A new Douglasia (Primulaceae) from Idaho

Douglasia idahoensis, a new species endemic to Idaho and Valley counties, Idaho, a close relative of D. montana, is characterized by its succulent foliage, several-flowered umbels, 5–9 lanceolate bracts, short peduncles, and allopatric distribution. Chromosome number is reported as n = 18. Previous taxonomic works have included this species either with D. montana or with D. laevigata.     

Primula alcalina (Primulaceae): A new species from Idaho

Brittonia - Primula alcalina, endemic to east-central Idaho, is described and illustrated. Closely related toP. incana, it differs in having smaller flowers that are white instead of lilac, and a...     

A new species of Cymopterus (Umbelliferae) from southern Idaho

A new species,Cymopterus davisii, from alpine areas in the Albion Mountains of extreme south-central Idaho, is described. It has been confused withC. nivalis, with which it is compared. The fruit ofC. davisii are subterete to somewhat compressed laterally and, contrary to the literature, correspond closely to those ofC. nivalis and related species.     

Dragma Hippomanicum VI: A new tragacanthoid Astragalus from Nevada and Idaho

Astragalus yoder-williamsii, related toA. (sect. Neonix)peckii Piper andA. mulfordae M. E. Jones but notably different in its dwarf cespitose habit of growth and pungent leaf-stalks, is described from Humboldt County, Nevada and Owyhee County, Idaho.     

Erigeron salmonensis (Asteraceae), a rare new species from Idaho

Erigeron salmonensis, a diploid (n=9) species known only from one location in the Salmon River canyon of Idaho, is described and illustrated. The species appears to be most closely related toE. arenarioides, an endemic of northern Utah.Erigeron salmonensis differs in its long, naked, eglandular peduncles; longer leaves; smaller heads with fewer phyllaries; and longer, fewer ray florets. Federal Endangered or Threatened status may be warranted if additional populations are not discovered.     

A new species of Eremogone (Caryophyllaceae) from northern Utah and southeastern Idaho, U.S.A.

A name (Eremogone loisiae) is provided for those plants from northern Utah and southeastern Idaho that have gone under the misapplied name Eremogone kingii subsp. uintahensis. Eremogone loisiae, named in honor of Lois A. Arnow, is distinguished from E. kingii by its longer and narrower, flexuous leaves and its longer sepals, petals, styles, capsules, and seeds.     

A new variety of Pedicularis contorta (Scrophulariaceae) endemic to Idaho and Montana

Pedicularis contorta var.rubicunda, endemic to north-central Idaho and western Montana, is formally described and illustrated. Morphological and cytological comparisons are made with the two previously described varieties ofP. contorta. Specimens appearing morphologically intermediate between var.contorta and var.rubicunda are also examined.     

A Danish Photographer of Idaho Indians

New advances in spatial technology enable ethnographic data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to be integrated in innovative ways. These include mapping and virtual reconstruction of buildings no longer standing, of routes used for transportation and hunting, and other spatial ethnographic data, visualized in three dimensions (3D). Representation in 3D allows for a more complete understanding of landscape relationships, and can be used as a learning tool to convey information quickly. This article applies these techniques to the reconstruction of the now-abandoned village of Belkofski, Alaska, for presentation in a video ethnography produced by the Aleutian Pribilof Island Association in coordination with the Belkofski Tribe.     

A new species of myxozoan (Myxosporea) from the brain and spinal cord of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Idaho

A new species of Myxosporea, Myxobolus neurotropus n. sp., is described from the brain and spinal cord of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Duncan Creek, Owyhee County, Idaho. Spores are oval, have 2 pyriform polar capsules, and possess a thick spore wall (sutural rim) with a short intracapsular offshoot. The mean spore dimensions are length 11.8 microm, width 10.8 microm, and thickness 8.8 microm. This myxozoan is compared to other described Myxobolus species found in cranial tissues of salmonids in terms of spore morphology and phylogenetic analysis. Because it is found in brain and spinal cord, it is encountered while performing screening tests for Myxobolus cerebralis, the causative agent of salmonid whirling disease. Where chronic inflammation and granulomatous lesions are associated with M. cerebralis, histological examination shows no host response to M. neurotropus n. sp. A diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is included as an aid in properly identifying the species.     

Eriogonum soliceps (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new species from east-central Idaho and southwestern Montana

Eriogonum soliceps, a new species of subg.Eucycla sect.Capitata, is described. It may be readily distinguished from all other taxa of the subgenus by its reduced inflorescence. From its presumed nearest relative,E. mancum, this new species differs in its solitary (vs. 2–5) involucre, presence of a peduncle but no scape, lack of bracts at the base of the involucre, and distinctly pustulose midribs of the mature flowers.     

