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Echinus Tylodes
''Echinus tylodes'' is a species of sea urchin in the Echinidae family. It is white with rather sparse pink spines, and is endemic to the eastern coast of North America including the Gulf of Mexico. Description ''Echinus tylodes'' has a subglobular test about two-thirds as high as it is wide and grows to a diameter of . The joints between the ambulacral plates and the pores through which the tube feet project are both sunken below the general surface of the test. The tubercles to which the primary spines are attached are slightly raised, making it appear as if they are on vertical ridges. The primary spines are short and stout, and the test is easily visible as few secondary spines occur. The general colour of this urchin is white and it has pink spines. Distribution and habitat ''Echinus tylodes'' is found on the East Coast of the United States from Cape Cod southwards to the Straits of Florida and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is a deepwater species, being found at depths of . It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The larva's appearance is generally very different from the adult form (''e.g.'' caterpillars and butterflies) including different unique structures and organs that do not occur in the adult form. Their diet may also be considerably different. Larvae are frequently adapted to different environments than adults. For example, some larvae such as tadpoles live almost exclusively in aquatic environments, but can live outside water as adult frogs. By living in a distinct environment, larvae may be given shelter from predators and reduce competition for resources with the adult population. Animals in the larval stage will consume food to fuel their transition into the adult form. In some organisms like polychaetes and barnacles, adults are immobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conger Oceanicus
The American conger (''Conger oceanicus'') is a species of eel in the family Congridae. Other common names for this fish include conger, dog eel, poison eel and sea eel. It is a marine fish with a widespread distribution in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod in Massachusetts to northeastern Florida in United States and the northern Gulf of Mexico, and is also reported from near the mid-Atlantic island of St. Helena and off the coast of Nova Scotia in Canada. Dark grayish color, it can grow to about long and weigh more than . Description The American conger is a large, elongated, cylindrical fish growing to a maximum length of over and a maximum weight of over , though a more typical length is about a meter. The upper jaw projects further forward than the lower jaw. The dorsal fin starts just behind the pectoral fins and runs in a continuous even ribbon to the tip of the tail, where it fuses with the similarly long and uniform anal fin. The dorsal surface is some shade of dark gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laemonema
''Laemonema'' is a genus of morid cods. Species The 17 currently recognized species in this genus are: * ''Laemonema barbatulum'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (shortbeard codling) * '' Laemonema compressicauda'' ( Gilchrist, 1903) * '' Laemonema filodorsale'' Okamura, 1982 * '' Laemonema goodebeanorum'' Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997 * '' Laemonema gracillipes'' Garman, 1899 * '' Laemonema laureysi'' Poll, 1953 (Guinean codling) * '' Laemonema longipes'' P. J. Schmidt, 1938 (longfin codling) * '' Laemonema macronema'' Meléndez C. & Markle, 1997 * ''Laemonema melanurum'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 * ''Laemonema modestum'' ( V. Franz, 1910) * ''Laemonema nana'' Iw. Taki, 1953 * ''Laemonema palauense'' Okamura, 1982 * ''Laemonema rhodochir'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 * ''Laemonema robustum'' J. Y. Johnson, 1862 (robust mora) * '' Laemonema verecundum'' ( D. S. Jordan & Cramer Cramer may refer to: Businesses * Cramer brothers, 18th century publishers * Cramer Systems, a software compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beryx Decadactylus
The alfonsino (''Beryx decadactylus''), also known as the alfonsin, longfinned beryx, red bream, or imperador, is a species of deepwater berycid fish of the order Beryciformes. It can be found in temperate and subtropical ocean waters nearly worldwide, though it is uncommon. It is typically associated with deep-sea corals, and schools are known to form over seamounts. Adults are demersal and search for prey along the ocean floor, primarily fish, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Like other members of its family, it is remarkably long-lived, with individuals reaching ages of up to 69 years, and possibly longer. It can reach sizes of up to in length and in weight and is targeted by commercial fisheries. Its low reproductive rate and the time it takes for juveniles to mature make it vulnerable to expanding deep-sea fisheries, but it is listed as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its extensive range. Taxonomy and phylogeny The first scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actinoscyphia Saginata
Actinoscyphia is a genus of sea anemones of the family Actinoscyphiidae. Species The following species are recognized: * Venus flytrap sea anemone The Venus flytrap sea anemone (''Actinoscyphia aurelia'') is a large sea anemone that superficially resembles a Venus flytrap. It closes its tentacles to capture prey or to protect itself. It is a deep ocean species. Distribution This sea ane ... (''Actinoscyphia aurelia'' (Stephenson, 1918)) * '' Actinoscyphia groendyki'' Eash-Loucks & Fautin, 2012 * '' Actinoscyphia plebeia'' (McMurrich, 1893) * '' Actinoscyphia saginata'' (Verrill, 1882) * '' Actinoscyphia verrilli'' (Gravier, 1918) References Actinoscyphiidae Hexacorallia genera {{Actiniaria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novodinia Antillensis
