cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Thomassinia aimsae Poore 1997
Creators: name: Poore, Gary C. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Callianideidae
Thomassinia
Thomassinia aimsae

description: Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997
(Fig. 1 g)
Thomassinia aimsae Poore, 1997: 410 –413, figs 34, 35.— Sakai 2011: 536.
Material examined. Papua New Guinea, New Ireland, Nago I. wharf, 02°36.33.1'S, 150°46.24.5'E, 3–12 m, sand (Kavieng stn KR6), MNHN IU- 2013-8836 (male, cl. 3.4 mm, female, cl. 3.6 mm). Madang, S of Riwo I., 05°08.9'S, 145°48.4'E, 3–20 m (stn PR195-B), MNHN IU- 2013-7082 (female, 3.6 mm).
Remarks. The new material seems indistinguishable from the single individual described from Davies Reef, Qld, Australia, although its telson may be slightly shorter. Its distribution is extended north to Papua New Guinea.
description: Published as part of Poore, Gary C. B., 2015, Rediagnosis of Callianideidae and its genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea), and description of a new species of Heardaxius Sakai, 2011, pp. 229-240 in Zootaxa 3995 (1) on page 238, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.19, http://zenodo.org/record/233204
Thomassinia gebioides
Creators: name: Poore, Gary C. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Callianideidae
Thomassinia
Thomassinia gebioides

description: Thomassinia gebioides de Saint Laurent, 1979
(Figs 1 h, i, 4d)
Thomassinia gebioides de Saint Laurent, 1979: 1396.— Poore 1997: 413, figs 36, 37.— Sakai 2011: 536 –537.
Material examined. Madagascar, Tuléar, NMV J34097 (6 males, 3 females, cl. 1.6–2.3 mm) (topotypic material). Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Aqaba, Joey’s Shipwreck Bay, 28°11.08'N, 34°38.29'E, FMNH UF38171 (ovigerous female).
Remarks. Sakai (2011: 536) described the male pleopod 2 as ‘… bearing elongate fused appendices masculina and interna, represented only by long setae and distal hooklets’. The appendix interna on the male pleopod 2 lacks any long setae that might indicate a fused appendix masculina (Fig. 4 d), same as that in the next species. This the first record of the species outside Madagascar.
description: Published as part of Poore, Gary C. B., 2015, Rediagnosis of Callianideidae and its genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea), and description of a new species of Heardaxius Sakai, 2011, pp. 229-240 in Zootaxa 3995 (1) on page 238, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.19, http://zenodo.org/record/233204
Thomassinia moorea Poore 1997
Creators: name: Poore, Gary C. B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Callianideidae
Thomassinia
Thomassinia moorea

description: Thomassinia moorea Poore, 1997
(Fig. 1 j, 4c)
Thomassinia moorea Poore, 1997: 416, fig. 38.
Garyia moorea.— Sakai 2011: 531 –533, figs 71, 72.
Material examined. French Polynesia, Moorea I., 17°29.23'S, 149°53.02'W, intertidal reef flat, NMV J60849 (1 subadult male, cl. 3.0 mm; 2 females, cl. 3.5 mm). Motu I., 17°29.26'S, 149°54.1'W, FMNH UF29262 (one specimen from 13 lots collected).
Remarks. The species was described on the basis of only its holotype male. More than a dozen specimens were collected at Moorea Island, French Polynesia, near the type locality, by the Florida Museum of Natural History in 2008 and 2010. The appendix interna on pleopod 2 is the same as in the type species (Fig. 4 e). The synonymy was discussed under the genus heading above.
description: Published as part of Poore, Gary C. B., 2015, Rediagnosis of Callianideidae and its genera (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea), and description of a new species of Heardaxius Sakai, 2011, pp. 229-240 in Zootaxa 3995 (1) on page 239, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3995.1.19, http://zenodo.org/record/233204
Penthicodes caja Walker 1851
Creators: name: Constant, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Fulgoridae
Penthicodes
Penthicodes caja

description: Penthicodes caja (Walker, 1851)
Figs. 17 A–D.
Aphaena caja Walker, 1851: 278.
Penthicodes caja (Walker, 1851): Distant, 1918: 198.
Male genitalia: anal tube short and broad with postero-lateral margins strongly emarginate (Figs. 17A–C); pygofer with strong hump at dorsal third (Fig. 17A); broadly ovoid in postero-ventral view (Fig. 17D); gonostyli rounded postero-dorsally in lateral view (Fig. 17A), well separated basally in postero-ventral view (Fig. 17D).
description: Published as part of Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the " Ereosoma group " with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2523 on page 10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196336
Penthicodes caja subsp. caja Walker 1851
Creators: name: Constant, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Fulgoridae
Penthicodes
Penthicodes caja
Penthicodes caja caja (walker, 1851)

