naphthol, either of two colourless, crystalline organic compounds derived from naphthalene and belonging to the phenol family; each has the molecular formula C10H7OH. Both compounds have long been identified with the manufacture of dyes and dye intermediates; they also have important uses in other

hydroxyproline, an amino acid formed upon hydrolysis of connective-tissue proteins such as collagen (about 14 percent by weight) and elastin but rarely from other proteins. First isolated (1902) from gelatin, a breakdown product of collagen, hydroxyproline is one of several so-called nonessential

lactic acid, an organic compound belonging to the family of carboxylic acids, present in certain plant juices, in the blood and muscles of animals, and in the soil. It is the commonest acidic constituent of fermented milk products such as sour milk, cheese, and buttermilk. First isolated in 1780 by

sodalite: hydroxysodalite (hydroxide substitutes for chloride), nosean (containing sulfide and water), and haüynite (containing sulfide and having calcium partially replacing sodium). Nosean, found as gray, brown, or blue rounded grains containing inclusions, is a common constituent of volcanic ejecta. Haüynite (haüyne) varies in colour from white…

serotonin, biological molecule that acts as a potent vasoconstrictor and neurotransmitter. Serotonin is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It occurs in the brain, intestinal tissue, blood platelets, and mast cells. It also is a constituent of many venoms, including wasp venom and toad venom.

dopamine, a nitrogen-containing organic compound that acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain, influencing various neural pathways, including those involved in reward, motivation, and movement. Dopamine is a member of both the catecholamine and the phenethylamine families. It is formed as an

drug: Anticancer drugs: Hydroxyurea inhibits the enzyme ribonucleotide reductase, an important element in DNA synthesis. It is used to reduce the high granulocyte count found in chronic myelocytic leukemia. Asparaginase breaks down the amino acid asparagine to aspartic acid and ammonia. Some cancer cells, particularly in certain forms…

hydroid, any member of the invertebrate class Hydrozoa (phylum Cnidaria). Most hydroids inhabit marine environments, but some have invaded freshwater habitats. Hydroids may be either solitary or colonial, and there are about 3,700 known species. Hydroids have three basic life-cycle stages: (1) a

Otranto, town and archiepiscopal see, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy, on the east coast of the Salentine Peninsula (the “heel” of Italy), on the Strait of Otranto (40 miles [64 km] wide), opposite Albania. It is the easternmost town in Italy and is an old port of communication with

leopard seal, (Hydrurga leptonyx), generally solitary, earless seal (family Phocidae) that inhabits Antarctic and sub-Antarctic regions. The only seal that feeds on penguins, young seals, and other warm-blooded prey, the leopard seal is a slender animal with a relatively long head and long,

Hydrus, constellation in the southern sky at about 2 hours right ascension and 70° south in declination. Its brightest star is Beta Hydri, with a magnitude of 2.8. This constellation was invented by Pieter Dircksz Keyser, a navigator who joined the first Dutch expedition to the East Indies in 1595

Otranto, town and archiepiscopal see, Puglia (Apulia) region, southeastern Italy, on the east coast of the Salentine Peninsula (the “heel” of Italy), on the Strait of Otranto (40 miles [64 km] wide), opposite Albania. It is the easternmost town in Italy and is an old port of communication with

Elea, ancient city in Lucania, Italy, about 25 miles southeast of Paestum; home of the Eleatic school of philosophers, including Parmenides and Zeno. The city was founded about 535 bc by Phocaean Greek refugees on land seized from the native Oenotrians. Unlike other Greek cities in Italy, Elea was

chevrotain: …are classified into the genera Hyemoschus, Moschiola, and Tragulus.

chevrotain: The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus), larger than the Asian forms, is found in western equatorial Africa. It inhabits thick cover on the banks of rivers and, when disturbed, seeks escape in the water. While some taxonomies place all Indian chevrotains in the species Moschiola meminna, others…

hyena, (family Hyaenidae), any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores found in Asia and Africa and noted for their scavenging habits. Hyenas have long forelegs and a powerful neck and shoulders for dismembering and carrying prey. Hyenas are tireless trotters with excellent sight,

African wild dog, (Lycaon pictus), wild African carnivore that differs from the rest of the members of the dog family (Canidae) in having only four toes on each foot. Its coat is short, sparse, and irregularly blotched with yellow, black, and white. The African wild dog is about 76–102 cm (30–41

Hyenia, genus of herbaceous plants from the Middle Devonian Epoch (about 398 to 385 million years ago). Hyenia grew as a robust rhizome up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and parallel to the soil surface. Upright branches up to 15 cm (about 6 inches) in height arose from the rhizome in a low spiral.

