cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The PTEN/Akt Pathway in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a pre-cancerous lesion of the breast where the neoplastic cells are confined within the ducts of the breast. Unfortunately, 25-30% of DCIS cases will eventually progress to become invasive cancer. Clinicians need to be able to predict which DCIS patients will progress, so that these women can be treated more aggressively and monitored more carefully. Our hypothesis is that there are underlying genetic differences in DCIS that might be used to predict progression to invasive cancer.

 We have preliminary information that loss of portion of chromosome 10 may play a role in the progress of DCIS to invasive cancer. PTEN is a recently identified gene, which is located in a part of chromosome 10 that is frequently lost in invasive breast cancer. The PTEN gene functions as a 'tumor suppressor', by serving as a 'brake' on certain key cellular growth and signaling pathways. PTEN regulates a number of genes and processes, which collectively we refer to as the PTEN/Akt pathway. As a result, if PTEN becomes lost or altered as a result of chromosome 10 changes, then this becomes permissive for invasive breast cancer. However, the underlying biology and genetic changes that links PTEN with breast cancer invasion and progression are not known. And, information needs to be developed to link chromosome 10 changes and PTEN with the clinical progression of DCIS.

 We plan to create a tissue microarray (a chip containing hundreds of breast cancers) to study the relationship of PTEN and other genetic markers to determine their importance in breast cancer invasion and progression. We will thus be able to simultaneously test the the presence of altered genes in many women with precancer (DCIS) and compare and correlate them to women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. We plan to use immunohistochemistry and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments to confirm the chromosome 10/PTEN link with the microarray data.

 This project is a collaboration of clinical expertise and goals with newly emerging genetic analysis. We hope to develop information both on the underlying etiology of breast cancer as well as the key genetic elements relevant in the progression of the disease. This will provide the clinician with informative markers to make treatment decisions, and gives insight into which proteins and genes might best be investigated for new drug development.
Cacospongia dendroides var. friabilis Polejaeff 1884
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Thorectidae
Cacospongia
Cacospongia dendroides
Cacospongia dendroides var. friabilis poléjaeff, 1884

description: Cacospongia dendroides var. friabilis Poléjaeff, 1884
Cacospongia dendroides var. friabilis Poléjaeff, 1884: 60, pl. VIII figs. 2–3.
Ircinia friabilis; Von Lendenfeld 1889: 566.
Further information see above under Cacospongia dendroides var. dura. Same locality data, Eastern Philippines (syntypes BMNH 1885.8.8.31 and 32). The variety was elevated to species level as Ircinia friabilis (Poléjaeff, 1884) by Von Lendenfeld (1889: 566).
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Chondrilla caribensis Rutzler, Duran & Piantoni 2007
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Chondrillida
Chondrillidae
Chondrilla
Chondrilla caribensis

description: Chondrilla caribensis f. caribensis Rützler, Duran & Piantoni, 2007
Chondrilla caribensis f. caribensis Ŗtzler, Duran & Piantoni, 2007: 100, fig. 4A, Table 3.
The forma was described by Ŗtzler et al. from Carrie Bow Key, Belize, 16.83°N 88.1033°W, depth 0.5 m. By using the term ‘forma’ Ŗtzler et al. treated several of the specimens assigned to the species Chondrilla caribensis Ŗtzler, Duran & Piantoni, 2007 (holotype USNM 1082998 and paratype USNM 1082000) as members of an infrasubspecific taxon forma caribensis, which is not available under regulation of the Code (ICZN art. 45.6.3). Their identity remains Chondrilla caribensis Ŗtzler et al. 2012.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
1997 Air Quality Report
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Monitoring
Year: 1998

description: A summary of the New Jersey air quality data for 1997.  Contains information on the Pollutant Standards index (PSI), concentrations of individual pollutants -- sulfur dioxide, total suspended particulates and inhalable particulates, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxides, lead, other metals, smoke shade, toxic pollutants and acid precipitation -- and a monthly summary of meteorological information.  A trend comparison with previous years is also provided.
Sphingonotus caerulans
Creators: name: Ostrovsky, A. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Sphingonotus
Sphingonotus caerulans

description: Sphingonotus caerulans (Linnaeus, 1767) — Пустынница гоΛубеющая
МатериаΛ. РеспубΛика БеΛарусь, ГомеΛьская обΛ., ГомеΛьский р-н, В окр. Α. Романовичи, пустошь на эоΛовых песках, травяное сообщество с участием буΛавоносца сеΑоватого и Αругих псаммофитных зΛаков в ΑоΛине р. Ипуть, 06.09.2020, 1♂; Αоевский р-н, Α. РуΑня Каменева, песчаные Αюны, 08.08.2021, 1♀; ГомеΛьский р-н, пос. БеΛый Берег, просека ΑЭП, на песках, 24.08.2022, 2♂, 1♀.
Замечания. Северостепной европейскоказахстанский виΑ. Эремобионт, открытый геофиΛ. ПреΑпочитает псаммофитные биотопы с сиΛьно разреженной раститеΛьностью. Обитает на песчаных террасах речных ΑоΛин.
description: Published as part of Ostrovsky, A. M., 2023, Terrestrial Orthopteroid insects (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) of South-Eastern Belarus, pp. 50-68 in Amurian Zoological Journal XV (1) on page 64, DOI: 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-1-50-68, http://zenodo.org/record/11362219
Arachnospila conjungens
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila conjungens