description: Penthicodes caja caja (Walker, 1851)
Figs. 5 A–E, 25.
Diagnostic characters: (1) tegmina with white patch along sutural margin and along costal margin on nodal line of cross-veins (Fig. 5 A); (2) legs I and II dark brown with pale yellow rings (Fig. 5 E); (3) dark-brown to black-brown markings of tegmina large and irregular, also on membrane, ground colour of membrane paler (Fig. 5 A); (4) disc of hind wings orange with base red, and with 4 (3–6) black spots, one elongate black line near base and 1–4 small white spots (Fig. 5 A); (5) abdominal tergites black medially (Fig. 5 A).
LT: ɞ (n = 1): 28.0 mm; Ψ (n = 3): 30.9 mm (30.1 – 32.0). Wingspan: Ψ (n = 3): 56.7 mm (55.4 – 57.5).
Note: the species is easy to recognize by the large, irregular, dark brown markings of the tegmina, and the subspecies is easily recognized by the disc of hind wings orange with base red.
Distribution (Fig. 25): Bengladesh, India (N), Laos *, Myanmar *, Thailand, Vietnam (* = new data).
Typical material examined: Bengladesh: photo of the holotype Ψ labeled: [Silhet – on the reverse – 46 48] [Type] [Holo-type] (BMNH) coordinates of Silhet (= Sylhet): 24°53'N 91°52'E.
Notes: the original description refers to a male specimen but Walker and other authors very often confused males and females in Fulgoridae and other Fulgoromorphs, e.g. Eurybrachidae.
1 Ψ labeled [Silhet] [Stevens] [caja W. (B.M.)] [Typus] [497 58] [383 61] [Riksmuseum Stockholm] [NHRS-HEMI 000000032] (NHRS) has also been examined. This sspecimen is not regarded as typical because the original description refers to one specimen from Mr. Stainforth collection while this specimen is from Mr. Stevens’ collection.
Material examined: 2 Ψ: no data (MHNL). Myanmar: 2 Ψ: Dawna, vi.1992 (MHNL) coordinates: 16°50'N 98°15'E; Laos: 1 Ψ: Phong Saly (= Phôngsali), viii.1920, R. Vitalis de Salvaza (RBINS) coordinates: 21°41'N 102°06'E; 1 ɞ: idem, v.1920 (FSAG). Thailand: 2 Ψ: Thailand (GGC); 2 Ψ: Chiang Mai, iv1992, M. Donskoff (MNHN) coordinates: 18°47'N 98°59'E. India: 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Sikkim, Elwes (FSAG) coordinates: 27°45'N 88°30'E; 1 ɞ, 2 Ψ: Sikkim (NHRS).
Note: 1 Ψ erroneously labeled from N Celebes, ex coll. E.P. VanDuzee (CAS) has also been examined.
Additional data: Vietnam: 1 ɞ: Vinh Phuc province, Tam Dao National Park, vi.2000, alt 1000m, H.T. Pham (IEBR) coordinates: 21°29'N 105°38'E.
Data compliled by A. Wessel and S. Seidel: India: 1 ɞ: Darjeeling, det. V. Lallemand (ZMHB) 2 ex.: Sikkim (SMTD).
description: Published as part of Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the " Ereosoma group " with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2523 on page 10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196336
Penthicodes caja subsp. malayana Constant, 2010, n. ssp.
Creators: name: Constant, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Fulgoridae
Penthicodes
Penthicodes caja
Penthicodes caja malayana

description: Penthicodes caja malayana n. ssp.
Figs. 6 A–E, 25.
Diagnostic characters: (1) tegmina with white patch along sutural margin and along costal margin on nodal line of cross-veins (Fig. 6 A); (2) legs I and II dark brown with pale yellow rings (Fig. 6 E); (3) dark-brown to black-brown markings of tegmina large and irregular, also on membrane, ground colour of membrane paler (Fig. 6 A); (4) disc of hind wings red, and with 4 (3–6) black spots, one elongate black line near base and 1–4 small white spots (Fig. 6 A); (5) abdominal tergites black medially (Fig. 6 A).
LT: ɞ (n = 2): 27.8 mm (27.3 – 28.3); Ψ (n = 2): 29.6 mm (29.3–29.9). Wingspan: ɞ (n = 2): 50.6 mm (49.5–51.6); Ψ (n = 4): 54.3 mm (50.8–56.2).
Note: the subspecies is easy to recognize by the disc of hind wings red.
Distribution (Fig. 25): W Malaysia.
Material examined: Malaysia: Holotype ɞ: [Coll. I.R.Sc.N.B., Malaysia W., Cameron Highlands, iv. 2007, purchased from A. Chaminade, I.G.: 31.467] (RBINS) coordinates: 4°29'N 101°23'E. Paratypes: 1 ɞ, 2 Ψ: idem (RBINS); 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: [Cameron Highlands, vi.1992] (MHNL); 1 ɞ: [Cameron Highlands, ii.1989] (MHNL); 1 Ψ: [Pahang, Cameron Highlands, v.1990] (MHNL) coordinates: 4°30'N 103°23'E.
Additional data compiled by A. Wessel and S. Seidel: Malaysia: 2 ɞ: Cameron Highlands, from Tapah to Tana Rata (= Tanah Rata), v.1981, J. and P.O. Bourgeat, det. J. Constant 2003 (MNHN) coordinates: 4°20’N 101°20’E; 3 ɞ, 3 Ψ: Cameron highlands (near Ipoh), A.E. Selner, Augsburg, det. A. Krohner 1998 (ZSMC) coordinates: 4°35'N 101°05'E.
description: Published as part of Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the " Ereosoma group " with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2523 on pages 11-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196336
Penthicodes rugulosa Stal 1870
Creators: name: Constant, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Fulgoridae
Penthicodes
Penthicodes rugulosa

