bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Crítica e reconhecimento
Authors: Serelle Marcio , Sena Ercio
Published: May 2019

Este artigo analisa interações polêmicas sobre o filme Vazante e a peça Gisberta, em que grupos identitários vinculados a pessoas negras e transexuais, respectivamente, criticaram o modo como foram representados nessas ficções. A partir da teoria de reconhecimento em Axel Honneth, busca-se compreender a emergência dessas formas de luta social na cultura midiática. Para isso, examinam-se a semântica coletiva e o modo como ela organiza e expressa os sentimentos de injustiça em face dessas narrativas. Os embates evidenciam diferentes reivindicações, que se referem tanto à inclusão cultural como à autonomia da ficção, e propõem relações entre narrativa e sociedade que desafiam a crítica midiática atual.
Challenges and lessons from a primary care intervention in a Brazilian municipality
Authors: Andrade Mônica V , Noronha Kenya , Cardoso Clareci S , Oliveira Claudia D L , Calazans Júlia A , Souza Michelle N
Published: May 2019

OBJECTIVE: To address the implementation of the Lab for Innovation in Chronic Conditions in Santo Antonio do Monte, indicating the main challenges and lessons of a new chronic condition model. METHODS: This is an observational study based on two sources of data: 1) two cross-sectional household surveys, 2013 (2012 as reference year) and 2015 (2014 as reference year), representative for the entire population and four target groups (pregnant women; children under two years old; individuals with hypertension and diabetes); medical records of individuals who self-reported having hypertension or diabetes in the household survey of 2013. A descriptive statistics analysis was performed. RESULTS: The main findings showed that the public health system is the main provider of health services, mainly primary care, in Santo Antonio do Monte. Besides, the implementation of Lab for Innovation in Chronic Conditions showed the importance of building a Primary Health Care network in small municipalities. CONCLUSIONS: Community health agents and health managers played a fundamental role in the Primary Health Care network. The case study of Santo Antonio do Monte poses some challenges and lessons that clarify future interventions on building a Primary Health Care network that is essential to provide an adequate and longitudinal care to chronic conditions.
Is There a Right to Human Dignity? The Example of the Right to Education of Refugees
Authors: Konsta Anna-Maria
Published: May 2019

The present article attempts a brief presentation of the legal framework in relation to the protection of the right to education and the protection of the human dignity of refugees, with reference to international and emphasis on European law, in an effort to recognize the inviolability of the right to education of refugees. At the same time, the question is raised if there is an independent right to human dignity or if human dignity is merely a framework term in light of which one could interpret, for example, the right to education of refugees. Through the discussed case-law of the European judicial and quasi-judicial bodies, which use the concept of human dignity, in order to protect asylum seekers, a European concept of human dignity has emerged, which may be acknowledged as an absolute fundamental right.
Areal dependency of consonant inventories
Authors: Nikolaev Dmitry
Published: May 2019

This paper discusses the impact of linguistic contact on the make-up of consonantal inventories of the languages of Eurasia. New measures for studying the importance of language contact for the development of phonological inventories are proposed, and two empirical studies are reported. First, using two different measures of dissimilarity of phonemic inventories (the Jaccard dissimilarity measure and the novel Closest-Relative Cumulative Jaccard Dissimilarity measure), it is demonstrated that language contact—operationalized as languages being connected by an edge in a neighbor network—makes a significant contribution to between-inventory differences when phylogenetic variables are controlled for. Second, a novel measure of the exposure of a language to a particular segment—the Neighbor-Pressure Metric (NPM)—is proposed as a means of quantifying language contact with respect to phonological inventories. It is shown that addition of NPM helps achieve higher prediction accuracy than using bare phylogenetic data and that distributions of different consonants display a different degree of dependence on language-contact processes. Finally, more complex models for predicting consonant inventories are briefly explored, demonstrating the presence of complex non-linear relationships between inventories of neighboring languages.
Dynamic preferences and self-actuation of changes in language dynamics
Authors: Michaud Jérôme
Published: May 2019

A puzzling fact about linguistic norms is that they are mainly stable, but the conventional variant sometimes changes. These transitions seem to be mostly S-shaped and, therefore, directed. Previous models have suggested possible mechanisms to explain these directed changes, mainly based on a bias favoring the innovative variant. What is still debated is the origin of such a bias. In this paper, we propose a refined taxonomy of mechanisms of language change and identify a family of mechanisms explaining self-actuated language changes. We exemplify this type of mechanism with the preference-based selection mechanism that relies on agents having dynamic preferences for different variants of the linguistic norm. The key point is that if these preferences align through social interactions, then new changes can be actuated even in the absence of external triggers. We present results of a multi-agent model and demonstrate that the model produces trajectories that are typical of language change.
Freshwater Gammarus Species from Europe, North Africa and Adjacent Regions of Asia (Crustacea-Amphipoda).
Authors: Karaman Gordon S. , Pinkster Sjouk
Published: May 2019

Within the genus Gammarus s.str., which is widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, more than 100 freshwater species can be distinguished.
Einige Beobachtungen an Anemonenfischen in der Karibischen See
Authors: Albrecht H.
Published: May 2019

Anemone fishes shelter in sea anemones. Well known is the symbiosis of the indopacific genus Amphiprion (Pomacentridae) with Stoichactis gigantea and some other anemones
Report on Veterinary Matters, Births and Deaths at the Amsterdam Zoo — 1967 to 1973
Authors: Erken A.H.M. , Jacobi E. F.
Published: May 2019

