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Overview of the Polystomatidae: Systematics and Classification
Polystomatids (Polystomatidae) are platyhelminthes of the class Monogenea. While monogeneans are mainly fish parasites, all polystomatids, with a...
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Assessing the suitability of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA genetic markers for molecular systematics and species identification of helminths
BackgroundGenetic markers are employed widely in molecular studies, and their utility depends on the degree of sequence variation, which dictates the...
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Mitogenomic phylogenies suggest the resurrection of the subfamily Porrocaecinae and provide insights into the systematics of the superfamily Ascaridoidea (Nematoda: Ascaridomorpha), with the description of a new species of Porrocaecum
BackgroundThe family Toxocaridae is a group of zooparasitic nematodes of veterinary, medical and economic significance. However, the evolutionary...
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Evaluation and utility of mitochondrial ribosomal genes for molecular systematics of parasitic nematodes
BackgroundMolecular advances have accelerated our understanding of nematode systematics and taxonomy. However, comparative analyzes between various...
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The Law of Homologous Series in Variation for Systematics
AbstractThe article discusses the significance of Vavilov’s law of homologous series in variability for plant systematics. According to this law, the...
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Evolution of Snakes and Systematics of the “Big Four” Venomous Snakes of India
The evolution of snakes from an ancestral burrowing lizard remains disputed because the missing link between snakes and lizards is yet to be...
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Mitophylogenomics of the zoonotic fluke
Echinostoma malayanum confirms it as a member of the genusArtyfechinostomum Lane, 1915 and illustrates the complexity of Echinostomatidae systematicsThe complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome or mtDNA) of the trematode Echinostoma malayanum Leiper, 1911 was fully determined and annotated. The...
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Plagiorchis multiglandularis (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae): Comparison with the members of **phidiatan species and phylogenetic implications
Plagiorchis multiglandularis Semenov,
1927 is a common fluke of birds and mammals, with significant impacts on animals and also human health....
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The History of Auditory Research in Lizards
Although many early anatomical papers touched on lizard ears, the absence of accurate tools severely limited progress. After 1950, new techniques...
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Taxonomy and Systematics of Two New Species of Myxobolus (Cnidaria: Myxobolidae) Parasitizing the Gills of Mugil curema (Mugilidae) from the Brazilian Coast
PurposeWe describe two new species of Myxobolus (Myxobolidae) found parasitizing Mugil curema from two locations in Brazil: Myxobolus curemae n. sp....
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History and Diversity: Establishing a Context for Helminth Biology
Over the years, we have come to recognize that evolution is a dynamic process and a fundamental organizing principle for exploring diversity and the...
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The Systematics of the Trematoda
The platyhelminth class Trematoda comprises two subclasses with largely disparate species diversity, the small Aspidogastrea with c.80 species and...
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A phylogenetic study of the cecal amphistome Zygocotyle lunata (Trematoda: Zygocotylidae), with notes on the molecular systematics of Paramphistomoidea
Zygocotyle lunata inhabits the caecum of birds and mammals from the American continent. This amphistome parasite is easily maintained in the...
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Molecular Organization and Intragenomic Variability of Intergenic Spacer of 5S rRNA Genes in Colobanthus quitensis
The intergenic spacer (IGS) of 5S ribosomal RNA genes (5S rDNA) (that are present in the genome of all living organisms) is characterized by a high...
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Transcriptome-based molecular systematics: Rhodnius montenegrensis (Triatominae) and its position within the Rhodnius prolixus–Rhodnius robustus cryptic–species complex
BackgroundRhodnius montenegrensis (Triatominae), a potential vector of Chagas disease, was described after R. robustus -like bugs from southwestern...
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Forensic Botany
The average person enjoys plants in a multiple ways in his day-to-day life. The plants are everywhere in nature and the study of scientific...
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Larval Digenean Parasitizing Amphibian Hosts from the Argentinian Chaco Region
PurposeThe diversity of larval digenetic trematodes can provide information on one or more intermediate hosts prior to maturation into the definitive...
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Phylogenetic Relationships of Flounders from the Family Pleuronectidae (Ostichties: Pleuronectiformes) Based on 16S rRNA Gene
AbstractThe systematics and phylogeny of flatfish is investigated on the basis of an incomplete nucleotide sequence of 16S rRNA and the complete Co-1 ...
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Contributions to the History of Polystomatid Flatworm Discoveries and Research
Polystomatid flatworms have been present in the scientific literature as far back as 1758, the year that Carl Linnaeus introduced the binomial...
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Overview on the Systematics of Biotoxins as Threat Agents
Biological threat agents are usually considered as pathogens like bacteria or viruses that can be used to harm people, animals or plants. But these...