the red-faced turtle , emydura victoriae ( gray , 1842 ) , is a species of medium-sized aquatic turtle in the family chelidae .

the species inhabits rivers , streams and permanent water bodies across much of northern australia .

red - faced turtle

northern yellow - faced turtle ( emydura tanybaraga ) in the finniss river catchment , nt .
cann , j . 1997 . the northern yellow - faced turtle . monitor 9 ( 1 ) : 24 - 29 , 34 - 35 .
the red - bellied short - necked turtle , also known as the jardine river turtle ( emydura subglobosa ) , is a species of australian short - necked turtle indigenous to australia and papua new guinea ; in the former location , they are considered highly endangered .
the party had said that the turtle’s limbs had been hacked off and the perpetrators had then sprayed the dead animal’s shell with red paint , an act of “a sick mind” .
a green party announcement condemning the brutal torturing and killing of a sea turtle at a paphos beach caused confusion on social media on tuesday , after it emerged that the turtle had been washed ashore dead and marked as counted with red paint by a government official .
however , local daily phileleftheros later reported that the turtle had been washed ashore and bathers who found it informed the government’s marine turtle protection programme .
post - ocular stripe typically bright red , fading with age ; iris without leading and trailing dark spots ; macrocephaly in adults common .
emydura : ' turtle - tail ' . victoriae : after the victoria river , northern territory .
the following morning , a programme official went to the beach , recorded the turtle’s species , dimensions , and condition , obtained tissue samples for dna testing , and spray - painted its shell red so that it wouldn’t be counted again – and also to prevent use of the shell by anyone .
after being informed of a dead turtle at the yeroskipou beach on sunday night , the department said , it notified the cyprus wildlife society , which implements the turtle protection programme in collaboration with the fisheries department .
chelonoidis chilensis gray , 1870 ( turtle ) the type specimen was labeled
valparaiso
( a port in chile ) , so gray named the turtle chilensis . however , valparaiso was only the ship ' s point of departure . that species of turtle is found only in paraguay and argentina , east of the andes .
ms pearce says freshwater turtle shells can become soft and susceptible to damage if animals are not cared for correctly .
meanwhile , news of the turtle’s ‘brutal killing’ reached the green party and prompted their statement on monday , which claimed that the fisheries department couldn’t be bothered to find the people who carried out the killing and sprayed the turtle .
according to the fisheries department , the dead female turtle was a caretta caretta , measured at 70 by 68 centimetres .
tortoises of australia . angus and robertson , sydney . cann , j . ( 1997a ) georges short - necked turtle
they prefer to spend a majority of their time in shallow , muddy waters . the coloration of hatchlings and juveniles are stunningly red or orange , hence their name , though these vibrant colors will fade as they age .
georges , a . , doody , j . s . , eisemberg , c . , alacs , a . a . & rose , m . ( 2008 ) carettochelys insculpta ramsay 1886 - - pignosed turtle , fly river turtle . chelonian research monographs , 5 , in press .
hydromedusa wagler , 1830 ( snake - necked turtle ) unrelated to the cnidarian hydromedusa , known also as anthomedusa , athecate hydroids , and other names .
turtle taxonomy working group [ van dijk , p . p . , j . iverson , a . rhodin , h . shaffer , and r . bour ]
wells , r . w . ( 2007c ) some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class reptilia in australia . some comments on the elseya dentata ( gray , 1863 ) complex with redescriptions of the johnstone river snapping turtle , elseya stirlingi wells and wellington , 1985 and the alligator river snapping turtle , elseya jukesi wells 2002 .
meiolania owen , 1886 ( oligocene - to - holocene turtle ) it was named meiolania (
small roamer
) in reference to megalania (
large roamer
) , a monitor lizard which it was first thought to be a smaller relative of . when more remains were found , it was realized that it was a turtle .
webb , r . g . ( 2002 [ 2003 ] ) observations on the giant softshell turtle , pelochelys cantorii , with description of a new species . hamadryad , 27 , 99107 .
encyclopedia of turtles . tfh publications , new jersey . ramsay , e . p . ( 1886 ) on a new genus and species of fresh water turtle from the fly river , new guinea
in a statement , the department expressed surprise at the “false reports” alleging the “brutal torturing of a turtle” , which reproduce claims made in a misleading statement by the paphos branch of the green party .
rhodin , a . , ibarrondo , b . r . & kuchling , g . ( 2008a ) chelodina mccordi , rhodin 1994 - - roti island snake necked turtle , mccord ' s snake necked turtle , kura kura rote . chelonian conservation and biology , 5 , 008 . 1 - 008 . 8 , doi : 10 . 3854 / crm . 5 . 008 . mccordi . v1 . 2008 .
georges , a . , doody , j . s . , young , j . & cann , j . ( 2000 ) the pig - nosed turtle . cooperative research centre for freshwater ecology , canberra .
alacs , a . a . ( 2008 ) forensics , phylogeography and population genetics : a case study using the northern snake - necked turtle , chelodina rugosa . phd thesis , university of canberra , canberra , australia .
thomson , s . & georges , a . ( 2009 ) myuchelys gen . nov . —a new genus for elseya latisternum and related forms of australian freshwater turtle ( testudines : pleurodira : chelidae ) zootaxa 2053 : 32–42 .
according to the reports , an officer then went to the beach and painted the dead turtle , to make sure it wouldn’t be counted twice . the officer then informed the municipality so they could remove the animal from the beach .
stegosaurus marsh 1877 ( dinosaur ) when o . c . marsh described the dinosaur , he thought that its distinctive triangular plates covered the creature like a giant turtle , so he named it stegosaurus , or
roof lizard
.
thomson , s . & georges , a . ( 2009 ) myuchelys gen . nov . - - a new genus for elseya latisternum and related forms of australian freshwater turtle ( testudines : pleurodira : chelidae ) . zootaxa , in press .
natural hybridization and evolution . oxford university press , oxford . artner , h . ( 2003 ) die rezenten schildkrötenarten der erde . emys , 10 ( 6 ) , ivxxxviii . artner , h . ( 2008 ) the world ' s extant turtle species , part 1
emmott ' s short - neck turtle , emydura macquarii emmotti ssp . nov . pp . 6061 in mccord , w . , cann , j . & joseph - ouni , m . ( ed . ) a taxonomic assessment of emydura ( testudines : chelidae ) with descriptions of new subspecies from queensland , australia
wells , r . w . ( 2009 ) some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class reptilia in australia . a new species of freshwater turtle in the genus wollumbinia wells 2007 ( reptilia : chelidae ) from eastern australia .
australian biodiversity record
, 2009 ( 1 ) , 112 [ privately produced , available from the author ] .
thomson , s . , kennett , r . , tucker , a . d . , fitzsimmons , n . n . , featherstoni , p . , alacs , a . a . & georges , a . ( 2009 ) chelodina burrungandjii thomson , kennett and georges 2000 - - sandstone snake - necked turtle . chelonian monographs , 5 , in press .
wells , r . w . ( 2007b ) some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class reptilia in australia . notes on the recently described freshwater turtle chelodina canni mccord and thomson , 2002 and a redescription of chelodina rankini wells and wellington , 1985 .
australian biodiversity record
, 2007 ( 1 ) , 15 [ privately produced , available from the author ] .
turtle taxonomy working group [ van dijk , p . p . , iverson , j . b . , rhodin , a . g . j . , shaffer , h . b . , and bour , r . ] . 2014 . turtles of the world , 7th edition : annotated checklist of taxonomy , synonymy , distribution with maps , and conservation status . in : rhodin , a . g . j . , pritchard , p . c . h . , van dijk , p . p . , saumure , r . a . , buhlmann , k . a . , iverson , j . b . , and mittermeier , r . a . ( eds . ) . conservation biology of freshwater turtles and tortoises : a compilation project of the iucn / ssc tortoise and freshwater turtle specialist group . chelonian research monographs 5 ( 7 ) : 000 . 329–479 , doi : 10 . 3854 / crm . 5 . 000 . checklist . v7 . 2014 .
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syntypes : bmnh 1947 . 3 . 5 . 95 and 1947 . 3 . 5 . 96 ; wells and wellington ( 1985 : 14 ) designated bmnh 1947 . 3 . 5 . 95 lectotype .