Equisetopsida: Annotated classification: …leaves in whorls; 1 family: Hyeniaceae (now placed with the Polypodiopsida—true ferns—by some paleobotanists). †Order Pseudoborniales One family, Pseudoborniaceae, with a single extinct species, Pseudobornia ursina; 15 to 20 metres (50 to 65 feet) tall. †Order Sphenophyllales

Equisetopsida: Annotated classification: †Order Hyeniales (Protoarticulatae) Extinct shrublike plants, with short, forked leaves in whorls; 1 family: Hyeniaceae (now placed with the Polypodiopsida—true ferns—by some paleobotanists). †Order Pseudoborniales One family, Pseudoborniaceae, with a single extinct species,

Some Came Running: …both “good girl” Gwen (Martha Hyer) and the fun-loving Ginnie (MacLaine). Hirsh ultimately marries Ginnie, but their happiness is short-lived, as her ex-boyfriend (Steven Peck) returns and fatally shoots her.

Hyères, oldest and most southerly resort and spa on the French Riviera, in the Var département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, east of Toulon. The new town of Hyères, sometimes called Hyères-les-Palmiers because of the beautiful palm trees in its wide avenues, is situated 3 miles (5 km) from

Hyesan, city, capital of Yanggang do (province), northern North Korea. As a frontier city lying on the upper stream of the Yalu (Amnok) River, it was a fortress during the Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910), under the name of Hyesanjin. In winter it is one of the coldest places in the country; a

asteroid: Size and albedo: …km (320 miles), and (10) Hygiea at 410 km (250 miles). Three asteroids are between 300 and 400 km (190 and 250 miles) in diameter, and about 23 are between 200 and 300 km (120 and 190 miles). It has been estimated that 250 asteroids are larger than 100 km…

Hygieia, in Greek religion, goddess of health. The oldest traces of her cult are at Titane, west of Corinth, where she was worshipped together with Asclepius, the god of medicine. At first no special relationship existed between her and Asclepius, but gradually she came to be regarded as his

hygiene, the science of preserving health. The subject embraces all agencies affecting the physical and mental well-being of humans. It involves, in its personal aspect, consideration of diet and consumption of water and other beverages; clothing; work, exercise and sleep; personal cleanliness; and

immune system disorder: Deficiencies associated with limited environmental exposure: Strachan in his hygiene hypothesis. The hypothesis suggested that small family size and increased personal hygiene reduced childhood exposure to infections and thereby resulted in the development of allergic disorders. Building on the hygiene hypothesis, scientists later proposed that the continued increase in the prevalence of allergic disorders and…

Priscillian: …church, which, led by bishops Hyginus of Mérida and Ithacius of Ossonoba, soon opposed the new movement.

Gaius Julius Hyginus was a Latin author and scholar who, according to Suetonius (De Grammaticis, 20), was appointed by Augustus superintendent of the Palatine library. He went to Rome from Spain or Alexandria as a slave or perhaps a prisoner of war and was freed by Augustus. Hyginus was a pupil of

St. Hyginus ; feast day January 11) was the pope from about 136 to about 140. Hyginus had been a philosopher, possibly in Athens, before moving to Rome. The Liber pontificalis credits him with organizing the hierarchy (ranks of the ruling body of clergy), but the same claim is made for Hormisdas.

Coleoptera: Annotated classification: Family Hygrobiidae A few species (Hygrobia) widely distributed; aquatic; produce sound. Family Noteridae (burrowing water beetles) Similar to Dytiscidae; small; larvae burrow. Family Rhysodidae (wrinkled bark beetles)

hygrometer, instrument used in meteorological science to measure the humidity, or amount of water vapour in the air. Several major types of hygrometers are used to measure humidity. Mechanical hygrometers make use of the principle that organic substances (particularly finer substances such as

anthelmintic: Nematode anthelmintics: Hygromycin is an antibiotic that may also be used as an anthelmintic in the form of a feed additive to eliminate or reduce ascarids, nodular worms (Oesophagostomum), and whipworms (Trichuris) of swine, and the large roundworms (Ascaridia) and cecal worms (Heterakis) of poultry.

