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Background Animals in diverse aquatic groups construct tubes using mucus and filaments, and the acquisition of this capability has likely played an important role in the evolution and diversification of small benthic animals.
Keiichi Kakui, Chizue Hiruta
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Haimormus shimojiensis, a new genus and species of Pseudozeuxidae (Crustacea: Tanaidacea) from a submarine limestone cave in Northwestern Pacific [PDF]
We establish a new pseudozeuxid genus Haimormus gen. nov. based on a new species Haimormus shimojiensis sp. nov. which was collected from a submarine limestone cave with the entrance at 35 m depth, in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. H.
Keiichi Kakui, Yoshihisa Fujita
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On a small collection of amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from the Lesser Kuril Chain
The article provides information on amphipods found on two islands of the Lesser Kuril Chain collected during the period from 4 to 19 August 2013 in the framework of the 49th South Kuril Marine Expedition.
Дмитрий Анатольевич Сидоров
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The diversity of opsins in Lake Baikal amphipods (Amphipoda: Gammaridae)
Background Vision is a crucial sense for the evolutionary success of many animal groups. Here we explore the diversity of visual pigments (opsins) in the transcriptomes of amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) and conclude that it is restricted to middle (MWS)
Polina Drozdova+6 more
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The study presents data on the food composition of a breeding population of the Anatolia newt Neurergus strauchii (Steindachner, 1887), from Bingöl, Turkey. A total of 953 prey items were determined in the food contents of 46 individuals (18 males and 28
Kerim Çiçek+3 more
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Esse trabalho teve como objetivo conhecer os invertebrados bentônicos, bem como caracterizar os grupos tróficos funcionais existentes no rio Piranhas-Assu, município de Alto do Rodrigues, Rio Grande do Norte. As coletas foram realizadas nos meses de maio
Jansen Fernandes Medeiros+2 more
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New records of intersexuality in porcelain crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Porcellanidae)
The occurrence of intersex specimens of Lissoporcellana quadrilobata (Miers, 1884), Pisidia bluteli (Risso, 1816) and Pisidia longimana (Risso, 1816) is recorded for the first time and their secondary sexual characters analyzed.
Luciane Augusto de Azevedo Ferreira
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The roly poly is an isopod, a type of non-insect arthropod also known as a terrestrial crustacean. It is called a roly-poly because it rolls into ball when disturbed.
Julie A. Franklin+2 more
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With the increasing recognition of Calabar as a global tourist destination, the suitability of Calabar River for recreational activities by tourists was investigated.
EC Uttah+6 more
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A revised classification of Malacostraca based on a phylogenetic analysis is presented. For this purpose 68 morphological characters were cladistically treated using the parsimony programme Paup 4.10.
IONEL TABACARU, DAN L. DANIELOPOL
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