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Ascidiacea, commonly known as the ascidians or sea squirts, is a paraphyletic class in the subphylum Tunicata of sac-like marine invertebrate filter feeders. [2] Ascidians are characterized by a tough outer test or "tunic" made of the polysaccharide cellulose .
Ciona intestinalis (sometimes known by the common name of vase tunicate) is an ascidian (sea squirt), a tunicate with very soft tunic. Its Latin name literally means "pillar of intestines", referring to the fact that its body is a soft, translucent column-like structure, resembling a mass of intestines sprouting from a rock. [1]
Tamar uses the sea turtle as a symbol for the need for the protection of the coastal environment. Turtle-related souvenirs are sold to tourists, and hotels are "turtle-friendly": low-rise, dimly lit, and located away from the beach. [68] At the World Trade Organization's 1999 meeting in Seattle, sea turtles were a focal point of protests. [3]
Squirtle is a species of fictional creatures called Pokémon created for the Pokémon media franchise. Developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo, the Japanese franchise began in 1996 with the video games Pokémon Red and Green for the Game Boy, which were later released in North America as Pokémon Red and Blue in 1998. [2]
Many of his paintings depict the battlefront of the sea and the shore, and the waves crashing onto the rocky shore. It has been said that they "are among the strongest expressions in all art of the power and dangerous beauty of the sea". [5] Northeaster shows the waves while the Northeaster blows. Northeasters are storms along the upper East ...
More images: 1881 to 1882 Trees on the river bank [11] Unknown 010 16 × 25 More images: 1881 The Forest at Pontaubert [12] Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City 012 79.1 × 62.5 More images: 1882 Peasants Driving Stakes [11] Private Collection 013 14.5 × 24 More images: 1882 Field in Barbizon [11] Private Collection 016 15.9 × 24.1 More ...
Circe Invidiosa is a painting by John William Waterhouse completed in 1892. It is his second depiction, after Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses (1891), of the classical mythological character Circe.
Eugene Garin (30 November 1922, Odesa, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic – 14 June 1994, California, United States) was a contemporary seascape artist.Born in Odesa, Ukraine, (under USSR at the time) [1] Garin was the most influential seascape artist.