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​ //__Monerans__// Gabriella D. and Tanner A.

//Thiomargarita namibiensis,// otherwise known as the "Sulfur pearl of Namibia", is a very special type of monera. It got its nickname due to the fact that it looks like a large pearl, its content is highly sulfur, and it was found off the coast of Namibia. //Thiomargarita namibiensis// is the largest moneran found on our earth. It is cocci shaped and has a large vacuole which is 80% of its cytoplasm. When facing shortage of nitrates it can survive off of itself for up to three months.
 * Monera: An organism that has no nucleus and is single-celled.**

//Staphylococcus aureus// //Staphylococcus aureus//, or Staph cells, was once only in hospitals but has now spread to and been found in the sand and water in 5 beaches in Washington- this area is right next to our biome. Scientists have reason to believe that it is in more beaches, along with the fact that it has been found in the South Pacific where the islands are mostly coastline. The bacteria is cocci shaped, and causes nasty infections in the skin. It is resistant to most antibiotics, so its other name is MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).

//__Protists__//
**Protists are organisms that have a nucleus. Most protists are single-celled** Protozoans: Organisms in the protista kindom that are single-celled, usually microscopic, eukaryotic, such as amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, and sporozoans. //Alexandrium ostenfeldii//, a type of armored dinoflagellate, is a protozoan that lives in cooler ocean shores. Algae are multicellular organisms that have a nucleus, cell wall, and chlorophyll. //Sphaeroeca volvox// is an algae found in deep lagoons and ponds.

//__Fungi__// // Fungi are multi-celled organisms, with no chlorophyll, that absorbs nutrients.

Ascomycota// (class) Definition: Aphylum of fungi characterized by a saclike structure Kingdom://Fungi// Phylum://Ascomycota// Class://Ascomycetes// Order://Moniliales// Family://Dimatiaceae Genus species//://Asteromyces, cruciatus//



//Basidiomycota// (Class) Definition:Filamentous fungi that mostly are composed of hyphae (long, branching cells of fungus) Kingdom://Fungi// Phylum://Dikarya// Class://Basidiomycota// Order://Agaricomycotina// Family://Tremellomycetes// //Genus species//://Cryptococcus neofarmans// //Glomermycota// (phylum)

Definition: Soil-borne fungi that form inside the roots of plants. Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: Glomerales Family: Glomeraceae Genus: Glomus Species: cerebriforme Found in the roots of tropical plants.

//Chytridiomycota// (phylum) Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Chytridiales Genus: Batrachochytrium Species: dendrobatidis Common Name: Frog Chytrid Fungus A disease commonly found in frogs.



= Plants = Plants: Multicellular organisms that have cell walls and typically produce their own food.

//Liliopsida// (Class) //Phylospadix scouleri// Scouler's or Green surf grass Kingdom: Plantae Division: Tracheophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Zosteraceae //Genus species:Phylospadix scouleri// Lives on rocky intertidal zone floors at around 30 feet deep.

//Magnoliopsida// (Class) //Chamaesyce// //mesembrianthemifolia// Coastal Beach Sandmat Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class:Magnoliopsida Order: Euphorbiales Family: Euphorbiaceae //Genus species//://Chamaesyce// //mesembrianthemifolia//

//Ceratophyllum demersum// Common/Rigid Hornwort, Coontail Kingdom: Plantae Phylum/division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Nymphaeales Family: Ceratophyllaceae //Genus species//: //Ceratophyllum demursum// Lives in shallower water near the shore

//Rosopsida// (Class) //Euphorbia lathyris// Caper Spurge Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Rosopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae //Genus species//: //Euphorbia lathyris//



//Lycopodiophyta// (Division) Has both homospores(one type of spore) and heterospores(two types of spores) //Selaginella selaginoides// Club spikemoss Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Selaginellaceae //Genus species//: //Seliginella selaginoids// Lives on talus slopes

//Isoetes kirkii// Quillwort Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiodiales Family: Isotaceae //Genus species//: //Isoetes kirkii//

Lives in shallow water near shore

//Rhodophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Rhodophyta Class//:// Florideophyceae Order: Gigartinales Family: Pyraloidea //Genus species:// //Schmitzia hiscockiana// Definition: Cells without flagella( a tail like projection from the cell) and centrioles(barrel-shaped cell-structure). Common Name: Unidentified

//Pteridophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae //Genus species: Equisetum fluviatile// Definition: Hollow stems sometimes filled with pith( a soft and sponge-like substance found in the center of the stem). Common Name: Water Horsetails Often found in the Northern Hemisphere.

//Bryophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Orthotrichales Family: Orthotrichaceae //Genus species: Ulota crispa// Definition: Has no vascular tissue or rootlike organs. Common Name: Ulota Moss Typically found near the waters edge.

//Chlorophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Chlorophyta Class: Ulvophyceae Order: Siphonocladales Family: Scarabaeoidea //Genus species: Dictyosphaeria cavernosa// Definition: Aquatic//,// photosynthetic organisms Common Name//:// unidentified Commonly found growing on rocks in submerged in water.

//Bryophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Marchantiopsida Order: Marchantiales Family: Marchantiaceae //Genus species:// //Marchantia polymorpha// Definition: Has no vascular tissue or rootlike organs. Common Name: Liverworts Commonly found along the coast of Australia.

//Rhodophyta// (division) Kingdom: Plantae Division: Rhodophyta Class: Florideophyceae Order: Gigartinales Family: //Gigartinaceae// //Genus species:// //Chondrus crispus// Definition: Cells without flagella( a tail like projection from the cell) and centrioles(barrel-shaped cell-structure). Common Name: Irish Moss

** Animals ** Animals are multi-celled organisms that digest food inside their bodies.

//Aves// (class): Warm-blooded animals that have bodies clothed in feathers, and front limbs modified as wings. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Unidentified //Genus species:// //Larus argentatus// Common Name: Herring Gull Commonly found near the coast.

//Osteichthyes// (class): Has gills, two pairs of fins, and skeletons of bones. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Anguilliformes Family: Congridae Genus species: //Conger conger// Common Name: Conger Eel Commonly found in shallow waters close to rocks.

//Reptillia// (class): Animals that lay eggs and have skin covered in scales or scutes. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptillia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae //Genus species:// //Malaclemys terrapin// Common Name: Diamondback Therrapin Commonly found in salt marshes or lagoons.

//Nematoda// (phylum): Has one opening for food and another for waste, a straight digestive tube, and most are parasites. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Adenophorea Order: Chromadorida Family: Chromadoridae //Genus species//: //Euchromadora denticulata// Common Name: unidentified Commonly found on the ocean shoreline.

//Coelenterata// (phylum): Has two cell-layers separated by a jelly-like substance and has one opening for food and waste. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Coelenterata Class: Hydrozoa Order: Limnomedusae Family: //Olindiidae// //Genus species:// //Gonionemus vertens// Common Name: Clinging Jellyfish Commonly found attached to kelp or eelgrass.

//Porifera// (phylum): Has two layers of cells, absorbs food through pores, and releases waste through the top. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Demospongiae Order: Haplosclerida Family: Petrosiidae //Genus species:// //Xestospongia testudinaria// Common Name: Barrel Sponge Commonly found growing on rock or dead coral.

//Chondrichthyes// (Class) Lay eggs and have a skeleton of cartilige. Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Squaliformes Family: Squalindae //Genus species//: //Squalus acenthias// Common name: Spiny dogfish Can be found just outside the intertidal zone.

//Mammalia// (Class) Have skin and hair. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Order: Cete Family: Phocoenidae //Genus species//: //Phoecoena sinus// Gulf of California Harbour porpoise Live in shallow lagoons closer to the shoreline.

//Osteichthyes// (Superclass) Have gills, a skeleton of bones and two pairs of fins. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertabrata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Osteichthyes Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Scorpaenidae //Genus species//: //Sebastes auriculatus// Brown Rockfish Live in shallower water close to shore.

//Arthropoda// (Phylum) Have multiple body segments and jointed appendages. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Nepfropidae //Genus species//: //Homarus americanus// Atlantic Lobster Can be found in the intertidal zone.

//Molluska// (Phylum) Have a mantle with a cavity for breathing and excretion, many with "foot" on bottomside. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Molluska Class: Bivalvia Order: Ostreoida Family: Oniscoidea //Genus species//: //Crassostrea gigas// Portugese cupped oyster Lives in firm sediment and just off the shore.

//Echinodermata// (Phylum) Have a spiny skeleton and "arms." Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidia Order: Spinulosida Family: Curculionoidea //Genus species//: //Dermasterias imbricata// Leather Star Lives in rocky tidepools and on rocks close to shore.

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