被毛孢属两个昆虫病原真菌的重新描述

【目的】调查研究被毛孢属真菌资源,丰富该属的物种多样性,完善已知种在公共数据库中的分类信息。【方法】从贵州省发现两个分别寄生于同翅目沫蝉、鳞翅目松梢螟成虫的真菌标本GZUIFR-dj14和GZUIFR-dy1,通过形态学观察和基于tef1、ITS和28S r DNA 3个基因序列的分子生物学系统发育分析对其进行鉴定。【结果】两个病原真菌被鉴定为两个已知种,分别为长白山被毛孢(Hirsutella changbeisanensis)和雷州被毛孢(Hirsutella leizhouensis)。【结论】重新描述了这两种被毛孢的标本和无性型分离菌株,对其新寄主、新栖息地进行了报道,并补充了分子序列、系统发育分析等分类信息。     

一株寄生蛴螬的被毛孢新种

【目的】对寄生鞘翅目幼虫蛴螬的虫生真菌标本GZUIFR-lgs-1进行描述和鉴定。【方法】基于形态特征比较结合系统发育分析进行鉴定。【结果】该种通过形态特征产孢细胞单生,透明,多数与营养菌丝成近直角,基部具疣且明显膨大(19-27)μm×(2.7-3.6)μm,颈部长(12.0-14.5)μm,顶端呈螺旋状扭曲,偶有再育;分生孢子透明、光滑,橘瓣状,单生或偶有双生,外具黏液,大小为(4.8-6.0)μm×(2.4-3.6)μm,而与被毛孢属已知种相区别。基于ITS位点的系统发育分析支持形态学鉴定的结果。【结论】综合形态特征比较及系统发育分析结果,该种为被毛孢属的一个新的分类单元,命名为雷公山被毛孢,Hirsutella leigongshanensis。     

一种寄生家蚕被毛孢的鉴定及产孢条件优化

【目的】对寄生家蚕的真菌被毛孢进行鉴定和孢子培养进行研究。【方法】采用形态特征比较和内转录间隔区(ITS)序列构建系统树进行鉴定,通过单因素筛选和正交试验进行产孢条件优化。【结果】根据形态特征比较和系统发育分析,该真菌为鹿儿岛被毛孢Hirsutella satumaensis Aoki。较优产孢条件为(质量体积比):蛋白胨3%,葡萄糖1%,蚕蛹粉1.5%,维生素B1 1%,硫酸镁0.05%,磷酸二氢钾0.1%,琼脂2%,蒸馏水1 000 mL,25°C。【结论】鹿儿岛被毛孢为已知种,文中对其显微特征进行了重新描述并补充相关分子系统学资料;产孢条件的优化可为该类群真菌孢子的获得与应用提供参考。     

瓶梗颈部螺旋且寄生卷叶蛾幼虫的被毛孢新种

Hirsutella tortricicola sp. nov.（菌株GZUIFR-hir090704）分离于寄生卷叶蛾科昆虫幼虫的真菌标本GZUIFR-kks-2。其主要形态特征为产孢细胞颈部具1-2个螺旋状结构且再育明显;分生孢子具黏液,橘瓣状,2.7-3.6×1.4-1.8μm。通过形态学比较和系统发育学分析确定H. tortricicola为被毛孢属新成员。     

李玉毛筒腔菌的形态学和系统学研究

毛筒腔菌属真菌形态特征独特,具有产生多种活性次级代谢产物的潜力。从中国海南省一条淡水溪流中采集到一株卷旋型丝孢菌标本,并通过ITS,LSU,RPB2和TEF1α多基因系统发育分析结合形态学特征,确定了其分类定位。结果表明该物种为毛筒腔菌属新种——李玉毛筒腔菌。     

冬虫夏草培养子实体ITS,5.8S的分析及系统发育研究

对野生冬虫夏草的人工培养子实体的ITS1,ITS2和5.8S间区序列进行了克隆,并结合已有的序列对ITS1,ITS2和5.8S进行了系统发育分析。结果表明,人工培养子实体与中华被毛孢(Hirsutella sinensis L95DBM-1)具有96%的同源性,在NJ邻接树上形成明显的一支,与虫草属其它类群种间具有明显差异,表明分离培养的虫草子实体为中华被毛孢。遗传距离分析结果显示,培养虫草序列与已知虫草在种内也存在一定差异,可能暗示虫草种群在不同区域具有一定的遗传分化。     