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gray , j . e . 1842 . description of some new species of reptiles , chiefly from the british museum collection . zoological miscellany 2 : 57 - 59 . - get paper here
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comments on social media charged that the green party rushed to politically exploit the incident without bothering to check the facts .
then , the municipal authorities were notified to collect and bury the dead animal , the statement said .
its body had started to decompose , hence the decayed limbs , but showed no signs of abuse .
he does though – never hear his voice protesting the shooting , netting and lime sticking of european migrating birds , many of whom are protected or endangered in their host countries . . social media has a thread calling a boycott after three hundred song thrushes shot in cyprus in just three days by a couple of hunters who thoughtfully provided a picture . they are protected and prized for their song in the uk .
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triturating surfaces of the maxillary sheath expanded , meeting medially to form a crushing plate on the roof of the mouth ; length of mandibular symphysis in adults about 1 . 5 times the horizontal diameter of the tympanum .
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acinonyx ( cheetah ) from gk . akineo ( no movement ) + onyx ( claw ) , referring to the popular belief that cheetahs have non - retractable claws . this is not true . cheetahs ' claws are fully retractable , but their retracted claws remain exposed because , unlike other cats , they lack a skin sheath to cover them .
alligator ( alligator ) misspelling of
el lagarto ,
spanish for
the lizard .
ambrosia l . ( ragweed ) named after the food of the gods , this genus is a major cause of allergies . linnaeus was probably considering that ancient herbals recommended a . maritima to treat upset stomachs .
apidium ( early oligocene primate , from egypt ) the name means
little bull
( from apis and mnevis , a pair of bulls mentioned on the rosetta stone as being used in egyptian rites ) ; the fossil was orginally thought to be a hoofed animal .
apus apus ( common swift ) from greek for
footless
( see also paradisaea apoda below ) . the swift ' s feet are small but far from absent .
arctocephalos pusillus ( seal )
pusillus
means
very little
, but the seal grows to about 3 meters and one tonne . the type specimen was a juvenile not recognized as such at the time .
arrhinoceratops parks , 1921 ( ceratopsian dinosaur ) name means
without a nose horn face
. parks interpreted the fossil as having
no trace of a horn core
nor even a vestige of one . in 1981 helen tyson restudied it , stating ,
to deny the presence of a horn core in arrhinoceratops , which . . . possesses a distinct horn - like organ , contributes neither to the homology of this structure nor to an accurate characterization of the genus .
barbus viviparus weber , 1897 ( bowstripe barb ) not viviparous but egg - laying , like most fish .
basilosaurus harlan , 1834 ( eocene whale ) not a
king lizard
, and unrelated to dinosaurs . the original misidentified remains of several animals were combined and sent on a tour as a 130 - ft . extinct sea serpent . [ transactions of the american philosophical society 4 : 379 - 403 ]
bufo marinus ( cane toad ) the toad is adaptable to many habitats , but it is not marine .
columbicola extinctus malcolmson , 1937 ( flight - feather louse ) both these lice were reported from the passenger pigeon and were thought to have gone extinct with it , hence their names , but both are still living on other pigeons . c . defectus turned out to be a previously described species c . flavens .
cephalopentandra echirrosa ( cogniaux ) jeffrey , 1896 ( african plant ) generic name means
head - with - five - stamens without - tendrils
, but the flower has only three stamens , and the plant has tendrils .
chaeropus ecaudatus ogilby , 1838 ( pig - footed bandicoot ) the name of this extinct marsupial literally means
pig - foot tailless ,
but it had the longest tail of any bandicoot . it was described from a specimen which had lost its tail , though accounts differ whether the loss happened during the animal ' s life or during taxidermy .
cuniculus brisson , 1762 ( paca ) the name means
rabbit
in latin , but the paca is a rodent , not a lagomorph .
dinosauria owen , 1842 means
fearfully great lizard
( or , as often quoted ,
terrible lizard ,
but terrible in the sense of
awesome
) , but many were small and inoffensive , and none were lizards . it should be noted , however , that there is no latin word for
reptile ,
so
saur
had to stand in .
eonessa anaticula wetmore , 1938 ( eocene bird ) literally
dawn - duck duckling
, the fossil was first described as a primitive duck . the fossil has too little detail to determine its order , but more detailed work shows that it has little similarity to ducks .
epilachna vigintisexpunctata vigintisexpunctata ( 28 - spotted potato ladybird )
vigintisexpunctata
means 26 - spotted .
epilachna vigintioctopunctata pardalis ( 26 - spotted potato ladybird ) .
vigintioctopunctata
means 28 - spotted .
felis lacustris gazin , 1933 (
lake cat
) the name lacustris ( latin ,
lake
) does not indicate that this cat had aquatic habits , but indicates its place of origin , the hagerman lake beds . however , the sediments there are now interpreted as a flood plain rather than an ancient lake .
fregata minor ( greater frigate bird ) it was originally named pelecanus minor , the little pelican ; when moved to a new genus , priority demanded that it still be called minor . the lesser frigate is f . ariel .
gelidiophycus freshwateri boo , park , & boo , 2013 ( marine alga ) named after dr . d . wilson freshwater , who provided the first molecular systematic study of the gelidiales and showed that a new genus may be warrented . the alga is not found in fresh water itself . [ taxon 62 : 1105 - 1116 ]
geosaurus cuvier , 1824 ( late jurassic to early cretaceous marine crocodile ) means
earth lizard
, but it was strictly aquatic .
globicephala macrorhynchus gray , 1846 ( pilot whale ) john gray , working from skeletal materials only , guessed this whale had a large beak , or macrorhynchus in greek . but the pilot whale ' s head is quite rounded , suggesting anything but a beak .
haemophilus influenzae ( bacterium ) so named because it was thought to be the cause of influenza , until the virus was discovered in the 1930s .
hydrangea serratifolia ( hook . & arn . ) f . phil . ( hydrangea ) literally ,
with serrated leaves
, but leaf edges are typically smooth . the specimen hooker received from darwin had apparently been nibbled by pests .
hyracotherium owen , 1841 ( extinct equid ) the name means
hyrax - like beast ,
but it is a primitive horse , not a hyrax .
ixobrychus billberg , 1828 ( dwarf bittern ) the name means
mistletoe - roarer
. at that time , it was a common belief that bitterns blew into a reed in order to produce their booming call . billberg was not only mistaken about that , he also confused ixios ( reed ) with ixos ( mistletoe ) .
lawsonia inermis ( henna ) originally , henna was called by three names , lawsonia inermis , l . spinosa , and l . alba , referring respectively to a young spineless plant , an adult spiny plant , and a white - flowered variety . when botanists realized that these were the same species , they chose the name inermis (
unarmed
) for it , even though henna does have spines .
libycosaurus bonnarelli , 1947 ( miocene anthracothere ) the name means
lizard of libya
, but it is an artiodactyl mammal .
lobodon carcinophagus hombron & jacquinot , 1842 ( crabeater seal ) the scientists who discovered this seal , finding soft shell remains in its mouth , inferred that it fed on crabs and named it accordingly , but in fact it eats krill . crabs are not even found in its antarctic environment .
lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae thompson 1975 ( fungus gnat ) described from a specimen from st . catherine ' s island , ga , so it should be spelled l . sanctaecatherinae .
megarachne hunicken , 1980 ( fossil terrestrial eurypterid ) named
big spider
based on its interpretation as an enormous upper carboniferous therophosid spider , and formerly listed by guinness as the world ' s largest spider . it is now shown to be a eurypterid , or sea scorpion .
metaspriggina simonetta & insom ( cambrian chordate ) named after , but unrelated to , the ediacaran organism spriggina .
