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Studying plant evolution with cutting-edge technology
Using molecular research to benefit human health
DNA analysis of marine algae
Using DNA to study species relationships
Using molecular research to help fight disease
Mosquito research - a day in the life
Researching the dodo
Reconstructing the dodo
Restoring the Mauritian ecosystem
Behind the scenes (video)
British earthworm identification guide and survey
What's under the lens?
Discovery and Understanding
Collecting and Society
Specimens and Knowledge
Peer review
Taxonomy and systematics
What is taxonomy?
What's in a name? A history of taxonomy
Linnaeus and the birth of modern taxonomy
The Darwinian revolution
Cladistics and collections
Taxonomy and technology
The future for taxonomy
Identification keys
Expeditions and collecting
The HMS Challenger expedition
The history of ocean exploration
Preparing for the voyage
Studying the deep ocean
Life on board
Findings
HMS Challenger Report
Into the wild video diaries
Monitoring climate change impact in the UK
Sampling mosquitos in Thailand
Collecting insects in Taiwan
Catching flies in the Natural History Museum
Surveying biodiversity in Panama
Beagle voyage
Worst journey in the world (video)
Collecting meteorites in Antarctica
Collecting and Society
Keeping and Caring
Endeavour botanical illustrations
Atlantic coccoliths blog
About the scientists
About the blog
The Endeavour voyage across the Pacific
Captain Cook's return to the South Seas
Sir Hans Sloane's voyage to Jamaica
Wallace100
A timeline of Wallace's life
Wallace100 events
Meet our Wallace experts
Natural history pioneers
Mary Anning
Joseph Banks
Dorothea Bate
Evelyn Cheesman
Charles Darwin
Darwin's Britain
Downe, Kent
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Glen Roy
Oxford
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Ilkley
North and Mid Wales
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Richard Owen
Sir Hans Sloane
William Smith
Alfred Russel Wallace
Gilbert White
Joseph Wolf
The scientific process
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Dating methods
Methods for examining specimens
DNA analysis
Piltdown Man hoax
Discoveries at Piltdown
Piltdown hoax revealed
Piltdown suspects
Piltdown fossils
Piltdown timeline
X-rays reveal prehistoric sex-life of ostracods
Maggots and murders: forensic entomology
Collections at the Museum
Introduction to our collections
Museum treasures
Moa bone fragment
Blaschka glass models
On the Origin of Species
Wallace's insects
Charles Darwin's pigeons
Birds of America book
Dwarf elephant tooth
Wold Cottage meteorite
Sloane’s nautilus shell
Emperor penguin egg
Barbary lion skull
Great auk
Banks’ herbarium sheet
Dodo skeleton
Archaeopteryx fossil
Richard Owen painting
Iguanodon teeth
Moon rock
Smith’s ammonites
Clifford's herbarium sheet
Neanderthal skull
Broken Hill skull
TREE artwork
Guy the gorilla
Who were the first collectors?
Why are the collections important?
Our curators
Collections in the future
Virtual library
HMS Challenger Report
Herbarium sheets
On the Origin of Species
On the Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
Making it part of the collection
Preparing a skeleton
Plant mounting
Pinning beetle specimens
Slide preparation
Wallace Collection
Slavery and the natural world
Taxidermy at Tring (video)
Keeping and caring
Common poppy herbarium sheet
Welsh groundsel herbarium sheet
Sandfly specimen
The hand axe that revealed the age of humankind
Species of the day
Top ten species of the day
All species
Biodiversity
Endangered species
Aegagrophila linnaei
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Physiology
Reproduction
Conservation
References
Aphanius iberus
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Conservation
References
Asilus crabroniformis (hornet robberfly)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Bombus distinguendus (great yellow bumblebee)
Taxonomy
Female Bombus distinguendus
Male Bombus distinguendus
Distribution and ecology
Habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Brahmaea europaea (European owl moth)
Taxonomy
Distribution
Life cycle
Conservation
References
Carassius carassius
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Carmichaelia muritai
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Catagonus wagneri
Distribution and ecology
Biology and behaviour
Conservation
References
Collema dichotomum (river jelly lichen)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Cryptoprocta ferox
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology and behaviour
Conservation
References
Daubentonia madagascariensis (aye aye)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Dermochelys coriacea (leatherback sea turtle)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Dryococelus australis
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Elatostema fengshanense
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
Significance to humans
Evolution and systematics
Physical characteristics
Distribution
Habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Felis silvestris grampia (Scottish wildcat)
Morphology and evolution
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Threats
Geochelone gigantea (Aldabra giant tortoise)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
Gryllus campestris
Taxonomy
Habitat and distribution
Life history and behaviour
Conservation
References
Gyrostigma rhinocerontis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Halichoerus grypus (grey seal)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (British bluebell)
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Behaviour
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
Khaosokia caricoides
Taxonomy
Biology
Conservation
References
Laonastes aenigmamus (Kha-nyou)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Laticauda crockeri
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Lavatera oblongifolia
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Lepisorus clathratus
Taxonomy
Biology
References
