Species of the Genus ScrupocellariaVAN BENEDEN (Bryozoa,Anasca) from Indian Waters

Nine species of the genus Scrupocellaria VAN BENEDEN are figured and described in this paper. They are:

• 1 Scrupocellaria maderensis BUSK.
• 2 S. obtecta HASWELL.
• 3 S. mansueta WATERS.
• 4 S diadema BUSK.
• 5 S. scruposa (LINNAEUS).
• 6 S. spatulata (D'ORBIGNY).
• 7 S. delilii (AUDOUIN).
• 8 S. bertholettii (AUDOUIN).
• 9 S. talonis OSBURN.

The specimens were collected from the south west and south east coasts of India. Six species are described for the first time from Indian waters. Variations noticed in the morphology of the above species with those described elsewhere are assessed and discussed. A study of the genus from the available material shows that characters like the number of spines and nature of scuta show considerable intraspecific differences. Variation in spine number is a common occurrence and undue importance to spine number, especially in the case of tropical species, should be given with due caution. The history of S. bertholettii is really confusing especially in view of the creation of the var. tenuirostris. A comparative study of the type specimens would help to clarify the taxonomic ambiguity of this species.     

颈斑尖猪鱼——中国南海隆头鱼科新纪录种

本文根据采自海南岛的标本描述了中国南海一新记录种:颈斑尖猪鱼(Leptojulis lambdastigma)。本种的主要形态特征为:体长形,体长为体高的3.7~4.0倍,为头长的3.1~3.6倍;头长为吻长的2.7~3.3倍,为胸鳍长的1.45~1.65倍;头裸露无鳞;两颌前端各具2对大犬齿,外侧1对犬齿弯向外后方;背鳍Ⅸ-12,臀鳍Ⅲ-12,胸鳍i(不分支)+11-12(分支);侧线完整,侧线鳞27;颈部具一个"V"形大黑斑,胸鳍后部的上方、侧线的下方具一小黑斑。新鲜标本头部具2条黄色纵带,沿体侧分别经眼和胸鳍基部向后达尾鳍基部;体侧背部具1条浅棕黄色条带;胸鳍基部棕红色,后部浅色;臀鳍浅蓝色;尾鳍下部淡蓝色,上部橙色。本种与尾斑尖猪鱼(L.urostigma)形态较为相似,主要差别在于颈斑尖猪鱼的颈部具有一显著的"V"形黑斑,尾鳍基部无黑斑(尾斑尖猪鱼具此黑斑)。     

First Record of Gazza dentex (Leiognathidae) from Odisha Coast,India and Assessment of its Length-weight Relationship

Journal of Ichthyology - The paper reports Gazza dentex (Valenciennes) collected from Gopalpur-on-Sea, Odisha as the first report of this species from Odisha coast, India. This is confirmed by...     

条鳅科中国新记录种：曼德勒副棘鳅

副棘鳅属(Paracanthocobitis)隶属于鲤形目(Cypriniformes)条鳅科(Nemacheilidae),分布范围西起巴基斯坦的印度河流域,东至老挝和柬埔寨的湄公河流域。2022年7月,在我国云南省德宏傣族景颇族自治州盈江县采集到一批副棘鳅属鱼类标本,经形态性状和分子系统比较,确认为曼德勒副棘鳅(P. mandalayensis),为中国新记录种。本文对中国境内曼德勒副棘鳅进行了形态描述并提供了物种鉴定的分子依据：该种的主要特征为下唇中央部分有一对中断而膨大的片状结构,密布乳突;尾柄基部上缘有一眼状斑;雄性具有眶下沟;侧线完全;腹鳍基部具腋鳞;背鳍有10?分枝鳍条;尾鳍有4 ~ 8条黑色条带。此外,基于系统发育树和间断地理分布推测,曼德勒副棘鳅种内可能存在隐存种,同时对沙副棘鳅(P. botia)中国分布的记录提出了质疑。这一研究为高黎贡山地区的鱼类资源调查和保护提供了科学依据,并对东南亚地区副棘鳅属物种的鉴定提供了新的依据。     

Chemical Composition of Ethanolic Extracts from some Seaweed Species of the South Indian Coastal Zone,their Antibacterial and Membrane-Stabilizing Activity

Russian Journal of Marine Biology - The present study was intended to investigate the presence of major chemical components in seaweed extracts by using of Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy...     

Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Exploited Groundfish Species Assemblages Faced to Environmental and Fishing Forcings: Insights from the Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone

Environmental changes and human activities can have strong impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. This study investigates how, from a quantitative point of view, simultaneously both environmental and anthropogenic factors affect species composition and abundance of exploited groundfish assemblages (i.e. target and non-target species) at large spatio-temporal scales. We aim to investigate (1) the spatial and annual stability of groundfish assemblages, (2) relationships between these assemblages and structuring factors in order to better explain the dynamic of the assemblages’ structure. The Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone (MEEZ) is of particular interest as it embeds a productive ecosystem due to upwelling, producing abundant and diverse resources which constitute an attractive socio-economic development. We applied the multi-variate and multi-table STATICO method on a data set consisting of 854 hauls collected during 14-years (1997–2010) from scientific trawl surveys (species abundance), logbooks of industrial fishery (fishing effort), sea surface temperature and chlorophyll a concentration as environmental variables. Our results showed that abiotic factors drove four main persistent fish assemblages. Overall, chlorophyll a concentration and sea surface temperature mainly influenced the structure of assemblages of coastal soft bottoms and those of the offshore near rocky bottoms where upwellings held. While highest levels of fishing effort were located in the northern permanent upwelling zone, effects of this variable on species composition and abundances of assemblages were relatively low, even if not negligible in some years and areas. The temporal trajectories between environmental and fishing conditions and assemblages did not match for all the entire time series analyzed in the MEEZ, but interestingly for some specific years and areas. The quantitative approach used in this work may provide to stakeholders, scientists and fishers a useful assessment for the spatio-temporal dynamics of exploited assemblages under stable or changing conditions in fishing and environment.     

