Mitochondrial phylogeny and systematics of baboons (Papio)

Baboons (Papio, s.s.) comprise a series of parapatric allotaxa (subspecies or closely related species) widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite extensive studies of their ecology, morphology, and behavior, disagreement about their phylogenetic relationships continues, as expressed in the current coexistence of at least three major, competing taxonomic treatments. To help resolve this situation, we sequenced approximately 900 bases of mitochondrial DNA of 40 individuals from five of the widely recognized "major" allotaxa. Total sequence diversity (>5%) is high compared to most primate species. Major mitochondrial clades correspond to recognized allotaxa, with the important exception that haplotypes from yellow and olive baboons form a single, monophyletic clade within which the two allotaxa do not comprise mutually exclusive clusters. The major clades fall unambiguously into the pattern: (chacma (Guinea (hamadryas (yellow + olive)))). This phylogeny does not support taxonomies that oppose hamadryas to all other baboons ("desert" vs. "savanna"), but is compatible with the view that all definable allotaxa should be recognized as coordinates, either as "phylogenetic" species or "biological" subspecies. The close relationship and unsegregated distribution of haplotypes from Kenyan and Tanzanian yellow and olive baboons are unexplained, but may reflect introgression across the documented hybrid zone. The overall phylogeny, when combined with paleontological data, suggests a southern African origin for extant Papio baboons, with all extant lineages sharing a common mitochondrial ancestor at approximately 1.8 Ma.     

Novel rhodococci and other mycolate actinomycetes from the deep sea

A large number of mycolate actinomycetes have been recovered from deep-sea sediments in the NW Pacific Ocean using selective isolation methods. The isolates were putatively assigned to the genus Rhodococcus on the basis of colony characteristics and mycolic acid profiles. The diversity among these isolates and their relationship to type strains of Rhodococcus and other mycolate taxa were assessed by Curie point pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS). Three major (A, C, D) and two minor (B, E) groups were defined by PyMS. Cluster A was a large group of isolates recovered from sediment in the Izu Bonin Trench (2679 m); Cluster C comprised isolates from both the Izu Bonin Trench (6390 and 6499 m) and from the Japan Trench (4418, 6048 and 6455 m). These Cluster C isolates showed close similarity to Dietzia maris and this was subsequently confirmed using molecular methods. Cluster D contained isolates recovered from a sediment taken from a depth of 1168m in Sagami Bay and were identified as members of the terrestrial species Rhodococcus luteus. Clusters B and E had close affinities with members of the genera Gordonia and Mycobacterium. The presence of Thermoactinomyces in certain of the deep-sea sediments studied was indicative of the movement of terrestrial material into the ocean depths.16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence analyses produced excellent definition of most genera of the mycolata, and indicated that the among the deep sea isolates (1) were novel species of Corynebacterium, Gordonia and Mycobacterium, and (2) a Sea of Japan isolate the phylogenetic depth of which suggests the possibility of a new genus. Polyphasic taxonomic analysis revealed considerable diversity among the deep sea rhodococci and evidence for recently diverged species or DNA groups.     

中国点翅盲蝽属及新名记述(半翅目,盲蝽科)

描述了点翅盲蝽属2新种,记述了点盲蝽属中国1新纪录种.以新名Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latiusculus代替Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latus Hu et Zheng,2004.模式标本保存在南开大学昆虫学研究所.叉突点翅盲蝽,新种Compsidolom furcillatum Li et Liu,sp.nov.正模(♂),云南玉龙山(27°10'N,100°18'E),1979-08-10,郑乐怡、邹环光采.副模11(♂)(♂),16♀♀,同正模.眼间距大于眼宽,触角第Ⅰ节基部距黑色环斑,中部具2大黑斑,触角第Ⅱ节两端黑色,跗节基部黑色,雄虫体背斑点不明显,阳茎端细长,端部"Y"型,次生生殖孔近端部.全北点翅盲蝽Compsidolon salicellum(Herrich-Schaeffer,1841)中国新纪录观察标本:4(♂)(♂),2♀♀,湖北神农架保护区(31°45'N,110°40'E),2004-08-12,李传仁采;2(♂)(♂),2♀♀,湖北五峰(30°12'N,116°40'E,alt.1 000 m),1999-07-11,郑乐怡采.分布:湖北(神农架、五峰);瑞典,丹麦,俄罗斯,德国,斯洛伐克,法国,加拿大,美国.钩点翅盲蝽,新种Compsidolon uncum Li et Liu,sp.nov.正模(♂),西藏亚东(27°31'N,88°58'E,alt.2 600-2 900 m),2003-08-27,薛怀君、王新谱采.副模:20(♂)(♂),12♀♀,同正模.体背除楔片外被密集的黑褐色斑点,额区具暗纹,近头顶后缘处横行排列1排黑色圆斑,触角第Ⅰ、Ⅱ节基部黑色,阳茎端刺突两枚,一枚向下弯曲,钩状,一枚直.宽蕨盲蝽,新名Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latiusculus Hu et Zheng,nom.nov.Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latus Hu et Zheng,2004.Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica,29(2):272-275.Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latus Hu et Zheng 2004为B.(C.)latus Lin 2003的次同名,现命以新名Bryocoris(Cobalorrhynchus)latiusculus Hu et Zheng,次同名同时废止.     