Limoniscus violaceus (violet click-beetle)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Longitarsus nigerrimus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Loxodonta africana (African elephant)
Physical characteristics
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Feeding ecology and diet
Threats and conservation
References
Lucanus cervus (stag beetle)
Biology
Larval development
Behaviour
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
References
Macaca sylvanus (Barbary macaques)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Manis javanica (Malayan pangolin)
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Distribution and habitat
Feeding
Biology
Reproduction
Behaviour
Migration
Conservation
References
Navaea phoenicea
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Nectophrynoides asperginis (Kihansi spray toad)
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation and threats
References
Nectophrynoides wendyae (Wendy's forest toad)
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Otis tarda (great bustard)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Panthera onca (jaguar)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Panthera tigris amoyensis (South China tiger)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Phocoena phocoena (harbour porpoise)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Phoca vitulina (harbour seal)
Distribution
Biology
Behaviour
Projects
Physeter catodon (Sperm whale)
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Populus nigra (Black poplar)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Reproduction
Disease
Conservation
References
Description
Rigidipenna inexpectata
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Stratiotes aloides
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Tasmanipatus barretti (giant velvet worm)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Tetrao urogallus (capercaillie)
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Troglodytes cobbi (Cobb’s wren)
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Turbo marmoratus (great green turban shell)
Taxonomy
Conservation
References
Vandenboschia speciosa (Killarney fern)
Morphology
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
References
Biology
Physiology
Reproduction and dispersal
Lifecycle
Zygodon forsteri (knothole moss, Forster’s yoke-moss)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Description
Conservation
References
Climate change
Arocatus longiceps
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Cinctipora elegans
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Chorthippus parallelus
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Corallina officinalis (common coral weed)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Diploria labyrinthiformis (grooved brain coral)
Growth and form
Costosepta
Distribution and ecology
Drupella cornus
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Dwarf elephants
Emiliania huxleyi
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Evolution
Distribution and ecology
Population biology
Biology
Reproduction and lifecycle
Behaviour
Viruses and the termination of blooms
Ocean acidification
References
Erythromma viridulum (small red-eyed damselfly)
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Hydrodictyon reticulatum (water net)
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Ecological impact
References
Macrocystis pyrifera (giant kelp)
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Lingula anatina
Taxonomy
Evolution
Habitat and distribution
Biology
Behaviour
References
Platycoma sudafricana
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
Pleurochaete squarrosa
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
Symsagittifera roscoffensis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Evolutionary developmental studies
References
Tennysonia stellata (Tennyson’s star bryozoan)
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Varanus prisca (giant monitor lizard)
Taxonomy
Evolution
Biology
References
Xanthoria parietina (golden shield lichen)
Structure and taxonomy
Habitat and distribution
Reproduction
References
Habitat loss
Acarospora sinopica
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
References
Achias rothschildi
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Feeding
References
Aeshna isosceles (Norfolk hawker)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Agrias claudina
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Angiopteris evecta (giant fern or king fern)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Anthracocentrus arabicus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Atta (leafcutter ants)
Taxonomy
Biology
References
Avacus superbus (a large land snail)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology and behaviour
Conservation
References
Betta brownorum
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Bombylius major (large bee-fly)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Carabus olympiae
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Convolvulus vidalii
Taxonomy
Distribution
Conservation
References
Coprophanaeus lancifer
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Dioscorea strydomiana
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
Dynastes neptunus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Dynastes satanas
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Eliurus webbi (Webb’s tufted-tailed rat)
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Endocarpon pusillum (hedwig)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Euphrasia grandiflora (Azorean eyebright)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos (blue duck, whio)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Leiomitrium plicatum
Morphology
Relatives
Distribution and habitat
Littoraria scabra
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Microgale talazaci
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Myotis daubentonii (Daubenton’s bat)
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Ornithoptera alexandrae (Queen Alexandra’s birdwing)
