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Monerans﻿ 

Monerans are single celled organisms with no nucleus. Some monerans produce there own food, while others "hunt"for it.

//Anabaena affinis// Cocci shaped Found in the waters of coral reefs.

//Leptolyngbya fragilis// Bacilli shaped Found in the coral reefs waters in deep areas.

Pro﻿tists

Protists-  They have nucleus and organelles and most are single-celled. Protozoans **Protozoans ** Protozoans- They are "animal-like", have no cell walls, and no chlorophyll.

**Scientific Name: **//Amoeba proteus // **Discription of where they live: ** They live in the salt waters in the coral reefs.

Algae

They live in the coral reefs and the attach themselves to compact rocks.
Fungus Fungus is multi-Celled, has no chlorophll, and it absorbs nutrients

Ascomycota Cup Shaped  //Chadefaudia corallinarum// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Halosphaeriales Family: Halospheriaceae Genus: Chadefaudia Species: corallinarum Location: Tropical marine waters and it lives near the top of the ocean Basidiomycota a phylum that has club closly packed filaments //Mycaureola dilseae// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidionmycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Unassigned Family: Phyllachoraceae G Genus: Mycaureola Species: dilseae Location: Grows on red algae in the coral reef.

**Zygomycota** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Definition-threadlike, spore at the end of a filament.



Kingdom-Fungi Phylum-Zygomycota Class-Zygomycetes Order-Mucorales Family-Fhycomycetaceae Genus-//Phycomyces//species Species: //blakesleeanus// Location- Found in any type of water's edge.

** Chytridiomycota ** ** Definition- Fungi that is found in water and soil. **

Kingdom- Fungi Phylum- Chytridiomycota Class- Chytridiomycetes Order- Chytridiales Family- Chytridiaceae Genus- //Chytridium//species- //acuminatum// Location- In wate r Chromista

Definition- Most are singled-celled, most have chlorophyll (green and other colors) and live in water. ** Haptophyta ** - Chlorophyll (green and brown), two flagella.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Kingdom- Chromista <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Division- Haptophyta <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Class- Prymnesiophyceae <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Order- Pavlovales <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Family//-// Pavlocaceae <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Genus- //Pavlova// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Species- //gyrans// <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; display: block; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;">Location- //Pavlova gyrans// is found in fresh and salt water.



Kingdom: Cromista Divison: Haptophya Class: Prymnesiophyceae Order: Isochrusidales Family: Hymenomonadaceae Genus: //Hymenomondaceae// Species: //carterae// Location: //Haymenomondaceae carterae// is found in all salt water biomes. ** Ochrophyta- Chlorophyll (green and gold), two flagella. **

Kingdom: Cromista Division:Ochrophyta Class: Bodonophyceae Order: Bodonales Family:Bodonaceae Genus: //Bodo// Species: //curvifilis// Location: //Bodo curvifilis// lives in all waters



Kingdom: Chromista Division: Ochrophyra Class: Chrysophyceae Order: Chrusocapsales Family: Hydruraceae Genus: //Hydrurus// Species: //foetidus// Location: in the waters of coral reefs

Oomycota- No chlorophyll, one or two flagella.

Kingdom: Chromista Division: Oomycota Class: Oomycetes Order: Peronosporales Family: Albuginaceae Genus: //Albugo// Species: //occidentalis//Location: In all waters



Kingdom: Chromista Division: Oomycota Class: Oomycetes Order: Myzocytiopsidales Family: Crypticolaceae Genus: //Crypticola// Species: //clavulifera// Location: Salt Water near the bottom Cryptophyta- Chlorophyll (green and brown), curled flagella.

Kingdom: Chromista Division: Cryptophyta Class: Cryptophyceae Order: Goniomonadales Family: Goniomonadaceae Genus: //Goniomonas// Species: //truncata// Location: Salt and fresh waters.



Kingdom: Cromista Division: Cryptophyta Class: Cryptophyceae Order: Pyrenomonadales Family: Geminigeraceae Genus: //Hanusia// Species: //phi// Location: In the Coral Reefs

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Labyrinthista- No chlorophyll, one flagellum.

Kingdom: Chromista Division: Labyrinthista Class: Labyrinthulea Order: Thraustochytriales Family: Thraustochytriaceae Genus: //Schizochytrium// Species: //aggregatum//Location: In salt and fresh waters.