description: Penthicodes rugulosa (Stål, 1870)
Figs. 10 A–E, 21 A–D, 25.
Aphana rugulosa Stål, 1870: 742.
Aphaenina rugulosa (Stål, 1870): Metcalf, 1947: 152. Penthicodes rugulosa (Stål, 1870): Lallemand, 1963: 26.
Diagnostic characters: (1) tegmina with white patch only along sutural margin on nodal line of cross-veins (Fig. 10A); (2) legs I and II uniformly dark brown (Fig. 10E); (3) black-brown markings of tegmina irregular, larger ones subcircular with central white spot, membrane unspotted (Fig. 10A); (4) disc of hind wings red, with 1 (2) round black spots with central white spot, 1-3 small white spots (Fig. 10A); (5) abdominal tergites red (Fig. 10A).
LT ɞ (n = 3): 24.3 mm (23.6–24.9); Ψ (n = 6): 26.0 mm (24.4–27.7). Wingspan ɞ (n = 2): 49.3 mm (48.5 –50.1).
Male genitalia: anal tube short, crescent-shaped in dorsal view and with 2 short processes posteroventrally (Figs. 21A–C); pygofer with strong hump at dorsal third (Fig. 21A); broader at ventral third in postero-ventral view (Fig. 21D); gonostyli rounded apically in lateral view (Fig. 21A), contiguous in posteroventral view (Fig. 21D) and with pilose hump dorsally at level of lateral teeth (Fig. 21A); lateral teeth spinose posteriorly (Figs. 21A, D).
Distribution (Fig. 25): Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, Leyte*, Biliran* (* = new data).
Typical material examined: Philippines: Holotype Ψ: [Ins. Philipp.] [Semper] [rugulosa Stål] [Typus] [384 61] [Riksmuseum Stockholm] [NHRS-HEMI 000000078] (NHRS).
Material examined: Philippines: Biliran: 1 ɞ: Isl. Biliran, Baker (FASG) coordinates: 11°29'N 124°29'E. Leyte: 1 ɞ: Leyte: Mount Panasugan, 400m, 6.v.1952, C.R. Baltazar (RBINS) 10°44'N 124°54'E. Luzon: 1 Ψ: E Luzon, N. Ec. Bongabon Bgy Laby, Sierra Madre Mingan Mts, 700m, 15.viii.2005, J.H. Lourens (RBINS) coordinates: 15°38'N 121°15'E; 2 Ψ: E Luzon, Sierra Madre, Aurora,, ix.2007, I. & M. Lumawig (RBINS) coordinates: 16°59'N 121°38'E. Mindanao: 1 ɞ, 1 Ψ: Mindanao, Butuan, Baker (RBINS) 8°57'N 125°32'E; 1 ɞ: Mindanao, Zamboanga, i.1993 (MHNL) coordinates: 6°54'N 122°04'E; 2 Ψ: Mindanao, Davao, Baker (FSAG) coordinates: 7°04'N 125°36'E; 1 ɞ: Sitio Taglawig, Maco, Tagum, Davao prov., X.1946, at sea level, original dipterocarp forest, CNHM-Philippine Zool. Exped. 1946-47, leg. H. Hoogstraal (FMNH) coordinates: 7°22'N 125°51'E.
Additional data compiled by A. Wessel and S. Seidel: Philippines: Mindanao: Davao, Baker (SMTD).
description: Published as part of Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the " Ereosoma group " with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2523 on pages 17-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196336
Scamandra basigera Walker 1870, n. comb.
Creators: name: Constant, Jerome
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2010
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Fulgoridae
Scamandra
Scamandra basigera