食线虫真菌洛斯里被毛孢线粒体基因组的再分析

【目的】鉴定洛斯里被毛孢OWVT-1菌株的线粒体基因组,验证公布的USA-87-5菌株线粒体基因组中的错误,对洛斯里被毛孢正确的线粒体基因组序列进行注释并开展不同被毛孢物种间的比较线粒体基因组学分析。【方法】借助DNA高通量测序数据并通过必要的Sanger测序组装OWVT-1的线粒体基因组。通过PCR验证OWVT-1与公布的USA-87-5线粒体基因组序列差异的真实性。利用多种生物信息方法分析和注释洛斯里被毛孢的线粒体基因组。【结果】公布的洛斯里被毛孢USA-87-5菌株的线粒体基因组存在几处序列错误,包括3处长片段的插入缺失和多处短片段的插入缺失。实际上,洛斯里被毛孢USA-87-5与OWVT-1菌株的线粒体基因组序列完全相同。该菌的线粒体基因组全长62949 bp,在7个基因中共插入13个内含子,部分内含子和基因间区显现出序列退化的特征。洛斯里被毛孢、明尼苏达被毛孢、线虫被毛孢的线粒体基因组具有较强的共线性关系。除一些独立的ORF外,核心蛋白编码基因、rRNA基因和tRNA基因的排列顺序非常保守。基因间区的长短是影响3种被毛孢线粒体基因组大小最主要的因素。【结论】公布的洛斯里被毛孢USA-87-5菌株线粒体基因组中存在序列错误。本文新报道了OWVT-1菌株的线粒体基因组,并进行注释和比较线粒体基因组学分析。     

中国被毛孢分生孢子形成过程显微结构的研究

分生孢子是中国被毛孢(H sinensis)生活史中极为重要的一个环节,其在冬虫夏草侵染和形成过程中有着十分关键的作用.本实验以中国被毛孢纯培养菌种为实验材料,采用显微镜观察了其菌丝体经营养生长产分生孢子过程中显微结构变化,结果表明:中国被毛孢在固体培养条件下,可以形成分生孢子,其形态和产生方式与微循环产孢过程中形成的分生孢子一致,同时,在产孢过程中,还存在瓶梗结构纵裂形成对生分生孢子的现象.     

小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列分析及系统发育研究

对供试小孢子链格孢菌株的内聚半乳糖醛酸酶(endoPG)基因进行扩增,大部分菌株都可获得PCR产物。核苷酸和氨基酸序列比较表明:不同种小孢子链格孢endoPG基因核苷酸序列存在明显差异,甚至表现在氨基酸水平,这些差异可以作为一些种如梨黑斑链格孢、长柄链格孢区分的分子性状。利用邻近结合法构建系统发育树,所有菌株被分为8个聚类组。在系统发育树上,链格孢的一些不同分离物被聚在不同组中,而细极链格孢、链格孢的部分菌株、苹果链格孢、柑橘链格孢、粗柠檬褐斑链格孢、橘树链格孢被聚为一组,显示根据形态学特征划分的这些种与分子性状的不一致性。endoPG基因核苷酸序列富于变化,为小孢子链格孢系统发育研究提供了一种有用的手段。     

台湾虫草及其无性型关系的分子确证

采用PCR技术,以rDNA-ITS区为分子指标,对台湾虫草Cordyceps formosana及其无性型黄山被毛孢Hirsutella huangshanensis进行测序和比较分析,以进一步确定两者的对应关系。结果表明：两者的序列完全相同,从而在分子水平上证明了黄山被毛孢是台湾虫草的无性阶段。系统进化树显示台湾虫草的无性型归为被毛孢属较为合理。     

