Mecynocera clausi I.C. Thompson, 1888 is the type genus and species of the monotypic family Mecynoceridae Andronov, 1973. Based on the first description of male mouthparts of Mecynocera clausi Thompson, 1888 (Copepoda: Calanoida), evidence is presented for the transfer of this genus and species to the Paracalanidae Giesbrecht, 1893. Thus, Mecynoceridae Andronov, 1973 becomes a junior synonym of...

in order to indicate the effect of duck's presence, anas platyrhynchos in paddy fields on rice (oryza sativa l.) yield, yield components and its effect on weed density, an experiment was carried out in baz ghaleh dezh village, located in sangar, guilan, iran in 2013. this experiment was performed based on factorial split-plot analysis conducted in a randomized complete block design (rcbd)....

Pisolithus albus (Basidiomycota, Sclerodermataceae) is reported here for the first time from Egypt where it was found on Karaman Island in Sohag Governorate. It forming an ectomycorrhizal association with Eucalyptus occidentalis and Vachellia nilotica. The fungus also near two potentially new hosts: Paspalum distichum Dodonaea viscosa; however, mycorrhizal connections these hosts not proven. Ph...