To counter the recurrent outbreaks of bacterial (acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease;
AHPND) and viral (white spot disease; WSD) shrimp diseases, which still remain a threat to …

Maintaining eubiosis of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota is essential for animal health.
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is the most lethal viral pathogen because it causes …

The digestive system structure in pre-zoea and zoea I larvae of the red king crab
Paralithodes camtschaticus has been examined. During this development period, the …

The anatomical, histological, and histochemical characteristics of the foregut (FG), midgut
(MG), and hindgut (HG), as well as their alterations during the ovarian cycle in female …

The objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of the not well understood egg-
transportation mechanisms through the female reproductive systems of crabs. For this …

Bryozoans are small benthic suspension‐feeding colonial animals. Among this phylum,
there are representatives showing a lesser or greater degree of polymorphism, and the most …

The rectum is an important part of the alimentary canal responsible for ion and water
reabsorption of insects. However, it has rarely been studied in the larvae of Panorpidae, the …

The midgut tract of decapods is a digestive organ involved in the synthesis of peritrophic
membrane, food transport, absorption of nutrients, and osmoregulation. The midgut tract has …

Background The decapods are a major group of crustaceans that includes shrimps, prawns,
crayfishes, lobsters, and crabs. Several studies focused on the study of the digestive system …