Quantitative assessment of peripheral sensorimotor function via surface electrical stimulation provides essential insights into neural responses; however, standardized stimulation parameters remain poorly defined. This study aimed to characterize the strength-duration (S-D) relationship of electrical sensory, motor, and pain thresholds (EST, EMT, and EPT) across a wide range of pulse durations to identify physiological stabili...

Polychaetes can be successfully employed to recover essential fatty acids (EFA) from wasted uneaten aquafeeds present in aquaculture effluents. The optimization of the timeframe required to produce premium ragworms ( Hediste diversicolor ) biomass rich in EFA is paramount to make available to the aquafeeds industry another alternative ingredient to fish meal and fish oil. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential enric...

Bathynellidae is the neglected family of Bathynellacea, a groundwater group of crustaceans with 33 genera and 107 species described and almost half of them included in the ‘catch‐all’ genus Bathynella . Due to the morphological homogeneity of the species, the taxonomic uncertainties have accumulated over time. Therefore, to explore the phylogenetic relationships among taxa, a combined approach using morphological and molecular...