Best of the Web - What's New in Science For 3/18/2006

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Annelida > Hirudinea

Class Hirudinea (Leeches) - Discusses habitat and value. With photos and references.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Leeches Hirudinea - Lists organisms and resources.
Animal Diversity Web Subclass Hirudinea Leeches - Discusses unique features of the group. With photos.
Sidwell Friends School Class-Hirudinea - Discusses unique features. Includes classification and photos.
Gondar Design Science Leeches Hirudinea - Discusses classification, relationships, habitat and medical uses.
Earth Life Hirudinea - Discusses medical uses. With photos.
Phylum: Annelida / Class Clitellata / Sub-Class: Hirudinea - Provides illustrations.
Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax Class Hirudinea - Discusses characteristics of member species.
Nature Serve Explorer Order in Class Hirudinea - Provides guide to subgroups.
Taxonomicon: Class Hirudinea - Provides classification guide.
Montana State University- Hirudinea - Discusses life cycle, economic importance, preservation and synopsis of neartic families.
Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway-Leeches - Discusses physical characteristics. With photos.
University of Alberta Hirudinea - Provides photos with description.
Natural History Collection Navigation Bar Class Hirudinea - Discusses features and uses.
Fact Monster Class Hirudinea - Discusses anatomy, predation, digestion and reproduction.
Aqua World Hirudinea Leech - Discusses predation and treatments. With photos.
Ukrainian Freshwater Leeches - Contains photos of representative species.
University of Aberdeen Class Hirudinea Earthworms - Features educational materials. With photos.
About the Leech - Discusses appearance, habitat and life cycle. With links.
Biodidac ??? Hirudinea - Presents the reproductive system of the leech.
Commonwealth of Kentucky Leeches Class Hirudinea - Discusses unique features. With illustrations.
Notes on the Natural History of the Leeches on the George Reserve, Michigan [PDF] - Features a study by Roy T. Sawyer.
Systematic Tree of Organisms: Hirudinea - Provides classification guide.
Seasonal Changes in the Vertical Distribution of Hirudinea from Lake Ohrid - Presents a study by Sasho Trajanovski, et. al.
Occurrence of Two Leech Species (Annelida: Hirudinea) on Fishes - Presents summary of the study by J. E. Flotemersch.
Alien Travel Guide Class Hirudinea - Lists orders of Leeches.
Presence of Invertebrate Dystrophin-Like Products in Obliquely Striated Muscle of the Leech - Discusses substances found within the leech.
Simon Fraser University Class Hirudinea - Shows photos of member species.
Some Common Species of Leeches (Hirudinea) [PDF] - Lists representatives.
Canada???s Artic Leeches- Class Hirudinea - Discusses unique features of the group.
UNC Asheville Leech [PDF] - Presents a labeled illustration.
Marine Leech, Stibarobdella macrothela - Presents summary of the study by Soto JM.
On the Origin of the Hirudinea and the Ddemise of the Oligochaeta. - Presents summary of the article by Martin P.
Cave Leech (Hirudinea, Erpobdellidae) from Croatia - Features the study by Sket B, et. al.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Annelida > Oligochaeta

Sidwell Friends University Class Oligochaeta - Discusses unique features. Includes classification guide and photos.
Animal Diversity Web Subclass Oligochaeta (Angleworms, Earthworms, Earthworms and Their Relatives, N - Discusses features and classification. With photos.
Soil and Water Conservation Society of Metro Halifax Class Oligochaeta - Discusses value. With references and photos.
Access Science Oligochaeta - Discusses distinguishing features.
Terrestrial Oligochaeta of Illinois - Discusses families and member species.
Bio Research Oligochaeta - Provides access to related sites.
Oligochaeta Molecular Phylogeny - Provides access to online discussions.
AllBookstores.com Oligochaeta - Lists publications on the group.
Illinois Natural History Survey Oligochaeta - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Montana State University Oligochaeta - Discusses recognition, life cycle, importance, preservation and taxonomy.
Biodidac - Oligochaeta - Shows illustrations of member species.
Taxonomy of Fridericia (Oligochaeta, Enchytraeidae) - Information on the article by Rudiger M. Schmelz.
Natural History Collection of the University of Edinburgh Class Oligochaeta - Discusses distinguishing features of member species.
Systematic Tree of Organisms: Oligochaeta - Contains classification guide.
Freshwater Oligochaeta of North-West Europe - Offers identification guide. In CD-ROM format.
Native Earthworms (Oligochaeta) From Southern Australia [PDF] - Presents article by R. J. Blakemore.
Oligochaeta (Annelida)Fauna of Aksu Stream (Antalya) [PDF] - Features article by Soner Capraz and Naime Arslan.
Infoplease Class Oligochaeta - Contains discussion on anatomy, reproduction, circulation and respiration.
University of Aberdeen Class Oligochaeta Earthworms - Presents distinguishing characteristics. With photos.
Plymouth State University Class Oligochaeta - Discusses description and interesting facts.
Cytogenetic and Population Effects in Oligochaeta - Presents summary of the article by Tsytsugina VG and Polikarpov GG.
Distribution of Oligochaeta Species as Bioindicator - Features article by Nilgun Kazanci.
Fauna of India and the Adjacent Countries : Aquatic Oligochaeta - Information on the publication by K. Vanamala Naidu.
Westminster College Aquatic Earthworms Class Oligochaeta - Contains biological profile. With links to related sites.
Auburn University Montgomery Oligochaeta - Contains images of internal anatomy.
Fact Monster Class Oligochaeta - Provides data on anatomy, digestion, reproduction, circulation and respiration.
BugWise Earthworms (Class Oligochaeta, Order Haplotaxida) - Discusses appearance and characteristics. With photos.
Earthworms and Their Relatives Oligochaeta - Discusses appearance, habitat, feeding, predators, importance, reproduction and behavior.
Title Toxicity of pesticides to earthworms Oligochaeta: - Presents study by Potter, Daniel A, et. al.
Storming Media Oligochaeta - Presents list of publications on this class.
Oligochaetes from the Bolivian Andes - Contains photos of representative species.
Oligochaeta! Oh Really? - Earthworms Around the World - Discusses unique features of member species.
Lucid Central Annelida: Oligochaeta - Discusses distinguishing features.
Virtual Biology Labs Class Oligochaeta - Discusses features, external anatomy and locomotion. With photos.
Factors Affecting the Distribution of Oligochaeta - Article by Dumnicka, Elzbieta and Galas, Joanna.
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Oligochaeta - Provides classification guide.
Oligochaeta Anatomy - Lists references for books by Barrie Jamieson.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Annelida > Polychaeta