description: Arachnospila conjungens (Kohl, 1898)
Pompilus conjungens Kohl, 1898:363, ♀.— Croatia (NHMW).
Distribution in Iran: FARS (FALAHATPISHE et al. 2016).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
The Biology of the Hudson-Raritan Estuary, with Emphasis on Fishes
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Year: 1985

description: A number of studies that address various aspects of the ecology of the Hudson-Raritan estuary are reviewed and compared where possible.  Special emphasis is directed at the species composition and abundance of fish within the estuary.  Factors contributing to historical changes in finfish abundance are addressed.  Fish densities and species composition are compared with other mid-Atlantic estuaries.
Stenobothrus lineatus
Creators: name: Ostrovsky, A. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Stenobothrus
Stenobothrus lineatus

description: Stenobothrus lineatus (Panzer, 1796) — Травянка тоΛстогоΛовая
МатериаΛ. РеспубΛика БеΛарусь, ГомеΛьская обΛ., ГомеΛьский р-н, З окр. Α. РуΑня Маримонова, сосняк на песках, 10.07.2021, 1♂, 1♀; С окр. г. п. Αоев, на сухоΑоΛьном Λугу, 25.07.2022, 1♀.
Замечания. Северостепной европейсковосточносибирский виΑ. ЗΛаковый хортобионт. НасеΛяет остепнённые биотопы с разнотравно-зΛаковой раститеΛьностью.
description: Published as part of Ostrovsky, A. M., 2023, Terrestrial Orthopteroid insects (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) of South-Eastern Belarus, pp. 50-68 in Amurian Zoological Journal XV (1) on page 64, DOI: 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-1-50-68, http://zenodo.org/record/11362219
COX-2 and Apoptosis Regulation in Breast Cancer
Creators: name: University Of California Office Of The President
Publisher: name: University of California Office of the President
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/00dmfq477
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2024

description: The growth of tumors is caused by imbalances between the rates at which cells are produced through cell division and the rate at which they die through a natural cell death process known as programmed cell death (also referred to as apoptosis). Defects in the apoptosis pathway allow tumor cells to survive for prolonged periods of time, accumulate genetic errors, and live in a suspended state that permits metastatic spread. Problems in programmed cell death mechanisms also contribute to therapy resistance, making tumors more difficult to kill with radiation or chemotherapy. It is important therefore to understand why tumors become refractory to programmed cell death and to devise strategies for restoring proper function to cell death pathways in tumor cells.

 Recently it has been discovered that aspirin-like drugs can restore proper function to cell death pathways in some types of tumors, including breast cancers. Aspirin-like drugs function primarily by inhibiting an enzyme in cells called cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). The levels of COX-2 are elevated in aggressive breast cancers. Higher levels of COX-2 have been reported to make some kinds of cancer cells resistant to programmed cell death by turning on genes that promote cell survival. COX-2 inhibitory drugs can shut off these cell survival genes and make it easier to kill tumor cells. One of the roles of COX-2 in tumor development is its positive effect on the survival of tumor cells. Thus, the efficacy of aspirin-like drugs in chemoprevention and treatment of tumors is also in part due to their abilities to induce apoptosis.

 The goal of this project is to provide insights into the role of COX-2 in breast cancer. We will explore whether COX-2 inhibitors can shut off survival genes in breast cancer cells, and we will study how COX-2 affects the programmed cell death machinery of breast cancer cells. Some specific aims include (1) studying the gene regulation of COX-2, (2) creating COX-2 overexpressing cells and developing methods for blocking COX-2 expression, and (3) studying the influence of PPARs (a nuclear steroid hormone receptor family) and COX-2 in apoptosis. In addition, we will explore why COX-2 levels are elevated in some breast cancers, so that the relation of COX-2 to breast cancer progression can be understood.

 Understanding the mechanisms by which COX-2 contributes to cancer development will reveal to what extent this enzyme is an important target in the chemoprevention and treatment of breast cancer
Determinants of farm profit among cassava-based farming households in Osun State Nigeria: robust estimation approach
Creators: name: Ogunleye, Ayodeji
name: Lukman, Adewale
name: Ogunwemimo, Hassan
name: Tanimonure, Victoria
name: Ismail, Emad
name: Awwad, Fuad
name: Ajayi, Oluseyi
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: Ecology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Inorganic Chemistry
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Science Policy

