Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 37 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:46:16 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ First record of the hippolytid shrimp Hippolyte australiensis (Stimpson, 1860) (Crustacea, Decapoda) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/119510/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e119510

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e119510

Authors: Zhibin Gan, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: Two specimens of the genus Hippolyte were examined from the caridean collections of the Marine Biological Museum, Chinese Academy of Sciences. These specimens were captured in the South China Sea in 1987. Detailed inspection revealed that their morphological features closely match the (re)descriptions of Hippolyte australiensis, especially in the presence of a long, distinct lateral carina on the rostrum, a dorsally unarmed rostral border, and four prominent terminal spines on the dactylus of the last three pereiopods.The discovery of Hippolyte australiensis in Chinese waters represents a significant expansion of its geographic distribution from the South Pacific to the North Pacific. Furthermore, an additional taxonomical report of H. australiensis is provided since its retrieval in 2001.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:26:18 +0200
The MOVECLIM – AZORES project: Bryophytes from Pico Island along an elevation gradient https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117890/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117890

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117890

Authors: Rosalina Gabriel, Leila Morgado, Paulo Borges, Márcia Coelho, Silvia Aranda, Débora Henriques, Cecília Sérgio, Helena Hespanhol, Fernando Pereira, Manuela Sim-Sim, Claudine Ah-Peng

Abstract: In September 2012, a comprehensive survey of Pico Island was conducted along an elevational transect, starting at Manhenha (10 m a.s.l.) and culminating at the Pico Mountain caldera (2200 m a.s.l.). The primary objective was to systematically inventory the bryophytes inhabiting the best-preserved areas of native vegetation environments. Twelve sites were selected, each spaced at 200 m elevation intervals. Within each site, two 10 m x 10 m plots were established in close proximity (10-15 m apart). Within these plots, three 2 m x 2 m quadrats were randomly selected and sampled for bryophytes using microplots measuring 10 cm x 5 cm, which were then collected into paper bags. Six substrates were surveyed in each quadrat: rock, soil, humus, organic matter, tree bark and leaves/fronds. Three replicates were obtained from all substrates available and colonised by bryophytes, resulting in a maximum of 18 microplots per quadrat, 54 microplots per plot, 108 microplots per site, and a total of 1296 microplots across the 12 sites on Pico Island.Two-thirds of the maximum expected number of microplots (n = 878; 67.75%) were successfully collected, yielding a total of 4896 specimens. The vast majority (n = 4869) were identified at the species/subspecies level. The study identified a total of 70 moss and 71 liverwort species or subspecies. Elevation levels between 600-1000 m a.s.l., particularly in the native forest plots, exhibited both a higher number of microplots and greater species richness. This research significantly enhanced our understanding of Azorean bryophyte diversity and distribution, contributing valuable insights at both local and regional scales. Notably, two new taxa for the Azores were documented during the MOVECLIM study, namely the pleurocarpous mosses Antitrichia curtipendula and Isothecium interludens.

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Data Paper Thu, 8 Feb 2024 16:03:46 +0200
Australia’s east coast humpback whales: Satellite tag-derived movements on breeding grounds, feeding grounds and along the northern and southern migration https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114729/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e114729

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114729

Authors: Virginia Andrews-Goff, Nick Gales, Simon Childerhouse, Sarah Laverick, Andrea Polanowski, Michael Double

Abstract: Satellite tags were deployed on 50 east Australian humpback whales (breeding stock E1) between 2008 and 2010 on their southward migration, northward migration and feeding grounds in order to identify and describe migratory pathways, feeding grounds and possible calving areas. At the time, these movements were not well understood and calving grounds were not clearly identified. To the best of our knowledge, this dataset details all long-term, implantable tag deployments that have occurred to date on breeding stock E1. As such, these data provide researchers, regulators and industry with clear and valuable insights into the spatial and temporal nature of humpback whale movements along the eastern coastline of Australia and into the Southern Ocean. As this population of humpback whales navigates an increasingly complex habitat undergoing various development pressures and anthropogenic disturbances, in addition to climate-mediated changes in their marine environment, this dataset may also provide a valuable baseline.At the time these tracks were generated, these were the first satellite tag deployments intended to deliver long-term, detailed movement information on east Australian (breeding stock E1) humpback whales. The tracking data revealed previously unknown migratory pathways into the Southern Ocean, with 11 individuals tracked to their Antarctic feeding grounds. Once assumed to head directly south on their southern migration, five individuals initially travelled west towards New Zealand. Six tracks detailed the coastal movement of humpback whales migrating south. One tag transmitted a partial southern migration, then ceased transmissions only to begin transmitting eight months later as the animal was migrating north. Northern migration to breeding grounds was detailed for 13 individuals, with four tracks including turning points and partial southern migrations. Another 14 humpback whales were tagged in Antarctica, providing detailed Antarctic feeding ground movements.Broadly speaking, the tracking data revealed a pattern of movement where whales were at their northern limit in July and their southern limit in March. Migration north was most rapid across the months of May and June, whilst migration south was most rapid between November and December. Tagged humpback whales were located on their Antarctic feeding grounds predominantly between January and May and approached their breeding grounds between July and August. Tracking distances ranged from 68 km to 8580 km and 1 to 286 days. To the best of our knowledge, this dataset compiles all of the long-term tag deployments that have occurred to date on breeding stock E1.