miohippus marsh , 1874 and pliohippus marsh , 1874 ( fossil horses ) these names refer to the miocene and pliocene epochs , respectively . however , most miohippus are found in the oligocene , and all pliohippus are from the miocene . marsh believed that his miohippus fossils were from the miocene , but later work showed him mistaken . since pliohippus was first described , the genus was split in two , with the later pliocene horses reclassified as dinohippus , and the date of the pliocene epoch itself has shrunk . eohippus is still from the eocene , but it is not the scientific name because hyracotherium takes prescedence .
myrmecobius waterhouse , 1836 ( numbat ) the name means
lives on ants
, but this marsupial lives on termites , eating ants only incidentally .
myrmecophaga tridactyla linnaeus , 1758 ( giant anteater ) the specific name means
three fingers
, but it has five on each foot . four fingers on each front foot have claws , two of which are particularly elongate . the anteater does , at least , eat ants .
myxobolus cerebralis hofer , 1903 ( myxosporean parasite ) this parasite , the cause of whirling disease in salmon , was originally thought to infect fish brains . in fact , it is primarily a disease of cartilage .
naashoibitosaurus hunt and lucas , 1993 ( cretaceous hadrosaur ) so named because the type specimen was collected from what was thought to be naashoibito member of the kirtland formation , but in fact it came from an older member .
navicula antonii lange - bertalot ( diatom ) as stated in the paper ' s protologue , the name was intended to honor the late diatomist a . grunow ( the name navicula grunowii was already taken ) . but grunow ' s first name was albert , not anton . ( lange - bertalot later determined this name to be a synonym of n . menisculus var . grunowii . )
neoleptoneta myopica gertsch ( tooth cave spider ) the name implies near - sightedness , but the spider is blind .
neomylodon listai ameghino ( ground sloth ) ground sloths were thought to be still extant in south america during the 19th century . explorer ramon lista once shot at an animal which matched a crude description of one . when fresh - appearing dung and swatches of skin complete with reddish - brown fur and dermal ossicles turned up in an argentinean cave in 1888 , the animal was dubbed
lista ' s new mylodon .
20th century carbon dating revealed the hide to be roughly 13 , 500 years old .
nephanes titan newman , 1834 ( beetle ) this beetle is 0 . 4mm long .
odocoileus virginianus clavium ( key deer ) the subspecies name is from latin clavis , meaning
key ( as for a lock )
, but the florida keys to which the name refers are a completely different kind of key , derived from spanish cayo ,
shoal , reef .
a better latinization would be
cajorum .
the genus , which means
hollow tooth
, is also verges on being misnamed ; the type specimen had tooth cavities , but not moreso than other deer .
ornithocheiroidea ( a subgroup of pterosaurs ) british palaeontologist harry grovier seely was convinced that pterosaurs were the ancestors of birds , though , after much criticism , he altered his position to birds and pterosaurs having a close common ancestor . seely bolstered his arguments by making reference to birds whenever he coined the name for a newly described pterosaur : ornithocheirus (
bird hand
) , ornithostoma (
bird mouth
) , ornithodesmus (
bird link
) - - all within the ornithocheiroidea . seely even proposed replacing pterosauria with
ornithosauria .
in 1993 , ornithodesmus was recognized as a small theropod dinosaur and renamed istiodactylus howse , milner , & martill , 2001 . ornithocheirus and ornithostoma are still valid taxa .
ornithopoda and theropoda ( both dinosaur suborders ) the names mean
bird feet
and
beast feet
respectively . yet theropods are very bird - like ( indeed , birds evolved from this group ) , including their feet , and ornithopods are more beast - like . ornithopods were so - named for their three - toed feet , but those feet are still less birdlike than the three - toed feet of theropods .
ontocetus leidy , 1859 ( miocene walrus ) the - cetus means
whale
, but the tooth it was named for belonged to a walrus . onto - probably was intended to mean
existing
( it can also mean
dung
) , adding to the error .
oviraptor philoceratops osborn , 1924 ( theropod dinosaur ) the name means
ceratopsian - loving egg raider
because the first fossil was found with what was thought to be protoceratops eggs , but the eggs turned out to be its own ; most likely , it was guarding its own nest . ( osborn did note that the name could
entirely mislead us as to its feeding habits and belie its character ,
but he went with the name anyway . )
pan troglodytes ( linnaeus ) ( chimpanzee ) linnaeus , relying on unreliable stories , named a species homo troglodytes . it is not entirely certain which species , since he had no type specimen , but it was probably the chimpanzee , which carries the name today . but
troglodytes
means
cave dweller ,
and chimps do not live in caves .
paradisaea apoda linnaeus , 1760 ( greater bird of paradise )
footless one from paradise
; it was described from two skins brought to seville in 1522 by the victoria , the surviving ship from magellan ' s circumnavigational voyage . the native papuans had removed the specimens ' legs , and the europeans therefore assumed that the birds remained airborne their entire lives ( with the female laying and brooding eggs in a groove between the male ' s wings ) . a live individual captured in 1824 finally revealed that the bird spends most of its life standing on rather massive feet .
paradoxurus cuvier 1821 ( asian palm civet ) . the type specimen , at france ' s vincennes zoo , had a deformed tail , leading cuvier to think it was prehensile ( paradoxurus = ' with a strange tail ' ) . he called the type species p . hermaphroditus , misnaming it on both counts .
pelorovis ( extinct african cattle ) the name means
monstrous sheep
, but it is closely related to cows and buffalo .
peponocephala nishiwaki & norris , 1966 ( melon - headed whale ) the name was supposed to mean
melon head ,
but pepo does not actually mean
melon ,
and
pumpkin - headed whale
has not caught on in popular usage .
phytosauridae jaeger , 1828 ( triassic semi - aquatic reptiles ) name means
plant lizard
because the petrified mud fillings in the jaw of the first specimen found were thought to be herbivore teeth , but the creatures were wholly carnivorous .
picrophilus schleper et al . 1996 ( archaea ) this microbe is an extreme acidophile . the genus description says it derives from
gr . adj . pikros , acidic ,
but greek pikros means
bitter
, which is more often associated with alkaloids . [ ijsem 46 : 814 ]
picus awokera temminck , 1836 ( japanese green woodpecker ) its epithet is almost but not quite a tranliteration of its japanese name , aogera .
primobucco brodkorb 1970 ( fossil bird ) bucco is a genus of puffbird , and primobucco , from its name , should be a primitive bird of that kind , as it was once thought to be . primobucco ' s status is not entirely clear yet , but a puffbird it isn ' t .
procyon storr , 1780 ( raccoon ) the name means
doglike
, but raccoons are more closely related to bears .
prosauropoda von huene , 1920 ( group of long - necked dinosaurs ) mistakenly thought to be ancestral to the sauropods .
raphus cucullatus linnaeus , 1758 ( dodo )
raphus
comes from a vulgar term for
rump .
the dodo ' s common name and former scientific name ( didus ineptus l . ) are also perjorative . however , study of fossils show that wild dodos were sleeker and active ; their modern image came from overfed obese captive specimens and / or overstuffed specimens .
silphium l . ( 1753 ) ( rosinweed ) in classical antiquity ,
silphium
referred to a plant , valuable for seasonings and medicine , in the umbellifer family , probably a now - extinct member of the genus ferula . the genus silphium is in the asteraceae family .
sirenia ( manatees and dugongs ) columbus wrote in his log entry of 9 january 1493 ,
i saw three sirens that came up very high out of the sea . they are not as beautiful as they are painted , since in some ways , they have a face like a man .
columbus and many explorers who followed him thought these inoffensive , rotund , placid , aquatic vegetarians were the deadly sirens or mermaids of fable whose haunting songs lured sailors to their deaths .
speothos venaticus lund , 1842 ( bush dog ) named by danish naturalist peter wilhelm lund as a fossil from caves in brazil , thus its generic name meaning
cave wolf
. it was first described in living form in 1843 by the same person , but he failed to realise they were the same animal and named the living dogs icticyon , which name was used for speothos until well into the 20th century .