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 170%; text-align: center;">Sagenista- No chlorophyll, filaments.

Kingdom: Chromista Division: Sagenista Class:Bicosoecophyeae Order: Bicosoecales Family: Cafeteriacae Genus: //Discocelis// Species: //saleuta// Location: Fresh and salt water



Kingdom: Chromista Division: Opaloza Class: Bicosoecophyceae Order: Bicosoecales Family: Siluaniaceae Genus: //Caecotellus// Species: parvulus Location: Coral Reef//s// Hypochytrium- No chlorophyll one feathery flagellum



Kingdom: Cromista Divison: Hyphochytriomycota Class: Hypochytriomycetes Order: Hyphochytriales Family: Scarabaeoidea Genus: //Hyphochytrium// Location: In fresh and salt water.

<span style="background-color: #800080; color: #ff00ff; display: block; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">Animal Definition- multi-celled, digest food inside body. __   ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ Invertebrate__- no backbone or spinal chord.

Mollusca (Mollusk)- Soft bodied, well developed organ system, and some have a hard shell.



Kingdom: Animalia Phylum- Mollusca Class- Apacophora Order- Neomenianorpha Family- Neomeniidae Genus- //Neomenia// Species- //carinata// Location- //Neomenia carinata// lives in salt water.

Porigera (Sponges)- Live in salt water, have two layers of cells, absorb food through pores, and waste through top.



Kingdom- Animali Phylum- Porifera Class- Calcarea Order- Clathrinida Family- Clathrinidea Genus- //Clathrina// Species- //coriacea// Location- Found in salt water. Echinodermata (Echinoderms) - Two openings for food/waste, simple circulatory system, ability to regenerate ( the ability of some organisms to grow new body parts)

Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Echinodemata Class- Asteroidea Order- Forcipulatida Family- Asteriidae Genus- //Allostichaster// Species- //insignis// Location- Found in salt waters

Athropoda-Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages exoskeleton

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Diplura Order: Diplura Family: Heterojaphgidea Genus: //Heterojapyx// Species: //nocaezaelandiae// Location: Everywhere

Cnidaria-Two layers of cells with jelly-like substance,one opening for food/waste, tentacles

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Cubozoa Order: Cubomendusae Family: Carybdeidae Genus: //Tripedalia// Species//: binata// Location: in the coral reefs

Ctenophora-Two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, use cilia to swim

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Ctenophora Class: Nuba Order: Beroida Family: Berpoden Genus: //Neis// Species: //cordigera// Location: Deep in salt waters

Vertabrates-Animals with a back bone <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Sea Squirts- Flexible, Outer skeletons attached to surface

Kingdom: Animila Phylum:Porifera Class: Demospongiae Order: Haplosclerida Family: Callyspongiidae Genus: //Callyspongia// Species: //vaginalis// Location: Found everywhere in the reefs because it is the most common sea squirt.

Aves (Birds) -Hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers

//Pheobastria nigripes// Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Aves Order- Ciconiiformes Family- Diomedeidae Genus- //Pheobastria// Species- //nigripes// Location- Found around Hawii in coral reefs. Actinopterygii ( ray-finned fish) - Fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened.

// Barourisia rufa // Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Actinopterygii Order- Cetomimiformes Family- Barbourisia Genus- //Barourisia// Species- //rufa//  ﻿ Location- found in some salt waters and coral reefs in the world//.//// ﻿ //

Elasmobranchii ( sharks, rays, skates)- Skeleton of cartilage and fleshy fins.

// Cetorhinus maximu // Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Elasmobranchii Order- Lamniformes Family- Cetorhinidae Genus- //Catorhinus// Species- //maximus// Location- Found in salt waters and coral reefs.

Mammal-Hairy, Milk-producing, endothermic



Pilot Whale- Globicephala melaena

Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Mammalia Order: Cete Family: Delphinidae Genus: Globicephala Species: metaenaLocation: Everywhere in the coral reef

Reptilia- crocodiles, snakes, turtles



<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-size: 190%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;"> Hawksbill Turtle or //Eretmochelys imbricata//

Kingdom: Animila Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptillia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: //Eretmochelys// Species: //imbricata// Location: wonders around the coral reef mainly in the middle

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