description: The Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method is widely adopted in studies estimating net profit generation among farmers, despite its strong tendency to produce misleading estimates, particularly when one or more fundamental assumptions are violated. This study examined the determinants of farm income among smallholder cassava farmers in Osun State, Nigeria correcting for various assumptions violations of the classical regression model. Aside from the usual OLS estimator, we employed robust estimators such as Maximum Likelihood-type estimator (M-estimator), Monotone M-estimator (MM-estimator), and Scale estimator (S-estimator) to account for outliers. One hundred and one smallholder farmers in Osun state were randomly selected for the study. Analyses revealed that the major socioeconomic factors affecting farming household profit were access to credit, farm size, years spent in farmers’ associations, years of experience, and distance to the nearest market, which are the major determinants of net farm profit among the cassava-based farming households in the study area. On average, the return on investment (ROI) among cassava-based farming households was found to be ₦1.32 per naira invested. The research findings indicated that cassava cultivation is a profitable venture within the investigated area and recommended robust methodology for effectiveness and accurate information in future analysis.
Euspongia canaliculata var. dura Von Lendenfeld 1886
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Euspongia
Euspongia canaliculata
Euspongia canaliculata var. dura von lendenfeld, 1886

description: Euspongia canaliculata var. dura Von Lendenfeld, 1886
(Fig. 1C)
Euspongia canaliculata var. dura Von Lendenfeld, 1886: 502, pl. 36 fig. 1.
Hippospongia canaliculata var. dura; (Von Lendenfeld 1889: 321, pl. 12 fig. 6, pl. 19 figs. 1, 5–6,8,9).
Hippospongia canaliculata; Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994: 382.
The variety was described by Von Lendenfeld from Port Jackson, SE Australia, approximate coordinates, 33.85°S 151.25°E (dry lectotype BMNH 1886.8.27.311, fide Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994: 382). Von Lendenfeld (1886: 502) curiously suggested that his var. dura was identical to Carter’s (1885b: 316) Euspongia anfractuosa (currently Hippospongia anfractuosa), but changed his mind over it in 1889: 314 when he assigned it first to Euspongia officinalis var. cavernosa Ridley, 1884: 379, and further on to Hippospongia fistulosa Von Lendenfeld, 1889: 313, currently an accepted name). Even more curiously, Von Lendenfeld erected Hippospongia canaliculata var. typica Von Lendenfeld, 1889: 323, for specimens from the Bahamas, apparently intended as the typical variety, but this was not valid because that variety was not mentioned among the varieties originally erected in 1886.
For obvious reasons, Von Lendenfeld’s manipulations were not accepted by Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 382); they assigned the var. dura to the species Hippospongia canaliculata (Von Lendenfeld, 1886), apparently the nominotypical variety as it was first mentioned by Von Lendenfeld. I concur with this decision.
De Laubenfels (1948:17) transferred the Australian Euspongia canaliculata Von Lendenfeld to the Mediterranean species Spongia zimocca Schmidt, 1862 as an Australian subspecies canaliculata of that species without a clear explanation; this found no followers.
The name of the present variety is a junior primary homonym of Euspongia officinalis var. dura Von Lendenfeld, 1886: 530, currently Spongia (Spongia) lignea Hyatt, 1877. The junior homonym is not an an available name, so it has to be renamed. Reassignment to Spongia (Spongia) lignea removed the homonymy.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on pages 15-16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Raritan Bay Macrobenthos Survey, 1957-1960
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: National Marine Fisheries Service
Year: 1975

description: This paper describes a quantitative and qualitative census of benthic macrofauna from Raritan Bay and Lower Bay during the summers of 1957 to 1960, prior to and following the operation of a sewer outfall at the head of Raritan Bay.  A total of 193 stations were sampled yielding 127 taxa that were identified to genus or species.
Arachnospila clericalis
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila clericalis

description: Arachnospila clericalis (F. Morawitz, 1889)
Pompilus clericalis Morawitz, 1889:119.
Distribution in Iran: KORDESTAN (GHAHARI et al. 2016).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Research Project Summary: Distribution of Mercury in Ground Water and Soils of the Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer System in the New Jersey Coastal Plain, Phase I: Development of Hypotheses as to Potential Sources of the Mercury
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1995

description: Data on mercury concentrations in water from potable wells in the southern part of New Jersey were collected from state and county records. These results were incorporated into a database and evaluated in order to discern the spatial and temporal distribution of mercury in ground water. Areas where at least one well sample yielded water containing mercury above the maximum contaminant level of 2 ug/L were classified as "contaminated sites". These sites were evaluated for similarities. Such parameters as land use history, proximity to industrial sites, cemeteries, hazardous and municipal landfills, household inputs such as exterior paint and septic leachate, and atmospheric deposition were investigated as potential sources of mercury to ground water. In order to verify the data that were previously collected and to gather additional information, a sampling effort for ground water and soil was conducted at some of the contaminated sites. Six hypotheses regarding the origin of the mercury being found in ground water are offered, the first two of which have been dismissed as reasonable possibilities. They are: 1) sampling error; 2) pump materials; 3) household inputs; 4) point sources; 5) atmospheric deposition; and 6) land-applied mercurial pesticides. A second phase of this study is being conducted to further eliminate  some of the hypotheses and to determine possible mechanisms for mobilizing mercury from soils to  ground water.
Clibanarius demani Buitendijk 1937
Creators: name: Ririhena, Dharma Arif Nugroho Dwi Listyo Rahayu Rianta Pratiwi Rena Tri Hernawati Ujang Nurhaman John Etry
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Diogenidae
Clibanarius
Clibanarius demani

