The other kingdoms with common acceptance are Animalia (animals), Monera (bacteria, procaryotic), Fungi (fungi), and Protoctista (algae, protozoans, and slime molds). Other organisms placed under kingdom Protoctista are those which do not fit into the other kingdoms. What Is a Plant: Main...
Skunks trail raccoons as vectors of rabies, although this differs across regions. In the United Kingdom, skunks kept as pets are legal. However, the Animal Welfare Act 2006 has made it illegal to get rid of their scent glands, thus it’s an unwise decision to keep them as pets. The ...
During World War II there was increased pressure on the scientific community to produce mass quantities of the recently isolated bacterial combatant. Novo, eager to contribute, ordered its employees to examine anything from old ski boots and jam jars in order to find the correct fungi. While ...
This group of fungi occurs in both terrestrial and aquatic environments and has been reported on bark, dung, lichens, soil, wood, polluted water, submerged plant material, and other substrates [4,5,6]. Previous studies have revealed that members of Coniochaeta may have either beneficial or ...
Although Volvox can move, they are not animals. They are part of the the subkingdom Plantae. They are autotrophs, acquiring energy by photosynthesis. What is Volvox? Volvoxare greenalgaethat live together in a hollow spherical or oval colony and move in a rolling motion, leading them to ...
sasanqua. According to the USDA database, 520 fungal species have been known to occur on Camellia spp., of which 303 were from C. sinensis 1. In our national wide investigation of fungi on C. sinensis in China, we have identified several dominant genera, namely Colletotrichum 2, Diaporthe ...
Fungus-growing “attine” ants forage diverse substrates to grow fungi for food. In addition to the mutualistic fungal partner, the colonies of t
Sordariomycetes, class of several thousand species of sac fungi in the phylum Ascomycota (kingdom Fungi). The fungi are characterized by a flask-shaped fruiting body (perithecium) that bears saclike structures (asci) and usually has a pore (ostiole) through which ascospores are discharged. ...
Kingdom: Fungi Division: Basidiomycota Order: Agaricales Family: Amanitaceae Genus: Amanita See also list of fungiPhysical description death cap mushrooms Death cap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides). The left one has been overturned to show the gills and stipe. (more) The appearance of the death ...
Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperm Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Eragrostis See also list of plants in the family Poaceae.Cultivation and uses Threshing a tiny grain Farmers threshing teff (Eragrostis tef) in the outskirts of Gondar, Ethiopia. (more) A labor-intensive harvest A woman ga...