Month: July 2015

New moss species from Brazil

Posted on July 28, 2015July 28, 2015 by Bernard Goffinet

A new moss species of the genus Archidium described from Brazil:

Peralta D. F., A. M. Rios & B. Goffinet. 2015. Archidium oblongifolium (Archidiaceae, subg. Archidiella), a new species from Brazil. Cryptogamie-Bryologie 36: 211–215. pdf Google Scholar

Abstract: Archidium oblongifolium (Archidiaceae, subg. Archidiella) is proposed, described and illustrated as a new species based on collections from central Brazil. It is characterized by oblong leaves and lax leaf cells. A. oblongifolium is currently known only from three specimens from a single area, and could thus be considered vulnerable or threatened.

New pubs on aquatic plants

Posted on July 17, 2015January 5, 2017 by Bernard Goffinet

From Dr. Les’ lab:

Les, D. H., E. Peredo, U. M. King, L. K. Benoit, N. P. Tippery, C. J. Ball and R. K. Shannon. 2015. Through thick and thin: cryptic sympatric speciation in the submersed genus Najas (Hydrocharitaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 82: 15–30.

Les, D. H., E. L. Peredo, N. P. Tippery, L. K. Benoit, H. Razifard, U. M. King, H. R. Na, H.-K. Choi, L. Chen, R. K. Shannon and S. P. Sheldon. 2015. Najas minor (Hydrocharitaceae) in North America: a reappraisal. Aquatic Botany 126: 60–72.

New publication on cicadas

Posted on July 17, 2015December 10, 2015 by Bernard Goffinet

From the Simon lab: Hill, K.B.R., D.C. Marshall, M.S. Moulds & C. Simon. 2015. Molecular phylogenetics, diversification, and systematics of Tibicen Latreille 1825 and allied cicadas of the tribe Cryptotympanini, with three new genera and emphasis on species from the USA and Canada (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae). Zootaxa 3985 (2): 219–251.

Paper in Science

Posted on July 16, 2015September 24, 2015 by Bernard Goffinet

Congratulation to Dr. David Wagner who co-authored a paper just published in Science:

Kerr, J. T., A. Pindar,P. Galpern, L. Packer, S. G. Potts, S. M. Roberts, P. Rasmont, O. Schweiger, S.R. Colla, L. L. Richardson, D. L. Wagner, L. F. Gall, D. S. Sikes, A. Pantoja. Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents. Science 349: 177–180. Link

Abstract: For many species, geographical ranges are expanding toward the poles in response to climate change, while remaining stable along range edges nearest the equator. Using long-term observations across Europe and North America over 110 years, we tested for climate change–related range shifts in bumblebee species across the full extents of their latitudinal and thermal limits and movements along elevation gradients. We found cross-continentally consistent trends in failures to track warming through time at species’ northern range limits, range losses from southern range limits, and shifts to higher elevations among southern species. These effects are independent of changing land uses or pesticide applications and underscore the need to test for climate impacts at both leading and trailing latitudinal and thermal limits for species.