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﻿ ﻿ Monerans ﻿﻿Monerans are single celled organisms with NO nucleus. 



Scientific name: //Gloeocapsa aenuginosa// Shape: Cocci shape Habitat: Western Great Lakes



Scientific name: Merismopedia elegans Shape: Cocci shape Habitat: Merismopedia elegans live underwater in Lake Victoria.

Protists ﻿ ﻿Protists have a nucleus and organelles, most are singled-celled. Algae ﻿ "Plant like", has cell walls and has a chlorophyll. Scientific Name:

=// Navicula capitatoradiata //= Habitat: ﻿ Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a distance from sea level of 5 meters. (16 feet)

Protozoan "Animal like" no cell walls, no chlorophyll. Scientific Name: // Euglenid flagellate // Habitat: Most freshwater Lakes.

Fungus ﻿Multi-Celled, no chlorophyll, absorbs nutrients. Ascomycota // Sac, cuped shaped //// Penicillium rubrum // // ﻿ // Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order:Eurotiales Family:Trichocomaceae Genus:﻿//Penicillium// Species://rubrum// Common name: No common name

Habitat: Penicillium rubrum lives in The Great Lakes.

ZygomycotaThreadlike-spore at end of filament.

// Phycomyces blakesleeanus //

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Mucorales Family: Phycomycetaceae Genus: //Phycomyces// Species: //blakesleeanus// Common Name: No Common name Habitat: Found at the intertidal zone at the water's edge in most Lakes.

Glomeromycota // ﻿ // // Glomus claroideum // // ﻿ // Kingdom:Fungi Phylum:Glomeromycota Class:Glomeromycetes Order:Glomerales Family:Glomeraceae Genus://Glomus// Species://claroideum// Common name:No common name Habitat: Asociates with soil and plants is world wide. Basidiomycota Club Closesly packed fillament. // Blastomyces dermatitidis //

// ﻿ // Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Filobasidiales Family: Filobasidiacea Genus: //Blastomyces// Species: //dermatitidi// Common name: No common name Habitat: Lakes that are around Mississippi. Another area is the Ohio Valley.

Plants Multi-celled,cell walls, cholorophyll

Lilopsida Covered Seeds, flowers and fruit. // Iris lacustris // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Lilopsida Order: Lilales Family: Iridaceae Genus: //Iris// species: //lacustris// Common Name: No common name. Habitat: Around all of the Great Lakes.

Ranunculopsida Covered Seeds, flowers and fruit. // Akebia quinata﻿ // // ﻿﻿ // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Ranunculopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Lardizabalaceae Genus: //Akebia// species: //quinata// Common Name: Fiveleaf Habitat: Groundcover around lakes and ponds in the United States. Rosopsida Covered Seeds, flowers and fruit. // ﻿ // // Chenopodium glaucum //



// ﻿ // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Rosopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Chenopodiaceae Genus: //Chenopodium// species: //glaucum// Common Name: Oak-Leaf goosefoot Habitat: Found in and around Lakes in the United States. Psilotophyta Fonds (leaves) with spores on bottom // Psilotum nudum //



// ﻿ // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Psilotophyta Class: Psilopsida Order: Psilotales Family: Psilotaceae Genus: //Psilotum// species: //nudum// Common Name: Whisk Fern Habitat: Overgrowth around ponds in the United States fdPolypodiophyta Fonds (leaves) with spores on bottom. // Marsilea vestita﻿ //



// ﻿ // Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Polypodiophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Hydropteridales Family: Marsileaceae Genus: //Marsilea// species: //vestita// Common Name: Water-Clover Habitat: In and around Ponds in North America. Anthocerotophyta No water-conducting tissue, close to ground, no stem. // Anthoceros punctatus﻿ //



// ﻿ // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Anthocerotophyta Class: Anthocerotopsida Order: Anthocerotales Family: Anthocerotaceae Genus: //Anthoceros// species: //punctatus// Common Name: No common Name. Habitat: Found around lakes all over the world. Equisetophyta Hollow stems with joints. // Equisetum arvense //



