The Kinosternidae are a family of mostly small turtles that includes the mud turtles and musk turtles. The family contains 25 species within four genera, but taxonomic reclassification is an ongoing process, so many sources vary on the exact numbers of species and subspecies. They inhabit slow-moving bodies of water, often with soft, muddy bottoms and abundant vegetation.
Myosotis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. In the northern hemisphere they are colloquially denominated forget-me-nots or Scorpion grasses. The colloquial name "Forget-me-Not" was calqued from the German Vergissmeinnicht and first used in English in AD 1398 through King Henry IV of England. Similar names and variations are found in many languages. Myosotis alpestris is the official flower of Alaska and Dalsland, Sweden. Plants of the genus are commonly confused with Chatham Islands' Forget-me-Nots which belong to the related genus Myosotidium.
A bog garden employs permanently moist soil to create a habitat for plants and creatures which thrive in such conditions. It may exploit existing poor drainage in the garden, or it may be artificially created using pond liners or other materials to trap water in the area. Any such structure must allow a small amount of seepage to prevent the water stagnating. For instance, a pond liner must be pierced a few times. Typically a bog garden consists of a shallow area adjoining a pond or other water feature, but care must be taken to prevent water draining from a higher to a lower level. The minimum sustainable depth is 40–45 cm (16–18 in). Good drainage is provided by gravel placed over the liner, and the bog can be kept watered by using a perforated hose below the surface.
Myosotis scorpioides, the true forget-me-not, water forget-me-not, is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae.
Kinosternon is a genus of small aquatic turtles from the Americas known commonly as mud turtles.
Stemonurus is a genus of plants in the family Stemonuraceae.
Bodotria scorpioides is a species of crustacean belonging to the order Cumacea. They are found in the East Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. B. scorpioides does not possess a free telson. The first thoracic somite is too short to be seen from above, the second is longer. Both males and females have exopods on the first pereopods only.
The Giardino Botanico Alpinia is a botanical garden specializing in alpine plants, located at 800 m altitude above Stresa on Lake Maggiore, Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy. It can be reached via the Lido di Carciano - Alpino - Mottarone cable car, and is open daily in the warmer months.
Drosera scorpioides, commonly called the shaggy sundew, is a pygmy sundew native to the Jarrah Forest region and southern coasts of Southwest Australia. Notable for its unusually large size, D. scorpioides can produce rosettes measuring up to two inches in diameter and specimens may attain a height of up to 100 millimeters. The species is found on white sand and clay, near swamps, on sand ridges, and is associated with laterite. The flowers are pink and white, appearing sometime between August and October. Depending on the form, D. scorpioides can be expected to live up to seven years.
Coronidium scorpioides, commonly known as the button everlasting, is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the family Asteraceae found in Australia. Previously known as Helichrysum scorpioides, it was placed in the newly described genus Coronidium in 2008.
The Scorpion mud turtle is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family. It is found in Mexico, Central America and South America. This turtle relatively is a medium to large kinosternid(mud turtle) with a domed, oval upper shell having a length of 92–270 mm. The males of this specie regularly exceed the size of 200 mm. The scorpion mud turtle is a highly aquatic, adaptable kinosternid that will live in almost any body of water. This turtle is primarily omnicarnivorous, who is also a glutton, and is feeding on a wide variety of aquatic invertebrates and vertebrates, including carrion. In captivity, poorly fed K. scorpioides can be cannibalistic, biting off the toes and limbs of conspecifics. Females probably lay 1–6 hard-shelled eggs. Like many kinosternids they probably construct a shallow terrestrial nest with little cover.
Euleia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Cryptaciura is considered to be a synonym of Euleia.
The Arctic sculpin or the northern sculpin, is a predatory species of sculpin in the fish family Cottidae. The species is native to the Arctic Ocean around Canada and Greenland, specifically in James Bay and the Strait of Belle Isle, and towards the Bering Sea. It has the ability to synthesize antifreeze proteins, allowing it to withstand temperatures as low as -2 °C. It serves as the host for Haemobaphes cyclopterina, a parasitic species of copepod.
Velorini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the Lamiinae subfamily. It was described by Thomson in 1864.
Phyxium is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Phyxium bufonium is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1864. It is known from Moluccas.
Phyxium ignarum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe in 1864. It is known from Indonesia.
Phyxium lanatum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Fauvel in 1906. It is known from New Caledonia.
Phyxium loriai is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1943. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
Phyxium papuanum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1943. It is known from Papua New Guinea.