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Data Paper Mon, 11 Dec 2023 08:14:18 +0200
Clarification of the taxonomic status of Acanthochitona discrepans (Brown, 1827) with new data for the North-East Atlantic Acanthochitona (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109554/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109554

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109554

Authors: Katarzyna Vončina, Nina Mikkelsen, Christine Morrow, Rory Ang, Julia Sigwart

Abstract: The genus Acanthochitona can be easily distinguished from other chitons by having eighteen tufts of bristles on the dorsal side of the densely spiculose girdle. In the North-East Atlantic, five species of this genus have been recognised so far: A. crinita (Pennant, 1777), A. discrepans (Brown, 1827), A. fascicularis (Linnaeus, 1767), A. oblonga Leloup, 1968 and A. pilosa Schmidt-Petersen, Schwabe et Haszprunar, 2015. The nomenclature of A. crinita, A. discrepans and A. fascicularis was confused for a very long time until Kaas (1985) designated type specimens for them and provided a brief key. However, his work lacked detailed descriptions of the three species and some authors doubted that A. discrepans constitutes a separate species. Subsequently, the taxonomic status of A. discrepans has remained unclear.Here, we implemented an integrative approach which combined morphology and molecular evidence to show that Acanthochitona discrepans is, indeed, a valid species and we present re-descriptions for A. crinita, A. discrepans and A. fascicularis.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:15:02 +0200
Mollusca collected by Agassiz trawl from the 2016 SO-AntEco (JR15005) expedition to the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica - data https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105888/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105888

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105888

Authors: Jan Steger, Katrin Linse, Yi-Ming Gan, Huw Griffiths

Abstract: This dataset contributes to the knowledge of macro- and megafaunal Mollusca associated with a range of benthic habitat types in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica, an exceptionally diverse region of the Southern Ocean. The information presented is derived from Agassiz trawl samples collected on the archipelago’s shelf plateau and slope, within and outside of the South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area (SOISS MPA). Sampling was conducted in the framework of the British Antarctic Survey/SCAR “South Orkneys - State of the Antarctic Ecosystem” (SO-AntEco) project aboard RRS James Clark Ross during expedition JR15005 in Austral summer 2016. This dataset is published by the British Antarctic Survey under the licence CC-BY 4.0. We would appreciate it if you could follow the guidelines from the SCAR Data Policy (SCAR 2023) when using the data. If you have any questions regarding this dataset, do not hesitate to contact us via the contact information provided in the metadata or via data-biodiversity-aq@naturalsciences.be. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/biodiversity-aq/data-publication/. This dataset is part of the Biodiversity, Evolution and Adaptation Project of the Environmental Change and Evolution Program of the British Antarctic Survey. The cruise report of the expedition is available at https://www.bodc.ac.uk/resources/inventories/cruise_inventory/reports/jr15005.pdf.We report occurrences of Mollusca from individual samples taken with a 2 m-wide Agassiz trawl (AGT) in the framework of the February – March 2016 research expedition JR15005 of RRS James Clark Ross to the SOISS MPA and adjacent shelf and slope areas. Of 78 successful AGT deployments, 44 trawls at depths ranging from 235-2194 m yielded living Mollusca, totalling 2276 individuals, 67 morphospecies and 163 distributional records. One hundred and fifteen empty shells were also collected and recorded in the dataset. Three morphospecies (one Bivalvia and two Gastropoda) were sampled exclusively as empty shells, yielding a total of 70 morphospecies and 2391 specimens represented in the dataset. All specimens were preserved in 96% undenatured ethanol and are stored as vouchers in the collections of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge, United Kingdom. The publication of this dataset aims at increasing the knowledge on the biodiversity, abundance and geographical and bathymetric distribution of larger-sized epi- and shallow infaunal Mollusca of the South Orkney Islands.

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Data Paper Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:10:42 +0300
Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109431/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431

Authors: Mário Teixeira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Mar Calvet, Ángel Peñalver, Hugo Monteiro, Jorge Frias, Nelson Simoes

Abstract: The dataset presented here is an achievement of the H2020 European project "Integrated Pest Management of the Invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica (IPM-Popillia)". This project addresses the challenge of a new risk to plant health in Europe, the invasion of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) and provides an environmentally friendly IPM Toolbox to control the expanding pest populations across Europe. This study aims to present the records of terrestrial arthropod diversity with a special focus on four groups belonging to Carabids and Staphylinid beetles (Coleoptera), Opiliones and Anisolabididae (Dermaptera), collected with the potential to be used as biocontrol agents against P. japonica in future Integrated Pest Management programmes. A thorough sampling programme was conducted in maize and pasture fields in two Islands of the Azores (São Miguel and São Jorge) in the summer of 2022.We provided an inventory of the arthropods recorded in two Azorean agroecosystems (maize and pasture fields) from São Miguel and São Jorge Islands. A total of ten maize and ten pasture fields were sampled and a total of 360 pitfall traps were installed, 216 in São Miguel and 144 in São Jorge, for seven consecutive days in August and September of 2022.We collected 18559 specimens belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, four classes, twelve orders, twenty-six families and forty morphospecies (two identified at the family level as carabid and Staphylinid larvae and 38 identified at the species level). We identified 38 taxa at the species level (n = 18281). Of the 38 identified taxa, 18 species were predators, 15 were plant feeders and five were omnivores. The 18 predators belong to the following families: 10 species were Carabidae, two Staphylinidae, one Anisolabididae, one Chrysopidae, one Leiobunidae, one Nabidae, one Phalangiidae and one Scathophagidae. Concerning the origin of the predators, we recorded five native species: two Carabidae, one Leiobunidae, one Scathophagidae and one Nabidae. The other 13 predator species were introduced or indeterminate.

