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Leo Shapiro added text to "Physiology" on "Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903".
Entamoeba hemolytica are generally considered to be anaerobic since they can...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903".
Entamoeba histolytica has a worldwide distribution, with a higher incidence of...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Risks" on "Entamoeba histolytica Schaudinn, 1903".
Although several protozoan species in the genus Entamoeba colonize humans, not...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Brief Summary" on "Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H. E. Moore".
Lima et al. (2008) studied the role of Carnauba Palm in...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Benefits" on "Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H. E. Moore".
The leaves of the Carnauba Palm (Copernicia prunifera) are the source...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H. E. Moore".
The Carnauba Palm (Copernicia prunifera) is native to semi-arid areas of...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Associations" on "Copernicia prunifera (Mill.) H. E. Moore".
Whitney (2007) reported that the Fork-tailed Palm-Swift, of tropical South America,...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Life Cycle" on "Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857) Stein, 1863".
The cyst stage of the Balantidium coli life cycle is responsible...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857) Stein, 1863".
Balantidium coli has a worldwide distribution. Because pigs are an important...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Risks" on "Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857) Stein, 1863".
Balantidium coli is a large ciliated protozoan that lives as a...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Morphology" on "Welwitschia".
The only species in the genus Welwitschia, W. mirabilis is dioecious...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Reproduction" on "Welwitschia".
Welwitschia mirabilis is dioecious (i.e., individual plants are either male or...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Welwitschia".
Welwitschia includes just a single species, Welwitschia mirabilis, which is found...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Systematics or Phylogenetics" on "Welwitschia".
Welwitschia is one of three genera in the gymnosperm group of...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Habitat" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
Japanese Burrowing Crickets (Velarifictorus micado) prefer moist habitats, e.g., around the...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Life Cycle" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
In their introduced range in the southeastern United States, Japanese Burrowing...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Behavior" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
The calling song of the Japanese Burrowing Cricket (Velarifictorus micado) is...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Look Alikes" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
In its introduced range in the southeastern United States, Japanese Burrowing...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Morphology" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
This small, dark brown field cricket (13 to 19 mm long)...
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Leo Shapiro added text to "Distribution" on "Velarifictorus micado (Saussure, 1877)".
The Japanese Burrowing Cricket (Velarifictorus micado) is native to Asia but...