Introduction to the Polychaeta the Bristleworms - Discusses unique features. With photos and links to related sites.
Animal Diversity Web Class Polychaeta Paddle-Footed Annelids and Polychaetes - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Chesapeake Bay Bristle Worms Class: Polychaeta - Discusses features of member species. With photos.
Sidwell Friends School Class Polychaeta - Presents unique features of the group. Includes classification guide and photos.
Torkild's Polychaete Page - Contains guide to families. With links to related sites.
Canada???s Aquatic Environments Polychaeta - Presents unique features of member species. With photos.
GuiaMarina Polychaeta - Shows images of representative species.
Infoplease Class Polychaeta - Discusses anatomy and reproduction. With links to related sites.
Biology for Kids Polychaeta - Provides classification guide. With photos.
Britannica.com Polychaeta - Discusses distinguishing traits of representative species.
Seawater.no Bristle Worms - Discusses unique features. With photos.
BioSci Freshwater Polychaeta - Provides access to online discussion.
Biodidac Polychaeta - Presents internal anatomy of member specie.
Polydora (Polychaeta: Spionidae) Species From Taiwan - Features article by Vasily I. Radashevsky and Hwey-Lian Hsieh.
Polychaeta of the Deep Eastern Mediterranean Sea - Presents research study by D. Fiege, R. Barnich and M.N. Ben-Eliahu (Jerusalem).
British Marine Life Study Society Polychaeta Worms - Discusses reproduction of member species. With photos.
AllBookstore.com Polychaeta - Lists publications on the group.
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Polychaeta - Provides classification guide.
Fact Monster Class Polychaeta - Discusses anatomy and reproduction. With links to related sites.
UC Santa Cruz Phylum: Annelida / Class: Polychaeta - Presents internal anatomy of representative species.
Taxonomicon: Order Polychaeta - Provides classification guide.
University of Edinburgh Class Polychaeta - Contains discussion on unique features. With photos of fossils.
Morphology, Molecules, Evolution And Phylogeny in Polychaeta - Features the article by Thomas Bartolomaeus and G. Purschke.
Molecular Phylogeny of the Polychaeta - Discusses morphological groupings.
Erythrina Polychaeta Harms - Provides guide to description and distribution.
Simon Fraser University Class Polychaeta - Contains images of representative species.
Storming Media Polychaeta - Contains list of references.
Polychaeta (Contd.) Families: Tomoteridae and Typhloscolecidae [PDF] - Presents article by B. J. Muus.
Remarkable Preservation of Fossil Worms - Abstract of the paper by Feldmann, Rodney M.
Plymouth State University Class Polychaeta Marine Worms - Discusses description and interesting facts.
Coral Realm Polychaeta Worms (Class Polychaeta) - Discusses the unique characteristics of member species. With photos.
Morphology, Molecules, Evolution and Phylogeny in the Polychaeta - Discusses distinguishing features of representative species.
Species and Ecological Diversity of Polychaeta - Presents abstract of the article by G. V. Losovskaya.
Molting of the Jaws of the Early Paleozoic Eunicida (Annelida, Polychaeta) - Presents a study on the species development by Piotr Mierzejewski.
Class Polychaeta: Paired Lateral Outfoldings of the Body Wall. - Discusses unique characteristics.
Foraging Behavior of a Polychaeta - Information on an unidentified Nereididae specie.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Albuliformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Albuliformes - Provides taxonomy guide.
Finnish University and Research Network Albuliformes - Presents guide to families.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Elopiformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Elopiformes Tarpons - Provides taxonomy guide.
Access Science Elopiformes - Discusses features of the group.
Mongabay.com Web Resources Elops saurus - Presents links to related sites.
Fihbase Elops saurus Ladyfish - Provides profile of this member specie.
Ten Pounder Elops saurus Linnaeus 1766 - Features description, color, general range and size of this specie.
Family Elopidae, Tarpons - Discusses description and distribution. With photos.
