Phylogenetic Analysis of the Diplomonadida (Wenyon, 1926) Brugerolle, 1975: Evidence for Heterochrony in Protozoa and Against Giardia lamblia as a "Missing Link"

ABSTRACT. A suite of 23 ultrastructural characters was used in a phylogenetic analysis of the protozoan order Diplomonadida. A single most parsimonious solution was found, with a length of 38 transformations and a consistency index of 0.84. The cladogram supports previous hypotheses of the relationships of the genera in the suborder Diplomonadina, as well as the inclusion of the genera Enteromonas and Trimitus in the order. Heterochrony is suggested in the change to binary axial symmetry, as hypermorphosis resulting from delayed cytokinesis in the ancestor. Hypotheses regarding a pivotal position for Giardia lamblia in the evolution of eukaryotes are inconsistent with the phylogeny proposed here.     

Systematic position and composition of the superfamily Notanoplioidea Gill, 1969 (Brachiopoda, Articulata)

The systematic position of several genera of articulate brachiopods grouped around Notanoplia Gill is controversial. Notanoplia was established in 1950 within the order Chonetida; this genus and several externally similar genera, which were established later, were referred by different authors to the orders Orthida, Strophomenida, Chonetida, Atrypida, Spiriferida, or considered as incertae sedis. The morphological analysis of the shell of Notanoplia and the related genera Boucotia and Costanoplia supports the placement of these genera in a separate superfamily, Notanoplioidea, within the order Strophomenida. Other genera similar in the shell outline and shape to Notanoplia and conditionally considered as related to it probably belong to other strophomenid superfamilies or other orders.     

Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov., to include Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-phototrophic, obligately aerobic chemoheterotroph in the order Chromatiales, isolated from Antarctic seawater

A Gram-negative, motile by tuft flagella, obligately aerobic chemoorganoheterotrophic, sphere-form bacterium, designated IMCC3135(T), was isolated from the Antarctic surface seawater of King George Island, West Antarctica. The strain was mesophilic, neutrophilic, and requiring NaCl for growth, but neither halophilic nor halotolerant. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the strain was most closely related to genera of the order Chromatiales in the class Gammaproteobacteria. The most closely related genera showed less than 90% 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity and included Thioalkalispira (89.9%), Thioalkalivibrio (88.0%-89.5%), Ectothiorhodospira (87.9%-89.3%), Chromatium (88.3%-88.9%), and Lamprocystis (87.7%-88.9%), which represent three different families of the order Chromatiales. Phylogenetic analyses showed that this Antarctic strain represented a distinct phylogenetic lineage in the order Chromatiales and could not be assigned to any of the defined families in the order. Phenotypic characteristics, including primarily non-phototrophic, non-alkaliphilic, non-halophilic, and obligately aerobic chemoheterotrophic properties, differentiated the strain from other related genera. The very low sequence similarities (<90%) and distant relationships between the strain and members of the order suggested that the strain merited classification as a novel genus within a novel family in the order Chromatiales. On the basis of these taxonomic traits, a novel genus and species is proposed, Granulosicoccus antarcticus gen. nov., sp. nov., in a new family Granulosicoccaceae fam. nov. Strain IMCC3135(T) (=KCCM 42676(T)=NBRC 102684(T)) is the type strain of Granulosicoccus antarcticus.     

The Order Euplotida (Ciliophora): Taxonomy, with Division of Euplotes into Several Genera

ABSTRACT. The order Euplotida represents a monophyletic order of five families of hypotrich ciliates united by morphology, stomatogenesis, ultrastructure, cyst structure, and behavior. A review of variability of ciliation and nuclei among the 14 genera suggests that lines of evolution may have involved both the loss of cirri and nuclear simplification. We present a binary key to genera in the families Aspidiscidae ( Aspidisca and Euplotaspis ), Certesiidae n. fam. ( Certesia ), Gastrocirrhidae ( Cytharoides, Euplotidium , and Gas-trocirrhus ), Uronychiidae ( Diophryopsis, Diophrys, Paradiophrys , and Uronychia ), and Euplotidae. The latter family contains species formerly in the genus Euplotes. Based primarily on cortical structure, endosymbionts, data from morphometric analysis, and ecology, we recognize four different groups. The first group of species remains in Euplotes with Euplotes charon as type. We place a second group of species into the genus Moneuplotes Jankowski 1979 with Moneuplotes vannus (Müller, 1786) as type. We erect two new genera: Euplotoides n. g. and Euplotopsis n. g. with Euplotoides patella (Müller, 1773) n. comb. and Euplotopsis affinis (Dujardin, 1841) n. comb. as type species respectively. We discuss possible phylogenetic relationships within the order.     

