightly convex; first dorsal fin in male much higher than second dorsal fin, in female as high as second dorsal fin, with 4 spines, first spine with a long filament (male) or without a filament (female); second dorsal-fin distally straight, with 9 unbranched rays (last divided at base); anal fin with 8 unbranched rays (last divided at base); 21-23 pectoral-fin rays; caudal fin elongate, much longer in male than in female, nearly symmetrical (upper rays not much shorter than lower rays); no dark blotch near pectoral-fin base; first dorsal fin in male dark grey, anteriorly with oblique white streaks, posteriorly with white spots, in female also with a black blotch distally near third spine; anal fin distally black, margin of black area straight, black area wider in male than in female; caudal fin in male with 18-22 vertical streaks (in female with 8-11 vertical streaks); pelvic fin pale, without spots. The new species is compared with similar species. A key to the five species of Margaretichthys subgen. nov. is presented.
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Associated collection codes: IC (Ichthyology) -
Fricke R. 2017. Ocosia Sphex, A New Species Of Waspfish From New Hanover, Papua New Guinea (Teleostei: Tetrarogidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 28: 1-9. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.854757
Abstract [+] [-]The tetrarogid waspfish Ocosia sphex n. sp. is described on the basis of a single specimen that was trawled from a steep rocky slope with gorgonian corals in 155–120 m depth at New Hanover, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea. It is characterized by 14 spines and 8 soft rays in the dorsal fin, the last ray divided; 3 spines and 6 soft rays in the anal fin, the last ray divided; 13 pectoral-fin rays; 3+8=11 gill rakers (some rudimentary); 5 preopercular spines; 26–27 lateral-line scales; the second and third dorsal-fin spines not markedly elongate relative to succeeding spines; the membranes of the mid-spinous portion of the dorsal fin incised for one-fourth to one-third of length of the succeeding spine; the origin of the dorsal fin at or about the level of the middle of the eye; the first lachrymal spine about one-third the length of the second spine, pointing downward and out rather than back; and minute stubby papillae confined to the anteriormost part of premaxillary or absent. A key to the eight known species of Ocosia is presented.
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Fricke R. 2017. Ostichthys kinchi, a new species of soldierfish from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Holocentridae). FishTaxa 2(1): 62-70
Abstract [+] [-]A new species of soldierfish, Ostichthys kinchi from off northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of a single male specimen collected with a trawl in 191-290 m depth near Kavieng. The new species is characterised by the following characters: scales above lateral line to mid-base of spinous portion of dorsal fin 31/2; no half-scale present anterior to first lateral-line scale; dorsal profile of head nearly uniformly convex; anterior end of each nasal bone in large specimen without sharp, forwardly directed spines; a small spine at corner of preopercle, which is only slightly larger than other serrations; pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 28; gill rakers 7 + 9 ; last dorsal-fin spine slightly longer than penultimate spine; body depth 2.1 in SL; head length 2.4 in SL; snout very short, 6.5 in head length; least depth of caudal peduncle 4.8 in head length. The new species is compared with other species in the genus. A revised key to the species of Ostichthys is presented.
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Fricke R., Kawai T., Yato T. & Motomura H. 2017. Peristedion longicornutum, a new species of armored gurnard from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Peristediidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 28: 90-102. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1008818
Abstract [+] [-]The Longhorn Armored Gurnard Peristedion longicornutum n. sp. is described from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, based on 28 specimens collected with a beam trawl at depths of 340–506 meters. The new species is characterized among the Indo-Pacific species of the genus by 21–23 dorsal-fin soft rays; 20–22 anal-fin soft rays; 29–33 bony plates in the dorsal row; 35–38 in the upper lateral row; 26–29 in the lower lateral row; 23–26 in the ventral row; 3 lip and 6–7 chin groups of barbels; 14–26 branches on the filamentous barbel; 15–24 total chin barbels; the anterior edge of the 4th sensory pore of the rostral projection half a pupil diameter anterior to the anterior edge of the premaxilla; a very long and needle-like rostral projections, length 14.2–22.3% SL; a wide interspace between rostral projections, 0.20–0.30 in rostral-projection width, and a rounded margin on the medial side at the base; a smooth and straight perifacial rim; the upper detached pectoral-fin ray longer than the joined pectoral fin; and the peritoneum pale. A key to the Indo-West Pacific species of the genus Peristedion Lacepède, 1801 is presented.
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Fricke R., Kawai T., Yato T. & Motomura H. 2017. Peristedion Longicornutum, A New Species Of Armored Gurnard From The Western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Peristediidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 28: 90-102. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.1008818
Abstract [+] [-]The Longhorn Armored Gurnard Peristedion longicornutum n. sp. is described from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, based on 28 specimens collected with a beam trawl at depths of 340–506 meters. The new species is characterized among the Indo-Pacific species of the genus by 21–23 dorsal-fin soft rays; 20–22 anal-fin soft rays; 29–33 bony plates in the dorsal row; 35–38 in the upper lateral row; 26–29 in the lower lateral row; 23–26 in the ventral row; 3 lip and 6–7 chin groups of barbels; 14–26 branches on the filamentous barbel; 15–24 total chin barbels; the anterior edge of the 4th sensory pore of the rostral projection half a pupil diameter anterior to the anterior edge of the premaxilla; a very long and needle-like rostral projections, length 14.2–22.3% SL; a wide interspace between rostral projections, 0.20–0.30 in rostral-projection width, and a rounded margin on the medial side at the base; a smooth and straight perifacial rim; the upper detached pectoral-fin ray longer than the joined pectoral fin; and the peritoneum pale. A key to the Indo-West Pacific species of the genus Peristedion Lacepède, 1801 is presented.
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Fricke R. 2018. Ostichthys spiniger, a new species of soldierfish from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei: Holocentridae). Ichthyological Research 65(1): 127-133. DOI:10.1007/s10228-017-0600-9
Abstract [+] [-]A new species of soldierfish, Ostichthys spiniger, from off northern New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, is described on the basis of a single specimen collected with a trawl at 180-181 m depth near Kavieng. The new species is characterised by the following characters: scales above lateral line to mid-base of spinous portion of dorsal fin 3 1/2; no half-scale present anterior to first lateral-line scale; dorsal profile of head nearly uniformly convex; anterior end of each nasal bone with a sharp, forwardly directed spine; a strong spine at the corner of preopercle, which is significantly larger than other serrations; pectoral-fin rays 17; lateral-line scales 29; gill rakers 8 + 13; last dorsal-fin spine shorter than penultimate spine; body depth 2.2 in SL; HL 2.4 in SL; snout very short, 6.6 in HL; least depth of caudal peduncle 4.9 in HL. The new species is compared with other species in the genus. A revised key to the species of Ostichthys is presented. The new species is most similar to O. acanthorhinus.