Family Elopidae, Tarpons Megalops atlanticus - Discusses unique features.
Ladyfish and Tarpon [PDF] - Article by Alexander V. Zale and Susan G. Merrifield.
Chemistry, Biology and Related Disciplines in the WWW Tarpons and Tenpounders (Elopiformes): Fishes - Lists member species. With images.
Giant Herring Elops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 - Discusses distinguishing features of this member specie.
Fishbase Megalops cyprinoides Indo-Pacific Tarpon - Provides profile of this specie.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Gasterosteiformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Gasterosteiformes Pipefishes and Sticklebacks - Provides classification guide.
What Are Stickleback Fish and Gasterosteiformes - Discusses the unique features of the group.
Access Science Articles on: Gasterosteiformes - Provides guide to member species.
Order Gasterosteiformes Contains These Families: - Contains guide to subgroups.
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Gasterosteiformes - Contains classification guide.
Marine Fauna Gallery of Norway Sticklebacks - Discusses unique features of member species. With photos.
Gasterosteiformes- Sticklebacks, Pipefish and Seahorses - Provides classification guide and characteristics. With photos.
Marine Fishes of Singapore Gasterosteiformes - Contains guide to species identification.
Illinois Natural History Survey Gasterosteiformes [PDF] - Provides access to photos of member species. With descriptions.
Funet Network Gasterosteiformes - Contains guide to families.
Taxonomicon: Order Gasterosteiformes - Presents classification guide.
Peptidases of the Order Gasterosteiformes - Contains protein information on this group.
Virtual Aquarium Three Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus - Discusses unique features of these species. With photos.
Sticklebacks Life History and Michigan History - Discusses species found in the state.
Widewater Sticklebacks - Discusses the unique traits of this specie. With images.
Gulf of Maine Research Institute Sticklebacks. Family Gasterosteidae - Lists guide to species identification.
Assortative Mating Between Differentially Adapted Sticklebacks - Discusses species population in British Columbia.
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1841) - Contains lecture on habitat, size, food, predators, reproduction, and conservation.
Boughman Lab Sticklebacks - Discusses sexual and natural selection in speciation of these species.
Sticklebacks Reveal Secrets to Evolutionary Change in Stanford Study - Discusses the adaptations of the group.
Big Cross Lands Sticklebacks in the Spotlight - Discusses evolution and breeding.
Sticklebacks Can Smell the Mates Who Strengthen Their Immune System - Discusses sexual recognition in these species.
Tooth Wear, Niche Differentiation and Stickleback Speciation - Discusses observation and experimental evidences.
Foraging Nine-Spined Sticklebacks Prefer to Rely on Public Information Over Simpler Social Cues - Article by Isabelle Coolen, et. al.
Nests as Ornaments: Revealing Construction by Male Sticklebacks - Article by Iain Barber, David Nairn and Felicity A. Huntingford.
Female Sticklebacks Count Alleles in a Strategy of Sexual Selection - Reports on the study by Reusch TB, et. al.
Function of Mate Choice in Sticklebacks: Optimizing Mhc Genetics - Presents article by Milinski, M.
Evolving Fish Story - Discusses sticklebacks. With photos.
Character Shift in the Defensive Armor of Sympatric Sticklebacks - Presents a study by Steven M. Vamosi and Dolph Schluter.
Widespread Parallel Evolution in Sticklebacks - Presents abstract of the study by Colosimo PF, et. al.
Field Observations of Courtship and Mating Between Limnetic and Benthic Sticklebacks - Summary of the study by Ridgeway and McPhail 1984.
How did the Stickleback Lose Its Fins? - Discusses evolutionary development.
Detour Experiments With Sticklebacks (Gasterosteus Aculeatus L.) - Presents absract of the study by E. S. Russell.
Parallel Evolution of Sexual Isolation in Sticklebacks - Article by Janette Wenrick Boughman, et. al.
Exploring Stickleback Behavior - Provides educational materials.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Lampridiformes

Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Lampridiformes - Offers guide to classification.
Order Lampridiformes Contains These Families: - Contains listing of subgroups.
Animal Diversity Web Order Lampridiformes Opahs and Ribbonfishes - Contains illustrations of species with names.
Funet Network Lampridiformes - Provides list of families.
Access Science Lampridiformes - Discusses unique features.
Abysso Lampridiformes - Contains photos of member species. With names.
Order Lampridiformes Moonfish, Earfish, Ribbon-fish and Mirrapinids - Contains brief lecture on characteristics and number of species.
Seawater.no Opahs and Ribbonfishes - Discusses unique features. With images.
First Fossil Ribbonfish (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Trachipteridae) - Article by Giorgio Carnevale.
Putative Lampridiform Fish From the Oligocene of Peru - Information on the study by Matthew Friedman.
Phylogenetic Relationships of Lampridiform Fishes - Presents abstract of the study by Wiley EO, Johnson GD and Dimmick WW.
Oarfish Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772 - Discusses features of this specie. With photos.
Chemistry, Biology and related disciplines in the WWW Opahs (Lampridiformes): Fishes - Lists member species. With images.
Biologydaily Lampridiformes - Discusses distinguishing features of member species.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Percopsiformes

Access Science Percopsiformes - Discusses distinguishing features of the group.
Order Percopsiformes Contains These Families: - Contains list of subgroups.
Animal Diversity Web Order Percopsiformes Trout-Perches - Provides classification guide.
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Percopsiformes - Contains classification guide.
Trout-Perches, Pirate Perches and Cavefishes (Percopsiformes): Fishes - Contains list of member species.
Reference.com Percopsiformes - Contains guide to families.
Alien Travel Guide Order Percopsiformes - Provides guide to families and species.
Biologie Percopsiformes - Contains taxonomical data and references.
Taxonomicon: Order Percopsiformes - Contains guide to classification.
Aldemaro Romero Family: Amblyopsidae Introduction to Percopsiformes - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Contribution of Fossils to the Phylogenitic Relationships of the Percopsiform Fishes - Article by Alison M. Murray and Mark V. H. Wilson.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Polymixiiformes

Fishbase Order Summary for Polymixiiformes - Provides profile of the group.
University of Bristol Polymixiiformes - Provides brief lecture on physical characteristics. With photos.
Systema Naturae 2000 / Classification Order Polymixiiformes - Provides taxonomy guide.
Tree of Life Acanthomorpha - Discusses unique characteristics. With images.
Beardfish Polymixia berndti Gilbert, 1905 - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Animal Diversity Web Order Polymixiiformes - Provides guide to classification.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Salmoniformes

Temperate Oceans Animals Atlantic Salmon - Discusses distinguishing features.
Aquaculture Technology Fishfarming and Equipment Salmoniformes - Lists publications about the order.
Salmon-Like Fishes (Salmoniformes) - Lists member species.
Wild Salmon Center Publications - Offers list of books and articles.
Animal Diversity Web Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon - Discusses range, habitat, description, development and reproduction.
Taxonomicon Order Salmoniformes - Provides classification guide.
Systema Naturae 2000/ Classification Order Salmoniformes - Offers classification guide.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Scorpaeniformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Scorpaeniformes Scorpion Fishes and Sculpins - Contains classification guide.
Order Scorpaeniformes Scorpionfish, Gurnards and Bullheads - Contains brief lecture on characteristics. With photos.
Fotosearch Scorpaeniformes Stock Photos and Images - Shows pictures of member species with names.
Order Scorpaeniformes Contains These Families: - Contains listing of subgroups.
Seawater.no Scorpion Fish - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Mikko's Phylogeny Archive Scorpaeniformes - Contains classification guide and references.
Marine Fishes of Singapore Scorpaeniformes - Provides guide to species. With illustrations.
Pacific Lutheran University Scorpaeniformes - Provides guide to taxonomy.
Namibian Biodiversity Database Order Scorpaeniformes - Contains guide to families.
Larval Deveopment of the Rare Australian Aploactinid Fish Matsubarichthys inusitatus (Pisces: Scorpa - Article by Jeffrey M. Leis, et. al.
Biological Library Gallery Scorpaeniformes - Shows images of member species.
Systematic Tree of Organism: Scorpaeniformes - Contains classification guide.
Funet Network Scorpaeniformes - Provides guide to families.
VMNH Scorpaeniformes Lion Fish - Discusses unique features of this specie. With photos.
Cytogenetic Studies in Some Species of Scorpaeniformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha) - Presents abstract of the study by Caputo V, Sorice M, Vitturi R, Magistrelli R and Olmo E.
Cyclopterus lumpus - Provides taxonomy of this specie. With photos.
Alien Travel Guide Order Scorpaeniformes - Provides guide to families and species.
Order Scorpaeniformes Family Anoplopomatidae (Sablefishes) - Describes physical characteristics.
Deep Sea Images Scorpionfish, Lionfish and Scorpaeniformes - Contains photos and names of member species.
On the Life History of the Lesser Gurnard (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) - Presents abstract of the study by Booth A.J.
Development of Hexagrammids (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes) - Publication by Arthur W. Kendall and Beverly Vinter.
Mail-Cheeked Fishes: Scorpionfishes Lions, - Discusses distinguishing features of member species. With photos.
Important Rockfishes - Contains images of member species.
Guide to Northeast Pacific Rockfishes: Genera Sebastes and Sebastolobus - Reviews the article by D. Kramer and V. O'Connell.
Rockfishes.Family Scorpaenidae - Discusses unique features of these species.
Distribution and Co-Occurrence of Rockfishes - Article by Erik Williams and Stephen Ralston.
Cryptic Species of Rockfishes (Sebastes: Scorpaenidae) - Presents summary of the article by A Rocha-Olivares, RH Rosenblatt, and RD Vetter.
Bomb Radiocarbon in Otoliths of Yelloweye Rockfish - Article by Lisa A. Kerr.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Siluriformes