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Data Paper Thu, 5 Oct 2023 11:14:05 +0300
Checklist of newly-vouchered annelid taxa from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean, based on morphology and genetic delimitation https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/86921/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e86921

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e86921

Authors: Helena Wiklund, Muriel Rabone, Adrian Glover, Guadalupe Bribiesca-Contreras, Regan Drennan, Eva Stewart, Corie Boolukos, Lucas King, Emma Sherlock, Craig Smith, Thomas Dahlgren, Lenka Neal

Abstract: We present a checklist of annelids from recent United Kingdom Seabed Resources (UKSR) expeditions (Abyssal Baseline - ABYSSLINE project) to the eastern abyssal Pacific Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) polymetallic nodule fields, based on DNA species delimitation, including imagery of voucher specimens, Darwin Core (DwC) data and links to vouchered specimen material and new GenBank sequence records. This paper includes genetic and imagery data for 129 species of annelids from 339 records and is restricted to material that is, in general, in too poor a condition to describe formally at this time, but likely contains many species new to science. We make these data available both to aid future taxonomic studies in the CCZ that will be able to link back to these genetic data and specimens and to better underpin ongoing ecological studies of potential deep-sea mining impacts using the principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusuable) data and specimens that will be available for all.We include genetic, imagery and all associated metadata in Darwin Core format for 129 species of annelids from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, eastern abyssal Pacific, with 339 records.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:31:02 +0300
Light and temperature records of the seawater associated with southern elephant seal dives during foraging trips in South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/101284/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101284

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e101284

Authors: Elena Eder, Marcos Zárate, Mirtha Lewis

Abstract: The dataset comprises geolocalised records of dive and surface interval durations, light level and temperature of the seawater during the post-resting and post-moulting tracks of 13 immature southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina. It describes an unpublished open access version of the original data with records of light level and temperature of the water column using the Darwin Core standard (DwC) through ArOBIS, guaranteeing compliance with the FAIR principles, encompassing a wide time scale (2005, 2006 and 2007) and geographic range in the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (South West [-58.75, -81.29], North East [-37.60, -28.65]). Seals were simultaneously equipped with affordable light–temperature loggers (LTLs) and satellite tags. The LTLs recorded light level and temperature of the water column at 30-s intervals during dives and light–time records were applied to estimate dive parameters of diurnal records from 06:00 to 17:00 h, since movements up and down the water column are reflected by changes in light level. For that, the minimum light level reached at the surface of a dive was determined experimentally with diurnal dive simulations at sea using the LTLs devices before deployment. The dataset also includes variation of light and temperature of records between 17:00 to 06:00 h. Data can be used to identify temperature changes associated with seawater masses as drivers of the distribution of other taxa of interest and variation of light level in the seawater (light attenuation) could be linked to concentrations of phytoplankton assemblages as an index of primary productivity.This dataset provides unpublished data of the duration of dives and surface intervals and associated records of light level and temperature variations along the movements throughout the seawater of 13 immature southern elephant seals in the Southern Hemisphere. The location data were generated by satellite tags and the light and temperature data were recorded with light-temperature loggers (LTLs), both devices deployed on individuals simultaneously and uploaded following the Darwin Core standard and compliance with the FAIR principles.

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Data Paper Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:05:26 +0300
Sea turtle (Reptilia, Testudines) diversity and occurrence in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/98589/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e98589

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e98589

Authors: Luís Barcelos, Frederic Vandeperre, Hugo Parra, João Barreiros

Abstract: Six species of marine turtles occur in the Azores Archipelago. The loggerhead, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758), is by far the most common species and is being constantly monitored and tagged by a joint project between the University of the Azores and the University of Florida since 1989. With the implementation of the tuna fishery observers (for dolphin safe seals), an increment of sea turtle reports has been verified as expected. The leather back turtle, Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) is the second most observed species in the Azores' EEZ, a fact probably also linked to the tuna fishery observation programme. All other species are occasional/vagrant albeit the green turtle, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) is more commonly seen than the others. Historically, sea turtles were occasionally taken for food in specific fishing villages and ports. Since 1986, sea turtles, as well as all marine mammals, are fully protected in the Azores although human-related activities (e.g. plastics, discarded fishing gear) do generate serious injuries and deaths.In this paper, we update sea turtle species' checklist for the Azores and give detailed geographic coordinates on their known occurrences.

