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Fossil Decapod Crustacea in the historical collections
Boraginales, Olacaceae and allies, Apiaceae
Flora of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
Enraciner l’empire
une autre histoire du jardin botanique de Calcutta (1860-1910)
Nature in Common
Beyond the Nagoya Protocol
New material of Incadelphys antiquus (Pucadelphyda, Metatheria, Mammalia) from the early Palaeocene of Bolivia reveals phylogenetic affinities with enigmatic North and South American metatherians
Geodiversitas 44 (22)
The present paper describes a partial skull referred to Incadelphys antiquus, from the early Palaeocene of Tiupampa (Bolivia). The specimen includes the anterior part of the skull with maxillae, premaxillae, nasals, lacrimals, anterior part of frontals and jugal, and both dentaries. Most of the teeth are preserved except some incisors. Some of the major characteristics of Incadelphys are the elongation and slenderness of the rostrum as compared to other Tiupampa taxa and the narrowness and blade-like morphology of the premolars. The new specimen is compared to the other Tiupampan pucadelphydans, especially, pucadelphyids, but also sparassodonts.
The first ‘Grylloblattida’ of the family Liomopteridae from the Middle Permian in the Onder Karoo, South Africa (Insecta: Polyneoptera)
Comptes Rendus Palevol 21 (22)
Here we describe a new genus and four new species of the extinct ‘Grylloblattida’: Liomopteridae Sellards, 1909: Liomopterum connexus Cawood & Nel, n. sp., Liomopterum daenerys Cawood & Nel, n. sp., Colubrosopterum karooensis Cawood & Nel, n. gen., n. sp., and Paraliomopterum sp. The fossil wings were collected from a new Middle Permian locality near Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa, with the horizon close to the Ecca-Beaufort Group contact in the southern Karoo Basin.
Deep-water Rissoidae of the genera Benthonella Dall, 1889 and Benthonellania Lozouet, 1990 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from French Polynesia
Zoosystema 44 (12)
The deep-water extant Rissoidae Gray, 1847 of the genera Benthonella Dall, 1889 and Benthonellania Lozouet, 1990 collected in French Polynesia are herein revised. Three species of Benthonella and eight of Benthonellania are described as new (all but one from French Polynesia): Benthonella boucheti n. sp., Benthonella basistriata n. sp., Benthonella communis n. sp., Benthonellania thielei n. sp. (from East Africa), Benthonellania bouteti n. sp., Benthonellania alis n. sp., Benthonellania tarava n. sp., Benthonellania megan n. sp., Benthonellania tuamotu n. sp., Benthonellania lozoueti n. sp. and Benthonellania maestratii n. sp.
Nomenclatural notes on Solenanthus minimus Brand (Boraginaceae)
Adansonia 44 (17)
A Boraginaceae species, Solenanthus minimus Brand, described from the territory of Iran is neotypified due to lack of any available original material. In the present paper, it is assigned to the genus Rindera based on newly collected material and original description. Thus, Cynoglossum minimum (Brand) Greuter & Stier is treated here as a synonym for R. bungei (Boiss.) Gürke.
Parabintoniella papierae n. gen., n. sp., a new Triassic representative of the Bintoniellidae, a poorly known extinct family of Orthoptera (Insecta)
Geodiversitas 44 (21)
A new species of stem-Orthoptera, Parabintoniella papierae n. gen., n. sp., is described from the Grès à Voltzia Formation (Middle Triassic) of the Vosges (France). This new species, represented by two forewings, can be confidently assigned to the Mesozoic family Bintoniellidae, but it differs from the known representatives by its unique combination of character states, including a simple MA and numerous branches of CuA+CuPaα. The size difference between the two forewings is probably due to sexual dimorphism. This discovery complements our knowledge of the disparity of the various stem-groups of Orthoptera which emerged during the Permian and became extinct during the Mesozoic.
Rindifilum ramosum gen. nov., sp. nov., a new freshwater genus within the Ulvales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)
Cryptogamie, Algologie 43 (8)
The present paper provides a phylogenetic and morphological study of two strains that turn out to represent a new genus and species, Rindifilum ramosum gen. nov., sp. nov., within the family Ctenocladiaceae (Ulvales). Rindifilum ramosum gen. nov., sp. nov. grows in association with the lichenized ascomycetes genus Verrucaria Schrader. Phylogenetic reconstructions based on the rbcL, 18S rRNA and tufA genes showed that the investigated strains belonged to a lineage distinct from those sequenced so far. Moreover, comparisons based on morphological observations revealed no differences between the two strains. The newly genus Rindifilum gen. nov.