Tree of Life Siluriformes Catfishes - Discusses phylogenetic relationships. With photos.
All Catfish Species Inventory - Contains images. With links to related sites.
PlanetCatfish - Lists links to services and other information.
Animal Diversity Web Order Siluriformes - Provides classification guide and images of member species.
Access Science Siluriformes - Discusses unique features. With links to related sites.
Angelfire.com Catfish - Discusses member species.
Photo of Sillurus glanis - Shows images of this specie.
Chromosomal Evolution in North American Catifishes (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) - Features the article by Willaim Hunt LeGrande.
Ultrastructure of Spermatozoa of the Slender Catfish Silurus microdorsalis - Presents a study of by Lee YH and Kim KH.
Flathead Catfish - Shows images of this specie.
Reproductive Biology of the Neotropical Armoured Catfish Hoplosternum littorale - Article by Gerard Hostache and Jan H. Mol.
Biology and Culture of Channel Catfish - Provides information on this publication.
Aquaculture Technology Siluriformes - Lists publications on these species.
Striped Catfishes of the Genus Mystus Scopoli, 1777 (Siluriformes: Bagridae) - Discusses generic placements and the defining characters for each species.
Marine Fishes Suliriformes - Lists member species.
Catfishes, A Super-Group of Fishes - Discusses the unique traits of these species. With links to related sites.
Application of CDA Analysis to the Catfishes of the Genus Hypostomus - Discusses characterization and identification of species.
Etigazette.com Catfish - Discusses the distinguishing traits of these species.
Catfish: Understanding These Scavengers - Discusses uique characteristics.
Candir Vandellia cirrhosa (Valenciennes, 1846) - Provides photos of this specie.
Aquatic Community Catfish - Contains discussion on the unique characteristics.
Channel Catfish Life History and Biology - Discusses these commercially cultured species.
Review of the Southeast Asian Catfish Genus Ceratoglanis - Features information on this publication.
Biodiversity and Aquaculture of Catfishes in South East Asia - Discusses biological diversity, characterization and conservation.
Catfish - Introduction - Discusses distribution, behavior, sexual differences, spawning and commercial importance.
New Species of the Catfish Genus Trichomycterus [PDF] - Discusses systematics, unique features and phylogenetic relationships.
Microsyndontis (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Mochokidae) of the Lower Guinea Region [PDF] - Reviews these species. By Heok Hee Ng.
New Species of Otothyrini (Siluriformes: Loricariidae: Hypoptopomatinae) [PDF] - Discusses newly discovered members.
Biolib: Gallery: Siluriformes - Shows images and scientific names of catfish.
Description of a New Clariid Catfish, Clarias pseudonieuhofii [PDF] - Provides information on unique features of the walking catfish.
Mexican Blindcats Genus Prietella (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) [PDF] - Discusses range, habitat, laboratory diet, parasites, sensory biology, bahavior, reproduction and systematics.
Clarias nigricans, New Species of Clariid Catfish [PDF] - Discusses this newfound member.
Catfish of the Genus Auchenipterichthys - Presents the study by Carl J. Ferraris, et. al.
Osteology and Myology of the Cephalic Region and Pectoral Girdle of Schilbe mystus - Features the findings of this study.
Oldest Known Catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) From Asia (India, Late Cretaceous) - Features the publication.
Monogeneans From Pangasiidae (Siluriformes) - Features the article by Pariselle A, et. al.
Tree of Life Callichthyidae Armored Catfishes - Contains discussion on characteristics and phylogenetic relationships.
Oreoglanis Macronemus, A New Species of Glyptosternine [PDF] - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Families of the Order Siluriformes - Comprehensive listing of all family-group and other suprageneric names.
Squeakers, Lace or Upside Down Catfishes, Family Mochokidae - Discusses distinguishing characteristics. With photos.
Trends in the Karyotype Evolution of Loricariidae Fish (Siluriformes) - Article by Roberto Ferreira Artoni and Luiz Antonio Carlos Bertollo. With PDF.
Notes on the Members of the Genus Cocholiodon [PDF] - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Tracking Evolutionary Trends in Siluriformes [PDF] - Discusses the adaptations of the group.
Temporal Region of the Cranium of Loricarioid Catfishes - Presents abstract of the study by Aquino A.E. and Schaefer S.A.
Synodontis waterloti - Discusses distinguishing features. With links to related sites.
Channel Catfish Life History and Biology [PDF] - Offers life history and distinguishing traits.
Underwater Photograph Siluriformes- Catfishes - Shows images of member species.
Find a Fish Striped Catfish Plotosus lineatus - Discusses distinguishing features. With links to related sites.
Expedition Caura Catfish - Features an interesting member specie. With photos.
Flathead Catfish - Shows images. With links to related sites.
Corydoras Catfish - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Comprehensive Geographic Rundown of the Lone Star State's Premier Catfish Locales. - Discusses facts and habitat. With links to related sites.
Locomotor Activity Rhythms in Cave Fishes (Teleostei: Siluriformes) - Article by Trajano E, et. al.. With access to full text.
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque 1818) - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Bullheads, Channels, Madtoms/Stonecats: The American Catfishes of the Family Ictaluridae (formerly A - Discusses distribution, size, and habitat.
Freshwater Fishes Family Clariidae - Features catfishes of Africa, Middle East and Asia. With photos.
Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Discusses distinguishing features of member species.
How to Keep Your New Electric Catfish Malapterurus electricus - Offers links to resources. With photos.
Facts About Catfish - Discusses distinguishing features. With links to related sites.
Catfish Facts - Provides strange facts on these species. With photos.
Nursery Rearing of the Asian Catfish, Clarias macrocephalus - Article by Ruby Bombeo et. al. With links to full text.
Description of a New Clariid Catfish, Clarias pseudoniehofii [PDF] - Discusses the unique features of this specie.
Suckermouth Catfishes: Threats to Aquatic Ecosystems of the United States? [PDF] - An article by Alfred Cofrancesco, et. al.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Stephanoberyciformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Stephanoberyciformes - Provides classification guide.
Order Stephanoberyciformes Contains These Families: - Lists subgroups.
Pacific Lutheran University Stephanoberyciformes - Bigscales - Contains classification guide and unique characteristics. With photos.
Phylogenetic Investigations of the Stephanoberyciformes and Beryciformes - Presents abstract of the study by Colgan DJ, Zhang C and Paxton JR.
Funet Network Stephanoberyciformes - Lists families.
Taxonomicon: Order Staphanoberyciformes - Contains classification guide.
About Experts Stephanoberyciformes - Discusses unique features of the group. With links to related sites.
Algebra Homework Help Stephanoberyciformes - Discusses unique features of the group. Includes classification.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Tetraodontiformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Tetradontiformes (Cowfishes, Filefishes, Leatherjackets, Puffers, Trigger - Shows images of member species. With classification guide.
Bioresearch Tetradontiformes - Provides access to online resources.
Luonnontieteellinen Keskusmuseo Tetraodontiformes - Provides taxonomy guide. With references.
Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore Tetradontiformes - Shows images of member species.
Angelfire Tetradontiformes - Provides description of member species. With photos.
Cichlid Research: Tetradontiformes - Lists families and genera.
Geocities.com Tetradontiformes - Gives information on physical description and subgroups.
Funet Tetradontiformes - Provides list of families.
Amigar.com Tetradontiformes - List links to resources.
Lab Fishes Tetradontiformes. - Provides access to photos of member species.
Innvista.com Tetradontiformes - Provides a classification guide to member species.
Obis-Seamap Tetradontiformes - Provides taxonomic information.
Pheeds.Com Tetradontiformes - Lists families under the group.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Bony > Actinopterygii > Zeiformes

