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Soil mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) as indicators of urban ecosystems in Bucharest, Romania

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The aim of the present study was to establish the effect of management type and of environmental variables on the structure, abundance and species richness of soil mites (Acari: Mesostigmata) in twelve urban green areas in Bucharest-Romania.
M. Manu   +4 more
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Ptyctimous Mites (Acari, Oribatida) of Peru with the Description of an Extraordinary New Phthiracaroid Mite from the Peruvian Andes

open access: yesAnimals, 2023
Protophthiracarus afthonos sp. nov. is described and illustrated using line drawings, transmitted light and SEM imaging. It is characterized by an extraordinary richness of notogastral setae (ca.
Wojciech Niedbała   +3 more
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Aquatic tardigrades in Poland – a review

open access: yesLimnological Review, 2021
The diversity, distribution and ecology of aquatic Tardigrada in Poland remain poorly known. We reviewed the literature focused on tardigrades in Poland and recognized only 15 aquatic taxa which were reported from various freshwater and marine habitats ...
Kayastha Pushpalata   +3 more
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Tardigrades of the Ivohibory forest (south-central Madagascar) with a description of a new Bryodelphax species

open access: yesThe European Zoological Journal, 2022
In this paper, samples of mosses and lichens collected from Ivohibory Forest (south-central Madagascar) were studied in search for tardigrades. In total, 39 tardigrade taxa were identified, 21 of which are new records for Madagascar.
T. Bartylak   +5 more
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Present status of water mite species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) described by Motaş, Tanasachi and Orghidan from Romania

open access: yesActa Biologica, 2018
The present paper investigates the validity of the water mite species (Acari, Hydrachnidia) described from Romania by Motaş, Tanasachi and Orghidan. The Romanian researchers from the “Emil Racoviţă” Speleology Institute, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, had ...
Mirela Cîmpean, Karina Paula Battes
doaj   +1 more source

Diversity of Spring Invertebrates and Their Habitats: A Story of Preferences

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Springs, as unique ecotonal habitats between surface and hypogean areas, are considered endangered aquatic ecosystems due to direct and indirect human impacts and climate change issues.
Mirela Cîmpean   +3 more
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DNA barcoding adjudicate two different morphs of Bascanichthys deraniyagalai (Anguilliformes: Ophichthidae): re-description and first record from Chilika lagoon, India

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Morphological characters and distribution pattern of the snake eel, Bascanichthys deraniyagalai is debatable during the past half-century. Thus, the species is re-described herewith by morphometry, vertebrae, and molecular data.
Anil Mohapatra   +6 more
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THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE TEXTS IN ENGLISH BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK ENTITLED ANIMAL TAXONOMY

open access: yesJurnal Progress, 2018
This study aims to describe the errors are found in English Biology Textbook entitled Animal Taxonomy. By using Qualitative Descriptive method, this study classifies the errors based on Dulay, Burt, and Karshen (1982) method about Error Analysis, namely
Gadis Herningtyasari
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution of the climatic tolerance and postglacial range changes of the most primitive orchids (Apostasioideae) within Sundaland, Wallacea and Sahul [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2016
The location of possible glacial refugia of six Apostasioideae representatives is estimated based on ecological niche modeling analysis. The distribution of their suitable niches during the last glacial maximum (LGM) is compared with their current ...
Marta Kolanowska   +4 more
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One Name – One Fungus: The Influence of Photosynthetic Partners on the Taxonomy and Systematics of Lichenized Fungi

open access: yesActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2020
Lichens are fungi (mycobionts) that form symbiotic associations with photoautotrophic prokaryotes or eukaryotes (photobionts); however, some species can exchange photosynthetic partners during their lifecycles.
Martin Kukwa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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