La prairie permanente non pâturée : un habitat souvent délaissé pour la conservation des Squamates du bocage
Naturae 2022 (10)
Best habitat management practices for the conservation of terrestrial Squamate reptiles mainly focus on edge habitats, and often neglect open habitats such as meadows. Monitoring of a community of Squamate reptiles during a whole year took place within the Loire-Atlantique department through direct visual observation and by searching under a network of coverboards positioned on the edges and centre of an ungrazed permanent meadow. The analysis of data showed that there are discrepancies in the exploration of ungrazed meadow according to species, mode of thermoregulation, time of year, and age of individuals. Lacertids tend to stay in the vicinity of the hedges, while snakes and slow worm display a more exploratory behaviour and are found away from the hedges as time of year advances.
The maximum and the minimum: two new species of Tovomita Aubl. (Clusiaceae) from the Guiana Shield with an unusual number of stamens
Adansonia 44 (16)
Two new species of Tovomita Aubl. (Clusiaceae) from the Guiana Shield are described and illustrated. Tovomita maxima Molino & J.Engel, sp. nov., known from French Guiana, Guyana and Brazil, stands out by its large size (up to 30 m high), large leaves with eucamptodromous venation, calyptrate bracteoles and an unusual variation in the number of stamens (74-145). Tovomita saulensis J.Engel & Molino, sp. nov., probably endemic to central French Guiana, is an understory tree with small leaves with brochidodromous venation and flowers with few stamens (9-15). Illustrations, descriptions, photographs in vivo, a preliminary conservation status, distribution map and comments on the morphology of related species are provided.
A cool-water bryozoan association from the La Pola Formation (Sandbian, Ordovician) of Argentine Precordillera
Geodiversitas 44 (20)
Nineteen bryozoan species belonging to 18 genera are described from the La Pola Formation (Sandbian, Upper Ordovician) of Argentine Precordillera. Two trepostome genera each with one new species, respectively, are new: Albardonia bifoliata n. gen., n. sp. and Argentinopora robusta n. gen., n. sp. Five more species are new: a cystoporate Xenotrypa argentinensis n. sp., two trepostomes Heterotrypa enodis n. sp. and Nicholsonella spinigera n. sp., as well as two ptilodictyines Pseudostictoporella simplex n. sp. and Chazydictya ornata n. sp. The studied fauna shows some connection with Laurentia and Baltica on the species level and is similar to Siberia on the generic level.
DNA analysis of the lectotype specimen of Ulva nematoidea Bory (Ulvaceae, Chlorophyta) determines its synonymy with Ulva lactuca L.
Cryptogamie, Algologie 43 (7)
Ulva nematoidea Bory is a currently accepted species distributed in the south eastern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Chile. Its identity however remains unknown because no DNA sequences have been obtained from the type specimen. To determine its identity and taxonomic status, we performed high-throughput sequencing on a fragment of the lectotype specimen of U. nematoidea. Genetic analyses of the rbcL, tufA and nuclear ITS DNA found that U. nematoidea is identical in sequence to U. lactuca L. These results indicate that U. nematoidea is a synonym of U. lactuca and further highlight the need for sequencing additional type specimens of Ulva L.
Fusulinid Biostratigraphy of the Moscovian-Lower Kasimovian of Hadim Nappe, Central Taurides, southern Turkey
Geodiversitas 44 (19)
The Hadim Nappe which is one of the allochthonous tectonic units in the Tauride Belt includes continuous stratigraphic successions from Middle(?)-Late Devonian to Late Cretaceous. The well exposed successions of the Moscovian to lower Kasimovian are selected for fusulinid biostratigraphy along three sections (Yassıpınar, Gölbelen and Bademli) in the Central Taurides. The Lower-Middle Pennsylvanian boundary was determined by the first appearance datum of the Aljutovella aljutovica (Rauzer-Chernousova, 1938) and Solovievaia ovata ovata (Rauzer-Chernousova, 1938).
Bryophytes from Martírios-Andorinhas Mountain Ridge, a highly impacted Amazonia-Cerrado transition zone in southeastern Pará, Brazil
Cryptogamie, Bryologie 43 (7)
The Martírios-Andorinhas Mountain Ridge, in southeastern Pará, is located in a transition zone between two important biomes in Tropical America, Amazonia and the Brazilian Cerrado. The aim of this study was to inventory the bryophyte flora in different vegetation formations of the Martírios-Andorinhas Mountain Ridge, as a contribution to the evaluation of the environmental conservation status of the area. A total of 1784 specimens (1093 of mosses, 691 of liverworts) were gathered, with a prevalence of mosses over liverworts. In terms of species richness, however, liverworts (65 spp.) were as diverse as mosses (65). The number of specimens was higher in secondary forest (799), followed by gallery forest (670), riparian forest (208), and savanna (107).
Museum manifesto. Boxed set
Museum manifesto. A natural history of violence
Atlas de la flore du Centre-Val de Loire
Nomad lives
from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
Les Chauves-souris de France, Belgique, Luxembourg et Suisse
Troisième édition
Stratotype Sinémurien
Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos volume 32
Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia
La nature en partage
Autour du protocole de Nagoya
