a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across all of (or most of) the world, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species...

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another within the body Species distribution, the manner in which a species is spatially arranged Cosmopolitan distribution, in which a species appears in...

needed] The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term...

brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species living in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia...

common name. The species Jacaranda mimosifolia has achieved a cosmopolitan distribution due to introductions, to the extent that it has entered popular...

though a sizeable minority are ground-dwelling. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution; the majority of species are tropical. Some species are migratory...

mushroom-forming fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The fruit bodies of the saprobe typically grow in clusters on...

New Zealand Brown house spider, Steatoda grossa, a spider with cosmopolitan distribution American house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, a cobweb spider...

segmentations, and usually have setae on all segments. They have a cosmopolitan distribution wherever soil, water and temperature conditions allow. They have...

marine communities. The fossil record indicates that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. It probably targeted large prey, such as whales, seals and sea...

Plectranthus, and many Salvia species and hybrids. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution. The enlarged Lamiaceae contain about 236 genera and have been...

special chamber under the thorax for brooding eggs. They have a cosmopolitan distribution and over 10,000 species of isopod, classified into 11 suborders...

rotifers belonging to the family Philodinidae. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Philodina acuticornis Murray, 1902 Philodina alata Murray...

limit Animal migration Biogeography Colonisation Cosmopolitan distribution Occupancy frequency distribution "Population size, density, & dispersal (article)"...

Ceratophyllum. It is a submerged, free-floating aquatic plant, with a cosmopolitan distribution, native to all continents except Antarctica. It is a harmful weed...

Wolffia is a genus of aquatic plants with a cosmopolitan distribution. They include the smallest flowering plants on Earth. Commonly called watermeal...

the extreme lightness of its spores has led to it achieving a cosmopolitan distribution. Common bracken is a herbaceous perennial plant, deciduous in...

legume family Fabaceae originating in Europe. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with highest diversity in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but...

Orobanchaceae (formerly included in the Scrophulariaceae), with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are hemiparasitic on grasses and other plants. The common...

woodlouse), is a species of woodlouse native to Europe but with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are often found in large numbers in most regions, with many...

Cosmopolitan (stylized in all caps) is an American quarterly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March...

fungi belonging to the family Hypocreaceae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: Mycogone alba Pers. Mycogone anceps Sacc. Mycogone aurantiaca...

crocodylomorphs from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous that had a cosmopolitan distribution. They are colloquially referred to as marine crocodiles or sea...

spider, is a spider species of the genus Parasteatoda with a cosmopolitan distribution. Common house spiders are synanthropic and live in and near human...

because of widespread deserts and volcanism. While plants had a cosmopolitan distribution, dinosaurs evolved and diversified in a pattern that reflects...

family Apiaceae. There are about 250 species. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the center of diversity in South America. Common names include...

beetle family Tenebrionidae, comprising over 20,000 species in a cosmopolitan distribution. Tenebrio is the Latin generic name that Carl Linnaeus assigned...

hair moss — which contains approximately 70 species that have a cosmopolitan distribution. The genus Polytrichum has a number of closely related sporophytic...

Ophioglossum comes from the Greek meaning "snake-tongue". Their cosmopolitan distribution is mainly in tropical and subtropical habitats. The genus has...