The Hardest Thing I have EVER DONE

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The Hardest Thing I have EVER DONE!!!
Classification

• By the one and only
• Kelsey Garcia

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Escherichia Coli
E. Coli
Kingdom Monera Phylum Proteobacteria Class
Gamma Probacteria Order Enterobacteria Family
Enterobacteriaceae Genus Escherichia Species
Coli
WHY?

• Why this Kingdom E.Coli is a single celled
  organism
• E.Coli has no true nucleus
• A-Sexual reproduction

E- Coli The E-Coli bacteria was discovered in
the human colon in 1885 by German Bacteriologist
Escherich. The E-Coli bacteria were first
recognized as a food borne pathogen in 1982
during an investigation of an outbreak of
hemorrhagic cultists. E. Coli bacteria is
believed to congregate in the intestines of
cattle, but has also been found in chickens,
deer, sheep, and pigs. Surprisingly E. Coli does
not affect the animals that it originates in.
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Entamoeba histolytica
WHY?
Kingdom Protista Phylum Sarcomastigophora Cla
ss Lobosea Order Amoebida Family
Endamoebidae Genus Entamoeba Species
histolytica

• True Nucleus
• Singled cell
• Parasitic
• Asexual reproduction

E. Histolytica is a single celled parasite that
infects humans and our fellow primates. When a
human swallows this parasite infections may occur
in the digestive tract. These infections may last
for years diagnosis of this parasite can be
difficult due to the vagueness of the symptoms
such as gastrointestinal distress, dysentery and
blood in the mucus. And I think we both know
doctors could write Homeric Epics about what
could Possibly cause those symptoms.
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Macrocystis angustifolia
Kelp
Kingdom Protista Phylum Heterokontophyta
Class Phaeophyceae Order Laminariales Family
Lessoniaceae Genus Macrocystis Species
Macrocystis angustifolia

• Non vascular
• Does not produce its own food

Lets see Kelp the first thing that tends to come
to mind is ohh Its a plant WRONG. Ha its
actually an algae. Kelp grows in waters such as
the artic water of the northern hemisphere. They
are found though out the world in shallow open
coastal waters, in the larger kelp forests the
temperatures will drop to less than 20 degree C.
Most people tend to associate Kelp with sea
otters
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Agaricus bisporus The Portabella Mushroom
Kingdom Fungi Phylum Basidiomycota Class
Homobasidiomycetes Order Agaricales Family
Agaricaceae Genus Agaricus Species Bisporus

• Spores
• Absorbs his food

AGARICUS BISPORUS This is the scientific name
for a mushroom. Agaricus means gilled mushroom.
In the beginning of mycology every gilled
mushroom as placed in the genus Agaricus. Now,
Agaricus is restricted to saprophytic mushrooms
with a chocolate brown spore print and usually
has annulus (ring) around the stalk. The
bisporus means two spore basidia lining the
gills.
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Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak
Kingdom Plantae Phylum Anthophyta Class
Dicotyledones Order Fagales Family Fagaceae
Genus Quercus Species Quercus rubra

• Vascular
• Photosynthetic
• Produces it own food.
• Has Transport system

Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica
The Northern Oak is good sized tree at least 90ft
tall. This species is also known as the Eastern
Red Oak, Mountain Red Oak, and the Gray Oak. This
oak is a moderately fast growing tree, and is
renowned for making doors. Northern red oak is no
sissy this tree is easily transplanted and does
well in dense foliage. SO any one up for acorns.
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Clathrina heronensis
Sponge
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Porifera Class
Calcarea Order Clathrinida Family
Clathrinidae Genus Clathrina Species
Clathrina heronensis

• Filter Feeder
• Pores
• Spicules

• Clathrina heronensis This has no common name
  they are mainly a mass of loosely arranged tubes
  which makes up this sponge. It has a soft,
  compressible and delicate texture, and a very
  smooth surface. It is only known to be at the
  Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It lives in the
  rubble of the coral at the crest of the reef.
  This sponge is a filter feeder. It has no common
  use for Humans but it is a really cool looking
  sponge.

