The pollen structure of members of Euphorbiaceae subfamilies Oldfieldioideae and Phyllanthoideae was studied using scanning and transmission electron microscopy in order to assess taxonomic relationships. We identified 10 palynological characters that appear to have systematic significance. We also identified 37 characters of vegetative morphology and anatomy, mostly based on data obtained by H...

In 1890, Salvia freyniana Bornm., an endemic species of Turkey, was first collected and described by J.F. Bornmueller in 1892. While revising the genus occurring in Turkey based on specimens collected from Yenipazar, south of Yozgat (Turkey in 1892), it was discovered once again in 2006. The diagnostic morphological characters of this rare endemic species are discussed. Details of fruiting mate...

—A new species of ghost shrimp, NeocaUichirus raymanningi, is described based on specimens collected in subtidal habitats in the Gulf of Cariaco, northeastern Venezuela. This new species is most similar to N. rathbunae (Schmitt), but differs from it primarily in having a broadly rounded rostrum, and in the case of males, unique armature of merus and dactylus on the major cheliped. A checklist o...