Notes on astogeny of some Petraliellidae (Bryozoa) from Australia

Members of the bryozoan family Petraliellidae share the capacity to develop basal rhizoids, which anchor the unilaminar, semi-repent parts of the colonies above the substratum, and enable them to overgrow other, competing sessile forms. Little is known of the larval behaviour and settlement, or the early astogeny of species. Ancestrulate colonies of the Australian Tertiary lunulitiform species Smittia biincisa are referred to the genus Riscodopa, and together with Riscodopa paucipora sp. nov. are described and compared with the Recent species R. cotyla and R. parva from New Zealand, and with R. hyalina sp. nov. from New South Wales, Australia. All the Recent species are known to develop basal rhizoids, and an early astogeny similar to that of many other small, rooted bryozoans, comprising the post-metamorphosis development of a binary complex, including rhizoid and feeding elements, is inferred for Riscodopa. Observations on living Hippopetraliella magna from Queensland suggest that both the ancestrular morphology and early astogeny show a capacity for semi-repent growth, even though they do not include rhizoid development. Larvae metamorphose without direct attachment, and the ancestrula develops elongated, partially calcified supporting processes, which raise the early stages of growth above the substratum. A similar kind of ancestrula has been found in preserved specimens of Mucropetraliella ellerii.     

Lernanthropus antofagastensis sp. nov. (Copepoda: Lernanthropidae) parasitic on Anisotremus scapularis in Chilean waters,and new records of Lernanthropus trachure (Brian, 1903)

Lernanthropus antofagastensis sp. nov., parasitic on Anisotremus scapularis, and inshore fish of Antofagasta, Chile, is described and illustrated. It resembles five other species of Lernanthropus in its dorsal plate and third leg, but can be distinguished from them by a combination of characters. L. trachuri Brian, 1903, is recorded, its male described and illustrated from specimens collected from Seriolella violacea and Trachurus murphy, taken in the same locality.     

Curcumin通过Wnt信号通路抑制乳腺癌细胞MCF-7增殖的研究

目的 观察姜黄素(Curcumin)对乳腺癌细胞MCF-7增殖的影响,以及对细胞内Wnt信号通路的影响,探索Curcumin可能存在的抑制乳腺癌细胞增殖的分子机制.方法 体外培养人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7,并用不同浓度的Curcumin作用不同的时间.用MTT检测Curcumin对MCF-7细胞生长情况的影响;流式细胞仪观察经Curcumin作用后细胞周期的改变;RT-PCR和Westernblot分别检测细胞内β -catenin和下游靶基因CyclinD1的mRNA和蛋白水平的表达.结果 MTT结果显示Curcumin可以抑制MCF-7的增殖,并具有剂量-时间依赖性.在浓度为20 μmol·L-1时,对细胞生长的抑制作用最为明显.流式细胞仪观察细胞周期的结果提示,Curcumin能够阻止MCF-7细胞由G1期进入S期,提高Go/G1期细胞的百分比.RT-PCR和Western blot结果显示,Curcumin显著降低了细胞内β-catenin和CyclinD1的mRNA和蛋白水平的表达,且呈剂量-时间依赖性.结论 Curcumin能够抑制MCF-7细胞胞浆内β -catenin蛋白进入胞核,阻断Wnt信号转导通路.进而抑制下游靶基因CyclinD1的表达,阻止MCF-7由G1期进入S期,有效抑制了MCF-7细胞的增殖.     

A new species of mycophagous Rentonium (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Trogossitidae) based on larvae and adults,and a catalogue of Rentoniinae

Adults and associated larvae of Rentonium bicolor sp. nov. are described from New Zealand (North Island) and represent the first associated larvae of the Rentoniinae. Larvae and adults were found among the fruiting bodies of Hypocrea rufa (Pers.) Fr. (Ascomycota: Hypocreaceae). The larvae are morphologically similar to a previously described and undetermined larva but differ from it by the unpaired, hook-like urogomphus, four stemmata, and the apical antennal seta subequal in length to the antenna. Potential implications for phylogeny of Cleroidea are discussed. A catalogue of the genera and species of Rentoniinae is provided, along with comments about the status of Rentonellum loebli Kolibá?.

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The first instar larva of Aulacoscelis appendiculata n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Aulacoscelinae) and its value in the placement of the Aulacoscelinae

Of all of the chrysomelid subfamilies, only the larvae of the Aulacoscelinae remain undescribed. The adults and first instar larva of Aulacoscelis appendiculata sp. n., from Panama are described, as well as the eggs. Larval characters, eggs, and oviposition behaviour are used to relatethe Aulacoscelinae with other chrysomelid subfamilies, in support of what is known to date concerning adult morphology.     

模拟酸雨对小黑杨幼苗生长和光合特性的影响

目的 研究小黑杨(Populus simonii × P. nigra)幼苗生长、生理特性和叶片光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)活性对酸雨胁迫的响应情况,为其在酸雨沉降日趋频发的北方地区栽植提供参考。方法 以小黑杨为研究材料,对其连续喷施不同酸度[pH为2.5、4.5和7.0(CK)]的模拟酸雨,待小黑杨叶片出现明显病症时,测定其生长、叶片超微结构、抗氧化酶和光系统Ⅱ活性指标。结果 与对照相比,pH 4.5的模拟酸雨处理下小黑杨株高、茎粗、叶片数和叶面积显著增加;叶片颜色变浅绿色,但叶绿体结构紧凑,类囊体排列规则,未见淀粉粒,嗜锇滴数量略增多。而pH 2.5模拟酸雨处理的小黑杨幼苗茎粗和叶面积显著降低;叶片颜色变黄、叶尖和叶脉出现明显斑点,且细胞膜局部破损,叶绿体体积增大,类囊体间隙增大,可见少量淀粉粒,嗜锇滴数量和体积明显增加。模拟酸雨处理的小黑杨叶片中超氧阴离子 {\mathrm{O}}_2^{\stackrel{-}{\underset{·}{\mathrm{}}}}产生速率、过氧化氢(H₂O₂)含量和过氧化氢酶活性较CK显著增加,且酸度越大,增幅越大;而过氧化物酶活性和超氧化物歧化酶活性随酸度的增大表现为先升后降。其中,pH 2.5模拟酸雨处理杨树叶片的可变荧光强度(V_L、V_K、V_J、V_I)和诱导曲线初始斜率(M_O)显著高于CK,但叶绿素荧光曲线面积(Fix Area)和质体醌库的大小(S_m)显著低于CK。pH 4.5模拟酸雨处理中,仅V_L和V_K显著高于CK,而其他荧光参数与CK差异不显著。结论 酸雨对小黑杨生长的影响主要取决于其pH,pH 2.5模拟酸雨处理抑制小黑杨生长,并且叶片出现坏死斑点症状时,叶绿体结构异常,类囊体排列不规整,光系统Ⅱ电子传递受到抑制;而pH 4.5模拟酸雨处理促进小黑杨生长、叶片超微结构表现正常,小黑杨幼苗对pH 4.5酸雨沉降具有一定抗性。     

A review of Eunotinae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) from China

Five genera of Eunotinae are included in this paper. Ophelosia, Moranila, Cephaleta, Eunotus are reviewed and a new genus Cavitas is described. Four new species, Cavitas concava sp. nov., Eunotus applanatus sp. nov., E. strenus sp. nov. and E. aequalivenus sp. nov. are described. The type specimens are deposited in the Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences.     

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