Assessment of populations in a transect of in Punta Galeta, Panamá: culture-dependent analyses reveal biotechnological applications.

Introduction: is considered an ecological niche for microorganisms with potentially novel and complex degrading enzymes.

Objective: To characterize populations using culture-dependent methods, using samples collected from sediments and water along a red mangrove transect composed of three sites.

Methods: Strains were characterized according to their distribution, capacity to degrade of organic matter and other environmental parameters.

New Acotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) from the east coast of the North Atlantic Ocean with special mention of the Iberian littoral.

Polyclad species diversity, although generally well known for European North Atlantic waters, is nearly unknown for the Iberian Peninsula. The "Ría de Arousa", located on the Atlantic coast of Galicia (Spain), is a place where many positive biological factors for species biodiversity converge. Therefore, it is an ideal location to study polyclad diversity.

First records of Cotylea (Polycladida, Platyhelminthes) for the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

A study of polyclad fauna of the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula was carried out from 2010 to 2013. The paper reports nine new records belonging to three Cotylean families: the family Euryleptidae Lang, 1884, Pseudocerotidae Lang, 1884 and the family Prosthiostomidae Lang, 1884, and describes one new species, Euryleptodes galikias sp. n.