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Class Notes (Reef Animals Part 1) Flashcards

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Kingdom Protisa

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dinoflagelates, diatoms, algae, forams in this Kingdom

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Kingdom Animalia

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vertebrates, invertebrates in this Kingdom

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Kingdom Plantae

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vascular plants, seagrasses, mangroves are in this Kingdom

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medusa

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blind body sac with a mouth hole on bottom

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polyp

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blind body sac with a mouth hole top

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Class Hydrozoa

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hydroids, jellies, siphonophores are in this class

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Class Anthozoa

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coral, anenomes, zoanthids, octocorals, sea fans, sea pens, black coral are in this class

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Order Sceractinia

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stony corals are in this Order

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phylum Chlorophyta

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green algae with chlorophyll pigments are in this phylum

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phylum Phaeophyta

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brown algae with carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments are in thie phylum

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phylum Rhodophyta

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red/purple algae with phycobilin and phyococyanin pigments are in this phylum

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pigments in green algae

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chlorophyll pigments are in this type of algae

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pigments in brown algae

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carotenoid and xanthophyll pigments are in this type of algae

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pigments in red/purple aglae

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phycobilin and phyococyanin are in this type of algae

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dinoflagellates

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planktonic protists

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zooanthellae

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colorful photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live in symbiosis with coral

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diatoms

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golden algae with silicone cases

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formaminifera

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microscopic protozoans with CaCO3 shells

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phylum Cyanophyta

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blue/green algae that fix Nitrogen levels and colonize dead coral

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Kingdom Plantae

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vascular plant kingdom

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seagrasses

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temperate grasses that live in salty estuarine environments

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genera Zostera

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temperate eel grass in this genera

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genera Phyllospadix

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temperate surfgrass in this genera

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genera thalassia

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tropical turtlegrass in this genera

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generas Diplantheraand Halodule

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shoal grass from the Virgin Island in these generas

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mangroves

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a functional group of tropical plants that provide a nursery habitat

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tall red mangrove species

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Rhizophora manglecommon name

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black mangrove species

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Avicennia germinans common name

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white mangrove species

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Laguncularia racemosacommon name

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phylum Porifera

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the sponges phylum

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phylum Ctenophora

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the comb jellies phylum

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phylum Platyhelminthes

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the flatworms phylum

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phylum Nemotoda

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the round worm phylum

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phylum Nemertinia

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the ribbon worms phylum

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phylum Annelidea

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the segmented worms phylum “false feet”

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“false feet term”

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parapodia common word

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class Hirodinea

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the leeches class in lhylum annelida

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class Oligochaeta

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earth worms and relatives class

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class Polychaeta

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“many bristles” class in phylum annelida

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subclass Errantia

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fireworm and scale worm class under class Polychaeta

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subclass sedentaria

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stube worms and spaghetti worms under class Polychaeta

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phylum Sipuncula

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peasnut worms phylum

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phylum echiura

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sausage worms phylum

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phylum bryozoa

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moss animals phylum

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phylum brachiopoda

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lamp shell phylum

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phylum mollusca

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soft bodied animals phylum (2nd largest)

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class polyplacophora

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“many plates” class, under mollusca, includes chitons

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class bivaulva

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“two shells” class, under mollusca, includes clams, mussels, arcs

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class gastropoda

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“stomach foot” class, under mollusca, includes snails, slugs

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class cepholopoda

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“head foot” class, under mollusca, includes squid, octopus

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phylum Arthropoda

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“joint legged animals” phylum

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subphylum uniramia

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insect, centipede subphylum under arthropoda

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subphylum chelicerata

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spiders, scorpians subphylum under arthropoda

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subphylum malacostraca

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shrimp, crabs, isopods subphylum under arthropoda

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phylum echinodermata

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“spiky skin animals” phylum with penteramous symmetry

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class stellaroidea

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“star form” class under echinodermata

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subclass asteroidea

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seastar subclass under stellaroidea

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subclass ophiuroidea

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brittle star subclass under stellaroidea

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class echinoidea

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“spiny form” class, includes urchins, biscuits

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class holothuroidea

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“hollow form” class, includes sea cucumbers

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class Crihoidea

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class that includes sea lilies

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phylum hemichordata

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“half chordate” class includes acorm worms, tube builders

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phylum chordata

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“notochord bearers” phylum, flexible rood that provides structure

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subphylum urochardata

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seasquirts, larvaceans subphylum, under chordata

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subphylum vertebrata

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addtion of vertebrate subphylum under phylum chordata

Coral Reef Ecology TWU BIO 364 (11 decks)

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