Using COI barcodes to identify forensically and medically important blowflies

Abstract.  The utility of cytochrome oxidase I (COI) DNA barcodes for the identification of nine species of forensically important blowflies of the genus Chrysomya (Diptera: Calliphoridae), from Australia, was tested. A 658-bp fragment of the COI gene was sequenced from 56 specimens, representing all nine Chrysomya species and three calliphorid outgroups. Nucleotide sequence divergences were calculated using the Kimura-two-parameter distance model and a neighbour-joining (NJ) analysis was performed to provide a graphic display of the patterns of divergence among the species. All species were resolved as reciprocally monophyletic on the NJ tree. Mean intraspecific and interspecific sequence divergences were 0.097% (range 0–0.612%, standard error [SE] = 0.119%) and 6.499% (range 0.458–9.254%, SE = 1.864%), respectively. In one case, a specimen that was identified morphologically was recovered with its sister species on the NJ tree. The hybrid status of this specimen was established by sequence analysis of the second ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS2). In another instance, this nuclear region was used to verify four cases of specimen misidentification that had been highlighted by the COI analysis. The COI barcode sequence was found to be suitable for the identification of Chrysomya species from the east coast of Australia.     

A case of mistaken identification of an amber fossil male strepsipteran (Insecta: Strepsiptera)

A well-preserved specimen of amber Strepsiptera was erroneously described as Stylops neotropicallis Kogan and Poinar, 2010. The taxonomic position of the species was based on a count of six antennomeres (typical of the Stylopidae); however, further observations showed that there are actually seven antennomeres, which places the fossil in the family Myrmecolacidae, and it is herein redescribed in the genus Palaeomyrmecolax Kulicka, 2001. Furthermore, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis of a sample of the amber piece containing the fossil revealed that it was Baltic rather than Dominican amber as originally thought. The fossil was compared with another specimen from Baltic amber in the Poinar collection, which shows close affinity to Palaeomyrmecolax succineus Kulicka, 2001, the type species of the genus. Palaeomyrmecolax neotropicallis (n.comb.) differs from that specimen and seems to differ also from the other four species in the genus Palaeomyrmecolax.     

On the first record of the genus Octopoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) in the Sardinian Channel (central western Mediterranean Sea)

A specimen of the rare squid genus Octopoteuthis (Cephalopoda: Octopoteuthidae) from 1600 m in the Sardinian Channel (central western Mediterranean) is described. Meristic and morphological data are provided. The specimen was a spent female and details of the reproductive system and implanted spermatangia are reported. Genetic analysis of this specimen and comparison with those available for species in this genus were carried out. Due to issues associated with the taxonomy of the genus Octopoteuthis, it was not possible to identify the specimen to the species level. The taxonomy of the genus is discussed.     

中国境内始舌齿鱼(Eohiodon)的发现——兼论骨舌鱼类的分布

本文记述了产自苏北沭阳阜宁群上部的一始舌齿鱼,依据它在外形、鼻骨及尾部结构上与始舌齿鱼现有种的区别,将它定为一新种:沭阳始舌齿鱼(Eohiodon shuyangensis ,sp.nov.)。同时,本文对骨舌鱼类的历史动物地理学问题作了尝试性的分析。     

Westernmost record of the diamondback puffer,Lagocephalus guentheri (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in the Mediterranean Sea: First record from Greek waters

On 5th November 2017, a puffer fish specimen was caught in the Aegean Sea. Morphological and molecular analysis identified it as Lagocephalus guentheri. This first record from Greek waters represents the westernmost observation of the species in the Mediterranean Sea. The expansion and establishment of puffer fish species in the basin are discussed, with particular emphasis on the importance of the additional use of molecular analysis for increasing the efficiency in understanding species spread and dynamics.     

A DNA ‘Barcode Blitz’: Rapid Digitization and Sequencing of a Natural History Collection

