A5059540798- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Helminth infection and control
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Echinoderm biology and ecology
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Malaria Research and Control
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
2022-2023
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
2019-2022
Universitat de València
2019-2021
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
2014-2015
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2014
With more than 100000 living species, mollusks are the second most diverse metazoan phylum. The current taxonomic classification of recognizes eight classes (Neomeniomorpha, Chaetodermomorpha, Polyplacophora, Monoplacophora, Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and Scaphopoda) that exhibit very distinct body plans. In past, phylogenetic relationships among mollusk have been contentious due to lack indisputable morphological synapomorphies. Fortunately, recent analyses based on multi-gene data...
Abstract Background Fascioliasis is a snail-borne zoonotic trematodiasis emerging due to climate changes, anthropogenic environment modifications, and livestock movements. Many areas where Fasciola hepatica endemic in humans have been described Latin America altitude areas. Highest prevalences intensities were reported from four provinces of the northern Bolivian Altiplano, preventive chemotherapy ongoing. New strategies are now incorporated decrease infection/re-infection risk, assessment...
Ascaridoid nematodes comprise a wide range of heteroxenous parasites infecting top fish predators and marine mammals as definitive hosts, with crustaceans, squids, fishes acting intermediate/paratenic hosts. Limited data exist on the species role several intermediate paratenic hosts in life cycle these parasites. In aim adding knowledge squid their cycle, we have here investigated larval ascaridoid collected from deep-sea umbrella Histioteuthis bonnelli reverse jewel reversa captured Central...
Abstract Background Aedes albopictus is a very invasive mosquito, which has recently colonized tropical and temperate regions worldwide. Of concern its role in the spread of emerging or re-emerging mosquito-borne diseases. Ae. from south-western Europe Brazil were studied to infer genetic phenetic diversity at intra-individual, intra-population inter-population levels, analyse spread. Methods Genotyping was made by rDNA 5.8S-ITS-2 mtDNA cox 1 sequencing assess haplotype nucleotide diversity,...
Studies describing the parasite fauna of sunfish species from Mediterranean Sea are to date limited, despite information gained through parasitological examination may reveal unknown ecological and biological aspects both hosts parasites. Moreover, recent molecular studies on taxonomy revealed presence two belonging genus Mola in basin, namely M. mola alexandrini. These fish taxa have long been synonymized or confused among them, which implies that majority carried out so far reported...
The Indo-Pacific Sergeant Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Chordata: Pisces: Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Pomacentridae) is first recorded in the south-central Mediterranean Sea (Libya), based on external morphology and barcoding of a fragment cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. Present sightings from field surveys social media include juveniles, sub-adults, single adult specimen, suggesting that species now established Libyan waters. No certainties occur regarding timing...
Along the Mediterranean coast of Iberian Peninsula, great species diversity is thought to exist, but our knowledge polyclads is, in fact, very limited. This study contributes Polycladida (Platyhelminthes) particular those coast. Nine species, mainly new or records, are described. Imogine stellae sp. nov. from Mar Menor (Murcia, Spain) described, while I. mediterranea Galleni, 1976 recorded for first time Spain. The genus Planocera Blainville, 1828 within basin reviewed: graffi Lang, 1879...
Abstract Scyllarus Fabricius, 1775 includes nine species worldwide, three of which have been recorded from the Mediterranean Sea: S. arctus (Linnaeus, 1758), caparti Holthuis, 1952, and pygmaeus Bate, 1888. A specimen not ascribable to any previous was trawled in November 2020 unconsolidated substrates Gulf Naples, Italy. The sample subsequently identified through an integrative taxonomic approach as subarctus Crosnier, 1970, a originally described southern Angola (Eastern Atlantic Ocean)...
The sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo Walbaum, 1792 is a target species of small-scale fishery activities and cage-cultured for human consumption. Nonetheless, genetic information on this limited. We here first sequence its complete mitochondrial genome. composed 16,638 base pairs, accounting 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA 22 tRNA non-coding regions (D-loop L-origin). overall nucleotide composition is: 27.4% A, 28.9% C, 26.9% T, 16.8% G. Maximum likelihood analyses placed D. close to...
Nitric oxide (NO) is an ancestral key signalling molecule essential for life and has enormous versatility in biological systems, including cardiovascular homeostasis, neurotransmission immunity. Although our knowledge of NO synthases (Nos), the enzymes that synthesize vivo , substantial, origin a large diversified repertoire nos gene orthologues fishes with respect to tetrapods remains puzzle. The recent identification nos3 ray-finned fish spotted gar, which was considered lost this lineage,...
Camouflage is the method by which animals conceal blending in with environment, and may be achieved fixed or changing color, shape, texture, chemical secretions, and/or behavior [...]
The treatment of inflammatory and immune-related diseases due to dysfunctioning the immune system necessitates modulation response through immunomodulatory compounds. Marine environments are considered as a new frontier for health benefit product implementations. biodiversity is still low explored resource, despite it expected represent an important platform chemical bioactive Within phylum Mollusca, gastropods known synthetize mucus, latter presenting relevant properties, e.g., related...
Branchiostomatidae (lancelets or amphioxus) comprises about 30 species, several of which are well-established models in evolutionary development. Our zoological and ecological knowledge the family is nonetheless limited. Despite evident differences can be found among known populations, taxonomy Branchiostoma lanceolatum (type species genus ) has never been investigated with modern methods through its range northeastern Atlantic Mediterranean Sea. We address this via a multilocus molecular...
The white seabream Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species of interest for commercial fisheries throughout its range distribution and it also reared using aquaculture techniques. Herein, we present the first complete sequence annotation mitochondrial genome this species. D. mitogenome 16,515 base pairs in length contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA, 22 tRNA, non-coding regions (D-loop L-origin). overall nucleotide composition is: 27.3% A, 28.9% C, 26.8% T, 17.0% G. Maximum...
The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial (mt) genome demersal zebra seabream Diplodus cervinus (Lowe, 1838) was determined for first time. double stranded circular molecule is 16,559 base pairs (bp) in length and encodes typical 37 metazoan genes, 2 non-coding regions (D-loop L-origin). gene arrangement D. mt follows usual one fishes. sequences protein coding ribosomal genes were aligned with orthologous from representatives Sparidae family phylogenetic relationships inferred....
The ivory barnacle Amphibalanus eburneus (Gould, 1841), native to the Western Atlantic, is a worldwide invader whose spread has been facilitated by shipping and shellfish culture.During rapid assessment survey held in August 2018, several juvenile adult barnacles were found among fouling communities of mussel farms from Lake Butrint (Albania, Adriatic Sea).The majority these subsequently identified as A. eburneus.The present record fills gap global invasive distribution this taxon represents...