Coral+Reef+Facts

== Welcome to the Coral Reef Facts Page! == **By: Hannah P, Audrey S, and Erin B** **Kingdom Monera** **Monera-** A kingdom of organisms that have no nucleas and are single-celled. **Monera in Coral Reefs:** **//Lyngbya majuscula//-** Lyngbya majuscula is a type of cyanobacteria in the genus Lyngbya. This bacteria can also cause skin irritation. //Lyngbya majuscula// is it's scientific name, but it is also considered a blue-green alge. It is found on seagrass near coral reefs in tropical and subtropical shallow waters. It is rod shaped.


 * //Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii//-**This Monera is often called blue-green algae because they are photosynthetic and aquatic. Despite their name, blue-green algae are actually types of bacteria known as //Cyanobacteria//. In external appearance and requirements for light, nutrients and carbon dioxide, they are similar to algae.The scientific name is //Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii//. //Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii// can be various shapes because there are different types of this monera.They can be any shaped any of the three shapes of moneras. Moneras can be bacilli, sprilla or cocci. Blue-green algae lives near the surface of the water because they use photosynthesis to survive and the bottom of the ocean recieves little sunlight.



= = **Kingdom Protista** **Protists-** A kingdom of single or multi-celled organisms that have a nucleus, some protists produce their own food, and some "hunt" or move around looking for food.
 * //Thiomargarita Namibiensis//-**//Thiomargarita// //namibiensis// is a very unique bacteria because not only does it live where most bacteria can not survive it is the largest bacteria ever found. It took the record of the largest bacteria from //Epulopiscium// //fishelsoni// by being one hundred times larger. These cocci shaped bacteria are about 0.75 millimeters in diameter, which allows it to be visible by the naked eye. It is generally found in chains of ten or more. It is also very easy to notice because it shines like a pearl. The pearl color gives it the name “Sulfur Pearl of Nambia”. The rest of its name comes from the fact that it eats sulfur and that it was found off of the coast of Nambia.

**Protists in Coral Reefs **
**//Rhodophyta-//** The rhodophyta include most seaweeds and are most common in tropical seas. It's scientific name is rhodophyta, and its common name is red algae. Coral reefs are made not only by corals but also by coralline red algae that deposit calcium carbonate in the reef. Some red algae produce **viscous polysaccharides** like agar and carrageenan, used to thicken ice cream, desserts, salad dressings, toothpaste, cosmetics, paints, and bacterial culture media. Algae is defined as various cheifly aquatic, eukaryotic, photosynthetic organisms ranging in size from single-celled forms to the giant kelp. //**Brooklynella hostilis**// Brooklynella is a type of saltwater ich caused by an infestation of the ciliated protozoan //Brooklynella hostilis//. It is most closely and commonly associated with subfamily Clownfish members of the Damselfish family, and therefore is typically referred to as Clownfish Disease. Although this parasitic scourge similar to others requires a fish host to survive, it is not particular in its quest to find one. Angelfishes, tangs or surgeonfishes, wrasses, jawfishes, and seahorses among others will host Brooklynella. These protozoa reproduce simply by splitting itself into two identical cells, which is why they are able to multiply so much more rapidly than Cryptocaryon (Marine Ich/White Spot Disease), and Oodinium (Velvet/Coral Fish Disease), and why it can kill fish within a few days and even hours upon recognition. For this reason accurate diagnosis and immediate treatment of all fish exposed to these life-threatening organisms is critical.

Protozoans are "animal like" cells without cell walls and contain no clorophyll. This protist is an algae.The common name of this organism is brown algae or brown seaweed. All brown algae (brown seaweed) are photosynthetic and autotrophic - they get all their energy requirements from photosynthesis. Brown algae (brown seaweed) live in temperate and tropical oceans in inland zones to shallow coastal depths. They live in all of the reef zones.
 * Protozoan definition:**
 * //Sargassum natans//**

algae is a "plant like cell." It contains cell walls and chlorophyll, which means it makes it own food.
 * Algae definition:**



** Kingdom Fungi ** **Fungi-** Multi-celled organisms with no chlorophyll, that absorb their nutrients from other organisms. **Fungi in Coral Reefs** **//Spizellomyces punctatus-//**The phylum Chytridiomycota is from the Greek word chytridion, and means 'little pot'. It is unusual because it is seperated into three circular molecules.


