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Ctenoplana is a genus of comb jellies, and the only genus in the family Ctenoplanidae. It comprises the following species: It comprises the following species: Ctenoplana agnae (Dawydoff, 1929)
The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.
Pleurobrachia bachei is a selective carnivore and its feeding habits are analogous to other ambush "sit and wait" predators, such as the orb-weaving spider.When searching for prey the Pleurobrachia swims with its oral pole forward to set its tentacles.
This division, after provisional results of morphological and molecular studies, however, probably does not reflect the actual relationships within the ctenophores. The monophyly of Nuda is widely accepted, due to the complete lack of tentacles, and the presence of macrocilia as a common secondary feature, or synapomorphy.
from cabuyao, common name for Citrus macroptera, a species of wild orange Cadiz: Negros Occidental: the Spanish city of Cádiz. [10] Cagayan de Oro: none: Cagayan, the Philippine province in northern Luzon, and the Spanish phrase de oro which means "of gold." Calaca: Batangas: from the roofs of the houses made of bamboos halves arranged over ...
From putat, a local variety of flowering plants in the Lecythidaceae family that was common in the lakeside village. [49] Quiapo: Manila: Spanish rendering of the old Tagalog name kiyapo, a type of water cabbage common in the area. [50] Quirino (1, 2A, 2B, 2C and 3A) Quezon City: Elpidio Quirino, sixth president of the Philippines. [2] Rembo
The critical role played by the Filipinos in shaping the Philippine national history in this period is well highlighted and analyzed based on the accounts on the revolution and the Philippine–American War as it describes the social, economic, political, and cultural conditions of the Philippines. [23]
This name comes from its main topographic feature, the valley (also called the Monkayo Valley) on which the town of Compostela is located. The town's name in turn may have come from the city of Santiago de Compostela in the Galicia region of Spain, the birthplace of a Spanish friar who visited the valley. [44] Dinagat Islands