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Fricke R. 2018. Two new species of stargazers of the genus Uranoscopus (Teleostei: Uranoscopidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4476(1): 157-167. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.15
Abstract [+] [-]Two new species of stargazers in the Uranoscopus albesca species-complex of the family Uranoscopidae are described from Papua New Guinea, which shares among other characters a concave posterodorsal margin of the pectoral fin. Uranoscopus brunneus n. sp. is described from a single specimen from off southwestern New Britain, and is characterised by lower edge of preopercle with 8 spines; labial fimbriae poorly-developed; anterior nostril with a long tubiform valve, posterior nostril a slit-like pore; supracleithrum with a sharp spine at rear end and five small spines inside; dorsoposterior margin of pectoral fin concave; 62 oblique scale-rows along the sides of the body in adult; pectoral-fin membranes dark brown. Uranoscopus kishimotoi n. sp., described from a single specimen from West Sepik Province, is characterised by the lower edge of preopercle with 3 spines; no labial fimbriae; both anterior and posterior nostrils with long tubiform valves; supracleithrum with a sharp spine at rear end and one additional small spine inside; dorso-posterior margin of pectoral fin concave; 59 oblique scale-rows along the sides of the body in adult; upper pectoral-fin membranes pale, lower membranes brown. The distribution of the species in the U. albesca species-complex is discussed.
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Fricke R., Allen G.R., Amon D., Andréfouët S., Chen W.J., Kinch J., Mana R., Russell B.C., Tully D. & White W.T. 2019. Checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean, with 810 new records. Zootaxa 4588(1): 1-360. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4588.1.1
Abstract [+] [-]A checklist of the marine and estuarine fishes of New Ireland Province is presented, with special emphasis on Kavieng District, combining both previous and new records. After the recent KAVIENG 2014 expedition, a total of 1325 species in 153 families were recorded from the region. The largest families are the Gobiidae, Pomacentridae, Labridae, Serranidae, Apogonidae, Lutjanidae, Chaetodontidae, Blenniidae, Carangidae, Acanthuridae, Scaridae, Holocentridae, Syngnathidae, Lethrinidae and Scorpaenidae. A total of 810 fish species (61.1 % of the total marine and estuarine fish fauna) are recorded from New Ireland for the first time.
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Horká I., De grave S., Fransen C.H.J.M., Petrusek A. & Ďuriš Z. 2016. Multiple host switching events shape the evolution of symbiotic palaemonid shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). Scientific Reports 6(1): 1-13. DOI:10.1038/srep26486
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Houart R. 2017. Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex 18(4): 81-113
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Houart R. 2017. Siphonochelus japonicus (A. Adams, 1863) and Siphonochelus nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964, and Their Intricate History with the Description of a New Siphonochelus Species from Mozambique (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Venus 75(1-4): 27-38. DOI:10.18941/venus.75.1-4_27
Abstract [+] [-]The identity of Siphonochelus japonicus A. Adams, 1863 and S. nipponensis Keen & Campbell, 1964, both described from Japan, is discussed and updated. A neotype is here designated for S. japonicus. A new Siphonochelus species S. mozambicus is described from Mozambique and compared to the Japanese species, to S. arcuatus (Hinds, 1843) and S. pentaphasios (Barnard, 1959) both from South Africa, to S. rosadoi Houart, 1999 from Mozambique and to S. stillacandidus Houart, 1985 from Madagascar.
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Huang S.I. & Lin M.H. 2021. Thirty Trichotropid CAPULIDAE in tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean (GASTROPODA). Bulletin of Malacology, Taiwan 44: 23-81
Abstract [+] [-]30 new species in the Trichotropid CAPULIDAE in the genera Verticosta, Latticosta n. gen., Torellia and Trichosirius are described from tropical and subtropical deep water of Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean: Verticosta ariane n. sp., Verticosta bellefontainae n. sp., Verticosta milleinsularum n. sp., Verticosta filipinos n. sp., Verticosta plexa n. sp., Verticosta lapita n. sp., Verticosta pyramis n. sp., Verticosta kanak n. sp., Verticosta vanuatuensis n. sp., Verticosta feejee n. sp., Verticosta lilii n. sp., Verticosta sinusvellae n. sp., Verticosta terrasesae n. sp., Verticosta uvea n. sp., Verticosta rurutuana n. sp., Verticosta bicarinata n. sp., Verticosta tricarinata n. sp., Verticosta quadricarinata n. sp., Verticosta cheni n. sp., Verticosta iris n. sp., Verticosta castelli n. sp., Verticosta biangulata n. sp., Verticosta reunionnaise n. sp., Verticosta lemurella n. sp., Verticosta madagascarensis n. sp., Latticosta guidopoppei n. sp., Latticosta tagaroae n. sp., Latticosta magnifica n. sp., Torellia loyaute n. sp. and Trichosirius omnimarium n. sp. Trichotropis townsendi is now Latticosta townsendi n. comb.. Shell material comes from expeditions by MNHN and collections of authors.
Accessible surveys cited (51) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BATHUS 1, BATHUS 2, BATHUS 3, BATHUS 4, BENTHAUS, BENTHEDI, BIOCAL, BIOGEOCAL, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, BORDAU 1, BORDAU 2, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, HALIPRO 1, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KARUBAR, KAVIENG 2014, LAGON, LIFOU 2000, MADEEP, MADIBENTHOS, MD32 (REUNION), MIRIKY, MONTROUZIER, MUSORSTOM 10, MUSORSTOM 2, MUSORSTOM 3, MUSORSTOM 4, MUSORSTOM 6, MUSORSTOM 7, MUSORSTOM 8, NORFOLK 1, NORFOLK 2, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 1, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, SMIB 8, Restricted, TAIWAN 2000, TARASOC, TERRASSES
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Kantor Y., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Bonillo C. & Bouchet P. 2017. Returning to the roots: morphology, molecular phylogeny and classification of the Olivoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 180: 493-541. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlw003
Abstract [+] [-]The superfamily Olivoidea is broadly distributed in the world’s oceans mostly in coastal waters at tropical and subtropical latitudes. It encompasses around 30 Recent genera and 460 species. Two families – Olividae and Olivellidae – are classically recognized within the superfamily. Their shell is very characteristic due to the presence of a modified callused anterior end and a fasciole. Prior to the present work, neither the monophyly of the superfamily nor the relationships among its genera had been tested with molecular phylogenetics. Four genetic markers [cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), 16S and 12S rRNA mitochondrial genes, and Histone 3 (H3) nuclear gene] were sequenced for 42 species in 14 genera. Additionally, 18 species were sequenced for COI only. The molecular dataset was supplemented by anatomical and radula data. Our analysis recovered, albeit with weak support, a monophyletic Olivoidea, which in turn includes with 100% support, in addition to traditional olivoideans, representatives of a paraphyletic Pseudolividae. The relationships between the former families and subfamilies are drastically revised and a new classification of the superfamily is here proposed, now including five families: Bellolividae fam. nov., Benthobiidae fam. nov., Olividae, Pseudolividae and Ancillariidae. Within Olividae four subfamilies are recognized, reflecting the high morphological disparity within the family: Olivinae, Olivellinae, Agaroniinae and Calyptolivinae subfam. nov. All the recent genera are discussed and reclassified based on molecular phylogeny and/or morphology and anatomy. The homology of different features of the shells is established for the first time throughout the superfamily, and a refined terminology is proposed. Based on a correlation between anatomical characteristics and shell features and observations of live animals, we make hypotheses on which part of the mantle is responsible for depositing which callused feature of the shell. Our results demonstrate that morphological data alone should be used with caution for phylogenetic reconstructions. For instance, the radula – that is otherwise considered to be of fundamental importance in the taxonomy of Neogastropoda – is extremely variable within the single family Olividae, with a range of variation larger than within the rest of the entire superfamily. In the refined classification, Pseudolividae are nested within Olivoidea, which is partially returning to ‘the roots’, that is to the classification of Thiele (1929).