Every new mammal or bird in the Amsterdam zoo, without exception, is kept in quarantaine for some weeks and until necessary standard checks are done. The number of mammals in the collection during the period 1967-1973 varied between 729 and 858 belonging to 172 to 208 species. In birds these figures were 1571 and 1803 specimens of 391 to 520 species (table I). The average percentage of deaths in mammals was 12.4% (table II) and in birds 13% (table III).
A New and Primitive Retrobursal Planarian from Australian Fresh Waters (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida)
Authors: Ball Ian R.
Published: May 2019

A primitive freshwater planarian, Eviella hynesae gen. et sp. nov. is described from Australia. It is characterized by its lack of eyes and pigment, possession of caudally branched oviducts, and fully fused testes. Although a primary bursa is absent, its function being taken over by the modified female genital canal, the female copulatory system is posterior to the male system. Despite this maricolan feature, and other similarities with primitive southern hemisphere freshwater planarians that have been classified in the Maricola, the present species is placed in the family Dugesiidae of the Paludicola. Evidence from its sensory organs suggests that it belongs on the main evolutionary line from which the majority of Australasian freshwater planarians have been derived.
Freshwater Gammarus Species from Europe, North Africa and Adjacent Regions of Asia (Crustacea-Amphipoda)
Authors: Karaman Gordan S. , Pinkster Sjouk
Published: May 2019

This part of the revision of the freshwater Gammarus species deals with the G. roeseli-group. Members of this artificial group are characterized by the presence of dorsal processes (carinae) on the metasome segments.
Die Gattung Amphithoe (Crustacea, Amphipoda) im Mittelmeer
Authors: Krapp-Schickel Gertraud
Published: May 2019

Lange Jahre zitierte man aus dem Mittelmeer nur Amphithoe ramondi Audouin (in vielen Werken noch unter dem Synonym A. vaillanti Lucas) und daneben als nahe Verwandte Pleonexes ferox Chevreux sowie Pleonexes bicuspis (Heller). Die beiden letzteren wurden zu Amphithoe gestellt, außerdem die eine umbenannt, immer blieben sie aber klar definierte Arten, wogegen Amphithoe ramondi von jeher als kosmopolitisch und formenreich galt und oft genug Sammeltopf für Bestimmungsunklarheiten innerhalb der Amphithoiden wurde. Grund genug für eine kritische Durchsicht des bisherigen Sammlungsmaterials. Trotz umfangreicher Serien und obwohl inzwischen zwei nahe verwandte Arten A. riedli Schickel und A. spuria n. sp. klar von A. ramondi abgegrenzt werden konnten, bleibt in dieser Art eine Variabilität der Gnathopoden, die die Bestimmung auch weiterhin erschweren wird. Neben einer genauen Wiederbeschreibung in Wort und Bild von A. ramondi, A. riedli, A. helleri und A. ferox wird Amphithoe spuria n. sp. vorgestellt und diskutiert. Den Abschluß der Arbeit bildet ein Bestimmungsschlüssel zu den derzeit fünf Vertretern der Gattung im Mittelmeer.
Age and Growth in Phocoena Phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the North Sea
Authors: van Utrecht W.L.
Published: May 2019

Data and material are collected from 106 Harbour Porpoises (P. phocoena) from the southern part of the North Sea. All animals are accidentally caught or found stranded. The greatest length for males in the sample is 151 cm, for females 186 cm. For detailed analysis of body measurements, 30 males and 37 females are selected, while from 20 males and 34 females teeth are used for age analysis. The analysis of the body measurements shows sexual dimorphism in the anterior and posterior part of the back, in the flukes and flippers and in the position of the genital slit. The maximum number of dentinal layers found in the teeth is 12. Males attain sexual maturity after the deposition of 5 dentinal layers, females when 6 layers are formed, at a body length of about 135 cm and 150 cm, respectively. Some evidence is found that the population of P. phocoena from the North Sea has a lower growth rate than the population from Canadian waters. The gestation period is estimated to be eleven months, the peak of the birth period being in June. The animals are born at a length varying between 67 cm to 80 cm. Growth of the visceral organs is isogonic. The mean weight of the organs is greater in females than in males.
The Phyletic Status of the Genus Planaria (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida)
Authors: Ball Ian R. , Gourbault Nicole
Published: May 2019

The amphiatlantic distribution of the genus Planaria is incompatible with our current hypothesis of the historical biogeography of freshwater planarians. New anatomical studies suggest the possibility that the genus is not strictly monophyletic; new karyological data are strongly corroborative of that conclusion. The karyotypes of the American species of Planaria are almost identical with those of many other North American Planariidae and quite distinct from that of the European species. These findings are inconsistent with the hypothesis that the species of Planaria form a strictly monophyletic group. Therefore the amphiatlantic disjunction is apparent, not real, and the earlier biogeographical hypothesis is protected from one potential falsifier.
Distribution and Ecology of Gammarus Tigrinus Sexton, 1939 and some other Amphipod Crustacea near Beaufort (North Carolina, U.S.A.)
Authors: van Maren Marion J.
Published: May 2019

During summer 1977 the distribution and ecology of amphipod Crustacea in the coastal plain of north Carolina were studied. Ecological data were collected in particular on Gammarus tigrinus, a North American species, which has been introduced in western Europe. The present gammarid, able to endure high water temperatures and adapted to a wide variety of salinities, is found in the more upstream parts of the estuaries in North Carolina. More downstream, at higher salinities, it is replaced by Gammarus palustris, while at very low salinities or in fresh water Gammarus fasciatus is commonly met.
A Remarkably Variable Phreatic Amphipod from Mallorca, Rhipidogammraus variicauda N. sp.
Authors: Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

