Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of cladocarpous aquatic mosses, representative of the tribe Fontinaleæ. The cilia of the inner peristome are united into a cone by transverse bars.
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Examples
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Do gradient and temperature affect distributions of, and interactions between, brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) and other resident salmonids in streams?
Approaches to projecting climate change effects on arctic fish populations 2009
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Six exotic species of fish have been introduced, including brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis, lake trout S. namycush, brown trout Salmo trutta, rainbow trout Oncorhyncus mykiss and lakechub Couecius plumbeus.
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Several species, such as native Atlantic salmon and brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and introduced brown trout and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), are very likely to extend their ranges northward.
Climate change effects on arctic freshwater fish populations 2009
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Introduced species, such as trout Salmo spp. and Salvelinus fontinalis, have been implicated in the decline of several native fish species.
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The last two categories are the familiar binomial nomenclature used to formally name a species, such as Salvelinus fontinalis.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Modern genetic analysis leaves no doubt that the “aurora trout” is, in reality, a brook trout, albeit a highly peculiar brook trout that lacks the characteristic markings of S. fontinalis.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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Modern genetic analysis leaves no doubt that the “aurora trout” is, in reality, a brook trout, albeit a highly peculiar brook trout that lacks the characteristic markings of S. fontinalis.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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GENUS SALVELINUS brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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The most genetically divergent group within S. fontinalis is the southern Appalachian brook trout that is native to parts of Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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GENUS SALVELINUS brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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