Accessible surveys cited (21) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, CONCALIS, Restricted, EBISCO, INHACA 2011, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NORFOLK 2, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, TARASOC, TERRASSES
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Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. 2016. Integrative taxonomy approach to Indo-Pacific Olividae: new species revealed by molecular and morphological data. Ruthenica 26(2): 123-143
Abstract [+] [-]Five new species of Olivoidea are described based on molecular and morphological evidence: four shallow subtidal Ancilla from Madagascar and Papua New Guinea, and one deep water (500-600 m) Calyptoliva from the Tuamotus. The sympatric – but not syntopic - Ancilla morrisoni and A. kaviengensis, from New Ireland province, are morphologically cryptic, differing mostly in shell colour, but are molecularly distinct. The sympatric – and possibly syntopic – Ancilla atimovatae and A. lhaumeti, belong to a species flock from southernmost Madagascar; A. atimovatae is conchologically nearly indistinguishable from A. ventricosa, but differs markedly in radular morphology. Calyptoliva was previously known only from the Coral Sea; C. bbugae is the first representative of the genus to yield molecular data. The new Ancilla are described based on sequenced holotypes; the type material of the new Calyptoliva includes a sequenced paratype.
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Kantor Y.I., Stahlschmidt P., Aznar-cormano L., Bouchet P. & Puillandre N. 2017. Too familiar to be questioned? Revisiting the Crassispira cerithina species complex (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Pseudomelatomidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 83(1): 43-55. DOI:10.1093/mollus/eyw036
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Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Snyder M.A. & Bouchet P. 2018. Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 433: 1-57. DOI:10.5852/ejt.2018.433
Abstract [+] [-]The genus Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884, with the Miocene type species Fusus bilineatus Hörnes, 1853, has been used for 13 Miocene to Early Pleistocene fossil species and eight Recent species and has traditionally been placed in the fasciolariid subfamily Peristerniinae Tryon, 1880. Although the fossil species are apparently peristerniines, the Recent species were in their majority suspected to be most closely related to Granulifusus Kuroda & Habe, 1954 in the subfamily Fusininae Wrigley, 1927. Their close affinity was confirmed by the molecular phylogenetic analysis of Couto et al. (2016). In the molecular phylogenetic section we present a more detailed analysis of the relationships of 10 Recent Pseudolatirus-like species, erect two new fusinine genera, Okutanius gen. nov. (type species Fusolatirus kuroseanus Okutani, 1975) and Vermeijius gen. nov. (type species Pseudolatirus pallidus Kuroda & Habe, 1961). Five species are described as new for science, three of them are based on sequenced specimens (Granulifusus annae sp. nov., G. norfolkensis sp. nov., Okutanius ellenae gen. et sp. nov.) and two (G. tatianae sp. nov., G. guidoi sp. nov.) are attributed to Granulifusus on the basis of conchological similarities to sequenced species. New data on radular morphology is presented for examined species.
Accessible surveys cited (20) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, CONCALIS, DongSha 2014, EBISCO, GUYANE 2014, KANACONO, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MIRIKY, NanHai 2014, Restricted, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 2, SANTO 2006, TARASOC, TERRASSES
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Kantor Y.I., Castelin M., Fedosov A. & Bouchet P. 2020. The Indo-Pacific Amalda (Neogastropoda, Olivoidea, Ancillariidae) revisited with molecular data, with special emphasis on New Caledonia. European Journal of Taxonomy(706): 1-52. DOI:10.5852/ejt.2020.706
Abstract [+] [-]In the ancillariid genus Amalda, the shell is character rich and 96 described species are currently treated as valid. Based on shell morphology, several subspecies have been recognized within Amalda hilgendorfi, with a combined range extending at depths of 150–750 m from Japan to the South-West Pacific. A molecular analysis of 78 specimens from throughout this range shows both a weak geographical structuring and evidence of gene flow at the regional scale. We conclude that recognition of subspecies (richeri Kilburn & Bouchet, 1988, herlaari van Pel, 1989, and vezzaroi Cossignani, 2015) within A. hilgendorfi is not justified. By contrast, hilgendorfi-like specimens from the Mozambique Channel and New Caledonia are molecularly segregated, and so are here described as new, as Amalda miriky sp. nov. and A. cacao sp. nov., respectively. The New Caledonia Amalda montrouzieri complex is shown to include at least three molecularly separable species, including A. allaryi and A. alabaster sp. nov. Molecular data also confirm the validity of the New Caledonia endemics Amalda aureomarginata, A. fuscolingua, A. bellonarum, and A. coriolis. The existence of narrow range endemics suggests that the species limits of Amalda with broad distributions, extending, e.g., from Japan to Taiwan (A. hinomotoensis) or even Indonesia, the Strait of Malacca, Vietnam and the China Sea (A. mamillata) should be taken with caution.