biology
conservation
Panulirus argus (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Fishery
References
Rasta lamyi
Taxonomy
Distribution, habitat and conservation
Biology
Sabethes gymnothorax
Biology
Papilio dardanus (the flying handkerchief, mocker swallowtail)
research-projects
Geographic variation
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Tabebuia aurea
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
References
Terebralia palustris
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Theraphosa blondi (Goliath bird-eating spider)
Behaviour
Titanus giganteus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Size and appearance
Urania sloanus
Taxonomy
Diagnostic description
Lookalikes
Distribution and ecology
Host plant
Conservation
Biology
References
Isoetes biafrana
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Economic impact
Agathiphaga vitiensis
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
References
Aleurodicus dispersus (spiralling whitefly)
Habitat and distribution
Biology
Management
References
Azolla filiculoides
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Uses
Conservation
References
Buddenbrockia plumatellae
Taxonomy
Habitat and distribution
Infected hosts
References
Ceiba chodatii
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Conopeum seurati
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Reproduction
References
Dendrolimus pini (pine-tree lappet moth)
Taxonomy
Biology
References
Derogenes varicus
Taxonomy
Biology
Motile larvae
Distribution and habitat
Fredericella sultana
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Reproduction and dispersal
Behaviour
References
Hedera helix (ivy)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Ilex paraguariensis (yerba mate)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Ethnobotanical use
References
Lophopus crystallinus (bellflower animal or crystal moss animal)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Diseases
Conservation
References
Cockchafer or May Bug (Melolontha melolontha)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Paralecanium expansum metallicum (scale insect)
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Reproduction and dispersal
Lifecycle
References
Welwitschia mirabilis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
The collector
Conservation
References
Invasive species
Argulus japonicus
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Behaviour
References
Cameraria ohridella
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Corella eumyota (orange-tipped sea squirt)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Ectoedemia heringella
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese mitten crab)
Taxonomy
Life history
Distribution
Ecology
Associations
Management
References
Ips typographus
Biology
Behaviour
Future study and control
References
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Taxonomy
Parkinsonia aculeata
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
References
Pulvinaria regalis
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Sminthurus viridis (lucerne flea)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Steatoda nobilis (false widow spider)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Conservation
References
Collections
Curation
Crocodylus anthropophagus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Eunoe nodosa
Biology
Curation project
References
Raphus cucullatus (dodo)
Habitat
Biology
Tachypodoiulus niger (black millipede)
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Our collections
Acrocephalus orinus (large-billed reed warbler)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Architeuthis dux (giant squid)
Sightings
Morphology
Distribution and habitat
Locomotion, feeding and predators
References
Cetonia aurata (rose chafer)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Craterostigmus crabilli
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Cryptonanus chacoensis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour and reproduction
Conservation
References
Echiostoma barbatum (threadfin dragonfish)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Echinolittorina placida
Taxonomy
Distribution and conservation
Biology
Behaviour
Ectoedemia heckfordi
Taxonomy
Biology
Eumorpha labruscae
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Euplectella aspergillum (Venus' flower basket)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour and biology
History
Uses
References
Gallirallus dieffenbachi (Dieffenbach’s rail)
Taxonomy
Distribution
Biology
Conservation
References
Glaucus atlanticus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Gryphaea obliquata (devil’s toenails)
Biology and ecology
Gryphaea at Lyme Regis
Mary Anning
References
Hamadryas feronia
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Hippochrenes amplus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Kukufeldia tilgatensis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Lecanopteris spinosa
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Ant – fern association
References
Macropanesthia rhinoceros (rhinoceros cockroach)
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
References
Mandragora caulescens (Himalayan mandrake)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Megatherium americanum (giant ground sloth)
Distribution and ecology
Reconstructing the skeleton
Melopsittacus undulatus (budgerigar)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Aviculture
References
Microdajus pectinatus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Nesillas aldabrana (Aldabra brush warbler)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Paraconularia subtilis
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Paradoxides paradoxissus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Behaviour
Stratigraphy
Parides agavus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Pinguinus impennis (great auk)
Taxonomy
Behaviour
Distribution and habitat
Extinction
Pipreola riefferii (green-and-black fruiteater)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Plicopurpura pansa