Euphrasia amurensis, E. hirtella var. ramosa and var. karoiana (Orobanchaceae)

The lectotype for Euphrasia hirtella var. ramosa is selected. This taxon and E. hirtella var. karoiana are compared with E. amurensis and confirmed as synonyms, corroborating Juzepcuk (1955 ).  © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2007, 154 , 215–223.     

伞形科棱子芹属部分种类果实结构的比较解剖学研究

采用石蜡切片法对伞形科(Apiaceae)棱子芹属(PleurospermumHoffm.)的宝兴棱子芹〔P.benthamii(Wall.ex DC.)Clarke〕和松潘棱子芹(P.franchetianumHemsl.)、西藏棱子芹(P.hookeriClarke var.thomsoniiClarke)和太白棱子芹(P.giraldiiDiels)、康定棱子芹(P.prattiiWolff)和瘤果棱子芹(P.wrightianumde Boiss.)的果实横切面的解剖结构特征进行了详细观察和比较分析。结果表明:6种植物虽然在外部形态上两两相似,但彼此间的果实解剖结构特征却存在一定的差异。共同特征是果棱均比较发达,且外果皮与中果皮分离,常形成空腔,每个果棱有1个明显的维管束,中果皮高度退化,果壁均很薄,棱槽和合生面均有油管,其中合生面油管数为棱槽油管数的2倍;差异主要表现在果实横切面外形、果体的压扁程度、果棱的发达程度、外果皮拱起程度及角质层的有无和厚度、维管束大小和着生位置、棱槽油管数以及合生面与侧棱的关系等方面。根据观察结果认为康定棱子芹与瘤果棱子芹不宜合并,建议将西藏棱子芹与太白棱子芹予以合并。     

THE GENUS PIKEA (DUMONTIACEAE,RHODOPHYTA) IN ENGLAND AND THE NORTH PACIFIC: COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGICAL,LIFE HISTORY,AND MOLECULAR STUDIES1

A Pikea species attributed to Pikea californica Harvey has been established in England since at least 1967. Previously, this species was believed to occur only in Japan and Pacific North America. Comparative morphological studies on field-collected material and cultured isolates from England, California, and Japan and analysis of organellar DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms, detected using labeled organellar DNA as a non-radioactive probe, showed that English Pikea is conspecific with P. californica from California. Both populations consist of dioecious gametophytes with heteromorphic life histories involving crustose tetrasporophytes; 96% of organellar DNA bands were shared between interoceanic samples. A second dioecious species of Pikea, P. pinnata Setchell in Collins, Holden et Setchell, grows sympatrically with P. californica near San Francisco but can be distinguished by softer texture, more regular branching pattern, and elongate cystocarpic axes. Pikea pinnata and P. californica samples shared 49–50% of organellar DNA bands, consistent with their being distinct species. Herbarium specimens of P. robusta Abbott resemble P. pinnata in some morphological features but axes are much wider; P. robusta may represent a further, strictly sub-tidal species but fertile material is unknown. Pikea thalli from Japan, previously attributed to P. californica and described here as Pikea yoshizakii sp. nov., are monoecious and show a strikingly different type of life history. After fertilization, gonimoblast filaments grow outward through the cortex and form tetrasporangial nemathecia; released tetraspores develop directly into erect thalli. Tetrasporoblastic life histories are characteristic of certain members of the Phyllophoraceae but were previously unknown in the Dumontiaceae. Japanese P. yoshizakii shared 55 and 56% of organellar DNA bands with P. californica and P. pinnata, respectively; phylogenetic analysis indicated equally distant relationships to both species. Pikea yoshizakii or a closely similar species with the same life history occurs in southern California and Mexico.     

A new species of Clivia (Amaryllidaceae) endemic to the Pondoland Centre of Endemism, South Africa

Clivia robusta B.G. Murray, Ran, de Lange, Hammett, Truter et Swanevelder sp. nov. (Amaryllidaceae) is a tubular, pendulous-flowered Clivia species, restricted to the Pondoland Centre of Endemism, South Africa. The unique morphology, distribution, karyotype and molecular fingerprint distinguish it from all other pendulous-flowered species in the genus.  © 2004 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2004, 146 , 369–374.     

Isolation,taxonomic and fermentation studies on a new strain of Streptomyces arenae var ukrainiana producing a tetraene antibiotic

A Streptomyces strain UK10 was isolated from Ukrainian soil and identified by taxonomical studies as Streptomyces arenae var ukrainiana. HA-2-91 was isolated from the biomass of S. arenae var ukrainiana and is supposedly a polyene macrolide antibiotic belonging to the tetraene group. HA-2-91 showed promising antifungal activity (in vitro) against yeasts and filamentous fungi, including plant pathogens and dermatophytes and was found to be less toxic in mice than nystatin and rimocidin.     

旱麦草属种质资源的随机扩增多态性DNA（RAPDs）分析

利用３１个１０ｂｐ随机引物对来自我国新疆和中东地区的１１份旱麦草属种质资源材料以及两个普通小麦亲本和１个普通小麦与东方旱麦草的远缘杂种后代进行了ＲＡＰＤ分析。对扩增形成的３２１条谱带进行的研究发现,该属植物在新疆地区具有较丰富的遗传多样性,同时还将１个根据形态性状定名为光穗旱麦草的样品修正为东方旱麦草。研究还揭示出旱麦草属与普通小麦之间有明显的遗传分化,并发现四部体光穗旱麦草的两个基因组分别来自二