Sunday, January 29, 2012

[Botany • 2008] Musa rubinea, a new Musa species (Musaceae) from Yunnan, China

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this wild banana ( Musa rubinea ) is only known to occur in the Nujiang, Cangyan County in the western Chinese province of Yunnan on th...

[Botany • 2008] Musa zaifui sp. nov. (Musaceae) from Yunnan, China

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The center of diversity of the genus Musa (Musaceae) is in southeast Asia, a region not studied in detail and where new species and...

[Botany • 2008] Musa aurantiaca • A taxonomic revision of Musa aurantiaca Baker (1893) (Musaceae) in Southeast Asia

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Living specimen of  Musa aurantiaca  Abstract   Since the initial description, the name   Musa aurantiaca    has been unclear to...

[Botany • 2004] Musa bauensis • A new species of the wild banana genus, Musa (Musaceae), from Borneo

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Abstract A new species of wild banana, Musa bauensis Häkkinen & Meekiong, is described and illustrated. It is from the Bau lime...
Friday, January 27, 2012

[Paleontology • 2012] Siphusauctum gregarium • A New Stalked Filter-Feeder from the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, British Columbia, Canada

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Abstract  Burgess Shale-type deposits provide invaluable insights into the early evolution of body plans and the ecological struc...

[Paleontology • 2012] Jeholornis palmapenis • A new species of Jeholornis with complete caudal integument

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http://paleoexhibit.blogspot.com/2011/11/jeholornis-palmapenis.html The Early Cretaceous long bony-tailed bird Jeholornis prima ...

[Paleontology • 2003] Jeholornis compared to Archaeopteryx, with a new understanding of the earliest avian evolution

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Abstract The recently reported Jeholornis represents the only known bird with a complete long skeletal tail except for Archaeoptery...

[Paleontology • 2002] Shenzhouraptor sinensis • An Early Cretaceous avialan bird from Western Liaoning, China

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Shenzhouraptor sinensis fossil displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/热河鸟   Abstract The text ...

[Paleontology • 2002] Jeholornis prima • A long-tailed, seed-eating bird from the Early Cretaceous of China

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The lacustrine deposits of the Yixian and Jiufotang Formations in the Early Cretaceous Jehol Group in the western Liaoning area of ...
Friday, January 13, 2012

[Ichthyology • 2009] Danionella priapus • a new species of miniature cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from West Bengal, India

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Abstract Danionella priapus , a new species of sexually dimorphic miniature cyprinid from the Brahmaputra drainage in India, is di...

[Ichthyology • 2009] Danionella dracula • Spectacular morphological novelty in a miniature cyprinid fish from northern Myanmar

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Abstract Danionella dracula is a new species of sexually dimorphic, miniature and highly developmentally truncated cyprinid fis...

[Ichthyology • 2003] Danionella mirifica • a new species of miniature fish (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from Upper Myanmar

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An undescribed Danionella . Picture by Choy Heng Wah. http://budak.blogs.com/the_annotated_budak/2006/01/paedocypris_pro.html ...

[Ichthyology • 1986] Danionella translucida • a new genus and species of cyprinid fish from Burma, one of the Smallest Living Vertebrates

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Abstract Danionella translucida , a new genus and species of danioin cyprinid fishes, is described from Burma. Females are matur...

[Ichthyology • 2007] Celestichthys margaritatus | Celestial Pearl Danio • a new genus and species of colourful minute Cyprinid fish (Pisces: Cypriniformes) from the Salween basin, northeast of Inle Lake, northern Myanmar

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Celestichthys margaritatus | Celestial Pearl Danio A BSTRACT   Celestichthys margaritatus , a new genus and species of Danioi...

[Ichthyology • 2008] Araiocypris batodes • a new genus and species of cyprinid fish (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from Northern Vietnam

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Araiocypris batodes Conway & Kottelat, 2008 Araiocypris batodes is a very small cyprinid fish endemic to Vietnam. It is th...