scholarly journals Aquatic oligochaeta (Annelida: Clitellata) in extractive reserve Lake Cuniã, Western Brazilian Amazon

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Ferreira Gomes ◽  
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Nathalie Aparecida Oliveira Sanches ◽  
Lucas Henrique Sahm ◽  
Guilherme Rossi Gorni
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Mesh Size ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Sediment Samples ◽  
Extractive Reserve ◽  
Aquatic Fauna ◽  
The North ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
Abundant Taxon ◽  
First Time

Abstract Oligochaeta is one of the most common and abundant taxon in continental aquatic fauna. However, knowledge of their distribution in Brazilian ecosystems is still incomplete and fragmented. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop an inventory of aquatic oligochaetes in the Extractive Reserve of Lake Cuniã in the State of Rondônia, Brazil. Collections of data were performed during the dry (August 2015) and rainy seasons (February 2016). The sediment samples were collected near the lakeside region using the kick sampling method and a kick-net sampler (mesh size of 0.25mm). This paper provides a catalog with 12 taxon from a total of 383 specimens, distributed into two families: Naididae (95.08%) and Opistocystidae (4.92%). The Pristininae subfamily was the most significant (85.68%), followed by subfamilies: Naidinae (8.36%), Tubificinae (0.52%) and Rhyacondrilinae (0.52%). In addition, some species such as Allonais inaequalis, Aulophorus furcatus, Dero nivea, Pristina synclites, Pristina menoni and Opistocysta serrata, were recorded for the first time in the Brazilian Amazon region. Therefore, the results of this study contribute to increase knowledge on the distribution of the Oligochaeta class in Brazil, particularly in the North of the country, which is so extensive and rich in water resources, but not extensively studied.

Description of the mature larva and pupa of Ora semibrunnea Pic (Coleoptera: Scirtidae) with notes on its biology

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4551 (1) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
GABRIELLE JORGE ◽  
MARÍA LAURA LIBONATTI ◽  
CESAR JOÃO BENETTI ◽  
NEUSA HAMADA
Keyword(s):  
Water Surface ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Biological Information ◽  
Mature Larva ◽  
Natural Lakes ◽  
Morphological Adaptations ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
First Time

In this paper we describe and illustrate for the first time the immature forms (larva and pupa) of Ora semibrunnea Pic, 1922, including biological information and behavior observed in the laboratory. This is the first record of the occurrence of this species in the Brazilian Amazon region. Larvae and pupae were found in natural lakes associated with macrophyte banks. Pupae are aquatic and have morphological adaptations (well-developed pronotal siphons) to obtain atmospheric O2 at the water surface. 

scholarly journals Plasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine (R2) and mefloquine (R3) in Brazilian Amazon region

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria das Graças C. Alecrim ◽  
Wilson Alecrim ◽  
Vanize Macêdo
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Vivax ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Clinical Criteria ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
Criteria For Diagnosis ◽  
First Time

We report for the first time a patient with malaria due to Plasmodium vivax who showed R2 resistance to chloroquine and R3 resistance to mefloquine in the Brazilian Amazon region based on WHO clinical criteria for diagnosis of malaria resistance. Failure was observed with unsupervised oral chloroquine, chloroquine under rigorous supervision and mefloquine in the same scheme. Finally, the patient was cured with oral artesunate.

scholarly journals Tick fauna of wild animals received and attended at the Santarém Zoological Park, western Pará State, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Karoline Gomes do Nascimento ◽  
Samara Maria Modesto Veríssimo ◽  
Vanessa de Almeida Raia ◽  
Ruth Cavalcante Silva Guimarães ◽  
Gisele Cristine Castro Seade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time ◽  
Zoological Park ◽  
Wild Hosts

ABSTRACT: Ticks are known worldwide for parasitizing a number of wild hosts. However, few studies have been conducted on ticks in zoos in Brazil. The objective of the present study was to collect, identify, and report the parasitic tick fauna found on wild Amazon animals received and attended at the Santarém Zoological Park from September 2004 to September 2013. In all, 56 animals, including 26 mammals and 30 reptiles, were sampled, from which 1172 ticks were collected and identified, comprising 862 adults, 284 nymphs, and 26 larvae. Nymphs of Amblyomma geayi on three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), adults of Amblyomma longirostre on black dwarf porcupine (Coendou nycthemera), and nymphs of Amblyomma naponense on southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla) were identified for the first time in the country in the present study. Although, the North region is the largest among the five Brazilian regions, this is the first study conducted with ticks and animals attended in a zoo in the Brazilian Amazon.

