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Q What are do the terms calyptra, Granules, Dark Refractory (DkRefr), and Necrida mean?
  See the following pages for definiitons:

Calyptra
Granules
Dark Refractory (DkRefr)
Necrida

 

Q I think that a species is misidentified. Should I contact you?
  We expect that species may be misidentified. Please contact us.

 

Q What do the image file names mean?
  03A03CAN02O4 example image file name
03 is the image number
A morphotype A
03 is the picture number of the morphotype
CAN stands for canada stream
02 stands for 2002
O4 stands for Orange #4

 

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Adelie penguin walking upstream in House Stream, McMurdo Dry Valleys. 2001. Photo: Lee Turner.