Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: Guinea

The Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, is found in every ocean except the Arctic and often washes up on Florida’s coasts. These animals use long, venomous tendrils to ensnare prey and can float in groups of more than 1,000. 1. They are not jellyfish. Despite their similar appearance, me
collections building Life on Earth Nine new snail species discovered in Papua New Guinea

Pristis pristis Although sawfish look somewhat like sharks, they are actually rays. They have an elongated snout or „rostrum“ that is studded with teeth that they swing from side to side to stun schooling fishes, crustaceans and invertebrates upon which they feed. Large tooth sawfishes are most c
Western Indian Ocean through India, the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia to New Guinea

The University of Florida Herbarium maintains a non-circulating reference library of publications pertinent to the naming and classification of vascular plants (plant taxonomy and nomenclature). The literature in this collection contains descriptions, geographical ranges and keys for differentiatin
Indochina 363 Thailand 364 Malesian Region (Indonesia, Philippines, Malay, New Guinea

Leading non-marine malacologist Fred G. Thompson died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at the age of 82. Born in 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio, Fred was fascinated by the natural world from an early age. Herpetology was his initial interest, but during his travels he was struck by the diversity of non-marine mollu
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

So, we’ve been generally doing two simultaneous field excursions per day, one group goes diving and one group goes snorkeling/wading.  Usually we split up at the dock, but one day we all piled onto the boat (9 of us, plus dive gear for 5).  Here is the boat from the water, once the snorkelers have a
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) holds collections of animals other than vertebrates, as well as some other eukaryotes. Mollusks represent 80% of the collection, reflecting the original focus of the collection (Malacology), as well as the availability of shells. The collection was expended to IZ in 2000 an
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

At the beginning of the year, Gustav and I traveled to Hong Kong to help with an ARMS project led by David Baker’s lab at Hong Kong University.  Gustav is highly sought-after for his extensive invertebrate expertise, and I…know a lot about putting animals in jars.  If you don’t know what ARMS are,
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

I hope this post finds you safe and healthy.  Here at the Florida Museum, things have been shut down for a while, and it has given us a great opportunity to tackle all the parts of our job that our job prevents us from doing.  Now that we are not out in the field, or physically in the museum answeri
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

The Marine Biodiversity Survey of Guam and the Marianas is a collaborative effort between the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Guam Marine Laboratory. ASCIDIACEA CNIDARIA CRUSTACEA ECHINODERMATA MOLLUSCA PLATYHELMINTHES PORIFERA MISCELLANEOUS TAXA
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea

The sea anemone Triactis producta (Klunzinger, 1877) Triactis producta is the only species in the sea anemone (Actiniaria) genus Triactis (family Aliciidae). This species is found in shallow reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawai’i and French Polynesia. I
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea