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Cape Zoanthid
The Cape zoanthid (''Isozoanthus capensis'') is a species of zoanthid in the family Parazoanthidae Parazoanthidae is a family of cnidarians. Genera include: * '' Antipathozoanthus'' Sinniger, Reimer & Pawlowski, 2010 * ''Bergia'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 * '' Bullagummizoanthus'' Sinniger, Ocaña & Baco, 2013 * '' Churabana'' gen. nov. ....Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' Description The Cape zoanthid is a small colonial, anemone-like anthozoan. It grows up to 0.5 cm across. It has an upright hollow columnar body with a tentacle-ringed mouth. It is orange to pink with a few spiky tentacles and a sand coated body column.Jones, Georgina. ''A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula.'' SURG, Cape Town, 2008. Distribution It has so far been found only from the Cape Peninsula and to Port St Johns on the South African coast. It appears to be endemic to thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Carlgren
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Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoanthid
Zoanthids ( order Zoantharia also called Zoanthidea or Zoanthiniaria) are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different colonizing formations and in numerous different colors. They can be found as individual polyps, attached by a fleshy stolon or a mat that can be created from small pieces of sediment, sand and rock. The term "zoanthid" refers to all animals within this order Zoantharia, and should not be confused with "'' Zoanthus''", which is one genus within Zoantharia. These are among the most commonly collected corals in reef aquaria, easily propagating and very durable in many water conditions. Nomenclature controversy The name of the order is controversial. Non-specialists often use the term Zoanthidea whereas most taxonomists use Zoantharia. The term Zoantharia in turn is used temporarily instead of Hexacorallia. However, major taxonomic papers published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parazoanthidae
Parazoanthidae is a family of cnidarians. Genera include: * '' Antipathozoanthus'' Sinniger, Reimer & Pawlowski, 2010 * ''Bergia'' Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 * '' Bullagummizoanthus'' Sinniger, Ocaña & Baco, 2013 * '' Churabana'' gen. nov. * '' Corallizoanthus'' Reimer in Reimer Nonaka Sinniger & Iwase, 2008 * '' Hurlizoanthus'' Sinniger, Ocaña & Baco, 2013 * '' Isozoanthus'' Carlgren, 1905 * '' Kauluzoanthus'' Sinniger, Ocaña & Baco, 2013 * '' Kulamanamana'' Sinniger, Ocaña & Baco, 2013 * '' Mesozoanthus'' Sinniger & Haussermann, 2009 * ''Parazoanthus'' Haddon & Shackleton, 1891 * ''Savalia Savalia (Greek: Σαβάλια) is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, southern Greece. It is in the plains near the Ionian Sea, northwest of Roviata, southwest of Ampelokampos, east of Palaiochori, southeast of Gastouni, an ...'' Nardo, 1814 (synonym: ''Gerardia'') * '' Umimayanthus'' Montenegro, Sinniger & Reimer, 2015 * '' Vitrumanthus'' gen. nov. * '' Zibro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isozoanthus
''Isozoanthus'' is a genus of anemone-like anthozoans in the order Zoantharia Zoanthids ( order Zoantharia also called Zoanthidea or Zoanthiniaria) are an order of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs, the deep sea and many other marine environments around the world. These animals come in a variety of different coloniz .... Species Species in this genus include: * '' Isozoanthus africanus'' Carlgren, 1923 * '' Isozoanthus altisulcatus'' Carlgren, 1939 * '' Isozoanthus arborescens'' (Danielssen, 1890) * '' Isozoanthus arenosus'' Carlgren, 1923 * '' Isozoanthus bulbosus'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus capensis'' Carlgren, 1938 * '' Isozoanthus davisi'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus dubius'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus giganteus'' Carlgren in Chun, 1903 * '' Isozoanthus gilchristi'' Carlgren, 1938 * '' Isozoanthus ingolfi'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus islandicus'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus magninsulosus'' Carlgren, 1913 * '' Isozoanthus multinsulosus'' Carlg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Oskar Carlgren
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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