synthliboramphus wumizusume temminck , 1836 ( japanese murrelet ) the epithet is a mis - transliteration of the bird ' s japanese name , umi - suzumi .
thalassodromeus sethi kellner & campos , 2002 ( cretaceous pterosaur ) the genus name means
sea runner ,
referring to presumed skimming behavior , but further analysis shows the pterosaur was most likely a terrestrial forager . the pterosaur ' s large crest inspired the name
sethi
, after the egyptian god seth , but kellner probably confused seth with amun , who is depicted with a headdress shaped remarkably like the pterosaur ' s crest .
toninia aromatica ( turner ex sm . ) a . massal . ( lichen ) the lichen is odorless , but turner sent it to smith in a perfumed envelope .
tsaagan mangas norell et al . , 2006 ( cretaceous maniraptor )
tsaagan , mongolian for white ; mangas , mongolian for monster
, except mongolian for white is tsagaan . [ am . mus . nov . 3545 : 2 ]
tupinambis l . ( tegu ) linnaeus apparently got the name from piso & marcgrave ' s historia naturalis brasiliae ( 1648 ) , which , describing the lizard , begins ,
teivgvacv & temapara tupinambis
, or
[ it is called by the ] tupinambas ' teiuguacu ' and ' temapara ' .
rather than using a tupi name for the lizard , though , linnaeus took the name for the tupi ethnic group .
teiu - guacu
means literally
lizard - big
; there is another genus of south american lizard , teius , derived from the tupinamba name .
vulcanodon raath , 1972 ( sauropod dinosaur ) vulcanodon (
volcano tooth
) was described from teeth and a headless partial skeleton found in rocks of volcanic origin . it was later found that the teeth were from another ( non - sauropod ) animal . the skeleton called
volcano tooth
has no known teeth .
zoraptera silvestri , 1913 ( insect ) the name ( from greek ) means
pure wingless
, but some forms , discovered after the family was described , have four wings .
apterocyclus honoluluensis waterhouse , 1871 ( kauai flightless stag beetle ) . named at the british natural history museum from a specimen that was mailed in a package postmarked
honolulu
( on the island of oahu ) . its geographic restriction to the high elevation forests of the island of kauai was not realized until later .
blattella germanica linnaeus , 1767 ( german cockroach ) native to the great lakes region of east africa . carried across the mediterranean to europe over 1000 years ago .
bucco capensis ( collared puffbird ) : from south america , not the cape region of africa .
capsicum chinense although it is used in chinese cooking , it comes , like all other capsica , from the americas .
todus mexicanus lesson , 1838 ( puerto rican tody ) the bird is endemic to puerto rico , not mexico .
chrysolina americana linnaeus , 1758 ( rosemary beetle ) native to the mediterranean region , not america .
cupressus lusitanica mill . ( mexican white cedar )
lusitanica
means
from portugal ,
but the tree is native to central america . apparently it was described from portuguese cultivated trees . [ lorenzi , h . et al . 2003 . árvores exóticas no brasil , p . 30 . ]
cyclamen persicum ( persian cyclamen ) this primrose relative grows in many areas of the middle east , but it is not native to persia .
dacelo novaeguineae ( hermann 1783 ) ( common or laughing kookaburra ) . for novaeguineae = new guinea . sonnerat pictured this solely - australian bird in his new guinea book and claimed to have collected it there . he had in fact probably been given it by joseph banks , whom he met in south africa in 1770 .
eriobotrya japonica ( loquat ) originally from china , though grown in japan for 1000 years .
hibiscus syriacus ( rose of sharon ) from eastern asia ( it is the national flower of south korea ) , not from the levant .
hildewintera polonica ( cactus )
polonica
means
from poland .
the cactus is from bolivia .
hoplias malabaricus ( tiger tetra , a freshwater fish ) pieter bleeker , a dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist , stationed in java between 1848 and 1860 , had a wide network of outposts from where he received his specimens . in 1858 a fish he received was said to originate from
the west ,
which he interpreted as from the malabar coast ( india ' s west coast ) . now we know it came from much farther west , from the rio grande do sul area in brazil .
hoplodactylus duvaucelii ( dumeril and bibron 1836 ) ( duvaucel ' s gecko ) it is from new zealand , but the type specimen was believed to have come from india and so was named after french naturalist alfred duvaucel ( 1796 - 1824 ) who spent much of his life collecting in india .
lagerstroemia indica linnaeus ( crepe myrtle ) from china , not india . lagerström visited several asian countries , and linnaeus got this plant ' s origin wrong when he named it . also , it is a loosestrife , not a myrtle .
lilaeopsis chinensis ( l . ) kuntze ( eastern grasswort ) native to eastern north america , not china .
lodoicea maldivica ( double coconut or coco - de - mer ) native of the seychelles , but first thought to come from the maldives . for centuries , its giant seeds ( up to 44 lbs . ) had been found floating in the indian ocean , but the seeds cannot stand long immersion in sea water . the seychelles is their only home .
nerine sarniensis herb . ( guernsey lily ) sarniensis refers to guernsey (
sarnia
to the romans ) , one of the channel islands between england and france , but the lily is native to southern africa . one story is that a dutch ship carrying bulbs of the lily ran aground on guernsey , and the bulbs washed ashore and took root . another story is that the shipwrecked dutch sailors used the bulbs to barter with the natives , representing them as having come from japan . william herbert named the genus after the nereids , sea nymphs , treating the plant as a gift of the sea goddesses .
numenius madagascariensis ( linnaeus , 1766 ) ( eastern curlew ) linnaeus thought the type specimen came from madagascar . neumann ( 1932 ) presumed the skin arrived from makassar ( a portugal colony in sulavesi is . ) , whose name got confused with the better known name
madagascar
. however , stresemann ( 1941 ) has found that the specimen really was taken in the philippines . the species nests in ne asia and winters from philippines to australia .
opuntia ( cactus ) named after opus , a city in greece , although the cactus is native to the new world only . it is named after opus because pliny said it grew there , but he must have been referring to something else .
panthera pardus japonensis gray , 1862 ( north chinese leopard ) from china , not from japan , where there are no leopards .
pelargopsis ( halcyon ) capensis ( stork - billed kingfisher ) from southern asia , not the cape region of africa .
periplaneta americana linnaeus , 1758 ( american cockroach ) it hails from west africa and was spread worldwide by maritime commerce , reaching north america around 1625 .
pygoscelis papua forster 1781 ( gentoo penguin ) named for papua = new guinea . in his 1776 book on new guinea , pierre sonnerat claimed to have discovered three species of penguin on the island , so this species was named accordingly . in fact sonnerat had stolen the skins from the collection of fellow naturalist philippe commerson . there have never been penguins in new guinea , and sonnerat never travelled as far east as new guinea .
quercus canariensis wild . ( oak ) native to the iberian peninsula and northern africa ; not found naturally in the canary islands .
rattus norvegicus berkenhout , 1769 ( norway rat ) from east asia , not norway .
salvia hispanica l . 1753 ( spanish sage , chia ) described by linnaeus from a specimen apparently growing wild in spain , but it had been introduced from central america by an unknown person , probably for its nutritious seeds .
scilla peruviana ( lily ) from the mediterranean . it was named after a ship , the peru , which brought it from spain to england .
tangara mexicana ( linnaeus , 1766 ) ( turquoise tanager ) found in northern south america , not mexico .
teucrium asiaticum l . ( germander ) grows on the balearic islands in the mediterranean , not in asia .
turnagra capensis sparrman , 1787 . ( piopio , an extinct new zealand bird )
capensis
means
from the cape .
sparrman , who had sailed with captain cook , apparently did not remember the localities where his specimens had been collected and thought the piopio came from south africa . the bird also has a common name of new zealand thrush , although it is unrelated to the thrushes .
varanus indicus ( mangrove monitor ) : from northern australia , new guinea and sulawesi , not india .
zenaida asiatica ( white - winged dove ) from central america and southwest u . s . , not asia .
