Studies on a sea anemone ,anthopleura nicrescens(verrill) from the south west coast of India

The present study was undertaken with a view to understanding some aspects of the morphology, bionomics and physiology of the sea anemone A.nigrescens. This species was selected for the study since it is abundantly available along the coast throughout the year and can successfully reared in the laboratory without much effort. The present study deals with the following aspects of A.nigrescens. description of the species, habitat, food and feeding, digestion, studies on salinity tolerance, studies on oxygen consumption, studies on tolerance to desiccation, asexual reproduction and regeneration.

Intraspecific and interspecific variation in the Cryptotis nigrescens species complex of small-eared shrews (Insectivora, Soricidae) : with the description of a new species from Colombia / Neal Woodman, Robert M. Timm.

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Diagnóstico y estado de la macroalga parda aracanto Lessonia nigrescens en el litoral de Arequipa, Perú. 2007

El estudio se realizó entre marzo y diciembre 2007. En 25 localidades analizadas, hasta el 90% presentan alto porcentaje de su extensión sin cobertura de algas, especialmente Agua Salada, Chorrillos y Atico. La extracción y/o recolección de algas pardas, se efectúa sobre L. nigrescens. Se comprobó: (i) incremento de la extracción de L. nigrescens; (ii) uso intenso del “barreteo” y recolección de alga varada; (iii) alto porcentaje del espacio sin cobertura de algas en Caravelí; (iv) diámetro medio del rizoide (DMR) de L. nigrescens por debajo de 20 cm en la mayoría de estaciones; (v) mayor proporción de plantas no fértiles. Esta especie está en riesgo de sobreexplotación. Palabras clave: Algas pardas, aracanto, Lessonia nigrescens, Arequipa 2007.

Phylogenetic analysis of Prevotella nigrescens, Prevotella intermedia and Porphyromonas gingivalis clinical strains reveals a clear species clustering

Prevotella nigrescens, Prevotella intermedia and Porphyromonas gingivalis are oral pathogens from the family Bacteroidaceae, regularly isolated from cases of gingivitis and periodontitis. In this study, the phylogenetic variability of these three bacterial species was investigated by means of 16S rRNA (rrs) gene sequence comparisons of a set of epidemiologically and geographically diverse isolates. For each of the three species, the rrs gene sequences of 11 clinical isolates as well as the corresponding type strains was determined. Comparison of all rrs sequences obtained with those of closely related species revealed a clear clustering of species, with only a little intraspecies variability but a clear difference in the rrs gene with respect to the next related taxon. The results indicate that the three species form stable, homogeneous genetic groups, which favours an rrs-based species identification of these oral pathogens. This is especially useful given the 7% sequence divergence between Prevotella intermedia and Prevotella nigrescens, since phenotypic distinction between the two Prevotella species is inconsistent or involves techniques not applicable in routine identification.