Acanthaceae: (130), Lepidagathis (100), Hygrophila (100), Thunbergia (90), and Dyschoriste (80). The small genus Avicennia contains at least eight species of ecologically important mangroves.

wood: Hygroscopicity: Wood can absorb water as a liquid, if in contact with it, or as vapour from the surrounding atmosphere. Although wood can absorb other liquids and gases, water is the most important. Because of its hygroscopicity, wood, either as a part of the living…

Hyksos, dynasty of Palestinian origin that ruled northern Egypt as the 15th dynasty (c. 1630–c. 1530 bce; see ancient Egypt: The Second Intermediate period). The name Hyksos was used by the Egyptian historian Manetho (flourished c. 300 bce), who, according to the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus

frog and toad: Egg laying and hatching: …three South American species of Hyla build basinlike nests, 25 to 30 cm (10 to 12 inches) wide and 2 to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches) deep, in the mud of riverbanks. Water seeps into the basin, providing a medium for the eggs and young. Calling, mating, and oviposition…

tree frog: gratiosa), the European green tree frog (H. arborea), whose range extends across Asia and into Japan, the gray tree frog (H. versicolor), the green frog (H. cinerea), and the Pacific tree frog (H. regilla). The smallest is the little grass frog (Pseudacris, or Limnoaedus, ocularis), which does…

tree frog: versicolor), the green frog (H. cinerea), and the Pacific tree frog (H. regilla). The smallest is the little grass frog (Pseudacris, or Limnoaedus, ocularis), which does not exceed 1.75 cm (0.69 inch) in length and is found in cypress swamps in the United States from Virginia to…

frog and toad: From tadpole to adult: H. ebraccata, a small Central American tree frog, deposits its eggs in a single layer on the upper surfaces of horizontal leaves, just a few inches above the pond. Upon hatching, the tadpoles wriggle to the edge of the leaf and drop into the water.…

frog and toad: Breeding behaviour: The South American nest-building hylid, Hyla faber, has a long, sharp spine on the thumb with which males wound each other when wrestling. The small Central American Dendrobates pumilio calls from the leaves of herbaceous plants. Intrusion into a territory of one calling male by another results in a wrestling…

tree frog: …species; better-known representatives include the barking tree frog (H. gratiosa), the European green tree frog (H. arborea), whose range extends across Asia and into Japan, the gray tree frog (H. versicolor), the green frog (H. cinerea), and the Pacific tree frog (H. regilla). The smallest is the little grass frog…

tree frog: cinerea), and the Pacific tree frog (H. regilla). The smallest is the little grass frog (Pseudacris, or Limnoaedus, ocularis), which does not exceed 1.75 cm (0.69 inch) in length and is found in cypress swamps in the United States from Virginia to Florida and Alabama

frog and toad: From tadpole to adult: The Mexican H. thorectes suspends 10 to 14 eggs on ferns overhanging cascading mountain streams. The phyllomedusine hylids in the American tropics suspend clutches of eggs from leaves or stems above ponds. Males call from trees; once a female has been attracted and amplexus takes place, the…

tree frog: …Asia and into Japan, the gray tree frog (H. versicolor), the green frog (H. cinerea), and the Pacific tree frog (H. regilla). The smallest is the little grass frog (Pseudacris, or Limnoaedus, ocularis), which does not exceed 1.75 cm (0.69 inch) in length and is found in cypress swamps in…

Martin Waldseemüller was a German cartographer who in 1507 published the first map with the name America for the New World. Educated at Freiburg im Breisgau, Waldseemüller moved to Saint-Dié, where in 1507 he published 1,000 copies of a woodcut world map, made with 12 blocks and compiled from the

David Davidovich Burlyuk: …the art and literary group Hylaea (Russian: Gileya), which, together with Aleksey Kruchyonykh, Mayakovsky, and Khlebnikov, published in 1912 the famous manifesto of Russian Futurism, Poshchochina obshchestvennomu vkusu (A Slap in the Face of Public Taste). In 1913–14 he took part in a “Futurist tour” of lectures and poetry readings…

dinosaur: The first finds: It was described and named Hylaeosaurus by Mantell in 1832 and later proved to be one of the armoured dinosaurs. Other fossil bones began turning up in Europe: fragments described and named as Thecodontosaurus and Palaeosaurus by two English students, Henry Riley and Samuel Stutchbury, and the first of many…

MacArthur Foundation: …1970 by philanthropists John and Catherine MacArthur. The MacArthur Foundation’s mission is to “support creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.” Based in Chicago, the foundation also has offices in India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia.

