Nematodes are the most diverse but most minor studied microorganisms found in soil, water,
animals, or plants. Either beneficial or pathogenic, they significantly affect human and …

The use of bioindicator species is a widely applied approach to evaluate ecological
conditions, and several indices have been designed for this purpose. To assess the impact …

Biomonitoring approaches and investigations of many ecological questions require
assessments of the biodiversity of a given habitat. Small organisms, ranging from …

Concerns regarding the status of marine ecosystems have increased in part due to
traditional and emerging human activities in marine waters, driving a demand for …

Marine nematodes of the order Enoplida may represent the earliest lineage of nematodes
and have a variety of fixed and movable feeding structures in their stomas. This study used …

Several species of Trichuridae nematodes can infect dogs, cats and wild mammals. The
diagnosis of these infections relies on the microscopic identification of eggs which are …

Species of the marine meiofauna such as Gastrotricha are known to lack dispersal stages
and are thus assumed to have low dispersal ability and low levels of gene flow between …

In the near future, the marine environment is likely to be subjected to simultaneous
increases in temperature and decreased pH. The potential effects of these changes on …

Nematode biodiversity is mostly unknown; while about 20,000 nematode species have been
described, estimates for species diversity range from 0.1 to 100 million. The study of …

Concerted evolution is often assumed to be the evolutionary force driving multi-family genes,
including those from ribosomal DNA (rDNA) repeat, to complete homogenization within a …