A description of Ovalipes trimaculatus (De Haan, 1833) (Brachyura: Portunidae: Polybiinae) zoeae reared in the laboratory

The zoeae larvae of Ovalipes trimaculatus (De Haan 1833) are described from laboratory-reared specimens, and some evidence is provided to support the division of the genus Ovalipes into subgroups.     

中国海域南褐虾属种类记述(甲壳动物亚门, 十足目, 褐虾科)

为了搞清中国海域存在的南褐虾(Philocheras)的生物多样性和地理分布,作者通过形态学特征系统研究了中国科学院海洋研究所海洋生物标本馆馆藏的南褐虾标本,此标本主要采自中国海域,也检查了部分采自菲律宾海域的标本。本研究和相关文献的结果表明:中国海域存在的南褐虾共计7种,包括作者描绘的4种以及在其他文献中提到的3种。作者对本次研究的4种南褐虾提供了详细的鉴别特征、地理分布、外部整体图和附肢结构图,并对中国海域存在的7种南褐虾提供了检索表。     

Astrothrombus rugosus clark,new to New Zealand,with notes on ophioceres huttoni (farquhar), hemilepis norae (benham), and ophiuroglypha irrorata (lyman) (echinodermata: Ophiuroidea)

Astrothrombus rugosus (Clark), hitherto known only from eastern Australia, is recorded here from off Kaikoura. Hemilepis abernethyi (Fell) and Ophioceres marginata (Fell) are here regarded as junior subjective synonyms of Hemilepis norae (Benham) and Ophioceres huttoni (Farquhar) respectively. Some New Zealand specimens of the cosmopolitan species Ophiuroglypha irrorata (Lyman) differ in some respects from the “typical” form; they may prove to represent a new species.     

鳞侧尖柳珊瑚Paracis squamata(Nutting,1910)(八放珊瑚亚纲:丛柳珊瑚科)的形态学和系统发育研究

2014年自雅浦海沟附近的一座海山通过水下无人遥控潜水器获得3株八放珊瑚样本,通过对其珊瑚虫和骨片观察,并结合线粒体错配修复蛋白基因(mtMutS)的测序分析,进行了分类学和系统发育研究。结果显示,3株八放珊瑚均为鳞侧尖柳珊瑚Paracis squamata (Nutting,1910)。该物种主要特征为具有鳞片状的萼部骨片和无规则板状的共肉组织外层骨片。在基于mtMutS基因构建的系统发育树中,鳞侧尖柳珊瑚与侧尖柳珊瑚未定种(Paracis sp.)以高置信度聚在一起,侧尖柳珊瑚属(Paracis)和鳞尖柳珊瑚属(Lepidomuricea)以高支持率形成姐妹枝。本文对鳞侧尖柳珊瑚的形态学特征进行了全面研究,首次描述了共肉组织内层骨片的特征,揭示侧尖柳珊瑚属与鳞尖柳珊瑚属具有较近的亲缘关系。     

Two new species of hatschekia (copepoda,dichelesthiidae) from New Zealand waters

Two new species of Hatschekia Poche, 1901 are described from New Zealand specimens of Allomycterus jaculiferus (Cuvier, 1818) and Lepidopus caudatus (Euthrasen, 1878) respectively. Comment is made on the need for revision within the genus Hatschekia.     

东海深海铠甲虾类

本文记述东海深海渔场调查时采得的铠甲虾类四种,是我国的首次记录,名称如下:鳞纹刺铠虾Munida normani,首颈刺铠虾Ce-rvimunida、长额仿刺铠虾Munidopsis longirostris、日本粒折尾虾Uroptychus gran-ulatus。     

中国近海豆滨螺属Peasiella(腹足纲,滨螺科)两物种的分类学研究

在对历年来在中国近海采集的滨螺科(Littorinidae)贝类标本进行系统整理和研究的过程中,鉴定出隶属于豆滨螺属Peasiella的2个物种:波部豆滨螺Peasiella habei D. ReidMak, 1998和罗豆滨螺Peasiella roepstorffiana Nevill, 1885。标本采自中国山东省及海南省沿海区域,栖息于潮间带及浅海的礁石上。本文对2个物种的贝壳形态、齿舌特征及地理分布等方面进行了详细描述,并对其分类地位以及主要鉴别特征进行了讨论,提出齿舌数量及排列方式即齿式为该属物种区分的重要依据。同时,将张氏马蹄螺Trochus zhangi Dong,2002归于罗豆滨螺Peasiella roepstorffiana Nevill,1885的次异名。     

