Taxa Info
Crustaceans
(Subphylum Crustacea)
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Crustaceans (Crustacea /krʌˈsteɪʃə/) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill, woodlice, and barnacles. The crustacean group is usually treated as a subphylum, and thanks to recent molecular studies it is now well accepted that the crustacean group is paraphyletic, and comprises all animals in the Pancrustacea clade other than hexapods. Some crustaceans are more closely related to insects and other hexapod
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fiestykakapo observed one on 2020-01-18 in Purakauiti 9586, New Zealand
Yellow-banded Leafroller Parasitic Wasp
(Xanthopimpla rhopaloceros)
grey observed one on 2019-11-26 in Totara Reserve, Pohangina Valley, New Zealand
Mosquito Ferns
(Genus Azolla)
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Azolla (mosquito fern, duckweed fern, fairy moss, water fern) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized, looking nothing like other typical ferns but more resembling duckweed or some mosses.
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fuligogirl observed one on 2020-01-18 in Taumutu Rakaia Road, Southbridge, Canterbury, NZ
American White Waterlily
(Nymphaea odorata)
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Nymphaea odorata, also known as the American white waterlily, fragrant water-lily, beaver root, fragrant white water lily, white water lily, sweet-scented white water lily, and sweet-scented water lily, is an aquatic plant belonging to the genus Nymphaea. It can commonly be found in shallow lakes, ponds, and permanent slow moving waters throughout North America where it ranges from Central America to northern Canada. It is also
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jovirens observed one on 2019-08-15 in Tay, Tay, ON, CA
Triton Seaslugs
(Genus Tritonia)
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Tritonia is a genus of sea slugs, nudibranchs, shell-less marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tritoniidae.
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indeynz observed one on 1993-09-09 in Far North, NZ-NO, NZ
Carolina Fanwort
(Cabomba caroliniana)
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Cabomba caroliniana is an aquatic perennial herbaceous plant native to North and South America. It is a weed of national significance in Australia and on the list of invasive alien species of union concern in the EU.
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pjd1 observed one on 2009-08-23 in Auckland, Meola Creek Springs (near Western Springs)
Yellow Pond-Lilies
(Genus Nuphar)
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Nuphar is genus of aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae, with a temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere distribution. Common names include water-lily (Eurasian species; shared with many other genera in the same family), pond-lily, alligator-bonnet or bonnet lily, and spatterdock (North American species).
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wyattd observed one on 2019-09-20 in Fort Bragg, CA 95437, USA
Magpie
(Gymnorhina tibicen)
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The Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) is a medium-sized black and white passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. Although once considered to be three separate species, it is now considered to be one, with nine recognised subspecies. A member of the Artamidae, the Australian magpie is placed in its own genus Gymnorhina and is most closely related to the black butcherbird (Melloria quoyi). It is not, however, closely related to the European magpie
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jon_sullivan observed one on 2020-01-01 in Derwent Valley, Tasmania, Australia
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