Submitted date: 12 December 2023 Accepted date: 21 April 2025 Published date: 31 May 2025 Pp. 65–68.
Apoptosis-associated gene expression in Javaen barb (Systomus orphoides) sperm
S.W.R. Hilia, A. Abinawanto*, A. Dwiranti, A. Bowolaksono, R. Lestari, F. Fadhilah, A.H. Kristanto, R.R.S.P.S. Dewi & E. Kusrini *Corresponding author. E-mail: abinawanto.ms@sci.ui.ac.id
The preservation of fish sperm is still an area of research that is being developed. This technology has emerged as a widely used method for implementing artificial fertilization of species of economic significance, endangered species, or animals with unique genotypes. During the preservation process, fish sperm are exposed to significant temperature decline (cold stress). Cold stress commonly leads to the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cold stress caused by preservation has been reported as a major contributing factor to inducing apoptosis in sperm.
Submitted date: 28 August 2024 Accepted date: 25 April 2025 Published date: 27 May 2025 Pp. 58–64.
SYSTEMATICS OF Heimioporus retisporus (PAT. & C.F. BAKER) E. HORAK (AGARICOMYCETES: BOLETACEAE), AN EDIBLE WILD MUSHROOM FROM SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Ivan P. Putra*, Oktan D. Nurhayat, Sitti A.A. Taridala, Elis N. Herliyana, Anastasia T. Hartati & Andi B. Patadjai *Corresponding author. E-mail: ivanpermanaputra@apps.ipb.ac.id
Abstract The genus Heimioporus was previously proposed as Heimiella by Boedijn from Indonesian specimens. Currently, the knowledge of Indonesian Heimioporus is limited due to a lack of field sampling. The only notable Heimioporus from Indonesia is jamur pelawan (local name), a wild edible mushroom from Bangka-Belitung Province, for which the taxonomical identity remains unclear. During a mushroom collecting field trip near Kendari (Indonesia) in 2024, a wild edible bright red bolete mushroom resembling Heimioporus was encountered, and specimens were collected. The current study confirms the taxonomical identity of our specimens. Fresh fruiting bodies were evaluated for morphological and molecular evidence. The basidiomata were described based on the macro- and micromorphological characteristics. Molecular analysis and phylogenetic tree construction were performed using the ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) locus. The combination of morphological and molecular analyses confirmed our collection as H. retisporus. Our study proves that the previous Indonesian Heimioporus collection from Bangka-Belitung Province was not H. retisporus. The indigenous people in the area where H retisporus was collected consume this wild edible mushroom and sell it at local markets.
Key words : Basidiomycota, Fungi, Hemioporus, Heimiella, morphology, phylogeny, taxonomy
Submitted date: 7 June 2024 Accepted date: 25 April 2025 Published date: 26 May 2025 Pp. 48–57.
MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CHILI LANDRACES WITH PHARMACEUTICAL POTENTIAL IN NORTHEAST INDIA
Marcus Vanlalremruatsaka, P.C. Lalrinfela, Rebecca Vanlalsangi, K. Zosangpuii, Fanai Lalsangluaii, Lalrosangpuii, Mathipi Vabeiryureilai*, Maria Lalhmingmawii, David Rosangliana & Samuel Lallianrawna
Abstract Chili (Capsicum spp.) is a globally important crop valued for its culinary and pharmaceutical properties, particularly its capsaicin content. Mizoram, in Northeast India, is a recognized center of chili diversity, yet its native landraces remain under-characterized. This study aimed to identify and characterize 14 chili landraces collected from various sites across Mizoram, using morphological traits and capsaicin content as key parameters. Of the landraces examined, 12 were identified as C. frutescens and two as C. annuum. Cluster analysis based on 28 morphological traits grouped the landraces into two clusters with 36% similarity, confirming the usefulness of morphological descriptors for germplasm differentiation. All landraces exhibited high capsaicin content, with BC09 recording the highest (617.8 mg/100 g dry weight; 98,848 SHU) and BC12 the lowest (146.2 mg/100 g; 23,392 SHU). The findings underscore the exceptional pungency and morphological diversity of Mizoram's chili landraces and highlight their potential for pharmaceutical applications and elite breeding programs. This study provides a critical foundation for the taxonomic clarification, conservation, and global promotion of Mizoram chilies as regionally unique and commercially valuable genetic resources.
Key words : Capsaicin, capsicum, dendrogram, landrace, estimation, morphology, varieties
Abstract A new species of the genus Heligmomerus is described based on 10 female specimens collected from the foothills of Pothaimalai, on the outskirts of the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India. The new species is distinguished from all other Indian and Sri Lankan congeners in combination with several non-overlapping morphological characters. Detailed natural history of the new species, intraspecific variation in spermathecal morphology, and meristic and mensural data from the type series are given. Additionally, comments on the transfer of Idiops garoensis (Tikader, 1977) to the genus Heligmomerus by Sen et al. (2012) are provided.
Key words :Idiops garoensis, Morphology, Mygalomorphae, Peninsular India, Tamil Nadu, taxonomy
Submitted date: 10 January 2025 Accepted date: 25 March 2025 Published date: 25 April 2025 Pp. 25–38.
A NEW BLIND SKINK (REPTILIA: DIBAMIDAE: Dibamus) FROM BUTON ISLAND, INDONESIA
M. Dwi Prasetyo, D. Satria Yudha, A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe, Ivan Ineich, G.R. Gillespie & Awal Riyanto* *Corresponding author. E-mail: awal.riyanto@gmail.com
Abstract Blind skinks of the genus Dibamus are one of the least studied squamate taxa, only represented by a limited number of museum specimens. Here we study the taxonomy of Dibamus novaeguineae sensu lato in Indonesia by examining all the available museum specimens collected from Wallacea and mainland West Papua deposited at the Museum Zoologicum Bogorienese (MZB) and evaluate morphological and biogeographic evidence. We also include all published data on specimens that were attributed to that species. Dibamus novaeguineae is widely distributed throughout mainland Papua, Maluku, Sulawesi, and adjacent islands, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines. We compare D. novaeguineae sensu stricto on Papua and sensu lato populations on the Lesser Sunda Islands and demonstrate that the D. cf. novaeguineae population on Buton Island represents a distinct endemic phenotype. Based on morphological and scalation differences, we here describe this isolated population on Buton, an island off the coast of southeastern Sulawesi, as a new species. We further discuss the biogeography of that new species.
Key words :Dibamus novaeguineae, Lesser Sunda, Moluccas, Morphology, Sulawesi, Taxonomy