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Amani A Kadin S.

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 Kingdom Monerans Monerans: single-celled orgainisms that have no nucleus //Beggiatoa alba // Shape:The cells are cocci  Location: //Beggiatoa alba// can be found in marine and fresh water enviroments. //** Herpetosiphon aurantiacus **//
 * Shape: The shape can vary but is mainly bacilli shaped **
 * Location: //Herpetosiphon aurantiacus// live on the surface of any body of water of mild temperatures. **

Kingdom Protista Protists: Nucleus and organelles, most single celled. Kadin S. Protozoan: "animal like", no cell walls, no clorophyll. //Naegleria fowleri // Also called a "Newt" The Naegleria fowleri is called the "brain eating amoeba" becuase it attacks humans nervous systems and always result in death.

Amani A. Algae: "Plant like", has a cell wall and also contains chlorophyll. // Benthic foraminifera // Found in marine enviroments and in brackish conditions.Some can even survive in the deep ocean basin.

** Kingdom Fungi ** Fungi: Multi-celled, no clorophyll, absorb nutrients Kadin S. Ascomycota-cup shaped // Ascoblous elegans // Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Ascobolaceae Genus: //Ascobolus// species: //elegans// Grows on the banks of fresh and estuarial environments. Amani A. Chytridoimycota-Lives in water and soil. // Rhizophydium cladophorae // Rhizophydium cladophorae is located in oceans and estuaries, but a lot of it is found in Japan estuaries. Kingdom:Fungi Phylum:Chytridiomycota Class:Chytridiomycetes Order:Chytridiales Family:Chytridiaceae Genus://Rhizophydium// species://cladophorae//



Kadin S. Basidiomycota-closely packed filaments // Ustilago marina // Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Ustilaginomycetes Order: Ustilaginales Family: Ustilaginaceae Genus: //Ustilago// species: //marina// //Ustilago marina// lives in marine and estuarial environments. Amani A. Ascomycota-Cup shaped // Aspergillus niger // //Aspergillus niger// lives in soil. It can be found on estuary floors. But, it also causes the disease, black mold. Black mold can be found on certain fruits and vegetables. Kingdom:Fungi Phylum:Ascomycota Class: Eurotiomycetes Order:Eurotiales Family:Trichocomaceae Genus://Aspergillus// species://niger//

Kingdom Plantae  Plant:Multi-celled, has a cell wall, and contains chlorophyll. #1 Amani  Magnoliophyta(Anthophyta):(Covered seeds),flowers,seeds in fruit. // Sarcocornia quinqueflora // Kingdom: Plantae   Division: Magnoliophyta   Class: Magnoliopsida   Order: Caryophyllales   Family: Chenopodiaceae   Genus: //Sarcocornia//   species: //quinqueflora//   Found on coast of estuaries.Mainly found on the south west and south east Australian coasts.

// Avicnnia marina // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Verbenaceae Genus: //Avicennia// Species: //marina// Found in hot/warm estuaries like that of Florida.
 * 1) 2 Kadin

Equisetophyta: Horsetails, hallow stems with joints // Equisetum ferrissii // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equistales Family: Equistaceae Genus: //Equisetum// species: //ferrissii// Found in Moderate Estuaries like California.
 * 1) 3 Kadin

Pinophyta: Ferns-fronds(leaves)with spores on bottom // Chamaecyparis thyoides // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: //Chamaecyparis// species: //thyoides// Found on the coast of estuaries,especially the Chesapeake Bay estuary.
 * 1) 4 Amani

Magnoliophyta:Covered seeds,flowers,seeds in fruit. // Zostera capricorni // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Zosteraceae Genus: //Zostera// species: //capricorni// Found in most coastal waters and estuaries.
 * 1) 5 Amani

Bryophyta: No water conduction tissue, close to ground // Ricciocarpus natans // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Pottiales Family: Pottiaceae Genus: //Barbula// species: //indica// Grows on rocks and trees, and also lives in flowing water.
 * 1) 6 Amani

// Polytrichum commune // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Polytrichales Family: Polytrichaceae Genus: //Polytrichium// species: //commune// Usually found on beaches along the banks of estuaries.
 * 1) 7 Kadin