Kingdom: Plantae Division: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetaceae Family: Equisetaceae Genus: //Equisetum// Species: //arvense// Common name: Field Horsetail Habitat: Moist wet woods, and swamps. Bryophyta Larger than nonvascular mosses. // Aulacomnium acuminatum //// ﻿ //



Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Bryales Family: Aculacomniaceae Genus: //Aulacomnium// Species: //acuminatum// Common name: Glow moss Habitat: Located on lake and pond margins.

Lycopodiophyta // Isoetes acadiensis //

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Isoetales Family: Isoetaceae Genus: //Isoetes// Species: //acadiensis// Common name: Acadian quillwort Habitat: Mostly in lakes and ponds.

Animals Multi-Celled, digest food inside body.

Arthropoda Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton. //Isonychia bicolor//

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Ephemeroptera Family: Isonychiidae Genus: //Isonychia// species: //bicolor// Common Name: No common name. Habitat: On rocks around lakes all over the world.

Nemata Gwo openings, developed nervous system. //Necator americanus//

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematac Class: Secernentea Order: Strongylida Family: Uncinariidae Genus: //Necator// species: //americanus// Habitat: Around lakes in the United States. Common Name: No Common Name.

Annelida Two openings for food/waste, circulatory system.

// Hirudo medicinalis //



Kingdom: Animilia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Order: Arhynchobdellida Family: Hirudinidae Genus: //Hirudo// species: //medicinalis// Habitat: Found in all Lakes. Common Name: No Common Name.

Mammalia

Hairy, milk-producing, endothermic. // Castor canadensis //

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Genus: //Castor// species: //canadensis// Common Name: Beaver Habitat: Around lakes in North America.

Reptillia Ectothermic, scales, Four appendages.

// Chelydra serpentina //

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptillia Order: Testudines Family: Chelydridae Genus: //Chelydra// species: //serpentina// Habitat: Found in and around lakes all over the world. Common Name: Snapping turtle

Sarcoptergii Lobe-finned, lungs and gills // Lepidosiren paradoxa //



Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sarcopterygii Order: Lepidosireniformes Family: Lepidosirenidae Genus: //Lepidosiren// species: //paradoxa// Habitat: In lakes all around South America. Common Name: South American Lungfish Mollusca   ﻿ Soft body, two openings, simple organ systems, some with shell   // Bellamya unicolor //



Kingdom: Animilia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Order: Ctenobrachiata

Family: Viviaparidae

Genus: //Bellamya//

Species: //unicolor//

Common Name: Freshwater Snails

Habitat: Usually found in Lake Victoria

Nematomorphe  Absorb nutrients through body wall, no circulatory system // ﻿Gordius robustus //



// ﻿ // Kingdom: Animilia   Phylum: Nematomorphe   Class: Not Assigned   Order: Gordioidea   Family: Curculionoidea   Genus: //Gordius//   Species: //robustus//   Common Name: Horsehair Worms   Habitat: Usually found in Lake Michigan   ﻿Aves   Hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers  // Fulica americana // // ﻿ //

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Grifomes

Family: Rallidae

Genus: //Fulica//

Species // : americana //

Common Name // : // American Coot

Habitat: Nest on ground amoung vegetation, on water, or by water

Amphibia Spend first part of life in water with gills, second part of life on land with lungs, smooth skin Northern Leopard Frog

Kingdom: Animalia  Phylum: Chordata   Class: Amphibia   Order: Anura   Family: Ranidae   Cenas: Lithobates   Species: Pipiens   Common Name: Northern Leopard Frog   Habitat: Near or in Lakes or ponds Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Dephaliaspidomorphi Order: Petromyzontiformep Family: Petromyzontidae Genue: Lampetra Species: Tridentata Common Name: Sea Lampry Habitat: In waters world wide

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