A new microsporidian species, Albopleistophora grylli n. gen. n. sp. has significant effects on emergence time and male weight gain in crickets, and emphasize need for controlled rearing practices to prevent microsporidia transmission.
Three new cave-dwelling aeglid crab species from south-eastern Brazil, based on partial fragments of the 16S ribosomal RNA (16S rDNA) and the cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI).
Empirical support for the migratory culling hypothesis that infected individuals are less likely to survive long-distance migration due to physiological and behavioral effects.
Study shows endemic pennycress species Thlaspi violascens and T. densiflorum, can be differentiated using chloroplast genome data, petiolar anatomical features, and floral micromorphological traits.
A new species, Infundibulicybe swatica is described and illustrated from District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Studies of squalene epoxidase mutations in Trichophyton mentagrophytes/T. interdigitale illustrate the importance of antifungal susceptibility testing in selecting the choice of drug for effective treatment of ringworm.
Detailed study of Porites corals sampled 330 colonies from 17 localities, and identified 15 major clades, with most morphospecies forming monophyletic groups.
Multiple species of Pseudopestalotiopsis are associated with gray blight in Sri Lanka, including four new species of Pseudopestalotiopsis viz Ps. petchii, Ps. ratnapurensis and Ps. rossmaniae and Ps. srilankensis.