zonotrichia capensis ( bird , emberizidae ) it lives in south and central america , but was thought to be taken from cape town in south africa .
corydalis mediterranea z . y . su & lidén , 2007 ( herb ) this name is not wrong but may be misleading . mediterranea =
from the middle land
, which in this case is zhongguo , china . [ novon 17 : 490 . ]
echidna forster , 1777 ( eel ) not the echidna . here , the monotreme might more reasonably be considered misnamed , since latin echidna , from greek ekhidna , means
viper
. the monotreme echidna comes from the same word , but may have been influenced by greek ekhinos ,
hedgehog , sea urchin .
erithacus akahige ( robin ) common japanese name : komadori . reputedly , their skins got switched en route to the national natural history museum at leiden , netherlands .
fossa fossa ( fanaloka , or madagascan civet ) the civet with the common name
fossa
is cryptoprocta ferox .
fungia fungites ( linnaeus , 1758 ) ( coral ) it is , if not a fungus , at least a
mushroom coral .
gallinuloides eastman , 1900 ( eocene bird ) named after , but not closely related to , the gallinules ( various aquatic birds in the family rallidae ) .
hilsa regan , 1917 ( shad ) the fish with the common name of hilsa ( also ilish ) is tenualosa ilisha ( f . hamilton , 1822 ) . hilsa kelee , the only species in its genus , has common names of kelee shad , razorbelly , and fivespot herring .
lotus l . ( trefoil ) the common name usually refers to flowers of aquatic plants in the genus nelumbo or nymphaea . the mythical forgetfulness - inducing plant in homer ' s odyssey is thought to be ziziphus lotus , a buckthorn .
nasturtium ( watercress ) not the nasturtium ( tropaeolum ) . the common name came later , so it should be considered the misnamed one .
phoebe ( laurel tree or shrub ) not the phoebe birds , which are genus sayornis .
pinguinus bonnaterre , 1790 ( auk ) not a penguin . the name
penguin
was originally applied to the great auk and later to the antarctic birds . it came to apply exclusively to the latter as the auks were driven to extinction .
platypus herbst 1793 ( a beetle , family platypodidae ) not a platypus ( which is ornithorhynchus shaw 1799 ) .
puffinus puffinus ( manx shearwater ) not the puffin . it was described from a chick by a scientist who thought it was a puffin .
sequoia endl . ( redwood ) the tree with common name sequoia is sequoiadendron giganteum . both , incidentally , were named after sequoyah , a cherokee silversmith who invented a written form for the cherokee language .
thunnus albacares bonnaterre 1788 ( yellowfin , not albacore , tuna ) albacore tuna is t . alalunga . bonnaterre got his specimens mixed up .
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plestiodon is derived from the greek words pleistos meaning
most
and odontos meaning
teeth
. plestiodon = toothy skinks .
laticeps is derived from the latin word latus meaning
broad
and latin suffix ceps meaning
head
.
description : a large skink reaching a maximum snout - vent length ( svl ) of 143 mm ( 5 . 6 inches ) and a maximum total length of 324 mm ( 12 . 8 inches ) ( conant and collins , 1991 ) . in virginia , maximum known svl is 122 mm ( 4 . 8 inches ) and maximum total length is 287 mm ( 11 . 3 inches ) . tail length in the virginia sample was 44 . 1 - 62 . 4 % ( ave . = 58 . 3 ± 4 . 2 , n = 18 ) of total length .
scutellation : body scales smooth , shiny , and overlapping ; scale rows around midbody 28 - 32 ( ave . = 30 . 8 ±1 . 2 , n = 21 ) ; scale rows around tail 10 scales posterior to anal opening 16 - 20 ( ave . = 17 . 4 ±1 . 0 , n = 19 ) , 84 . 2 % of sample is > 16 ; mid - ventral row of subcaudal scales wider than long relative to adjacent scales ; supralabials 8 / 8 ( 52 . 2 % , n = 23 ) , 8 / 7 ( 40 . 4 % ) , or 7 / 7 ( 17 . 4 % ) ; posterior labial scale touching crescent - shaped temporal scale located above ear opening ( 38 . 6 % , n = 44 ; sides counted separately ) , separated from it by 1 or 2 small scales ( 52 . 3 % ) , or separated from it by another temporal scale ( 9 . 1 % ) ; labial scales between rostral and first supralabial entering eye ( = preorbital supralabials ) 5 / 5 ( 53 . 1 % , n = 49 ) , 4 / 5 ( 34 . 7 % ) , or 4 / 4 ( 12 . 2 % ) ; postnasals present ; mental single ; postmentals 2
sexual dimorphism : adult males ( 103 . 3 ± 12 . 5 mm svl , 76 - 122 , n = 26 ) averaged significantly larger than females ( 94 . 9 ±8 . 6 mm svl , 80 - 112 , n = 15 ) . sexual dimorphism index was - 0 . 09 . the heads of adult males were wider ( 13 . 3 - 26 . 6 mm , ave . = 20 . 9 ± 3 . 9 , n = 26 ) than those of adult females ( 12 . 7 - 20 . 3 mm , ave . = 15 . 4 ± 1 . 8 , n = 13 ) . vitt and cooper ( 1985a ) demonstrated that this difference remained after the covariation due to body size was removed . tail length relative to total length ( males 54 . 7 - 61 . 5 % , ave . = 59 . 2 ± 2 . 4 , n = 9 ; females 44 . 1 - 61 . 1 % , ave . = 55 . 3 ± 6 . 6 , n = 5 ) , scale rows around midbody ( males 30 - 32 , ave . = 30 . 6 ± 0 . 7 , n = 8 ; females 29 - 32 , ave . = 31 . 1 ± 1 . 2 , n = 9 ) , and scale rows around the tail 10 scales posterior to the anal plate ( males 16 - 19 , ave . = 17 . 0 ± 1 . 0 , n = 8 ; females 17 - 20 , ave . - 17 . 7 ± 1 . 0 , n = 9 ) were not sexually dimorphic .
adult males lose the body and tail stripes with age , becoming uniformly brown with a brownish - gray tail . the head in males becomes bright orange and enlarged in the temporal region during the mating season ( spring ) but fades and reduces in size in other times of the year . females lack the enlarged orange heads and retain the stripes for life , although they do fade somewhat .
juveniles : juveniles are black to dark brown at hatching , with light - orange head stripes and cream - to - orange - tinted body stripes . sublateral light stripes may be present . the stripes on the tail are blue . the blue tail color is usually retained until sexual maturity is reached ( about 75 - 80 mm svl ) . size at hatching in virginia p . laticeps averaged 32 . 1 ± 2 . 2 mm svl ( 28 - 35 , n = 14 ) and 75 . 9 ± 5 . 2 mm total length ( 65 - 82 , n = 10 ) . body mass at hatching is unknown .
geographic variation : the small sample sizes available from virginia preclude analyses of geographic variation in this species . davis ( 1968 ) examined large samples and noted several differences in scale characters among broad regions .
biology : broad - headed skinks are largely arboreal and , in virginia , inhabit open forested areas . they are most common in open , mature pine stands and in open stands of mixed hardwood - mostly live and turkey oak and loblolly and virginia pines . they have also been found on houses and barns in wooded areas . in south carolina , these skinks were most abundant in stands of live oak ( vitt and cooper , 1985a , 1985b ) . this skink prefers a more xeric habitat than p . fasciatus . all of the known virginia specimens were collected april through august . winter aggregations in underground retreats were found in alabama ( cooper and garstka , 1987 ) . the seasonal activity of this skink and the nature of its changes in habitat use between seasons are unknown .
the population ecology of this species is unknown . large adult males in south carolina guard their territories and the females within them , chasing smaller males away ( vitt and cooper , 1985a ) . this behavior suggests that territory placement is dependent on the availability and spacial distribution of appropriate trees and perch and nesting sites . thus , population sizes may be regulated by the structure of the habitat . adults of this species are probably the longest lived of any virginia lizard . cooper and vitt ( 1987a ) noted a male they collected in south carolina had a potential life span of over 8 years .
remarks : other common names in virginia are big scorpion lizard ( dunn , 1936 ) and greater five - lined skink ( carroll , 1950 ; schmidt , 1953 ; reed , 1957b ) .
conservation and management : plestiodon laticeps is not a species of special concern in virginia because of its wide distribution . in areas of urban development , however , this lizard will have difficulty surviving because of the loss of open wooded stands large enough to support viable populations , and because of mortality from humans and domestic cats . conservation of this element of virginia ' s biodiversity is best approached by the management of large , open wooded areas with mature and dead trees within them , and by control of predation by cats .
broad - headed skink ( top ) vs . five - lined skink ( bottom )
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oulophyllia crispa , sometimes called the intermediate valley coral , is a species of stony coral in the family merulinidae .