A new species of the genus Rhipidogammarus, Rh. variicauda, is described from phreatic fresh waters of two wells in the western part of the isle of Mallorca (Mediterranean). The new species has a highly variable third uropod: about 80% of the specimens possesses a typically “parviramus” appendage, but 20% shows the “variiramus” condition. Apparently, a classification based on the structure of the third uropod should be used with caution.
Biology and Infestation Rate of Corallonoxia Longicauda, an Endoparasitic Copepod of the West Indian Reef Coral Meandrina Meandrites
Authors: Butter Maureen E.
Published: May 2019

During 1½ year the biology of Corallonoxia longicauda, a copepod endoparasitic in the stony coral Meandrina meandrites was studied in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.
Three New South American Mailed Catfishes of the Genera Rineloricaria and Loricariichthys (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariide)
Authors: Isbrücker I. J. H. , Nijssen H.
Published: May 2019

Three new species belonging to two different genera of South American mailed catfishes of the subfamily Loricariinae are described and figured. A discussion of and comparative notes on related species are added.
Autecology of Shallow-Water Octocorallia from Mediterranean Rocky Substrata, I. The Banyuls Area
Authors: Weinberg Steven
Published: May 2019

The autecology of eleven mediterranean octocoral species (3 Stolonifera, 4 Alcyonacea, 4 Gorgonacea) was studied near Banyuls-sur-Mer (southern France). Field observations were carried out by means of SCUBA-diving in forty underwater stations. The ecological amplitude of each species was determined for a number of abiotic factors, viz. water temperature, submarine irradiance, water movement, slope of substratum and sediment. In this way the ecological niche for the different species was defined. The niches of several species partly overlap: the survival “strategy” of these species was defined as “competitivity”. Other species display “specialization”, a strategy by which they avoid competitive situations. A third survival mechanism is “opportunism”, encountered in species which are extremely tolerant with respect to their environment. Although experimental work is needed to determine how niche selection occurs, larval and juvenile stages are considered to be critical in this respect.
Quinze Années de Recherches sur la Zonation des Cours d’eau: 1963-1978.
Authors: Botosaneanu L.
Published: May 2019

The paper published 1963 by Illies & Botosaneanu on “Problems and methods of the classification and ecological zonation of running waters”, has attracted the attention of many hydrobiologists working on running waters; rather many of them used the system of longitudinal (vertical) zonation in their own studies, or/and critically discussed this method. An attempt is here made to critically review almost the entire bibliography on the subject published these last 15 years (about 50 titles). This review shows that meanwhile the theory of zonation has significantly developed, that it has vigorously stimulated research and discussion in different parts of the world, and that it is partly responsible for the progress achieved these last years by the rheobiological research. Original observations by the author during his research work in the Carpathians are also recorded.
Aspects de la Dynamique des Populations Chez un Isopode Interstitiel
Authors: Coineau Nicole
Published: May 2019

A study of the breeding cycle and population structure of Angeliera phreaticola (Isopoda, Asellota, Microparasellidae) has been carried out in the western Mediterranean. The species shows a seasonal reproductive cycle. The breeding season occurs from mid-April to the end of September. Release of juveniles is limited to the period from June to the end of September. Fourty to seventy days are necessary for the embryological development which is very long, eighty days for the post-marsupial one. It is suggested that in spring the increasing temperature of the interstitial waters accelerates the maturity of the ovocyte and post-embryonic development, and causes an advance of the breeding season. Each summer-born generation reproduces next year and yields reproducing animals two years after. Each female produces two broods (rarely three) per reproduction season and can get three to six descendants at most. Sex ratio of males to females is expressed as a function of the season and the size; males outnumber females. A. phreaticola has a maximum life span of about two years and two or three months.
Les Cyathura Stygobies (Isopoda, Anthuridea) et Surtout Celles des Grandes et des Petites Antilles
Authors: Botosaneanu Lazare , Stock Jan H.
Published: May 2019

After a review of the morphology of the stygobiont species of Cyathura, five new species are described (one from Cuba, two from Haiti, one from Jamaica, and one from Aruba), and additional details are provided for some other species. Considerations are made on the peculiarities of the geographic distribution of the 11 stygobiont species known at present (forming a circum-Caribbean group and an Indo-Pacific one). A study of the relationships between the various species, and comparison with the non-stygobiont (marine or brackish-water) species of the genus, allows the definition of a subgenus Cyathura s. str. (for all non-stygobiont forms and two marine-interstitial ones) and of a new subgenus, Stygocyathura (containing most of the stygobiont species). In the part devoted to ecological aspects, a 11 stygobiont representatives of the Isopoda Anthuridea are taken into account; amongst them the genus Cyathura has been the most successful in colonizing the underground water Realm, the various habitats of which were electively occupied by different species.
Deux Asellotes Stygobies des Indes Occidentales: Neostenetroides Stocki n. gen., n. sp., et Stenetrium sp.
Authors: Carpenter Jerry H. , Magniez Guy J.
Published: May 2019

Description of the adult male and female of Neostenetroides stocki n. gen., n. sp., a new Gnathostenetroididae from cave water in San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Description of a single adult female of Stenetrium sp., a Stenetriidae from littoral hypogean water in Curaçao. The two superfamilies Gnathostenetroidoidea and Stenetrioidea being marine groups, these settlements in insular subterranean waters are noticeable.
A Sipunculan, Reported to be “Interstitial” from the Netherlands Antilles
Authors: Edmonds S. J.
Published: May 2019

