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Pelagic red crab (Grimothea planipes)Grimothea planipes usually feeds on protists and zooplankton, but will feed by filtering blooms of diatoms. [7]As the most abundant species of micronekton in the California Current, Grimothea planipes fills an important ecological niche converting primary production into energy that larger organisms can use. [8]
Malus sylvestris, the European crab apple, also known as the European wild apple or simply the crab apple, is a species of the genus Malus. Its scientific name means "forest apple", reflecting its habitat.
Malus (/ ˈ m eɪ l ə s / [3] or / ˈ m æ l ə s /) is a genus of about 32–57 species [4] of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere.
Fruit. Malus fusca is a deciduous tree growing up to 13 metres (43 feet) tall, with a trunk 20–25 centimetres (8–10 inches) thick. [2] The leaves are 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, dark green above, and both pale and fibrous beneath; they turn bright orange to red in autumn.
Malus baccata is an Asian species of apple known by the common names Siberian crab apple, [2] Siberian crab, [3] Manchurian crab apple and Chinese crab apple. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It is native to many parts of Asia, but is also grown elsewhere as an ornamental tree and for rootstock .
Its parents are Manchurian crab apple Malus mandshurica and Siebold's crabapple Malus sieboldii. [2] It is used as a salt‑tolerant rootstock for apples, Malus domestica, as it can survive NaCl concentrations up to 0.6%. [3] A number of ornamental cultivars are available, including 'Golden Hornet' and 'Professor Sprenger'. [4] [5]
Malus trilobata, the Lebanese wild apple, erect crab apple or three-lobed apple tree, is a species in the family Rosaceae in the genus Malus. [2] Some authorities place it in the segregate genus Eriolobus , as E. trilobatus .
Malus × robusta, called Siberian crab apple along with other members of its genus, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. [1] It is the result of a cross between Malus baccata (Siberian crab apple) and Malus prunifolia (plum-leaved crab apple). [2] It is being studied for its resistance potential to fire blight. [3]