it is native to the tropical western and central indo-pacific region .

although this coral has a wide range , it is generally uncommon and seems to be decreasing in abundance , and the international union for conservation of nature has rated its conservation status as being " near threatened " .

oulophyllia crispa

see talk : oulophyllia crispa for individual experiences with this species , oulophyllia crispa . feel free to add your own personal experiences .
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oulophyllia crispa is a species of hard coral of the family faviidae . this specimen was found at poruma island reef in the torres strait as part of a biodiversity survey in february 2013 . the taxonomic classification for this photo was performed by the aims long term monitoring project . for more information see the aims coral fact sheet for this species .
we recently bought a new coral it is a closed brain oulophyllia crispa . the pet store said it was rare and i have done my research on it , and i know what it eats and all . but does anyone else know anything about behavior and killing potential of other corals fish or inverts ? my emerald green crad died recently after placeing new coral in tank . could the coral have klilled him ?
( of meandrina crispa lamarck , 1816 ) lamarck , j . - b . m . de . ( 1816 ) . histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres . tome second . paris : verdière , 568 pp . , available online at urltoken [ details ]
( of maeandrina crispa lamarck , 1816 ) lamarck , j . - b . m . de . ( 1816 ) . histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres . tome second . paris : verdière , 568 pp . , available online at urltoken [ details ]
it ' s not rare , i have two oulophylias a crispa and a bennet . it can ' t kill a crab . give it three of our inches of space since it can put out long stingers at night which can harm it ' s neighbors .
( of ulophyllia crispa ( lamarck , 1816 ) ) lamarck , j . - b . m . de . ( 1816 ) . histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres . tome second . paris : verdière , 568 pp . , available online at urltoken [ details ]
( of maeandrina crispa lamarck , 1816 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia crispa ( lamarck , 1816 ) ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
type locality
indian ocean
( veron , 1986 ) . [ details ]
description this is a submeandroid coral . in the red sea , its colonies are always small , rarely over 20 cm diameter , but are commonly . . .
hoeksema , b . w . ; cairns , s . ( 2018 ) . world list of scleractinia .
( of ulophyllia aspera quelch , 1886 ) quelch , j . j . 1886 . report on the reef - corals collected by h . m . s . challenger during the years 1873 - 76 . report on the scientific results of the voyage of h . m . s . challenger during the years 1873–79 . zoology 16 ( 3 ) : 1 - 203 , pls . 1 - 12 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia maxima rehberg , 1892 ) rehberg , h . 1892 . neue and wenig bekannte korallen . abhandlungen aus dem gebiete der naturwissenschaften hamburg 12 : 1 - 50 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia stokesiana milne edwards , 1857 ) milne edwards h ( 1857 ) histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2 : 1 - 631 . librairie encyclopédique de roret , paris . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia bonhourei gravier , 1910 ) gravier c ( 1910 ) sur quelques formes nouvelles de madréporaires de la baie de tadjourah . bulletin du muséum national d’histoire naturelle 16 : 273 - 276 . [ details ]
( of coeloria cooperi gardiner , 1904 ) gardiner j . s . ( 1904 ) . introduction , ii . astraeidae . in : fauna and geography of the maldives and laccadives archipelagoes , cambridge . 2 : 736 - 790 . [ details ]
( of coeloria magna gardiner , 1904 ) gardiner j . s . ( 1904 ) . introduction , ii . astraeidae . in : fauna and geography of the maldives and laccadives archipelagoes , cambridge . 2 : 736 - 790 . [ details ]
( of coeloria gigantea yabe & sugiyama , 1935 ) yabe , h . & t . sugiyama , 1935 . revised lists of the reef corals from the japanese seas and of the fossil reef corals of the raised reefs and the ryûkyû limestone of japan . j . geol . soc . japan 42 502 : 379 - 403 . [ details ]
veron , j . e . n . ( 1986 ) . corals of australia and the indo - pacific . angus & robertson publishers , london . [ details ]
veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
cairns , s . d . ; hoeksema , b . w . & van der land , j . ( 2007 ) . as a contribution to unesco - ioc register of marine organisms . ( look up in imis ) [ details ]
liu j . y . [ ruiyu ] ( ed . ) . ( 2008 ) . checklist of marine biota of china seas . china science press . 1267 pp . ( look up in imis ) [ details ] available for editors [ request ]
veron jen . ( 2000 ) . corals of the world . vol . 1–3 . australian institute of marine science and crr , queensland , australia . [ details ]
cairns , s . d . ; gershwin , l . ; brook , f . j . ; pugh , p . ; dawson , e . w . ; ocaña o . v . ; vervoort , w . ; williams , g . ; watson , j . e . ; opresko , d . m . ; schuchert , p . ; hine , p . m . ; gordon , d . p . ; campbell , h . j . ; wright , a . j . ; sánchez , j . a . ; fautin , d . g . ( 2009 ) . phylum cnidaria : corals , medusae , hydroids , myxozoans . in : gordon , d . p . ( ed . ) ( 2009 ) . new zealand inventory of biodiversity : 1 . kingdom animalia : radiata , lophotrochozoa , deuterostomia . pp . 59 - 101 . , available online at urltoken [ details ] available for editors [ request ]
huang d , benzoni f , fukami h , knowlton n , smith nd , budd af ( 2014 ) taxonomic classification of the reef coral families merulinidae , montastraeidae , and diploastraeidae ( cnidaria : anthozoa : scleractinia ) . zoological journal of the linnean society 171 : 277–355 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia aspera quelch , 1886 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia stuhlmanni rehberg , 1892 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia stuhlmanni rehberg , 1892 ) rehberg , h . 1892 . neue and wenig bekannte korallen . abhandlungen aus dem gebiete der naturwissenschaften hamburg 12 : 1 - 50 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia maxima rehberg , 1892 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of coeloria gigantea yabe & sugiyama , 1935 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of coeloria magna gardiner , 1904 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia bonhourei gravier , 1910 ) gravier , c . ( 1911 ) . les récifs de coraux et les madréporaires de la baie de tadjourah ( golfe d ' aden ) . annales de l ' institut océanographique de monaco . 2 ( 3 ) , 1 - 101 , pls 1 - 12 . [ details ]
( of coeloria cooperi gardiner , 1904 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia stokesiana milne edwards , 1857 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia cellulosa quelch , 1886 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia cellulosa quelch , 1886 ) quelch , j . j . 1886 . report on the reef - corals collected by h . m . s . challenger during the years 1873 - 76 . report on the scientific results of the voyage of h . m . s . challenger during the years 1873–79 . zoology 16 ( 3 ) : 1 - 203 , pls . 1 - 12 . [ details ]