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Data Paper Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:04:08 +0200
Pinniped (Carnivora, Phocidae) occurrences in the Azores Archipelago (NE Atlantic) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96342/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e96342

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96342

Authors: Luís Barcelos, João Barreiros

Abstract: The last Pinniped species update was in 2010, as part of the list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. This list includes a chapter dedicated to marine mammals, based on previously published bibliography.No new species were added since that list was publlished. However, there were new occurrences since the last update.

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Data Paper Tue, 8 Nov 2022 14:15:57 +0200
First records of three Nematocarcinus species (Crustacea, Decapoda, Nematocarcinidae) in the deep-waters of the north-western Pacific https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95101/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e95101

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e95101

Authors: Zhibin Gan, Xinzheng Li

Abstract: During two scientific expeditions in the South China Sea and the Kyushu-Palau Ridge area, several specimens of thread-leg shrimp were collected from deep waters. Amongst them, three species, Nematocarcinus evansi Burukovsky, 2000, N. exilis (Spence Bate, 1888) and N. machaerophorus Burukovsky, 2003 were newly recorded from the north-western Pacific. The morphological features of these specimens are in concordance with the original description.Nematocarcinus evansi and N. machaerophorus were recorded for the second time since their original descriptions and newly found from the South China Sea. Nematocarcinus exilis, collected from the Kyushu-Palau Ridge area, represents a great distribution expansion from the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean to the Pacific, making it the fourth Atlantic-Pacific distributed Nematocarcinus species. Their detailed morphological characteristics, colour patterns and partial sequences of the COI and 16S rRNA genes are provided, respectively.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 7 Nov 2022 15:08:05 +0200
Tunabio: biological traits of tropical tuna and bycatch species caught by purse seine fisheries in the Western Indian and Eastern Central Atlantic Oceans https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85938/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85938

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85938

Authors: Aurelie Guillou, Nathalie Bodin, Emmanuel Chassot, Antoine Duparc, Théotime Fily, Philippe Sabarros, Mathieu Depetris, Monin Amandè, Juliette Lucas, Emilie Augustin, N’guessan Diaha, Laurent Floch, Julien Barde, Pedro Pascual-Alayón, José Carlos Báez, Pascal Cauquil, Karine Briand, Julien Lebranchu

Abstract: Along with the development of the tropical tuna purse-seine fishery from the 1960s in the Atlantic Ocean and from the 1980s in the Indian Ocean, many projects and studies have been conducted to improve knowledge about the biology, migrations and dynamics of the stocks of target and non-target (i.e. bycatch) species taken in these fisheries. Since the 2000s, the European Union (EU) has been supporting Member States in the collection of biological data on species caught by their purse seine and pole and line fisheries, thus making it possible to have a long-term series of data. Biological data have never been saved by the different tuna commissions, unlike the catches by species and sizes by areas and periods. However, these data are essential to monitor the status of the fisheries and fuel the assessment models used by the tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (tRFMOs) for the sustainable management and conservation of the fish stocks under their mandate.We combined historical (1974-1999) and current (2003-2020) datasets on the biology of tropical tunas and bycatch fish caught by large-scale purse seiners in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean (EAO) and Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The resulting Tunabio database is presented in the present data paper and contains all available morphometric and biological data collected on more than 80,000 fish individuals.

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Data Paper Fri, 22 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0300
First record of the symbiotic palaemonid shrimp Pontonides sibogae Bruce, 2005 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae) from Korea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85913/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85913

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85913

Authors: Jin-Ho Park, Sammy De Grave, Taeseo Park

Abstract: A single specimen of Pontonides sibogae was collected from a dendrophylliid coral by trimix SCUBA diving at a depth of 75 m during fieldwork around Jejudo Island, Korea in 2020. The morphology of the specimen corresponds closely to the main diagnostic characters of the holotype, especially in the presence of a distinct tubercle on the eyestalk, as well as the second pereiopod with fusiform setae along the dorsal border of the ischium.The genus Pontonides had previously not been reported from Korean waters. Herein, colour photographs are provided, as well as an illustrated description including previously unreported characteristics.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:16:38 +0300
Monitoring Arthropods in Azorean Agroecosystems: the project AGRO-ECOSERVICES https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/77548/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e77548

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e77548

Authors: Paulo Borges, Rui Nunes, Lucas Lamelas-López, Enésima Pereira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Monjardino, David Lopes, António Soares, Artur Gil, François Rigal, Marco Ferrante, Gabor Lövei

