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Micromeria Tenensis (Lamiaceae), A New Species From Tenerife, Canary Islands, Pamela Puppo, Pedro Luis Pérez De Paz, Manuel Curto, Harald Meimberg

Biological Sciences Faculty Research

Based on molecular and morphological evidence, a new species of Micromeria is described for Tenerife, Canary Islands. Micromeria tenensis is endemic to the massif of Teno, occurring between 100–1000 m elevation. It is characterized by having more or less pendulous branches, tomentose stems and leaves, hispid calyx, and calyx apices triangular to lanceolate, densely white hispid.

Calceolaria Nivalis Subsp. Lanatifolia, A New Subspecies Of Calceolariaceae From Northern Peru, Pamela Puppo

Biological Sciences Faculty Research

A new subspecies of Calceolaria nivalis, C. nivalis subsp. lanatifolia is described and illustrated. The new subspecies was collected in Uchumarca district, department of La Libertad, Peru, between 2300–3850 m elevation. Calceolaria nivalis subsp. lanatifolia is characterized by the lanate indumentum in the lower surface of the leaves, villous petioles, peduncles, and pedicels, and sepals with a strigose margin internally.

The Inbio Barcoding Initiative Database: Dna Barcodes Of Iberian Trichoptera, Documenting Biodiversity For Freshwater Biomonitoring In A Mediterranean Hotspot, Joana Pauperio, Luis Martin Gonzalez, Jesus Martinez, Marcos A. González, Filipa Ms Martins, Joana Veríssimo, Pamela Puppo, Joana Pinto, Cátia Chaves, Catarina J. Pinho, José Manuel Grosso-Silva, Lorenzo Quaglietta, Teresa Luísa L. Silva, Pedro Sousa, Paulo Celio Alves, Nuno Fonseca, Pedro Beja, Sónia Ferreira

Biological Sciences Faculty Research

Background

The Trichoptera are an important component of freshwater ecosystems. In the Iberian Peninsula, 380 taxa of caddisflies are known, with nearly 1/3 of the total species being endemic in the region. A reference collection of morphologically identified Trichoptera specimens, representing 142 Iberian taxa, was constructed. The InBIO Barcoding Initiative (IBI) Trichoptera 01 dataset contains records of 438 sequenced specimens. The species of this dataset correspond to about 37% of Iberian Trichoptera species diversity. Specimens were collected between 1975 and 2018 and are deposited in the IBI collection at the CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Portugal) or …