scholarly journals First record of helminths parasitizing Vanellus chilensis (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Acre state, southwestern Brazilian Amazon

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-259
Author(s):  
Leandro Siqueira de SOUZA ◽  
Leilandio Siqueira De SOUZA ◽  
Edson GUILHERME ◽  
Francisco Glauco de Araújo SANTOS
Keyword(s):  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
Extractive Reserve ◽  
Domestic Birds ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT The southern lapwing, Vanellus chilensis, is a bird frequently seen in most of Brazil. Although it is widely distributed in other Brazilian biomes, including some parts of the Brazilian Amazon, it has only been recorded in the western Amazonian state of Acre since 2000. We report the presence of intestinal parasites in individuals of V. chilensis from the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve in Acre through a coproparasitological analysis. Seven of the nine sampled individuals were parasitized. We observed larvae of Strongyloides sp. (28.5% of the samples), and eggs of Ascaridia sp. (28.5%), Ancylostoma sp. (14.2%), and Choanotaenia sp. (42.8%). These parasites are reported for the first time parasitizing V. chilensis in Brazil. The parasitized birds may act as reservoirs and were recorded in a peridomicile area, which may facilitate their contact with domestic birds.

The genus Peckia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the Brazilian Amazon: a new species, new records, descriptions of female terminalia and key to species

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4483 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
SOFIA LINS LEAL XAVIER DE CAMARGO ◽  
FERNANDO DA SILVA CARVALHO-FILHO ◽  
MARIA CRISTINA ESPOSITO
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Key To Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Flesh Flies

Flesh flies of the genus Peckia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 were studied from the Brazilian Amazon region. The male terminalia of all species are illustrated. The female terminalia are described and illustrated for all species for which the female is known. The female terminalia of six species are described for the first time; those of seven species are redescribed and documented through new illustrations. A new species of the subgenus Pattonella Enderlein, 1928, Peckia (Pattonella) juruti sp. nov., is described. It is similar to Peckia (Pattonella) smarti (Lopes, 1941) in the shape of the cercus and distiphallus, but differs in the shape of the gonites, juxta and capitis. Peckia (Peckia) hillifera (Aldrich, 1916) is recorded from Brazil for the first time; Peckia (Euboettcheria) florencioi (Prado & Fonseca, 1932) is newly reported for the Brazilian Amazon. A key to the 21 species of Peckia so far recorded from the Brazilian Amazon is provided, allowing the identification of both sexes where known. The females of only five of these species remain unknown. 

scholarly journals First report of Davaneidae and Strongylida parasitizing Ramphocelus carbo (Aves: Passeriformes: Thraupidae) in the southwest of the Brazilian Amazon region

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandro Siqueira de Souza ◽  
Edson Guilherme ◽  
Saba Gul ◽  
Angela Maria Fortes de Andrade ◽  
Francisco Glauco de Araújo Santos
Keyword(s):  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
The State ◽  
Wild Birds ◽  
Ecological Niches ◽  
Parasite Transmission ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Parasitic Fauna ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
First Time

Abstract In Brazil, species of the genus Ramphocelus with the presence of various endoparasites have already been reported. Coccidia have been the parasites most frequently found. All species of this genus have similar habitats and ecological niches, which makes parasite transmission easy. The aim of this study was to diagnose the presence of endoparasites in fecal samples from specimens of Ramphocelus carbo that were caught in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve (Cazumbá Resex), in the State of Acre. The specimens (n = 30) were caught in mist nets arranged in different ecosystems of the Reserve. After identification, the bird specimens were placed in cloth bags for a maximum of 30 minutes to collect feces. Among the 22 samples collected, 63.63% (n = 14) were positive for endoparasites. The coccidia were the parasites most frequently. Helminths belonging to Ascaridiidae (Nematoda), Strongylida (Nematoda) and Davaneidae (Cestoda) were recorded for the first time in R. carbo in the State of Acre. Parasites belonging to Strongylida and Davaneidae were recorded for the first time in a species of Ramphocelus. These findings add information on the parasitic fauna of wild birds, since in the Amazon region there are few studies on this subject.

