Since the characterization of psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) in 1984, a wide range of avian circoviruses have been discovered with varying pathogenic effects amongst a diverse range of avian hosts. Until recently these circovirus species were thought to be restricted to within avian Orders such as the Psittaciformes for beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) and Columbiformes for pig...

Parasitological examination of two ornate Nile monitors Varanus ornatus (Daudin, 1803) imported from Benin revealed the presence of a new species of Caryospora. Oocysts of Caryospora varaniornati sp. n. are spherical to slightly subspherical, 12.0 (11-12.5) x 11.5 (11-12) microm, without amicropyle and oocyst residuum, and occasionally possessing one small polar granule. Sporocysts are broadly ...

A fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), which can cause morbidity and death of anurans, has affected amphibian populations on a worldwide basis. Availability of pure cultures of Bd isolates is essential for experimental studies to understand the ecology of this pathogen. We evaluated the relationships of body length of Hylodes cf. ornatus and Lithobates catesbeianus tadpoles to d...

The genus Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 currently consists of 16 species, six of which are reported in Brazilian coast. In the present study, the first zoeal stages of Callinectes bocourti, C. danae, C. exasperatus, C. ornatus and C. sapidus from Brazil were obtained from ovigerous females. The morphological and meristic characters of all these larval stages are described and illustrated. Those of...

As plantas medicinais têm se tornado cada vez mais utilizadas na recuperação da saúde população. Foi analisado o uso das medicinais, seus fins terapêuticos e perfil dos consumidores do município de Dom Pedrito, no Estado Rio Grande Sul. Os dados foram coletados por meio um questionário estruturado. resultados obtidos nos retornam que maioria respondentes caracteriza-se ser sexo feminino, com en...

Se describe Centruroides baldazoi sp. nov. con base en una población de alacranes la costa del estado Sinaloa, México. La nueva especie se ubica los “rayados” (sensu Hoffmann, 1932) y el subgrupo “infamatus” acuerdo Ponce-Saavedra Francke (2019). hace comparación morfológica suffusus, mismo grupo que encuentra registrado para Sinaloa; C. infamatus le da nombre al tiene registros históricos Sina...

Sustainability is one of the essential issues in utilizing lobster coastal waters Ayah, Kebumen Regency. Its management requires information on growth parameters and utilization status lobster. This study examines ornate spiny (Panulirus ornatus) Ayah’s water. The was conducted from November 2020 to January 2021. Lobster were analyzed by distribution frequency carapace length using ELEFAN I met...