The sipunculan Aspidosiphon exiguus Edmonds, 1974, is recorded from Bonaire and Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles). It was first described from three localities in Cuba. Unlike most aspidosiphonids, the species seems to belong to the interstitial fauna of marine beaches and appears to be tolerant of considerable changes in salinity of its environment. A redescription of A. exiguus, based on the specimens from the Netherlands Antilles, is given.
A New Marine Triclad Ectoparasitic on Malaysian and Indonesian Horseshoe Crabs (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida)
Authors: Sluys Ronald
Published: May 2019

A new species of marine triclad, Ectoplana undata n. sp., ectoparasitic on the horseshoe crab Tachypleus gigas, is described. Cocoons of triclads were found on T. gigas as well as on the horseshoe crab Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda; since from the latter species no triclads were collected, it remains unknown whether these cocoons are those of E. undata or of another species. The genus Ectoplana, though poorly defined, is here retained, for stated reasons, pending a revision of the Procerodidae.
Presence of a Member of the Genus Saliweckelia (Amphipoda) on Tortuga, Venezuela
Authors: van Lieshout Sylvia E.N.
Published: May 2019

A population of Saliweckelia (Amphipoda) from Tortuga (Venezuela) is compared with populations from Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles). Considerable variability in a number of characters, within and between the different populations, makes it difficult to ascertain the taxonomic status of the Tortugan specimens. It may not be excluded that all three populations belong to one variable species.
Ein Neuer Copepode (Cyclopoida: Gnathostoma) von den Westindischen Inseln: Halicyclops Antiguaensis n. sp.
Authors: Herbst Hans-Volkmar
Published: May 2019

In a well on the island of Antigua (West Indies), one female of a new species of Halicyclops was found, described as H. antiguaensis n. sp. The male still remains unknown. The new species belongs to the thermophilus group of Halicyclops , characterized by a spiniform protuberance on each side of the genital somite, the end of which is curved backward, and a spine formula of the third exopodite segment of P1-P4 of 3, 4, 4, 3. It differs from H. thermophilus Kiefer, 1929, H. spinifer Kiefer, 1935, H. venezuelaensis Lindberg, 1954, and H. dedeckeri Brownell, 1983, by the relatively short spines on P5. The new species is closely related to H. latus Shen & Tai, 1964, but in this species the furca and segment 3 of the 4th endopodite are relatively longer. Due to lack of information on the length of the furcal setae of the species of Shen & Tai, further comparison is impossible.
Hesperocyclops Improvisus n. g., n. sp., Ein Neuer Cyclopoide (Crustacea, Copepoda) von den Westindischen Inseln
Authors: Herbst Hans-Volkmar
Published: May 2019

In certain wells on the islands Antigua and Guadeloupe (West Indies), females and males of a new species of Cyclopidae were found, apparently belonging to an undescribed genus, for which the name Hesperocyclops improvisus n. g., n. sp., is proposed. The systematic position of this taxon is near Apocyclops Lindberg, 1942, but there are some morphological distinctions, e.g. in the shape of the genital somite and of the anal operculum in both sexes, in the different reduction of the 4th endopodite in females and males, and in the shape of P5. These developments may be considered an evolutionary step in the direction of the morphology of Haplocyclops Kiefer, 1952 (according to Dussart, 1982, a subgenus of Bryocyclops Kiefer, 1927).
Spatial Variations in Density and Size of the Echinoid Diadema Antillarum Philippi on some Venezuelan Coral Reefs
Authors: Weil Ernesto , Losada Freddy , Bone David
Published: May 2019

The distribution, population density and size structure of Diadema antillarum Philippi was found to vary with reef locality, food availability and the structural complexity of the reef. Structural complexity was classified according to the growth morphology and abundance of the coral species found in the different reef zones. Mean urchin density in the reef varied between 2.6 and 3.7 ind. m−2. High densities (4.0-7.0 ind. m−2) were found in the upper reef zone, which was characterized by high structural complexity, and by a dominance of the coral species Acropora palmata, A. cervicornis, Montastrea annularis and the hydrozoans Millepora alcicornis and M. complanata. Low densities (1.5-4.0 ind. m−2) were found in the deep fore reef and flat reef platform, which were characterized by low structural complexity.
On the Species of the Dugesia Gonocephala Group (Platyhelminthes, Turbellaria, Tricladida) from Greece
Authors: de Vries Elizabeth J.
Published: May 2019

Dugesia gonocephala is a species group, comprising numerous closely related species, which differ from each other in morphological and karyological aspects. In this paper known and presently described species, of the group from the eastern Mediterranean region, are reviewed. Hitherto the triclads of this region have been poorly known in comparison with their western counterparts. Yet there is a wealth of species in the area. Six well-delimited new species of the Dugesia gonocephala group are described and one further species is rescued from synonymy. The wealth of material available has also made possible an assessment of the taxonomic validity of many characters usually considered to be of importance within this difficult group.
Gammarus Orinos n. sp. from the Massif Central (France): Its Genetic and Morphological distinction from Gammarus Ibericus Margalef, 1951 (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
Authors: Pinkster Sjouk , Scholl Adolf
Published: May 2019

