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Fungi of the Cordyceps genus are the products of a tightly evolved arms race between hosts
and then decapitated from within by other fly larvae from the Apocephalus genus . When we observed the bees for some time the ones that were alive we found that they walked in circles, often with no sense of direction,#Andrew Core,
Chapulines Chapulines are grasshoppers of the genus Sphenarium and are eaten widely throughout southern Mexico. They're often served roasted (giving them a satisfying crunch)
To be fair to whoever came up with the common name seahorse it's a bit more accurate than the direct translation of the animal's Latin genus name Hippocampus
The wrinkled teeth and flexible ankles that R. eurasiaticus possessed suggest adaptations that arose very early in the evolutionof multituberculates helped pave the way for later members of the order (a scientific classification of organisms that includes families of genuses). Judging
Among them was the cocoa frog a tree-climber of the genus Hypsiboas named for its chocolate-colored skin.
Giraffidae Genus: Giraffa Species: Giraffa camelopardalis Subspecies: G. camelopardalisperalta (West african Giraffe Nigerien Giraffe) G. camelopardalisrothschildi (Ugandan Giraffe Rothschild's Giraffe) G. camelopardalisreticulate (Reticulated Giraffe) G. camelopardalis camelopardalis (Nubian
Hippopotamidae Genus: Hippopotamus Species: Hippopotamus amphibius Basic hippopotamus facts: Hippos are the third largest land mammal species On earth after elephants and white rhinos.
Phascolarctidae Genus: Phascolarctos Species: Phascolarctos cinereus  Basic koala facts: The koala an iconic Australian symbol is called often the koala bear
Felidae Genus: Panthera Species: Panthera pardus Subspecies: P. pardus pardus (African leopard; P. pardus delacouri (Indo-Chinese leopard;
The clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) despite its name belongs to a different genus. Leopards roar but not as loud as lions.
Cervidae Genus: Alces Species: Alces americanus Alces alces Basic moose facts: Moose are the largest members of the deer family.
Dasyuridae Genus: Sarcophilus Species: Sarcophilus harrisii Basic Tasmanian devil facts: Tasmanian devils are the largest carnivorous marsupials in the world.
Equidae Genus: Equus Species: Equus quagga (Plains zebra) Equus zebra (Mountain zebra) Equus grevyi (Grevy's zebra) Subspecies: E. quagga burchellii (Burchell's zebra) E. quagga boehmi (Grant's Zebra) E. quagga borensis (Selous'Zebra) E. quagga chapmani (Chapman's Zebra) E
Members of one North american genus Agelenopsis are referred commonly to as grass spiders. Appearance Agelenids are sized medium for arachnids about 4 to 20 millimeters long.
The dinosaurs in this genus are known best for their impressive tube-shaped head crests which may have been used for display
In 2006 genetic analyses revealed it to be an entirely new primate genus the first new African monkey species since 1984.
and chloroplast genes of more than 200 diatoms and Bolidomonas (a closely related genus). They wanted to test the prevailing understanding of where certain diatoms fall on the evolutionary tree
The two new species Bergbambos tessellata and Oldeania alpine each belong to two new genera (plural of genus the taxonomic classification above species) as well.
Ingredient labels may reveal the organism's genus and species but will not include a microbe count.
Labels on supplements should specify the genus species and strain in that order. For example a label might say Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG.
Pantherinae Genus & species: Panthera leosubspecies: Panthera leo leo (African lion) Panthera leo persica (Asiatic lion) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) only recognizes these two subspecies
</p><p>Chapulines are grasshoppers of the genus<em>Sphenarium</em >and are eaten widely throughout southern Mexico.
Canidae Genus and species: Canis latranssubspecies: There are 19: Coyotes are endangered not. In fact some believe that the coyote population has never been higher.
which included an apex predator a genus known as Dimetrodon. This animal had a lizard-like body
and teeth are closer to mammal skulls than to reptiles Another genus of Synapsids Lystrosaurus was a small herbivore about 3 feet long (almost 1 meter) that looked something like a cross between a lizard and a hippopotamus.
