Evaluación de cinco fuentes alimenticias en la reproducción de caracoles de agua dulce (Pomacea flagellata)

Esta investigación se llevo a cabo en la Urbanización General Escalón, calle antigua el Carmen San Salvador, donde se evaluaron cinco fuentes alimenticias en la reproducción de caracoles de agua dulce Pomacea flagellata. La investigación se desarrolló de Junio del 2015 a Enero del 2016. Los caracoles en estudio se alimentaron con sus respectivas fuentes alimenticias a razón de 5 gramos semanales por caracol, se cambio el agua cada siete días (18 litros por tratamientos). Los caracoles se seleccionaron por peso y sexo obteniendo 125 caracoles hembras con un peso entre 4.1g y 9.2g; y 25 caracoles machos con un peso de 5.1g a 9.2g. Se sexaron cinco hembras y un macho por repetición por tratamiento obteniendo un total de 150 caracoles. Se aplicó el diseño de bloques al azar con cinco tratamientos los cuales fueron T1=hoja de ojushte, T2=hoja de chipilín, T3=cáscara de banano, T4=concentrado para tilapia y T5= Ninfa acuática, con cinco repeticiones para cara tratamiento. Las variables en estudio fueron: Peso de los caracoles, postura de masa de huevos, inicio de eclosión, porcentaje de eclosión y sobrevivencia de los caracoles a los 35 días de nacidos. En la comparación de costos por tratamientos, se incluyeron los costos de adquisición de materiales, mano de obra y fuente de trabajo demandada por un día hombre. Los tratamientos produjeron iguales efectos sobre las variables de postura de masa de huevos y sobrevivencia. Se obtuvieron un total de nueve posturas alcanzando las ootecas un volumen máximo de 22.27cm³ en la hoja de ojushte y un mínimo de 7.98cm³ con la cáscara de banano, El menor tiempo de eclosión fue a los 28.5 días con el tratamiento de cascara de banano, el mejor porcentaje de eclosión y sobrevivencia se obtuvo con el tratamiento a base de hoja de ojushte con un 89% de eclosión y sobrevivencia. Todos los tratamientos en estudio no presentaron diferencia significativa y obtuvieron almenos una postura durante el experimento. El tratamiento a base de hoja de ojushte presentó el mayor número de postura y sobrevivencia de caracoles nacidos. Los menores costos de producción en la reproducción de caracoles Pomacea flagellata los obtuvieron la hoja de ojushte y ninfa acuática. Palabras clave: Caracol, Pomacea flagellata, reproducción, sobrevivencia de caracoles.

The genus Phthinia Winnertz (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) in the Neotropical region, with the first records from Brazil

Three Neotropical species of Phthinia Winnertz have been described to date. The genus is known from Chile and southern Argentina. Four new species are herein described for the genus in the region, two from Brazil-Phthinia theresae, sp. n., from the State of Espirito Santo, and Phithinia urubici, sp. n., from the State of Santa Catarina-and two from Chile-Phthinia freemani, sp. n., and Phthinia parafurcata, sp. n. Comments are made about the relationships between the Neotropical species. Some notes are added about P. furcata Freeman, P. flagellata Freeman, and P. fasciata Freeman, from Chile and southern Argentina. Attention is called for the fact that Phthinia has two species in Brazil disjunct from the other temperate species of the genus in South America, differently from most similar cases, that have a single known representative in Brazil.

Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge bearb. von Friedrich Stein.

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Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge bearb. von Friedrich Stein.

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Contribución al conocimiento del género Platymonas (Volvocales)

En el curso de mis investigaciones sobre la microflora acuática he sido favorecido con el hallazgo de dos nuevas especies de volvocales clamidomonadáceas, pertenecientes a un grupo interesante por muchos conceptos, seguramente rico en formas, pero que ha sido relativamente poco estudiado...

Cooperative motion of intrinsic and actuated semiflexible swimmers

We examine the phenomenon of hydrodynamic-induced cooperativity for pairs of flagellated micro-organism swimmers, of which spermatozoa cells are an example. We consider semiflexible swimmers, where inextensible filaments are driven by an internal intrinsic force and torque-free mechanism (intrinsic swimmers). The velocity gain for swimming cooperatively, which depends on both the geometry and the driving, develops as a result of the near-field coupling of bending and hydrodynamic stresses. We identify the regimes where hydrodynamic cooperativity is advantageous and quantify the change in efficiency. When the filaments' axes are parallel, hydrodynamic interaction induces a directional instability that causes semiflexible swimmers that profit from swimming together to move apart from each other. Biologically, this implies that flagella need to select different synchronized collective states and to compensate for directional instabilities (e.g., by binding) in order to profit from swimming together. By analyzing the cooperative motion of pairs of externally actuated filaments, we assess the impact that stress distribution along the filaments has on their collective displacements.