 * Kingdom:** Fungi
 * Phylum:** //Chytridiomycota//
 * Class:** //Chytridiomycetes//
 * Order:** //Spizellomycetales//
 * Family:** //Spizellomycetaceae// **Genus:** //Spizellomyces//
 * Species:** //punctatus//


 * Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis-** The phylum Chytridiomycota is Greek, and means 'little pot'. It causes death amung anphibians.


 * Kingdom:**// Fungi //
 * Phylum:** //Chytridiomycota//
 * Class:**//Chytridiomycetes//
 * Order:**//Chytridiales//
 * Genus:**//Batrachochytrium//
 * Species:**//dendrobatidis//

//**Aspergillus niger**- Aspergillus niger// is a saltwater fungus that lives in the sponges of coral reefs. It causes black mold in onions, peanuts, and grapes. //Aspergillus niger// causes Aspergillosis in humans. Its common name is Black Mold. //Aspergillus niger// is in the Ascomycota Phylum. Ascomycota is most commonly known as sac fungi, and contains over 64,000 species.

Kingdom:** //Fungi//
 * Classification:
 * Phylum:** //Ascomycota//
 * Class:** //Ascomycetes//
 * Order:** //Eurotiales//
 * Family:** //Trichocomaceae//
 * Genus:** //Aspergillus//
 * Species**// **:** niger //

//**Ceriosporopsis halima-**// //Ceriosporopsis halima// is an example of a saltwater Fungus. They live on pieces of submerged wood in the open ocean, or on mangrove wood near the shore. They mainly live in tropical saltwater areas. //Ceriosporopsis halima// does not have a common name. //Ceriosporopsis halima// is also in the Ascomycota Phylum. Ascomycota is most commonly known as sac fungi, and contains over 64,000 species.

Kingdom:** //Fungi//
 * Classification:
 * Phylum:** //Ascomycota//
 * Class:** //Ascomycetes//
 * Order:** //Halosphaeriales//
 * Family:** //Halosphaeriaceae//
 * Genus:** //Ceriosporopsis//
 * species:** //halima//

//**Glomus cerebriforme**// - Part of the phylum Glomermycota which is one of the seven currently recognized phyla within kingdom Fungi. //Glomus cerebrifrome// live on the roots of plants within the sea, but they are also found on land.

Kingdom:** Fungi
 * Classification:
 * Phylum:** Glomeromycota
 * Class:** Glomeromycetes
 * Order:** Glomerales
 * Family:** Glomeraceae
 * Genus:** Glomus
 * Species:** cerebriforme


 * //Glomus calroideum//** - Part of the phylum Glomermycota which is one of the seven currently recognized phyla within kingdom Fungi. //Glomus// calroideum also live in the ocean on the roots of plants. They are also found on land.

Kingdom:** Fungi
 * Classification:
 * Phylum:** Glomeromycota
 * Class:** Glomeromycetes
 * Order:** Glomerales
 * Family:** Glomeraceae
 * Genus:** Glomus
 * Species:** calroideum

**Kingdom Plantae​** **Plants-** multi-cellular organisms with a cell-wall, and chlorophyll that make their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

**Plants in Coral Reefs** //**Halophila ovalis**-// comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses.
 * __Liliopsida definition:__**

The common name for this plant is paddle weed. They often grow in shallow waters along exposed coasts. Paddle Weeds provide a shelter for several animals including lobsters.