( of ulophyllia bonhourei gravier , 1910 ) veron , j . e . n . , pichon , m . & wijsman - best , m . 1977 . scleractinia of eastern australia – part ii . families faviidae , trachyphylliidae . australian institute of marine science monograph series 3 : 1–233 . [ details ]
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in the indo - west pacific , this species is found in the red sea and gulf of aden , southwest indian ocean , northern indian ocean , central indo - pacific , australia , southeast asia , japan and east china sea , and the oceanic west pacific .
there is no species specific population information available for this species . however , there is evidence that overall coral reef habitat has declined , and this is used as a proxy for population decline for this species . this species is more resilient to some of the threats faced by corals and therefore population decline is estimated using the percentage of destroyed reefs only ( wilkinson 2004 ) . we assume that most , if not all , mature individuals will be removed from a destroyed reef and that on average , the number of individuals on reefs are equal across its range and proportional to the percentage of destroyed reefs . reef losses throughout the species ' range have been estimated over three generations , two in the past and one projected into the future .
the age of first maturity of most reef building corals is typically three to eight years ( wallace 1999 ) and therefore we assume that average age of mature individuals is greater than eight years . furthermore , based on average sizes and growth rates , we assume that average generation length is 10 years , unless otherwise stated . total longevity is not known , but likely to be more than ten years . therefore any population decline rates for the red list assessment are measured over at least 30 years .
this species occurs in shallow , tropical reef environments . it is found in most reef environments , but especially in lagoons . this is a fairly uncommon coral that appears to prefer reef slopes . colonies may reach several metres in diameter ( wood 1983 ) . this species is found on subtidal rock and rocky reefs . this species is found to 30 m .
all corals are listed on cites appendix ii . parts of the species’ range fall within marine protected areas . recommended measures for conserving this species include research in taxonomy , population , abundance and trends , ecology and habitat status , threats and resilience to threats , restoration action ; identification , establishment and management of new protected areas ; expansion of protected areas ; recovery management ; and disease , pathogen and parasite management . artificial propagation and techniques such as cryo - preservation of gametes may become important for conserving coral biodiversity .
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formation by intramural polystomodaeal budding . series short , discontinuous , separated by single , acute collines . centers indistinct , linked by
veron , j . e . n . , 1986 . corals of australia and the indo - pacific . angus & robertson .
veron , j . e . n . , 2000 . corals of the world . volumes 1 - 3 . ? australian institute of marine science , townsville , qld .
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i don ' t think this coral is really rare - i have seen these on many online suppliers and in the lfs on a somewhat frequent basis - sometimes misclassified as platygyra or favia species at the lfs . i do not think it is what killed your emerald crab .
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madreporaria , i introduction , ii astraeidae
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neue und wenig bekannte korallen
, abhandlungen naturwissenschaftliche verein zu hamburg , vol . 12 , pp . 1 - 50
gravier , c . 1910 ,
sur quelques formes nouvdles de aladreporaires de la baic de tadjourah
, bulletin du muséum national d ' histoire naturelle , paris , vol . 16 , pp . 273–276
nemenzo , f . 1959 ,
systematic studies on philippine shallow - water sclcractinians ii suborder faviida
, natural and applied science bulletin , university of the philippines , vol . 16 , pp . 73 - 135
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turbinaria stellulata , commonly known as disc coral , is a species of colonial stony coral in the family dendrophylliidae . it is native to the indo - pacific region . the international union for conservation of nature has rated its conservation status as being
vulnerable
.
turbinaria stellulata tends to be submassive with encrusting margins and does not produce vertical structures to any extent . the corallites are about 2 mm ( 0 . 08 in ) in diameter and have thick walls . this coral is a zooxanthellate coral that houses symbiont dinoflagellates in its tissues . it is usually some shade of brown or green , but other colours sometimes occur , depending on which species of symbiont is present . colonies are dome - shaped and grow to a diameter of about 50 cm ( 20 in ) .
turbinaria stellulata occurs in the indo - pacific region . its range extends from the red sea and madagascar to tropical australia , southern japan and the south china sea . it occurs on upper reef slopes at depths from 2 to 15 metres ( 6 to 50 ft ) , and unlike other corals in its genus turbinaria , it seems to avoid turbid water .
as a zooxanthellate coral , turbinaria stellulata gets part of its nutritional needs from the photosynthetic symbionts in its tissues , but also extends its polyps to feed , mostly at night . colonies are either male or female and are broadcast spawners . all the colonies in an area liberate their eggs and sperm into the sea in a spawning event which is synchronised with the phases of the moon . the planula larvae that develop form part of the plankton and eventually settle in a suitable location on the seabed .
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closely related symbiodinium spp . differ in relative dominance in coral reef host communities across environmental , latitudinal and biogeographic gradients
marine ecology progress series 284 : 147 - 161 . doi : 10 . 3354 / meps284147
about closely related symbiodinium spp . differ in relative dominance in coral reef host communities across environmental , latitudinal and biogeographic gradients
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primary resource : la jeunesse , t . c . , pettay , d . t . , sampayo , e . m . , phongsuwan , n . , brown , b . , obura , d . o . , hoegh guldberg , o . , fitt , w . k . ( 2010 ) long - standing environmental conditions , geographic isolation and host - symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of coral endosymbionts in the genus symbiodinium . journal of biogeography 37 , 785 - 800
secondary resource : franklin , e . c . , stat , m . , pochon , x . , putnam , h . m . , gates , r . d . ( 2011 ) geosymbio : a hybrid , cloud - based web application of global geospatial bioinformatics and ecoinformatics for symbiodinium - host symbioses . molecular ecology resources 12 , 369 - 373
primary resource : darling , e . s . , alvarez filip , l . , oliver , t . a . , mc clanahan , t . r . , côté , i . m . ( 2012 ) evaluating life - history strategies of reef corals from species traits . ecology letters 15 , 1378 - 1386


prolita princeps is a moth of the gelechiidae family .