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Beroe abyssicola Comb Jellys
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Ctenophora Class Nuda
Order Beroida Family Beroidae Genus
Beroe Species Beroe abyssicola

• Sticky Cells
• Incomplete Digestive system
• No nervous System
• No brain

Beroe AbyssicolaThis creature is a comb jelly.
Comb jellys lack stinging cells instead the have
sticky cells. This species is pretty much a
floating sac using modified macro cilia to bit of
pieces of its prey. They are also used for
propulsion. Beroe Abyssicola has what is known as
an incomplete digestive tract so you guessed it
its mouth hole is the poop hole. Nor does it have
a circulatory system.
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Nematostella vectensis
sea anemone
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class
Anthozoa Order Actiniaria Family
Edwardsiidae Genus Nematostella Species
Nematostella vectensis

• Stinging cells
• No brain
• Incomplete digestive system
• No Nerves System

Starlet sea anemone This particular species
lives in salt marshes along the coast of the
Untied Kingdom, as well as on the east and west
coasts of the United States. They are normally
grayish white in color, but sometimes after
eating they may change color for a short period
of time. This species eats just about anything,
but they prefer copepods and midge larvae, they
trap the prey in their tentacles. These are
endangered in the United Kingdom, but are doing
better in the United States. Starlet sea anemone
is affected greatly by pollution, human
intervention, or by their habitats being
destroyed. Studies have shown that the Starlet
is a particularly good indicator of pollution.
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Acanthobdella peledina
Leeches

• Segmented
• Body Cavity
• Circular muscles
• Circulatory system

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Annelida Class
Hirudinea Order Acanthobdellida Family
Acanthobdellidae Genus Acanthobdella Species
Acanthobdella peledina
Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba histolytica
Acanthobdella Peledina or the leech. There are
over 500 species of leeches. Leeches are a
segmented flat worm and are parasitic and I know
every one at home just cringed when they read
that but Leeches have been used in medicine for
hundreds of years including to day. There is and
anticoagulant in there saliva that helps when
small apendges need to be reattached.
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Schistosoma mansoni
parasite
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Platyhelminthes Class
Trematoda Order Strigeatida Family
Schistosomatidae Genus Schistosoma Species
Schistosoma mansoni

• Dorsoventrally flattened worm
• Incomplete Digestive system
• Simple nervous system
• No true circulatory or respiratory systems

Schistosoma mansoni This is a parasite that is
found in Africa, Madagascar, and parts of South
America. This parasite lives in the bodies of
two different hosts, one is usually a freshwater
snail they start out as larvae and when they
mature they ten go to hosts such as humans, mice
and hamsters. They thrive in tropical
environments, there is research going on to try
to control this parasite it can seriously harm
the body or if not diagnosed it can kill a
human.
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Mermis nigrescens
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Nematoda Class
Adenophorea Order Mermithida Family
Mermithidae Genus Mermis Species Mermis
nigrescens

• Cylindrical Body
• Complete digestive system
• Longitudinal muscles

Mermis nigrescens This is a parasite that
infects the body cavity of grasshoppers. They
are unusually long and slender, and colored a
reddish-brown. The adult lays its eggs on
vegetation and they eggs are eaten by the
grasshoppers, the larvae hatch they burrow out
and go into the ground which kills the
grasshopper. Humans are looking into using the
parasite to control the grasshoppers population
which will save crops.
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Loligo pealeii
Squid

• Body divided into head arms
• Well developed Nervous system

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class
Cephalopoda Order Decapoda2 Family
Loliginidae Genus Loligo Species Loligo
pealeii

• Loligo Pealieii a more common name would be a
  squid or a longfin inshore squid. Loligo pealeii
  is found from Newfoundland to the Gulf of
  Venezuela, migrating to different places to
  spawn. During the spring these can be found in
  the Cape Cod area, in Cape Cod they are also
  known as Woods hole squid, because they are
  studied at the Marine Biology Laboratory in Woods
  Hole, Massachusetts. This species lives in the
  waters along the eastern continental shelf of
  North America, and in the Gulf of Mexico. The
  Longfin squid comes into shallow waters near the
  shore to lay eggs

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Tridacna gigas
Giant Clam
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class
Bivalvia Order Veneroida Family
Tridacnidae Genus Tridacna Species Tridacna
gigas

• Two Shells

• Giant Clam Giant clams are found throughout the
  tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic region. This Giant
  clam lives in the coral reef within 20 feet of
  the surface, they are also found in shallow
  lagoons and reef flats, they like to live sandy
  substrates or coral rubble. Contrary to popular
  beliefs, the giant clam does not produce giant
  pearls, they are normally golden brown, yellow,
  or green accompanied by iridescent blue, purple
  or green spots. Despite the depictions of giant
  clams being killers, there has never been a
  documented case of a Giant Clam killing a human.
  However, humans being as we are do sustain
  injuries when we decide to take them out of the
  water, injuries may include hernias, back
  injuries, smashed toes, cuts, and bruises if they
  lose their footing and fall. The Giant Clam is
  involved in restocking programs, conservationist
  are farming the Giant clams since they considered
  a delicacy.

