Sentence examples for most speciose region from inspiring English sources

The Greater Antilles is also the most speciose region for sponges, corals, and mollusks, while amphipods were more diverse in the Southern Caribbean, and echinoderms in the Southwestern Caribbean.

Mycalesis, Lohora and Nirvanopsis are found in the Oriental region, the first of which is the most speciose genus among mycalesines, and extends into the Australasian region.

Acacia is a prominent endemic Australian xeromorphic plant genus [ 39] and the most speciose plant genus on the continent, distributed throughout arid and semi-arid regions that cover over 70% of the Australian landmass [ 26, 40].

One of the most speciose subgenera is subgenus Gomphidium (Baill).

Insects are the most speciose group of animals, but the phylogenetic relationships of many major lineages remain unresolved.

The Atherinidae and Gobiidae were the most speciose, each represented by two species, and together accounted for >99% of all fish collected (Table 2).

The pantropical genus Ficus (Moraceae) is the most speciose genus of woody plants, comprising 735 species known worldwide (Berg and Corner [2005]).

Forty alien plant species were recorded (likely an underestimate of true numbers) with the Poaceae most speciose and arguably the biggest invasive threat at the park.

There are 72 genera and 520 species in this family (Jacques et al. 2011; Wang et al. 2012), and the most speciose genera include Cissampelos L. (20 30 spp ., Cyclea Arn.

& G.Forst. and Phyllanthus L. The latter is pantropical and the most speciose genus of the family with over 800 species globally (Govaerts et al. 2000; Kathriarachchi et al. 2006; Bouman et al. under review).

Corroborating other studies (Shankar et al. [1998a]; Shankar [2001]; Pandey and Shukla [2003]; Kushwaha and Nandy [2012]), Euphorbiaceae (including Phyllanthaceae) and Leguminosae were the most speciose families with 14 and 11 species, respectively.