Invertebrate and Insect Identification Flashcards
What sponge is this? and what phylum is it from?
Encrusting marine sponge, phylum porifera
what is this?
preserved sponge
what is this?
preserved sponge
what is this?
dried sponge
what is this
dried sponge
What are these? And what class and phylum are they in?
gorgons, class anthozoa, phylum cnidaria
what animal is this and what phylum?
erect marine sponge, phylum porifera
what animal is this? and what phylum?
erect marina sponge, phylum porifera
what animal is this? what class? what phylum?
anemone, class anthozoa, phylum cnidaria
What animal is this? class? phylum?
corals, class anthozoa, phylum cnidaria
what animal is this? class? phylum?
moon jelly, class scyphozoa, phylum cnidaria
What animal, class and phylum is this?
Bean Clam, Class Bivalves, Phylum Mollusca
What animals are these, what class and what phylum?
California Mussels, Class Bivalves, Phylum Mollusca
What are the arrows pointing at?
Byssal threads
What animal is this? Phylum and Class?
Two-spotted Octopus, Cephalopoda, Phylum Mollusca
What invertebrate is this?
By-the-wind sailor
What Order is By-the-wind sailor?
Cnidaria
What Class is By-the-wind sailor?
Hydrozoa
What invertebrate is this?
Free-living flatworm
What Phylum is the free-living flatworm?
Phylum PLATYHELMINTHES
What invertebrate is this?
Nematode worm
What phylum is the nematode worm from?
Phylum Nematoda
What invertebrate is this?
Polychaete worm
What Phylum is a Polychaete worm from?
Phylum Annelida
What class is a Polychaete worm from?
Class Polychaete
What invertebrate is this?
Tube worm
What Phylum is the Tube Worm from?
Phylum Annelida
What class is the Tube Worm from?
Class Polychaete
What invertebrate is this?
earthworm
What Phylum is the earthworm from?
Phylum Annelida
What class is the earthworm from?
class earthworm
What invertebrate is this?
Leech
What Phylum is a leech from?
Phylum Annelida
What class is a Leech from?
Class Leeches
What’s #1?
abdomen
What’s #2?
cephalothorax
What animal is this and what type of crustacean is this?
crayfish, decapod
What animal is this and what type of crustacean is this?
Spiny lobster, decapod
What animal is this and type of crustacean?
Shore crab, decapod
What animal is this and type of crustacean?
Cancer crab, decapod
What animal is this and type of crustacean?
Kelp crab, decapod
What animal is this and what crustacean is it?
Sand crab, decapod
What animal is this and what type of crustacean is it?
hermit crab, decapod
What animal is this and what type of crustacean is it?
pill bug, terrestrial isopod
What animal is this?
acorn barnacle
What animal is this?
goose barnacle
What invertebrate is this?
Chiton
What Phylum is a Chiton from?
Mollusca
What class is a Chiton from?
Polyplacophora
What invertebrate is this?
Abalone
What Phylum is an Abalone from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is an Abalone from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Periwinkle
What Phylum is a Periwinkle from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is a Periwinkle from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Limpets
What Phylum are Limpets from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class are Limpets from?
Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Sea Hare
What Phylum is a Sea Hare from?
Phylum Mollusca
what class is a Sea Hare from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Nudibranchs
What phylum is the Nudibranch from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is the Nudibranch from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Garden snail
What phylum is the Garden Snail from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is the Garden snail from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Garden Slug
What Phylum is the Garden Slug from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is a Garden Slug from?
Class Gastropoda
What invertebrate is this?
Banana Slug
What Phylum is the Banana slug from?
Phylum Mollusca
What class is the banana slug from?
Class Gastropoda
What animal is this?
turnicate
What animal is this?
turnicate
What defense is this?
camouflage
What defense is this?
Mimesis
Give an example of Batesian mimicry
harmless flower flies look like a bee or a wasp
Give an example of Mullerian mimicry
the Viceroy butterfly mimics the colors and patterns of the Monarch butterfly
Which insect is this and which Order is it in?
Silverfish and Order Zygentoma
What insect is this?
damselfly
what insect is this?
damselfly nymph
what insect is this?
dragonfly nymph
What insect is this and what Order is it from?
grasshopper, Order Orthoptera
What insect is this and what order?
Katydid and Order Orthoptera
What animal is this and what order is it from??
Jerusalem cricket and Order Orthoptera
What insect is this and what Order is it from?
cricket and Order Orthoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
California Mantid and Order Mantodea
What insect is this and what Order?
California Mantid Nymph, Order Mantodea
What insect is this and what Order is it from?
Earwig and Order Dermaptera
What crustacean is this?
beach hopper
What category of crustacean is the beach hopper?
Amphipod
What spider is this?
black widow
What Phylum is the black widow from?
Arthropoda
What class is the black widow from?
Class Arachnid
What spider is this?
Brown widow
What phylum is the brown widow from?
Phylum Arthropoda
What class is the brown widow from?
class arachnid
What spider is this?
crab spider
What phylum is the crab spider from?
