Mehdi Golestaninasab
Semnan University

PhD

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21th National and 9th International Congress on Biology On behalf of the Iranian Biology Society and Semnan University this is to announce the 21th National and 9th International Congress on Biology to be held from 16th to 18th, February 2021 in the city of Semnan, Iran. The congress consists of four conferences on major disciplines of Biology, that is Plant Biology, Animal Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Conservation and Environmental Biology. More info: https://ibs2020.semnan.ac.ir

Skills and Expertise

Evolutionary Parasitology

Analytical Method Development

Chromatography

Environmental Analytical Chemistry

Fish Diseases

January 2008 - February 2014

University of Tehran

Department of Animal Biosystematics
Tehran, Iran

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PhD program

Publications

Pseudaeginella makranensis sp. nov., a new species of caprellid (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from the Iranian coasts of Gulf of Oman

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Apr 2023

Pseudaeginella makranensis sp. nov. is described from the Iranian coast of the Oman Sea. This species differs from other Pseudaeginella species by setose antennae, setae arrangement on mandibular palp, basis of male gnathopod 2 larger than pereonite 2, and bearing subrectangular propodus in second male gnathopod. A key to all species of Pseudaegine...

KIAVASH GOLZARIANPOUR, MASOUMEH MALEK, MEHDI GOLESTANINASAB, ALIMORAD SARAFRAZI, JUDITH KOCHMANN amp; SVEN KLIMPEL (2021) Insights into the Urogymnid whiprays (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea) in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with an amendment of their diagnostic characteristics and dispersal range. Zootaxa, 4819 (2), 316-334

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Jan 2021

Two new enigmatic species of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidae) from the Persian Gulf: notes on generic traits and host specificity

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Dec 2020

In the course of a three-year study conducted from January 2017 till November 2019, a total of 279 individuals belonging to 11 batoid species off northern coasts of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman were examined for the genus Rhinebothrium Linton, 1890 (Rhinebothriidea: Rhinebothriidae). Infection of Maculabatis randalli (Last, Manjaji-Matsumo...

Insights into the Urogymnid whiprays (Chondrichthyes: Batoidea) in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with an amendment of their diagnostic characteristics and dispersal range

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Jul 2020

Correct identification of elasmobranch species is crucial for taxonomic and parasitological research. Although molecular barcoding may be the fastest choice to determine the identity of a given species, robust and fast species level identification in the field using morphological characters is essential. During this study, 389 specimens representin...

Two new species of Rhinebothrium (Cestoda: Rhinebothriidea) from granulated guitarfish Glaucostegus granulatus in the Gulf of Oman

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Aug 2015

During a study of the rhinebothriideans of rays in the Gulf of Oman, two new species of Rhinebothrium Linton, 1890, Rhinebothrium kruppi sp. n. and R. persicum sp. n., were identified in Glaucostegus granulatus (Cuvier). Some significant features that distinguish R. kruppi sp. n. from R. persicum sp. n. include: scolex characteristics (hinged with...

A survey on bioconcentration capacities of some marine parasitic and free-living organisms in the Gulf of Oman

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Feb 2014

Variation in the sex ratio of Rhabdochona fortunatowi (Spirurida: Rhabdochonidae) in Capoeta capoeta gracilis (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), relative to levels of infection, host size and temperature

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Feb 2011

In the present study, 81 specimens of Capoeta capoeta gracilis (Keyserling, 1861) were collected from the Shiroud River, the Caspian drainage basin, Iran in June and October 2007. The fish were examined for infection with the nematode Rhabdochona fortunatowi (Dinnik, 1933). Nematodes were counted and sexed, then the sex ratio and intestinal site pr...