a survey was conducted to identify the mites in relation with the fig trees in estahban region from 2009 to 2010. the species, phyllozetes tauricus gordeeva (oribatida: cosmochthoniidae), was collected and identified. the species is newly recorded from iran.

Mannose-specific lectins with high sequence similarity to jacalin and the Maclura pomifera agglutinin have been isolated from species belonging to the families Moraceae, Convolvulaceae, Brassicaceae, Asteraceae, Poaceae and Musaceae. Although these novel mannose-specific lectins are undoubtedly related to the galactose-specific Moraceae lectins there are several important differences. Apart fro...

in the course of studies about fungi associated with pistachio (pistacia vera l.) die-back disease in the ghaen region of southern khorasan (iran), one species of geosmithia was found. the isolates were identified as geosmithia lavendula (raper & fennell) pitt based on its morphological and molecular properties. the genus geosmithia (ascomycota: hypocreales) is belonging to mitosporic filame...

this report presents a new record of iranolacerta brandtii brandtii from 30 km south of tekab city, west azarbaijan province and 130 km south of the previously known distribution range of the subspecies; a new record of iranolacerta zagrosica in kaljonun mountain peak, lorestan province, about 70 km northwest of the type locality; a new record of apathya cappadocica urmiana in the manesht prote...

A new species of Moraceae is described, illustrated and compared to its close morphological relatives. Dorstenia triseriata presents similarities with Dorstenia turnerifolia but distinguished by size of peduncle, diameter of receptacle, number of bract rows, color of marginal bracts, and by an indistinct fringe on inflorescence. A conservation assessment based on IUCN criteria determines the ne...