Phylum Arthropoda
What class is the crab spider from?
Class Arachnid
What spider is this?
Jumping spider
What Phylum is the jumping spider from?
Phylum Arthropoda
What class is the jumping spider from?
Class Arachnid
what spider is this?
Orb Weaver
What Phylum is the Orb Weaver from?
Phylum Arthropoda
What class is the Orb Weaver from?
Class Arachnid
what spider is this?
Cellar Spider
What Phylum is the Cellar Spider from?
Arthropoda
What class is the cellar spider from?
Arachnid
what spider is this?
Green Larynx
What Phylum is the Green Larynx from?
Arthropoda
What class is the Green Larynx from?
Arachnid
what spider is this?
Tarantula
What Phylum is the Tarantula from?
Arthropoda
What class is the Tarantula from?
Arachnid
What Arachnid is this?
Scorpion
What phylum is the Scorpion from?
Arthropoda
What class is the scorpion from?
Arachnid
What arachnid is this?
tick
What Phylum is the tick from?
Arthropoda
What class is the tick from?
Arachnid
what insect is this?
Centipede
What phylum is the centipede from?
Arthropoda
What class is the centipede from?

Chilopoda
What insect is this?
millipede
What Phylum is the millipede from?
Arthropoda
What class is the millipede from?
Diplopoda
What invertebrate is this?
Ochre Star
What Phylum is the Ochre Star from?
Echinordemata
What class is the Ochre Star?
Asteroidea
What invertebrate is this?
True Sea Star
Which Starfish are True Sea Stars?
Ochre Star and Bat Star
What true sea star is this?
bat star
What Phylum is the Ochre Star from?
Echinodermata
What class is the Bat Star from?
Asteroidea
Which star fish is this?
brittle star
What Phylum is the brittle star from?
Echinodermata
What class is the brittle star from?
Ophiuroidea
What urchin is this?
Purple Sea Urchin
What phylum is the purple sea urchin from?
Echinodermata
What class is the purple sea urchin from?
Echinoidea
What invertebrate is this?
Eccentric Sand Dollar
What class is the Eccentric Sand Dollar from?
Echinoidea
What phylum is the Eccentric Sand Dollar from?
Echinodermata
What invertebrate is this?
Sea Cucumber
What Phylum is the Sea Cucumber from?
Echinodermata
What class is the Sea Cucumber from?
Holothuroidea
What insect is this and what order?
- Wood Cockroach
- Order Blatteria
What insect is this and what order?
- cockroach
- Order Blatteria
What insect is this and what Order?
- Worker termite
- Order Blatteria
What insect is this and what Order?
- Soldier termite
- Order Blatteria
What insect is this and what Order?
- Queen Termite
- Order Blatteria
What insect is this? What Order? True Bug or Sucking Insect
Milkweed / Order Hemiptera / True Bug
What insect is this? What Order? True bug or sucking insects?
Harlequin Bug / Order Hemiptera / True Bug
What insect is this? What Order? True Bug or Sucking Insects?
Water Strider / Order Hemiptera / True Bug
What insect is this? What Order? True Bug or Sucking Insect?
Cicada / Order Hemiptera / Sucking Insect
What insect is this? What Order? True Bug or Sucking Insect?
Spittle Bug / Order Hemiptera / Sucking Insect
What insect is this? What Order? True Bug or Sucking Insect?
Aphids / Order Hemiptera / Sucking Bugs
What insect is this and what Order?
Green lacewing and Order Neuroptera
What insect is this and what order?
click beetle and Order Coleoptera
what insect is this and what order?
stink beetle
What insect is this? and what order?
lady beetle and Order Coleoptera
What insect is this and what order?
lady beetle larvae and Order Coleoptera
What insect is this and what order?
weevil and Order Coleoptera
What insect is this and what order?
Weevil and Order Coleoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
June Beetle and Order Coleoptera
what insect is this and what Order?
sphinx moth and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
sphinx moth and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
Skipper and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
Mourning Cloak and Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
Swallowtail and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
cabbage white
What insect is this and what Order?
Monarch larvae and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
California Dogface male and Order Lepidoptera
What insect is this and what Order?
California Dogface female and Order Lepidoptera
what insect is this and what Order?
flower fly and Order Diptera
what insect is this and what Order?
bottle fly and Order Diptera
what insect is this and what Order?
flesh fly and Order Diptera
what insect is this and what Order?
Velvet ant and Order Hymenoptera
what insect is this and what Order?
paper wasp and Order Hymoneptera
what insect’s nest is this?
paper wasp
what insect is this and what Order?
mud dauber and Order Hymenoptera
which insects nest is this?
mud dauber’s
What insect is this and what Order?
Crane Fly and Diptera
What insect is this?
Winged reproductive termite
What Order is the winged reproductive termite from?
Hymenoptera
What order is the honey bee from?
Hymenoptera
What insect is this?
Carpenter bee male
What insect is this?
Carpenter bee female
What Order is the bumble bee from?
Hymenoptera
What Order is the mosquito from?
Diptera
What order is the flea from?
Siphonaptera