Until 1974 Gammarus ibericus was known only from the type-locality in Spain. In that year, Goedmakers recorded the species from many localities in the Massif Central, France. Indeed, these populations show a great morphological resemblance to the Spanish ones. These French populations were used in cross-breeding experiments with other populations from southern France, without result. Attempts to hybridize these populations with the G. ibericus from the type-locality also failed to produce any offspring. Electrophoretic studies showed that the French and Spanish populations are very different from a biochemical point of view; these differences are much greater than between any of the known freshwater species (or populations) from western Europe. It is therefore decided that the populations from the Massif Central belong to a separate species: G. orinos n. sp. Careful examination of hundreds of specimens from both Spain and France showed that minor but constant morphological differences exist between the two species.
Decapod Crustaceans Inhabiting Live and Dead Colonies of Three Species of Acropora in the Roques Archipelago, Venezuel
Authors: Alejandro Grajal P. , Roger Laughlin G.
Published: May 2019

A systematic account is given of the decapod crustaceans found in live and dead colonies of three species of the scleractinian coral Acropora (A. cervicornis, A. palmata, A. prolifera), collected during a 9 month period in a shallow reef flat in the southwestern portion of the Archipelago Los Roques, Venezuela.
Notes on Eel Larvae (Anguilla Anguilla Linnaeus, 1758) from the Central and Eastern North Atlantic and on Glass Eels from the European Continental Shelf
Authors: van Utrecht W.L. , Holleboom M.A.
Published: May 2019

Eel larvae caught in the mid North Atlantic and along the continental slope off the Portuguese coast are studied together with samples of glass eels caught just before entering fresh water along the Dutch and French coasts.
A New Genus and Two New Species of Subterranean Amphipod Crustaceans (Hadziidae) from the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands
Authors: Holsinger John R. , Yager Jill
Published: May 2019

Bahadzia, new genus, and two new species of amphipod crustaceans are described from anchialine caves in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands. One of the species is recorded from three caves on Grand Bahama Island and one cave on Great Abaco Island, whereas the other species is recorded from two caves on the island of Providenciales. The new genus is apparently more closely related to Metaniphargus and Saliweckelia than other hadziid genera in the peri-Caribbean region, but it also shares some important characters with Mayaweckelia.
Cyclopids (Crustacea, Copepoda) from West Indian Groundwater Habitats
Authors: Pesce Giuseppe Lucio
Published: May 2019

A collection of groundwater cyclopid copepods from the West Indian islands has been studied. Twenty species or subspecies are identified, and taxonomic and zoogeographic remarks on some rare or poorly known taxa are made. Seven new taxa, viz. Neocyclops stocki n. sp., Metacyclops (Metacyclops) botosaneanui n. sp., Metacyclops (Metacyclops) dianae n. sp., Metacyclops (Apocyclops) stocki n. sp., Mesocyclops intermedius n. sp., Mesocyclops aequatorialis americanus n. ssp., and Thermocyclops tenuis longifurcatus n. ssp. are described.
New West Atlantic Localities for the Stygobiont Paranthurid Curassanthura (Crustacea, Isopoda, Anthuridea) with Description of C. Bermudensis n. sp.
Authors: Wägele Johann Wolfgang , Brandt Angelika
Published: May 2019

A third species of the hypogean genus Curassanthura Kensley, 1981 (Isopoda, Anthuridea, Paranthuridae) is described from a cave on Bermuda. C. bermudensis n. sp. is very similar to C. halma Kensley, 1981, hitherto known from Curaçao, and now also recorded from new localities on Bonaire.
A New Species of the Genus Hexabathynella (Syncarida, Bathynellacea, Parabathynellidae) from Spain
Authors: Camacho Ana Isabel
Published: May 2019

A new species of the genus Hexabathynella is described from Spain. It is the first time that this genus is found in this country. A rich material has been collected on the banks of the Jarama River (near Madrid) during every season of the year.
Harpacticoid Copepods from the West Indian Islands: Laophontidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)
Authors: Fiers Frank
Published: May 2019

The present paper deals exclusively with the species of the family Laophontidae found in samples gathered during several expeditions of the University of Amsterdam to the West Indies. Four new species belonging to different genera are described. Two new species and Laophonte adriatica are assigned to a new genus: Lipomelum n. gen. Furthermore, additional information on seven other laophontids is given.
Microscopic Identification of Feathers and Feather Fragments of Palearctic Birds
Authors: Brom Tim G.
Published: May 2019

Using light microscopy, a method has been developed for the identification of feathers and feather fragments collected after collisions between birds and aircraft. Characters of the downy barbules of feathers are described for 22 orders of birds. The use of a key in combination with the macroscopic method of comparing feathers with bird skins in a museum collection results in identification to order or family level in 97% of the analysed bird strikes. Application of the method to other fields of biological research including taxonomy is discussed.
Freshwater Gammarus Species from Europe, North Africa and Adjacent Regions of Asia (Crustacea-Amphipoda).
Authors: Karaman Gordan S. , Pinkster Sjouk
Published: May 2019

This third part of the revision of the freshwater Gammarus species deals with the G. balcanicus- group. Members of this artificial group are characterized by poorly setose pereiopods 3 and 4 and uropod 3 and by the absence of dorsal carinae (processes) on the metasome segments.
Taxonomic Studies on Dogielinotidae (Crustacea-Amphipoda) from the Korean Coast
Authors: Jo Young Won
Published: May 2019