description: Scamandra basigera (Walker, 1870) n. comb.
Fig. 13 C.
Aphaena basigera Walker, 1870: 97.
Aphaenina basigera (Walker, 1870): Metcalf, 1947: 150.
Penthicodes basigera (Walker, 1870): Lallemand, 1963: 24, Nagai & Porion, 1996: 20, 30.
After examination of photographs of the type specimen of Penthicodes basigera (Walker, 1870), the species is transferred to the genus Scamandra Stål, 1863 and the new combination Scamandra basigera (Walker, 1870) is proposed. The precise status of S. basigera within the genus Scamandra is not discussed here as the genus requires revision but it seems very close to Scamandra rosea (Guérin-Méneville, 1834) described from Java and Sumatra.
Material examined (on photo): holotype ɞ labeled [Type] [basigera] [Sumat Wallace] (BMNH).
The species is transferred to Scamandra after the following characters (Fig. 13C): (1) pronotum smooth, without strong median carina; (2) number of longitudinal veins in middle of tegmina exceeding 12 while it is less than 10 (usually 6–8) in Penthicodes; (3) absence of an elongate cephalic process; (4) presence of a basal tubercle on hind tibiae (Lallemand, 1963).
Distribution: Sumatra.
Note: Nagai & Porion (1996) erroneously stated that the type specimen of P. basigera was missing in the collections of the BMNH.
description: Published as part of Constant, Jerome, 2010, The lanternfly genus Penthicodes: key to the species and review of the " Ereosoma group " with two new species and one new subspecies (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2523 on page 21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196336
Kaloula pulchra Gray 1831
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
Kaloula
Kaloula pulchra

description: Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831
Fig. 4 Banded bullfrog, painted bullfrog
Notes.
These fossorial individuals were occasionally observed in tree holes (7), burrows (4), termite mounds (3) and anthropogenic material (3). Once observed in a dirt track puddle of saline water.
Distribution.
This species is abundant throughout the island and found in all habitat types. Individuals were observed in all human-settlement transect areas which includes garden areas near homes, fallow fields between human development, edge habitat near human-disturbed forest. This frog was detected in all human-disturbed forest including patches between developed housing areas. Frogs were detected in all national park forest transects. More often detected near water.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Microhyla heymonsi Vogt 1911
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
Microhyla
Microhyla heymonsi

description: Microhyla heymonsi Vogt, 1911
Fig. 4 Dark-sided chorus frog
Notes.
A total of 250 individuals were observed in a variety of habitat, including near ponds, puddles, grassy areas, streams, and house or garden areas in and around water pots common in garden areas. Found in primarily around freshwater; however, four individuals were also observed in and around brackish and saline water located in human settlement.
Distribution.
This species was detected at three of the seven human-settlement areas, six of the 14 human-disturbed forest habitats, and six of the 10 national park forest habitats.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Microhyla mukhlesuri Hasan 2014
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
Microhyla
Microhyla mukhlesuri

description: Microhyla mukhlesuri Hasan et al., 2014
Fig. 5 Mukhlesur’s narrow-mouthed frog
Notes.
Individuals were observed in a variety of habitats. Three individuals were found in a rocky stream bed in national park forest. Eighteen individuals were observed on sandy trails at the edge of both forested and scrub-grassy habitats, five individuals were found in a patch of human-disturbed forest at the edge of human settlement, seven individuals observed in a grassy area in human settlement on the edge of a human-disturbed forest, five individuals observed in a grassy area at the edge of a pond in human settlement, and nine individuals were found in the leaf litter near a pond at the edge of human-disturbed forest. Primarily found around freshwater; however, it was also observed in and around brackish and saline water. Tadpoles observed developing in saline water (August 2023).
Distribution.
This species was detected in three of the eight human-settlement transects, three of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and seven of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Polypedates leucomystax
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Rhacophoridae
Polypedates
Polypedates leucomystax

description: Polypedates leucomystax (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Fig. 5 Southern Clade. Common tree frog or four-lined tree frog
Notes.
This species was the second most observed on the island; 535 individuals were commonly observed throughout the island in a variety of habitats including forested areas near water sources such as streams or ponds, grassy plantation areas near water sources, such as overgrown vegetation patches near ponds, disturbed forested areas, and human habitat near streams, ponds, or anthropogenic structures holding water. Observed once in a concrete basin of a water fountain in a human-settlement area at the edge of a stream.
Distribution.
The common tree frog is distributed throughout peninsular Thailand south of the Isthmus of Kra and is part of the southern clade of this species group (Buddhachat and Suwannapoom 2018). This species is common throughout the island with detection in all 8 of human-settlement transects, 12 of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and 10 of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Hylarana erythraea
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Ranidae
Hylarana
Hylarana erythraea

