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Aliger gigas, originally known as Strombus gigas or more recently as Lobatus gigas, commonly known as the queen conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family of true conches, the Strombidae.
The maxima clam has the largest geographical distribution among giant clam species; it may be found off high- or low-elevation islands, in lagoons or fringing reefs. [7] Its rapid growth rate is likely due to its ability to cultivate algae in its body tissue. [6]: 10 Although larval clams are planktonic, they become sessile in adulthood. [8]
Pacific oyster females are very fecund, and individuals of 70–100 g live weight can produce 50–80 million eggs in a single spawn. [10] Broodstock adults are held in tanks at 20–22 °C, supplied with cultured algae and with salinities of 25–32 ppt. [10] These individuals can be induced to spawn by thermal shock treatment. [10]
Porpita porpita, or the blue button, is a marine organism consisting of a colony of hydroids [2] found in the warmer, tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Pacific, [3] Atlantic, and Indian oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea and eastern Arabian Sea. [4] It was first identified by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, under the basionym Medusa porpita.
A Caribbean Film Festival, Lusca Fantastic Film Fest, was named after this sea monster; the festival is an annual event held in Puerto Rico. It is the first and only international fantastic film festival in the Caribbean. [3] The survival video game Stranded Deep features an enemy giant squid named Lusca the Great. [4]
The Indonesian blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua gigas) is a lizard in the family Scincidae. It is a close relative of the eastern blue-tongued lizard. They are endemic to the island of New Guinea and other various surrounding islands. They are found typically in the rainforest, and in captivity, require high humidity.
The Blue Grotto or Blue Cave (Croatian: Modra špilja), is a flooded sea cave located in a small bay called Balun (Ball in the local dialect), on the east side of the island of Biševo and about 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) from Komiža, in the Croatian Adriatic. It is situated in the central Dalmatian archipelago, 5 km south-west of the island ...
Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii (サンゴ礁伝説 青い海のエルフィ, Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea) is a 1986 Japanese anime fantasy adventure television film directed by Yoshio Kuroda. It was broadcast on May 19, 1986, on Fuji Television. [1]