Semiscolex lamothei sp. nov. from Catemaco lake, Veracruz, México, is described based on the examination of 18 specimens. The new species differs from other species of the genus by the presence of 1/2 + 5 + 1/2 annuli between gonopores.
Alejandro Oceguera-Figueroa
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An octannulate Orobdella leech, Orobdella octonaria Oka, 1895, is redescribed on the basis of one syntype collected from Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and two newly obtained specimens, also from Hakone. It is distinguished from the other known species of Orobdella by its octannulate mid-body somites.
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Mobile Tower Exposure affects on memory and Motor Co-ordination on Mice [PDF]
Mobile is now become as an integral part of our daily life and mobile users have been increasing day by day globally. In India, mobile base stations and their installation are irregular and unregulated.
Maurya, Sanjeev Kumar +1 more
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Phylogenetic position of gastrostomobdellid leeches (Hirudinida, Arhynchobdellida, Erpobdelliformes) and a new family for the genus Orobdella [PDF]
The leech family Gastrostomobdellidae is characterized by its possession of an agnathous and euthylaematous pharynx, a ventral gastropore and a gastroporal duct. In this study, the phylogenetic position of two gastrostomobdellid genera, Gastrostomobdella
Hikida, Tsutomu +2 more
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Effects of paddy management (conventional vs. organic) on community diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates and provisioning of biological pest control [PDF]
There is a global trend of biodiversity loss that is threatening more than a million species. Scientists, politicians and society are increasingly aware of the worrying data and the negative consequences that this loss can cause in the provision of ...
Llevat Pamies, Raul
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Impacts of Drainage Basin Characteristics on Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Upper Passaic River [PDF]
Increase in development throughout the Northern Piedmont region of New Jersey since the 1970’s has greatly degraded much of the natural environment throughout the state.
Levinson, Michael J.
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Citizen science reveals the present range and a potential native predator of the invasive slug Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 in Hokkaido, Japan [PDF]
The giant garden slug Limax maximus Linnaeus, 1758 (Limacidae, Pulmonata) is considered one of the most widely spread terrestrial molluscs in the world and is a formidable pest of agricultural and horticultural crops. This slug was recently introduced to
Morii, Yuta, Nakano, Takafumi
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Although prey-detecting and searching abilities of predatory leeches of rhynchobdellid or the Erpobdelliformes of arhynchobdellid species have been studied in the past, hirudiniformes leeches are rarely mentioned. In this study, we investigated the chemosensory ability for prey-detecting and searching in Whitmania laevis, a hirudiniformes species that ...
Lai, Yi-Te +2 more
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The bottom fauna of the ephemeral and permanent waters of the Pešter plateau [PDF]
Пештерска висораван је изузетно важан регион у Србији, који се истиче као једно од последњих великих и још увек очуваних брдско-планинских крашких поља. Његова најистакнутија особина је присуство ефемерних и сталних вода.
Нумановић, Мелиса
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Investigating DNA Barcoding Potentials and Genetic Structure in Ozobranchus spp. from Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Sea Turtles [PDF]
The Ozobranchidae family is the smallest and least studied hirudinean taxon. Our research includes the largest molecular dataset yet reported for marine ozobranchids (Ozobranchus margoi and Ozobranchus branchiatus) with the most number of documented ...
Truong, Triet Minh
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