description: Clibanarius cf. demani Buitendijk, 1937
(Fig. 6E)
description: Published as part of Ririhena, Dharma Arif Nugroho Dwi Listyo Rahayu Rianta Pratiwi Rena Tri Hernawati Ujang Nurhaman John Etry, 2024, Hermit crabs (Decapoda: Anomura: Coenobitidae, Calcinidae, Diogenidae, Paguridae) from Halmahera Island, North Maluku, Indonesia, pp. 1-24 in Nauplius (e 20240507) (e 20240507) 32 on page 12, DOI: 10.1590/2358-2936e20240507, http://zenodo.org/record/14668576
Research Project Summary: Nitrate in Drinking Water Wells in New Jersey: Burlington, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean and Salem Counties
Creators: name: No Name Supplied
Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1998

description: Drinking water wells throughout Burlington, Gloucester, Mercer, Ocean and Salem Counties, in New Jersey (NJ), were sampled for levels of nitrate during the spring and summer of 1990 and 1991. Highest nitrate concentrations were found in water from shallow wells (less than 100 ft.), within 50 ft. of a septic tank, near land to which fertilizer had been applied, and within 1/4 mile of an agricultural area, sod farm or golf course.
Stethophyma grossum
Creators: name: Ostrovsky, A. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2023
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Acrididae
Stethophyma
Stethophyma grossum

description: Stethophyma grossum (Linnaeus, 1758) — КобыΛка боΛотная
МатериаΛ. РеспубΛика БеΛарусь, ГомеΛьская обΛ., Ю окр. г. ГомеΛь, НовобеΛицкое Λ-во, забоΛоченная просека, на зΛаковой раститеΛьности, 09.08.2016, 1♂, 1♀.
Замечания. Трансевразиатский виΑ. Осоково-зΛаковый хортобионт. Распространён в Λесной и Λесостепной зонах. Δержится на вΛажных пойменных и забоΛоченных Λугах. Обитает среΑи прибрежной и окоΛовоΑной раститеΛьности.
description: Published as part of Ostrovsky, A. M., 2023, Terrestrial Orthopteroid insects (Insecta, Orthopteroidea) of South-Eastern Belarus, pp. 50-68 in Amurian Zoological Journal XV (1) on page 64, DOI: 10.33910/2686-9519-2023-15-1-50-68, http://zenodo.org/record/11362219
Arachnospila fuscomarginata
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila fuscomarginata

description: Arachnospila fuscomarginata (Thomson, 1870)
Pompilus fuscomarginatus Thomson, 1870:219, ♀♂.
Distribution in Iran: GOLESTAN (EBRAHIMI 2006).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld 1886
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Euspongia
Euspongia irregularis

description: Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld, 1886
Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld, 1886: 485; 1889: 245, pl. 12 fig. 9, pl. 13 figs. 1, 2, 4–5, pl. 21 figs. 8–10, pl. 22 figs. 1, 11, 17, pl. 29 fig. 1.
The species was described by Von Lendenfeld from southern Australian localities, Cape Vincent and Port Jackson, but also from Fiji and New Zealand, with numerous syntype specimens in BMNH and AM, and slides in ZMB. Von Lendenfeld (1886) distinguished four varieties, to which he added another five in 1889 (and Whitelegge 1901: 96 added a tenth), but these authors omitted to indicate a nominotypical variety. Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 392) noted the absence of a nominotypical variety but did not assign one. I propose Euspongia irregularis var. silicata Von Lendenfeld as the nominotypical variety, as it is the first mentioned variety, to be renamed E.i. var. irregularis (ICZN art. 47.1).
The name is a junior primary homonym of Euspongia officinalis var. irregularis Schulze (1879a: 619, pl. XXXV fig. 5, described from Lesina, Croatia in the northern Adriatic, approximate coordinates 43.12°N 16.7°E, type material not identified). Below, this is proposed to be a junior synonym of Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759. Since both taxa officinalis var. iregularis Schulze, 1879 and irregularis Von Lendenfeld, 1886 are currently assigned to Spongia (Spongia) the junior homonym irregularis Von Lendenfeld, 1886 must be replaced (ICZN art. 59.1). I propose Spongia (Spongia) vonlendenfeldi nom.nov., named after Robert Von Lendenfeld. The nomen novum could perhaps be the name of the first mentioned variety ‘ silicata ’, but Von Lendenfeld (1886: 545) also described a different species Euspongia silicata (= Leiosella silicata), making the replacement confusing. Wiedenmayer (1989: 125) synonymized Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld with Spongia (Spongia) hispida Lamarck, 1814, which is thus the senior synonym of the new name.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Euspongia officinalis var. exigua Schulze 1879
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Euspongia
Euspongia officinalis
Euspongia officinalis var. exigua schulze, 1879

