Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Dactylochalina sp.

 

Dactylochalina sp.

Class Demospongiae

Phylum Porifera

 Class Demospongiae:

· Skeleton of sponging fibers only or with spicules or none.

· Usually with spicules of silicon, not triaxon, or with spongin, or with both spicules and sponging.

 

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Leucosolenia sp. spicules


Leucosolenia spicules (3)Leucosolenia sp. spicules

Class Calcispongiae
Phylum Porifera

Spicules are calcareous.
Porifera: Formation of spicules: Secretions by scelerocytes of a siliceous monoaxon, Secretion by scelerocytes of a calcareous triaxon.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Clathria sp.

Clathria sp.

Class Demospongiae

Phylum Porifera

 

Class Demospongiae:

· Skeleton of sponging fibers only or with spicules or none.

· Usually with spicules of silicon, not triaxon, or with spongin, or with both spicules and sponging.

 

 

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Tawa-tawa, Euphorbia hirta

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Locally known as tawa-tawa in Bohol, Philippines. This is a slender-stemmed, annual hairy plant with many branches from the base to the top, spreading up to 40 cms tall, reddish or purplish in color. Leaves are opposite, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, distichoous, 1 to 2.5 cms long, blotched with purple in the middle, toothed at the edge. Involucres [2]

Properties and other medicinally essential components
gallic acid, quercetin, triacontane, cetyl alcohol, phytosterin, phytosterolin; jambulol, melissic, palmitic, oleic, inoleic acid, alkaloids, essential oil, phenols, sterol, flavones, fatty acids. and Flavonoids: euphorbianin, eucocyanidol, camphol, quercitrin and quercitrol[2]



Medicinal  Uses:
Antispasmodic [1]
Antiasthmatic[1]  
Bronchiolytic[1]  
Sedative[1]  
Expectorant[1]
Anti-Diabetic / Lipid Effect[2]
Antibacterial[2]
Anthelmintic[2]
Anti-Malarial / Flavonol Glycosides[2]
Antioxidant[2]
 
 
Traditional uses
Fragrance[1] 
Dye color[1]
 
 
 
References:

  1. Cresentbloom.com (Page 1873 of 4998) http://www.crescentbloom.com/Plants/Specimen/EU/Euphorbia%20hirta.htm
  2. Stuartxchange.com http://www.stuartxchange.com/GatasGatas.html



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Location: Songculan, Dauis, Philippines

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Wild Gecko in Bohol, Hemidactylus frenatus

 

Wild Gecko in Songculan, Dauis, Bohol, Hemidactylus frenatus.

 

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                                                                             A tropical gecko locally know as TUKO, Hemidactylus frenatus thrives in warm, humid areas where it can crawl around on rotting wood in search of the insects it eats. The animal is very adaptable and may prey on insects and spiders, displacing other reptiles.

 

 

For more info of this species visit the following website below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_House_Gecko

http://factoidz.com/the-reptiles-of-the-philippines/

http://rfadventures.com/tokay_gecko.htm

 

 

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Podophyra

 
Podophyra
Class Suctoria
Sub Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Protozoa
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Didinium


Didinium
Class Ciliata
Sub Phylum Ciliophora
Phylum Protozoa
 
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