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Molluscs are the second most species-rich phylum in the animal kingdom, yet only 11 genomes of this group have been published so far. Here, we present the draft genome sequence of the pulmonate freshwater snail Radix auricularia. Six whole genome shotgun libraries with different layouts were sequenced. The resulting assembly comprises 4,823 scaffolds with a cumulative length of 910 Mb and an overall read coverage of 72×. The assembly contains 94.6% of a metazoan core gene collection, indicating an almost complete coverage of the coding fraction. The discrepancy of ∼690 Mb compared with the estimated genome size of R. auricularia (1.6 Gb) results from a high repeat content of 70% mainly comprising DNA transposons. The annotation of 17,338 protein coding genes was supported by the use of publicly available transcriptome data. This draft will serve as starting point for further genomic and population genetic research in this scientifically important phylum.
Fascicle XVI of the exsiccate "K. KALB & A. APTROOT: LICHENES NEOTROPICI" (new name for "K. KALB: LICHENES NEOTROPIC" from fascicle XVI onwards) with 23 lichen specimens (No. 628–650) from Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Kenya, Peru and Venezuela is distributed. Three species are described as new, namely Lopadium subcoralloideum Aptroot & Kalb, Lecanactis caceresiana Kalb & Aptroot and Rhizocarpon sipmanianum Kalb & Aptroot. The holotypes of the new species are deposited at Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). Range extensions are reported for Hypocenomyce tinderreyensis (new to the Neo-tropics; so far only known from Australia, but apparently austral), Ocellularia baorucensis (new to Brazil), Physcidia striata (recently described from Rondônia and the Venezuelean Amazon, and subsequently reported from Amapá and Brazilian Amazonas. The collection from Brazil/Mato Grosso do Sul represents a major range extension to the South), Tephromela campestricola (new to the Neotropics; not different in any way from European material) and Xanthoparmelia arvidssonii (new to Venezuela).
This publication gives new records for all bumblebee species living in Iceland: B. hortorum, B. hypnorum, B. jonellus, B. lucorum, B. pascuorum, B. pratorum and B. terrestris. B. terrestris was detected outside the greenhouses for the first time. At 23 locations 217 specimens were collected. B. pratorum was only seen. The known strong expansion of B. lucorum (Kratochwil 2016) could be confirmed. The relation between B. jonellus and B. lucorum has constantly changed at the expense of of B. jonellus since B. lucorum occurred in Iceland. It is obvious that B. lucorum has already replaced the original species B. jonellus in some places. As a reason a strong competition of both species is given primarily (Kratochwil & Schwabe 2016). Factors effecting this competition are: the distribution of the neophyte Lupinus nootkatensis, the change in management of land as well as ethological but also morphological differences (Prys-Jones et al. 2016). A too low genetic diversity and a resulting suffering from diseases carried by other introduced bumblebee species (Prys-Jones et al. 2016) only can be supposed. Probably the influence of climatic change effects on B. jonellus in a negative way too (Kratochwil 2016, Kratochwil & Schwabe 2016). B. lucorum is just going to take the north top of Iceland. Only two locations could be found there without any bumblebees. In the future an ongoing expansion of B. lucorum is expected. B. jonellus will further be repressed and may become extinct in some places. A continuing expansion of B. terrestris can be expected.
The paper present the results of a new field collection of myxomycetes (plasmodial slime moulds) on dead wood, dead bark and litter substrate in southeast New South Wales centred on Canberra (lat. 35° S, long. 149° E). The sample consists of 96 species from 493 collections. This survey is compared with four other surveys for similar substrates and similar temperate climate: southwest Western Australia, southeast Australia, New Zealand and Patagonia. The assemblages are similar in species composition and abundance, when allowance is made for the large random effect in the sampling. These five southern hemisphere assemblages have been combined into a composite assemblage. This composite assemblage is similar to those of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) and Britain, when allowance is made for the varying sampling of litter. This similarity may represent a single species assemblage occurring in both the Southern and Northern Hemispheres in areas of similar temperate climate.
Taxonomically dissimilar epiphyte species can have comparable morphological and physiological traits in similar environmental conditions. However, the degree of trait similarity has not been examined in a comparison of bryophytic and vascular epiphytes across elevational and tree gradients. We assess whether epiphyte species that occupy comparable realised niche spaces within host tree and landscape scale gradients have similarities in taxonomy, morphology or physiology. Vascular and moss epiphytes were surveyed within four height zones at five elevations (300-1100 m asl) in the sub-tropical rainforest of Australia. Epiphyte species distributions were agglomeratively classified using Ward’s method. Chi square tests were used to test for differences in the incidences of taxonomic groups, life forms, leaf thickness, photosynthetic pathways and other drought resistant morphologies between these distributional groups. These traits were also tested for correlation with light and humidity. Six groups were identified based on distribution. Vascular epiphytes with CAM, thickened leaves and other drought-mitigating morphologies were common in the groups that occupied the most xeric situations. All drought resistant traits were associated with high light and low humidity. Vascular species with few to no drought-mitigating characteristics were common in groups that occupied moister situations. Moss morphology was less congruent with environmental conditions than vascular plant morphology, suggesting that moss life forms are responding to a different scale of environmental variation.
The terrestrial fern Hypolepis distans (Dennstaedtiaceae) is recorded as indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania. The fern was not known from New South Wales or the Australian mainland until recently. This paper reports on the recent discovery of the species at Macquarie Pass in the Illawarra area on the south-eastern edge of the Central Tablelands Botanical Subdivision of New South Wales. Its ecology and conservation needs are discussed.
Across western New South Wales agricultural practices have led to significant changes in the distribution and abundance of many native plant species. These changes have occurred due to past clearing practices and the introduction of grazing and pest animals. It is likely that such changes have affected the distribution of plant species used by Aboriginal peoples, and that formerly rich plant resource areas may also have changed. Here an attempt is made to map contemporary high aboriginal plant resource areas in the Yantabulla area (lat 29° 55’S, long 150° 37’E) of far western New South Wales, using kriging interpolation. High aboriginal plant usage resource areas were not found to be correlated with any particular vegetation assemblage, although Lignum Shrublands comparatively had the lowest scores. Site species richness was correlated strongly with sites of high abundance of aboriginal resource use. It is hoped that by identifying contemporary high resource locations, new understandings of the landscape can be developed by traditional owners and conservation land managers.