Balmy British columbia The tapir is a species of the Heptodon genus which is part of a group that is the oldest in the tapir lineage.
Canidae Genus: Canis Species: C. lupus (gray wolf) C. rufus (red wolf) C. lycaon (Eastern wolf) Though wolves once roamed far and wide they are very scarce today.
what genus or species the spider belongs to Vetter said. And that's a shame he said
The other genus Cupiennius contains some big but totally harmless spiders. There are 12 species of Phoneutria
One genus Shonisaurus measured more than 50 feet long (15 meters) and probably weighed close to 30 tons (27 metric tons).
One genus Lystrosaurus has been called the Permian/Triassic Noah#as fossils of this animal predate the mass extinction
and king cobra while not members of this genus are considered commonly cobras because they possess hoods poisonous fangs
In monkey genus groups that practice polygyny the leader will mate with multiple females. The gestation periods for monkeys vary depending on the genus. For example the gestation for a rhesus monkey is 164 days Baboons have a similar gestation period of around 187 days.
Chimps on the other hand have a much longer gestation period of around 237 days according to the San jose State university.
However while bison are also bovines (a subfamily of bovids) they are in a different genus from true buffalo.
When comparing P. infestans with similar organisms in the same genus, stretches of the genome stood out as being highly variable,
but the genus Satsuma contains both dextral and sinistral species. In most land snails, the switch between dextrality and sinistrality is controlled by a single gene,
And a DNA-based family tree of the snail genus showed that sinistrality has arisen independently at least six times in Satsuma
Shiga toxins have been causing diarrhoeal disease in humans for centuries the bacterial genus Shigella and the Shiga toxins were named first for Kiyoshi Shiga,
In a paper published on 22 september in Plos ONE, the team reports finding antibodies against members of the Henipavirus genus in 5%of 97 pigs studied.
the researchers used specific constraints such as membership in the same genus to identify where species would most likely be placed in the tree.
Numerous fossils of the genus have been found but, as is typical with mammals, they have all been survived teeth that owing to the presence of protective enamel.
He named one new genus he had created Exserohilum for the prominent protuberances called hila (the belly buttons of the fungal and botanical world) on its spores.
The modus operandi of one species in this genus-E. rostratum--was to infect a plant and in some cases precipitate tissue death.
The insect genus with the longest known life cycles, Magicicada has confounded scientists for centuries. In 1665, the first volume of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society included a report from New england concerning"swarms of strange insects,
In Asia, pine-wood nematodes spread with the help of Japanese pine sawyer beetles (in the Monochamus genus). The worms enter the respiratory system of hatching beetle pupae in the trunks of diseased trees
Amborella is the only species in its genus, family and order.""Phylogenetically, it s really the equivalent of the duck-billed platypus and monotremes, says Claude depamphilis, a plant evolutionary biologist at Pennsylvania State university in University Park, who co-led researchers on the Amborella Genome Project.
The pathogen shares the same genus as the organism that caused The irish potato famine. Other Phytophthora species are able to infect almost all of the fruit and nut trees people plant around the world.
The Magicicada the genus of cicada that's about to blanket the northeast United states is a very odd creature.
In fact it's the only member of its genus so it's not that closely related to any other species
The decoy-building spider is thought to be a species in the genus Cyclosa and Reeves and colleagues plan to formally describe the species
CS biosynthesizes the capsaisin and the Capsicum genus is the only one that evolved to biosynthesize capsaicinoids.
In addition Academy scientists discovered a new genus of beetle and a previously unidentified genus of sea fan.
On November 19 2013 Igor Sokolov a Schlinger Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences published a paper on Zookeys describing eight new species and a new genus of beetle.
A case of mistaken identity points to need for increased protectionsthis year Academy scientists identified three new species of soft corals and two new species and a new genus
After comparing a colony collected off the coast of San francisco to older samples in the Academy's collection Williams announced an entirely new genus
According to the paper published this year in the International Journal of Ichthyology sharks of this genus are nocturnally active bottom-living animals
It is unique in the genus in being the only species essentially restricted to alpine vegetation.