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Helix aspersa
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class
Gastropoda Order Stylommatophora Family
Helicidae Genus Helix Species Helix aspersa

• One shell or no shell

• the Brown Garden Snail Snails are related to
  the clams and oysters. They like undisturbed
  habitats with moisture and a good food supply.
  Its body is protected by a hard shell, it is
  mostly nocturnal, but goes out when it rain
  during the day, it also moves by gliding with a
  gland on its bottom side the gland is called a
  foot and it secrets mucus which is why it leaves
  a slimy trail. It is yellow or horn-colored with
  chestnut colored spiral bands, which are broken
  up with yellow flecks or streaks. They feed on
  organic matter in the soil, bark from trees, and
  vegetation. Humans have no use for these snails,
  because they destroy crops and can destroy
  gardens.

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Cryptochiton stelleri
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class
Polyplacophora Order Neoloricata Suborder
Acanthochitonina Family Acanthochitonidae
Genus Cryptochiton Species Cryptochiton
stelleri
Chiton

• Eight Overlapping Plates
• Dorsoventrally Flattened

• . The Giant Gumboot Chiton as it is known have
  8 plates and are covered completely by the
  mantel. The Dorsal surface is usually a brown or
  brick red, sometimes with light blotches the
  underside is orange or yellow. This Chiton is
  the only one known that has 8 plates. They grip
  to rocks tightly. The Cryptochiton Stellier has
  highly developed gills in the pallial groove
  beside the foot, they often raise the edge of
  their mantle when in air, it is believed this
  facilitates respiration.
• Upon hatching the larvae will swim for about 20
  hours before settling on a host. Adults do not
  move much in one experiment an adult moved 20
  meters in 2 years, and they live for
  approximately 20 years or more.

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Danaus plexippus

Monarch Butterfly
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class
Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family
Danaidae Genus Danaus Species Danaus plexippus

• Six walking legs
• Three body sections

• Monarch Butterfly These beautiful butterflies
  live in open country, they are a frost
  intolerant, and breeding habitats are greatly
  dependent on milkweeds. The Monarch requires
  dense tree cover for wintering, they are orange
  with black boarders and are poisonous to
  vertebrates the poison comes from the milkweed.
  The Monarch hatch from eggs laid by female
  Monarchs, the caterpillar will make a cocoon and
  when it finishes its metamorphosis is emerges as
  an adult butterfly. In North America each autumn
  millions of Monarch Butterflies migrate to
  central Mexico. Besides beginning a beautiful
  site, the Monarch helps the farmers by reducing
  the size of the milkweed plants, which are
  harmful to cattle. Just a side note, the Monarch
  Butterfly is becoming a very popular way to
  express happiness for the just married couple.

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Artemia salina
Sea Monkey
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum
Crustacea Class Branchiopoda Order Anostraca
Family Artemiidae Genus Artemia Species
Artemia salina

• Exoskeleton
• Jointed Appendages

• The Sea Monkey. Artemia live on Earth for 100
  million years, so they are contemporaries of the
  dinosaurs. The Artemia Salina belongs to a genus
  of very primordial crustacean or more commonly
  known as crawfish or crayfish. They have 3 eyes,
  two compound eyes and one naupliar eye. Only the
  compound eyes contain photoreceptors that are
  light sensitive, the naupliar eye remains but has
  no use. The male has 2 reproduction organs which
  other species do not have, the Artemia have a
  high survival rate and can live up to 50 years,
  but scientists believe they may live up to 1000
  years.

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Achaearanea tepidariorum
House Spider
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class
Arachnida Order Araneae Suborder
Neocribellatae Family Theridiidae Genus
Achaearanea Species Achaearanea tepidariorum

• 8 walking legs
• Specialized Mouth Parts
• 2 body sections
• cephalothorax
• abdomen

• Achaearanea Tepidariorum More Commonly known as
  a house spider. The house spider builds large
  webs in corners or rooms, under furniture, in
  barns basically anywhere it can. The house
  spider can be found during any season. The
  colors vary from dirty white to almost black.
  The females range from 5 to 6 mm long. Their
  first pair of legs are almost three times the
  length of the whole body. The legs are yellow
  with dusty annuli at the ends of each segment.
  The males are smaller than the females and range
  from 3.8 to 4.7 mm in length, however they have
  longer legs, which are orange-brown and darker at
  the joints. The male and female spider often
  lives together on the same web.