Access Science Zeiformes - Provides brief lecture on distinguishing features.
Order Zeiformes Contains These Families: - Contains guide to subgroups.
About.com Zeiformes - Contains brief discussion on unique features.
State Library of Tasmania Silver Dory - Shows images of this specie.
Chemistry, Biology and related disciplines in the WWW Dories (Zeiformes): Fishes - Contains list of member species.
Zenopsis conchifera Silvery John Dory - Provides profile of this specie.
Freepedia Dory - Discusses distinguishing features. With links to related sites.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Cartilaginous > Hexanchiformes

Order Hexanchiformes: Cow Sharks-4 Species - Discusses distinguishing features of the group. With photos.
Join Enchanted Learning Hexanchiformes - Provides brief lecture on the group. With guide to member species.
NOVA Online Adventure Hexanchiformes - Discusses unique features of member species. With photos.
Education Biological Profiles Bigeye Sixgill Shark - Discusses taxonomy, distribution, habitat, biology and conservation.
Animal Diversity Web Order Haxanchiformes Sixgil and Frilled Sharks - Offers taxonomy guide.
Education Biological Profiles Bluntnose Sixgill Shark - Features taxonomy, distribution, habitat and conservation. With photos.
Hexanchus griseus Sixgill Shark - Provides description, range, feeding behavior and history. With photos.
Order Hexanchiformes - Frilled and Cowsharks - Discusses distinguishing features. With identification key.
WildMadagascar.org Bluntnose Sixgill Shark- Hexanchus griseus - Lists resources for this specie.
Natural History of the Sixgill Shark, Hexanchus griseus - Article by John H. Rupp.
Biology of the Bluntnose Sixgill - Presents identification, distribution, habitat, diet and behavior.
Fishbase Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose Sixgill Shark - Discusses morphology, biology and profile. With photos.
Discovery Channel Sharks Living Fossils - Article on hexanchiformes by Alissa Levy.
Hexanchiformes Sixgill, Sevengill and Frilled Sharks - Describes the unique features of the group. With guide to families.
Chemistry, Biology and related disciplines in the WWW Cow Sharks (Hexanchiformes): Fishes - Lists member species. With images.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Cartilaginous > Lamniformes

Biology of Sharks and Rays Order Lamniformes: Mackerel Sharks - Discusses distinguishing features and classification. With photos.
Join Enchanted Learning Lamniformes - Discusses unique features. Includes anatomy.
Mackerel Sharks - Discusses features. With list of families and species.
Animal Diversity Web Order Lamniformes Mackerel Sharks - Offers a guide to classification. With images.
Meer.org Order Lamniformes Mackerel Sharks and Relatives - Discusses unique characteristics of member species.
Angelfire Mackerel Sharks - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Cartage.org Order Lamniformes - Provides the distinguishing features of each family.
Nova Lamniformes - Provides unique features of member species. With photos.
MarBef ERM Taxon Details Lamniformes. - Provides classification guide.
Innvista.com Lamniformes - Provides listing of families and species.
Mackerel Lamniformes [PDF] - Discusses unique features of families. With photos.
Order Lamniformes Contains These Families: - Contains guide to subgroups.
Gale.com Lamniformes Mackerel Sharks [PDF] - Discusses evolution, systematics, physical characteristics and reproductive biology.
Further Records of the Goblin Shark, Mitsukurina owstoni - Article by Clinton A. J. Duffy.
Michigan State University Lamniformes - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Biogeography of the Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) - Features description, history, distribution, and evolution.
Shark Foundation Order Mackerel Sharks - Discusses distinguishing features. With guide to families.
Fishbase Lamna nasus Porbeagle - Provides profile of this member specie. With photos.
Thresher Sharks in Malapascua - Discusses unique features and distribution. With photos.
Basking Shark - Presents article on this specie by Bonnie J. Cardone.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Cartilaginous > Squaliformes

