Aquatic invertebrates play a pivotal role in (eco) toxicological assessments because they
offer ethical, cost‐effective and repeatable testing options. Additionally, their significance in …

A systematic review of parasites, pathogens and commensals of freshwater crayfish has
been conducted. All major groups of disease causing agents have been covered including …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Abstract Background The infraorder Anomura has long captivated the attention of
evolutionary biologists due to its impressive morphological diversity and ecological …

Leeches (Hirudinea) constitute a relatively small monophyletic group of highly specialized
annelids, but may play important roles as invertebrate predators in freshwater, while others …

Trypanosomes (genus Trypanosoma) are widespread blood parasites of vertebrates,
usually transmitted by arthropod or leech vectors. Most trypanosomes have lifecycles that …

Clitellata is a major clade of Annelida comprising nearly all freshwater and terrestrial
annelids as well as several marine species. We investigated clitellate phylogenetic …

Lobsters are a ubiquitous and economically important group of decapod crustaceans that
include the infraorders Polychelida, Glypheidea, Astacidea and Achelata. They include …

The controversial interrelationships of the major clades of the reptant decapods are resolved
by simultaneous analysis of 16S, 18S, and 28S rRNA sequences in combination with …

Naidids are tiny, primarily freshwater oligochaete annelids which reproduce asexually by
fission. We investigated the phylogenetic relationships within this group by sequencing …