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Limulus polyphemus
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class
Merostomata Order Xiphosura Suborder Limulina
Family Limulidae Genus Limulus Species
Limulus polyphemus
Horse Shoe Crab

• Exoskeleton
• Open circulatory System
• Book gills

• The horseshoe crab The horseshoe crab are
  commonly found in shallow water over sandy
  bottoms. The horseshoe crab generally walks
  along the bottom or shallow water but it can also
  swim awkwardly on its back using its flap like
  gills as paddles. The Limulus Polyphemus has six
  pairs of flap like appendages on the underside of
  the abdomen. The eggs and sperm are released
  through this pore during spawning. They feed on
  worms, small mollusks, and algae the food is
  picked up by the Chelicerae and passed back to
  the bristle bases where it chewed.

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Craterostigmus tasmanianus
Centipede
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class
Chilopoda      Order Craterostigmomorpha
    Family Craterostigmidae    Genus
Craterostigmus Species Craterostigmus
tasmanianus

• Each segment has one pair of legs
• Exoskeleton
• Complete digestive system

• Craterostigmus was first collected on Mt. Rumney
  in the early 1800s is remarkable for being the
  only named species in its order. It is found in
  New Zealand and Tasmania, but the New Zealand
  form is believed to be different. Tasmanian
  specimens are typically greenish brown with red
  brown head. Many feel that Craterostigmus is
  related to the centipede, scientist however, do
  accept this classification for the Craterostigmus
  due to it being a very unusual centipede. The
  Craterostigmus is widespread in Tasmania but has
  not been found anywhere else. It lives in moist
  areas such as creek lined forests and scrubs.

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Narceus americanus
Kingdom Animalia      Phylum Arthropoda
     Class Diplopoda Order Spirobolida Family
Spirobolidae Subfamily Spirobolinae Genus
Narceus Species Narceus americanus
Millipede

• Each segment has two pairs of legs

• millipede. This type of millipede is found in
  Southeastern US, north to Ohio and west to Texas.
  The millipede is usually dark reddish brown with
  red edges on each segment. Millipedes live in
  damp soil, rotting logs, and under layers of
  fallen leaves. They are not harmful to humans,
  and they prey to birds and other rodents.

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Pisaster ochraceus
Star Fish
Kingdom Animalia    Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea   Order Forcipulatida
   Family Asteriidae Genus Pisaster
     Species Pisaster ochraceus

• Spiny skin
• Pentamerous
• radial symmetry
• Water Vascular System - Tube feet

• STAR FISH these sea creatures can be found
  anywhere from Alaska to Baja California, they are
  most commonly found in the Northeastern Pacific.
  They are a cold-water species and are found in
  the bays. These creatures can live in shallow
  water they have adapted to strong surges, huge
  temperature changes, rainfall that dilutes the
  water, and the change in the food chain. They
  have 5 arms, which helps give it its name. The
  starfish eats mollusks, aquatic crustaceans,
  plankton, but is preyed upon by Sea otters and
  seagulls. You can see them clinging to rocks and
  that is the only real economic importance to
  humans is that it is good for tourism.

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Eucidaris tribuloides
Pencil Urchin
Kingdom Animalia      Phylum Echinodermata
Class Echinoidea      Order Cidaroida
 Family Cidaridae Genus Eucidaris     
Species Eucidaris tribuloides

• Circular body with spines
• Incomplete digestive system

• Pencil Urchin The Pencil Urchin is not a very
  good specimen for the aquarium. This urchin has
  a brown and sometimes mottled body with stubby
  think spines, which go out in every direction.
  As it grows older, it will become covered with
  algae and coralline. The urchin hunts at night,
  it hides in rocks during the daylight, they live
  on algae and small invertebrates or sponges.

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Antedon bifida
Feather Stars

• Mouth on top surrounded by feeding appendages

Kingdom Animalia      Phylum
Echinodermata Class Crinoidea Order
Comatulida   Family Antedonidae Genus
Antedon      Species Antedon bifida

• Feather star The feather star has ten thin
  pinnate arms with side branches that look like
  feathers, that is how it received its name.
  This animal is able to anchor on to rocks or
  other debris on the ocean floor. They are found
  in a variety of habitats both sheltered and
  semi-exposed, they usually are found in large
  numbers, and normally will dominate an area which
  is suitable for them to anchor on. They eat
  algae and small invertebrates.

