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Les îles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam (océan Indien sud)
Environnement marin et pêcheries
Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu (1748-1836)
fabrique d'une science botanique
L’art des ghostnets
approche anthropologique et esthétique des filets-fantômes
Atlas des oiseaux migrateurs de France
Morphology and reconstruction of the retiolitines: Silurian graptolites of the Paraplectograptus lineage (Graptolithina)
Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (4)
The long ranging Silurian retiolitines belonging to the Paraplectograptus lineage (Spirograptus turriculatus to Cyrtograptus/lundgreni Biozone), represented by the genera Paraplectograptus Bouček & Münch, 1952 and Pseudoplectograptus Obut & Zaslavskaya, 1983 are described in detail based on well preserved, three-dimensional material from the Canadian Arctic and Poland. For the first time, reconstructions of their structure are attempted, and comparisons are made with the related genera, Stomatograptus Tullberg, 1883 and Retiolites Barrande, 1850.
Molecular characterization and morpho-taxonomy of Gambierdiscus caribaeus Vandersea, Litaker, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester (Dinophyceae) from Mauritius Island, South-West Indian Ocean
Cryptogamie, Algologie 44 (1)
Species of the marine benthic dinoflagellate genus Gambierdiscus Adachi & Fukuyo are morphologically similar, and DNA based sequence analyses are necessary to complement morphological species determination. Gambierdiscus species may produce ciguatoxins, the causative agents of human illness ciguatera poisoning (CP). In this study, morphological descriptions, based on laboratory cultures, using light and scanning electron microscopy and DNA based characterisation of one strain (ISOG4) isolated from Petite Rivière Noire, Mauritius are provided. Our morphological observations coupled with DNA based sequence analyses indicate that the Mauritian strain is Gambierdiscus caribaeus Vandersea, Litaker, M.A.Faust, Kibler, W.C.Holland & P.A.Tester.
Interspecific competition in ictitheres (Carnivora: Hyaenidae) from the Late Miocene of Eurasia
Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (3)
The present paper deals with the ecomorphological characteristics of two sympatric species of ictitheres: Ictitherium viverrinum Roth & Wagner, 1854 and Hyaenictitherium wongii (Zdansky, 1924) from the Late Miocene of the Eastern Mediterranean. These two species represent different taxonomic groups with allegedly distinct ecological roles. The values of 11 ecomorphological proxies were calculated using cranial and dental elements, in order to make an extensive comparison between them (body mass, bite force, canines’ and incisors’ bending strength, endocranial volume, relative rostral width, dental mesowear, intercuspid notches and carnassial vs grinding surfaces).
Cypsela micro-macromorphological characteristics of selected taxa of Centaurea L. from Turkey and their systematic importance
Adansonia 45 (2)
In this study, the cypsela micro-macromorphological characteristics of 15 Centaurea L. taxa, from the seven sections from Turkey were investigated using Light Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy techniques. The studied taxa are C. goksivriensis M. Bona, C. calcitrapa subsp. calcitrapa L., C. calcitrapa subsp. cilicica (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz, C. glastifolia L., C. amanicola Hub.-Mor., C. cataonica Boiss. & Hausskn. in Boiss., C. haradjianii Wagenitz, C. haussknechtii Boiss., C. regia Boiss. var.
New species and records of mostly lignicolous dothideomycetous ascomycetes from Brazil
Cryptogamie, Mycologie 44 (1)
Nineteen mostly dothideomycetous lignicolous ascomycetes are reported from Brazil. One species, Melomastia septemseptata sp. nov., is newly described. It is corticolous in Cerrado. Twelve are new records to South America, one is new to Brazil and six are new records for the state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Most species were from the Cerrado biome but they are mostly cosmopolitan.
Another piece in the puzzle of mantis shrimp evolution – fossils from the Early Jurassic Osteno Lagerstätte of Northern Italy
Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (2)
Mantis shrimps (Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817) are marine predatory crustaceans of the group Hoplocarida Calman, 1904 with an interesting, though incompletely known, evolutionary history. Here we introduce a new species of fossil mantis shrimps, Ostenosculda teruzzii n. gen., n. sp. from the Early Jurassic (Sinemurian) limestone formation of Osteno (Northern Italy). We present distinctive features that characterize the specimens as a new species, such as a unique arrangement of maxillipeds 2-5 (maxilliped 2 is the major raptorial appendage). We also present a phylogenetic systematic interpretation of the species based on the available features of morphology and body organisation.