MacArthur Foundation: …1970 by philanthropists John and Catherine MacArthur. The MacArthur Foundation’s mission is to “support creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world.” Based in Chicago, the foundation also has offices in India, Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia.

radar: First military radars: …at NRL in 1930 when L.A. Hyland observed that an aircraft flying through the beam of a transmitting antenna caused a fluctuation in the received signal. Although Hyland and his associates at NRL were enthusiastic about the prospect of detecting targets by radio means and were eager to pursue its…

Hylas, in ancient Greek legend, son of Theiodamas (king of the Dryopians in Thessaly), favourite and companion of Heracles on the Argonautic expedition. Having gone ashore at Cios in Mysia to fetch water, he was dragged down by the nymphs of the spring in which he dipped his pitcher. Heracles

tree frog: …tree frogs from the family Hylidae are the most numerous. Hylids are usually slender, less than 10 cm (4 inches) in length, and long-legged, and they possess enlarged adhesive disks on the tips of the fingers and toes that aid in climbing. They often possess jewel-like eyes that glint with…

tree frog: …tree frogs from the family Hylidae are the most numerous. Hylids are usually slender, less than 10 cm (4 inches) in length, and long-legged, and they possess enlarged adhesive disks on the tips of the fingers and toes that aid in climbing. They often possess jewel-like eyes that glint with…

frog and toad: Annotated classification: … (Central and South America), and Hylinae (North and South America, Europe, Asia except Indian subregion, and Africa north of Sahara). Family Leptodactylidae Eocene to present; 8 presacral vertebrae; pectoral girdle arciferal; maxillary teeth present; Bidder’s organ and intercalary cartilages absent; omosternum cartilaginous or ossified; 49 genera, about 840 species; adult…

atom: Schrödinger’s wave equation: In 1929 Norwegian physicist Egil Hylleraas applied the Schrödinger equation to the helium atom with its two electrons. He obtained only an approximate solution, but his energy calculation was quite accurate. With Hylleraas’s explanation of the two-electron atom, physicists realized that the Schrödinger equation could be a powerful mathematical…

gibbon: …divided into four genera: Hoolock, Hylobates, Nomascus, and Symphalangus. Molecular data indicate that the four groups are as different from one another as chimpanzees are from humans.

gibbon: The dark-handed gibbon (Hylobates agilis), which lives on Sumatra south of Lake Toba and on the Malay Peninsula between the Perak and Mudah rivers, may be either tan or black and has white facial markings. The white-handed gibbon (H. lar), of northern Sumatra and most of…

gibbon: …of Java and in the white-bearded (H. albibarbis) and Müller’s (H. muelleri) gibbons, both from different parts of Borneo.

gibbon: Kloss’s gibbon (H. klossii), from the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra, is completely black throughout its life. The sexes look alike in the silvery gibbon (H. moloch) of Java and in the white-bearded (H. albibarbis) and Müller’s (H. muelleri) gibbons, both from different parts of…

Malayan lar, species of gibbon

gibbon: …sexes look alike in the silvery gibbon (H. moloch) of Java and in the white-bearded (H. albibarbis) and Müller’s (H. muelleri) gibbons, both from different parts of Borneo.

gibbon: albibarbis) and Müller’s (H. muelleri) gibbons, both from different parts of Borneo.

gibbon: The pileated gibbon (H. pileatus), of southeastern Thailand and western Cambodia, has white hands and feet; the male is black and the female buff with a black cap and chest patch. The difference in colour comes about with age; the juveniles are buff and both sexes…

siamang, (Symphalangus syndactylus), arboreal ape of the gibbon family (Hylobatidae), found in the forests of Sumatra and Malaya. The siamang resembles other gibbons but is more robust. The siamang is also distinguished by the webbing between its second and third toes and by a dilatable hairless

gibbon, (family Hylobatidae), any of approximately 20 species of small apes found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Gibbons, like the great apes (gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees, and bonobos), have a humanlike build and no tail, but gibbons seem to lack higher cognitive abilities and

pine weevil, any wood-boring beetle of the insect family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera). Their most unusual physical characteristic is an elongated beak, or snout. The white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi) of North America kills the central growth shoot of white pine trees, forcing one of the side

migration: Origin and evolution of migration: …typically North American species, the gray-cheeked thrush (Hylocichla minima), which has extended its breeding area to northeastern Siberia, returns to spend the winter in the central regions of South America.

