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- Crustacean (6274 bytes)
37: ...cientific study of crustaceans is known as [[carcinology]].
41: ...ous]], including the second pair of antennae (but not the first).
47: ==Taxonomy==
49: ...ry relationships between the different groups are not entirely clear, making the exact definition of l...
51: ...clearly be to include descriptions at several taxonomic levels, to ensure that readers can link the in... - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Balaenoptiidae]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Balaenoptera ]]''}}
14: ...mial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Balaenoptera musculus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linne...
18: The '''Blue Whale''' (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a [[marine mammal]] belonging...
20: ...e Whales found in the [[Indian Ocean]] may or may not be part of the Antarctic group. - Ocean (6829 bytes)
4: '''Ocean''' (from [[Oceanus|Okeanos]], a Greek god of sea and water; [[Greek languag...
6: ...being defined only by a line of [[latitude]] with no landmass boundaries.
8: [[oceanography|Oceanographers]], however, may recognize only four ocean...
12: ...rth's [[mantle (geology)|mantle]] where there are no continents. From this point of view, there are th...
14: ...erage depth is 3790 m. This does not include seas not connected to the World Ocean, such as the [[Casp... - Electron microscope (5936 bytes)
5: ...s built in [[1931]] by [[Ernst Ruska]] and [[Max Knoll]] at the [[Berlin]] [[Technische Hochschule]].
8: ...a resolution of about 0.2 [[micrometer]] (200 [[nanometre|nm]], whereas electron microscopes can have ...
22: ... temperatures, that the water forms [[vitreous]] (non-crystalline) ice. This preserves the specimen in...
24: ...an embedding medium such as [[ethanol]] or [[propanone]].
32: ...ucture one would have to [http://www.ecoscope.com/krill/filter/filter7/index.htm tile] 7500 times this im... - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Rhincodon typus | author = [[Smith (ic...
14: ...but lengths up to 20 m have been reported. It is not to be confused with the [[Basking shark]] (''Cet...
16: ... just behind the shark's eyes. The whale shark is not an efficient swimmer - with the entire body in m...
18: ...] or vertebrates). The many rows of teeth playing no role in feeding. Instead, water is actively drawn...
26: ...f South Africa. The family ''Rhincodontidae'' was not finalized until 1984. - Baleen whale (4213 bytes)
12: [[Balaenopteridae]]<br/>
16: Scientifically known as the '''''Mysticeti''''', the '''baleen whale...
30: ...th their fins. The reason of these habits is not known for certain, and they may serve several purpose...
36: ...rapping small [[ocean]] [[animal]]s, especially [[krill]]s and [[plankton]]s, inside.
38: ...eans are minuscule, the baleen whales take in an enormous volume of water containing them daily to mai... - Plankton (2900 bytes)
5: ...e|life cycle]] as part of the plankton, such as [[krill]], [[copepod|copepods]], [[salp]]s, and [[jellyfi...
18: * Nanoplankton, 2-20 μm
22: ... of the scale. The existence and importance of nano- and even smaller plankton was only discovered du... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
11: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Balaenoptiidae]]}}
13: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''M. novaeangliae'''''}}
15: ...parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Megaptera novaeangliae| author = Borowski | date = [[1781]]}}
18: ...hs approximately 36 [[Tonne|tonnes]]. It is well known for its [[breaching]] (leaping out of the water...
20: ...r parts. The head and lower jaw are covered with knobs called [[tubercle]]s, which are actually [[hair... - Penguin (7847 bytes)
12: ''[[Aptenodytes]]''<br />
19: ...a; only a few species do. The others live further north.
21: ...ve within large groups. Most penguins live off [[krill]], [[fish]], [[squid]], and other forms of [[seal...
23: ...uin species is the [[Little Blue Penguin]] (also known as the Fairy Penguin), which stands around 25 c...
25: ...formes. Most fossil penguins known are large, but not larger than the modern Emperor Penguin. All live... - Animal K (229 bytes)
14: *[[Krill]] - Baleen Whales (6057 bytes)
12: [[Balaenopteridae]]<br/>
16: Scientifically known as the '''''Mysticeti''''', the '''baleen whale...
26: ...rapping small [[ocean]] [[animal]]s, especially [[krill]]s and [[plankton]]s, inside.
28: ...eans are minuscule, the baleen whales take in an enormous volume of water containing them daily to mai...
41: ...th their fins. The reason of these habits is not known for certain, and they may serve several purpose... - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
14: {{Taxobox_section_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Balaena mysticetus | author = [[Carolu...
17: ...'Bowhead Whale''' (''Balaena mysticetus''), also known as '''Greenland Right Whale''' or '''Arctic Wha...
20: They are robust-bodied, dark-colored animals with no [[dorsal fin]] and a strongly bowed lower jaw and...
23: ... long as forty minutes in a single dive, they are not thought to be deep divers.
28: ... individuals have lived to be 150-200 years old (another report has said a female at the age of 90 was... - Copepods (3800 bytes)
12: [[Calanoida]]<br>
21: [[Siphonostomatoida]]
28: ... They compete for this title with the [[Antarctic krill]] ''Euphausia superba''.
30: ...y found in the public mains water supply. This is not usually a problem in treated water supplies, alt...
32: As copepods are crustaceans, they are not regarded as [[kosher]], which can cause problems... - Emperor Penguin (4731 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''[[Aptenodytes]]'''''}}
12: ...ion_binomial | color = pink | binomial_name = Aptenodytes forsteri | author = [[George Robert Gray|Gra...
14: ...rs— some records indicate a maximum of 40. (Note that the [[King Penguin]] is a different specie...
29: ...possible, vital at this early stage when they are not capable of maintaining their body temperature.
40: Emperor penguins tend to be monogamous unless their mate dies. - Right Whales (11436 bytes)
16: ''Eubalaena glacialis'', Atlantic Northern Right Whale<br>
17: ''Eubalaena japonica'', Pacific Northern Right Whale
18: ...NG|300px|Northern Right Whale range]] | caption = Northern Right Whale range}}
24: ==Taxonomy==
25: ...-species view. No group of right whales has been known to swim through warm equatorial waters to make ... - Compound eyes (2024 bytes)
2: ...rilleyekils.jpg|thumb|Compound eye of [[Antarctic krill]] as imaged by an [[electron microscope]]]]
4: ...ons. In contrast to other [[eye]] types, there is no central [[Lens (vision)|lens]] or [[retina]], res...
10: ...he tips of the rhabdoms are. This kind is used by nocturnal insects.
11: * Nocturnal crustaceans use a third kind, which also h...
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