Gram-negative flagella glycosylation

Protein glycosylation had been considered as an eccentricity of a few bacteria. However, through advances in analytical methods and genome sequencing, it is now established that bacteria possess both N-linked and O-linked glycosylation pathways. Both glycosylation pathways can modify multiple proteins, flagellins from Archaea and Eubacteria being one of these. Flagella O-glycosylation has been demonstrated in many polar flagellins from Gram-negative bacteria and in only the Gram-positive genera Clostridium and Listeria. Furthermore, O-glycosylation has also been demonstrated in a limited number of lateral flagellins. In this work, we revised the current advances in flagellar glycosylation from Gram-negative bacteria, focusing on the structural diversity of glycans, the O-linked pathway and the biological function of flagella glycosylation.

Role of Aeromonas hydrophila flagella glycosylation in adhesion to Hep-2 cells, biofilm formation and immune stimulation.

Polar flagellin proteins from Aeromonas hydrophila strain AH-3 (serotype O34) were found to be O-glycosylated with a heterogeneous heptasaccharide glycan. Two mutants with altered (light and strong) polar flagella glycosylation still able to produce flagella were previously obtained, as well as mutants lacking the O34-antigen lipopolysaccharide (LPS) but with unaltered polar flagella glycosylation. We compared these mutants, altogether with the wild type strain, in different studies to conclude that polar flagella glycosylation is extremely important for A. hydrophila adhesion to Hep-2 cells and biofilm formation. Furthermore, the polar flagella glycosylation is an important factor for the immune stimulation of IL-8 production via toll receptor 5 (TLR5).

Gastrotricha: A Marine Sister for a Freshwater Puzzle

Background: Within an evolutionary framework of Gastrotricha Marinellina flagellata and Redudasys fornerise bear special interest, as they are the only Macrodasyida that inhabit freshwater ecosystems. Notwithstanding, these rare animals are poorly known; found only once (Austria and Brazil), they are currently systematised as incertae sedis. Here we report on the rediscovery of Redudasys fornerise, provide an account on morphological novelties and present a hypothesis on its phylogenetic relationship based on molecular data. Methodology/Principal Findings: Specimens were surveyed using DIC microscopy and SEM, and used to obtain the 18 S rRNA gene sequence; molecular data was analyzed cladistically in conjunction with data from 42 additional species belonging to the near complete Macrodasyida taxonomic spectrum. Morphological analysis, while providing new information on taxonomically relevant traits (adhesive tubes, protonephridia and sensorial bristles), failed to detect elements of the male system, thus stressing the parthenogenetic nature of the Brazilian species. Phylogenetic analysis, carried out with ML, MP and Bayesian approaches, yielded topologies with strong nodal support and highly congruent with each other. Among the supported groups is the previously undocumented clade showing the alliance between Redudasys fornerise and Dactylopodola agadasys; other strongly sustained clades include the densely sampled families Thaumastodermatidae and Turbanellidae and most genera. Conclusions/Significance: A reconsideration of the morphological traits of Dactylopodola agadasys in light of the new information on Redudasys fornerise makes the alliance between these two taxa very likely. As a result, we create Anandrodasys gen. nov. to contain members of the previously described D. agadasys and erect Redudasyidae fam. nov. to reflect this novel relationship between Anandrodasys and Redudasys. From an ecological perspective, the derived position of Redudasys, which is deeply nested within the Macrodasyida clade, unequivocally demonstrates that invasion of freshwater by gastrotrichs has taken place at least twice, in contrast with the single event hypothesis recently put forward.

The Global Plankton Database: an inventory and data from the Former Soviet Union expeditions

At present time, there is a lack of knowledge on the interannual climate-related variability of zooplankton communities of the tropical Atlantic, central Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, and Aral Sea, due to the absence of appropriate databases. In the mid latitudes, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is the dominant mode of atmospheric fluctuations over eastern North America, the northern Atlantic Ocean and Europe. Therefore, one of the issues that need to be addressed through data synthesis is the evaluation of interannual patterns in species abundance and species diversity over these regions in regard to the NAO. The database has been used to investigate the ecological role of the NAO in interannual variations of mesozooplankton abundance and biomass along the zonal array of the NAO influence. Basic approach to the proposed research involved: (1) development of co-operation between experts and data holders in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, UK, and USA to rescue and compile the oceanographic data sets and release them on CD-ROM, (2) organization and compilation of a database based on FSU cruises to the above regions, (3) analysis of the basin-scale interannual variability of the zooplankton species abundance, biomass, and species diversity.