wood thrush, One of the 11 species of thrushes (in the genus Hylocichla, or Catharus) called nightingale thrushes because of their rich songs. H. mustelina is common in eastern U.S. broadleaf forests; it is 8 in. (20 cm) long and has drab, spotted plumage and a rusty-colored

stair-step moss, (Hylocomium splendens), moss in the subclass Bryidae that covers areas of coniferous forest floor of the Northern Hemisphere and also occurs on dunes, ledges, and tundra. The fernlike shoots have many branches and reddish, glossy caulids (stems) with phyllids (leaves) up to 3 mm

frog and toad: Annotated classification: …and Central America, West Indies), Hylodinae (South America), and Leptodactylinae (South America and Central America). Family Myobatrachidae and Limnodynastidae Eocene to present; 8 presacral vertebrae; coccyx free, bicondylar; 21 genera, 110 species; adult length to about 10 cm (4 inches); 2 subfamilies: Limnodynastinae (New Guinea and Australia)

hylomorphism, (from Greek hylē, “matter”; morphē, “form”), in philosophy, metaphysical view according to which every natural body consists of two intrinsic principles, one potential, namely, primary matter, and one actual, namely, substantial form. It was the central doctrine of Aristotle’s

gymnure: Asian gymnures (which make up the genera Hylomys, Neohylomys, and Neotetracus) inhabit tropical lowland rainforests and mountain forests, and the five species are either strictly nocturnal or active day and night. They live on the forest floor, sometimes traveling along a network of pathways. Their…

gymnure: …long-eared, or Laos, gymnure (H. megalotis) is restricted to limestone karst in the central part of Laos. The Hainan gymnure (Neohylomys hainanensis) is endemic to Hainan Island off the coast of southern China.

gymnure: The dwarf, or Sumatran, gymnure (H. parvus) occurs in the mountains to 3,000 metres (about 9,800 feet) or more on Sumatra. The shrew gymnure (Neotetracus sinensis) lives in cool and damp mountain forests at elevations of 300–2,700 metres (roughly 1,000–9,000 feet) in southern China and adjacent regions of…

gymnure: The shrew gymnure (Neotetracus sinensis) lives in cool and damp mountain forests at elevations of 300–2,700 metres (roughly 1,000–9,000 feet) in southern China and adjacent regions of Myanmar (Burma) and northern Vietnam. The long-eared, or Laos, gymnure (H. megalotis) is restricted to limestone

gymnure: The short-tailed, or lesser, gymnure (Hylomys suillus) ranges from continental Southeast Asia offshore to Tioman Island to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and northern Borneo in hilly lowlands. The dwarf, or Sumatran, gymnure (H. parvus) occurs in the mountains

reptile: Fossil distribution: The earliest known reptiles, Hylonomus and Paleothyris, date from Late Carboniferous deposits of North America. These reptiles were small lizardlike animals that apparently lived in forested habitats. They are the Eureptilia (true reptiles), and their presence during this suggests that they were distinct from a more primitive group, the…

hylozoism, (from Greek hylē, “matter”; zōē, “life”), in philosophy, any system that views all matter as alive, either in itself or by participation in the operation of a world soul or some similar principle. Hylozoism is logically distinct both from early forms of animism, which personify nature,

R. Dale Hylton was an animal rights activist and educator in the humane treatment of animals who served for more than three decades as adviser, consultant, and investigator for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). During World War II, Hylton’s parents divorced and his mother remarried.

R. Dale Hylton was an animal rights activist and educator in the humane treatment of animals who served for more than three decades as adviser, consultant, and investigator for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). During World War II, Hylton’s parents divorced and his mother remarried.

Dutch elm disease: …multistriatus), less commonly by the American elm bark beetle (Hylurgopinus rufipes). Female beetles seek out dead or weakened elm wood to excavate an egg-laying gallery between the bark and the wood. If the fungus is present, tremendous numbers of fungal spores (conidia) are produced in the galleries. When young adult…

Libbie Henrietta Hyman was a U.S. zoologist and writer particularly noted for her widely used texts and reference works on invertebrate and vertebrate zoology. Hyman received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Chicago (1915), where she had a research appointment (1916–31) under the

