Examination of Sarcocystis spp. of giant snakes from Australia and Southeast Asia confirms presence of a known pathogen - Sarcocystis nesbitti.

We examined Sarcocystis spp.in giant snakes from the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Australia using a combination of morphological (size of sporocyst) and molecular analyses.We amplified by PCR nuclear 18S rDNA Headwear from single sporocysts in order to detect mixed infections and unequivocally assign the retrieved sequences to the corresponding

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A New Species from the Canary Islands Increases the Diversity of the Red Algal Genus Pterocladiella in the Northeastern Atlantic

Environmental and human factors are inducing a drastic decline in many marine algae in regions with a high floristic richness as in the Canary Islands.Simultaneously, undescribed algal species continue to be discovered, suggesting a probable loss in diversity, before being properly identified and catalogued.Turf-forming Gelidiales occur in marine l

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