Review of the types of Indo-Pacific Triphoridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris
Zoosystema 45 (2)
We review the type specimens belonging to 71 species of Indo-Pacific Triphoridae Gray, 1847 stored in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris. We provide detailed information on the original description, a diagnosis according to the most recently recognized diagnostic characters, and curatorial and nomenclatorial notes. The lots of Triforis (Iniforis) mirifica var.
Les Chilopodes de France métropolitaine (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) : liste commentée des espèces avec état des connaissances et proposition de noms français
Naturae 2023 (1)
The French centipede fauna presently includes 151 species and three subspecies and an annotated ckecklist of these taxa is given. Stenotaenia sorrentina (Attems, 1903) is confirmed in France (Corsica). The specimens previously named Lithobius nodulipes Latzel, 1880 in Corsica concern in fact L. brandensis Verhoeff, 1943; the first being to delete from the French fauna. A French common name is created or confirmed for each terminal taxon, in order to facilitate communication about this group of myriapods to the wider public, while keeping in mind the need for rigor when studying this group.
Late Miocene Dasypodidae Gray, 1821 (Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Toro Negro Formation (Central Andes, Argentina): diversity and chronological and biogeographical implications
Comptes Rendus Palevol 22 (1)
Fossil remains herein described are referred to different species of Dasypodidae Gray, 1821 (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) and come from the upper levels of the lower member (Late Miocene-Early Pliocene) of the Toro Negro Formation at Quebrada de Las Torrecillas, La Rioja Province, Argentina, where previous vertebrate records only include those of Pyramiodontherium scillatoyanei De Iuliis, Ré & Vizcaíno, 2004 (Mammalia, Xenarthra) and Opisthodactylus cf. kirchneri Noriega, Jordan, Vezzosi & Areta, 2017 (Aves, Rheidae).
A taxonomic revision of the Lophocoleaceae Vanden Berghen (Marchantiophyta) of New Caledonia
Cryptogamie, Bryologie 44 (1)
Prior to this study, 51 species of Lophocoleaceae Vanden Berghen were reported from New Caledonia. Evolving taxonomic concepts have resulted in major recent changes in the taxonomy of Lophocoleaceae at generic level. This paper presents the results of taxonomic revision of the Lophocoleaceae of New Caledonia based on study of the types and further historical as well as recent collections. All accepted species are described and illustrated, with citation of types and synonyms. A key to the New Caledonian species and an index of species names, including those excluded from Lophocoleaceae, are provided. As a result of this revision, 27 species of Lophocoleaceae are accepted for New Caledonia. Heteroscyphus Schiffn.
The Brooklyn snake papyrus: why the enigmatic kȝrȝ could be a chameleon
Anthropozoologica 58 (1)
The Brooklyn snake papyrus (c. 380-343 BC) has intrigued Egyptologists since its publication in 1989. Thirty-seven of the 38 entries in the first half of the text describe individual snakes, as well as outline the physical effects of their bites, which has enabled the scientific identification of many to the species level. However, the identity of the last animal listed in the treatise, the kȝrȝ, is debated.
Natural history and conservation of the wolf spider Vesubia jugorum (Simon, 1881) (Araneae, Lycosidae), assessed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List
Zoosystema 45 (1)
Vesubia jugorum (Simon, 1881) (Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833) is a wolf spider inhabiting high altitude rocky areas of the Southwestern Alps. Due to its restricted geographic range, its sensitivity to global warming and its continuing decline, this species has been recently assessed as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN Red List. On the basis of the research carried out in the recent years, we here provide updated information about its distribution, habitat characterisation, life history and conservation. Field observations and laboratory rearing suggest a multi‐annual life cycle for this species, with a growing season of five-six months and 10-12 instars to reach the adult stage. Adult males are found for a short period, and die after mating.
Museum manifesto.
On the Origins of Gender
Les palmes du savoir-faire
la vannerie dans les oasis du Sahara
Atlas des papillons de jour d'Aquitaine
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
Museum manifesto. Boxed set