Pinophyta: Ferns-fronds(leaves)with spores on bottom. // Pinus taeda // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: //Pinus// Species: //taeda// Lives mostly on the shores of estuaries.
 * 1) 8 Amani

Psilophyta: seedless vascular plant. // Psilotum nudum // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Psilophyta Class: Psilopsida Order: Psilotales Family: Psiloceae Genus: //Psilotum// species: //nudum// Found near the fresh water of estuaries.
 * 1) 9 Kadin

Polypodiophyta:Ferns-fronds(leaves)with spores on bottom. // Adiantum hispidulum // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Polypodiophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Pteridaceae Genus: //Adiantum// species: //hispidulum// Grows on the coast of estuaries.(Moist soil)
 * 1) 10 Amani

Magnoliophtya: Covered seeds,flowers,seeds in fruit. // Zostera marina // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Zosteraceae Genus: //Zostera// species: //marina// found under the water of warm estuaries
 * 1) 11 Kadin

Lycopodiophtya: Larger than nonvascular mosses // Isoetes brittonii // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Isoetales Family: Isoetaceae Genus: //Isoetes// species: //brittonii// Found along East coast of the United States.
 * 1) 12 Kadin

Kingdom Animalia Animal: Multi celled, digests food inside body

Invertebrates: No back bone or spinal cord. // Beroe ovata // Ctenphora: Two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, use cilia to swim. Kingdom: animalia Phylum: Ctenphora Class: Nuda Order: Beroida Family: Beroidae Genus: //Beroe// species: //ovata// Found alond the coast of the Western Atlantic
 * 1) 1 Kadin

// Palaemon serratus // Arthropoda:Two opening for food/waste, curvy spines on proboscies (flexible snout). Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Arthropoda Class:Malacostraca Order:Decapda Family: Palaemonoidea Genus://Palaemon// species://serratus// Found on water edges of marine enviroments.
 * 1) 2 Amani

// Arenicola marina // Annelida: One opening for food, another for waste, circulatory system. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Annelida Class:Polychaeta Order:Not assigned Family:Arenicolidae Genus://Arenicola// species://marina// Middle to lower shore in sand and muddy sand and in sheltered, estuarine sediments.
 * 1) 3 Amani

// Pycnopodia helianthoides // Echinodermata:Two openings for food/waste, simple circulatory system, ability to regenerate. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Echinodermata Class:Asteroidea Order:Forcipulatida Family:Asteriidae Genus://Pycnopodia// species://helianthoides// Soft bottoms and rocky shores of marine enviroments.
 * 1) 4 Amani

// Ensis directus // Mollusca: Soft body, two openings, simple organ systems, some with shell. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Veneroida Family: Solenoidea Genus: //Ensis// species: //directus// found in Estuaries along the Atlantic coast.
 * 1) 5 Kadin

//Aurelia aurita// Cnidria: Two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, one opening for food/waste. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Semaeostomaea Family: Ulmaridae Genus: //Aurelia// species: //aurita// Found in warm estuaries, glows in moonlight
 * 1) 6 Kadin

Vertebrates:With backbone or spinal chord. #1 // Limosa limosa // Aves: Hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Aves Order:Ciconiiformes Family:Scolopacidae Genus://Limosa// species://limosa// It breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries, swamps and floods

#2 Amani // Oncorhynchus keta // Antinopterygii: Fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Actinopterygii Order:Salmoniformes Family:Salmonidae Genus://Oncorhynchus// species://keta// Lives in marine environments.

#3 Amani // Enhydra lutris // Mammalia:Hairy, milk-producing, endotherms. Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Mammalia Order:Carnivora Family:Mustelidae Genus://Enhydra// species://lutris// Lives on land and in marine environments, but mostly it lives in water.

#4 // Crocodylus porosus // Reptilia: Ectothermic, scales, four appendages. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Crocodylia Family: Crocodylidae Genus: //Crocodylus// species: //porosus// Lives in swamp marshes

#5 // Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi // Antinopterygii: Fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Antinopterygii Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Genus: //Acipenser// species: o//xyrinchus desotoi// Found in the Florida River Estuary.

#6 // Ambystoma maculatum // Reptilia: Ectothermic,scales, four appendages. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: //Ambystoma// species: //maculatum// Found throught the North American coast.

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