Tardigrade Biology and Ecology

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• MURAT KAYA

There has been a growing interest in studies of the macroecology and biogeography of microorganisms (smaller than 2 mm) in recent years; however, knowledge of the diversity patterns of these organisms is inadequate. The reason for this lack of knowledge is that faunistic studies of these microorganisms have not been e…

The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead, mainly reported from African countries, was first described in 1968 in Tanzania (4). It was further detected in South America (Brazil, Chile, and Peru) (2). In 2004, M. ethiopica was recorded for the first time in Europe on tomato (3) and later in field soil samp…

• SEVİLHAN MENNAN

Global knowledge of tardigrade diversity is limited, and there still are regions with poorly studied fauna, such as Nepal. We applied an integrative taxonomy approach to describe a new tardigrade species from this area. The presented analysis was based on morphological and morphometrical data (using both light and sca…

Abstract Bursaphelenchus anamurius sp. n. isolated from wilted Turkish pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) wood is described. The new species shares several characters with the hofmanni-group sensu Braasch (2001). It is characterised by a body length of 633 (540-749) μm and 744 (638-867) μm for males and females, respectively, s…

• İSMAİL BAYSAL

Eustigmaeus is one of the largest genera of the Stigmaeidae and contains more than eighty species. Two new species, Eustigmaeus erciyesiensis, ex moss, from Erciyes Mountain (2230m) and Eustigmaeus sculptus, ex soil and litter under different plants, are described from Erzurum, Elazig, Bingöl, Kirikkale and Gümüshane,…

• NUSRET AYYILDIZ

Two new oppiid species (Gressittoppia luxtoni, Anomaloppia ozkani) and one new subspecies (Graptoppia sundensis acuta) are described from Turkish soils, and two known species are recorded for the first time. The genera Gressittoppia, Anomaloppia and Graptoppia are redefined and keys provided to the known species.

• NUSRET AYYILDIZ

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• ZÜBEYİR DEVRAN

Hydrophobins (HFBs) are small surface-active proteins secreted by filamentous fungi. Being amphiphilic, they spontaneously form layers that convert surfaces from hydrophilic to hydrophobic and vice versa. We have compared properties of the class II HFB4 and HFB7 from Trichoderma virens as produced in Escherichia coli…

• GÜNSELİ BAYRAM AKÇAPINAR

A survey was conducted in Samsun (Middle Black Sea Region), Turkey to study the occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes associated with cabbage varieties (Brassica oleracea). A total of 101 soil and root samples containing mixed populations of 10 genera and 11 species belonging to 7 families of the order Tylenchida we…

• SEVİLHAN MENNAN

A new camerobiid species from Turkey, viz. Neophyllobius turcicus, is described. This genus is now recorded for the first time from Turkey.

• KAMİL KOÇ