Potamon fluviatile as well as on the island of Sicily. Although it used to be found as far north as Lake Garda, "P. fluviatile" no longer occurs north of the River Po. In 1997 a population of "P. fluviatile" was discovered under the ruins of Trajan's Forum in the heart of Rome, living in canals built by the Etruscans which connect to the "Cloaca Maxima". Based on a genetic analysis, which demonstrated that these crabs were similar to those in Greece, researchers believe that they had been brought by the Greeks before the founding of the city, some 3000 years ago. The
Blechnum fluviatile a short trunk central to a surrounding colony. The hardy "B. fluviatile" requires moist, shaded conditions for optimal growth. A small ground fern, the "B. fluviatile" is native to New Zealand and southeast Australia, a syntype common throughout the country in damp, shady areas in acidic, moist and boggy soil, beside streams in forest areas. This fern species occurs throughout much of New Zealand's forests, including much of the forested area of North Island; west, north and south coasts of South Island; and Stewart Island/Rakiura; moreover, it occurs in parts of the coastal forests of southeast Australia. Example understory flora