Facies characteristic and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of the Fahliyan Formation,Lower Cretaceous,in the Kuh-e Siah area,Zagros Basin,southern Iran

The Lower Cretaceous Fahliyan Formation, part of the Khami Group, unconformably overlies the Hith Formation and is conformably overlain by the Gadvan Formation in the study area in southern Iran. The Fahliyan Formation is a reservoir rock in Zagros Basin. This formation was investigated by a detailed petrographic analysis in order to clarify the depositional facies and sedimentary environment in the Kuh-e Siah Anticline in Boushehr Province. Petrographic studies led to the recognition of 25 microfacies that were deposited in four facies belts: tidal flat, lagoon, and shoal in inner ramp and shallow open-marine in mid-ramp environment. An absence of turbidite deposits, reefal facies, and gradual facies changes indicate that the Fahliyan Formation was deposited on a carbonate ramp. Calcareous algae and benthic foraminifera are abundant in the shallow marine carbonates of the Fahliyan Formation. These skeletal grains have been studied in order to increase the understanding of their distributions in time and space. A total of ten genera belonging to different groups of calcareous algae and 16 genera of benthic foraminifera are recognized from the Fahliyan Formation at Kuh-e Siah section.     

四川龙滴水自然保护区两栖爬行动物初步调查

2004年8月对四川省松潘县龙滴水自然保护区的两栖爬行动物进行了调查。结合资料记载,该保护区共有两栖动物12种,隶属于2目4科7属,其中8种属于中国特有种;爬行动物12种,隶属于1目4科9属,其中4种属于中国特有种;动物地理区系组成以东洋界的成分为主,物种多样性较丰富。     

Crustaceans associated to macroalgae in Bajo Pepito, Isla Mujeres, Mexican Caribbean

Crustaceans associated with macroalgae were collected for one year by scuba diving in Bajo Pepito, Isla Mujeres, mexican Caribbean. A total of 148 organisms were found: three orders, 11 families, 18 genera and 19 species in nine types of associations. The order with highest abundance was Isopoda (112), followed by Amphipoda (20) and Decapoda (16).     

西藏佩枯错种子植物区系研究

为了丰富西藏高原植物区系地理研究资料,深入开展该区域植被生态学研究、生物资源开发利用与保护,该研究通过野外调查、标本采集以及查阅相关的文献资料,对西藏佩枯错种子植物区系进行了统计分析。结果表明:(1)植物种类较贫乏。佩枯错共有种子植物31科77属115种,仅占西藏种子植物的18.90%、6.73%、2.17%。其中裸子植物2科2属2种,被子植物29科75属113种;被子植物中双子叶植物有23科58属91种,单子叶植物6科17属22种。(2)优势科明显,单种科占绝对优势。所有科中有5个科至少含有7种种子植物,占该研究区总种数的39.13%,是该区系的主要组分;同时科数中有11科仅含1种植物,该类科占一定优势。(3)种子植物的区系成分较复杂,划分为3个科分布区类型和10个属分布区类型,其中温带成分占绝对优势:温带分布科、属分别占总数的29.03%和77.92%,表明本区系具有明显温带性质。(4)科属特有现象不明显,没有中国特有科分布,仅有1个中国特有属分布,说明佩枯错植物区系的特有化程度极低,表现出寒旱化与高山、高原特化综合而成的高寒植物区系的年轻性。     

广西百东河自然保护区两栖爬行动物资源调查

2004年4月～2006年6月对广西百东河自然保护区两栖爬行动物资源进行了调查,结果表明:百东河自然保护区现已记录51种两栖爬行动物,其中两栖类1目5科8属17种;爬行类2目11科25属34种。对保护区两栖爬行动物区系及资源现状进行了评价。     

Observations of the flora and vegetation of Mt. Shennungia in western Hupeh,China

Shennungia is generally known as “The highest mountain in Central China”. It is situated at latitude 31°342'N., longitude 110°35'E. in western Hupeh. The area explored is deeply cut in all sides by five V-shaped valleys, giving the landscape a steep topography. Its summit is about 3105 meters above the sea level, and the relative altitude is from 1000-2000 meters. The climate of the region is warm temperate. The differences of humidity-warmth condition between the eastern and the western flanks are quite marked. In western Hupeh and the adjacent area of Szechuan the rugged topography still preserves some tracts of natural forests at higher elevations. Our vegetational survey is confined to localities above 1500 meters. The collection of plant samples of the flora is extended to the whole mountain from the foothill to the peak. The present article deals with only a part of the results of our survey. 1. The vertical vegetation belts of Mt. Shennungia and relationships with other regions: The vegetation belts on the eastern and the western flanks of the mountain are shown in diagram 2 and 3. The comparison of the vertical vegetation zones of the Mt. Shennungia with those of the Yülungshan in N. W. Yunnan and the eastern Himalaya to the west and with those of Hwangshan and Central Japan to the east is shown in table 4, It shows that the plant communities of the Mt. Shennungia are of temperate nature, and they are more closely related to those of Hwangshan in S. Anhwei and of Central Japan than to the eastern Himalaya. 2. Floristic composition: The generic ranges of flowering plant are relatively distinct and stable. Various distributional patterns of genera are analysized. 1) Statistics of the genera in various distributional patterns: The total number of genera of flowering plants in this region are 762, belonging to the following four categories. A) tropical genera 239 (31.3%), B) temperate genera 416 (54.7%), C) endemic genera 47 (6%), and D) comsmopolitan genera 61 (8%). 2) Endemic genera: An examination of the composition of the flora in western Hupeh reveals that 47 endemic Chinese genera occur in this mountain of which 24 are monotypic genera, 20 oligotypic and 2 multitypic as shown in Table 4. The arborescent genera are nearly all deciduous. They are of temperate nature. 3) Temperate genera: There are 416 genera in wastern Hupeh. They are subdivides into the following three groups according to their distributional patterns: A) The north temperate genera: There are 159 genera belonging to 62 families in western Hupeh. B) Eastern Asian genera: There are 117 genera belonging to 69 families in western Hupeh. Among them 22 are common to the western Szechuan, adjacent regions of Yunnan and the Eastern Himalaya. The remaining 95 genera are commom to both eastern China and Japan. C) The Eastern Asian-eastern North-American genera: Of the total 762 genera known in western Hupeh, 64 are disjunctively distributed in both eastern Asia and eastern North-America. 4) The tropical genera: Of the 762 genera of the flowering plant of western Hupeh, 239 (31%) are of tropical nature. Finally, our survey shows: 1. Many of the primitive temperate genera and endemic relicts concentrate in western Hupeh and the adjacent region of Szechuan indicating that it might be one of refuges of tertiary flora. Moreover, it might also be one of the most important regions of differentiation, development and distribution of temperature flora. 2. The vegetation of this region is not only of temperate nature, but also of a transitional nature. 3. 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西藏色季拉山蕨类植物资源特征

为了摸清色季拉山蕨类植物资源的种类和资源特征,为该区蕨类开发利用提供依据。该研究通过查阅《西藏植物志》和标本,结合色季拉山多年植物调查名录,对该区野生蕨类植物进行统计分析,并对其用途进行了描述。结果显示:(1)色季拉山共有蕨类植物资源29科、57属、196种(包括变种和变型),分别占西藏蕨类植物总科、属、种的65.91%、45.24%、41.70%;优势科为鳞毛蕨科(3属/50种)、水龙骨科(9属/31种)、蹄盖蕨科(7属/22种)、中国蕨科(6属/14种),优势属为鳞毛蕨属(27种)、耳蕨属(19种)。(2)色季拉山蕨类植物的地理成分以热带类型的科和属占优势(分别占非世界分布科、属的80.00%、68.18%),具有明显的热带性质;生态分布类型以陆生为主(118种,占60.20%),其次为附生(45种,占22.96%)。(3)色季拉山共有药用蕨类植物66种,且以清热药种类最多(30种);观赏蕨类植物共有71种(其中新增加23种);食用蕨类植物共有14种,且多以嫩叶或嫩茎或根状茎为食;少数蕨类还具有指示、工业原料、饲料和绿肥等方面的作用。研究表明,色季拉山蕨类植物资源种类丰富,在西藏蕨类植物区系中占很大比例,具有很高的开发利用价值。     

