Research on cephalopod early ontogeny has significantly advanced in recent decades, including embryo organogenesis and neurogenesis and early behavioural adaptations, particularly in commercially important and coastal species. Within this context, here we compiled current knowledge on the collection, handling and care under experimental conditions and monitoring in the field of cephalopod eggs and egg masses. It covers field o...

This study investigated whether the genus Luffa could act as a sporulation inducer for Macrophomina euphorbiicola , with the aim of providing a morphological description and proposing a taxonomic amendment for the species. In a greenhouse, Luffa cylindrica was inoculated with M. euphorbiicola to induce the formation of pycnidia and conidia. Previously, M. euphorbiicola had been described only using molecular methods. Eighty da...

This study developed an integrated approach for the sustainable exploitation of the green seaweed Codium sp., cultivated in an integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) system, as a source of ingredients for functional skin care products. Biomass was extracted following European Union cosmetic regulations using a polarity gradient system, yielding five fractions, and the antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, photoprotect...

The urgent need for new molecules capable of targeting multidrug-resistant microorganisms has redirected bioprospecting efforts toward less explored marine environments and their associated communities, such as marine mycobiota. This study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of endophytic fungi isolated from various seaweed species and infer the mechanisms of action and chemical profile of most potent fungal extracts...

Melon is one of the main vegetable crops grown in Brazil and is severely affected by root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne . The identification of resistance sources is therefore essential. Estimates of genetic parameters in breeding programs provide insight into the effects underlying the traits under evaluation. The objective of this study was to identify melon accessions resistant to Meloidogyne incognita and M. java...

In the northeast region of Brazil, melon production has been affected by root diseases caused by Macrophomina species. This study aimed to analyse the influence of inoculation methods using three Macrophomina species ( M. phaseolina , M. pseudophaseolina , and M. euphorbiicola ) on the expression of symptoms of root rot and branch decline in melon plants. Two inoculation methods were evaluated in greenhouse experiments: (1) in...

The climate of western Europe and northwest Africa strongly depends on the Azores anticyclone strength, location, and shape and, locally, also on the characteristics of the Iberia and Sahara summer thermal lows. EC-EARTH3 global simulations are here used to assess the predicted behaviour of these two relevant surface pressure systems and associated surface wind, by the end of XXI century (2071–2100), considering two climate ch...