Cranidium
Cranidium is an monotypic genus of stick insects in the monotypic tribe Cranidiini. The single species Cranidium gibbosum has been recorded from northern Brazil, French Guiana and Surinam.
Species
Goomba
Goombas, known in Japan as Kuribo, are a fictional mushroom-like species from Nintendo’s Mario franchise. They first appeared in the NES video game Super Mario Bros. as the first enemy players encounter. They have appeared outside video games, including in film, television, and other media. They are usually brown and are most commonly seen walking
Kanamarua narcissisma
Kanamarua narcissisma is a species of marine sea snail, a type of gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Colubrariidae. It is part of the genus Kanamarua, a group of predatory or parasitic sea snails found primarily in tropical marine environments. The species was formally described in 2008 by malacologists Koen Fraussen and Denis Lamy during
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Anthia maxillosa
Anthia maxillosa is a large, predatory ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae, a lineage renowned for its ecological role as terrestrial hunters. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, this species exemplifies the evolutionary refinement of predatory morphology, chemical defense, and desert adaptation. Taxonomy and Classification The genus Anthia comprises several large African ground beetles often colloquially
Selliguea (Fern Genus)
Selliguea is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, known for its distinctive creeping rhizomes, glossy fronds, and epiphytic or lithophytic growth habits. The genus includes dozens of species distributed primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific Islands. Ferns in the genus Selliguea are often found growing on tree
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Strymon (butterfly)
Strymon is a genus of scrub hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a highly distinct lineage in the tribe Eumaeini, and was at one time even treated as a monotypic tribe Strymonini. The species of the genus are found in the Nearctic, the Palearctic and the Neotropical realms.
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Spot-tail shark
The spot-tail shark, or sorrah shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. They are found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean between latitudes 31°N and 31°S, from the surface to a depth around 72 m (236 ft). This shark grows to about 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in). It is fished
Somasteroidea
Somasteroidea is the name given to a group of extinct star‑shaped marine animals classified within the phylum Echinodermata and more specifically associated with the subphylum Asterozoa. These ancient organisms lived during the Paleozoic Era, appearing in the Early Ordovician Period (approximately 510–493 million years ago) and becoming extinct by the Late Devonian. Somasteroids are best known from
Pila globosa
Pila globosa is a large freshwater gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Ampullariidae, commonly referred to as apple snails. Native to South and Southeast Asia, it is especially widespread across India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and parts of Thailand. It inhabits ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow-moving rivers, where it plays an important ecological role in
Hydrelia rubricosta
Hydrelia rubricosta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1982. It is found in Nepal and China. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Hydrelia Species: H. rubricosta
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