Accessible surveys cited (42) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, BATHUS 1, BATHUS 2, BATHUS 3, BIOCAL, BIOPAPUA, CHALCAL 1, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, HALIPRO 1, INHACA 2011, KANACONO, KANADEEP, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, LAGON, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, MUSORSTOM 4, MUSORSTOM 5, NORFOLK 1, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, Restricted, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, SMIB 1, SMIB 2, SMIB 3, SMIB 4, SMIB 5, SMIB 8, TARASOC, TERRASSES, VAUBAN 1978-1979, Restricted, ZhongSha 2015
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Lee B.Y., De forges B.R. & Ng P.K.L. 2019. Deep-sea spider crabs of the family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838, from PapuaNew Guinea, with a redefinition of Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & Sato, 2017, and descriptions of two new genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Majoidea). Zootaxa 4619(1): 1-44. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4619.1.1
Abstract [+] [-]The deep-water epialtid spider crab (superfamily Majoidea) material collected from recent French expeditions to Papua New Guinea (BIOPAPUA 2010, PAPUA NIUGINI 2012, MADEEP 2014, and KAVIENG 2014) was studied. In addition to several new records for the country, five new species of Oxypleurodon Miers, 1885, Rochinia A. Milne-Edwards, 1875, and Tunepugettia Ng, Komai & Sato, 2017, are described. The taxonomy of Tunepugettia is reappraised, and a new genus, Crocydocinus n. gen., is established, characterised by its smooth ambulatory legs and a distinct male first gonopod structure. Four species from the Bay of Bengal, Sumatra, and Réunion Island, currently placed in Rochinia and Tunepugettia are transferred to Crocydocinus n. gen. and four new species from Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and Vanuatu are described. A new genus, Neophrys n. gen., with one new species from Papua New Guinea, is established, and is characterised by the supraorbital eave being fused with the carapace and the poorly developed pre-orbital angle.
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Lee S.H., Lee M.Y., Matsunuma M. & Chen W.J. 2019. Exploring the Phylogeny and Species Diversity of Chelidoperca (Teleostei: Serranidae) From the Western Pacific Ocean by an Integrated Approach in Systematics, With Descriptions of Three New Species and a Redescription of C. lecromi Fourmanoir, 1982. Frontiers in Marine Science 6: 465. DOI:10.3389/fmars.2019.00465
Abstract [+] [-]With 11 species, the genus Chelidoperca is a small group of teleost fishes belonging to the Serranidae. They are bottom-dwelling fishes living on continental shelves/slopes in offshore areas or on remote seamounts/banks at depths ranging from around 40–400m mostly in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Over the past few years, efforts have been made to resolve the taxonomy of Chelidoperca, and subsequently four new species were described. However, these recent advances were made with a traditional approach (i.e., morphology) and limited examinable materials, usually preserved specimens, from ichthyological collections. Further investigations are still needed to address the gaps in our knowledge about their diversity, phylogeny, and biogeography. In this study, we collected 65 new samples, mainly during eight biodiversity expeditions carried out between 2007 and 2016 in the West Pacific under the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos program. Specimens were photographed after collection to record fresh color patterns, which are essential for species diagnosis. Our analytical approach includes state-of-the-art DNA-based methods for species delimitation. The combined evidence from both molecular and morphological examinations, as well as other information such as geography, is used to test species validity. This reveals 15 species, including six new ones. We formally describe herein C. leucostigmata sp. nov., C. microdon sp. nov., and C. barazeri sp. nov. on the basis of specimens collected on Macclesfield Bank in the South China Sea, on the Chesterfield and Island of Pines plateau of New Caledonia, and off the New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea, respectively. These new species are morphologically distinct from all other known species of Chelidoperca by body color pattern and combinations of a few identified characters. We also redescribe one of the lesser known species, C. lecromi, from fresh specimens collected close to its type locality and a new site in the Coral Sea. The distributional records for this and other known species are updated accordingly. Genetic references of the species as well as an updated identification key to western Pacific species are also provided.
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Lorenz F. & Puillandre N. 2015. Conus hughmorrisoni, a new species of cone snail from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (Gastropoda: Conidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 129: 1-15. DOI:10.5852/ejt.2015.129
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Lunina A.A., Kulagin D.N. & Vereshchaka A.L. 2018. Oplophoridae (Decapoda: Crustacea): phylogeny, taxonomy and evolution studied by a combination of morphological and molecular methods. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly039
Abstract [+] [-]The first comprehensive phylogenetic study of the family Oplophoridae is based on four molecular markers and 87 morphological characters. We have examined and coded five major groups of morphological characters related to the rostrum (nine characters), the carapace (10), the abdomen and telson (34), the exopods (eight) and the armature of the posteriormost three pereopods (22). Abdomen/telson-linked characters are the most important in support of genus level and species-group level clades; abdomen/telson-linked, rostrum-linked characters and the armature of the last three pereopods explain the main bulk of speciation. Four robustly supported species groups within Systellaspis are designated: the S. debilis species group, the S. cristata species group, the S. braueri species group and the S. pellucida species group. We provide an amended key to all genera, species groups and species of Oplophoridae. We reveal three groups of morphological characters, which are likely coupled with the same locomotive function and thus evolved as a single unit: carapace, abdomen and exopods. We show that the armature of the posteriormost three pereopods evolved independently of other characters and suggest that this group is linked to such biological roles as mating and grooming.
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Macpherson E., Rodriguez-flores P. & Machordom A. 2020. Squat lobsters of the families Munididae and Munidopsidae from Papua New Guinea, Deep-Sea Crustaceans from Papua New Guinea 31. Tropical deep-sea benthos Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 213, Paris:11-120, ISBN:978-2-85653-913-2
Abstract [+] [-]More than 5000 specimens of squat lobsters belonging to the families Munididae and Munidopsidae were collected during four cruises along the coasts of Papua New Guinea. The study of these specimens revealed the presence of 13 new species (one Babamunida, one Crosnierita, eight Munida, one Paramunida and two Munidopsis). Overall, 109 species of Munididae and 37 of Munidopsidae are recognized. We include the records of all species, describing and illustrating the new species. Furthermore, we provide some new data on the colour patterns for some species. We have also included molecular data from two mitochondrial markers (16S rRNA and COI) to support the taxonomic status of different new species.