description: Hylarana erythraea (Schlegel, 1837)
Fig. 6 Green grass frog
Notes.
The 331 individuals detected were commonly observed near ponds and some stream areas. Observations were made on the ground in grass or sandy soil, in water of a pond, on fallen trees, and in low areas on the side of trees. This species was observed in or near fresh, brackish, and saline water.
Distribution.
The green grass frog is distributed throughout the island, most commonly near water. Detection occurred in five of the eight human-settlement transects, 13 of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and five of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Fejervarya limnocharis
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Fejervarya
Fejervarya limnocharis

description: Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Fig. 6 Pond frog
Notes.
We observed 327 individuals near ponds and other water bodies such as puddles or still water near stream areas. Found in fresh, brackish, and saline water habitat. Tadpoles observed through to froglet in saline water puddle.
Distribution.
This species is common throughout the island with detection in six of the eight human-settlement transects, eight of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and six of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Phrynoglossus martensii Peters 1867
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Phrynoglossus
Phrynoglossus martensii

description: Phrynoglossus martensii Peters, 1867
Fig. 7 Puddle frog
Notes.
We observed 151 individuals in puddles situated in dirt track paths in human-disturbed forest and human-settlement areas such as a cement fountain not in use but still retaining water.
Distribution.
This species is distributed throughout Thailand but is more prevalent in central and peninsular areas (Köhler et al. 2021). It is common throughout the island near small water bodies such as puddles and small vernal ponds. Individuals were detected in seven of the eight human-settlement transects, 11 of the 13 transects in human-disturbed forest areas, and six of the 11 transects in national park forest areas.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Hoplobatrachus chinensis
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Hoplobatrachus
Hoplobatrachus chinensis

description: Hoplobatrachus chinensis (Wiegmann, 1834)
Fig. 7 Chinese edible frog
Notes.
Individuals were sometimes found in or on the edge of small ponds or vernal water holes used by water buffalo in marshy fallow fields. It is often found in fresh food markets and has been farmed on the island.
Distribution.
The species was found near water bodies such as small ponds or standing water areas sporadically throughout the island. Individuals were observed in two of the eight areas in human habitat, two of the 13 areas in human-disturbed forest, and only two of the 11 areas surveyed in national park forest.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Limnonectes blythii
Creators: name: Cook-Price, Dawn R.
name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Limnonectes
Limnonectes blythii

description: Limnonectes blythii (Boulenger, 1920)
Fig. 8 River frog
Notes.
The 273 individuals detected were primarily observed on the banks of rivers or edges of ponds and rocky riverbeds. The majority (225) were observed in both national park forest and human-disturbed forest areas. The individuals found in human-settlement areas were adjacent or within 25 m of a stream or marshy water source. Fig. 8 shows an individual on a bridge walkway above a stream on dormant party grounds inhabited by villagers.
Distribution.
The river frog is distributed throughout the island in or near stream or pond areas with individuals observed in five of the eight human-settlement transects, 10 of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and eight of the 11 in national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Limnonectes pseudodoriae
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name: Makchai, Sunchai
name: Hasin, Sasitorn
name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Dicroglossidae
Limnonectes
Limnonectes pseudodoriae

description: Limnonectes pseudodoriae (Yodthong, Rujirawan, Stuart & Aowphol, 2021)
Fig. 8 False Doria’s fanged frog
Notes.
This species was observed in or around rocky stream habitat. Eggs were observed on land at the edge of a pool of standing water at a leveled area of a rocky stream wash in national park forest. This newly described species has been documented on only three islands, Ko Pha-ngan, Ko Samui, and Ko Lanta (Yodthong et al. 2021). The individuals observed in the human-settlement area were in a flooded stream area between a house and small pond.
Distribution.
This species was detected primarily in rocky river systems. Individuals were detected in one of the eight human-settlement transects, three of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects and five of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
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name: Makchai, Sunchai
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name: Suwanwaree, Pongthep
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Anura
Bufonidae
Duttaphrynus
Duttaphrynus melanostictus

description: Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
Fig. 9 Asian common toad
Notes.
This species was the most observed species on the island; 559 individuals were commonly observed throughout the island on dirt paths, dirt roads, and pooled bodies of water in forested stream areas.
Distribution.
The Asian common toad is distributed throughout the island with detection in all eight of the human-settlement transects, all 13 of the human-disturbed forest transects, and all 11 of the national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor 1960
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name: Makchai, Sunchai
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Anura
Ichthyophiidae
Ichthyophis
Ichthyophis kohtaoensis

