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Achatinella Mustelina
''Achatinella mustelina'' is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Waianae Range of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. All 13 subspecies of ''Achatinella mustelina'' were synonymized with the species by Holland & Hadfield (2007),Holland B. S. & Hadfield M. G. (2007). "Molecular Systematics of the Endangered O‘ahu Tree Snail ''Achatinella mustelina'': Synonymization of Subspecies and Estimation of Gene Flow between Chiral Morphs". ''Pacific Science'' 61(1): 53-66. because they are not monophyletic. Habitat ''Achatinella mustelina'' can be found on elevated forests that are dry, wet, or mesic. ''Achatinella mustelina'' attaches itself to leaves at the tops of native trees and shrubs such as '' Metrosideros polymorpha'', '' Dubautia plantanginea'', '' Myrsine lessertiana'', '' Pisonia sandwicensis'', '' Antidesma platyphyllum'' and ''Nestegis sandwicensis ''Nestegis sandwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Wedgwood Mighels
Jesse Wedgwood Mighels (1795–1861) was an American naturalist and conchologist Conchology () is the study of mollusc shells. Conchology is one aspect of malacology, the study of molluscs; however, malacology is the study of molluscs as whole organisms, whereas conchology is confined to the study of their shells. It includ .... References 1795 births 1861 deaths American naturalists {{US-biologist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubautia Plantaginea
''Dubautia plantaginea'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name plantainleaf dubautia. It is endemic to Hawaii where it is the only member of the silversword alliance that is found on all six of the largest islands (Kaua'i, O'ahu, Moloka'i, Lana'i, Maui, Hawai'i).Carr, G. D''Dubautia plantaginea''.Hawaiian Silverswords. Two of the three subspecies are rare and endangered. This plant varies in morphology, taking the form of a small shrub to a tree up to 7 meters tall. There are three subspecies.USFWS''Dubautia plantaginea'' ssp. ''humilis'' Five-year Review.July 2009. The dwarf subspecies, ssp. ''humilis'', is endemic to Maui, where there is only one population consisting of about 50 plants. This subspecies was federally listed as an endangered species in 1999.USFWSETWP; Final Endangered Status for 10 Plant Taxa From Maui Nui, HI.''Federal Register'' September 3, 1999. The ssp. ''magnifolia'' is a shrub or a tree which is endemic to Kaua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropods Described In 1845
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of Hawaii
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molluscs Of Hawaii
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gastropods (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biota Of Oahu
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Achatinella
''Achatinella'' is a tropical genus of colorful land snails in the monotypic Achatinellidae subfamily ''Achatinellinae''. Species are arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusks with some species called Oʻahu tree snails or kāhuli in the Hawaiian language. ''Achatinella'' species are all endemic to the island of Oahu in Hawaii, and all remaining extant species are endangered. They were once abundant and were mentioned extensively in Hawaiian folklore and songs, and their shells were used in lei and other ornaments. Many of the species are sinistral or left-handed chirality in their spiral shell coiling, whereas most gastropod shells are dextral, with a right handed spiral. Distribution There were 41 species of ''Achatinella'' endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, though only 13 species survive. Some species have less than 50 remaining individuals, and others have +300; many species fall in between. Conservation status All 13 species are listed under United States feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestegis Sandwicensis
''Nestegis sandwicensis'', commonly known as Hawai'i olive or ''olopua'', is a species of flowering tree in the olive family, Oleaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is found on all major islands at elevations of in coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests, and, especially, dry forests. It usually reaches a height of with a trunk diameter of , but may reach in height with a trunk diameter of . Uses Native Hawaiians used the hard wood of ''olopua'' to make ''au koi'' (adze handles), ''apuapu'' (rasps for making fish hooks), ''ōō'' (digging sticks), ''lāau melomelo'' (fishing lures), ''pou'' (house posts), ''pāhoa'' (daggers), ''pīkoi'' (tripping weapons similar to a rope dart), and spears. Because the wood burned well even if green, it was used as ''wahie'' (firewood Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel. Generally, firewood is not highly processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antidesma Platyphyllum
''Antidesma platyphyllum'' is a species of flowering tree in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include ''hame'', ''haā'', ''mehame'', ''hamehame'', ''mēhamehame'', and ''haāmaile''. It inhabits coastal mesic forests, mixed mesic forests, wet forests, and bogs A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main Wetland#Types, types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, ... at elevations of on all main islands. References External links platyphyllum Plants described in 1867 Endemic flora of Hawaii Trees of Hawaii {{rosid-tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisonia Sandwicensis
''Pisonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. It was named for Dutch physician and naturalist Willem Piso (1611–1678). Certain species in this genus are known as catchbirdtrees, birdcatcher trees or birdlime trees because they catch birds. The sticky seeds are postulated to be an adaptation of some island species that ensures the dispersal of seeds between islands by attaching them to birds, and also allows the enriching of coralline sands. (Should a fledgling fall to the ground, become entangled in the ''Pisonia'' sticky seeds, and be unable to free itself, then it will starve, and so enrich the soil within the tree's rootzone.) These island species include '' P. brunoniana'' of Australasia and Polynesia and '' P. umbellifera'', which is widespread in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Species *'' Pisonia aculeata'' L. – pullback ( pantropical) *'' Pisonia alba'' Span. *'' Pisonia albida'' (Heimerl) Britton ex Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Lessertiana
''Myrsine lessertiana'', the ''kōlea lau nui'', is a species of colicwood that is endemic to Hawaii. It inhabits dry, coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of on all main islands. ''M. lessertiana'' is a small to medium-sized tree, reaching a height of and a trunk diameter of . Uses Native Hawaiians used ''kōlea lau nui'' wood to make ''papa olonā'' ('' Touchardia latifolia'' scrapers), ''kua kuku'' (''kapa'' anvils), ''pou'' (house posts), ''kaola'' (beams) and ''pale'' (gunwales) and ''manu'' (ornamental end pieces) for ''waa'' (outrigger canoes). ''Kōlea lau nui'' bark was boiled in water to make ''hili kōlea'' (a red dye A dye is a colored substance that chemically bonds to the substrate to which it is being applied. This distinguishes dyes from pigments which do not chemically bind to the material they color. Dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution an ...), which was then used on ''kapa''. Its leaves have been used for visions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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