Contribution to the cytotaxonomy of Oryzopsis (Poaceae)

Meiotic studies were performed in twelve populations of four Oryzopsis species (O. pubiflora, O. lateralis, O. holciformis var. longiglomis and O. barbellata) to obtain data on the ploidy level and cytological evolution of the genus. The chromosome number 2n=2x=24 was revealed in all the species and populations studied. The present and other studies show the occurrence of two basic chromosome numbers in the genus, i.e. x=11 and x=12. Although Oryzopsis species and populations studied are diploid and are expected to form only bivalents in metaphase of meiosis‐I, quadrivalents were observed in O. pubiflora and O. lateralis, possibly due to the occurrence of heterozygote translocations. B‐chromosomes of 0–2 were observed in all species and populations studied. This is the first report of the occurrence of B‐chromosomes in the genus Oryzopsis. Several meiocytes showed the presence of double chromosome number in O. lateralis, and multipolar cells were observed in populations of O. barbellata, O. lateralis and O. holciformis var. longiglomis. The occurrence of large pollen grains (possibly unreduced) was observed along with smaller (normal) pollen grains in these species. Significant differences observed in chiasma frequency and distribution among studied species may be of use in species delimitation. The Kakan population differed significantly from the other populations of O. lateralis in meiotic characteristics. If such cytological differences are accompanied by morphological variation (under investigation), we may consider this population as a new variety or subspecies.     

A limnological comparison of two small Idaho reservoirs

Summary Some limnological aspects of two small, widely fluctuating reservoirs were studied for one year. A well defined thermocline did not form in either reservoir. Annual heat budgets were about 15,000 cal/cm² for both waters. Dissolved oxygen concentrations were low on the bottom during the summer months. Both reservoirs were alkaline with the pH ranging from 7.5 to 8.9.The mean primary production summer rates of nannoplankton were 9.9 mg C/m³/hr for Crowthers Reservoir and 6.7 mg C/m³/hr for Deep Creek Reservoir. Standing crop of zooplankton was highest in Deep Creek Reservoir. Biomass of detrital heterotrophs was highest in Crowthers.

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Resumen Algunos aspectos limnológicos de dos reservorios pequeños con extensa fluctuación se estudiaron por un año. Termocline (thermocline)bien definido no se formó en uno u otro reservorio. Las acumulaciones anuales de calor fueron más o menos 15,000 cal/cm² (calorías por centímetros cuadrados) por ambas aguas. La concentración de oxígeno disuelto fué bajo en el fondo durante los meses del verano. Ambos reservorios fueron alcalinos con el pH fluctuando desde 7.5 hasta 8.9.Les clasificaciones del pequeño plankton (nannoplankton) durante la producción en el verano fueron 9.9 mg (miligramos) C/m³/hr (carbóno por metro cúbico por hora) para el Reservorio Crowthers y 6.7 mg C/m³/hr para el Reservorio Deep Creek. La cosecha fija de zooplancton fué más fuerte en el Reservorior Deep Creek. La biomasa de heterótrofo detríticos fué más fuerte en Crowthers.

     

A new brittle star (Ophiuroidea: Ophiodermatina) from the Early Triassic Paris Biota (Bear Lake County,Idaho, USA)

Knowledge on the morphology of Early Triassic ophiuroids is very limited, in spite of the relatively high number of described species. This hampers attempts to use morphology-based phylogenetic analyses in order to explore the early diversification of the ophiuroid modern clades between the latest Paleozoic and the early Mesozoic. Here, a new ophiuroid from the Early Triassic of southern Idaho (USA) is described and assigned to the new taxon Shoshonura brayardi Thuy nov. gen., nov. sp. It is part of an exceptional Early Triassic faunal assemblage recently described as the Paris Biota. On account of the arm morphology and the shape of the arm spines and arm spine articulations, Shoshonura brayardi nov. gen., nov. sp. is considered a basal member of the suborder Ophiodermatina.     

Southern Idaho Plain:

Abstract

It is proposed that a new pottery type referred to as “Southern Idaho Plain” be recognized to distinguish a more finely made pottery than the classic thick walled, flat-bottomed vessels characteristically referred to as “Shoshoni” ware. Strong similarities of this pottery with Great Salt Lake Gray variants, suggests the extension of a Fremont or Sevier pottery tradition into southern Idaho.