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Taxa Info
Diadema africanum
alex_melich observed one on 2026-02-27 in Paseo Marítimo, Oasis del Sur, Los Cristianos, Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canàries, 38650, Espanya
Diadema africanum
alex_melich observed one on 2026-02-27 in Paseo Marítimo, Oasis del Sur, Los Cristianos, Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canàries, 38650, Espanya
Clathrina blanca
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Clathrina blanca is a species of calcareous sponge. It was originally named by Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay in tribute to the Guanches, the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands who had been exterminated by European invaders.
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j_simic observed one on 2025-12-14 in Piscinas del Forum FECDAS
Eurasian Green Toads
(Genus Bufotes)
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Bufotes, the Eurasian green toads or Palearctic green toads, is a genus of true toads (family Bufonidae). They are native to Europe (absent from the British Isles, most of Fennoscandia, most of France and the Iberian Peninsula), western and central Asia and northern Africa; a region roughly equalling the western and central Palearctic. Historically they were included in the genus Bufo and then for a few years placed in Pseudepidalea, which is a synonym of
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anna_gravenhorst observed one on 2024-07-23 in 17028 Spotorno, Savona, Italia
Tribe Osmiini
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Osmiini is a tribe of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. There are about 19 genera and at least 1,000 described species in Osmiini.
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mediambient_ajelprat observed one on 2023-05-09 in Bassa de l'Illa
Fountain Grass
(Cenchrus setaceus)
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Cenchrus setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia. It has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has become an invasive species in some of them. It is drought-tolerant, grows fast, reaches 3 feet in height, and has many purple, plumose flower spikes.
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jaume-piera observed one on 2026-01-31 in Spain
Butterfly-winged Comber
(Serranus papilionaceus)
elibonfill observed one on 2026-02-03 in Playa El Cabrón
Genus Hesperocyparis
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Hesperocyparis (western cypress) is a genus of trees in the family Cupressaceae, containing North American species otherwise assigned to the genus Cupressus. They are found throughout western North America. Only a few species have wide ranges, with most being restricted-range endemics.
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amordedios observed one on 2025-04-25 in Spain
Genus Hydrocoloeus
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The little gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus or Larus minutus), is a small gull that breeds in northern Europe and across the Palearctic. The genus name Hydrocoloeus is from Ancient Greek hydro, "water", and koloios, a sort of web-footed bird. The specific minutus is Latin for "small".
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mediambient_ajelprat observed one on 2025-10-02 in Platja de ca l'Arana
Western Subalpine Warbler
(Curruca cantillans)
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The eastern subalpine warbler (Curruca cantillans) is a small typical warbler which breeds in the southernmost areas of Europe. It was first described by the German naturalist Peter Simon Pallas in 1764 and given the binomial name Motacilla cantillans. The specific cantillans is Latin for "warbling" from canere, "to sing".
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vicent observed one on 2025-08-08 in Barcelona, España
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