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Ralph Appy

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA, 90731, USA;ORCID 0000-0002-0024-5548Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Zoology· 2

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jesus Servando Hernández-OrtsiD· 2 shared Maarten P. M. VanhoveiD· 2 shared Nikol KmentováiD· 2 shared Arfang DiamankaiD· 1 shared Armando Jairo Cruz-LauferiD· 1 shared Camila PantojaiD· 1 shared Chahinez BouguercheiD· 1 shared Chelsea L. WoodiD· 1 shared

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintNov 3, 2026

A baseline for aquatic parasite diversity in West African mangroves: host-parasite records, DNA barcodes, and an experimental design for future use

Armando Jairo Cruz-Laufer, Lucas Van Passel, Oumar Sadio…·Maarten P. M. Vanhove

This study provides the first comprehensive survey of macroparasite communities in West African mangroves, identifies new species and host records, and establishes a baseline for future ecological monitoring.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.30.762766

metagenomicsstatistical model

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ZoologybioRxivPreprintApr 17, 2026

155 years after Van Beneden: redescription and first molecular characterisation of the enigmatic type species, Ascarophis morrhuae Van Beneden, 1870 (Nematoda, Cystidicolidae), and comparison to other Ascarophis species in the North Atlantic

Ralph G. Appy, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Ken MacKenzie…·Nikol Kmentová

The paper redescribes and provides the first molecular characterization of Ascarophis morrhuae, differentiates it from other North Atlantic Ascarophis species, and reviews previous records.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.15.718624

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