during a survey of sindh and punjab provinces of pakistan, two dragonfly genera were collected and identified for the first time from the country. anaciaeshna(family aeshnidae) is a genus of large dragonflies. representatives were collectedfrom gujjo, district thatta (sindh) in august 2008 and were identified as anaciaeshna jaspidea (burmeister). the second genus was epophthalmia (family cordul...

Citation: Laran S, Authier M, Van Canneyt O, Dorémus G, Watremez P and Ridoux V (2017) A Comprehensive Survey of Pelagic Megafauna: Their Distribution, Densities, and Taxonomic Richness in the Tropical Southwest Indian Ocean. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:139. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00139 A Comprehensive Survey of Pelagic Megafauna: Their Distribution, Densities, and Taxonomic Richness in the Tropical So...

total of 35 species of leucosiid crabs have been recorded by several authors and the current survey from the persian gulf. here, zoogeography of these species and their zoogeographical affinities within indo-west pacific region are discussed. in addition, present taxonomic survey off the iranian coasts of the persian gulf resulted in finding 14 leucosiid crabs, of which arcania erinacea and par...

In a taxonomic survey on Cladosporium species in Iran, 35 specimens were collected from different substrates of various localities in Guilan (N. Iran) during 2011–12. Seven species viz. C. cladosporioides s. str., C. oxysporum, C. halotolerans, C. perangustum, C. pseudocladosporioides, C. sphaerospermum, and C. tenuissimum are identified and the latter five species are new records to Iran.

In the present study, the cyanobacterial flora of Urmia Lake (NW Iran), one of the largest salt lakes in the world and adjacent rivers is investigated. Urmia Lake comprises different micro-organisms including cyanobacteria which have a major role in aquatic ecosystems. Cyanobacterial samples were collected in 2008–09 from Urmia Lake and its surrounding ecosystems. All samples were cultivated, i...