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Rhopalomyzus lonicerae
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Thatcheria mirabilis (Japanese wonder shell)
Biology
Interesting facts
Vespa crabro (hornet)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Wodnika striatula (Zechstein shark)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Evolution
References
Cheirotonus parryi
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
Collecting
Amphorotia hispida
Morphology
Diagnostic description
Distribution and habitat
References
Asplenium nidus
Biology
Canopy ecology
References
Canthidium (Eucanthidium) darwini
Taxonomy
Chaudhuria ritvae (Ritva's earthworm eel)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
References
Clipeoparvus anatolicus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Palaeoecology
Danaea kalevala
Taxonomy
Morphology
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Danionella dracula
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Evolution
Distribution and conservation
References
Danionella priapus
Taxonomy
Diagnostic description
Morphology
Evolution
Biology and behaviour
Distribution and conservation
References
Dendrobaena attemsi
Distribution and conservation
Biology
Doryopteris majestosa
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Flustra foliacea
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Hospitalitermes hospitalis
Taxonomy
Biology
Distribution and ecology
References
Idioneurula donegani
Distribution
Habitat
Etymology
Molecular analyses
Conservation
Lumbricus terrestris
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Macrognathus pavo
Taxonomy
Diagnostic description
Distribution and conservation
Biology and behaviour
References
Malagopsis doggeri
Morphology and evolution
Biology
Habitat and distribution
Conservation
References
Manunema kithara (nematode worm)
Taxonomy
Biology
Reproduction
Distribution and habitat
Nannocharax signifer
Taxonomy
Diagnostic description
Distribution and habitat
References
Osedax mucofloris (bone-eating snot-flower worm)
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution, habitat and threats
Reproduction
Pangio longimanus
Taxonomy
Related species
Distribution and habitat
References
Phormidium pseudpriestleyi
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Phyllonoma ruscifolia
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
References
Pilea matama
Taxonomy
Biology
References
Porphyra umbilicalis
Distribution and ecology
Reproduction
References
Ratnadvipia karui
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Rhinatrema bivittatum (two-lined caecilian)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
References
Scolopendropsis duplicata
Taxonomy
Diagnostic description
Distribution, habitat and conservation
Biology
References
Solanum aculeastrum
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Evolution
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Uses
Conservation
References
Solanum dulcamara
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Conservation
References
Solanum sanchez-vegae
Taxonomy
Distribution and conservation
Biology
Solanum sisymbriifolium
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Conservation
Solemya velesiana
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Sorolopha bruneiregalis
Taxonomy
Biology
Distribution and ecology
Syrrhopodon mahensis
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Conservation
References
Syzygium aromaticum (clove)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Economic uses
References
Trentepohlia abietina
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Turbo kenwilliamsi
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Urera fenestrata
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Conservation
References
Vigtorniella ardabilia (carpet worm)
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Xylophis captaini (Captain’s wood snake)
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Conservation
Trichopodiella faurei
Taxonomy and distribution
Evolution
References
Solanum phoxocarpum
Taxonomy
Biology
Uses
Conservation
References
Scientific advances
Disease
Anopheles dirus
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Anopheles janconnae
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Morphology
Behaviour
References
Anthosoma crassum
Attachment and feeding
Morphology
Distribution
Lifecycle
References
Ascaris lumbricoides (giant roundworm)
Biology
Behaviour
Biomphalaria choanomphala
Taxonomy
Lookalikes
Evolution
Biology
Dispersal
Distribution and ecology
Habitat
Population biology
Disease
Disease control
References
Bulinus globosus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Parasites
Reproduction
Bulinus truncatus
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
References
Carnus hemapterus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
References
Cristatella mucedo
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Reproduction and dispersal
Behaviour
Associations
Conservation
References
Fasciola hepatica (common liver fluke)
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Behaviour
Haematomyzus elephantis
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Behaviour
Conservation
Hymenolepis microstoma
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Physiology
Lifecycle
Reproduction
References
Ixodes ricinus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Feeding
References
Microcystis aeruginosa (cyanobacteria)
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Nakiwogo virus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Disease
References
Pediculus humanus
Taxonomy
Distribution and habitat
Biology
Behaviour
Significance to humans
Phlebotomus papatasi
Diseases
Taxonomy
Evolution
Distribution and ecology
Biology
References
Plasmodium falciparum
Distribution and ecology
Biology
Disease
Schistosoma mansoni
Lifecycle
Distribution and ecology
Disease
References
Scopolia carniolica
Taxonomy
Distribution and ecology
Ethnobotanical use
Biology
References
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