Order Squaliformes: Dogfish Sharks - Discusses distinguishing features of the group.
Join Enchanted Learning Squaliformes - Discusses unique features. Includes anatomy.
Animal Diversity Web Order Squaliformes - Contains classification guide.
Squaliformes - Goodrich 1909 Squalus minor - Shows images of fossils.
Shark Gallery Order Squaliformes: Dogfish Sharks - Discusses unique features. Includes field identification key.
Online Adventure Squaliformes - Contains descriptions of families. With photos.
Gerber's Lounge Order Squaliformes: Dogfish Sharks - Discusses unique features. Includes field identification key.
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures Squaliformes - Shows fossil images.
Squaliformes - Dogfish and Sleeper Sharks - Contains classification and unique characteristics. With photos.
Order Squaliformes Contains These Families: - Provides guide to families.
Funet Network Squaliformes - Contains list of families.
Systematic Tree of Organisms: Squaliformes - Provides classification guide.
Taxonomicon: Order Squaliformes - Contains classification guide.
DialSpace Order Squaliformes: Dogfish Sharks - Discusses features of the group.
Nature Serve Explorer Families in Order Squaliformes - Contains listing of subgroups.
Michigan State University Squaliformes - Discusses unique features. With photos and references.
Britannica.com Dogfish Sharks - Discusses unique features. With links to related sites.
Order Squaliformes Family Echinorhinidae Echinorhinus brucus - Provides biological profile.
Chemistry, Biology and related disciplines in the WWW Dogfish Sharks (Squaliformes): Fishes - Contains list of member species.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Animalia > Chordata > Fish > Cartilaginous > Squatiniformes

Animal Diversity Web Order Squatiniformes Angel Sharks - Provides classification guide.
Enchanted Learning Squatiniformes - Contains list of member species.
Pacific Lutheran University Squatiniformes - Angel Sharks - Contains classification guide and characteristics list. With photos.
Florida Program for Shark Research Atlantic Angelshark Squatina dumeril - Discusses distinguishing characteristics. With labeled illustrations.
Fishbase Order Summary for Squatiniformes - Provides profile of the group.
Nova Online Adventure Squatiniformes - Discusses unique features of member species.
Order Squatiniformes Contains These Families: - Provides guide to subgroups.
Shark Foundation Order Angelsharks - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Geocities Angel Sharks - Discusses distinguishing features.
Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History Pacific Angel Shark - Provides taxonomy, distribution, importance, and conservation.
Mongabay.com Angelshark - Lists online resources on these sharks.
WildMadagascar Pacific Angelshark ??? Squatina california - Lists links to online resources.
From the Shore to the Deep Blue Sea Angel Shark Squatina californica - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Pacific Angel Shark Squatina californica - Discusses unique features. With photos.
Australian Angel Shark - Discusses distinguishing features. With photos.
Angel Shark Squatina hassei Leriche - Provides biological profile. Includes photos.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Asteliaceae

Families of Flowering Plants Asteliaceae Dum. - Describes the leaf, stem and reproduction of this plant group.
Flowering Plant Families UH Botany Asteliaceae - Allows access to photos of member species.
Plants for a Future Asteliaceae - Offers the latin name of member species. With links.
Vernacular Names of Plants Within the Family Asteliaceae - Features the taxonomic hierarchy of this plant group.
University of Hawaii at Manoa Astelia (Asteliaceae) - Provides access to the paper by Allen H.
Milligania is in the Asteliaceae Family - Allows access to the article by Linda Jennings.
New South Wales Flora Online Family Asteliaceae - Presents the distribution and occurrence of this plant group.
Plant Gene Resources of Canada Related Genera for Asteliaceae - Provides a list of subgroups. With links.
Germplasm Resources Information Network Genera ofAsteliaceae - Offers a list of subgroups. With links.
Anatomical and Molecular Systematics of Asteliaceae and Hypoxidaceae - Abstract of the research paper by Rudall PJ, et. al.
MyGarden.net. Plant Names From the Botanical Family Asteliaceae - Features the common names of member species. With links.
Short Communication Self-Incompatibility in Cordyline australis (Asteliaceae) - Abstract of the paper by Ross E. Beever and Stephanie L. Parkes.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Bromeliaceae

