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Kalinga Ornata
''Kalinga ornata'' is a species of large, colourful nudibranch in the family Polyceridae. It is the only species in the genus ''Kalinga'', which is the type genus of the subfamily Kalinginae. Distribution ''Kalinga ornata'' resides in the deep coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific (though it has also been reported from Hawaii). William B. Rudman, Rudman, W. B., 1999 (November 17)Kalinga ornata.[In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Accessed 5 June 2010. Kelley, C., 2002 (May 2''Kalinga ornata'' from deepwater off Hawaii."[Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Accessed 5 June 2010. While it occasionally washes up in shallow regions, live individuals have been observed by divers at a depth of 6 m,Gosliner, Terry"Nudi of the Week is Kalinga ornata."The Slug Site. Accessed 5 June 2010. they have been trawled from depths of 76 m, and observed by an Remotely operated underwater vehicle, ROV at a depth of 182 m. Description ''Kalinga ornata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Alder
Joshua Alder (7 April 1792 – 21 January 1867) was a British cheese, cheesemonger and amateur zoologist and malacologist. As such, he specialized in the Tunicata, and in gastropods. He was a member of the Hancock Museum, Natural History Society of Northumberland and Durham, and an early member of the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne, alongside Joseph Swan and Robert Stephenson. He corresponded with Charles Darwin. His drawings are in the collections of the Great North Museum: Hancock and the British Museum. Ravensworth Terrace From 1841 to 1857 Alder was a tenant at 5 Ravensworth Terrace in the Summerhill area of Newcastle upon Tyne, which he shared with his sister Mary, a woman of independent means, and their two female servants. During this time, he ran a cheese shop in The Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, The Side, a street in central Newcastle. He sold that business and became a shareholder in the Northumberland District Bank, and a gentleman of leis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