Density‐Dependent Effects in Jehlius cirratus (Darwin, 1854) (Cirripedia: Chthamalidae) under Different Growth Conditions

Abstract. We analyse the effects of crowding (‘hummocking’) on the growth, reproduction and mortality of the chthamaloid barnacle Jehlius cirratus ( Darwin, 1854 ) on the coast of Chile. Recruitment intensity, ranging from solitary individuals to dense groups, generates different growth conditions. Density‐dependent effects are reflected in the shape, growth parameters, fecundity, sexual maturity and mortality of solitary and crowded specimens. The skewing of size distribution during growth was not significant at the beginning of the growth period, irrespective of initial density. Nevertheless, skewness in size increased with time, both at high and low densities, indicating that the dominance and suppression exerted by larger specimens over smaller ones generate a density‐dependent effect on size during growth. Mortality was greatest when high‐density recruitment occurred immediately before the period when water temperature and food quantity are highest (spring), when it is assumed that growth is greatest; this seasonal effect was not detected at lower levels of recruitment density. Similarly, no differences in mortality were detected between recruitment densities during the period when temperatures are lowest (autumn) and growth is probably slower. In the middle‐high intertidal zone, where J. cirratus co‐exists with Notochthamalus scabrosus ( Darwin, 1854 ), the proportion of dead J. cirratus specimens was directly related both to the relative abundance of N. scabrosus and the total barnacle density. Although the mortality of J. cirratus was density dependent, the increase in the number of N. scabrosus towards the lower section of the middle intertidal zone could have a greater effect on J. cirratus mortality than intra‐specific competition.     

Rhinochimaera africana,a new longnose chimaera from southern Africa,with comments on the systematics and distribution of the genus Rhinochimaera Garman, 1901 (Chondrichthyes,Chimaeriformes, Rhinochimaeridae)

Rhinochimaera africana, a new species (Chondrichthyes, Chimaeriformes, Rhinochimaeridae), is described from five specimens from the Western Cape and KwaZulu coasts of southern Africa and from the Moçambique Channel between South-Western Madagascar and Europa Island. Two more specimens are known from off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa. It differs from the partially sympatric R. atlantica Holt and Byrne, 1909, and the Pacific R. pacifica (Mitsukuri, 1895) in its darker coloration, longer, broader, paddle-shaped snout, tooth plates of different shape, a more elongate-oval clasper glans, a shorter caudal fin with very short filament, and possibly a smaller dorsal fin and longer interdorsal space. R. africana males are mature at 568 mm body length (BDL), females adolescent at 476 mm BDL. A large, probably adult female of 650 mm BDL is larger than any recorded R. atlantica or R. africana. Wounds on two specimens indicate possible "cookie-cutter" bites by squaloid sharks, and one has a possible bite by another Rhinochimaera. Data on R. pacifica and R. atlantica, including 45 specimens from off Namibia and South Africa, are presented for comparison with R. africana. Caudal tubercle counts of R. africana (40–46) are intermediate between those of R. atlantica (most with 19–33, rarely up to 43) and of R. pacifica (41–68, rarely as low as 25–34). Southern African R. atlantica agree with North Atlantic R. atlantica in having few caudal tubercles, but there is slight overlap with R. pacifica in the case of higher counts recorded for R. africana. The systematics and distribution of the genus Rhinochimaera are reviewed, a terminology and abbreviation system for morphometries presented, and a key to species provided. The separation of R. atlantica and R. pacifica on caudal tubercle counts is provisionally accepted but considered problematical until adequate samples of both species can be critically compared. Proportional measurements and counts of caudal tubercles were highly variable in Rhinochimaera, with much allometry in proportions with growth and much individual variation. Selected morphometrics are plotted to show allometric trends in proportions that separate R. africana from other species.     

Phylogeographical patterns of the gastropod Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Siphonaria pectinata is a marine gastropod distributed across the shores of the Western and Eastern Atlantic. Although previous studies have indicated that the species could be a recent introduction to Central and North America from Western Africa and Europe, other authors have questioned this statement. In fact, a recent study has shown that individuals from both sides of the Atlantic are genetically disconnected, rejecting the idea of a recent invasion. However, genetic information on this species is very scarce and based only on a single study using a limited number of specimens and sites. The data reported in the present study represent one step forward, collecting information from 119 specimens from 22 sites that cover the entire distributional range of the species. Populations from the Western Atlantic separated from eastern ones around 1.4?1.9 Mya, whereas the centre of dispersion is located on the eastern side of the Atlantic. Siphonaria pectinata should be considered native to the Western Atlantic and cannot be considered as a species with an amphi‐atlantic distribution owing to the lack of genetic connection between both sides of the Atlantic, as previous authors have pointed out. The presence of a star‐shaped phylogeny is discussed in the context of Plio‐Pleistocene glaciations.     