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Ng P.K. & Richer de forges B. 2017. On a collection of Homolidae from the South China Sea, with descriptions of two new species of Homologenus A. Milne-Edwards, in Henderson, 1888, and the identities of Homologenus malayensis Ihle, 1912, and Lamoha superciliosa (Wood-Mason, in Wood-Mason & Alcock, 1891). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 65: 243-268
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Phuong M.A., Alfaro M.E., Mahardika G.N., Marwoto R.M., Prabowo R.E., Von rintelen T., Vogt P.W., Hendricks J.R. & Puillandre N. 2018. Lack of signal for the impact of venom gene diversity on speciation rates in cone snails. bioRxiv 359976. DOI:10.1101/359976
Abstract [+] [-]Understanding why some groups of organisms are more diverse than others is a central goal in macroevolution. Evolvability, or lineages' intrinsic capacity for evolutionary change, is thought to influence disparities in species diversity across taxa. Over macroevolutionary time scales, clades that exhibit high evolvability are expected to have higher speciation rates. Cone snails (family: Conidae, >900 spp.) provide a unique opportunity to test this prediction because their venom genes can be used to characterize differences in evolvability between clades. Cone snails are carnivorous, use prey-specific venom (conotoxins) to capture prey, and the genes that encode venom are known and diversify through gene duplication. Theory predicts that higher gene diversity confers a greater potential to generate novel phenotypes for specialization and adaptation. Therefore, if conotoxin gene diversity gives rise to varying levels of evolvability, conotoxin gene diversity should be coupled with macroevolutionary speciation rates. We applied exon capture techniques to recover phylogenetic markers and conotoxin loci across 314 species, the largest venom discovery effort in a single study. We paired a reconstructed timetree using 12 fossil calibrations with species-specific estimates of conotoxin gene diversity and used trait-dependent diversification methods to test the impact of evolvability on diversification patterns. Surprisingly, did not detect any signal for the relationship between conotoxin gene diversity and speciation rates, suggesting that venom evolution may not be the rate-limiting factor controlling diversification dynamics in Conidae. Comparative analyses showed some signal for the impact of diet and larval dispersal strategy on diversification patterns, though whether or not we detected a signal depended on the dataset and the method. If our results remain true with increased sampling in future studies, they suggest that the rapid evolution of Conidae venom may cause other factors to become more critical to diversification, such as ecological opportunity or traits that promote isolation among lineages.
Accessible surveys cited (25) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, CONCALIS, EBISCO, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, INHACA 2011, KARUBENTHOS 2, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, Restricted, PANGLAO 2004, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMONBOA 3, SANTO 2006, TAIWAN 2013, TERRASSES, Restricted
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Poore G.C.B. 2015. Rediagnosis of Callianideidae and its genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea), and description of a new species of Heardaxius Sakai, 2011. Zootaxa 3995(1): 229-240. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.19
Abstract [+] [-]Callianideidae and Thomassiniidae, two families of Axiidea, are synonymised and Callianideidae diagnosed. The six genera, Callianidea H. Milne Edwards, 1837, Crosniera Kensley & Heard, 1991, Mictaxius Kensley & Heard, 1991, Heardaxius Sakai, 2011, Paracallianidea Sakai, 1992 and Thomassinia de Saint Laurent, 1979 are diagnosed and all species listed. Garyia Sakai, 2011 is synonymised with Thomassinia. A key to genera is provided. A new species Heardaxius rogerbamberi is described from Papua New Guinea. Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997 is newly recorded from Papua New Guinea.
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Poore G.C.B., Guinot D., Komai T. & Naruse T. 2016. Reappraisal of species attributed to Halicarcinus White, 1846 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae) with diagnosis of four new genera and one new species from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4093(4): 480-514. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4093.4.2
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Poore G.C.B. 2018. Burrowing lobsters mostly from shallow coastal environments in Papua New Guinea (Crustacea: Axiidea: Axiidae, Micheleidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 77: 1-14. DOI:10.24199/j.mmv.2018.77.01
Abstract [+] [-]Surveys of coral reefs and associated habitats have discovered nine species of Axiidae and one of Micheleidae in Papua New Guinea. Only the micheleid is new to science. The collection provides an opportunity to provide colour photographs of some and to revisit their taxonomy. Two species are synonymised with others: Alienaxiopsis lizardensis Sakai, 2011 with A. clypeata (De Man, 1905) and Allaxiopsis bougainvillensis Sakai, 2011 with Axiopsis Picteti var. spinimana De Man, 1905, now Allaxiopsis spinimana (De Man, 1905). Axiopsis pica Kensley, 2003 is recognised as distinct from A. serratifrons, with which it co-occurs. Michelea papua sp. nov. is described as new.
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Poore g.c.b. 2020. Axiid and micheleid lobsters from Indo-West Pacific deep-sea environments (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea: Axiidae, Micheleidae). in CORBARI L., AHYONG S. T. & CHAN T.-Y. (eds), Deep-Sea Crustaceans from Papua New Guinea. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 31(213): 259-367
Abstract [+] [-]Collections in the Muséum nationale d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, made during expeditions with other French agencies in the Indo-West Pacific contain numerous species of the decapod suborder Axiidea. Here, species of 11 genera of Axiidae and three genera of Micheleidae from deep seas, particularly in the region of Papua New Guinea, are reviewed. Manaxius Kensley, 2003 is taken out of synonymy with Calaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 and the two genera are diagnosed. The four species assigned to Calaxius and 17 assigned to Manaxius are listed, some in new combinations. Comments and new diagnoses are provided for 19 described species: 18 of Axiidae: Acanthaxius formosa Kensley & Chan, 1998, Acanthaxius miyazakiensis (Yokoya, 1933), Ambiaxius alcocki (McArdle, 1900), Ambiaxius franklinae Sakai, 1994, Bouvieraxius keiensis Sakai, 1992, Calaxius acutirostris Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989, C. sibogae (De Man, 1925), C. manningi Kensley, Lin & Yu, 2000, Eiconaxius consobrinus De Man, 1907, E. demani Sakai, 1992, E. sibogae (De Man, 1925), Manaxius ohsumiensis Sakai, 2011, M. pitatucensis (De Man, 1925), Paraxius altus Bate, 1888, Spongiaxius brucei (Sakai, 1986), S. holthuisi Poore & Collins, 2010, S. odontorhynchus (De Man, 1905); and two of Micheleidae: Meticonaxius noumea Poore, 1997 and Tethisea indica Poore, 1994. Twenty new species of Axiidae are diagnosed and described: Acanthaxius sapulo n. sp., Ambiaxius meriman n. sp., Ambiaxius tudak n. sp., Calastacus karamapim n. sp., Eiconaxius budibudi n. sp., Eiconaxius ebisco n. sp., Eiconaxius johannesi n. sp., Manaxius inhambane n. sp., Manaxius iro n. sp., Manaxius supia n. sp., Montanaxius vadensis n. sp., Pillsburyaxius sisis n. sp., Spongiaxius carnasai n. sp., Spongiaxius kindam n. sp., Spongiaxius liklik n. sp., Spongiaxius lubangi n. sp., Spongiaxius matanalem n. sp., Spongiaxius nanhai n. sp., Spongiaxius nusai n. sp., Spongiaxius simlindon n. sp.; and one of Micheleidae: Marcusiaxius hoae n. sp. Axiopsis (Axiopsis) pitatucensis De Man, 1925 is designated type species of Manaxius Kensley, 2003, overcoming a nomenclatural problem introduced by Kensley (2003) who misidentified the material he discussed, a problem confounded by Sakai (2011). Four generic names are synonymised with Spongiaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989: Platyaxius Sakai, 1994, Albatrossaxius Sakai, 2011, Platyaxiopsis Sakai, 2011 and Newzealandaxius Sakai, 2011. Calaxius tungi Zhong, 2000 is synonymised with C. sibogae (De Man, 1925), Eiconaxius bandaensis Sakai, 2011 is synonymised with E. sibogae (De Man, 1925) and Tethisea mindoro Poore, 1997 is synonymised with T. indica Poore, 1994. Acanthaxius clevai Ngoc-Ho, 2006 is transferred to Pillsburyaxius, now Pillsburyaxius clevai (Ngoc-Ho, 2006), new combination.