Species of the genus Lepidosperma commonly known as sword-sedges mostly have flattened elongate leaves that are shaped like a double-edged sword.
The genus with more than 100 species is widespread across Australia. It is of particular ecological interest
With the new discovery the scorpions from this genus found in the country go up to a total of five known species. The study was published in the open access journal Zookeys.
Euscorpius is a genus of scorpions commonly called small wood-scorpions. As their name suggest these scorpions don't impress with a large size the biggest representative being around 5 cm long.
Further studies are in progress to understand the quantity and distribution of the different species and populations of the genus Euscorpius in Turkey and their relationship with the Greek populations.
This case represents the first record of conifer-feeding behavior in this family as well as the first specialist herbivore in the genus. Meanwhile the background match between Picea leaves
A revision of the genus Paratrechinalong considered to be one of the most species-rich ant genera latest research has stripped the ant genus Paratrechina down to a single species-Paratrechina longicornis.
and is considered one of the world's worst invasive ant species. A recent review of the genus in the open access Journal of Hymenoptera Research announces the discovery of a second species P. zanjensis which presents a step forward into determining the native
Miombo is the Swahili word for the Brachystegia genus of trees which are an important tree species within miombo woodlands.
now that we know another species exist within the genus comparative studies can begin to perhaps understand the attributes that make P. longicornis such a good biological invader says Dr. John S Lapolla of Towson University USA.
and that the discovery of a new species native to Africa makes Paratrechina yet another example of an ant genus that possesses an Afro-asian distribution. explains Dr. John S. Lapolla.
The genus Progradungula to which the species studied here belongs is among the few cribellate ones in the family.
which was described already in detail by now retired arachnologist Mike gray (Australian Museum) for the only known other species of this genus P. carraensis.
The genus name for Pygsuia biforma is derived from part of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks sports cheer Wooo Pig Sooie
Consequently the genus name also means little pig in mock Latin. The species name biforma is derived from the presence two distinct cell forms that are observed in the life cycle.
and neither can be included in any known Asian genus. Earlier work on the global distribution of bamboos has shown that bamboos evolved in the southern hemisphere on a landmass called Gondwanaland parts
and was not the project's original goal--completing the first comprehensive study of olingos several species of tree-living carnivores in the genus Bassaricyon was.
and named 14 new species of the ant genus Eurhopalothrix and distinguished them from 14 other previously known species. The genus name is Greek
and refers to the club-shaped hairs on many Eurhopalothrix (pronounced you-row-pal-oh-thrix) species. In another upcoming study accepted for publication in the same journal Longino identified 19 new ant species from the genus
Octostruma (pronounced oct-oh-strew-ma) and described differences from 15 other previously known species. The genus name means eight swellings for the ants'eight-segmented antennas.
The new species were found mostly in small patches of forest that remain in a largely agricultural landscape highlighting the importance of forest conservation efforts in Central america Longino says.
and perhaps redefine classifications for ants in four or five ant genuses or genera. Some species are likely to end up in a different genus after such research is done he says.
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In 2009 researchers identified the culprit behind WNS as a member of the genus Geomyces resulting in its name Geomyces destructans or G. destructans.
and found evidence supporting a shift in the genus to which the fungus belongs resulting in a new name:
#New Anagnorisma moth species from beautiful Binaloud Mountain Iranresearchers described a new species of Noctuidae moth from Iran which is described the fifth species of the genus Anagnorisma.
To date only three species of the genus Allobates are known from Guyana one of which the Cuckoo frog Allobates spumaponens Kok
and described by WCS as an entirely new genus in 2006. Another extremely vulnerable species is the Zanzibar red colobus a species
Madslien found a high prevalence of bacteria of the genus Bartonella spp. both in the moose's blood and in the keds themselves.
while human ancestors ate more grasses and other apes stuck with trees and shrubs two extinct Kenyan baboons represent the only primate genus that ate primarily grasses and perhaps sedges throughout its history.
but only in target species. Malaria is spread by mosquitoes in the Anopheles genus notably Anopheles gambiae native to Africa.
The genus primarily includes fungi that occur in the soil and are associated with the decomposition of plant matter.
