Rotifer Fauna of Japanese Inland Weters (7).

The Rotifer fauna of Guatemala and Belize: survey and biogeographical affinities.

Rotifer samples were obtained from 29 localities in northern Guatemala and central-southern Belize during March 2000 and June 2001. A total of 119 species were identified. Ten selected taxa are illustrated and commented: Euchlanis semicarinata, Lepadella apsicora, L. cryphaea, Lecane curvicornis f. lofuana, L. whitfordi, Monommata maculata, Scaridium bostjani, Trichocerca elongata f. braziliens...

Gastrointestinal helminth fauna of Japanese moles, Mogera spp.

One trematode, Echinostoma macrorchis, 2 cestodes, Hymenolepis diminuta and Choanotaenia spasskii and 5 nematodes, Parastrongyloides winchesi, Tricholinstowia talpae, Heterakis spumosa, Trichuris sp. and Capillaria soricis were obtained from 129 Mogera wogura, 233 M. kobeae and 28 M. tokudae, which were collected from almost all over Japan. All present cases were new host and locality records. ...

The Flame Cell of Rotifer

The protonephridial systems of a number of metazoa consist, in part, of flame cells or flame bulbs which are specialized structures attached to paired collecting tubules. In rotifers, each tubule is said to bear two to eight (1) or more (2) flame bulbs. These structures are located in the pseu-docoelomic cavity and are believed to function in the control of osmotic pressure and, possibly, in th...

Study on scorpions fauna in high risk area of Hormozgan province, 2006-7

Introduction: Scorpion stinging is one of the most important health problems of Iran especially in tropical southern provinces such as Hormozgan, the southern province of Iran. Hormozgan province usually had the second rank of stinging prevalence in the country with more 10 cases of death annually. Detection of scorpion fauna is a necessary factor to plan an efficient control problem. Methods...

Invertebrates: Rotifer Taxa – Bdelloidea