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Euglena viridis is common and cosmopolitan in bodies of water rich in organic compounds. [2] It can also be bought through some institutions [6] [7] and can be maintained by replenishing it with fresh tap water and fresh leaf blades once a week. [3]
Rhizopus oryzae is a filamentous heterothallic microfungus that occurs as a saprotroph in soil, dung, and rotting vegetation. This species is very similar to Rhizopus stolonifer, but it can be distinguished by its smaller sporangia and air-dispersed sporangiospores.
Included are the yellow tube sponge, Aplysina fistularis, the purple vase sponge, Niphates digitalis, the red encrusting sponge, Spiratrella coccinea, and the gray rope sponge, Callyspongia sp.
The Entognatha are a class of wingless and ametabolous arthropods, which, together with the insects, makes up the subphylum Hexapoda. [1] [2] Their mouthparts are entognathous, meaning that they are retracted within the head, unlike the insects. [1]
Aplacophora / æ p l ə ˈ k ɒ f ər ə / is a possibly paraphyletic taxon. This is a class of small, deep-water, exclusively benthic, marine molluscs found in all oceans of the world. [1]
Salviniaceae (/ s æ l ˌ v ɪ n i ˈ eɪ s i ˌ iː /), [1] [2] is a family of heterosporous ferns in the order Salviniales. [3] The Salviniaceae contain the two genera Azolla and Salvinia, [4] with about 20 known species in total. [5]
Rhizopus is a genus of common saprophytic fungi on plants and specialized parasites on animals. They are found in a wide variety of organic substances, including "mature fruits and vegetables", [2] jellies, syrups, leather, bread, peanuts, and tobacco.
Thalassiosira was first described in 1873 by P.T. Cleve. [5] The genus name of Thalassiosira is named after Thalassa the Greek word for the 'sea' and for its divine female personification in Greek mythology Cleve noted "The Thalassiosira ... occurs in enormous large masses, floating on the surface of the sea and colouring it for many miles in extent".