description: Euspongia officinalis var. exigua Schulze, 1879
(Figs. 1 D-E)
Euspongia officinalis var. exigua Schulze, 1879a: 620, pl. XXXIV figs. 5–7, pl. XXXV fig. 8, pl. XXXVI figs. 8–11, XXXVII figs. 9–10.
Spongia officinalis subsp. exigua; Vacelet 1959: 74.
The variety was described by Schulze from Lesina, Croatia, approximate coordinates 43.12°N 16.7°E (type material not identified). The variety was not recognized by subsequent authors and Schulze considered it an ill-developed ecological form found in shallow water. It was declared a doubtful synonym of Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759: 1348 (currently Spongia (Spongia) officinalis) by Vacelet 1959: 74. I propose to include the variety within that species.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Hircinia flagelliformis Carter 1886
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Haplosclerida
Callyspongiidae
Hircinia
Hircinia flagelliformis

description: Hircinia flagelliformis Carter, 1886
Hircinia flagelliformis Carter, 1886a: 372 (no illustration); Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994: 189.
Not: Aplysina flagelliformis; Von Lendenfeld 1889: 415, pl. 27 fig. 10; Wilson 1902: 406.
The species was described by Carter from Westernport Bay, Victoria, Australia, approximate coordinates 38,35°S 145.24°E (lectotype (dried) BMNH 1886.12.15.242). The description is unclear in the sense that Carter mentions filaments (a distinctive feature of genus Ircinia), but reports that these contain sand grains, which is not known from any Ircinia. Furthermore, he makes a comparison with the species Aplysina longissima described by him from the West Indian region (Bahamas and Jamaica), which is currently assigned to the haplosclerid Callyspongia (Cladochalina) tenerrima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864). Von Lendenfeld (1889) translated Carter’s remark to an assignment to the genus Aplysina as A. flagelliformis, supposedly occurring disjunctly in Australia and the West Indian region, without re-examining the specimen (contra a suggestion by Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994: 189). Wilson (1902) followed this by describing Aplysina flagelliformis from Puerto Rico, which is a true Aplysina, probably A. fulva (Pallas, 1766) or A. cauliformis (Carter, 1882a). Hooper & Wiedenmayer listed the species as Druinellidae Von Lendenfeld, 1889 incertae sedis (= currently Pseudoceratinidae Carter, 1885a incertae sedis). The identity of Hircinia flagelliformis remains uncertain and thus it is best to keep its name Ircinia flagelliformis Carter, 1886a for the time being but as a taxon inquirendum.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Abax continuus subsp. wuesthoffi Schauberger 1925
Creators: name: Hoess, René
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Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
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Coleoptera
Carabidae
Abax
Abax continuus
Abax continuus wuesthoffi schauberger, 1925

description: Abax continuus wuesthoffi Schauberger, 1925
Naters (VS), Stahlgasse Haltjini, 740 m, 642.5 /130.9, 29.10.2014: 1 Ind.
Bitsch (VS), Z’Matt West, 730 m, 645.0 / 132.3, 17.6.2015: 1 Ind.
Bitsch (VS), Z’Matt Nord, 730 m, 645.1/ 132.5, 17.6.2015: 1 Ind.
Diese Art wurde in der Schweiz nach Marggi (1992) und Luka et al. (2009) nur im Tessin und dem Misox nachgewiesen. Aus der Leventina sind keine Funde bekannt. Als Typuslokalität der Unterart A. continuus wuesthoffi ist in der Originalbeschreibung (Schauberger 1925) jedoch das Tal der Mattervisp[a] angegeben, wo W. Wüsthoff mehrere Tiere fand (Anzahl und Funddatum nicht genannt). In Ermangelung weiterer Walliser Funde hält dies Marggi (1992) für eine Fundortsverwechslung. Meine Nachweise zeigen aber, dass das Taxon auch heute noch im Wallis vorhanden ist. A. continnus wuesthoffi gehört zu den grossen Abax -Arten mit relativ grossem Kopf. Vom weitverbreiteten A. parallelepipdus (Piller & Mitterpacher, 1783) unterscheidet er sich vor allem durch die fehlende Beborstung der Klauenglieder. Im Tessin und Misox geht A. continuus wuesthoffi kaum über 1200 m (Luka et al. 2009), sodass eine natürliche Besiedlung des Wallis über den Simplon oder den Nufenen, die beide über 2000 m hoch sind, nicht möglich scheint. Wo genau im Mattertal Wüsthoff die Tiere fand, ist nicht überliefert, doch liegt der tiefste Punkt des Tales beim Zusammenfluss mit der Saaser Vispa auf 730 m, also auf gleicher Höhe wie die Fundorte der vorliegenden Tiere. Letztere hielten sich unter Steinen an von Hecken gesäumten Wegen oder Ruderalstandorten auf (Abb. 1). Wie A. continuus wuesthoffi ursprünglich ins Wallis kam, bleibt ein Rätsel. Verfrachtung durch den Menschen mit Warentransporten aus dem Süden scheint aber möglich, ist doch die Region Brig-Visp nicht erst seit der Eröffnung des Simplon-Eisenbahntunnels anno 1906 ein bedeutender Verkehrsknoten zwischen Norditalien und der Schweiz. Der ähnliche A. parallelepipdus ist im Unterwallis weit verbreitet (Marggi 1992 und Luka et al. 2009), fehlt aber östlich von Gampel fast völlig. Die beiden isolierten Funde im Goms sollten auf eine mögliche Verwechslung mit A. continuus wuesthoffi geprüft werden.
description: Published as part of Hoess, René, 2016, Interessante Neufunde von Laufkäfern (Coleoptera: Carabidae) aus der Schweiz, pp. 53-67 in Entomo Helvetica 9 on pages 54-55, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986145, http://zenodo.org/record/7901176
Arachnospila consobrina
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
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Year: 2018
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Arthropoda
Insecta
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Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila consobrina