海南鹦哥岭的种子植物区系

海南鹦哥岭保存了我国华南地区面积最大和最原始的热带雨林。2003–2006年间, 作者通过近4个月的野外调查, 对该地区植物物种多样性进行了研究, 以期阐明其种子植物区系组成及其在中国植物物种多样性研究及保育中的重要性。结果如下: 该地区共有野生种子植物173科825属1,706种(含变种)。该地植物区系成分热带性质较强, 在属的水平上, 泛热带和热带亚洲成分占优势, 各占非世界属总数的25.28%和32.36%; 中国特有属8个, 占非世界属总数的1.01%, 其中海南特有属2个, 分别为多核果属(Pyrenocarpa)、盾叶苣苔属(Metapetrocosmea)。在种的水平上, 热带成分占非世界种总数的70.50%, 处于明显优势地位; 中国特有种474种, 占非世界种总数的28.42%, 其中海南特有种149种, 占中国特有种的31.44%。鹦哥岭的植物区系在组成上具有较强的特殊性, 主要表现在不但具有较多的特殊类群, 而且是亚热带植物种类与典型热带植物种类、干热性植物种类与湿热性植物种类相互渗透的交汇地带, 在植物区系地理研究方面具有重要意义。最后作者还讨论了该地区与邻近4个地区植物区系的联系, 认为鹦哥岭与吊罗山的种子植物区系相似性最大, 而与鼎湖山、西双版纳的种子植物区系相比, 鹦哥岭表现出更强的热带性。     

浙江箬寮山百日青的群落生态学特征分析

通过样方调查,应用物种辛富度,物种多样性指数和物种均匀度等数据对分布在浙江松阳箬寮山地百日青（Podocorpus neriifolius）分布区物种多样性进行了研究。结果表明,箬寮山地植物种类丰富,共有维管束植物52科95属148种。科属组成多样,区系成分复杂,热带分布有49属,占总属数的52．12％,多于温带性质的属。木本植物的物种丰富度和物种多样性指数明显大于草本植物,乔木层植物Simpson指数、Shannon—Wiener指数和Pielou均匀度指数分别为6．7751、3．1593和0．6418;灌木层的分别为11．6826、3．8044和0．6781;草本层的分别为4．5537、1．7418和0．5378。灌木层-乔木层-草本层的物种多样性依次递减。根据分布生境、群落结构和种类组成,可将该山地百日青分布的群落分为三个类型,即甜槠木荷林、木荷红楠林和猴头杜鹃林。     

The DNA barcoding of Mediterranean combtooth blennies suggests the paraphyly of some taxa (Perciformes,Blenniidae)

A dataset including novel and publicly available mtDNA COI sequences of 14 Mediterranean combtooth blenny species belonging to nine genera was assembled in order to provide a reference dataset for DNA barcoding studies. Some inconsistencies in the current taxonomy of some genera were observed. In particular, the monophyly of the genera Parablennius and Salaria is not supported by the present dataset and the absence of reciprocal monophyly between the morphospecies Salaria basilisca and S. pavo questions their status and stresses the need of a revision of the genus Salaria.     

