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New and interesting Eunotia (Bacillariophya) taxa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, tropical central Africa
(Royal Botanical Society of Belgium and the Botanic Garden Meise, 2016)
Background and aims – Large-celled Eunotia species from tropical central Africa are documented in order to define morphological variation within species and to describe new or poorly documented taxa.
Methods – Samples ...
Molecular assessment of three species of Anilocra (Isopoda, Cymothoidae) ectoparasites from Caribbean coral reef fishes, with the description of Anilocra brillae sp. n.
(Pensoft, 2017)
A morphological review and molecular characterization of Anilocra haemuli Bunkley Williams & Williams,
1981, were completed using specimens collected from Haemulon flavolineatum Desmarest, 1823
(French grunt) and Epinephelus ...
Navicula nielsfogedii J.C. Taylor & Cocquyt sp. nov., a new diatom (Bacillariophyta) from tropical and sub-tropical Africa
(Czech Phycological Society, 2016)
In this paper we describe Navicula nielsfogedii sp. nov., a commonly occurring diatom through central and southern Africa and distributed from the sub-tropical zones of South Africa to tropical central Africa. We have ...
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota) from the Lizard Island region of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
(Pensoft, 2016)
The marine isopod family Joeropsididae (Asellota) is documented for the Lizard Island region of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Fifteen species of Joeropsis are recorded, including ten new species; descriptive notes are ...
Redescription of the fish parasitic “tongue biter” Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from Singapore
(National University of Singapore, 2016)
Cymothoa rhina Schioedte & Meinert, 1884 is redescribed from specimens collected in Singapore, the
female of which is designated as neotype. Adult female Cymothoa rhina can be identified by the acute anterior
margin of ...
Aspidoglossum albocoronatum (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new species with a remarkable petaloid corona from the northern provinces of South Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
Aspidoglossum albocoronatum Bester & Nicholas is a unique species from Sekhukhuneland in Mpumalanga and southern Leolo Mountains in Limpopo, South Africa. In morphological character it belongs to the southern African ...
Periglossum podoptyches (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae), a new species from KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
Periglossum podoptyches is described as a new species from the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. As a rare species its conservation status is assessed as Vulnerable. This new species is closely related to both ...
The Tenuipalpidae of Turkey, with a key to species (Acari: Trombidiformes)
(Magnolia Press, 2016)
A new Turkish species of Tenuipalpidae, Aegyptobia juniperi sp. nov., is described and seven previously recorded species are redescribed: Aegyptobia beglarovi Livshitz & Mitrofanov 1967, Brevipalpus rotai Castagnoli & ...
Steinernema nguyeni n. sp. (Rhabditida: Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from South Africa
(Brill, 2016)
Steinernema nguyeni n. sp. was recovered by baiting from beneath an Olea africana tree in South Africa. The combination of morphological and molecular features suggests that S. nguyeni n. sp. is a member of the ...
Soil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2016)
Soils are integral to agricultural productivity, biodiversity, and the maintenance of ecosystem services. However, soil ecosystem research depends on foundational biological knowledge that is often missing. In this review, ...