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Chiridota hypothermica
Sea Cucumber
Kingdom Animalia       Phylum Echinodermata
Class Holothuroidea Order Apodida Family
Chiridotidae Genus Chiridota Species Chiridota
hypothermica

• Pentamerous symmetry

• Sea Cucumber are found in the shallows as well
  as in the deep ocean, they live is salt water.
  This species dates back almost 540 million years
  ago. They vary in color, but most are black,
  brown or olive green. They actually look a lot
  like a worm and thick sheets of body wall muscles
  support them. The Sea cucumber eats plankton,
  and is a very important source of flavoring in
  Asia. The harvesting of Sea Cucumbers has had a
  negative effect on the Ecosystem, in some areas
  they are almost extinct which is very bad since
  they breakdown organics on the ocean floors.
  Currently harvesting is being regulated.

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Amphipholis squamata

Brittle Star
Kingdom Animalia      Phylum Echinodermata
Class Ophiuroidea     Order Ophiurida     
Family Amphiuridae Genus Amphipholis
     Species Amphipholis squamata

• Distinct separation between central disk and arms
• Tube Feet

• Small Brittle Star These are found throughout
  the British Isle and Ireland. They are normally
  found in shallow water, under stones, in rock
  pool weeds and sometimes on the sandy bottom.
  These stars are very small and as the name
  suggests are very brittle, they are grayish-blue
  in color and have very thin arms. There is no
  use for them at this time by Humans.

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Epigonichthys lucayanus
Lancet's
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Cephalochordata Family Asymmetronidae Genus
Epigonichthys Species Epigonichthys lucayanus

• Poorly developed brain
• Poorly developed sense organs

• Cephalochordate known as lancelets or amphioxau
  (Greek meaning both ends) pointed because of
  their shape. The are small eel like animals that
  spends most of its time buried in the sand,
  however, because of their morphology they are
  crucial in understanding the morphology and
  evolution of chordates in general. Since
  Cephalochordates have no hard parts, there are
  very few fossils available on these. The
  amphioxus, which is a branch of the
  Cephalochordates, is found in Jamaica, in some
  parts of the world they are eaten by humans or
  domestic animals.

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Ciona intestina
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Urochordata
Class Ascidiacea Order Phlebobranchia Family
Cionidae Genus Ciona Species Ciona intestina

• Have notochord as a larvae
• Sessile as adult

• Ciona Intestina is also known as Transparent Sea
  Squirt The Transparent Sea Squirt lives where
  the tide of the ocean meets a river current.
  They like to live in places like piers, and
  pilings. The animals in the genus ciona are
  known for their soft tunics and flexible bodies,
  their upper part of the body can be drawn into
  the lower part.

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Mordacia mordax
Lampreys

• Jawless fish
• Cartilage skeleton
• Gill slits
• No swim bladder

• This is part of the species of lamprey that
  occurs in Southeastern Australia. It has a thin
  eel like body and two low dorsal finds on the
  back. The skin is blue-gray or brown it has
  small eyes, which are located at the top of its
  head. They live in the sea and prey on
  parasites, which grow on other fish. The
  Short-headed lamprey is born in fresh water,
  however, three or four years after hatching they
  migrate back to the sea.

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Sphyrna mokarran
Great Hammer Head Shark
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Chondrichthyes Order Carcharhiniformes Family
Sphyrnidae Genus Sphyrna Species Sphyrna
mokarran

• Cartilage skeleton
• Gill slits
• No swim bladder

• HAMMER HEAD SHARK These impressive sharks are
  found in the open water as well as in shallow
  coastal waters. They are called hammer heads
  because of the shape of their head, they have a
  high second dorsal fin, the teeth are triangular
  and the edges are serrated, they vary in color
  from deep olive to brownish gray above and white
  on the underside. The hammerhead is a solitary
  hunter and yes they are dangerous to humans.
  These sharks are game fish and are fished their
  skin is often used for leather. On a personal
  note leave these beautiful creatures the hell
  alone.

