ListarBiología por tema "Taxonomy"
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A highly threatened new species of Vanilla from Costa Rica
(2018)A new species of Vanilla is described and illustrated from the southeastern tip of Costa Rica, close to the border with Panama. Vanilla karenchristianae was found in a region of the country that has no protected areas and ... -
A new Brachionidium (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from the first botanical expedition to the Volcán Cacho Negro, Costa Rica
(2016-12)A new species of Brachionidium from Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Brachionidium cornu-nigricum, from the Volcán Cacho Negro, a remote, previously unexplored location in Costa Rica, is most similar to B. filamentosum. ... -
A new Maxillariella (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) from Costa Rica and Panama
(2018)Maxillariella prostrata, a new species from Costa Rica and Panama is described and illustrated. This species is similar to M. acervata but differs in having a prostrate habit, elliptic leaves up to 2 cm long, pseudobulbs ... -
A new Muricea species (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Octocorallia) from the eastern tropical Pacific
(2016)The genus Muricea is considered abundant and widely distributed along the eastern Pacific. Its occurrence in shallow waters has been recognised; however species from deeper than 30 m have been rarely recorded. During the ... -
A new Muscarella from Tapanti National Park, Costa Rica
(2021)A new species of Muscarella from Costa Rica, is described and illustrated. Muscarella tapantiensis most resembles M. coeloglossa but differs in the longer pedicels (3-5 vs. 1-2 mm), the shorter (2.5-2.8 vs. 3.75 mm), connate ... -
A new Platystele (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the western mountains of Colombia
(2018)A new species of miniature orchid, Platystele riograndense, endemic to the Pacific slope of the western Cordillera, Munici- pality of Restrepo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is described and illustrated. Platystele riograndense ... -
A new species of Acianthera (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Cordillera Central of Colombia
(2020-11-27)Acianthera Scheidweiler (1842: 292), a genus historically placed under the synonymy of Pleurothallis Brown (1813: 211), was reinstated by Pridgeon & Chase (2001) and redefined on the basis of molecular studies by Pridgeon ... -
A new species of Anacroneuria Klapálek 1909 (Plecoptera: Perlidae) and notes on the altitudinal distribution of the genus in Costa Rica
(2015)Anacroneuria is the most widespread genus of Perlidae throughout the Neotropical Region and 30 species have been reported from Costa Rica. In this paper, we describe and illustrate a new species from a high elevation cloud ... -
A new species of Camaridium (Orchidaceae: Maxillariinae) from the cloud forests of Colombia
(2015)Camaridium perezianum is described from the remnant cloud forests of Valle del Cauca Department (western range of the Andes, southwestern Colombia). This new species is most similar to C. nutantiflorum, from which it differs ... -
A new species of Eurystyles (Orchidaceae: Spiranthinae) from Costa Rica
(2020)Eurystyles comprises about 23 species ranging from Mexico to northernArgentina. Six species are recognized in Mexico and Central America and three in Costa Rica. A new species, named E. uxoris, is here described and ... -
A new species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Colombia with a large and protruding column
(2017)A new species of Lepanthes from the Western Cordillera of the Colombian Andes, characterized by similar triangular sepals with a large and protruding column, is described and illustrated. The new species is similar to ... -
A new species of Trichosalpinx (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from Costa Rica
(2013-03)Trichosalpinx sanctuarii, a new species of Orchidaceae, subtribe Pleurothallidinae, is described and illustrated. It most resembles T. ringens, from which it is distinguished in the text. The new species is endemic to Costa Rica. -
A new Stelis (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) from the western Andes of Colombia
(2020)Stelis excentrica, a new species endemic to the Cauca slope of the western Andes, municipality of Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is described and illustrated. It was found in the northern part of the Farallones de Cali ... -
A Note on Masdevallia zahlbruckneri and M. utriculata (Orchidaceae)
(2016-12-31)Masdevallia utriculata and M. zahlbruckeri are characterized and illustrated based on living plants from Costa Rica. The species are compared with each other on the basis of their general similar morphology. Their taxonomic ... -
A reexamination of Monstera oreophila Madison (Araceae: Monsteroideae) and description of two new pinkish-spathed species of Monstera from Costa Rica and Panama
(2021)Monstera gentryi from Panama and M. mittermeieri from Costa Rica are newly described, illustrated and compared with M. oreophila. The differences between the novelties and similar species are presented and an amended ... -
A revision of the genus Muricea Lamouroux, 1821 (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) in the eastern Pacific. Part II
(2016-04-14)The species of the genus Muricea were mainly described from 1846 to 1870. After that very few contributions were published. Although the highest richness of Muricea species is in the eastern Pacific shallow waters, a ... -
A taxonomic revision of Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monsteroideae) in Costa Rica
(2022-01-31)Monstera Adans. (Araceae: Monstereae) is revised for Costa Rica. Thirty-five species are recognised, of which one (M. deliciosa) is introduced. Of them, ten have been only very recently described and Monstera tablasensis ... -
A wew form of Cattleya dowiana and the taxonomy of its color variations
(2015)A new form of Cattleya dowiana, subsp. dowiana forma carmoniana Pupulin, is described. The taxonomy of the color forms of Cattleya dowiana is presented and discussed. New nomenclatural combinations are made. -
Additions to the Costa Rican Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)
(2017)Pleurothallis cerea, a species described based on a specimen collected by Lankester in Costa Rica, and commonly placed under the synonymy of Myoxanthus octomeriae or M. congestus, is here recognized as distinct. The species ... -
Aquatic insect diversity of Costa Rica: state of knowledge
(2008)Costa Rica hosts an extraordinarily high biodiversity and is among the best studied neotropical countries. Insects represent the most diverse group of organisms, not only in terrestrial but also in aquatic, especially ...