List of semiaquatic organisms
This is a list of organisms that spend part of their life cycle or of which part of their anatomy is underwater.
Plants
Semiaquatic plants are those whose roots are wholly or partly underwater.
- Mangroves, a type of woody tree or shrub growing in the mangal habitat, consisting of more than 50 species across 17 plant families
- Members of the plant genus Taxodium (Plantae:Pinophyta:Pinopsida...)
- Taxodium distichum also known as the swamp cypress or bald cypress
- Taxodium ascendens also known as the pond cypress
- Taxodium mucronatum also known as the Montezuma cypress or Ahuehuete
- Members of the plant subclass Alismatidae (Plantae: Magnoliophyta: Liliopsida: Alismatidae)
- Byblis aquatica, a carnivorous plant native to Australia
Animals
Semiaquatic animals are those that are primarily terrestrial but that spend a large amount of time underwater, either as part of their life cycle or as an essential behavior (e.g. feeding). Some marine mammals, such as the marine otter, the polar bear and pinnipeds, are semiaquatic, while others, such as the sea otter, cetaceans and sirenians, are fully aquatic.
Mammals
- Monotremes
- Platypus - (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
- Marsupials
- Lutrine opossum - (Lutreolina crassicaudata)
- Water opossum or yapok - (Chironectes minimus)
- Tenrecs
- Lagomorphs
- Rodents
- Soricomorphs
- Artiodactyls
- Perissodactyla
- Carnivorans
- Felidae - Cats
- Viverridae - civets and genets
- Herpestidae - mongoose
- Ursidae - bears
- Polar bear - (Ursus maritimus)
- Pinnipeds
- Procyonidae - raccoons
- Crab-eating raccoon - (Procyon cancrivorus)
- Mustelidae - weasels and otters
- Primates
Birds
- Austrodyptornithes
- Dromaius
- Ducks
- Geese
- Swans
- Herons
- Kingfishers
- Gulls
- Pelicans
- Sandpipers
- Plovers
- Auks
- Jaegers
- Dippers
Reptiles
- Crocodilians
- Lizards
- Green iguana
- Marine iguana
- Nile monitor
- Corytophanidae or basilisks
- Snakes
- Turtles
Amphibians
Invertebrates
See also
- Aquatic ecology
- Aquatic animal
- Aquatic mammal
- Aquatic plant
- Marine biology
- Freshwater biology
- Marine mammal
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