Creedia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Creediidae |
Genus: | Creedia J. D. Ogilby, 1898 |
Type species | |
Creedia clathrisquamis J. D. Ogilby, 1898 |
Creedia is a genus of sandburrowers native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1]
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Adenanthos is a genus of Australian native shrubs in the flowering plant family Proteaceae. Variable in habit and leaf shape, it is the only genus in the family where solitary flowers are the norm. It was discovered in 1791, and formally published by Jacques Labillardière in 1805. The type species is Adenanthos cuneatus, and 33 species are recognised. The genus is placed in subfamily Proteoideae, and is held to be most closely related to several South African genera.
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