In biology, being semiaquatic refers to various macroorganisms that live regularly in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. When referring to animals, the term describes those that actively spend part of their daily time in water (in which case they can also be called amphibious), or land animals that have spent at least one life stages (e.g. as eggs or larvae) in aquatic environments. When referring to plants, the term describes land plants whose roots have adapted well to tolerate regular, prolonged submersion in water, as well as emergent and (occasionally) floating-leaved aquatic plants that are only partially immersed in water.
^Technically, most land crabs fall into this category, since most must return to bodies of water to release their eggs; the few exceptions, such as members of genus Geosesarma,[2] are found among the Grapsidae (sensu lato) and Potamoidea (sensu lato).[3]
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^Battiston, R.; Puttaswamaiah, R.; Manjunath, N. (2018). "The fishing mantid: predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids (Insecta: Mantodea)". Journal of Orthoptera Research. 27 (2): 155–158. doi:10.3897/jor.27.28067.
^Tan, C.G.S.; Ng, P.K.L. (1995). "Geosesarma notophorum sp. nov. (Decapoda, Brachyura, Grapsidae, Sesarminae), a Terrestrial Crab from Sumatra, with Novel Brooding Behaviour". Crustaceana. 68 (3): 390–395. doi:10.1163/156854095X00557.
^Burggren, W.W.; McMahon, B.R., eds. (1988). Biology of the Land Crabs. Cambridge University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN978-0521306904.
^Newman, L.J.; Cannon, L.R.G. (1997-06-30). "A new semi-terrestrial acotylean flatworm, Myoramyxa pardalota gen. et sp. nov. (Plehniidae Polycladida) from southeast Queensland, Australia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 42 (1): 311–314. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
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In biology being semiaquatic refers to various macroorganisms that live regularly in both aquatic and terrestrial environments When referring to animals the term describes those that actively spend part of their daily time in water in which case they can also be called amphibious or land animals that have spent at least one life stages e g as eggs or larvae in aquatic environments When referring to plants the term describes land plants whose roots have adapted well to tolerate regular prolonged submersion in water as well as emergent and occasionally floating leaved aquatic plants that are only partially immersed in water The common frog one of the most ubiquitous semiaquatic amphibians in EuropeAtlantic mudskippers amphibious fish of mangrove swamps and tidal flatsPachygrapsus marmoratus a semiterrestrial crabHunting stance of Dolomedes minor a semiaquatic spiderExamples of semiaquatic animals and plants are given below Contents 1 Semiaquatic animals 2 Semiaquatic plants 3 Notes 4 ReferencesSemiaquatic animals editSemiaquatic animals include Vertebrates Amphibious fish also several types of normally fully aquatic fish such as the grunion and plainfin midshipman that spawn in the intertidal zone Some amphibians such as newts and salamanders and some frogs such as fire bellied toads and wood frogs Some reptiles such as crocodilians turtles water snakes and marine iguanas Waterbirds especially penguins waterfowls storks and shorebirds Some rodents such as beavers muskrats and capybaras Some insectivorous mammals such as desmans water shrews and platypuses Some carnivoran mammals including seals otter and polar bears Hippopotamuses Water buffalo Tapirs Semiterrestrial echinoderms of the intertidal zone such as the cliff clinging sea urchin Colobocentrotus atratus and the starfish Pisaster ochraceus Arthropods Aquatic insects e g dragonflies with at least one non aquatic life stage e g adults or amphibious insects e g amphibious caterpillars or the ant Polyrhachis sokolova note 1 Members of the hemipteran infraorders Gerromorpha and Nepomorpha occupy a variety of semiaquatic and aquatic niches with many of the former locomoting on the water surface a few of these are marine e g Halobates Hermatobates Semiaquatic springtails such as Anurida maritima Semiterrestrial malacostracan crustaceans e g many crabs such as Pachygrapsus marmoratus note 2 some amphipods such as Orchestia gammarellus some isopods such as Ligia oceanica and some barnacles such as Balanus glandula Horseshoe crabs are mostly aquatic but spawn in the intertidal zone juveniles live in tidal flats Semiaquatic spiders such as Ancylometes or Dolomedes these are distinct from the almost fully aquatic Argyroneta An amphibious centipede Scolopendra cataracta Semiaquatic annelids such as the earthworm Sparganophilus Molluscs Intertidal bivalves such as Enigmonia which lives on mangroves Intertidal chitons such as Acanthopleura granulata Semiterrestrial gastropods such as the intertidal Patella vulgata a limpet also amphibious freshwater and marine snails such as Pomatiopsis or Cerithideopsis scalariformis respectively Semiterrestrial flatworms of the intertidal zone such as the acotylean Myoramyxa pardalota 4 Semiaquatic plants edit nbsp The common reed a ubiquitous semiaquatic angiosperm of the grass family nbsp The white Egyptian lotusSemiaquatic plants include Semiaquatic angiosperms e g mangroves water spinach water cabbage and the entire order Nymphaeales Semiaquatic conifers such as pond cypress Semiaquatic ferns such as Pilularia americana A semiaquatic horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Semiaquatic quillworts such as Isoetes melanospora Semiaquatic club mosses such as Lycopodiella inundata Semiaquatic mosses such as Sphagnum macrophyllum Semiaquatic liverworts such as Riccia fluitansNotes edit At least one individual of a normally fully terrestrial praying mantis species Hierodula tenuidentata has learned to opportunistically prey on fish 1 Technically most land crabs fall into this category since most must return to bodies of water to release their eggs the few exceptions such as members of genus Geosesarma 2 are found among the Grapsidae sensu lato and Potamoidea sensu lato 3 References edit Battiston R Puttaswamaiah R Manjunath N 2018 The fishing mantid predation on fish as a new adaptive strategy for praying mantids Insecta Mantodea Journal of Orthoptera Research 27 2 155 158 doi 10 3897 jor 27 28067 Tan C G S Ng P K L 1995 Geosesarma notophorum sp nov Decapoda Brachyura Grapsidae Sesarminae a Terrestrial Crab from Sumatra with Novel Brooding Behaviour Crustaceana 68 3 390 395 doi 10 1163 156854095X00557 Burggren W W McMahon B R eds 1988 Biology of the Land Crabs Cambridge University Press pp 53 54 ISBN 978 0521306904 Newman L J Cannon L R G 1997 06 30 A new semi terrestrial acotylean flatworm Myoramyxa pardalota gen et sp nov Plehniidae Polycladida from southeast Queensland Australia Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 1 311 314 Retrieved 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