it was described by august busck in 1910 .

it is found in north america , where it has been recorded from california , washington , montana , oregon , new mexico , utah and british columbia .

the wingspan is 16.5 – 20 mm .

prolita princeps

gnorimoschema princeps busck , 1910 ; proc . ent . soc . wash . 11 ( 4 ) : 175 ; tl : california
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: the scales on the costal half at the base and the costal margin on the forewings are buff white with brown tips , while the scales on the area costad and distad of the medial brown streak are white to buff white with pale brown apices , and the scales dorsad of the brown streak are pale yellow . a few buff tipped scales are found on the outer margin . the hindwings are fuscous , with the veins slightly darker .
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california , colorado , arizona , new mexico , texas , wyoming , utah . see [ maps ]
gelechia barnesiella busck , 1903 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 25 ( 1304 ) : 875 ; tl : colorado , gelnwood springs
lita deoia hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 20 ; tl : smokey valley , 6000ft , tulare co . , california
lita dialis hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 21 ; tl : paradise , cochise co . , arizona
lita geniata hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 18 ; tl : la puerta valley , so . california
lita incicur hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 17 ; tl : smokey valley , 6300ft , tulare co . , california
utah , arizona , california , colorado , oregon , new mexico . see [ maps ]
gelechia invariabilis kearfott , 1908 ; j . n . y . ent . soc . 16 ( 3 ) : 184 ; tl : stockton , utah
washington , california , colorado , idaho , montana , utah . see [ maps ]
lita jubata hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 34 ; tl : satus creek , yakima co . , washington
larva on chrysothamnus viscidiflorus hodges , 1966 , proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 34
lita maenadis hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 23 ; tl : blanco ' s corral , white mts , mono co . , california , 10150ft
california ; new mexico , nevada , washington , colorado . see [ maps ]
lita nefrens hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 35 ; tl : sonora pass , tuolumne co . , california
larva on chrysothamnus nauseosus hodges , 1966 , proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 36
lita obnubila hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 22 ; tl : fort davis , texas , 5000ft
lita pagella hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 21 ; tl : fort valley , 7350ft , 7 . 5mi flagstaff , coconino co . , arizona
california , washington , montana , new mexico , utah , washington , british columbia . see [ maps ]
gelechia puertella busck , 1916 ; proc . ent . soc . wash . 18 ( 2 ) : 148 ; tl : la puerta , california
california , colorado , montana , new mexico , washington , british columbia . see [ maps ]
lita recens hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 31 ; tl : mt . shasta , california
larva on stenatopsis linearifolius , ericameria cuneata hodges , 1966 , proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 31
california , arizona , colorado , utah , montana , washington , alberta . see [ maps ]
gelechia rectistrigella barnes & busck , 1920 ; contr . nat . hist . lepid . n . am . 4 ( 3 ) : 229 ; tl : west riverside , california
neu , siberia , alps , austria , . . . , alaska , washington , california , utah , wyoming , canada . see [ maps ]
lita sironae hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 27 ; tl : san diego , california
larva on sarothamnus scoparius hodges , 1966 , proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 12 , genista tinctoria , cytisus [ me3 ] , 174
lita thaliae hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 28 ; tl : eureka , utah
larva on chrysothamnus nauseosus hodges , 1966 , proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 29
california , colorado , arizona , california , connecticut , massachusetts , montana , nevada , new mexico , washington , british columbia , manitoba , saskatchewan . see [ maps ]
gelechia variabilis busck , 1903 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 25 ( 1304 ) : 871 ; tl : california ; colorado
lita veledae hodges , 1966 ; proc . u . s . nat . mus . 119 ( 3547 ) : 24 ; tl : dixieland , imperial co . , california
[ afromoths ] de prins , j . & de prins , w . , 2013
sangmi lee , richard brown & sibyl bucheli . gelechioidea - a global framework ;
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armatophallus exoenota is a moth of the gelechiidae family .

it was described by meyrick in 1918 .

it is found in gambia , cameroon , ethiopia , kenya , tanzania , uganda , zimbabwe , namibia and south africa .

the wingspan is 12.5-20.1 mm .

the forewings are dark red-brown , suffusedly mixed with dark purplish-fuscous and with a short indistinct light reddish-ochreous transverse mark from the costa almost at the base .

the plical and second discal stigmata are small , indistinct and blackish and there is a small indistinct spot of ochreous suffusion on the costa at three-fourths .

the hindwings are rather dark grey .

adults are on wing from october to may and in august .

armatophallus exoenota

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armatophallus gen . n . , a new genus of gelechiid moths ( lepidoptera , gelechiidae ) from the afrotropical and oriental regions .
armatophallus gen . n . , a new genus of gelechiid moths ( lepidoptera , gelechiidae ) from the afrotropical and oriental regions . - pubmed - ncbi
bidzilya o . v . 2015 . armatophallus gen . n . , a new genus of gelechiid moths ( lepidoptera , gelechiidae ) from the afrotropical and oriental regions . - zootaxa 3981 ( 3 ) : 413–429 .
armatophallus , gen . n . , is established for six species : a . exoenota ( meyrick , 1918 ) , comb . n . ( ex gelechia ) ( = gelechia xylophaea meyrick , 1921 , syn . n . ) ; a . crudescens ( meyrick , 1920 ) , comb . n . ( ex gelechia ) ; a . kuehnei , sp . n . ( rwanda ) ; a . akagericus , sp . n . ( rwanda ) ; a . hackeri , sp . n . ( yemen , ethiopia ) ; and a . indicus , sp . n . ( india ) . the systematic position of the new genus is briefly discussed . a key to the species is given based on external characters and the genitalia of both sexes . adults and genitalia of all species are illustrated .
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identification of nipaecoccus ( hemiptera : coccomorpha : pseudococcidae ) species in the united states , with descriptions of nipaecoccus bromelicola sp . n . and the male of n . floridensis beardsley
gelechia crudescens meyrick , 1920 ; in alluaud & jeannel , voyage afr . orientale , ins . lép . 2 : 70 ; tl : british east africa , bura
[ afromoths ] de prins , j . & de prins , w . , 2013
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voyage de ch . alluaud et r . jeannel en afrique orientale ( 1911 - 1812 ) . résultats scientifique . insectes lépidoptères . 2 . microlepidoptera in alluaud & jeannel ,
meyrick , 1921 descriptions of south african micro - lepidoptera . part 1 ann . transv . mus . 8 ( 2 ) : 49 - 148
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kiev national taras shevchenko university , zoological museum , volodymyrska str . , 60 , msp 01601 , kyiv , ukraine . ; email : bidzilya @ univ . kiev . ua .
meyrick e . 1920a . voyage de ch . alluaud et r . jeannel en afrique orientale ( 1911–1912 ) . résultats scientifiques . insectes lépidoptères ii . microlepidoptera . - — : 35–120 .
meyrick e . 1918a . descriptions of south african micro - lepidoptera . - annals of the transvaal museum 6 ( 2 ) : 7–59 .
meyrick e . 1921b . descriptions of south african micro - lepidoptera . - annals of the transvaal museum 8 ( 2 ) : 49–148 .
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