Of forty-eight sandy beach samples from the Korean coasts, twenty-two contained dogielinotid Amphipoda, including four new species of the genus Haustorioides Oldevig, 1958: H. koreanus n. sp., H. latipalpus n. sp., H. nesogenes n. sp., and H. indivisus n. sp. A key to this genus, notes on morphology, distribution and ecology of these four species, and a reconsideration of the genus Eohaustorioides Bousfield & Tzvetkova, 1982 are provided.
Phylogenetic relationships of the triclads (Platyhelminthes, Seriata, Tricladida)
Authors: Sluys Ronald
Published: May 2019

A phylogenetic hypothesis for the triclads is presented and the characters on which it is based are discussed.
Description of Metacirolana agujae n. sp., and redescription of M. agaricicola Kensley, 1984, from the Caribbean Sea of Colombia (Isopoda: Cirolanidae)
Authors: Müller Hans-Georg
Published: May 2019

Metacirolana agaricicola Kensley, 1984 from the Caribbean Sea of Colombia is redescribed, with particular reference to its sexual dimorphism. Metacirolana agujae n. sp., known only from Colombia, is decribed. The interspecific affinities of both species are discussed and notes on their habits are given.
Some observations on biology and feeding behavior in two southern California pycnogonids
Authors: Bain Bonnie
Published: May 2019

During the years 1980 to 1982, two common southern California pycnogonids, Anoplodactylus californicus Hall, 1912 and Ammothea hilgendorfi (Böhm, 1879) were routinely collected and kept in aquaria. Observations were made both in the field and in the laboratory on feeding behavior and other aspects of the behavior and biology of the two species. It was concluded that, of the two species, Anoplodactylus californicus would be a good candidate to raise in the laboratory for further studies on the biology of these organisms.
The excavating sponges of the Santa Marta area, Colombia, with description of a new species
Authors: Hofman Caroline C. , Kielman Margriet
Published: May 2019

From June till December 1987 an inventory of the excavating sponges of the Santa Marta area, Colombian Caribbean, was made by scuba diving to depths not exceeding 18 m. Sixteen species were recorded and compared morphologically,using spicule sizes, papillae shapes, and excavation characteristics. Four little-known species are fully described and illustrated by submarine color photographs in situ. One appears to be a new species: Axinyssa flavolivescens, belonging to a genus not known to excavate so far. The other three species could not be identified with certainty: Aka aff. xamaycaensis, Aka aff. brevitubulata, and Cliona aff. flavifodina. A key to the excavating sponges of the area studied is provided.
A revision of Atlantic Asteropus Sollas, 1888 (Demospongiae), including a description of three new species, and with a review of the family Coppatiidae Topsent, 1898
Authors: Hajdu Eduardo , van Soest Rob W.M.
Published: May 2019

Various records of A. simplex Carter, 1879 from the Atlantic are assigned to three new species of the sponge genus Asteropus Sollas, 1888, viz.: A. brasiliensis sp. n., A. vasiformis sp. n., and A. niger sp. n., whereas A. simplex s.s. is restricted to the Indo-Pacific. A worldwide study of Asteropus specimens resulted in the conclusion that two species groups exist, namely “simplex ”- like species (with true sanidasters), and “sarasinorum”- like species (with spiny microrhabds), as previously observed by Bergquist (1965, 1968). A newly discovered microsclere complement of trichodragmata in the first group strengthens the need for generic distinction of both lineages, and accordingly the name Melophlus Thiele, 1899 is reinstated for the “sarasinorum” species group. A key to the West Atlantic species of Asteropus is provided. The family allocation of Asteropus and associated genera in the Coppatiidae Topsent, 1898 is discussed, with the conclusion that the family is undoubtedly a polyphyletic assemblage related to various astrophorid groups (Hooper, 1986; Van Soest, 1991).
Isopodes Aselloïdes stygobies d’Espagne récoltés par J. Notenboom et I. Meijers, III — Le genre Proasellus: A — Espèces oculées ou microphtalme
Authors: Henry Jean-Paul , Magniez Guy
Published: May 2019

Samples collected in underground waters of Spain by Ine Meijers and Jos Notenboom demonstrated the presence of some oculated asellids previously known: Proasellus coiffaiti, P. coxalis, and P. meridianus, and also four new stygophilous species, more or less depigmented, with different stages of regression of the ocular system: P. beticus n. sp., P. ortizi n. sp., P. aragonensis n. sp., and P. ebrensis n. sp. These forms represent relict populations of ancient epigean species. The anophthalmous species of the Aquitanian Basin, Pyrenees, and Iberian Peninsula are more closely related to P. beticus and P. ortizi than to the Recent epigean species P. coxalis and P. meridianus.
A new deep-sea isopod from the Weddell Sea, Antarctica: Coperonus pinguis n. sp. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Munnopsidae)
Authors: Brandt Angelika
Published: May 2019

A new species of Coperonus, C. pinguis, is described from the Antarctic deep sea. It is the first record of an Antarctic deep-sea species in this genus and the southernmost record of Coperonus.
Morphological characterization, cytogenetic analysis, and geographical distribution of the Pygmy Marbled Newt Triturus marmoratus pygmaeus (Wolterstorff, 1905) (Caudata: Salamandridae)
Authors: García-París M. , Herrero P. , Martín C. , Dorda J. , Esteban M. , Arano B.
Published: May 2019