Abstract: The data we present are part of the AGRO-ECOSERVICES project (Assessing ecosystem services and disservices provided by arthropod species in Azorean agroecosystems). The project aims to evaluate the relative importance of native and non-native organisms as ecosystem services (ES) and disservices (ED) providers, by combining novel, direct and quantitative tools for monitoring agro-biodiversity. Ecosystem services include evaluation of natural pest control by predation, seed predation on weed plants, pollination, decomposition and ecosystem disservices, herbivory and seed predation on crop plants. Active Aerial Searching (AAS) (only in maize-fields) and pitfall traps were used to sample the arthropod biodiversity (predatory spiders, true-bugs and beetles and main insect pests) on four agricultural habitats of Terceira Island, namely citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards.We provided an inventory of all arthropods recorded in four Azorean agroecosystems (citrus orchards, low and high elevation maize fields and vineyards) from Terceira Island. A total of 50412 specimens were collected, belonging to four classes, 20 orders, 81 families and 200 identified species of arthropods. A total of 127 species are considered introduced (n = 22646) and 69 native non-endemic (n = 24117). Four endemic species were recorded with very few specimens (n = 14) and 3635 specimens belong to unidentified taxa recorded only at genus or family level. Five species are new records for Terceira Island, with Lagria hirta (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) being also a new record for the Azores. This publication contributes to a better knowledge of the arthropods communities present in agro-ecosystems of Terceira Island and will serve as a baseline for future monitoring schemes targeting the long-term change in arthropod diversity and abundance.

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Data Paper Thu, 9 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0200
Megafauna of the German exploration licence area for seafloor massive sulphides along the Central and South East Indian Ridge (Indian Ocean) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/69955/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e69955

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e69955

Authors: Klaas Gerdes, Terue Kihara, Pedro Martínez Arbizu, Thomas Kuhn, Ulrich Schwarz-Schampera, Christopher Mah, Jon Norenburg, Thomas Linley, Kate Shalaeva, Enrique Macpherson, Dennis Gordon, Sabine Stöhr, Charles Messing, Simon Bober, Theresa Guggolz, Magdalini Christodoulou, Andrey Gebruk, Antonina Kremenetskaia, Andreas Kroh, Karen Sanamyan, Kathrin Bolstad, Leon Hoffman, Andrew Gooday, Tina Molodtsova

Abstract: The growing interest in mineral resources of the deep sea, such as seafloor massive sulphide deposits, has led to an increasing number of exploration licences issued by the International Seabed Authority. In the Indian Ocean, four licence areas exist, resulting in an increasing number of new hydrothermal vent fields and the discovery of new species. Most studies focus on active venting areas including their ecology, but the non-vent megafauna of the Central Indian Ridge and South East Indian Ridge remains poorly known.In the framework of the Indian Ocean Exploration project in the German license area for seafloor massive sulphides, baseline imagery and sampling surveys were conducted yearly during research expeditions from 2013 to 2018, using video sledges and Remotely Operated Vehicles.This is the first report of an imagery collection of megafauna from the southern Central Indian- and South East Indian Ridge, reporting the taxonomic richness and their distribution. A total of 218 taxa were recorded and identified, based on imagery, with additional morphological and molecular confirmed identifications of 20 taxa from 89 sampled specimens. The compiled fauna catalogue is a synthesis of megafauna occurrences aiming at a consistent morphological identification of taxa and showing their regional distribution. The imagery data were collected during multiple research cruises in different exploration clusters of the German licence area, located 500 km north of the Rodriguez Triple Junction along the Central Indian Ridge and 500 km southeast of it along the Southeast Indian Ridge.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:15:00 +0300
Reef benthos of Seychelles - A field guide https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/65970/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e65970

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e65970

Authors: Nico Fassbender, Paris Stefanoudis, Zoleka Filander, Gilberte Gendron, Christopher Mah, Lydiane Mattio, Jeanne Mortimer, Carlos Moura, Toufiek Samaai, Kaveh Samimi-Namin, Daniel Wagner, Rowana Walton, Lucy Woodall

Abstract: During the 2019 First Descent Seychelles Expedition, a variety of underwater technologies were deployed to survey the benthic flora and fauna of Seychelles Outer Islands’ shallow to deeper reefs. Submersibles, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and SCUBA diving teams used stereo-video camera systems to record benthic communities during transect surveys conducted at 10 m, 30 m, 60 m, 120 m, 250 m and 350 m depths. In total, ~45hrs of video footage was collected during benthic transect surveys, which was subsequently processed using annotation software in order to assess reef biodiversity and community composition. Here, we present a photographic guide for the visual identification of the marine plants, corals and other common invertebrates that inhabit Seychelles’ reefs. It is hoped that the resulting guide will aid marine biologists, conservationists, managers, divers, and naturalists with the identification of organisms as seen in underwater footage or live in the field.A total of 188 morphospecies were identified belonging to Octocorallia (47), Porifera (35), Scleractinia (32), Asteroidea (19), Echinoidea (10), Actiniaria (9), Chlorophyta (8), Antipatharia (6), Hydrozoa (6), Holothuroidea (5), Mollusca (2), Rhodophyta (2), Tracheophyta (2), Annelida (1), Crinoidea (1), Ctenophora (1), Ochrophyta (1), and Zoantharia (1). This represents the first attempt to catalogue the benthic diversity of reefs to 350 m depth in Seychelles.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0300
New records in vascular plants alien to Tenerife (Spain, Canary Islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/62878/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62878

