First record of Barau’s Petrel for Namibia, South Atlantic

First record of Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides from domestic dogs in Namibia.

Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides was diagnosed in 2 dogs from Windhoek, Namibia, by acid phosphatase staining of microfilariae. This is the 1st record of A. dracunculoides in Namibia.

First record of Amphipolycotyle chloroscombrus Hargis , 1957 ( Monogenea , Polyopisthocotylea , Gastrocotylidae ) in the South Atlantic Ocean

Notocrater christofferseni n. sp. (Vetigastropoda: Pseudococculinidae): first record of the genus in the South Atlantic Ocean.

This paper reports the genus Notocrater Finlay, 1926 from the South Atlantic Ocean based on the description of a new species, Notocrater christofferseni n. sp. from deep waters off northeastern Brazil. Notocrater christofferseni n. sp. is compared with N. houbricki McLean & Harasewych, 1995 and N. youngi McLean & Harasewych, 1995. The new species differs from these congeners mainly by the anter...

South Atlantic island record reveals a South Atlantic response to the 8.2 kyr event

South Atlantic island record reveals a South Atlantic response to the 8.2 kyr event K. Ljung, S. Björck, H. Renssen, and D. Hammarlund Geobiosphere Science Centre, Department of Geology, Quaternary Sciences, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, 223 62 Lund, Sweden Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands Received: 24 April 20...

First Record of Aptian- Cenomanian Brachiopods from the Vezk Section (South of Yasuj, Iran)

Brachiopod faunas from the Aptian- Cenomanian Vezk section in southwesternIran comprise ten species in six genera, namely Sellithyris cenomanensis, Sellithyris tornacensis, Sellithyris phaseolina, Phaseolina phaseolina, Tropeothyris sp., Concinnithyris subundata, Kingena arenosa, Cyclothyris difformis, Cyclothyris sp. and Cyclothyris compressa. All species are recorded for the first time from t...