Triturus marmoratus pygmaeus, a problematicsubspecies of the Marbled Newt from the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, is redescribed using specimens collected in the “typical” area. Diagnostic external morphological features are provided to permit the accurate determination of the specimens belonging either to T. m. marmoratus or to T. m. pygmaeus. These diagnostic features were applied to individuals both from the field and from museum collections. The results indicate a larger distributional area for to T. m. pygmaeusto than was previously recognized. The distribution of to T. m. marmoratusto ranges over the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula and most of France; to T. m. pygmaeusto occupies the southwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula. The contact area between the two subspecies seemsto be located alongthe Central Range Mountains (Sistema Central) in Portugal and Spain. to T. m. marmoratusto extends southwards beyond this borderline in three areas: Serra da Estrela (Portugal), Sierra de Gata (Spain) and Sierra de Guadarrama (Spain). The only point at which to T. m. pygmaeusto reaches northwards beyond the Central System is near Puerto de Malagón (Madrid Province, Spain). No cases of strict sympatry, nor individuals with intermediate morphologicalfeatures have been observed. The results of an extensive cytogenetical analysis do not show any differences between to T. m. pygmaeusto and to T. m. marmoratusto . Interestingly, however, the to T. m. pygmaeusto populations from Doñana (Huelva Province, Spain) showed an exclusive, though little differentiated, C-banding pattern.
Revision of the Archiloa genus complex with description of seven new Archilina species (Platyhelminthes, Proseriata) from the Mediterranean
Authors: Martens Paul M. , Curini-Galletti Marco C.
Published: May 2019

Based on morphological and karyological investigations, the genus complex Archiloa sensu Karling (1966) is revised. The group contains seven genera, two of which are here described as new: Archiloa de Beauchamp, 1910, Archilopsis Meixner, 1938, Mesoda Marcus, 1949, Monocelopsis Ax, 1951, Archilina Ax, 1959, Inaloa gen. n., and Tajikina gen. n. The genus Pistrix Marcus, 1951 is synonymized with Mesoda Marcus, 1949. Eleven species are transferred to other genera. Seven new Archilina species are described from the Mediterranean: A. brachycirrus, A. deceptoria, A. etrusca, A. palestinica, A. selenifera, A. biselenifera, and A. caliban. Two distinct “morphs” are recognized within A. endostyla Ax, 1959. The genus Archilina now contains 12 species, 8 of which occur in the Mediterranean. The karyotypes of the eight Mediterranean species are known; all of them have the basic karyotype for the Monocelididae. Within the Mediterranean, some sister-group relationships among the Archilina species could be recognized. They are probably the result of independent evolutionary lines from ancestral Archilina species.
Un nouveau Microcharon (Isopoda, Janiroidea) du Maroc — origine et biogéographie historique
Authors: Boulanouar M. , Yacoubi M. , Messouli M. , Coineau N.
Published: May 2019

The interstitial crustacean isopods of the genus Microcharon (Microparasellidae) are relatively well-diversified and widely distributed in Morocco. A new species, M. boutini, is described. The 5-dentate mandibular pars incisiva, the elongated inner lobe of the exopodite, and the reduced armature of the first male pleopod characterize the species. M. boutini n. sp. belongs to the monophyletic messoulii group of species, the most primitive representatives of the genus. The distribution of M. boutini n. sp. covers both the northwestern part of the Jbilet and the nearest adjacent plain, as well as the High Atlas of the Marrakech piedmont. From a historical biogeographic point of view, interstitial ancestral marine populations would have been left in subterranean continental waters by the regression of the “Phosphate Sea” during the Lutetian (Eocene). The distribution of the same species both in High Atlas valleys and in the Jbilet region poses an evolutionary rate problem.
A coral-eating barnacle, revisited (Cirripedia, Pyrgomatidae)
Authors: Ross Arnold , Newman William A.
Published: May 2019

The coral-eating barnacle Hoekia monticulariae (Gray, 1831), the only internal parasite among the Thoracica described to this day, is characterized by an irregularly-shaped shell nestled cryptically between the polyps of the hermatypic coral Hydnophora Fischer, 1807, which occurs throughout most of the Indo-West Pacific. Because of its protean form, cirripedologists have failed to appreciate the diversity of taxa related to Hoekia, a presumed monotypic genus. We describe seven new species divided between Hoekia and three new genera, Eohoekia, Parahoekia, and Ahoekia for which the Tribe Hoekiini is proposed. As in other pyrgomatids, calcareous overgrowth by the coral is inhibited around the edge of the wall and aperture. But in Hoekiini a pseudopolyp, upon which the barnacle feeds with modified trophi, covers the wall and aperture. Furthermore, rather than articulating with a calcareous basis, the wall is suspended in coral tissue. Its hypertrophied lateral margin ( = basal margin), in contact with the host’s tissue, is the site where metabolic activities are inferred to take place. In Hoekia and Ahoekia, the wall develops simple or connecting tubes that lead to openings in the margin, which serve as circulatory pathways. A hypertrophied margin and elaborated circulatory system suggests that the Hoekiini may not be wholly dependent on feeding directly on host tissue and/or coelenteronic material, but may also be absorptive parasites. Although other pyrgomatids, in the tribes Pyrgopsellini nov. and Pyrgomatini nov., exercise some control over their hosts by an apertural frill and through discontinuities between the shell and basis, they are still planktotrophic.
A new interstitial species of Gammarella (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) from the western Mediterranean Sea
Authors: Martí Amparo , Villora-Moren Santiago
Published: May 2019