scholarly journals Actinella species (Bacillariophyta) from an Amazon black water floodplain lake (Amazonas - Brazil)

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Melo ◽  
Lezilda Carvalho Torgan ◽  
Stela Valenti Raupp
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Light Microscope ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Amazon Region ◽  
Floodplain Lake ◽  
Black Water ◽  
Brazilian Amazon Region ◽  
First Time ◽  
Electronic Microscope

The genus Actinella Lewis was studied using planktonic samples from a black water floodplain lake in Central Amazon region. For species identification the taxa were morphological and morphometricaly analyzed on base in light microscope (LM) and scanning electronic microscope (SEM). Five species were registered: Actinella brasiliensis Grunow, A. guianensis Grunow, A. gracile Kociolek, A. mirabilis (Eulenstein ex Grunow) Grunow and A. robusta Hustedt. A. gracile is reported for the first time for Amazon State and black water systems and it is firstly documented with SEM. In addition, a review of geographic distribution of Actinella species in Brazilian Amazon region is given.

scholarly journals First record of acerola weevil, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Marsaro Júnior ◽  
P. R. V. S. Pereira ◽  
G. H. Rosado-Neto ◽  
E. G. F. Morais
Keyword(s):  
Pest Management ◽  
Central Region ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
First Record ◽  
North Central Region ◽  
North Central ◽  
The North ◽  
Malpighia Emarginata ◽  
First Time

Abstract The weevil of acerola fruits, Anthonomus tomentosus (Faust, 1894) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is recorded for the first time in Brazil. Samples of this insect were collected in fruits of acerola, Malpighia emarginata D.C. (Malpighiaceae), in four municipalities in the north-central region of Roraima State, in the Brazilian Amazon. Information about injuries observed in fruits infested with A. tomentosus, its distribution in Roraima, and suggestions for pest management are presented.

Characterization and evolution of spearfishing in Madeira archipelago, Eastern Atlantic

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Roi Martínez-Escauriaza ◽  
Claudio Vieira ◽  
Lídia Gouveia ◽  
Nuno Gouveia ◽  
Margarida Hermida
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Teleost Fishes ◽  
The North ◽  
Southeast Coast ◽  
Madeira Archipelago ◽  
First Time

Data obtained from licenses of spearfishers and surveys conducted in 2004 and 2017 allowed for the analysis, for the first time, of the practice of spearfishing in the Madeira archipelago. Only a small percentage of the population practices spearfishing, mostly local young men. Most of them practice the activity with a partner throughout most of the year and along most of the island's coastal areas, although preferentially along the North and Southeast coast. Results show how, in recent years, despite the population of spearfishers decreasing, the abundance in the annual catch potentially increased, probably due to the higher investment of time in this activity. It has been observed that many fishers complement their catches with manual collecting of invertebrates. Overall, 40 teleost fishes and also 4 crustaceans and 8 molluscs were identified. The most frequently captured fish species were parrotfish and white seabream, while limpets were the most collected invertebrates in both selected periods.

Sphagnum mosses (Sphagnaceae, Bryophyta) of mires Chefandzar and Masota in North Ossetia (Caucasus)

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ya. Doroshina ◽  
I. A. Nikolajev
Keyword(s):  
Plant Communities ◽  
The Other ◽  
North Caucasus ◽  
Sphagnum Mosses ◽  
Greater Caucasus ◽  
The North ◽  
First Time ◽  
North Ossetia

Sphagnum mires on the Greater Caucasus are rare, characterized by the presence of relict plant communities of glacial age and are in a stage of degradation. The study of Sphagnum of Chefandzar and Masota mires is carried out for the first time. Seven species of Sphagnum are recorded. Their distribution and frequency within the North Caucasus are analyzed. Sphagnum contortum, S. platyphyllum, S. russowii, S. squarrosum are recorded for the first time for the study area and for the flora of North Ossetia. The other mosses found in the study area are listed.

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