Paul Hymans was a Belgian statesman who, as Belgium’s representative to the Paris Peace Conference after World War I, helped draft the covenant of the League of Nations. While teaching parliamentary history at the Free University of Brussels (1898–1914), Hymans entered the Chamber of Deputies

hymen, in the female reproductive system, the membrane that encircles or covers part of the opening of the vagina. The hymen is a thin fold of mucous membrane that is present at birth. It has no known function, though it may play a role in preventing bacteria and other foreign agents from entering

Hymen, in Greek mythology, the god of marriage, whose name derives from the refrain of an ancient marriage song. Unknown to Homer, he was mentioned first by the 5th-century-bc lyric poet Pindar as the son of Apollo by one of the Muses. Various Muses are mentioned as his mother: Calliope (ancient

hymen, in the female reproductive system, the membrane that encircles or covers part of the opening of the vagina. The hymen is a thin fold of mucous membrane that is present at birth. It has no known function, though it may play a role in preventing bacteria and other foreign agents from entering

amber: …to a modern leguminous tree, Hymenaea. Though in the past amber was believed to be completely amorphous, subsequent X-ray diffraction studies have revealed crystalline components in some fossil resins.

Hymen, in Greek mythology, the god of marriage, whose name derives from the refrain of an ancient marriage song. Unknown to Homer, he was mentioned first by the 5th-century-bc lyric poet Pindar as the son of Apollo by one of the Muses. Various Muses are mentioned as his mother: Calliope (ancient

fungus: Form and function of lichens: …spores; such phycobionts are called hymenial algae. When the spores germinate, the algal cells multiply and gradually form lichens with the fungus. Other lichens form structures, especially soredia, that are effective in distributing the association. A soredium, consisting of one or several algal cells enveloped by threadlike fungal filaments, or…

hymenium, a spore-bearing layer of tissue in fungi (kingdom Fungi) found in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota. It is formed by end cells of hyphae—the filaments of the vegetative body (thallus)—which terminate elongation and differentiate into reproductive cells. The hymenium may also contain

fungus: Annotated classification: Order Hymenochaetales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass) Mycorrhizal or saprotrophic; many cause white rot; fruiting body may be inconspicuous; many with imperforate parenthesome; example genera include Hymenochaete, Phellinus, and Trichaptum. Order Polyporales (incertae sedis; not placed in any subclass)

anseriform: Anatomy: The blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos) has a rounded, expanded tip to the bill, which probably protects it when poking around sharp pebbles. The pochards have fewer lamellae and a narrower bill than the dabbling ducks. In the mergansers the lamellae have become toothlike projections in the…

cestodiasis: Hymenolepis nana, or dwarf tapeworm, only a few centimetres long, releases eggs that require no intermediate hosts. It is possibly the most common cestode found in humans, affecting chiefly children. Symptoms of intestinal cestodiasis include abdominal pain that may be relieved by eating and that may be associated…

hymenomycetes, name often given to an informal grouping of fungi that are members of the phylum Basidiomycota (kingdom Fungi). It includes more than 5,000 species characterized by an exposed spore-bearing layer (hymenium) and basidiospores that are forcibly discharged. Included are boletes,

Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy fern family (order Hymenophyllales), containing 7 or more genera and some 600 species. The family is distributed in tropical regions around the world, with only a few species extending into the temperate zone. Members of Hymenophyllaceae are small delicate ferns and are

fern: Annotated classification: Order Hymenophyllales Family Hymenophyllaceae (filmy ferns) Mostly rainforest epiphytes; mostly tiny ferns with blades only 1 cell thick between veins; spores globose, green; gametophyte ribbon-shaped or filamentous, gemmiferous; principal genera are Hymenophyllum and

fern: Annotated classification: …filamentous, gemmiferous; principal genera are Hymenophyllum and Trichomanes; 9 genera (different authorities give anywhere from 2 to more than 28) with some 600 species found in tropical regions around the world, a few species extending into temperate areas. Order Gleicheniales Family Gleicheniaceae

Hymenoptera, (order Hymenoptera), the third largest—and perhaps the most beneficial to humans—of all insect orders. More than 150,000 species have been described, including ants, bees, wasps (including parasitoids such as ichneumons and chalcids), sawflies, and lesser-known types. Except in the

Hymenoptera, (order Hymenoptera), the third largest—and perhaps the most beneficial to humans—of all insect orders. More than 150,000 species have been described, including ants, bees, wasps (including parasitoids such as ichneumons and chalcids), sawflies, and lesser-known types. Except in the