Kingdom:** //Plantae// = = //**Zostera capricorni-**// comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses.
 * __Classification:__
 * Division:** //Tracheophyta//
 * Class:** //Liliopsida//
 * Order:** //Alismatales//
 * Family:** //Hydrocharitaceae//
 * Genus:** //Halophila//
 * Species:** //ovalis//
 * __Liliopsida Definition:__**

The common name for this seagrass is eel-grass. Fish and some crustations live in these grasses on the shallow ocean bottom.

= = //Kallymenia perforata-//
 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Phylum:** //Tracheophyta//
 * Class:** //Liliopsida//
 * Order:** //Zosterales//
 * Family:** //Zosteraceae//
 * Genus:** //Zostera//
 * Species:** //capricorni//
 * __Rhodophyta definition:__** lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae.

There is no common name. Collected from coral reef near Zamboanga, Mindanao, Philippines

//Halodule uninervis-// The definition of the Class Liliopsida is: comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon(the primary leaf of the embryo of seed plants) and parallel-veined leaves. It lives in the waters along the coast near coral reefs.
 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Phylum//://** //Rhodophyta//
 * Class//://** //Florideophyceae//
 * Order//://** //Gigartinales//
 * Family//://** //Pyraloidea//
 * Genus//://** //Kallymenia//
 * Species:** //perforata//
 * Kingdom:**//Plantae//
 * Phylum:**//Tracheophyta//
 * Class:**//Liliopsida//
 * Order:**//Alismatales//
 * Family:**//Cymodoceaceae//
 * Genus:**//Halodule//
 * Species:**//uninervis//


 * Halimdea incrassata-** it is a large division of freshwater algae that has a nucleus, and that has chlorophyll a and b, and stores food such as starch. The common name for it is Green Alge.


 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Phylum:** //Chlorophyta//
 * Class:** //Bryopsidophyceae//
 * Order:** //Bryopsidales//
 * Family:** //Halimedaceae//
 * Genus:** //Halimeda//
 * Species:** //incrassata//

//Casuarina equisetifolia-// The definition of Magnoliophyta is: made up of flowering plants. The common name for this particular Magnoliophyta is Austrailian Pine. It lives in the warmer waters that surround coral reefs.

Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Casuarinaceae Genus:Casuarina species: equisetifolia**
 * Kingdom: Plantea




 * //Chondrus crispus-//**
 * __Rhodophyta definition:__** lower plants; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae.

The common name is Irish Moss. They are typically found at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of 45m.

Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * __Classification:__
 * Division:** //Rhodophyta//
 * Class:** //Florideophyceae//
 * Order:** //Gigartinales//
 * Family:** //Gigartinaceae//
 * Genus:** //Chondrus//
 * Species:** c//rispus//

__Chlorophyta definition:__** The green algae, a highly diversified plant division characterized by chloroplasts, having chlorophyll.
 * //Ulva lactuca-//

The common name is sea lettuce. They are typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of 25m.

__Chlorophyta definition:__** The green algae, a highly diversified plant division characterized by chloroplasts, having chlorophyll.
 * __Classification:__**
 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Division:** //Chlorophyta//
 * Class:** //Ulvophyceae//
 * Order:** //Ulvales//
 * Family:** //Ulvaceae//
 * Genus:** //Ulva//
 * Species:** //lactuca//
 * //Codium fragile-//

The common name is dead man's fingers.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Chlorophyta Class: Bryopsidophyceae Order: Bryopsidales Family: Codiacae Genus: Codium Species: fragile**
 * __Classification:__

Kingdom Chromista **Chromalveolata-** A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota. **Chromista in Coral Reefs**

//**Sargassum cintum-**// __**Ochrophyta definition:**__ There is no definition at this time.

There is no common name. This group of brown algae that initially  developes is along  tropical shorelines.

Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Ochrophyta//
 * Class:** //Phaeophyceae//
 * Order:** //Fucales//
 * Family:** //Sargassaceae//
 * Genus:** //Sargassum//
 * Species:** cintum

__Ochrophyta definition:__** There is no definition at this time.
 * //Sargassum cystocarpum-//

There is no common name. This group of brown algae that initially  developes is along  tropical shorelines.

Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Ochrophyta//
 * Class:** //Phaeophyceae//
 * Order:** //Fucales//
 * Family:** //Sargassaceae//
 * Genus:** //Sargassum//
 * Species:** cystcarpum

__Cryptophyta Definition:__** There is no definition at this time.
 * //Rhodomonas lacustris-//

There is no common name. Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of 7 meters

= = __Cryptophyta Definition:__** There is no definition at this time.
 * Kingdom:** //Chromi////sta//
 * Phylum:** //Cryptophyta//
 * Class:** //Cryptophyceae//
 * Order:** //Pyrenomonadales//
 * Family:** //Pyrenomonadaceae//
 * Genus:** //Rhodomonas//
 * Species:** //lacustris//
 * //Rhodomonas marina-//

There is no common name. Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of -14 meters


 * Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * Phylum:** //Cryptophyta//
 * Class:** //Cryptophyceae//
 * Order:** //Pyrenomonadales//
 * Family:** //Pyrenomonadaceae//
 * Genus:** //Rhodomonas//
 * Species:** //marina//

//**Pseudobodo tremulans-**//
 * __Opalozoa Definition:__** There is no definition at this time.

There is no common name. Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of -168 meters
 * Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * Phylum:** //Opalozoa//
 * Class:** //Bicosoecophyceae//
 * Order:** //Bicosoecales//
 * Family:** //Cafeteriaceae//
 * Genus:** //Pseudobodo//
 * Species:** //tremulans//



__Labyrinthulomycota Definition:__** There is no definition at this time.
 * //Japonochytrium marinum// -

There is no common name. Found in coral reefs of the coast of Japan.

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 * Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * Phylum:** //Labyrinthulomycota//
 * Class:** //Labyrinthulomycetes//
 * Order:** //Thraustochytriales//
 * Family:** //Thraustochytriaceae//
 * Genus:** //Japonochytrium//
 * Species:** //marinum//

//Heliodiscus asteriscus-// Helidodiscus asteriscus lives in the colder parts of the waters around coral reefs. The difinition of the Chromista is: a kingdom that includes brown and golden algae and diatoms.


 * Kingdom:** Chromista
 * Phylum:** Sarcodina
 * Class:** Actinopoda
 * Order:** Spumellaria
 * Family:** Phacodiscidae
 * Genus:** //Heliodiscus//
 * species:** //asteriscus//

//Sargassum polyphullum-// This is brown algae that is found floating in the waters around coral reefs. Chromista is a kingdom comprising of brown and gold alge and diatoms.

//**species:** polyphyllum//
 * Kingdom:** //Chromista//
 * //Phylum://** //Ochrophyta//
 * //Class://** //Phaeophyceae//
 * //Order://** //Fucales//
 * //Family://** //Sargassaceae//
 * //Genus://** //Sargassum//



//Licomphora// //lyngbyei-// Chromista is a kingdom comprising of brown and gold algae and diatoms. This kind doesnt have a common name, but it lives in the water around coral reefs.

Phylum: Bacillariophyta Class: Fragilariophyceae Order: Licmaphorales Family: Licmaphoraceae Genus: Licmophora Species: lyngbyei**
 * Kingdom: Chromista

Kingdom Animalia Animals- multicelled organisms that digest food inside their bodies.

Animals in Coral reefs **//Sepioteuthis sepiodea-//** the common name is caribbean reef squid, It is often encountered among shallow reefs and is usually unafraid of divers.
 * Mollusks: **

__**Mollusca Definition:**__ a large phylum of invertebrate animals (such as snails, clams, and mussels) that have a soft unsegmented body lacking segmented appendages and commonly protected by a calcareous shell (calcareous: contain Calcium)

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Mollusca// Class: //Cephalopoda// Order: //Teuthida// Family: //Nephropoidea// Genus: //Sepioteuthis// species: //sepioidea//



//**__Strombus gigas-__**// The common name is queen conch. Strombus gigas spends its first year of life in the shallower waters near coral reefs, buried in sediment, but as it ages, it will move to inreacingly deeper waters. Some even move seasonally, shifting to more open algea and sand in November, and crawling back to the shallow grassbeds around February.