南海中部深海海山汁蛇尾属(Ophiurothamnus)二新记录种(蛇尾纲,棘蛇尾科)

通过对2018年4—5月在南海中部黄岩海山采集的蛇尾样品进行形态学分类研究,鉴定发现棘蛇尾科Ophiacanthidae汁蛇尾属Ophiurothamnus两个新记录种:(1)双环汁蛇尾Ophiurothamnus discycla (H. L. Clark, 1911);(2)短简汁蛇尾Ophiurothamnus clausa (Lyman, 1878)。本文分别对这两个新记录种的外部形态特征和内部骨骼进行了描述,并与相似种进行了分类学讨论。     

Echthrogaleus denticulatus smith (copepoda,pandaridae) in New Zealand waters

Dinematura neozealanica Thomson, 1889 is shown to be a synonym of Echthrogaleus denticulatus Smith, 1874. The male recorded as Pandarus armatus Heller by Thomson (1889) is probably E. denticulatus The latter species is redescribed from Thomson's specimens.     

Frigate tuna Auxis thazard in New Zealand waters (note)

Previous records of the frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacépède, 1802) were probably misidentifications of the slender tuna Allothunnus fallai. Frigate tuna were caught on the north‐east coast of New Zealand during 1975–76; the modal fork length of 176 specimens was 32–34 cm, and more detailed morpho‐metry and counts from 4 specimens are presented.     

Three new species of Anthomedusae(Hydrozoa:Hydroidomedusa) from the Guangdong coastal water,China

The samples of Anthomedusae were collected from the Guangdong coastal water,China.Three new species of Anthomedusae,i.e.Zhangiella condensum Huang,Zhang et Sun,sp.nov.,Hydractinia leizhouensis Huang,Zhang et Yang,sp.nov.,and Cladosarsia simplex Huang,Zhang et Ke,sp.nov.are described.All type specimens are deposited in College of Ocean and Earth Sciences,Xiamen University.     

A growth model for a hyperiid amphipodThemisto japonica (bovallius) in the Japan Sea,based on its intermoult period and moult increment

Themisto japonica was reared at 1, 5, 8, and 12°C in the laboratory to estimate its intermoult period (IP) and increase in body length (BL) at each moulting (BL).IP was found to be a function of temperature andBL of the specimens, longerIPs being associated with lower temperature and larger specimens.BL was not affected by temperature but increased with growth of the specimens. Observations on consecutive moults indicated that one new segment was added to pleopod rami at each moulting.BLs obtained from the measurement of the segment number of pleopod rami andBL of wild specimens were slightly larger than values obtained from laboratory-raised specimens.IP data obtained from laboratory-reared specimens are combined withBL data from wild specimens to establish a growth model forT. japonica from its release from the marsupium (1.31 mmBL) to the maximum size (17 mmBL) as a function of temperature. This growth model predicts that a total of of 18 moultings is needed forT. japonica to reach the maximum size regardless of temperature, although the time needed to reach the maximum size is highly dependent on temperature. The life cycle, from the newly released larvae (1.31 mmBL) to the spent females (10–17 mmBL), was estimated as 333–593 days at 1°C, 195–347 days at 5°C, 118–210 days at 10°C and 82–146 days at 15°C; the last may be the upper temperature limit forT. japonica. Growth rates ofT. japonica expressed on the basis of body mass are comparable to the rates of euphausiids of equivalent size when the effect of temperature is accounted for. Feeding conditions ofT. japonica in the field are also discussed.     

A new subspecies of Ranularia (Mollusca,family cymathdae) from the Kermadec Islands

A new geographic subspecies, Ranularia dunkeri iredalei, is described from beach specimens from Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands. Ranularia dunkeri dunkeri (Lischke, 1868) is restricted to southern Japan.     

Arnoglossus boops (hector): A synonym of a. scapha (schneider) (pisces: Heterosomata: Bothidae)

The unique holotype of Arnoglossus boops Hector is compared with specimens of Arnoglossus scapha (Schneider). It is concluded that the two species are identical, and that A. boops is therefore a junior synonym of A. scapha.