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62878

Authors: Filip Verloove

Abstract: Recent fieldwork by the author in Tenerife, mostly between 2014 and 2019, yielded new records of alien vascular plants.Seventeen taxa (Acacia decurrens, A. mearnsii, Brachychiton diversifolius, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Ensete ventricosum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. arida, E. cladocalyx, Euryops chrysanthemoides, Ficus elastica, Lippia alba, Pavonia sepioides, Pittosporum tobira, Populus ×canadensis, Pyrostegia venusta, Ruellia dipteracanthus, Soleirolia soleirolii and Wigandia kunthii) are reported for the first time from the Canary Islands. All were initially introduced on purpose, mostly as ornamentals, and recently started to escape from cultivation. Most of them are ephemerals or only locally established but nearly all have the potential to naturalize in the future. Thirteen additional species are reported for the first time from Tenerife: Atriplex nummularia, Bellis perennis, Chenopodium probstii, Coccoloba uvifera, Commelina benghalensis, Cuphea hyssopifolia, Eragrostis virescens, Lemna minuta, Malvastrum corchorifolium, Plerandra elegantissima, Psidium guajava, Thunbergia alata and Urochloa subquadripara. Finally, some miscellaneous notes are provided on the presence of Balanites aegyptiaca, Callistemon viminalis, Grevillea robusta and Passiflora caerulea in Tenerife.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:45:00 +0300
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) on touristic trails of the native forests of the Azores (Portugal) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/62886/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62886

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62886

Authors: Rui Carvalho, Pedro Cardoso, Artur Gil, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Cândida Ramos, Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Fernando Pereira, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Mário Boieiro, Paulo Borges

Abstract: The sharp increase in tourist visitation of the Azores archipelago from 2015 onwards raised concerns about the impacts of recreational tourism on native habitats. In response, a project was financed by the Azorean Government to investigate the drivers of biodiversity erosion associated to recreational tourism. Here, we present the data on spider biodiversity found on trails located within the native Azorean forests as they are home to several endemic species of great conservation value. We applied an optimized and standardised sampling protocol (COBRA) in twenty-three plots located in five trails on Terceira and São Miguel Islands, and assessed diversity and abundance of spider species at different distances from the trailhead and the trail itself.Of the 45 species (12435 specimens) collected, 13 were endemic to the Azores (9690 specimens), 10 native non-endemic (2047 specimens), and 22 introduced (698 specimens). This database will be the baseline of a long-term monitoring project for the assessment of touristic impacts on native forest trails. This methodology can be used on other habitats and biogeograhical regions.

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Data Paper Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:30:00 +0300
A new southern record of the holopelagic annelid Poeobius meseres Heath, 1930 (Flabelligeridae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/58655/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e58655

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e58655

Authors: Charlotte Seid, Dhugal Lindsay, Greg Rouse

Abstract: The unusual holopelagic annelid Poeobius meseres Heath, 1930 (Flabelligeridae) was first collected from Monterey Bay, California, and has been subsequently recorded across the northern Pacific from Japan to the Gulf of California. Rare occurrences in the eastern tropical Pacific have extended as far as 7° S off Peru.Using molecular phylogenetic analysis of a newly collected specimen from the Salas y Gómez Ridge off Chile, we extend the known geographic range of P. meseres southward by 2040 km. This subtropical specimen showed higher genetic similarity to a specimen from the type locality (<1.5% pairwise COI distance) than to representatives from the Aleutian Islands and Japan (5-6%), establishing the first genetically confirmed occurrence of this species in the southern hemisphere. The latitudinal range of P. meseres encompasses the sole collection locality, off Ecuador, of Enigma terwielii Betrem, 1925, a pelagic annelid which has been compared to P. meseres, but is indeterminable due to an inadequate description. We therefore suggest that the earlier sole record of E. terwielii may have been an occurrence of what is known now as P. meseres.

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Single Taxon Treatment Mon, 30 Nov 2020 15:30:00 +0200
Benthic Peracarids (Crustacea) from an unexplored area of Patagonian channels and Fjords https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/58013/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e58013

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e58013

Authors: Patricia Esquete, Cristian Aldea

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Data Paper Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:45:00 +0300
Arthropoda; Crustacea; Decapoda of deep-sea volcanic habitats of the Galapagos Marine Reserve, Tropical Eastern Pacific https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/54482/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e54482

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e54482

Authors: Camila Arnés-Urgellés, Salome Buglass, Shane Ahyong, Pelayo Salinas-de-León, Mary Wicksten, Leigh Marsh

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 3 Sep 2020 09:40:00 +0300
A new species of Cilunculus Loman, 1908 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from the South-western Indian Ocean https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/49935/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49935

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49935

Authors: Jianjia Wang, Dingyong Huang, Wentao Niu, Feng Zhang

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Single Taxon Treatment Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:15:00 +0200
Wildlife inventory from camera-trapping surveys in the Azores (Pico and Terceira islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47865/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47865

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e47865

Authors: Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Xose Pardavila, Isabel Amorim, Paulo Borges

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Data Paper Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30:00 +0200
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia II: The native forests and dry habitats of Madeira archipelago (Madeira and Porto Santo islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47502/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47502

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e47502

Authors: Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Mário Boieiro, Pedro Cardoso, Rui Carvalho, Luís Carlos Crespo, Rosalina Gabriel, Nuria Macías Hernández, Octávio Paulo, Fernando Pereira, Carla Rego, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Isamberto Silva, Ana Vieira, François Rigal, Paulo Borges