Accessible surveys cited (25) [+] [-]BATHUS 1, BIOCAL, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, BORDAU 2, Restricted, Restricted, EBISCO, KARUBAR, KAVIENG 2014, LITHIST, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MUSORSTOM 1, MUSORSTOM 10, MUSORSTOM 2, MUSORSTOM 5, MUSORSTOM 6, MUSORSTOM 8, NORFOLK 1, SALOMON 1, SALOMONBOA 3, VOLSMAR, Walters Shoal
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Puillandre N., Fedosov A.E., Zaharias P., Aznar-cormano L. & Kantor Y.I. 2017. A quest for the lost types of Lophiotoma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae): integrative taxonomy in a nomenclatural mess. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 181(2): 243-271. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx012
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Puillandre N. & Tenorio M.J. 2017. A question of rank: DNA sequences and radula characters reveal a new genus of cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 83(2): 200-210. DOI:10.1093/mollus/eyx011
Accessible surveys cited (10) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, BOA1, EBISCO, KAVIENG 2014, NORFOLK 2, PANGLAO 2005, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 2, SANTO 2006, TERRASSES
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Rodriguez-flores P.C., Machordom A. & Macpherson E. 2017. Three new species of squat lobsters of the genus Fennerogalathea Baba, 1988 (Decapoda: Galatheidae) from the Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4276(1): 46-60. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4276.1.2
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Rodríguez-flores P.C., Macpherson E., Buckley D. & Machordom A. 2019. High morphological similarity coupled with high genetic differentiation in new sympatric species of coral-reef squat lobsters (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(4): 984-1017. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly074
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Rodríguez-flores P.C., Macpherson E., Buckley D. & Machordom A. 2019. High morphological similarity coupled with high genetic differentiation in new sympatric species of coral-reef squat lobsters (Crustacea: Decapoda: Galatheidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(4): 984-1017. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zly074
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Rodríguez-flores P.C., Macpherson E. & Machordom A. 2019. Revision of the squat lobsters of the genus Leiogalathea Baba, 1969 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Munidopsidae) with the description of 15 new species. Zootaxa 4560(2): 201-256. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.1
Abstract [+] [-]The genus Leiogalathea Baba, 1969 currently contains only two benthic species both occurring on the continental shelves and slope: L. laevirostris (Balss, 1913), widely reported in the Indo-Pacific region, and L. agassizii (A. Milne Edwards, 1880), from both sides of the Central Atlantic. A certain degree of morphological variability linked to their geographic distributions was previously noticed, mostly in L. laevirostris. In the present study, we revise numerous specimens collected from the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, analysing morphological and molecular characters (COI and 16S rRNA). We found 15 new species; all of them are distinguished from L. laevirostris and L. agassizii by subtle but constant morphological differences and show clear genetic separation. Furthermore, L. imperialis (Miyake & Baba, 1967), previously synonymized with L. laevirostris, was found to be a valid species. All species are described and illustrated. Species of the genus Leiogalathea are morphologically distinguishable on the basis of the spinulation of the carapace, the shape and the armature of the rostrum, the shape of the propodi of the walking legs, and the pattern of the setae covering on rostrum, carapace and chelae. Some species are barely discernible on the basis of these characters but are highly divergent genetically.
Accessible surveys cited (29) [+] [-]BATHUS 3, BERYX 11, BIOGEOCAL, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, BOA1, BORDAU 2, CHALCAL 2, EBISCO, HALIPRO 2, KANACONO, KANADEEP, KARUBAR, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MUSORSTOM 4, MUSORSTOM 7, MUSORSTOM 8, MUSORSTOM 9, NORFOLK 1, NORFOLK 2, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 1, SANTO 2006, SMIB 3, SMIB 4, TARASOC, VOLSMAR
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Rubio F. & Rolán E. 2014. Two new species of Moerchia A. Adams, 1860 (Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from southwest Tropical Pacific. Novapex 15(3-4): 63-71
Abstract [+] [-]Two new species for the genus Moerchia A. Adams, 1860 are described, from Solomon and Philippines Islands, in the tropical SW Pacific. Details of the shell morphology obtained by Scanning Eleetron Microscopy (SEM) are shown, and information about its habitat and geographic range are supplied. Moerchia is here placed in the family Pyramidellidae on the basis of last informations. Photos and drawings of previously known species and data on their distribution are included.
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Rubio F. & Rolán E. 2018. Nine new molluscs (Gastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Tornidae: Vitrinellidae) from the Tropical Indo-Pacific. Novapex 19(1): 1-20
Abstract [+] [-]New species of the families Tornidae and Vitrinellidae are studied, and placed in several genera listed below; the samples were collected during the Research Campaigns of the IRD in cooperation with the MNHN. The described species are new to science and were placed in the following genera: Tornus (T. propinquus), Uzumakiella (U. solomonensis), Ponderinella (P. difficilis), Neusas (N. juliae, N. inesae, N. distorta) and Anticlimax (A. senenbarroi, A. salustianomatoi, A. juanvianoi). Comparison is made with the previously known related species. currently placed in the same genera and, in one case, with a species from a different genus.
