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The Living Encyclopedia
Explore our comprehensive database of reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. Discover detailed care guides, morph varieties, and community setups.
invertebrate
Rili Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi var. Rili
Neocaridina davidi, also known as the cherry shrimp, is a freshwater shrimp native to Taiwan, east of China, the Korean Peninsula, and Vietnam, that is sold globally in the aquatic pet trade. They are omnivores, and their natural habitat in these regions include inland water bodies such as lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams. N. davidi is also able to tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, and as a result of this is also becoming invasive in thermally polluted waterways of Japan, the United States, Poland, and Germany. It is thought that the release of captive shrimp has led to their presence in these environments. Their natural coloration, or wild type, is a mottled brown, but N. davidi has been selectively bred to produce a diverse array of color morphs including red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, white, clear, and more. The popularity of the red morph has led to N. davidi also being known as "cherry shrimp". N. davidi do not have a distinct larval stage, reach maturity in 30 days, and may live 1–2 years. At maturity, the shrimp are approximately 3–4 cm in length.
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invertebrate
Crystal Red Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. Red
Caridina is a genus of freshwater shrimp that belongs to the family Atyidae. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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invertebrate
Crystal Black Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. Black
Caridina is a genus of freshwater shrimp that belongs to the family Atyidae. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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invertebrate
Blue Bolt Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. Blue Bolt
Caridina is a genus of freshwater shrimp that belongs to the family Atyidae. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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invertebrate
Taiwan Bee Shrimp
Caridina cantonensis var. Taiwan Bee
Caridina is a genus of freshwater shrimp that belongs to the family Atyidae. They are widely found in tropical or subtropical water in Asia, Oceania and Africa.
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invertebrate
Cardinal Shrimp
Caridina dennerli
Caridina dennerli is a small species of freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi (Indonesia) that grows up to 2.5 centimetres (1.0 in) in length. It takes its name from the German company Dennerle, which supported the expedition that led to the scientific description of the species. It is popularly known as the cardinal shrimp or Sulawesi shrimp in the aquarium trade.
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invertebrate
Harlequin Shrimp
Caridina spongicola
Harlequin Shrimp (Caridina spongicola)
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plant
Blue Lotus
Nymphaea caerulea
Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, or simply Nymphaea caerulea, also known as blue lotus or blue water lily among many other names, is a water lily in the genus Nymphaea, a botanical variety of Nymphaea nouchali.
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White Lotus
Nymphaea lotus
Nymphaea lotus, the white Egyptian lotus, tiger lotus, white lotus, or Egyptian water-lily, is a flowering plant of the family Nymphaeaceae.
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Sacred Lotus
Nelumbo nucifera
Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
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American Lotus
Nelumbo lutea
American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)
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Victoria Water Lily
Victoria amazonica
Victoria amazonica is a species of flowering plant, the second largest in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae. It is called Vitória-Régia or Iaupê-Jaçanã in Brazil and Atun Sisac in Inca (Quechua). Its native region is tropical South America, specifically Guyana and the Amazon Basin.
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Giant Water Lily
Victoria cruziana
Victoria cruziana is a tropical species of flowering plant, of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies native to South America, primarily Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay.
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Yellow Water Lily
Nuphar lutea
Nuphar lutea, the yellow water-lily, is an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae, native to northern temperate and some subtropical regions of Europe, northwest Africa, and western Asia. This species was used as a food source and in medicinal practices from prehistoric times with potential research and medical applications going forward.
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Mexican Water Lily
Nymphaea mexicana
Mexican Water Lily (Nymphaea mexicana)
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plant
Pygmy Water Lily
Nymphaea tetragona
Pygmy Water Lily (Nymphaea tetragona)
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plant
Tiger Aloe
Gonialoe variegata
Tiger Aloe (Gonialoe variegata)
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Lace Aloe
Aristaloe aristata
Aristaloe is a genus of evergreen flowering perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae from Southern Africa. Its sole species is Aristaloe aristata, known as guinea-fowl aloe or lace aloe.
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Zebra Plant
Haworthiopsis attenuata
Zebra Plant (Haworthiopsis attenuata)
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Flaming Katy
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a commonly cultivated evergreen house plant of the genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. It is known by the English common names flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widow's-thrill.
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