The definition of Gastopoda is: a large class of mollusks with a hard shell or none and usually with a distinct head with sensory organs(eyes, ears, ect.)

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Mollusca// Class: //Gastropoda// Order: //Neotaenioglossa// Family: //Chalcidoidea// Genus: //Strombus// species: //gigas//

**//Octopus vulgaris-//** This organism is an invertebrite. The common name is common octopus.//Octopus vulgaris// is found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate waters between the surface and a depth of 100 to 150 meters.

__Mollusca Definition:__ a group of invertebrates that have a soft body and usually a hard shell. Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Mollusca//
 * Class:** //Cephalopoda//
 * Order:** //Octopoda//
 * Family:** //Octopodidae//
 * Genus:** //Octopus//
 * Species:** //vulgaris//




 * Reptile: **

//**Chelonia mydas agassisi-**// The common name is green sea turtle, these turtles reside areas rich in seagrass and/or marine  algae.


 * __Reptilia Definition:__** An animal havig two pairs of legs and that lay eggs. They also are covered by plates or scales and are cold blodded. (ectotherm)

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Reptilia// Order: //Testudines// Family: //Cheloniidae// Genus: //Chelonia// species: //mydas//

//**Natator depressa-**// This organism is a vertebrate.The common name is flatback turtle.Sea turtles are found in every ocean on the planet but prefer to stay in coastal areas. They use tropical and sub-tropical beaches as nesting sites during reproduction.

__Reptilia definition:__ An animal havig two pairs of legs and that lay eggs. They also are covered by plates or scales and are cold blodded. (ectotherm)

Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Reptilia//
 * Order:** //Testudines//
 * Family:** //Cheloniidae//
 * Genus:** //Natator//
 * Species:** depressa




 * Cartilaginous fish: **

**//__ Lamna nasus __//** The common name for this cartaliginous fish is the Beaumaris shark. This shark swims in the waters between the coastal shore and deep ocean basins. So they pass by coral reefs often. The definition of Chondrichthyes is: cartaliginous fishes


 * Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Chondrichthyes//
 * Order:** //Lamniformes//
 * Family:** //Lamnidae//
 * Genus:** //Lamna//
 * Species:** nasus

**Arthropods:** The common name is red legged hermit crab, they are found crawling over the coral reefs.
 * //Paguristes cadenati-//**


 * __Artropoda Definition:__** A phylum of the Metazoa that includes crustaceans, insects, arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and horseshoe crabs.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Arthropoda// Class: //Malacostraca// Order: //Decapoda// Family: //Paguroidea// Genus: //Paguristes// species: //cadenati//



The common name is marble shrimp. They mainly live on coastal bays not too far from coral reefs. The definition of Malacostraca is: including marine, freshwater, and terestrial crustaceans.
 * //__Saron marmoratus-__//**

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Arthropoda// Class: //Malacostraca// Order: //Decapoda// Family: //Alpheoidea// Genus: //Saron// species: //marmoratus//

**//Spirobranchus giganteus-//** The common name is christmas tree worm, //Spirobranchus giganteus// is commonly found embedded in entire heads of massive corals **__Annelida Definition:__** a phylum of coelomate and usually elongatedsegmented invertebrates
 * Segmented worm:**

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Annelida// Class: //Polychaeta// Order: //Canalipalpata// Family: //Serpulidae// Genus: //Spirobranchus// species: //giganteus//



**Bony fish:** The common name is shortspined cowfish, They are found in coral reefs in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
 * //Lactoria fornasini-//**

