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Horticulture
Yongsan Zeng, Xiaoguan Chen, Yibei Ni, Chen Zhao, James Kerns, Lane Tredway, Joseph Roberts
Summary: The turfgrass industry in Guangdong province, China has experienced rapid development, with a large number of golf courses in the area. Recent surveys have identified five prevalent plant-parasitic nematodes, with Mesocriconema xenoplax and Meloidogyne graminis being the most common. Morphological and molecular characterization of these species has been conducted, providing valuable information for future research on pathogenicity, relationships with other pathogens, and control measures for these turf nematodes.
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Parasitology
Sandor Hornok, Andrei D. Mihalca, Jeno Kontschan, Nora Takacs, Denis Fedorov, Olivier Plantard, Attila D. Sandor
Summary: This study provides high-resolution digital pictures and molecular data of male and female I. rugicollis for the first time, and morphological comparison with I. cornutus could not resolve uncertainties in the latter species' validity. Further molecular comparisons with new specimens of I. cornutus are needed to confirm its status. This study represents the first comprehensive molecular phylogenetic analysis of western Palearctic Pholeoixodes species, including I. rugicollis, and confirms the phylogenetic position of the subgenus Eschatocephalus within Pholeoixodes.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2023)
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Parasitology
Kaihui Zhang, Yin Fu, Kelei Han, Fuchang Yu, Jianying Huang, Longxian Zhang
Summary: A new species of Cystoisospora, C. yuensis n. sp., was discovered in captive amur hedgehogs in Zhengzhou, China, with a prevalence rate of 12.5%, along with the known species C. rastegaievae at 50.0%. It showed the highest genetic similarity to C. timoni.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2021)
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Zoology
Yongshi Shi, Zhiyu Zeng, Jia Wang, Siyu Zhang, Li Deng, Antai Wang
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Parasitology
Vikrant Sudan, Daya Shanker, Sanjhi Paliwal, Rahul Kumar, Amit Singh
Summary: In this study, isolates of S. buffalonis from buffaloes in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India were characterized for various genes. Multiple haplotypes were found for each gene, and the phylogenetic association between S. buffalonis and related Sarcocystis spp. was determined. This study provides important phylogenetic data about this under-studied parasite.
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Ecology
Rongchang Yang, Siobhon Egan, Huimin Gao, Belinda Brice, Bruno P. Berto
Summary: A new coccidian species, Isospora elliotae n. sp., was identified from the Australian magpie Gymnorhina tibicen in Western Australia. Morphological and molecular analysis revealed unique characteristics of the oocysts and identified genetic similarities with other Isospora species.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Zoology
Wenxin Xu, Jiyang Ma, Yuan Li, William A. Bourland, Giulio Petroni, Xiaotian Luo, Weibo Song
Summary: This study investigates a new hypotrich ciliate species from a freshwater fishpond based on morphological, morphogenetic, and molecular data. The phylogenetic analyses reveal a close relationship between the new species and Simplicitergida, leading to the proposal of a new family, Clampidae fam. nov.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Kristina Andreevna Kalinina, Vladimir Vladimirovich Besprozvannykh, Yulia Viktorovna Tatonova, Mikhail Yurievich Shchelkanov
Summary: The study on Echinochasmus pseudobeleocephalus n. sp. revealed that despite its morphological similarities to the European species Echinochasmus beleocephalus, the Far Eastern trematodes examined do not belong to the European species based on molecular data analysis. The analysis of phylogenetic relationships within the family Echinochasmidae supported the status of E. pseudobeleocephalus n. sp. as an independent species.
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Zoology
Milena Marie Grollmann, Aslak Jorgensen, Nadja Mobjerg
Summary: Little is known about marine arthrotardigrades due to difficulties in sampling, resulting in limited molecular data. This study provides the first investigation into COI haplotype diversity in a marine tanarctid and reassesses arthrotardigrade phylogeny. COI, 18S and 28S rDNA sequences were obtained from Actinarctus doryphorus and new 18S sequences from two marine echiniscoidids. Phylogenetic analysis confirms Tanarctidae as a separate clade from Halechiniscidae and suggests that the order Arthrotardigrada should be suppressed.
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Plant Sciences
Ilenia Clavero-Camacho, Juan Emilio Palomares-Rius, Carolina Cantalapiedra-Navarrete, Guillermo Leon-Ropero, Jorge Martin-Barbarroja, Antonio Archidona-Yuste, Pablo Castillo
Summary: This study in Spain utilized integrative taxonomical approaches to diagnose pin nematodes, identifying 18 species, including a new species. The research found that about 90% of the genus' species are located in Southern Spain, suggesting it as a potential hotspot of biodiversity.
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Zoology
Xue-Ling Sun, Jing-Yu Zhang, Ning Wang, Min Zhao, Xue-Gang Luo
Summary: A newly identified tardigrade species from China, Pilatobius nuominensis sp. nov., has irregular polygonal sculpture on the dorsal and lateral caudal region. Nucleotide sequences of two nuclear and one mitochondrial DNA fragments provide independent verification of the taxonomic status. This is the first record of the genus Pilatobius in the Great Hinggan Mountains.
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Zoology
Sorokhaibam Mexico Singh, Phougeishangbam Rolish Singh, Mayanglambam Ojit Kumar Singh, Samandram Sushilkumar Singh, Marjolein Couvreur, Wim Bert, Naorem Mohilal Meitei
Summary: This study discovered a population of Cryphodera kalesari second-stage juveniles in the rhizosphere of bamboo in India, and provided new taxonomical information and images of these juveniles. Molecular data showed that C. kalesari is widespread in southeast Asia.
