| To date, CTP had been reported only in dogs via Ehrlichia platys, and it was documented to resolve after antibiotherapy. |
| Intravascular persistence of Anaplasma platys, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii DNA in the blood of a dog and two family members. |
| This in turn comes from the late Latin platessa, meaning flatfish, which originated from the Ancient Greek platys, meaning broad. |
| In the swordless platies, females also prefer males with artificially attached swords over conspecific males. |
| Other livebearers common in the aquarium hobby are the swordtails and platies of the genus Xiphophorus, including some 17 species from Central America. |
| At only three gallons, the tank held a breeding pair of red and sungold platies and the pair's many offspring. |