description: Ichthyophis kohtaoensis Taylor, 1960
Fig. 9 Koh Tao caecilian
Notes.
Forty individuals were observed near and around marshy habitat, under anthropogenic items near marshy river overflows, and occasionally under rocks in rocky dirt patches near rivers. Most often detected after or during rain, and commonly found in human-settlement areas after digging or gardening.
Distribution.
This caecilian is distributed throughout the island, although it is fossorial and not easily detected. Individuals were detected in two of the eight human-settlement transects, five of the 13 human-disturbed forest transects, and three of the 11 national park forest transects.
description: Published as part of Cook-Price, Dawn R., Makchai, Sunchai, Hasin, Sasitorn & Suwanwaree, Pongthep, 2024, Amphibian survey of Ko Pha-gnan in Surat Thani Province, Thailand, pp. 167-183 in ZooKeys 1207 on pages 167-183, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1207.116758
Thygater Holmberg 1883
Creators: name: Freitas, Felipe V.
name: Silveira, Fernando A.
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Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Thygater

description: Genus Thygater Holmberg 1883
Type species: Tetralonia terminata Smith 1854 (= Macrocera analis Lepeletier 1841)
Diagnosis (unique synapomorphies for each group are in italics). Thygater belongs to a distinctive group, maybe a clade, of Neotropical eucerini genera, which can be recognized by the following set of characters (Michener 2007): Female—blade of galea at least 1.4 times as long as eye; mandible with condylar ridge expanded, at least as salient as external carina; labrum usually ¾ as long as wide; gradulus of S2 weakly biconvex; gradulus of T6 without teeth on apicolateral margin. Male—labrum at least ¾ as long as wide; clypeus strongly protuberant; clypeocular distance as long as minimum diameter of F1 or longer; inferior part of paraocular carina absent (indicated by a weak ridge in some species of Thygater); lateral portion of clypeus, paraocular area just above clypeus, paraocular area adjacent to clypeus and paraocular area adjacent to eye all in the same plane.
Thygater can be differentiated from the other genera in this group by the following features: Female—clypeus entirely black, without a pair of divergent ridges; scape shorter than interantennal space, about twice as long as wide; F1 at least as long as scape; vertex without preoccipital carina. Male—antenna very long, but apical flagellomeres similar in diameter to basal ones, without row of long hairs; pygidial plate vestigial, merely indicated by lateral carinae; T7 with apical emargination delimiting two flat (round or triangular) lobes.
description: Published as part of Freitas, Felipe V. & Silveira, Fernando A., 2017, Synopsis of the bee genus Thygater Holmberg 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, with the description of a new species and a key to all Brazilian species, pp. 1-29 in Zootaxa 4238 (1) on page 3, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/344981
EARLY DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
Creators: name: Abdushukurova, K.R.
name: Ro'ziqulov, Shaxboz
name: Kazimov, Suxrob
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Year: 2024

description: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to occupy relevant positions in the context of modern healthcare problems. This pathology is characterized by high prevalence, frequency of complications and high level of disability and mortality among the working-age population. An important fact that alarms the medical community is not only the continuing trend towards an increase in morbidity, but also the so-called spread among the population that was previously less susceptible to the development of this pathology. This circumstance dictates the need to take into account the risk factors of CVD characteristic of young age. In order to solve this problem, it is first necessary to analyze the main risk factors influencing the development of CVD and develop scientifically based preventive measures for young people with a predisposition to the development of CVD, taking into account the prevalence of risk factors in modern socio-economic conditions. This will require activating the disease prevention system, both at the state level and at the level of practical healthcare services.
Thygater tuberculata Urban 1967
Creators: name: Freitas, Felipe V.
name: Silveira, Fernando A.
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Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Thygater
Thygater tuberculata

