Hypersaline waters are unique polyextreme habitats, where the salinity limits species
richness. There are main patterns of a relationship between salinity and the species …

Filter-feeding organisms are often keystone species with a major influence on the dynamics
of aquatic ecosystems. Studies of filtering rates in such taxa are therefore vital in order to …

Simple Summary Hypersaline lakes provide services like nest sites and food for migratory
waterbirds. The crustacean Artemia (brine shrimp) is an intermediate host for many cestode …

The family Acuariidae is a speciose group of parasitic nematodes, infecting mostly birds as
definitive hosts. This study focused on the characterization of two species of acuariids …

Further biogeographical studies of parasites are vital to improve our understanding of
biodiversity distribution and predict the impacts of global change. Hypersaline lakes are …

The hypersaline lagoons located in evaporation basins or salars (salt flats) in the Atacama
Desert are extreme environments harbouring a specialised biota able to survive harsh …

The brine shrimp genus Artemia Leach (Crustacea, Branchiopoda), a keystone group in
hipersaline wetlands all over the world, offers an excellent model to study species …

The American brine shrimp Artemia franciscana is invasive in the Mediterranean region
where it has displaced native species (the sexual A. salina, and the clonal A …

Hypersaline lagoons distributed in arid and semiarid regions are unique ecosystems with
unique value stemming from their extremophile biodiversity, limnological properties and …

Determining molecular markers for parasites provides a useful tool for their identification,
particularly for larval stages with few distinguishable diagnostic characters. Avian cestodes …