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Gippsland earthworm colonies are small and isolated, [9] and the species' low reproductive rates and slow maturation make those small populations vulnerable. [9] Their natural habitats are grasslands, and while they can survive beneath pastures, [9] cultivation, heavy cattle grazing and effluent run-off are adversarial to the species. [9]
An adult specimen. Little is known about the giant Palouse earthworm. Typical adult specimens are about 8 in (20 cm) in length. [5] They are related to a species in Australia that is a true giant at 3.3 ft (1.0 m), the giant Gippsland earthworm.
What family she came from is unknown, [8] [9] as the name Tertulla is a nickname for Tertia, the cognomen for a third daughter in Roman culture. [10]There has been speculation that this Tertulla may be the same as Junia Tertia, [10] but this is highly unlikely to be the case since their ages and marriages seem to be incompatible, as well as the fact that Tertulla was a common nickname in Rome.
The Crassulaceae (/ ˈ k r æ s j uː l eɪ s iː ˌ iː,-s i ˌ aɪ /, from Latin crassus, thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a form of photosynthesis, known as Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). Flowers generally have five ...
Sundevall's jird is a medium-sized gerbilline rodent with an average mass of about 100 g (3.53 oz). [2] They can range in sizes depending on sex. The average length (not including the tail) is about 15 cm (5.91 in). [3]
The fat spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus crassus) is a species of cyprinid fish. [2] It is endemic to Turkey and inhabits freshwwater rivers and intermittent streams . It is threatened by habitat loss .
Meriones crassus adults have been reported to have burrows with a combined length of over 30 meters and have 18 entrances. [6] Food is stored in chambers of the burrows. As with other arid adapted rodents, stored food has the capacity to reabsorb moisture given off by the animal during respiration.
Mastacembelus is a genus of many species of spiny eel fish from the family Mastacembelidae.They are native to Africa (c. 45 species) and Asia (c. 15 species). [4] Most are found in rivers and associated systems (even in rapids [5]), but there are also species in other freshwater habitats and a particularly rich radiation is found in the Lake Tanganyika basin with 15 species (14 endemic).