Accessible surveys cited (12) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, BATHUS 1, BATHUS 2, BATHUS 3, BATHUS 4, KAVIENG 2014, LAGON, MUSORSTOM 4, MUSORSTOM 6, PANGLAO 2005, SALOMON 1, SMIB 8
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Sabroux R., Corbari L., Krapp F., Bonillo C., Le prieur S. & Hassanin A. 2017. Biodiversity and phylogeny of Ammotheidae (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida). European Journal of Taxonomy 286: 1-33. DOI:10.5852/ejt.2017.286
Abstract [+] [-]The family Ammotheidae is the most diversified group of the class Pycnogonida, with 297 species described in 20 genera. Its monophyly and intergeneric relationships have been highly debated in previous studies. Here, we investigated the phylogeny of Ammotheidae using specimens from poorly studied areas. We sequenced the mitochondrial gene encoding the first subunit of cytochrome c oxidase (CO1) from 104 specimens. The complete nuclear 18S rRNA gene was sequenced from a selection of 80 taxa to provide further phylogenetic signal. The base composition in CO1 shows a higher heterogeneity in Ammotheidae than in other families, which may explain their apparent polyphyly in the CO1 tree. Although deeper nodes of the tree receive no statistical support, Ammotheidae was found to be monophyletic and divided into two clades, here defined as distinct subfamilies: Achelinae comprises the genera Achelia Hodge, 1864, Ammothella Verrill, 1900, Nymphopsis Haswell, 1884 and Tanystylum Miers, 1879; and Ammotheinae includes the genera Ammothea Leach, 1814, Acheliana Arnaud, 1971, Cilunculus Loman, 1908, Sericosura Fry & Hedgpeth, 1969 and also Teratonotum gen. nov., including so far only the type species Ammothella stauromata Child, 1982. The species Cilunculus gracilis Nakamura & Child, 1991 is reassigned to Ammothella, forming the binomen Ammothella gracilis (Nakamura & Child, 1991) comb. nov. Additional taxonomic re-arrangements are suggested for the genera Achelia, Acheliana, Ammothella and Cilunculus.
Accessible surveys cited (10) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, BATHUS 3, BIOPAPUA, GUYANE 2014, KARUBENTHOS 2012, KAVIENG 2014, MAINBAZA, Restricted, PAPUA NIUGINI, SANTO 2006
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Sobáňová A. & Duriš Z. 2018. Kaviengella jeffkinchi, a new genus and species of symbiotic shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4415(1): 118-134
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Tongboonkua P., Lee M.Y. & Chen W.J. 2018. A new species of sinistral flatfish of the genus Chascanopsetta (Teleostei: Bothidae) from off Papua New Guinea, western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4476(1): 168. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.16
Abstract [+] [-]Left-eyed flounders of the genus Chascanopsetta Alcock 1894 (Bothidae) occur in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans at depths ranging from 120 to 1500 meters. They possess some unique features in bothid fishes including a strongly compressed and elongated body and a tremendously large mouth. Currently, nine species of Chascanopsetta are recognized, and three of them (C. micrognatha Amaoka & Yamamoto 1984, C. lugubris Alcock 1894 and C. prognatha Norman 1939) are distributed in the West Pacific. We collected 25 specimens of Chascanopsetta during 11 biodiversity expeditions carried out mainly in the West Pacific. Among them, eight specimens taken off Papua New Guinea present morphological features that differ from those of the three nominal species known in the West Pacific. In this study, we examined these eight specimens of unknown affinity and compared their morphology to that of specimens of other congeneric species. Results of these comparisons showed that these specimens represent an undescribed species of Chascanopsetta, named herein, C. novaeguineae sp. nov.. The new species resembles C. elski Foroshchuk 1991, which is known only from the Saya de Malha Bank in the western Indian Ocean, in having a high number of gill rakers (> 13). However, the combination of the following characters further distinguishes C. novaeguineae sp. nov. from C. elski: longer jaws, narrower interorbital width, and number of pseudobranches (21–25 vs. 26–27). The DNA sequences from the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene from C. novaeguineae sp. nov. and other species were obtained and compared to confirm its taxonomic status and to infer its tentative phylogenetic position within the Chascanopsetta.
Accessible surveys cited (11) [+] [-]AURORA 2007, BIOPAPUA, DongSha 2014, KANACONO, KANADEEP, KARUBENTHOS 2, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, NanHai 2014, SALOMONBOA 3, ZhongSha 2015
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Uribe J.E., Puillandre N. & Zardoya R. 2016. Beyond Conus: Phylogenetic relationships of Conidae based on complete mitochondrial genomes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 142-151. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.10.008
Abstract [+] [-]Understanding how the extraordinary taxonomic and ecological diversity of cone snails (Caenogastropoda: Conidae) evolved requires a statistically robust phylogenetic framework, which thus far is not available. While recent molecular phylogenies have been able to distinguish several deep lineages within the family Conidae, including the genera Profundiconus, Californiconus, Conasprella, and Conus (and within this one, several subgenera), phylogenetic relationships among these genera remain elusive. Moreover, the possibility that additional deep lineages may exist within the family is open. Here, we reconstructed with probabilistic methods a molecular phylogeny of Conidae using the newly sequenced complete or nearly complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes of the following nine species that represent all main Conidae lineages and potentially new ones: Profundiconus teramachii, Californiconus californicus, Conasprella wakayamaensis, Lilliconus sagei, Pseudolilliconus traillii, Conus (Kalloconus) venulatus, Conus (Lautoconus) ventricosus, Conus (Lautoconus) hybridus, and Conus (Eugeniconus) nobilis. To test the monophyly of the family, we also sequenced the nearly complete mt genomes of the following three species representing closely related conoidean families: Benthomangelia sp. (Mangeliidae), Tomopleura sp. (Borsoniidae), and Glyphostoma sp. (Clathurellidae). All newly sequenced conoidean mt genomes shared a relatively constant gene order with rearrangements limited to tRNA genes. The reconstructed phylogeny recovered with high statistical support the monophyly of Conidae and phylogenetic relationships within the family. The genus Profundiconus was placed as sister to the remaining genera. Within these, a clade including Californiconus and Lilliconus + Pseudolilliconus was the sister group of Conasprella to the exclusion of Conus. The phylogeny included a new lineage whose relative phylogenetic position was unknown (Lilliconus) and uncovered thus far hidden diversity within the family (Pseudolilliconus). Moreover, reconstructed phylogenetic relationships allowed inferring that the peculiar diet of Californiconus based on worms, mollusks, crustaceans and fish is derived, and reinforce the hypothesis that the ancestor of Conidae was a worm hunter. A chronogram was reconstructed under an uncorrelated relaxed molecular clock, which dated the origin of the family shortly after the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary (about 59 million years ago) and the divergence among main lineages during the Paleocene and the Eocene (56–30 million years ago).
