List of articles in "Species" category - Page 1495

Atyidae is a family of shrimp present in all tropical and most temperate waters of the world. Adults of this family are almost always confined to fresh water. This is […]

The bird dropping spider (Celaenia excavata) derives its name from mimicking bird droppings to avoid predators mainly birds. However there are other species of spider that resemble bird droppings for […]

Alvinocarididae is a family of shrimp originally described by M. L. Christoffersen in 1986 from samples collected by DSV Alvin from which they derive their name. Shrimp of the family […]

Hippolytidae is a family of cleaner shrimp also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term broken-back shrimp also applies to the genus Hippolyte in particular and cleaner shrimp […]

Kiwi (foaled 1977 in New Zealand died 1995 in New Zealand) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1983 won the Wellington Cup in New Zealand and won the Melbourne Cup […]

Sphaerocarpales is an order of plants within the liverworts. Approximately twenty species are in this order which is sub-divided into three families: Sphaerocarpaceae and Riellaceae as well as the extinct […]

Gnathophyllidae is a pantropical and subtropical family of shrimp in the superfamily Palaemonoidea. They are often associated with echinoderms.There are 5 genera and 14 species:Gnathophylleptum d’Udekem d’Acoz 2001Gnathophylloides Schmitt 1933Gnathophyllum […]

Porcellionidae is a terrestrial family of the order Isopoda. The species classified here cannot roll into a ball as opposed to the species of family Armadillidiidae which can.This family contains […]

Polypodium is a genus of 75–100 species of true ferns widely distributed throughout the world with the highest species diversity in the tropics. The name is derived from Ancient Greek […]

Armadillidium vulgare the (common) pill-bug (common) pill woodlouse or rolly polly is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species.