description: Thygater tuberculata Urban 1967
Thygater (Nectarodiaeta) tuberculata Urban 1967; Urban, Moure & Melo 2012.
Diagnosis. T. tuberculata (male) has four maxillary palpomeres and almost entirely fuscous pilosity. It can be easily distinguished by the following combination of characters: the hind basitarsus with apical margin project beyond articulation of 2nd tarsomere; the tubercle on the disc of S4 (absent in all other species) and by the tubercles on S6, one medially and another two laterally.
Description ♀: unknown.
♂ (holotype): Integument black, except for reddish areas on mandibles, malar area, head, mesepisternum, legs and mesosoma, amber-translucent on apex of marginal zones; marginal zone of T1 with translucent amber area short, short as F1 length, marginal zone of T2 – T5 longer than F1. Pilosity fuscous, except white on head (except on small areas of vertex, paraocular areas and frons), apical margins of mesoscutum, T1 basally, yellowish on edges of T4 – T7; forming complet apical fringe on S4; on S5 forming lateral tufts; on S6 with dense plumose pilosity, especially on apex and on longitudinal line. Structure malar area about ½ as long as basal mandibular width; clypeus with mid-longitudinal elevation on disc, not forming a carina; its basal depression reaching 1/5 of clypeal length; hind basitarsus with apical margin project beyond articulation of 2nd tarsomere; apex of T7 shallowly emarginate, forming two broadly flat rounded lobes; S4 with a small discal tubercle; S5 with two marginal dentiform projections; S6 with a median and two lateral tubercles.
Holotype (male): “holótipo” “Itatiaia; R. Janeiro—Brasil; Fevereiro 1959; W. Zikan” “ Thygater; tuberculata; D. Urban det. 67” [DZUP]—examined.
Habitat: unknown.
Additional material examined: none.
Distribution in Minas Gerais: This species has not been recorded yet in the state. However, since it occurs in the Serra da Mantiqueira in the state of Rio de Janeiro, near the border of Minas Gerais, it seems reasonable to expect that it also occurs in similar environments in the southeastern region of this state.
Flower records: unknown.
description: Published as part of Freitas, Felipe V. & Silveira, Fernando A., 2017, Synopsis of the bee genus Thygater Holmberg 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, with the description of a new species and a key to all Brazilian species, pp. 1-29 in Zootaxa 4238 (1) on page 26, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/344981
Batillipes Richters 1909
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Batillipedidae
Batillipes

description: Batillipes sp.
Material examined: 35 specimens from site 3, body size 81–147 µm.
Remarks: These specimens are most similar to B. similis Schulz, 1955. Similarities include the toe pattern (toe 3 shorter than toe 4 on leg IV), drumstick-shaped clavae, length of cephalic cirri, and long sensorial organ (P4) on legs IV. The Bahamian specimens are different from B. similis based on the shape and orientation of the lateral processes and a unique caudal appendage that consists of a short triangular projection with a small s-shaped distal portion.
This species appears to have a soft body and did not do well in the PVA mounting medium. For this reason, it was not possible to examine some structures and gender determination was not possible. The description of this species will be postponed until new material is collected.
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 55, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Dipodarctus subterraneus
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Dipodarctus
Dipodarctus subterraneus

description: Dipodarctus subterraneus (Renaud-Debyser, 1959)
Material examined: Six specimens. Four specimens collected from site 15 (2 females, 108 and 109 µm long, and 2 individuals of unknown gender, 1 was 99 µm long and the other not properly oriented to be measured); and 2 females (98 and 99 µm long) collected from site 2.
Remarks: Five species are currently known in the genus Dipodarctus. In three of these, one digit on legs I–III is much longer than the other digits. According to their original descriptions, in two other species, D. anaholiensis Pollock, 1995 and D. subterraneus, all digits on legs I–III are similar in length. However, in specimens attributed to D. anaholiensis from French Polynesia the innermost digit on legs I–III is slightly but consistently shorter than the other digits (Bartels et al. 2015a). In our Bahamian specimens this difference is not clear (two specimens have digits on legs I–III of similar lengths and in three others digit I is slightly shorter). Dipodarctus subterraneus was originally described in the genus Halechiniscus Richters, 1908, further described and renamed Hemitanarctus subterraneus by de Zio Grimaldi et al. (1995 /96), and subsequently moved to the genus Dipodarctus (see Jørgensen et al. 2014 for complete history). When the genus Dipodarctus was erected by Pollock (1995), he did not compare the very similar D. anaholiensis to the species then known as Halechiniscus subterraneus, so differentiating characters of these two are minimal. The only two characters clearly identifying D. subterraneus are a small lateral projection just anterior to leg IV and segmented cephalic cirri. These characters are observable in our best specimens, and since the Bahamas is the type locality for this species, we have assigned all our specimens to D. subterraneus. As mentioned by Kaczmarek et al. (2015), D. subterraneus is in need of redescription.
Although the Bahamas is the type locality for D. subterraneus, the species is reported to have a very broad distribution and wide habitat preferences (see Bartels et al. 2015b for interactive map), indicating these reports need to be verified (Kaczmarek et al. 2015).
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on pages 55-56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Florarctus Delamare-Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant 1965
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Florarctus

description: Florarctus sp. 1
Material examined: Eight specimens collected from site 2 (5 females, 122–154 µm long, and 3 males, 99–111 µm long).
Remarks: These specimens from our collection clearly have caesti in the alae, and the shape of the alae and the caesti do not match any known species. As in Batillipes sp., some structures cannot be correctly observed in the examined specimens, preventing the description of this presumed new species until new material is collected.
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Florarctus Delamare-Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant 1965
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Florarctus