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Data Paper Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0200
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia I: The native forests of the Azores (Pico and Terceira islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/32625/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e32625

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e32625

Authors: Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Pedro Cardoso, Luís Carlos Crespo, Rosalina Gabriel, Fernando Pereira, Rui Carvalho, Carla Rego, Rui Nunes, Maria Ferreira, Isabel Amorim, François Rigal, Paulo A. V. Borges

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Data Paper Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:30:00 +0300
The Lyell Collection at the Earth Sciences Department, Natural History Museum, London (UK) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/33504/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e33504

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e33504

Authors: Consuelo Sendino

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Data Paper Tue, 19 Feb 2019 14:29:00 +0200
A world dataset on the geographic distributions of Solenidae razor clams (Mollusca: Bivalvia) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/31375/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e31375

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e31375

Authors: Hanieh Saeedi, Mark Costello

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Data Paper Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:03:15 +0200
OpenNahele: the open Hawaiian forest plot database https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/28406/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e28406

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e28406

Authors: Dylan Craven, Tiffany Knight, Kasey Barton, Lalasia Bialic-Murphy, Susan Cordell, Christian Giardina, Thomas Gillespie, Rebecca Ostertag, Lawren Sack, Jonathan Chase

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Data Paper Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:34:49 +0300
Marine Bryozoa of Greece: an annotated checklist https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10672/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10672

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e10672

Authors: Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Antonietta Rosso

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 1 Nov 2016 13:38:34 +0200
Brachiopoda of Greece: an annotated checklist https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/8169/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e8169

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8169

Authors: Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Nicolas Bailly

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 1 Nov 2016 11:29:20 +0200
The Meristogram: a neglected tool for acanthocephalan systematics https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7606/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7606

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7606

Authors: Matthew Wayland

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Research Article Thu, 4 Feb 2016 09:41:35 +0200
Abyssal fauna of the UK-1 polymetallic nodule exploration claim, Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean: Echinodermata https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7251/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7251

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7251

Authors: Adrian Glover, Helena Wiklund, Muriel Rabone, Diva Amon, Craig Smith, Tim O'Hara, Christopher Mah, Thomas Dahlgren

Abstract: We present data from a DNA taxonomy register of the abyssal benthic Echinodermata collected as part of the Abyssal Baseline (ABYSSLINE) environmental survey cruise ‘AB01’ to the UK Seabed Resources Ltd (UKSRL) polymetallic-nodule exploration claim ‘UK-1’ in the eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), central Pacific Ocean abyssal plain. Morphological and genetic data are presented for 17 species (4 Asteroidea, 4 Crinoidea, 2 Holothuroidea and 7 Ophiuroidea) identified by a combination of morphological and genetic data. No taxa matched previously published genetic sequences, but 8 taxa could be assigned to previously-described species based on morphology, although here we have used a precautionary approach in taxon assignments to avoid over-estimating species ranges. The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a region undergoing intense exploration for potential deep-sea mineral extraction. We present these data to facilitate future taxonomic and environmental impact study by making both data and voucher materials available through curated and accessible biological collections.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:59:46 +0200
PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5848/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5848

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5848

Authors: Yde de Jong, Juliana Kouwenberg, Louis Boumans, Charles Hussey, Roger Hyam, Nicola Nicolson, Paul Kirk, Alan Paton, Ellinor Michel, Michael Guiry, Phillip Boegh, Henrik Pedersen, Henrik Enghoff, Eckhard von Raab-Straube, Anton Güntsch, Marc Geoffroy, Andreas Müller, Andreas Kohlbecker, Walter Berendsohn, Ward Appeltans, Christos Arvanitidis, Bart Vanhoorne, Joram Declerck, Leen Vandepitte, Francisco Hernandez, Róisín Nash, Mark Costello, David Ouvrard, Pascale Bezard-Falgas, Thierry Bourgoin, Florian Wetzel, Falko Glöckler, Günther Korb, Caroline Ring, Gregor Hagedorn, Christoph Häuser, Nihat Aktaç, Ahmet Asan, Adorian Ardelean, Paulo Borges, Dhimiter Dhora, Hasmik Khachatryan, Michael Malicky, Shaig Ibrahimov, Alexander Tuzikov, Aaike De Wever, Snejana Moncheva, Nikolai Spassov, Karel Chobot, Alexi Popov, Igor Boršić, Spyros Sfenthourakis, Urmas Kõljalg, Pertti Uotila, Olivier Gargominy, Jean-Claude Dauvin, David Tarkhnishvili, Giorgi Chaladze, Michael Tuerkay, Anastasios Legakis, László Peregovits, Gudmundur Gudmundsson, Erling Ólafsson, Liam Lysaght, Bella Galil, Francesco Raimondo, Gianniantonio Domina, Fabio Stoch, Alessandro Minelli, Voldermars Spungis, Eduardas Budrys, Sergej Olenin, Armand Turpel, Tania Walisch, Vladimir Krpach, Marie Gambin, Laurentia Ungureanu, Gordan Karaman, Roy Kleukers, Elisabeth Stur, Kaare Aagaard, Nils Valland, Toril Moen, Wieslaw Bogdanowicz, Piotr Tykarski, Jan Węsławski, Monika Kędra, Antonio M. de Frias Martins, António Abreu, Ricardo Silva, Sergei Medvedev, Alexander Ryss, Smiljka Šimić, Karol Marhold, Eduard Stloukal, Davorin Tome, Marian Ramos, Benito Valdés, Francisco Pina, Sven Kullander, Anders Telenius, Yves Gonseth, Pascal Tschudin, Oleksandra Sergeyeva, Volodymyr Vladymyrov, Volodymyr Rizun, Chris Raper, Dan Lear, Pavel Stoev, Lyubomir Penev, Ana Rubio, Thierry Backeljau, Hannu Saarenmaa, Sandrine Ulenberg