中国鱼类新纪录科——法老鱼科及其一新纪录种记述(仙女鱼目)

法老鱼科(Anotopteridae)物种是一类凶猛的肉食性鱼类,主要分布在北太平洋、北大西洋和南冰洋中高纬度的寒冷海区,共有1属3种,以往在中国海域没有记录。我们在整理20世纪80年代初采自中国南海的馆藏鱼类标本时,发现了该科1种,即尼氏法老鱼(Anotopterus nikparini Kukuev)。其主要特征为,体甚柔软而细长,近圆筒形。口裂大,上下颌延长,上颌具1行短齿;腭骨有1行镰刀状的大型齿;下颌有1行扁薄的大齿。鳃裂甚宽,鳃膜不与颊部相连;鳃耙退化。鳃盖骨扁薄而柔软。体表无鳞。背鳍缺失,脂鳍发达。各鳍无棘,臀鳍15,胸鳍14,腹鳍11。侧线完全,有侧线孔85。脊椎骨80。法老鱼科、法老鱼属(Anotopterus)和尼氏法老鱼是中国鱼类的新纪录科、新纪录属和新纪录种。标本保存于上海海洋大学鱼类标本馆。     

The first capture of the flying fish Cypselurus hiraii Abe, 1953 (Beloniformes: Exocoetidae) in waters of northern Primorye (Sea of Japan)

The first capture of the flying fish Cypselurus hiraii Abe, 1953 in waters of northern Primorye (Serebryanka Bay, 45°02′ N, 136°39′ E) is recorded, demonstrating the penetration of this warmth-loving species beyond its main range. The morphological features and coloration of a young specimen of 103 mm in TL are described.     

中国涡虫新纪录科微口涡虫属一新种(大口虫目,微口虫科)及其分子系统学分析

本文报道中国涡虫新纪录科,中国微口涡虫,新种Microstomum sinensis n.sp.。标本采自中国广东省深圳市南山区蛇口码头海边。该新种具有横裂殖和有性生殖个体。所有个体均具雄性生殖器官,其交配刺骨质,整体呈钩状,全长60~75μm,基部呈漏斗状,从基部到末端刺管直径逐渐缩小。交配刺后1/3弯曲位于基部所在平面之外,弯曲程度接近半圆,末端开口呈尖叶状。另对其16S r DNA和28S r DNA进行了分子系统学分析,确定了其分类地位。     

中国新记录——囊粉蛉属及一新种记述（脉翅目：粉蛉科）

Genus Aleuropteryx Loew is first recorded from China, and Aleuropteryx sinica sp. nov. is described as new to science. All the type specimens are deposited in the Insect Collections of China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.     

我国辛蠓属的首次发现及一新种描述（双翅目：蠓科）

报道在我国河南省信阳市发现的中国新记录属——辛蠓属Sinhalohelea及其1新种：大勇辛蠓Sinhalohelea dayongi Yu，sp．nov．。模式标本保存于微生物流行病研究所医学昆虫标本馆。     

First record of the genus aprivesa melichar (hemiptera: fulgoromorpha) from South India, with description of one new species

Aprivesa unimaculatasp. n. (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae) is described and illustrated from Coorg, south India. This represents the first record of the genus Aprivesa Melichar from India and the fourth known species of Aprivesa. The new taxon greatly extends the range of the genus Aprivesa, which was previously known as an endemic Australian genus. A checklist of all known species of the Ricaniidae from India and keys to all the known genera of the Ricaniidae from India and all species in the genus are provided.     

An early Indian cranium from the Medicine Crow site, (39BF2), Buffalo County,South Dakota

Artifacts of Paleoindians have been found in most if not all of the Plains states; however, documented human skeletal remains from this early period are rare. The Medicine Crow cranium dates by stratigraphy and by the amount of absorbed alpha and beta radiation at between 5,000 and 2,000 B.C. This places this young adult male in the Archaic period and represents the earliest documented human skeletal material from South Dakota. It compares favorably in age with other well documented human skeletons from the Plains area, such as Lansing Man (Kansas) (3579 B.C.). Metrically, (with a cranial index of 76.7) and morphologically the Medicine Crow cranium falls well within the range of other early or middle Archaic skeletons.     

中国颖蜡蝉科一新纪录属及一新纪录种(半翅目:蜡蝉总科)

记述了中国颖蜡蝉科Achilidae1属:埃颖蜡蝉属EpiramaMelichar及1种:弗氏埃颖蜡蝉E.francescoides Fennah,1965。同时提供了该属属征及该种雄虫与雌虫的鉴别特征图。研究标本保存在中国科学院动物研究所(IZCAS)动物标本馆。