Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …

Abstract Microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) are ubiquitous emerging pollutants in
the environment. Although MPs/NPs' hazardous effects have been described at different …

Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

The land area of Laos is composed of a large variety of undisturbed habitats, such as high
mountainous areas, huge limestone karsts and the lower Mekong Basin. Therefore, Laos is …

Gastropod molluscs are among the most diverse and abundant animals in the oceans, and
are successful colonizers of terrestrial and freshwater environments. Past phylogenetic …

The superfamily Orthalicoidea comprises approximately 2,000 species of terrestrial
gastropods, mostly concentrated in the Neotropics but also present in southern Africa and …

Transitions to terrestriality have been associated with major animal radiations including land
snails and slugs in Stylommatophora (> 20 000 described species), the most successful …

New data on 52 non-indigenous mollusks in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is reported.
Fossarus sp.(aff. aptus sensu Blatterer 2019), Coriophora lessepsiana Albano, Bakker & …

Among the snail genera most responsible for vectoring human-infecting schistosomes,
Bulinus, Biomphalaria, and Oncomelania, the former is in many respects the most important …

Monitoring the distribution of marine nonindigenous species is a challenging task. To
support this monitoring, we developed and validated the specificity of 12 primer-probe …