DNA barcoding protocols require the linkage of each sequence record to a voucher specimen that has, whenever possible, been authoritatively identified. Natural history collections would seem an ideal resource for barcode library construction, but they have never seen large-scale analysis because of concerns linked to DNA degradation. The present study examines the strength of this barrier, carrying out a comprehensive analysis of moth and butterfly (Lepidoptera) species in the Australian National Insect Collection. Protocols were developed that enabled tissue samples, specimen data, and images to be assembled rapidly. Using these methods, a five-person team processed 41,650 specimens representing 12,699 species in 14 weeks. Subsequent molecular analysis took about six months, reflecting the need for multiple rounds of PCR as sequence recovery was impacted by age, body size, and collection protocols. Despite these variables and the fact that specimens averaged 30.4 years old, barcode records were obtained from 86% of the species. In fact, one or more barcode compliant sequences (>487 bp) were recovered from virtually all species represented by five or more individuals, even when the youngest was 50 years old. By assembling specimen images, distributional data, and DNA barcode sequences on a web-accessible informatics platform, this study has greatly advanced accessibility to information on thousands of species. Moreover, much of the specimen data became publically accessible within days of its acquisition, while most sequence results saw release within three months. As such, this study reveals the speed with which DNA barcode workflows can mobilize biodiversity data, often providing the first web-accessible information for a species. These results further suggest that existing collections can enable the rapid development of a comprehensive DNA barcode library for the most diverse compartment of terrestrial biodiversity – insects.     

Further observations on Vexillarius cancellifer Jordan & Chamberlain

A single specimen of an unusual dimorphic coccosphere was encountered in the subtropical North Atlantic. Despite its poor condition, it was formally described in 1993 as a new lower photic zone species, Vexillarius cancellifer Jordan & Chamberlain. Since then, the species has only been reported twice, with little or no additional information to the original diagnosis. In 2005, a new specimen was found in the Java upwelling system in the southeastern Indian Ocean, and like the type specimen, it was collected from the lower photic zone. The distal portions of the tubular coccoliths are far more complete in the new specimen. We therefore provide an emended diagnosis for this rare genus and species.     

On the taxonomical status of Myotis abei YOSHIKURA, 1944 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)

The type specimen of Myotis abei YOSHIKURA, 1944 was examined and compared with species of subgenera Leuconoe and Selysius from Japan and adjacent territories. The analysis of external characters and measurements indicated that M. abei should be recognised as a junior synonym of Myotis daubentoni (KUHL, 1817).     

Elevational gradient analyses and the use of historical museum specimens: a cautionary tale

Aim The value of biodiversity informatics rests upon the capacity to assess data quality. Yet as these methods have developed, investigating the quality of the underlying specimen data has largely been neglected. Using an exceptionally large, densely sampled specimen data set for non‐flying small mammals of Utah, I evaluate measures of uncertainty associated with georeferenced localities and illustrate the implications of uncritical incorporation of data in the analysis of patterns of species richness and species range overlap along elevational gradients. Location Utah, USA, with emphasis on the Uinta Mountains. Methods Employing georeferenced specimen data from the Mammal Networked Information System (MaNIS), I converted estimates of areal uncertainty into elevational uncertainty using a geographic information system (GIS). Examining patterns in both areal and elevational uncertainty measures, I develop criteria for including localities in analyses along elevational gradients. Using the Uinta Mountains as a test case, I then examine patterns in species richness and species range overlap along an elevational gradient, with and without accounting for data quality. Results Using a GIS, I provide a framework for post‐hoc 3‐dimensional georeferencing and demonstrate collector‐recorded elevations as a valuable technique for detecting potential errors in georeferencing. The criteria established for evaluating data quality when analysing patterns of species richness and species range overlap in the Uinta Mountains test case reduced the number of localities by 44% and the number of associated specimens by 22%. Decreasing the sample size in this manner resulted in the subsequent removal of one species from the analysis. With and without accounting for data quality, the pattern of species richness along the elevational gradient was hump‐shaped with a peak in richness at about mid‐elevation, between 2300 and 2600 m. In contrast, the frequencies of different pair‐wise patterns of elevational range overlap among species differed significantly when data quality was and was not accounted for. Main conclusions These results indicate that failing to assess spatial error in data quality did not alter the shape of the observed pattern in species richness along the elevational gradient nor the pattern of species’ first and last elevational occurrences. However, it did yield misleading estimates of species richness and community composition within a given elevational interval, as well as patterns of elevational range overlap among species. Patterns of range overlap among species are often used to infer processes underlying species distributions, suggesting that failure to account for data quality may alter interpretations of process as well as perceived patterns of distribution. These results illustrate that evaluating the quality of the underlying specimen data is a necessary component of analyses incorporating biodiversity informatics.