description: Arachnospila consobrina (Dahlbom, 1843)
Pompilus consobrina Dahlbom, 1843:79, ♀♂.
Distribution in Iran: MAZANDARAN (WOLF et al. 2009— AS Arachnospila consobrina continentalis (WOLF, 1966), AND AS Arachnospila consobrina pyrenaica (WOLF, 1965)), TEHRAN (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Arachnospila fumipennis
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila fumipennis

description: Arachnospila fumipennis (Zetterstedt, 1840)
Pompilus (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838:438, ♀.—Lapponia Tornensis.
Distribution in Iran: EAST AZERBAIJAN (EBRAHIMI et al. 2008), MAZANDARAN (HAUPT 1929A; WOLF 1977 — AS Psammochares nostras (KOHL, 1898); WEST AZERBAIJAN (GHAHARI & GADALLAH 2016); NO LOCALITy CITED (WOLF 1971; WOLF et al. 2009— AS Arachnospila fumipennis fumipennis (ZETTERSTEDT, 1840))
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Acupalpus maculatus
Creators: name: Hoess, René
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Acupalpus
Acupalpus maculatus

description: Acupalpus maculatus (Schaum, 1860)
Montagny (FR), Vers les Gours, 605 m, 565.9 /182.6, 21.7.2010: 2 Ind.
Seit den in Hoess (2009) genannten Angaben konnte ich die Art noch im Seeland in den Gemeinden Gampelen (BE), Murten (FR) und Walperswil (BE) (2009, 2014) sowie im Wasserschloss in der Gemeinde Brugg (AG) (2009) nachweisen. Der oben genannte Fund liegt deutlich ausserhalb des Seelands im hügeligen Freiburgerland und ist höher als alle anderen neueren Funde. Dieses Gewässer trocknet immer wieder aus und ist auch für Libellen ein günstiger Lebensraum (eigene Erfahrung).
description: Published as part of Hoess, René, 2016, Interessante Neufunde von Laufkäfern (Coleoptera: Carabidae) aus der Schweiz, pp. 53-67 in Entomo Helvetica 9 on page 55, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986145, http://zenodo.org/record/7901176
Research Project Summary: Outrage and Technical Detail: The Impact of Agency Behavior on Community Risk Perception
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Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1992

description: When citizens see officials being sensitive to their concerns about environmental problems, do citizen concerns about risk decrease? What happens when government staff do not respect public concerns? New Jersey homeowners were asked to read news stories showing how a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy spokesperson responded to citizen concerns about environmental problems. For the stories where the official ignored public concerns, readers saw the environmental health risks as higher and government behavior as less appropriate. News stories with more detailed technical information about health effects and exposure pathways of environmental hazards did not affect risk perceptions. These research results suggest that agency relations with the public and the effectiveness of management decisions will improve when officials directly address public concerns, although respect for citizen concerns alone cannot eliminate conflict with the public over risks.
Arachnospila minutula
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila minutula

description: Arachnospila minutula (Dahlbom, 1842) #
Pompilus minutus Dahlbom, 1842:3, ♀♂.
Distribution in Iran: GOLESTAN (WOLF et al. 2009— AS Arachnospila minutula minutula (DAHLBOM, 1842)).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Euspongia officinalis var. irregularis Schulze 1879
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Spongiidae
Euspongia
Euspongia officinalis
Euspongia officinalis var. irregularis schulze, 1879