__**Actinopterygii definition:**__ A taxonomic class, within superclass Osteichthyes - the ray-finned fish.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Actinopterygii// Order: //Tetraodontiformes// Family: //Ostraciidae// Genus: //Lactoria// species: //fornasini//



//**Amphiprion percula-**// This organism is a vertebrate. The common name is Blackfinned Clownfish.Like all anemonefishes, //A. percula// forms symbiotic relationships with sea anemones. It uses its host as both shelter and protection from predators. They both live in shallow coastal waters of the tropics where depth rarely exceeds 12 meters and water temperature ranges from 25-28 degrees C. __Actinopterygii definition:__ A taxonomic class, within superclass Osteichthyes - the ray-finned fish. Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Actinopterygii//
 * Order:** //Perciformes//
 * Family:** //Pomacentridae//
 * Genus:** //Amphiprion//
 * Species:** //percula//

//**Paracanthurus hepatus-**// This organism is a vertebrate.There are various common names for this fish such as Blue Tang. They live in tropical saltwater in shallow reefs. __Actinopterygii definition:__ A taxonomic class, within superclass Osteichthyes - the ray-finned fish.

Kingdom:** //Animalia// This fish's comon name is the Shortnose Slipmouth. They live in the shallow waters in the coral reef, but will go down to depths of forty meters. The definition of Actinopterygii is: a class of ray-finned fishes.
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Actinopterygii//
 * Order:** //Perciformes//
 * Family:** //Acanthuridae//
 * Genus:** //Paracanthurus//
 * Species:** //hepatus//
 * //__Leiognathus brevirostris-__//**


 * Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Actinopterygii//
 * Order:** //Perciformes//
 * Family:** //Leiognathidae//
 * Genus:** //Leiognathus//
 * Species:** //brevirostris//

**Echinoderms:**

//**Asterias amurensis-**// This organism is an invertebrate. The common name is Northen Pacific Seastar. They are typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -34 meters. __Echinodermata definition:__ An organism that lives in saltwater, that has a spiny skeleton and can grow new body parts.

Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Echinodermata//
 * Class:** //Stelleroidea//
 * Order:** //Forcipulatida//
 * Family:** //Asteriidae//
 * Genus:** //Asterias//
 * Species:** //amurensis//

**Sponges**

//**Spongia barbara-**// This organism is an invertebrate. The common name is Yellow Sponge. This organism is found in marine environments specifically shallow tropical waters such as Coral Reefs. __Porifera definition:__ Organisms that live in saltwater, have two layers of cells and absorb food through spores. They eliminate waste through the top. Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * __Classification:__
 * Phylum:** //Porifera//
 * Class:** //Demospongiae//
 * Order:** //Dictyoceratida//
 * Family:** //Spongiidae//
 * Genus:** //Spongia//
 * Species:** //babara//

The common name is barrel sponge. It lives in the mid-shore to the deeper waters of the coral reef area. The definition of dempspongiae is: "skeletons" made of spicules consisting of fibers.
 * //__Halichondria panicea-__//**

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Porifera// Class: //Demospongiae// Order: //Halichondrida// Family: //Halichondriidae// Genus: //Halichondria// species: //panicea//

** Coelenterates: **

The common name is brain coral, Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,907 meters
 * //Colpophyllia natans-//**


 * __Cnidaria Definition:__** a phylum of more or less radially symmetrical invertebrateanimals that lack a true body cavity, possess tentacles studded with nematocysts, and include the hydroids, jellyfishes, sea anemones, and corals.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Cnidaria// Class: //Anthozoa// Order: //Scleractinia// Family: //Agariciidae// Genus: //Colpophyllia// species: //natans//

**Jawless fish:**

__**//Salaria basilisca-//**__ The common name is zebra blenny. They reside in waters 6 to 30 feet deep. The definition of Actinopterygii is: a class of ray-finned fishes.

Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Actinopterygii// Order: //Perciformes// Family: //Blenniidae// Genus: //Salaria// species: //basilisca//



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