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Histochemical Analysis of Biological Samples

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Histological sections were submitted to the following histochemical methods: Periodic Acid Shiff (PAS) and Alcian Blue (pH 2,5), for the identification of neutral and acidic mucopolysaccharides, respectively, and Bromophenol Blue for detection of total proteins (Suvarna et al., 2019) .
The sections were observed and photographed with a DM 500 LS light microscope, equipped with a DFC420 digital camera, and an imaging program Application Suite version 3.1.0 (Leica).
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Stereomicroscopic Documentation of Specimens

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The material studied here is part of the Landessammlung für Naturkunde Rheinland-Pfalz at the Naturhistorisches Museum Mainz. Specimens were photographed immersed in water using a Leica DFC 420 digital camera attached to a Leica MZ 7.5 stereomicroscope (Figs. 1, 3c) . In order to enhance depth of field, multiple images at differing focal planes were taken and combined into a composite using LAS V2.7 image stacking software (by Leica Microsystems). Figure 3a-b were taken using a Canon EOS 600D SLR camera equipped with a Canon EFS 60 mm macro lens, and image stacking software CombineZP (by Alan Hadley) was used to enhance depth of field.
The morphological terminology used in this paper follows Lawrence et al. (2010) .
Nomenclatural acts introduced in the present work are registered in ZooBank (http://www.zoobank.org, last access: 19 November 2020) under LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1760D86D-05E6-454F-A1E0-2E6D7450380D.
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Morphological Analysis of Chironomidae Specimens

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For the morphological analyses of adults, pupae and larvae, the examined specimens were slide-mounted in Euparal following the procedures outlined by Saether (1969) . This ensured comparable measurements and observation of morphological characters. The morphological terminology and abbreviations used follow Saether (1980) and specimens were identified under compound microscope using available taxonomic revisions and species descriptions (Cranston 2000 (Cranston , 2007;; Ekrem 2001b Ekrem , 2002;; Ekrem et al. 2003; Glover 1973; Lindeberg 1963 Lindeberg , 1967;; Reiss & Fittkau 1971; Sanseverino 2006; Sasa 1980; Sasa & Kawai 1987; Sublette & Sasa 1994; Trivinho-Strixino 2012; Trivinho-Strixino et al. 2015; Vinogradova et al. 2009) .
Taxonomic descriptions of Chironomidae most often include and refer to line drawings of characteristic body parts. However, digital photography of diagnostic characters, including male genitalia, has proven effective in some recent studies on Chironomidae (Przhiboro & Ekrem 2011; Stur & Ekrem 2011; Stur & Ekrem 2015) . Thus, I used this approach to accurately display body coloration, wing setation and genitalia structures. Photo were taken using a Leica DFC420 camera mounted on a Leica DM6000 B compound microscope.
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Imaging and Mapping Smicridea Species

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Photographs of the habitus, head, and forewings were obtained with a Leica DMC4500 digital video camera attached to a Leica M205A stereo microscope or a Leica DFC420 digital video camera attached to a Leica M165C stereo microscope, both using an LED illumination dome (Kawada & Buffington 2016) (link). Stacks of images of each structure were produced at different focal distances; these were then automatically combined into a single image with a greater depth of field using the Helicon Focus ® stacking software (ver. 7.6.4 Pro).
Male genitalia were photographed using a Leica DFC295 video camera attached to a Leica DM5500 B compound microscope, and the stacked images were used as templates to create vector graphic illustrations in Adobe Illustrator ® . Photographs were assembled into plates using Adobe Photoshop ® .
The distribution maps were prepared using QGIS Las Palmas ver. 2.18.10 software (QGIS Development Team 2016) . Vector and raster maps used IBGE (2019) and Natural Earth (2020) data. Distribution data for species of Smicridea were compiled from the literature, analyzed specimens, and collection datasets included in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF 2020).
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Scratch Wound Assay for Gal-3 Knockdown

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A549 cells were seeded into six-well plates and transfected with siRNA of Gal-3 or treated by ICG-001. The cell monolayer was scraped in a straight line with a p200 pipette tip and incubated under serum-free conditions. Photographs of the scratch were taken under an invert microscope at 0, 12, 24, 36, and 48 h. Photographs at each time point were taken with Leica DFC420 camera. Gap width analysis was performed with scaleplate in microscope. Measurements were taken at multiple defined sites (>6) along the scratch. Each scratch was given an average of all measurements. Data are derived from three independent experiments.
Formula:
Migration distance ¼ ðGap width at 0 h ÀGap width at different time pointsÞ=Gap width at 0 h
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Spatial Gene Expression Profiling in Mouse Embryos

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For assessment of spatial gene expression changes in mouse embryos, whole mount in situ hybridization using digoxigenin-labeled antisense riboprobes was performed as previously described 71 . At least three independent embryos were analyzed for each genotype. Embryonic tissues were imaged using a Leica MZ16 microscope coupled to a Leica DFC420 digital camera.
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Histopathological Analysis of P. arenatus Parasites

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Between July and December, 2013, 30 samples of P. arenatus with 20-63 (mean = 38.3) cm of length and with 400-3,600 (mean = 1,210) g of weight were obtained from fish markets in the cities of Niterói and Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The fish were transported in cool boxes containing ice to the Fish Inspection and Technology Laboratory of the Fluminense Federal University, where they were necropsied. The nematode larvae that were collected were fixed, clarified and preserved as described by Knoff & Gomes (2012) . The morphological analysis to identify H. deardorffoverstreetorum larvae was performed by Kuraiem et al. (2016) (link).
Small fragments of spleen, stomach, liver and mesentery tissues containing nodules and free parasites were extracted, fixed in 10% formaldehyde and processed for paraffin embedding (BEHMER et al., 1976) . Histological sections of 5 μm of thickness were mounted on microscope slides and stained with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) for subsequent analysis. Photomicrographs were obtained using a Leica DM1000 microscope coupled to a Leica DFC420 digital camera.
One slide showing a histopathological section through one of the parasites at the infection site was deposited in the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, under the number 38207.
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Quantifying Intracellular ROS Levels in Embryos

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Intracellular reactive oxygen levels were quantified using the 2', 7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H 2 DCFDA) molecular probes (Eugene, OR, USA) according to manufacturer instructions. Immediately after vitrification, ten embryos per treatment were washed twice in PBS, incubated for 60 minutes in 10 mM of H 2 DCFDA solution at room temperature, washed again in PBS and photographed using a Leica DM750 phase contrast microscope equipped with a Leica DFC420 camera. The wavelengths for excitation and emission were 492-495 nm and 517-527 nm, respectively. The percentage of surface area of the fluorescence-emitting embryo (affected by the formation of ROS) was measured using the software Image J (Schneider et al., 2012) (link). Culture medium (Leibowitz L-15) q.s. 100 mL
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Histological Examination of Testis

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Paraffin-embedded testes were sectioned on a microtome into 5 μm-thick sections and stained with hematoxylin and eosin for histological examination of testis morphology. Staining was visualized under a light microscope and images were captured with a camera (Leica DFC420, Germany).
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Hippocampal Neuron Quantification

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Coronal brain sections were cut in a vibratome (Leica VT1200S, Germany) after the brains were postfixed in the same fixative. To ensure matching of hippocampal sections between groups, we used anatomical landmarks provided by the brain atlas. The selected brain sections were stained with 0.5% cresyl violet and we selected three 104 μm2 areas for examination with a light microscope (Leica DFC420, Germany) to count neuron numbers in the CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus.
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