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Aplidium elegans (Giard, 1872)
Aplidium elegans (Giard, 1872)
Aplidium elegans is a species of colonial ascidian that forms pink cushion-shaped colonies in the northeastern Atlantic region.
Morchellium argus (Milne Edwards, 1841)
Morchellium argus (Milne Edwards, 1841)
Morchellium argus is a distinguishable tunicate native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, found in shallow nearshore habitats.
Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877)
Cystodytes dellechiajei (Della Valle, 1877)
Cystodytes dellechiajei is a tunicate species from the cosmopolitan genus Cystodytes in the family Polycitoridae.
Sycozoa cerebriformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Sycozoa cerebriformis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Sycozoa cerebriformis is a brain-like folded sea squirt colony that can grow up to 15 cm.
Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804
Pyrosoma atlanticum Péron, 1804
Pyrosoma atlanticum is a pelagic bioluminescent colonial tunicate found in temperate oceans worldwide.
Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802
Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802
Thetys vagina Tilesius, 1802 is a widespread pelagic tunicate that acts as an important marine carbon sink.
Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804
Salpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804
Salpa fusiformis, the common salp, is the most widespread cosmopolitan salp species found from 0 to 800 m depth.
Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766)
Aramus guarauna (Linnaeus, 1766)
Aramus guarauna, the limpkin, is a large wetland bird specialized for feeding on apple snails across the Americas.
Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Balearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Balearica pavonina, the black crowned crane, is an African bird with a distinctive golden crown, split into two subspecies.
Balearica regulorum (E.T.Bennett, 1834)
Balearica regulorum (E.T.Bennett, 1834)
This is the description, physical traits, distribution and habitat of the grey crowned crane, Balearica regulorum.
Anthropoides paradiseus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Anthropoides paradiseus (A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793)
Anthropoides paradiseus, the blue crane, is a small altitudinally migratory crane native to southern Africa's dry grassy uplands.
Anthropoides virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthropoides virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthropoides virgo, the demoiselle crane, is the smallest crane species, breeding in central Eurasia and wintering in Africa or South Asia.
Bugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789)
Bugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789)
The wattled crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) is Africa’s largest crane, found across eastern and southern Africa’s wetland habitats.
Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773
Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773
Grus leucogeranus, the Siberian crane, is a large white crane with specific breeding and wintering ranges across Asia.
Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed morphological, behavioral, and migratory description of the sandhill crane, Grus canadensis.
Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810)
Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810)
Grus rubicunda, the brolga, is a large Australian crane that is Queensland’s official state emblem.
Grus antigone (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus antigone (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus antigone (sarus crane) is the world's tallest flying bird with a shrinking range across South, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Grus vipio Pallas, 1811
Grus vipio Pallas, 1811
Grus vipio, the white-naped crane, is a distinctively marked bird with specific breeding and wintering ranges across East Asia.
Grus nigricollis Prjevalsky, 1876
Grus nigricollis Prjevalsky, 1876
Grus nigricollis, the black-necked crane, is a medium grey crane with a black head and neck native to high-altitude South and East Asia.
Grus monacha Temminck, 1835
Grus monacha Temminck, 1835
Grus monacha, the hooded crane, is a small large crane with specific breeding and wintering ranges across Asia, with rare records in North America and the Philippines.
Grus americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus americana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus americana, the whooping crane, is a distinctively plumaged North American crane with documented reintroduction efforts.
Grus japonensis (Statius Muller, 1776)
Grus japonensis (Statius Muller, 1776)
Grus japonensis, the red-crowned crane, is a large crane with distinct plumage, specific ranges and wetland habitats across East Asia.
Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grus grus, the common crane, is a large migratory crane that breeds across Eurasia and winters in southern Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Podica senegalensis (Vieillot, 1817)
Podica senegalensis (Vieillot, 1817)
Podica senegalensis, the African finfoot, is a secretive elusive aquatic bird found across sub-Saharan Africa with specialized underwater foraging.
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