Zoantharia
Zoantharia (zoantharian corals, Hexacorallia; class Anthozoa) Subclass of solitary and colonial anthozoans which are many tentacled and have an enteron (gastrovascular cavity) divided by numerous paired mesenteries. The basal tissues secrete a corallum (cup) made of
aragonite, which has an outer epitheca (skin) and radially arranged septa (see
SEPTUM). The mesenteries are placed between the septa. The first group appeared in the
Ordovician and is divided into four orders:
Rugosa;
Scleractinia;
Tabulata; and
Heterocorallia. Scleractinian zoantharians (
Mesozoic to Recent) are responsible at the present time for building coral
reefs, restricted to tropical areas. They may build wave-resistant structures, sometimes very thick, and are usually associated with other organisms, e.g. calcareous
algae. Organic build-ups also took place in the
Palaeozoic, and although zoantharians were present they did not always represent the major part of the fauna. Stromatoporoids (
Stromatoporoidea), algae, etc., are associated with zoantharians in these build-ups and it is not always certain whether Palaeozoic reefs were comparable with modern or Mesozoic examples. It is unlikely that Palaeozoic zoantharians were reef-frame builders in the sense that modern scleractinians are, and probable that organisms other than corals formed the wave-resistant structures.
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Amanita muscaria: the gorgeous mushroom. (appearance of a Japanese mushroom in folklore)
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 4/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; The Amanita muscaria is one of the most gorgeous mushrooms...members in this mushroom family. The scarlet Amanita is a member of the family Amanitaceae...mushroom poisonings occur. Although the Amanita muscaria is not itself deadly, it is nevertheless...
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Amanita, the mushroom.(Language Corner)
Magazine article from: Swiss News; 12/1/2004; ; 677 words
; ...hunters distinguish between the edible 'ovolo buono', aka 'Amanita cesarea' and the poisonous 'ovolo malefico'. Amanita muscaria--'the fly agaric'. The genus name Amanita is a Latinized version of Greek 'Amanos', designating a mountain...
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Mushroom roulette.(mushroom hunting precautions)(includes related information on fatal Amanitas species)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Sports Afield; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...you. Topping the list is the deadly Amanita threesome: A phalloides, commonly known...percent of all mushroom fatalities involve Amanitas, this is a genus you should study carefully...hours; the spores will fall out. Many amanitas also have a skirtlike ring (an annulus...
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Amanita phalloides mushroom poisoning - Northern California, January 1997. (case studies)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 6/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...From December 28, 1996, through January 6, 1997, nine persons in northern California required hospitalization after eating Amanita phalloides (i.e., "death cap") mushrooms; two of these persons died. Risks associated with eating these mushrooms...
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Abraham García: "hago lo que me sale de los fogones": a Hitler le prepararía un pez globo guarnecido con amanita muscaria, ambos mortalmente venenosos. Pastor hasta los 13 años, devoto fan de Borges y Buñuel, no sabe que es nuestro mejor chef. Defiende a voces la cocina tradicional regadita de modernidad y publica Abraham Boca, comer, charlar y vivir.(Entrevista)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 1/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Fidel Castro respectivamente? --A Bush su pavo de plstico; en l todo es indigerible. A Hitler, pez globo guarnecido de amanita muscaria (ambos envenenan mortalmente al instante). Y a Fidel, un plato fro habida cuenta de que, como el discurso es...
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Systematics of Amanita: An Exploration of Molecular Methods. (Botany & Plant Ecology).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Michigan Academician; 3/22/2002; 615 words
; Systematics of Amanita: An Exploration of Molecular Methods...Department, East Lansing, MI 48824 The genus Amanita contains mushrooms that have been intensively...discuss the roles of molecular tools in Amanita systematic studies, giving several examples...
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Beware the deadly Amanita phalloides!
Newspaper article from: Medical Update; 8/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; Some time ago we discussed the joys (and dangers) of picking and eating wild mushrooms. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported nine cases of mushroom poisoning in Northern California earlier this year, two of which resulted in death. One of those who died was a
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The Lived Truth of Slavery
Magazine article from: Literary Review of Canada; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...of the hard life and crueller times of Amanita Diallo that I had forgotten I was reading...Book of Negroes tells the epic story of Amanita, a precocious, eleven-year-old girl...reality turns out be less than advertised, Amanita ultimately joins another historic exodus...
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DEADLY DANGER HIDES DEEP IN WILD - AND POISONOUS - MUSHROOMS.(Getaways)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 1/30/1997; 700+ words
; ...picked themselves. Experts who know an Amanita muscaria from a Boletus edulus (the first...Sebastiani is thought to have eaten was an Amanita phalloides, also known as the death...of the most deadly, are of the genus Amanita. ``They are the prettiest things you...
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Having cancer, and feeling good
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/19/2006; ; 670 words
; ...recovering from cancer will soon find at Amanita, a unique boutique that serves the community of Malaysians who live with cancer. Amanita began in Ampang last year as an all...all people, including children, says Amanita founder Dee Sidhu. It stocks wigs, hats...
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amanita
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
amanita Large, widely distributed genus of fungi. Amanitas usually have distinct stalks and the prominent remains of a veil in a fleshy ring under the cap and at the bulbous base. They include some of the most poisonous fungi known, such as the death cap and destroying angel.
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Amanita
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amanita : see mushroom .
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Mushroom Poisoning
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...types of mushrooms. One type known as Amanita phalloides , appropriately called "death...and western Europe result from eating Amanita phalloides . This mushroom is recognized...muscle groups to perform. Symptoms of Amanita poisoning occur in different stages or...
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Hallucinogens
Book article from: Medical Discoveries
...noted for its advanced social development). In Europe, the fungus Amanita muscaria was thought to have been used by the Vikings. Amanita muscaria and its close relative, Amanita pantherina, are also found in the United States. Both contain psychoactive...
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mushroom
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...the poisonous species is to learn to identify them. Some poisonous mushrooms are of the genus Amanita. The genus includes the fly agaric, Amanita muscaria, and the death angel or destroying angel, A. virosa. The use of edible mushrooms for...
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