Brant (goose) the "Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" applies. "Branta" is a Latinised form of Old Norse "brandgás", "burnt (black) goose", and "bernicla" is the medieval Latin name for the barnacle. The brant and the similar barnacle goose were previously considered one species, formerly believed to be the same creature as the crustacean. That myth can be dated back to at least the 12th century. Gerald of Wales claimed to have seen these birds hanging down from pieces of timber, William Turner accepted the theory, and John Gerard claimed to have seen the birds emerging from their shells. The
Polyphemus (crustacean) Polyphemus (crustacean) Polyphemus is a genus of water fleas, and the only genus in the family Polyphemidae. There are two species, "P. exiguus" and "P. pediculus", although allopatric speciation has resulted in a number of cryptic species of "P. pediculus". "Polyphemus exiguus" inhabits open zones in the Caspian Sea, while "Polyphemus pediculus" exists throughout the Holarctic. It lives in diverse conditions, from small ponds to lakes and estuaries such as the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Gulf of Finland. It can be found quite far offshore. "Polyphemus" are a predatory genus of water flea. The two species have four