description: Euspongia officinalis var. irregularis Schulze, 1879
(Fig. 1F)
Euspongia officinalis var. irregularis Schulze, 1879a: 619, pl. XXXV fig. 5.
Spongia officinalis subsp. irregularis; Vacelet 1959: 74
The variety was described by Schulze from Lesina, Croatia, approximate coordinates 43.12°N 16.7°E (type material not identified). It differs from the typical variety by its irregular growth form with smaller and larger lobes, together forming a partially high and low ‘bath sponge quality’. The variety was not recognized by subsequent authors and Schulze considered it an ecological deep water form. It was declared a doubtful synonym of Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759: 1348 (currently Spongia (Spongia) officinalis) by Vacelet 1959: 74. I propose to include the variety within that species.
The present variety is a senior primary homonym of the Australian species Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld, 1886: 485 (see also Von Lendenfeld 1889: 245, pl. 12 fig. 9, pl. 13 figs. 1, 2, 4–5, pl. 21 figs. 8–10, pl. 22 figs. 1, 11, 17, pl. 29 fig. 1). Von Lendenfeld (1886) distinguished four varieties, to which he added another five in 1889 (and Whitelegge 1901: 96 added a tenth), but omitted to indicate a nominotypical variety. Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 392) noted the absence of a nominated variety but did not assign one. Above I proposed Euspongia irregularis var. silicata Von Lendenfeld as the nominotypical variety to be named E.i. var. irregularis (ICZN art. 47.1). Since both species officinalis and irregularis are currently assigned to Spongia (Spongia) the junior homonym must be replaced (ICZN art. 59.1). Above, I proposed Spongia (Spongia) vonlendenfeldi nom.nov., named after Robert Von Lendenfeld. Wiedenmayer (1989: 125) synonymized Euspongia irregularis Von Lendenfeld with Spongia (Spongia) hispida Lamarck, 1814, which is the senior synonym of the new name.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 17, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Arachnospila rufa
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
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Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila rufa

description: Arachnospila rufa (Haupt, 1927)
Psammochares (Psammochares) rufus Haupt, 1927:197, ♀♂.
Distribution in Iran: EAST AZERBAIJAN (GHAHARI et al. 2016).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 459, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Hircinia vallata Dendy 1887
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Haplosclerida
Callyspongiidae
Hircinia
Hircinia vallata

description: Hircinia vallata Dendy, 1887
Hircinia vallata Dendy, 1887: 163 (no illustration).
Hircinia (Psammocinia) vallata; Von Lendenfeld 1889: 581 (no illustration, not mentioned in Hooper & Wiedenmayer 1994). Psammocinia vesiculifera; Cook & Bergquist 1998: 400.
This species described by Dendy from Madras (= Chennai), approximate coordinates 13.0806°N 80.3°E, India (lectotype) and Ceylon (= Sri Lanka), approximate coordinates 9°N 79°E (paralectotype) (the dry Madras lectotype is listed in the BMNH collections as ‘holotype’ BMNH 1887.8.24.1, coll. E. Thurston). The species was prematurely described and named by Dendy, as he referred to Von Lendenfeld’s manuscript name vallata for it, to which he apparently had access. Von Lendenfeld (1889: 581) redescribed the species as Hircinia (Psammocinia) vallata, claiming it as his own species without citing Dendy’s name or reference, but listing Dendy’s material from BMNH in addition to material collected from Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia, approximate coordinates 38.1167°S 144.8667°E.
The revision of the genus Psammocinia Von Lendenfeld, 1889 by Cook & Bergquist (1998: 400) mentioned only Von Lendenfeld’s name as a junior synonym of Psammocinia vesiculifera (Poléjaeff, 1884: 58), ignoring Dendy’s original use of the name vallata. It would at first glance be a case of homonymy with Dendy’s vallata as senior primary homonym, but Dendy’s reference to Von Lendenfeld’s monograph and the name Hircinia vallata R. von Lendenfeld, MS, makes it abundantly clear that at least part of the specimens is the same for both author descriptions. It remains perhaps undecided whether the South East Australian specimens are conspecific with the Indian type specimens, but if that would not be the case the Australian specimens would be a simple misapplication of the name vallata Dendy, 1887, not a case of homonymy. I propose to assign this species to the junior synonymy of Psammocinia vesiculifera (Poléjaeff, 1884).
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on pages 17-18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Research Project Summary: Public Evaluations of Reservoir Protection
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Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1992

description: New Jersey citizens indicated very strong support for preserving existing natural zones around water supply reservoirs, using the Wanaque-Monksville Reservoir System as a case study. These citizens also supported the acquisition of additional natural zones around reservoirs if needed to protect water quality, and regulation of land uses around water supply sources without such buffer zones. This support for control of lands around water sources was very strong, whether among users of reservoir water, residents around the reservoir, or people who fished on the reservoir.
Sanitary Survey: Atlantic Ocean, Barnegat Inlet to Seaside Park, 1995-1998
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Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1999

description: The water quality in Atlantic Ocean from Barnegat Inlet to Seaside Park is consistent with the current classification. Area AO7 is located off the coast of the Barnegat Inlet in Ocean County. The last report for this area was a Reappraisal completed in October 1995, which covered data from 1991 through 1994. This report covers water quality data from 1995 through 1998. This report recommends no change to the current classification.
Spongelia dubia var. foraminosa Hyatt 1877
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Haplosclerida
Callyspongiidae
Spongelia
Spongelia dubia
Spongelia dubia var. foraminosa hyatt, 1877