University of Hawaii Bromeliaceae - Provides description. With photos.
Families of Flowering Plants Bromeliaceae Juss. - Discusses general anatomy and reproduction.
University of California Museum of Paleontology Bromeliflorae - Features the origin of this plant group. With photos and links.
Digital Flora of Texas Images of the Bromeliaceae - Allows access to photos of member species.
Flora of North America Bromeliaceae A. L. Jussieu - Describes leaves and flowers. With references and links.
Zingiberidae Family Overview - Bromeliales Bromeliaceae - Pineapple Family - Defines floral structure and significant features. With photos.
Images of Dry Tropical Habitat: Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) - Provides description of subgroups. With photos.
Botanical Dermatology Database Bromeliaceae (Pineapple Family) - Enumerates the hazards associated with members of this plant group. With references.
Tropicos Image List for Bromeliaceae - Offers scientific names of member species. With photos.
Flora of China Bromeliaceae A. L. Jussieu - Describes the flower of this plant group. With links.
University of Arkansas Herbarium Arkansas Biodiversity: Bromeliaceae - Defines the distribution of this plant group in the state. With links.
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Listings for Family: Bromeliaceae - Provides scientific and common names of member species. With links.
Bromeliaceae (Airplant Family) - Allows access to US distribution of this plant group.
Germplasm Resources Information Network Genera of Bromeliaceae - Provides a list of subgroups. With links.
University of Connecticut Bromeliaceae - Enumerates subgroups and member species. With links.
Plants of the Bromeliaceae Family - Provides listing of subgroups. With photos.
Ant Plants Bromeliaceae - Defines the subgroup that benefit from ants. With photos.
Dave's Garden Family Bromeliaceae - Presents list of member species. With photos.
Plant Image Gallery - Bromeliaceae - Allows access to photos of member species.
Montoso Gardens Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad Family) - Presents a list of member species.
Famine Foods Bromeliaceae - Discusses the chemical composition of this plant group.
Key to the Genera of Bromeliaceae - Proovides a guide to identification.
1911 Encyclopedia Bromeliaceae - Describes the unique features of this plant group.
Fotosearch Bromeliaceae Stock Photos and Images - Allows access to photographs of member species.
Families of Vascular Plants Bromeliales - Bromeliaceae - Features the flowers and fruits of representative species.
Harold Davis' Photos / Tags / Bromeliaceae - Offers access to images of flowers of member species.
Native Plants of Arizona Bromeliaceae - Presents member species found in this state.
Florida Nature Bromeliaceae (Bromeliads) - Provides taxonomic classification. With links.
Neotropical Live Plant Photos Bromeliaceae - Offers access to photos of member species.
Hydrophobic Trichome Layers and Epicuticular Wax Powders in Bromeliaceae - Provides abstract of the research by Simon Pierce, et al.
UMM Greenhouses and Conservatory Species of Bromeliaceae - Allows access to images of member species.
Flora of Ecuador: Bromeliaceae - Provides photos of member species.
Plant Oaisis.com Bromeliad (Family Bromeliaceae) - Features the common varieties of this plant group. With photos.
MyGarden.net Plant Names From the Botanical Family Bromeliaceae - Enumerates the common names of member species. With links.
Examination of Subfamilial Phylogeny in Bromeliaceae Using Comparative Sequencing of the Plastid Loc - Presents abstract of the paper by RG Terry, GK Brown and RG Olmstead.
Plants of Hawaii Ananas comosus - Allows access to photos of this specie.
Leaf Quality of Aechmea (Bromeliaceae) Under Non-Adapted Greenhouse Conditions - Presents abstract of the paper by E. Londers, I. Vervaeke and R.Deroose et al.
Information on Brazilian Ornamental Species of the Genus Tillandsia L. (Bromeliaceae) - Offers abstractof thepaper by M.E. Soares Payao Dematte.
Growing Pineapples as a House Plant - Features the propagation of these species. With photos.
Chromazone Flowers Bromeliaceae - Offers photos of member species.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Costaceae

Flora of China Costaceae (Meisner) Nakai - Describes the leaves and flowers of this plant group. With photos.
Montoso Gardens Costaceae (Costus Family) - Presents scientific names of member species. With photos.
Germplasm Resources Information Network Genera of Costaceae - Offers list of subgroups. With links.
University of Hawaii at Manoa Costaceae - Allow access to photos of member species.
UW-Madison Department of Botany Costaceae - Discusses morphology. With photos.
University of Connecticut EEB Plant Growth Facilities Costaceae - Offers list of member species.
Geocities.com Costaceae (Spiral Ginger) - Provides description. With photos.
Network Tallahassee Family Costaceae - Abstract of the paper by L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz.
Environmental and Conservation Programs Neotropical Live Plant Photos Costaceae - Allows access to images of member species.
National Botanic Garden of Belgium Living Plant Collections Costaceae - Provides list of member species.
Crescent Bloom Costaceae - Describes hierarchical position of this plant group.
Molecular Phylogeny of Costaceae (Zingilberales) - Abstract of the study by Specht CD, t al..
Plants of the Costaceae Family - Provides list of member species.. With related links.
Costus woodsonii (Costaceae) - Presents images of this specie.
Systematics and Evolution of the Spiral Gingers (Costaceae: Zingiberales) - Describes morphology of this plant group.
MyGarden.net.Plant Names From the Botanical Family Costaceae - Enumerates the English common names of member species.
Kinds of Neotropical Flora Costaceae - Provides scientific names of member species.
Neotropical Herbarium Specimens Costaceae - Provides photos of member species.
Chambers Wildlife Rainforest Lodges Rainforest Ginger - Describes the anatomy of this plant group. With photos.

Top > Science > Biology > Plants_and_Animals > Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Magnoliopsida > Aextoxicaceae

Families of Flowering Plants Aextoxicaceae Engl. and Gilg - Describes the leaves and flowers of this plant group.
Crescent Bloom Aextoxicaceae - Provides taxonomic information on this plant group.
Germplasm Resources Information Network Genera of Aextoxicaceae - Allows access to subgroups. With links.

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