A new species of Gammarella Bate, 1857 is described from shallow water, inhabiting the interstitial system in soft bottoms of the Chafarinas Archipelago (western Mediterranean,N. Africa). The relationships of Gammarella with the genera Nuuanu and Cottesloe are briefly discussed. Numerical taxonomic methods are utilized to differentiate between the morphologically related species and the intermediate species. In a table the principal differentiating characters of Gammarella species are presented. Gammarella garciai n. sp. is characterized by its intermediate position between Gammarella, Nuuanu and Cottesloe, showing an intergradation of characters. Gammarella garciai n. sp. and G. merringannee show ecologically intermediate characters between the larger species, probably nestling, with preference for lightless environments, and the smaller species. The group of smaller species, with eyes poorly developedor absent, show interstitial preferences. A map of the world distribution and a key to the 11 known Gammarella species are presented.
Conceptual issues in phylogeny, taxonomy, and nomenclature
Authors: Rasnitsyn Alexandr P.
Published: May 2019

Phylogenetic hypotheses are designed and tested (usually in implicit form) on the basis of a set of presumptions, that is, of statements describing a certain order of things in nature. These statements are to be accepted as such, no matter whatever evidence for them exists, but only in the absence of reasonably sound evidence pleading against them. A set of the most current phylogenetic presumptions is discussed, and a factual example of a practical realization of the approach is presented.
New hypogean cyclopoid copepods (Crustacea) from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Authors: Fiers Frank , Reid Janet W. , Iliffe Thomas M. , Suárez-Morales Eduardo
Published: May 2019

Four previously unknown hypogean species of cyclopoid copepods were collected in cenotes and wells of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico. Diacyclops chakan sp. n. and D. puuc sp. n. differ from their congeners in combining 3-segmented swimming legs, 11-segmented antennules, and legs 1–4 endopodite segment 2 all with 2 setae. Species of Diacyclops rarely occur in tropical regions, and the Diacyclops described here are only the second and third species recorded from Mexico. The benthic D. puuc was found in the large underground reservoir of a cenote. Diacyclops chakan was encountered in such large open subterranean water basins, but more frequently and abundantly in wells.
Nouvelles données sur le genre Bragasellus (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae
Authors: Afonso Odette , Henry Jean-Paul , Magniez Guy
Published: May 2019

From now on, the genus Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 1968 includes 2 oculated and 17 stygobiotic species. As a natural and monophyletic taxonomic unit, we consider it a good genus.
New records of phytoseiid mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) from the French Antilles, with description of Neoseiulus cecileae sp. nov.
Authors: KREITER SERGE , TIXIER MARIE-STÉPHANE , ETIENNE JEAN
Published: May 2019

Twenty-six species of Phytoseiidae are reported from French Caribbean islands. One of them, Neoseiulus cecileae, is described as new to science. Five species are newly reported from the French Antilles and four are newly recorded from one of the French islands.
The neotropical genera Microthereva Malloch and Peralia Malloch (Diptera: Therevidae: Therevinae)
Authors: WEBB DONALD W.
Published: May 2019

The Neotropical stiletto fly genera Microthereva Malloch and Peralia Malloch are revised. These two genera from Argentina and Chile belong to the Anabarhynchus genus group of lower Therevinae. Dialineura costalis Bigot, Anabarhynchus grisea Kröber, Anabarhynchus maculifrons Kröber, Anabarhynchus niger Bigot, and Thereva schineri Jaennicke are synonomized under Peralia vittata Philippi. Each species is redescribed with illustrations of their genitalia, a key to their identification, and a map of their distribution.
Sphenocratus xinjiangensis Liang, sp. nov., the first authentic record of the dictyopharid subfamily Orgeriinae (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Dictyopharidae) in China
Authors: LIANG AI-PING , SONG Z.-S. , JIANG GUO-MEI
Published: May 2019

A new dictyopharid planthopper species, Sphenocratus xinjiangensis Liang, sp. nov. (subfamily Orgeriinae), is described and illustrated from Xinjiang in northwestern China. This represents the first authentic record of the genus Sphenocratus Horváth, 1910 as well as of the subfamily Orgeriinae in China. The new species extends the range of the genus Sphenocratus and the subfamily Orgeriinae southeastward considerably.
Remarks on the Macrobiotus polyopus group, with the description of two new species (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae)
Authors: PILATO GIOVANNI
Published: May 2019

Some problems are discussed concerning Macrobiotus polyopus Marcus, 1928 and its geographic distribution, and two new species are described: M. insularis sp. n. from Andaman Islands (attributed to M. polyopus by Maucci & Durante Pasa (1980)), and M. ocotensis sp. n. from southern Mexico. The validity of M. mandalaae Pilato, 1974 is confirmed. The hypothesis is advanced that also the Brazilian specimens recorded by de Barros (1942) do not belong to M. polyopus but to a different, probably undescribed, species.
A review of Anapausis Enderlein (Diptera: Scatopsidae) in the Neotropical Region, with four new species and comments on the phylogeny of the genus
Authors: AMORIM DALTON D.S. , BALBI MARIA I.P.A.
Published: May 2019

Four new Neotropical species of Anapausis are described: A. clivicola sp. nov., A. wirthi sp. nov., A. mayana sp. nov., and A. mourei sp. nov. Anapausis fuscinervis Edwards is redescribed, and a key for the Neotropical species of the genus is provided. The homology of the sclerites of the male terminalia is considered. Shared features allow recognition of four major clades within the genus, one composed of the species in Australia, New Zealand, Chile, and southern Brazil, one composed of a pair of Central American species, one composed of the Afrotropical and Oriental species, and one composed of the Holarctic species. The Central American species of Anapausis appear to be more connected to the circumantarctic and the Afro-Oriental clades than to the Holarctic clade of the genus.