Biota
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Biota may refer to:
- Biota (ecology)Biota (ecology)Biota are the total collection of organisms of a geographic region or a time period, from local geographic scales and instantaneous temporal scales all the way up to whole-planet and whole-timescale spatiotemporal scales. The biota of the Earth lives in the biosphere.-See...
, the plant and animal life of a region - Biota (taxonomy)Biota (taxonomy)In some systems of scientific classification, Biota, Vitae, Eobionti is the superdomain that classifies all life. For that reason it is often disputed how the taxon should be further divided, as the definition of "what life really is" is often changed or adjusted, and also extraterrestrial life...
, a superdomain in taxonomy - Biota (plant), an evergreen coniferous tree, Platycladus orientalis
- Biota (band)Biota (band)Biota are an American avant-rock musical collective. They have released several albums. David Newgarden wrote, "Biota is not even remotely like any other group I can think of" in a review of their 1995 album, Object Holder.-Musical career:...
, an avant-prog band from Colorado, USA - A synonym for artificial life organizationsArtificial life organizationsThis article describes organizations that promote Artificial life.-International Society of Artificial Life:ISAL is a "democratic, international, professional society dedicated to promoting scientific research and education relating to artificial life, including sponsoring conferences, publishing...
- Biota!Biota!Biota! was a proposed aquarium in the Silvertown Quays redevelopment, on the site of Millennium Mills adjacent to the Royal Victoria Dock, part of the wider Thames Gateway regeneration project for East London. The £80 million building by Terry Farrell & Partners architects was given outline...
, a planned aquarium operated by Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in east London. - Biota, ZaragozaBiota, ZaragozaBiota is a municipality in the Spanish province of Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon....
, a municipality in Zaragoza province, Spain - Biota HoldingsBiota HoldingsBiota is an Australian antiviral drug development company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange .In 1989 Biota discovered the drug Zanamivir, which acts as a neuraminidase inhibitor for the treatment and prevention of influenza. This drug is licensed to GlaxoSmithKline and marketed as Relenza....
, an Australian biotech company