description: Florarctus sp. 2
Material examined: Four specimens from site 11. Two females (body lengths of 215 and 223 µm long) and 2 individuals of unknown gender (178 and 185 µm long).
Remarks: Alae with caesti can be seen in these specimens, but the shape of the alae and caesti differs from those of Florarctus sp. 1. However, in all specimens of Florarctus sp. 2, the caudal ala is folded and cannot be adequately described. Thus, we are not able to identify these specimens to species level.
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Wingstrandarctus corallinus Kristensen 1984
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Wingstrandarctus
Wingstrandarctus corallinus

description: Wingstrandarctus corallinus Kristensen, 1984
Material examined: 28 specimens, 5 from site 1 (1 female, 124 µm long, and 4 specimens of unknown gender, 104–141 µm long), 13 from site 2 (9 females, 132–168 µm long; 2 males, 86 and 99 µm long; and 2 specimens of unknown gender, 144 and 167 µm long), 5 from site 3 (3 females, 116–140 µm long; 2 specimens of unknown gender, 102 and 134 µm long); 4 females, 133–164 µm long, from site 9; and 1 specimen of unknown gender, 163 µm long, from site 11.
Remarks: The genus Wingstrandarctus contains five known species (Jørgensen et al. 2014) that have alae without caesti. Unlike W. unsculptus Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møebjerg & Kristensen, 2014, the Bahamian specimens do have a sculptured cuticle. Unlike W. stinae Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014, they do not have constricted primary clavae, and the shape of the alae differs as well. The caudal alae of our specimens are much smaller than those of W. intermedius Renaud-Mornant, 1967, and the internal claws have accessory points unlike W. crypticus Renaud-Mornant, 1989. The Bahamian specimens do match W. corallinus in all traits.
Wingstrandarctus corallinus is an intertidal and shallow subtidal species. The type locality is Australia, but it has been recorded in the Western Atlantic in Florida, USA (Kristensen 1984) and many other areas (Kaczmarek et al. 2015, Bartels et al. 2015b).
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 56, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Halechiniscus perfectus Schulz 1955
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Halechiniscus
Halechiniscus perfectus

description: Halechiniscus perfectus Schulz, 1955
Material examined: Thirty-nine specimens; 4 from site 1 (1 female not properly oriented to be measured, and 3 specimens of unknown gender, 89–127 µm long); 17 from site 2 (9 females, 105–180 µm long, 1 male, 79 µm long, 6 specimens of unknown gender, 74–155 µm long, and 1 two-clawed larva 44 µm long); 1 female from site 3 (89 µm long); 2 females from site 5 (106 and 181 µm long); 3 females from site 6 (133–176 µm long); 2 females from site 7 (119 and 124 µm long); 8 from site 11 (2 females, 120 and 182 µm long, and 6 specimens of unknown gender, 120–178 µm long); and 2 from site 12 (one female 209 µm long and a specimen of unknown gender not measured).
Remarks: The specimens match the description of the species in Schulz (1955). This species is widely distributed in both intertidal and subtidal sand. Although it has been reported from both Brazil (Moura et al. 2009) and the North Atlantic (Morgan & O’Reilly 1989, Hansen et al. 2001), it has never been reported from the Bahamas, the USA or the Caribbean (Kaczmarek et al. 2015).
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143
Orzeliscus du Bois-Raymond Marcus 1952
Creators: name: Bartels, Paul J.
name: Fontoura, Paulo
name: Nelson, Diane R.
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Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Tardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Arthrotardigrada
Halechiniscidae
Orzeliscus

description: Orzeliscus sp.
Material examined: Three specimens collected at site 3 with a body length 117–128 µm long, one female and two individuals of unknown gender.
Remarks: Only three species are currently known in this genus: Orzeliscus belopus du Bois-Raymond Marcus, 1952, which is in need of redescription (according to Kaczmarek et al. 2015); O. septentrionalis Schulz, 1953 treated as species inquirenda (McKirdy et al. 1976, Pollock 1982); and the recently described O. asiaticus Lee, Rho & Chang, 2017. These species can be distinguished by the shape of primary clava, presence of sensorial papilla on legs IV, development of the lateral projection between legs III and IV, and presence of a hemispherical protrusion on the cheek region of the head (Lee et al. 2017). Unlike O. septentrionalis, in our specimens recorded in the Berry Islands, papillae on legs IV are present. In these specimens the protrusion on the head, characteristic of O. asiaticus, is absent or weakly developed. However, due to the bad orientation of the specimens from the Bahamas, the shape of the primary clava and the size of the body projection between legs III–IV cannot be properly assessed.
description: Published as part of Bartels, Paul J., Fontoura, Paulo & Nelson, Diane R., 2018, Marine tardigrades of the Bahamas with the description of two new species and updated keys to the species of Anisonyches and Archechiniscus, pp. 43-70 in Zootaxa 4420 (1) on page 57, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4420.1.3, http://zenodo.org/record/1253143