As far as scientists know this fungus one of two new species of the genus from Lascaux is harmless.
Eugenia is a large worldwide genus of woody evergreen trees and shrubs of the myrtle family that is particularly diverse in South america New caledonia and Madagascar.
Interestingly it is the only member of the genus Pantholops. Tibetan antelope is sized a medium antelope with the unique adaptations to against the harsh high-altitude climate.
Solanum is the largest genus of the family and with 1500 species is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.
Work by participants of the'PBI Solanum'project will result in a modern monographic treatment of the entire genus available on-line.
Solanum is the largest genus of the family and with 1500 species is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.
Work by participants of the'PBI Solanum'project will result in a modern monographic treatment of the entire genus available on-line.
#A new cryptic spider species from Africathe species from the genus Copa are very common spiders found in the leaf litter of various habitats.
The spiders from this cryptic ground-dwelling genus in the continental Afrotropical Region are revised in a study published in the open access journal Zookeys.
HLB is caused by the bacteria of the genus Candidatus Liberibacter. Symptoms of the disease include blotchy mottled leaves sections of yellow
Astonishing ten new species of semiaquatic freshwater earthworms revealedthe semiaquatic earthworms in the genus Glyphidrilus are somewhat unfamiliar species that live between the terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems of rivers streams canals
A study describing ten newly discovered species of the genus has been published in the open access journal Zookeys.
and Southern Americaa team of scientists have described twenty four new species of dipterans belonging to Quichuana genus of which only a further 24 species were known.
A ten-year study in forests of the American continent has resulted in the description of 24 new insect species from the Quichuana genus that are also known as'flower flies'.
and this genus belongs to the Syrphidae family which is a group with similar characteristics to that of bees and wasps but with a different taxonomic order.
and one of the authors of the study the species of the Quichuana genus are not well known as they live in tropical forest areas where insect studies are scarce.
Double the amount of Quichuana speciesthanks to these studies 24 more species have been discovered meaning that the number of documented species in this genus has doubled.
The organisms were classified as two new species in a new genus Dendrogramma enigmatica and Dendrogramma discoides in the new family Dendrogrammatidae.
Unexpected diversity in New zealand tree, kanuka genus Kunzeaat the stroke of a pen a New zealand endemic tree has for the last 31 years been regarded incorrectly the same as a group of'weedy'Australian shrubs and small trees.
and the allied New zealand endemic Leptospermum sinclairii were merged in 1983 with three other Australian species under the oldest available name (L. ericoides) as a new combination in the related genus Kunzea.
By understanding the entire genus at a genome level we have a whole new pool of genetic variation that can be used to combat pests
Lichtenberg's study focused on stingless bees--including two from the genus Trigona that recruit nestmates to food sources with chemically distinct pheromones--that compete with one another for similar food sources.
Dracaena a genus consisting of approximately 40 different species including the widely recognized lucky bamboo is among the most frequently imported group of ornamentals to enter the U s. for domestic sale and eventual export to Canada.
It follows that Arion is unresolved very genus from a taxonomic point of view. But looking into the genes of the slugs yielded even more insights.
California U s a. This tiny shrimp the smallest in the genus was identified from among specimens originally collected from a cave on that island of romance sunny Santa catalina off the coast of Southern California.
Part of a marine family known as skeleton shrimp only distantly related to the ones some humans love to dip in cocktail sauce this crustacean is the first of its genus to be reported in the northeastern Pacific.
and bee distributions LÃ pez-Uribe and colleagues assessed parameters of climate conditions that each of three bee species within the genus Eulaema could tolerate physiologically including temperature and precipitation variability.
and published a revision of the genus Liturgusa in the open access journal Zookeys. Svenson collected the insects from eight countries in Central and South america as well as gathered hundreds of specimens from 25 international museums in North america South america and Europe.
Its inhabitants are ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex. The ants depend completely on their host plants for nectar
The bacterial genus Burkholderia for example includes dangerous disease-causing pathogens--one species has even been listed as a potential bioterrorist agent
The newly-described genus and species of flower was named Micropetasos burmensis. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Oregon State university.
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