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Least common Cyperus at the site. Sort of isolated from nearby clumps of C. difformis and C. eragrostis

last picture comparison with other Cyperus species at the site: left to right - difformis (older spikes, frutification), fuscus, eragrostis, difformis (flowering)

https://flora-on.pt/#1Cyperus+fuscus

Um caso de estudo para quem se interessa por esta rara planta, por aqui chamada de loendro, mas em outros locais também rodendro ou adelfeira. Existe somente neste ribeiro de Telhadela e de forma descontinuada.

A copepod endemic to whale sharks! All of the whale sharks we saw here had these all over their lips. More about it here:
http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/blogs/aquatic-zoology/creature-feature-pandarus-rhincodonicus

According to that they're not harming the sharks, though they do leave discolored marks behind.

Location: Europe > Portugal > Algarve

Date Photo Taken: May 17, 2009

Habitat: Ribeira do Beliche

Info: It's a NEW species for Portugal!

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One of the two last remaining populations of this Iberian endemic subspecies in Portugal (the other one is in the Monchique range in southern Portugal). This area is both a botanical reserve and Natura 2000 site, specifically created to protect these stands.

I wasn't expecting to find fish in this water well, especially not one of the native cyprinids (which generally prefer fast, well oxygenated waters). Apart from being a completely artificial habitat, the water was brown. However, these guys were not only present, they were breeding like crazy! They even jumped out of water in their frenzy to spawn against the walls of the well! Also, notice the distinctive red pectoral fins of this species.

In the Berlengas islands, a nature reserve off Portugal.This subspecies is endemic to these islands, and apart from an insular population of Timon lepidus (which displayed a different behaviour from those from the continent) that seems to have gone extinct, is the only reptile in this small archipelago. These lizards are larger and have darker bellies than those from the mainland.