In this study, torrenticolid water mite specimens collected from Kulp district (Diyarbakır, Türkiye) between 2020-2021 years were evaluated. Totaly, 15 species are determined belonging to the family Torrenticolidae. Torrenticola (s.str.) laskai Di Sabatino, 2009, (Megapalpis) persica Pesic, 2004 and Monatractides persicus new records for fauna of Türkiye. The male has been described first time.

After interacting with local people of Kinnaur, nine wild vegetables viz. Allium wallichii, Crambe kotschyana, Diplezium esculentum , Eremurus himalaicus, Fagopyrum tataricum, Lepyrodiclis holosteoides, Rorippa nasturtiumaquaticum , Silene vulgaris, Urtica dioca were selected for proximate composition analysis, including mineral and vitamin content. Young green shoot tips and leaves of Crambe k...

Russian ( Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Persian ( A. persicus) and Siberian ( A. baerii) sturgeons are closely related 'Ponto-Caspian' species. Investigation of their population structure is an important problem, the solution of which determines measures for conservation of these species. According to previous studies, 'baerii-like' mitotypes were found in the Caspian Sea among 35% of Russian stu...

The present study reports on three species of terrestrial isopods from western Iran. The genus Mongoloniscus Verhoeff, 1930 is recorded for the first time from Iran, with description of a new species: M. persicus sp. n. Protracheoniscus ehsani sp. n. is described and P. darevskii Borutzky, 1975 is redescribed based on Iranian specimens. The diagnostic characters of these species are figured and...

There are many efforts for identification of natural compounds from dietary or medicinal plants. Young roots and aerial parts of A. persicus have been used as food additive or salad vegetable in some parts of Iran. In this study, different fractions of the root extract of A. persicus were subjected for isolation and purification of secondary metabolites. The methanol extract of the roots was fr...

In this study, there is a description of a new species, Protzia longiacetabulata n.sp., and P. squamosa Walter, 1908 representing a new Protzia record for the fauna of Turkey. Protzia longiacetabulata n.sp. is closest to the P. halberti from the P. rotunda species group and identified from these species by the number of the leg claws and acetabuli. Furthermore, there is the first description of...