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Research Article Mon, 28 Sep 2015 10:20:36 +0300
Neoniphon pencei, a new species of holocentrid (Teleostei: Beryciformes) from Rarotonga, Cook Islands https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4180/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4180

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4180

Authors: Joshua Copus, Richard Pyle, John Earle

Abstract: Neoniphon pencei, n. sp., is described from thirteen specimens, 132-197 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) at Rarotonga, Cook Islands by divers using mixed-gas closed-circuit rebreathers. It differs from all other species of the genus in number of lateral line scales, scales above and below lateral line, elements of life color, and in COI and cytochrome b DNA sequences. Of the five other known species of Neoniphon, it is most similar to the Indo-Pacific N. aurolineatus and the western Atlantic N. marianus both morphologically and genetically.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:03:48 +0200
Trends in access of plant biodiversity data revealed by Google Analytics https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1558/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1558

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1558

Authors: Timothy Jones, David Baxter, Gregor Hagedorn, Ben Legler, Edward Gilbert, Kevin Thiele, Yalma Vargas-Rodriguez, Lowell Urbatsch

Abstract: The amount of plant biodiversity data available via the web has exploded in the last decade, but making these data available requires a considerable investment of time and work, both vital considerations for organizations and institutions looking to validate the impact factors of these online works. Here we used Google Analytics (GA), to measure the value of this digital presence. In this paper we examine usage trends using 15 different GA accounts, spread across 451 institutions or botanical projects that comprise over five percent of the world's herbaria. They were studied at both one year and total years. User data from the sample reveal: 1) over 17 million web sessions, 2) on five primary operating systems, 3) search and direct traffic dominates with minimal impact from social media, 4) mobile and new device types have doubled each year for the past three years, 5) and web browsers, the tools we use to interact with the web, are changing. Server-side analytics differ from site to site making the comparison of their data sets difficult. However, use of Google Analytics erases the reporting heterogeneity of unique server-side analytics, as they can now be examined with a standard that provides a clarity for data-driven decisions. The knowledge gained here empowers any collection-based environment regardless of size, with metrics about usability, design, and possible directions for future development.

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Research Article Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:31:55 +0200
MidMedPol: Polychaetes from midlittoral rocky shores in Greece and Italy (Mediterranean Sea) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/961/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e961

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e961

Authors: Kleoniki Keklikoglou, Sarah Faulwetter, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Fabio Badalamenti, Militiadis Kitsos, Christos Arvanitidis

Abstract: This paper describes a dataset of polychaetes (Annelida) from 14 midlittoral rocky shore sampling sites in Greece and Italy (Mediterranean Sea). The dataset combines the outcome of four different projects studying the hard substrate midlittoral zone in the Mediterranean between 1984 and 2009. Samples were collected by scraping and collecting the organisms from a framed area. The maximal sampling depth was 1.5 m. In total, 123 polychaete species were recorded, five of which are new records for the respective biogeographic sectors of the Mediterranean. The dataset contains 788 occurrence records, fully annotated with all required metadata. These data contribute to the knowledge of a previously very understudied regional habitat, since at present, comprehensive lists of the midlittoral communities in the Mediterranean are provided through only a few, paper-based, studies. This dataset is one of the first electronic data compilations of the Mediterranean midlittoral zone communities and certainly the most comprehensive of its kind, contributing to the ongoing efforts of the Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) which aims at filling the gaps in our current knowledge of the world's oceans. It is accessible at http://ipt.vliz.be/resource.do?r=mediterraneanpolychaetaintertidal.

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Data Paper Mon, 16 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0300
Xanthichthys greenei, a new species of triggerfish (Balistidae) from the Line Islands https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/994/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e994

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e994

Authors: Richard Pyle, John Earle

Abstract: Xanthichthys greenei sp. n. is described from six specimens, 97-154 mm standard length (SL) collected from mesophotic coral ecosystems (90-100 m) at Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Line Islands, part of the Republic of Kiribati in the Central Pacific. Of the six species of Xanthichthys, it is most similar to the Atlantic X. ringens and the Indo-West Pacific X. lineopunctatus, sharing with these species the character of three pigmented cheek grooves. It is distinctive in its low body scale row count (33-35, other Xanthichthys species with 39 or more), small size (maximum SL 154 mm, other species over 225 mm), and color pattern of scattered dark spots sub-dorsally and no other spots or lines on body.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 16 Sep 2013 04:00:00 +0300