description: Spongelia dubia var. foraminosa Hyatt, 1877
Spongelia dubia var. foraminosa Hyatt, 1877: 535 (no illustration).
The description by Hyatt from Havana, Cuba, approximate coordinates 23.1632°N 82.3786°W (syntypes MCZ PORc-14/PORa-6491-a and PORa-7048) is unrecognizable. A specimen mentioned by Hyatt from Fort Macon, North Carolina, approximate coordinates 34.64°N 76.73°W, is not mentioned as present in MCZ. In accordance with the above I propose to assign them for the time being to the combination Dysidea excavata (Hyatt, 1877) as a taxon inquirendum.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Triennial Reappraisal Report: Shark River Estuary, 1992-1998
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Publisher: name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Year: 1999

description: The shellfish waters of the Shark River are classified as Special Restricted. The direct harvest and marketing of shellfish from these waters is prohibited. Shellfish harvesting is allowed under the special permit program, in compliance with the State’s Relay or Depuration Programs. The last controlled harvest occurred in February 1994. A total of 1632 water samples from the Shark River were collected and analyzed for total coliform (TC) and fecal coliform (FC) bacteria by the Bureau of Marine Water Monitoring in Leeds Point. The analytical procedures incorporated the 3-tube MPN method for total coliform and fecal coliform bacteria levels. The samples were collected from 45 stations during the period 10/01/92 to 10/01/98. This time frame was selected to comply with the classification requirement of 30 sets of data per sampling station. The bacteriological data for each of the sampling stations complies with or supports the criteria for Special Restricted classification under the total coliform standard. Evaluation of the sampling data supports the current classification. No changes are recommended.
Arachnospila satyrus
Creators: name: Enayatnia, Masoumeh
name: Rakhshani, Ehsan
name: Kroupa, Alexander S.
name: Schmid-Egger, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Arachnospila
Arachnospila satyrus

description: Arachnospila satyrus (Haupt, 1929a) #
Psammochares satyrus Haupt, 1929a:590, ♀.
Distribution in Iran: MAZANDARAN (HAUPT 1929A).
description: Published as part of Enayatnia, Masoumeh, Rakhshani, Ehsan, Kroupa, Alexander S. & Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, Updated catalogue of Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) in Iran, pp. 451-489 in Zootaxa 4394 (4) on page 460, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4394.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1199890
Psammocinia alba Samaai, Pillay & Janson 2019
Creators: name: Van Soest, Rob W. M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Dictyoceratida
Irciniidae
Psammocinia
Psammocinia alba

description: Psammocinia alba Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019
(Fig. 1G)
Psammocinia alba Samaai, Pillay & Janson, 2019: 67, figs. 30A–C.
The species was described by Samaai et al. from Sodwana Bay, NE coast of South Africa, 27.4581°S 32.7141°E, depth 25 m (holotype SAMC-A24789). The name is a junior primary homonym of Psammocinia alba Calcinai et al. (2017: 139, fig. 9), described from Timur, Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia, 1.6333°N 124.7667°E, depth 22 m (holotype MSNG 60140). Junior primary homonyms are permanently unavailable and their name has to be replaced (ICZN art. 59.1). The two descriptions are rather similar, but the differences in e.g. thickness of the primary and secondary fibres (80 and 20 µm in the senior alba species, 150–210 and 51–98 µm in the junior alba species) renders it unlikely that the two are conspecific. As a consequence I propose Psammocinia samaaii nom.nov. to replace the junior homonym.
description: Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, pp. 1-122 in Zootaxa 5398 (1) on page 18, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10494167
Agonum ericeti
Creators: name: Hoess, René
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
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Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Carabidae
Agonum
Agonum ericeti

description: Agonum ericeti (Panzer, 1809)
Tramelan (BE) / La Chaux-des-Breuleux (JU), La Tourbière, 985 m, 569.4–570.5/ 229.9–230.7, 10.5.– 15.6.2012: 14 Ind.
Oberägeri (ZG), Ägeriried, 905 m, 693.9 /220.2, 30.5.2012: 2 Ind.
Agonum ericeti kommt in der Schweiz nur in wenigen Hochmooren des Juras und der nördlichen Voralpen vor. Die meisten Fundorte sind seit Langem bekannt, und die isolierten Populationen scheinen dort langfristig überlebensfähig zu sein. Im Tourbière kommen viele Färbungsvarianten vor, was ein Hinweis sein könnte, dass die genetische Vielfalt noch hoch ist. Die letzten Meldungen aus dem Tourbière stammen von 1976, jene aus dem Rothenthurmmoor von 1984.
description: Published as part of Hoess, René, 2016, Interessante Neufunde von Laufkäfern (Coleoptera: Carabidae) aus der Schweiz, pp. 53-67 in Entomo Helvetica 9 on page 56, DOI: 10.5169/seals-986145, http://zenodo.org/record/7901176