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Engineering, Aerospace
Sergey Rozhkov, Kristina A. Sharlo, Timur M. Mirzoev, Boris S. Shenkman
Summary: The study found that during hindlimb unloading in rat soleus muscle, the expression of regulators/markers of ribosome biogenesis significantly decreased during inactivity, which was accompanied by a progressive decrease in MPS. This suggests that ribosome synthesis plays a crucial role in skeletal muscle inactivity.
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Zoology
Anastasia Borisanova, Dimitry Schepetov
Summary: Loxosomatidae are solitary entoprocts associated with various invertebrate hosts. Based on light and electron microscopy as well as molecular phylogenetic analysis, several specimens of Loxosomatidae found in the White Sea were identified as Loxosomella aripes Nielsen, which have morphological differences from Loxosoma. The study suggests that the entire system of loxosomatids requires revision, and the species Loxosomella aripes should be redescribed as Loxosoma s.l. aripes.
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Zoology
Mark S. Harvey, Mieke A. A. Burger, Kym M. Abrams, Terrie L. Finston, Joel A. Huey, Giulia Perina
Summary: Using a combination of morphology and DNA sequence data, the study identified 27 new species and 9 known species of the pseudoscorpion genus Indohya in Australia, most of which are blind troglobitic species from subterranean ecosystems.
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Evolutionary Biology
Nadezda Rimskaya-Korsakova, Vyacheslav Dyachuk, Elena Temereva
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
(2020)
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Evolutionary Biology
Tatyana Kuzmina, Elena Temereva
Summary: The study describes the ultrastructure of the supraenteric and subenteric ganglia in the brachiopod Coptothyris grayi, revealing the organization of neurons and layers in each. The ganglia exhibit features that are considered primitive in the bilaterian ancestor, indicating they cannot be classified as true ganglia.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH
(2021)
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Zoology
Elena N. Temereva
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Zoology
Petr Kuznetsov, Anastassya Maiorova, Elena Temereva
Summary: Echiura, a small group of unsegmented marine worms, play an important role in benthic ecosystems worldwide. The study of Lissomyema mellita's anatomy reveals unique features such as glands in the anal lobe and ciliated grooves on the proboscis. The circulatory system of L. mellita shows complexity with novel vascular elements.
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Zoology
Feodor A. Plandin, Elena N. Temereva
Summary: This study provides the first complete 3D reconstruction of the coelomic system in the craniide brachiopod Novocrania anomala, revealing its complexity and some similarities with other groups. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the body plan and evolution of brachiopods.
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Zoology
Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova, Nadezda Karaseva, Timofei Pimenov, Hans Tore Rapp, Eve Southward, Elena Temereva, Katrine Worsaae
Summary: The study on the Siboglinum fiordicum reveals a different pattern of muscle and septum formation compared to other annelids, with the body being divided into two regions before segments are laid down. This unique formation process may represent an adaptation of these annelids to their sedentary-tubicolous lifestyle.
FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Elena N. Temereva, Tatyana V. Kuzmina
Summary: Recent research has shown similarities in the organization of the nervous and muscular systems of the lophophore in phoronids, brachiopods, and bryozoans, leading to debate over the evolution of the lophophore in some lophophorates. A study of the brachiopod Coptothyris grayi revealed that its innervation lacks the accessory brachial nerve and exhibits several evolutionary trends in its complex morphology. In brachiopods, the evolution of the lophophore nervous system involved the appearance and strengthening of the second accessory brachial nerve, as well as the reduction of some brachial nerves, reflecting changes in the complexity of the lophophore musculature.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Evolutionary Biology
Tatyana Kuzmina, Elena Temereva
Summary: Despite the diversity in morphology of brachiopod tentacle organ, the lophophore, the structure of tentacle muscles varies among different species, with three types of tentacle organization identified.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Anatomy & Morphology
Petr Kuznetsov, Alexander Ereskovsky, Elena Temereva
Summary: This study provides a detailed description of the proboscis epithelium of females of B. viridis and describes for the first time the tissue structure and functions of different parts of the proboscis stem.
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Zoology
Elena Temereva, Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova, Vyacheslav Dyachuk
Summary: Oweniidae are marine annelids with unique features in organ system, development, morphology, and ultrastructure. Analysis of the head region anatomy may provide insights into the unusual structures present in this group.
ZOOLOGICAL LETTERS
(2021)
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Anatomy & Morphology
Petr Kuznetsov, Elena Temereva
Summary: This study describes the ultrastructure of the proboscis blood vessels in females of B. viridis, provides accurate schemes, and suggests a new reconstruction of the axial blood vessel.
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
(2022)
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Biology
Elena Temereva
Summary: This research describes the nervous system of Novocrania anomala adults for the first time, and supports the Calciata hypothesis of brachiopod phylogeny through comparative analysis.
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Evolutionary Biology
Elena N. Temereva, Maria A. Isaeva, Igor A. Kosevich
Summary: This study investigates the morphology and innervation of the Lophophore of the ctenostome Flustrellidra hispida. The results suggest that the organization of the lophophore nervous system in F. hispida may reflect the ancestral state for all bryozoans. This finding sheds light on the evolutionary transformation of the lophophore nervous system in bryozoans.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Elena Temereva, Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova
Summary: This study reports the discovery of a nuchal-like organ in the larvae of siboglinids, suggesting its possible involvement in functions other than larval settlement, such as communication or initiating departure from the tube.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Anna A. Madison, Tatyana Kuzmina, Elena N. Temereva
Summary: The study describes the shells of juveniles of Lingula anatina from Vietnam and the Republic of the Philippines, revealing previously unknown features and proposing hypotheses on the evolution of brachiopod life cycles. The life cycle of extant lingulides, with planktotrophic juveniles hatching from egg envelopes, is suggested to be the most evolutionarily advanced and appeared in the early Silurian.