Biometry of Arabian carpetshark, Chiloscyllium arabicumGubanov, 1980 (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscyllidae) from Iraqi marine water

Ontogenetic changes in retinal ganglion cell distribution and spatial resolving power in the brown-banded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii).

The development of the visual system in anamniotic vertebrates is a continual process, allowing for ontogenetic changes in retinal topography and spatial resolving power. We examined the number and distribution of retinal ganglion cells in wholemounted retinae throughout the protracted embryonic development (∼5 months) of a chondrichthyan, i.e. the brown-banded bamboo shark Chiloscyllium puncta...

Three new species of Spiniloculus (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from Chiloscyllium punctatum (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes) off Borneo with clarification of the identity of the type of the genus.

The type species (Spiniloculus mavensis Southwell, 1925) of the previously monotypic tetraphyllidean genus Spiniloculus Southwell, 1925 is redescribed from the type material from Moreton Bay, Australia. As a consequence the identity of this species is definitively resolved. Three new species in the genus, all collected from Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller et Henle (brownbanded bambooshark), in B...

A Study of Marine Biodiversity: Macrobenthos in Arabian Gulf

Biological diversity examines to study the habitats of the earth and marine environment which has a greater extent covers the oceans and soft sediment habitats. It helps us to find the associated terrestrial systems, and knowledge of marine biodiversity. Habitats are holding an assorted arrangement of macrobenthic communities which plays important roles in ecosystem processes like reprocess the...

Mortality of the Iranian ex-prisoners of war in Iraqi detention camps (1980-1990).

BACKGROUND The present study aimed to determine the rate and cause of the mortality of the Iranian ex-prisoners of war in Iraqi detention camps during a ten- year period (1980 - 1990) according to the documented reports. METHODS The information extracted from the documented death certifications that have been provided by the Iraqi authorities and the Red Cross delegation. RESULTS At least a...

Marine Ecosystem Diversity in the Arabian Gulf: Threats and Conservation