青海互助北山国家森林公园不同生境的蝶类多样性研究

为了进一步探讨高海拔地区蝴蝶种类和数量与生境结构之间的关系,1993–1997年每年的7月对互助北山国家森林公园不同生境类型(谷间平原、温性草原、针阔叶混交林、高寒灌丛草甸)中蝶类群落的结构、数量和多样性进行了调查。共获得蝴蝶标本4,745头,86种,隶属于8科57属。种类较丰富的类群主要有:粉蝶科豆粉蝶属(Colias)6种、菜粉蝶属(Pieris)5种、绢粉蝶属(Aporia)4种、云粉蝶属(Pontia)3种,蛱蝶科网蛱蝶属(Melitaea)3种;个体数量以粉蝶科和灰蝶科为最多。不同的生境蝶类在种类组成和个体数量上有明显差异,其中以针阔叶混交林物种数(44种)最多,谷间平原个体数量(1,969只)最多。物种多样性指数以针阔叶混交林中最高,高寒灌丛草甸最低;均匀度以针阔叶混交林最高,谷间平原最低;优势度以高寒灌丛草甸最高。从不同生境蝶类成分的特有性上分析,特有属和特有种含量高低依次为针阔叶混交林(20属24种)>高寒灌丛草甸(8属8种)>谷间平原(6属7种)>温性草原(5属6种)。不同生境类型间蝶类种类的相似性系数在0–0.4259之间。蝶类种类组成的聚类分析结果显示:谷间平原与温性草原最先聚为一类,然后与针阔叶混交林聚为一类,最后与高寒灌丛草甸聚为一类。为保护该地区的蝶类物种多样性,应加大宣传力度,建立自然保护区,继续加强本底资源调查。     

江西省庐山地区蜻蜓多样性的研究

于2004~2005年对江西庐山地区蜻蜓资源进行调查,通过对春、夏、秋三季蜻蜓多样性的研究,共收集蜻蜓1145只,隶属于10科、35属、52种。种类个体数量均表现为夏季最多,春季次之,秋季最少;属数和科数也是以夏季最多,春季次之,秋季最少。三季多样性指数(H′)的排序为春季(2.7603)>夏季(2.6420)>秋季(2.5601)。     

Proposal for a new tapeworm order, Rhinebothriidea

The polyphyletic nature of the tapeworm order Tetraphyllidea Carus, 1863 is addressed in part with the establishment of the new order Rhinebothriidea for a subset of the taxa formerly comprising the phyllobothriid subfamily Rhinebothriinae (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda). Support for the order comes from Bayesian, maximum likelihood, and parsimony analyses of complete ssrDNA and partial (D1-D3) lsrDNA sequence data for 58 cestode species. These data consisted of novel data generated for 40 species in 15 genera of candidate rhinebothriines and the cathetocephalidean species Sanguilevator yearsleyi as well as comparable data taken from GenBank for an additional 18 cestode species in 17 genera. In total, the species analyzed consisted of two Cathetocephalidea, two Litobothriidea, two Lecanicephalidea, three Proteocephalidea, and 49 Tetraphyllidea. The tetraphyllideans consisted of three Onchobothriidae, three Serendipidae, and 43 Phyllobothriidae (one Thysanocephalinae, one Echeneibothriinae, five Phyllobothriinae, 35 candidate Rhinebothriinae and the poorly known Spongiobothrium). This work suggests that some elements of current membership in the group are in need of revision. For example, while inclusion of the echeneibothriine genus Echeneibothrium and the phyllobothriine genera Rhodobothrium and Anthocephalum, and also Spongiobothrium, in the Rhinebothriidea is supported, inclusion of Duplicibothrium and Caulobothrium in the new order is not. Histological sections and scanning electron microscopy of selected members of the study group suggest that the presence of bothridial stalks may serve as an effective morphological feature to characterise the order. The group is restricted to elasmobranchs, and appears to have a particular affinity for Myliobatiformes. The new order includes at least 13 genera. Intraordinal relationships were determined to be insufficiently stable to justify the formal reorganization of rhinebothriidean families at this time.     

Preliminary cladistic analysis of genera of the cestode order Trypanorhyncha Diesing, 1863

A preliminary cladistic analysis was carried out on the 49 currently recognised genera of the order Trypanorhyncha. Forty-four characters were analysed; a functional outgroup was used for scolex and strobilar characters, while Nybelinia was utilised to polarise characters related to the rhyncheal system. Eight well-resolved clades were evident in the resultant cladogram, which is compared with existing phenetic classifications. An analysis of families resulted in a similar clustering of taxa to that observed in the case of the genera. The results suggest that two key characters used in existing classifications, namely the presence of sensory fossettes on the bothridia and the development of atypical heteroacanth and poeciloacanth armatures from typical heteroacanth armatures, have occurred on several occasions. Some clades provide support for the arrangements used in current classifications. Suggestions are made for future avenues of research which might provide more robust phylogenetic data for the Trypanorhyncha.