Two novel bioassays useful for the quick assessment of chemical effects on the behavior of mosquito larvae (Culicidae) and adult earthworms (Lumbricidae) [PDF]
MethodsX, 2022 : The behavior, i.e., observable response of an organism can serve as a useful indicator of environmental quality. In the absence of death and other sublethal effects, behavioral changes can represent early warning signs of toxic effects.
Sanele Michelle Mnkandla +1 more
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Diversity, 2021 Identification based on conventional morphological characteristics is typically difficult and time-consuming. The development of molecular techniques provides a novel strategy that relies on specific mitochondrial gene fragments to conduct authentication.
Hong-Yi Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Honghua Ruan
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the composting worm Dendrobaena veneta (Clitellata: Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 Dendrobaena veneta (Rosa, 1886) is widely distributed all over Europe due to its use as compost worm. The specimen presented here was collected in Tiranë district, Albania.
Csaba Csuzdi +4 more
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Lumbricidae as transitory hosts in Metastrongylus infection in swine [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2005 Metastrongylidosis or lungworm disease in swine is a disease caused by several types of nematodes of the genus Metastrongylus. Metastrongylidae are biohelminths whose causes use transitory hosts for their development and maintaining their biological ...
Pavlović Ivan +2 more
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Description of a new Eumenescolex species (Clitellata: Megadrili, Lumbricidae) with new data to the earthworm fauna of Corsica and Sardinia [PDF]
Opuscula Zoologica Instituti Zoosystematici et Oecologici Universitatis Budapestinensis, 2021 Earthworm collectings on Corsica and Sardinia resulted in recording eight species belonging to the families Lumbricidae and Hormogastridae. Among them, Octodrilus transpadanus represents a new record for the fauna of Sardinia and Eumenescolex zoltani sp.
SZEDERJESI, Tímea +2 more
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The mitochondrial genome of Dendrobaena tellermanica Perel, 1966 (Annelida: Lumbricidae) and its phylogenetic position [PDF]
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2023 Earthworms are an important ecological group that has a significant impact on soil fauna as well as plant communities. Despite their importance, genetic diversity and phylogeny of earthworms are still insufficiently studied.
S. V. Shekhovtsov +5 more
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Long-term dynamics of the abundance of earthworms and enchytraeids (Annelida, Clitellata: Lumbricidae, Enchytraeidae) in forests of the Central Urals, Russia. [PDF]
Biodivers Data J, 2021 Background Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of terrestrial ecosystems in metal-contaminated areas has been carried out in the Central Urals. As a part of these monitoring programmes, the data on soil macroinvertebrates in undisturbed areas as ...
Vorobeichik E +5 more
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The genome sequence of the common earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 We present a genome assembly from an individual Lumbricus terrestris (the common earthworm; Annelida; Clitellata; Haplotaxida; Lumbricidae). The genome sequence is 1,056.5 megabases in span.
David Spurgeon +2 more
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The genome sequence of the red compost earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus (Hoffmeister, 1843) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open Research, 2023 We present a genome assembly from an individual Lumbricus rubellus (the red compost earthworm; Annelida; Clitellata; Haplotaxida; Lumbricidae). The genome sequence is 787.5 megabases in span.
Amaia Green Etxabe +4 more
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Insights into the Biotic Factors Shaping Ectomycorrhizal Associations [PDF]
BiologyEctomycorrhizal (EM) associations are essential symbiotic relationships that contribute significantly to the health and functioning of forest ecosystems. This review examines the biotic factors that influence EM associations, focusing on plant and fungal
Belkacem El Amrani
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