Class Notes (Reef Animals Part 1) Flashcards
Kingdom Protisa
dinoflagelates, diatoms, algae, forams in this Kingdom
Kingdom Animalia
vertebrates, invertebrates in this Kingdom
Kingdom Plantae
vascular plants, seagrasses, mangroves are in this Kingdom
medusa
blind body sac with a mouth hole on bottom
polyp
blind body sac with a mouth hole top
Class Hydrozoa
hydroids, jellies, siphonophores are in this class
Class Anthozoa
coral, anenomes, zoanthids, octocorals, sea fans, sea pens, black coral are in this class
Order Sceractinia
stony corals are in this Order
phylum Chlorophyta
green algae with chlorophyll pigments are in this phylum
phylum Phaeophyta
brown algae with carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments are in thie phylum
phylum Rhodophyta
red/purple algae with phycobilin and phyococyanin pigments are in this phylum
pigments in green algae
chlorophyll pigments are in this type of algae
pigments in brown algae
carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments are in this type of algae
pigments in red/purple aglae
phycobilin and phyococyanin are in this type of algae
dinoflagellates
planktonic protists
zooanthellae
colorful photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live in symbiosis with coral
diatoms
golden algae with silicone cases
formaminifera
microscopic protozoans with CaCO3 shells
phylum Cyanophyta
blue/green algae that fix Nitrogen levels and colonize dead coral
Kingdom Plantae
vascular plant kingdom
seagrasses
temperate grasses that live in salty estuarine environments
genera Zostera
temperate eel grass in this genera
genera Phyllospadix
temperate surfgrass in this genera
genera thalassia
tropical turtlegrass in this genera
generas Diplantheraand Halodule
shoal grass from the Virgin Island in these generas
mangroves
a functional group of tropical plants that provide a nursery habitat