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Species · Zea
Maize
Zea mays
Maize is a domesticated grass whose large ears contain rows of kernels. Pollen-producing tassels and seed-bearing ears are separate structures on the …
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Species · Chrysocyon
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus
The maned wolf is a long-legged South American canid, not a tall version of a gray wolf. Its feeding ecology combines animal …
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Species · Pardofelis
Marbled Cat
Pardofelis marmorata
The marbled cat is a forest felid with conspicuous coat markings and a long tail. Much of its natural history remains less …
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Species · Leopardus
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
The margay is a small American cat especially noted for climbing. Its life in trees distinguishes it from superficially similar cats that …
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Species · Methanobrevibacter
Methanobrevibacter smithii
Methanobrevibacter smithii
Methanobrevibacter smithii is a methane-producing archaeon associated with the human intestinal community. It consumes products generated by other microbes, placing its metabolism …
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Species · Methanocaldococcus
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii is a heat-adapted, methane-producing archaeon first isolated from a submarine hydrothermal vent. It belongs to Archaea, a domain distinct from …
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Species · Methanococcus
Methanococcus maripaludis
Methanococcus maripaludis
Methanococcus maripaludis is a methane-producing archaeon associated with marine sediment. It has become an important laboratory organism for understanding and modifying archaeal …
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Species · Methanosarcina
Methanosarcina barkeri
Methanosarcina barkeri
Methanosarcina barkeri is an anaerobic archaeon with several routes to methane production. Its cells can form conspicuous aggregates, and its metabolic flexibility …
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Species · Danaus
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Orange wings crossed by dark veins make the monarch familiar, but its life is closely tied to milkweed. Caterpillars feed on these …
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Species · Morchella sect. Morchella
Morchella esculenta
Morchella esculenta
Morchella esculenta is a yellow morel with a conspicuously pitted fruiting body. This profile uses the modern, narrower species concept linked to …
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Species · Myxococcus
Myxococcus xanthus
Myxococcus xanthus
Myxococcus xanthus is a social, surface-associated bacterium. Moving groups feed on other bacteria and can organize into fruiting bodies containing resistant spores.
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Species · Neurospora
Neurospora crassa
Neurospora crassa
Neurospora crassa is a filamentous fungus known for orange spore masses and its role in the history of genetics. A branching mycelium, …