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Van der wal C., Ahyong S.T., Ho S.Y.W., Lins L.S.F. & Lo N. 2019. Combining morphological and molecular data resolves the phylogeny of Squilloidea (Crustacea : Malacostraca). Invertebrate Systematics. DOI:10.1071/IS18035
Abstract [+] [-]The mantis shrimp superfamily Squilloidea, with over 185 described species, is the largest superfamily in the crustacean order Stomatopoda. To date, phylogenetic relationships within this superfamily have been comprehensively analysed using morphological data, with six major generic groupings being recovered. Here, we infer the phylogeny of Squilloidea using a combined dataset comprising 75 somatic morphological characters and four molecular markers. Nodal support is low when the morphological and molecular datasets are analysed separately but improves substantially when combined in a total-evidence phylogenetic analysis. We obtain a well resolved and strongly supported phylogeny that is largely congruent with previous estimates except that the Anchisquilloides-group, rather than the Meiosquillagroup, is the earliest-branching lineage in Squilloidea. The splits among the Anchisquilloides- and Meiosquilla-groups are followed by those of the Clorida-, Harpiosquilla-, Squilla- and Oratosquilla-groups. Most of the generic groups are recovered as monophyletic, with the exception of the Squilla- and Oratosquilla-groups. However, many genera within the Oratosquilla-group are not recovered as monophyletic. Further exploration with more extensive molecular sampling will be needed to resolve relationships within the Oratosquilla-group and to investigate the adaptive radiation of squilloids. Overall, our results demonstrate the merit of combining morphological and molecular datasets for resolving phylogenetic relationships.
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Vannozzi A. 2019. The family Caecidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from northern Papua-New Guinea. Bollettino Malacologico 55: 72-104
Abstract [+] [-]The Caecidae collected during Papua-Niugini (2012) and Kavieng (2014) Expeditions conducted by the Muséum Nationale d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, in the North Papua-New Guinea are reported. Thirty-seven species are recognized, of which 23 belong to the genus Caecum, 6 to the genus Mauroceras and 8 to the genus Parastrophia. Six species are described as new, all belonging to the genus Caecum: C. directum, C. frugi, C. granulatum, C. nasutum, C. neoguineanum and C. nofronii. One species is left undetermined, waiting for additional material. Further, Parastrophia cornucopiae (de Folin, 1869) is recognized and figured for the first time since its description
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Wang S.Y., Chen J.N., Russell B.C. & Chen W.J. 2018. First record of Gauguin's blunt-nose lizardfish, Trachinocephalus gauguini Polanco, Acero & Betancur 2016 (Teleostei: Synodontidae) outside the Marquesas Archipelago. Zootaxa 4476(1): 151-156. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.14
Abstract [+] [-]Trachinocephalus gauguini Polanco, Acero & Betancur, 2016 was described based on eighteen specimens collected from off the Marquesas Islands, the only location where this species has been recorded until now. Through morphological and molecular examination of Trachinocephalus specimens collected from an exploratory cruise conducted in June 2014 under the Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos program along the northern coast of the New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, we demonstrate the presence of this species in Papua New Guinea waters. This new record suggests a wide distribution for this rarely collected species in the western Pacific Ocean.
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White W.T., Mana R.R. & Naylor G.J. 2017. Description of a new species of deepwater catshark Apristurus yangi n.sp (Carcharhiniformes: Pentanchidae) from Papua New Guinea. Zootaxa 4320(1): 25-40. DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4320.1.2
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Zaharias P., Pante E., Gey D., Fedosov A.E. & Puillandre N. 2020. Data, time and money: evaluating the best compromise for inferring molecular phylogenies of non-model animal taxa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 142: 106660. DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106660
Abstract [+] [-]For over a decade now, High Throughput sequencing (HTS) approaches have revolutionized phylogenetics, both in terms of data production and methodology. While transcriptomes and (reduced) genomes are increasingly used, generating and analyzing HTS datasets remain expensive, time consuming and complex for most nonmodel taxa. Indeed, a literature survey revealed that 74% of the molecular phylogenetics trees published in 2018 are based on data obtained through Sanger sequencing. In this context, our goal was to identify the strategy that would represent the best compromise among costs, time and robustness of the resulting tree. We sequenced and assembled 32 transcriptomes of the marine mollusk family Turridae, considered as a typical non-model animal taxon. From these data, we extracted the loci most commonly used in gastropod phylogenies (cox1, 12S, 16S, 28S, h3 and 18S), full mitogenomes, and a reduced nuclear transcriptome representation. With each dataset, we reconstructed phylogenies and compared their robustness and accuracy. We discuss the impact of missing data and the use of statistical tests, tree metrics, and supertree and supermatrix methods to further improve phylogenetic data acquisition pipelines. We evaluated the overall costs (time and money) in order to identify the best compromise for phylogenetic data sampling in non-model animal taxa. Although sequencing full mitogenomes seems to constitute the best compromise both in terms of costs and node support, they are known to induce biases in phylogenetic reconstructions. Rather, we recommend to systematically include loci commonly used for phylogenetics and taxonomy (i.e. DNA barcodes, rRNA genes, full mitogenomes, etc.) among the other loci when designing baits for capture.
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Zaharias P., Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Criscione F., Hallan A., Kano Y., Bardin J. & Puillandre N. 2020. Just the once will not hurt: DNA suggests species lumping over two oceans in deep-sea snails (Cryptogemma). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 190(2): 532-557. DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa010
Abstract [+] [-]Abstract The practice of species delimitation using molecular data commonly leads to the revealing of species complexes and an increase in the number of delimited species. In a few instances, however, DNA-based taxonomy has led to lumping together of previously described species. Here, we delimit species in the genus Cryptogemma (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Turridae), a group of deep-sea snails with a wide geographical distribution, primarily by using the mitochondrial COI gene. Three approaches of species delimitation (ABGD, mPTP and GMYC) were applied to define species partitions. All approaches resulted in eight species. According to previous taxonomic studies and shell morphology, 23 available names potentially apply to the eight Cryptogemma species that were recognized herein. Shell morphometrics, radular characters and geographical and bathymetric distributions were used to link type specimens to these delimited species. In all, 23 of these available names are here attributed to seven species, resulting in 16 synonymizations, and one species is described as new: Cryptogemma powelli sp. nov. We discuss the possible reasons underlying the apparent overdescription of species within Cryptogemma, which is shown here to constitute a rare case of DNA-based species lumping in the hyper-diversified superfamily Conoidea.
Accessible surveys cited (25) [+] [-]ATIMO VATAE, AURORA 2007, BIOMAGLO, BIOPAPUA, CONCALIS, DongSha 2014, EBISCO, EXBODI, GUYANE 2014, KANACONO, KANADEEP, KAVIENG 2014, MADEEP, MAINBAZA, MIRIKY, NORFOLK 2, NanHai 2014, PANGLAO 2004, PAPUA NIUGINI, SALOMON 2, SALOMONBOA 3, TAIWAN 2013, TARASOC, TERRASSES, ZhongSha 2015
Associated collection codes: IM (Molluscs) -
Ďuriš Z. & Horká I. 2016. Salmoneus chadwickae, a new alpheid shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae) from the Red Sea, with remarks on related or regional congeners. Marine Biodiversity 46(4): 773-793. DOI:10.1007/s12526-015-0427-4
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Associated collection codes: IU (Crustaceans)
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