''Novodinia antillensis'', the velcro sea star, is a species of starfish in the family Brisingidae. It is found in the deep sea in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic Ocean, being quite common at a depth of around on the Mesoamerican Reef off Roatán, Honduras. Description This starfish has ten to fourteen long tapering arms with distinctive large eyespots on the tips. These are each composed of about a hundred complex ocelli; on close examination these structures were found to be virtually devoid of sensory structures and may be non-functional. The disc and arms of this starfish are clad in spines, themselves armed with pedicellariae (small claw or wrench-shaped organs). Ecology ''Novodinia antillensis'' perches on the branches of arboreal deep water corals, extending its arms into the water column to catch small crustaceans drifting past. The arms form a feeding fan, the pedicellariae grasp and secure the prey, and the arms form loops that surround the food item and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invertebrate
Invertebrates are a paraphyletic group of animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a ''backbone'' or ''spine''), derived from the notochord. This is a grouping including all animals apart from the chordate subphylum Vertebrata. Familiar examples of invertebrates include arthropods, mollusks, annelids, echinoderms and cnidarians. The majority of animal species are invertebrates; one estimate puts the figure at 97%. Many invertebrate taxa have a greater number and variety of species than the entire subphylum of Vertebrata. Invertebrates vary widely in size, from 50 μm (0.002 in) rotifers to the 9–10 m (30–33 ft) colossal squid. Some so-called invertebrates, such as the Tunicata and Cephalochordata, are more closely related to vertebrates than to other invertebrates. This makes the invertebrates paraphyletic, so the term has little meaning in taxonomy. Etymology The word "invertebrate" comes from the Latin word ''vertebra'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophelia Pertusa
''Lophelia pertusa'', the only species in the genus ''Lophelia'', is a cold-water coral that grows in the deep waters throughout the North Atlantic ocean, as well as parts of the Caribbean Sea and Alboran Sea. Although ''L. pertusa'' reefs are home to a diverse community, the species is extremely slow growing and may be harmed by destructive fishing practices, or oil exploration and extraction. Biology ''Lophelia pertusa'' is a reef building, deep water coral, but it does not contain zooxanthellae, the symbiotic algae which lives inside most tropical reef building corals. ''Lophelia'' lives at a temperature range from about and at depths between and over , but most commonly at depths of , where there is no sunlight. As a coral, it represents a colonial organism, which consists of many individuals. New polyps live and build upon the calcium carbonate skeletal remains of previous generations. Living coral ranges in colour from white to orange-red; each polyp has up to 16 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochinia Crassa
''Rochinia crassa'', also known as the inflated spiny crab,Decapod crustaceans from hydrothermal vents and cold seeps: a review through 2005' Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 145, 445–522, Joel W. Martin and Todd A. Haney is a species of crab in the family Epialtidae. Description ''Rochinia crassa'' has a spiny, elongate-triancular carapace. The rostrum comprises two short, stout spines. The chelipeds are very long and thin, and in adults can be approximately four times the length of the carpace. The walking legs are also long and slender.Guide to Shelf Invertebrates, Gulf of Mexico', Perry and Larsen, 2004 Distribution This species is found in the western Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico, and ranges from Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumunida Picta
''Eumunida picta'' is a species of squat lobster found in the deep sea. The species is strongly associated with reefs of ''Lophelia pertusa'', a deep-water coral, and with methane seeps. It is abundant in the western Atlantic Ocean, where it is found from Massachusetts to Colombia. Description ''E. picta'' has a shrimp-like body, the carapace being about as wide as it is long, tapering at the front to the long rostrum. There are five spines on the rostrum above the eye and other spines on the sides of the carapace. The chelipeds are long and slender, about four times as long as the carapace. The pereiopods are also elongated and both are armed with many spines. This squat lobster is an orange-red colour with white-tipped legs and chelae, pinkish lateral carapace spines and a paler ventral surface. Distribution and habitat The species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It lives in deep water, often in association with cold seeps an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echinus Gracilis ''
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Echinus may refer to: * Echinus (Acarnania), a town in ancient Acarnania, Greece * Echinus (Thessaly), a town in ancient Thessaly, Greece; also a Roman Catholic titular bishopric * Echinus (molding), a molding similar to the ovolo * ''Echinus'' (sea urchin), a genus of animals * ''Echinus'' (plant), a synonym for the plant genus ''Mallotus ''Mallotus'' may refer to: * ''Mallotus'' (fish), a fish genus in the family Osmeridae * ''Mallotus'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae {{genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
