Paradoxa Del Tríton
''Paradoxa'' may refer to: * ''Paradoxa'' (fungus), a genus of fungi in the family Tuberaceae * ''Paradoxa'', a junior synonym of the sea snail genus ''Pradoxa'' * Animalia Paradoxa, a list of animals which are mythical, magical or otherwise suspected not to exist, in editions 1 to 5 of Carl Linnaeus's seminal work Systema Naturae See also * ''Paradoxia ''Paradoxia'' is a genus of green algae, in the family Coccomyxaceae Coccomyxaceae is a family of algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphylet ...

Paradoxa (fungus)
''Paradoxa'' is a genus of truffles in the family Tuberaceae. Originally described by the Italian botanist Oreste Mattirolo in 1935, the genus remained monotypic until a second species '' P. gigantospora'' was transferred from ''Tuber'' in 2009. A third species, ''P. sinensis'', was also described, representing the second species from China. ''P. sinensis'' differs from ''P. gigantospora'' by having a somewhat smaller fruit body In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particul ..., and differs from ''P. monospora'' by having yellowish to yellow-brown ascomata. References External links * Pezizales Truffles (fungi) Pezizales genera {{Pezizomycetes-stub ...
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Pradoxa
''Pradoxa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Pradoxa'' include: * ''Pradoxa confirmata'' (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990) * ''Pradoxa gorii'' Houart & Rolán, 2012 * ''Pradoxa thomensis'' (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990) * ''Pradoxa urdambideli ''Pradoxa urdambideli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...'' Houart & Rolán, 2012 References * Fernandes F. & Rolán E. 1990. Nuevo género y nuevas especies de la familia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) en la isla de São Tomé. Bollettino Malacologico, 25: 9–12. * Fernandes F. & Rolán E. (1993) ''Pradoxa nomen novum para Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990''. Iberus 11(1): 61. * Houart R ...
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Animalia Paradoxa
' ( Latin for "contradictory animals"; ''cf.'' paradox) are the mythical, magical or otherwise suspect animals mentioned in the first five editions of Carl Linnaeus's seminal work ' under the header "''Paradoxa''". It lists fantastic creatures found in medieval bestiaries and some animals reported by explorers from abroad and explains why they are excluded from Systema Naturae. According to Swedish historian Gunnar Broberg, it was to offer a natural explanation and demystify the world of superstition. ''Paradoxa'' was dropped from Linnaeus' classification system as of the 6th edition (1748). ''Paradoxa'' These 10 taxa appear in the 1st to 5th editions: * Hydra: Linnaeus wrote: "Hydra: body of a snake, with two feet, seven necks and the same number of heads, lacking wings, preserved in Hamburg, similar to the description of the Hydra of the Apocalypse of St.John chapters 12 and 13. And it is provided by very many as a true species of animal, but falsely. Nature for itself ...
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