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Amphiprion ocellaris
Clown Fish

• Bony skeleton
• Swim bladder
• Operculum

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Osteichthyes Order Perciformes Family
Pomacentridae Genus Amphiprion Species
Amphiprion ocellaris

• clown fish these goofy looking fish live in
  coral reefs. The clown fish are orange to
  reddish-brown with 3 white bands on the head and
  body. The white bands are outlined in black,
  they have rounded fins, and are found off the
  Northern territory of Australia and can grow up
  to 110 mm. As you may have concluded from
  watching finding Nemo they are immune to anemone,
  and just remember they just keep swimming.

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Ambystoma annulatum
Ringed Salamander

• Aquatic juvenile
• Terrestrial adult
• Thin, moist skin
• Must live in wet
• Habitat
• Three Chambered Heart

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Amphibia Order Caudata Family
Ambystomatidae Genus Ambystoma Species
Ambystoma annulatum

• Ringed Salamander They are mostly found in the
  vicinity of Hot Springs Arkansas and most of the
  forested Ozark Plateau in Missouri. These
  salamanders are usually found hidden under rocks
  and logs, in piles of dead leaves or burrowing in
  the soil, they prefer underground. This
  Salamander is dark blackish brown with light
  cross bands and spots that are buff-yellow color.
  Looking from the top the tail and body can
  appear to be completely ringed and that is how it
  received its name. They are normally loners,
  except during mating season, they eat insects,
  mollusks, and worms.

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Crocodylus rhombifer
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Reptilia Order Crocodilia Family
Crocodylidae Genus Crocodylus Species
Crocodylus rhombifer
Cuban Crocodile

• Thick, scaly skin
• Lay eggs on land
• 4 chambered heart, but ventricles not completely
  divided

• Cuban crocodile The Cuban crocodiles prefer
  fresh water marshes or swamp the same type of
  environment in the everglades. The Cuban
  crocodile grow to be approximately 10.5 feet in
  length, they have a short broad head with a bony
  ridge located behind its eyes, they have large
  scales which covers its body, they are darker on
  the top, and has a pattern of black and yellow
  speckles. The crocodile has 66 to 68 large
  teeth, which can crush turtles shells. They are
  great swimmers and they are also can maneuver on
  land. The Crocodile needs the sun for warmth
  they do not produce their own heat. The Cuban
  crocodile eats mainly fish, turtles and small
  mammals.

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Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Aves Order Falconiformes Family
Accipitridae Genus Haliaeetus Species
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

• Endothermic
• (warm blooded)
• Incubate eggs
• Feathers
• Hollow bones
• Beak
• 4 chambered heart

• Bald Eagle Our national bird the bald eagle are
  able to live anywhere on the North American
  continent. The Bald Eagle is brown with a white
  head and tail. They have a distinct look, the
  legs are feathered half way down the tarsus, the
  beak feet and eyes are bright yellow, they have
  massive talons and powerful grasp, and a wing
  span that can reach 7 feet. If they have access
  to open water the Eagles will nest all year
  round. The Bald Eagle is the master of sky, they
  are also one of the best hunters if not the best,
  their primary food is fish or birds, they will
  also eat small rodents, or rabbits, the Eagle
  hunts from the sky, they will also steal prey
  from other birds. This bird is Protected

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Tachyglossus aculeatus
Short Beaked echidna
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Mammalia Order Monotremata Family
Tachyglossidae Genus Tachyglossus Species
Tachyglossus aculeatus

• Lay eggs
• Nurse young

• Tachyglossus aculeatus or the short-beaked
  echidna The Short Beaked Echidna inhabits most
  of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are
  found in any area where there is a lot of food.
  Forests, Meadows, and Australian deserts, they
  have even been found high in the mountains. They
  have a small head, no neck, short stubby tail,
  and a long snout. They eat ants and termites,
  the snout is used to break the ground and the
  tongue is very sticky and the food is trapped.

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Pseudochirulus herbertensis
Herbert River ringtail
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class
Mammalia Subclass Metatheria Order
Diprotodontia Family Pseudocheiridae Genus
Pseudochirulus Species Pseudochirulus
herbertensis

• Marsupial
• Pouch

• Herbert River Ringtail Herbert River Ringtail
  possums are found mainly in dense rainforests,
  and occasionally will be seen in tall open
  forests of flooded Eucalyptus. They are a very
  cute looking possum they are black with white
  markings on the chest, belly, and upper forearms,
  they have a pointed as we referred to it a Roman
  Nose, and their eyes shine a pinkish orange
  color. The female carry their young inside of
  their pouches for approximately 10 weeks before
  they leave the pouch. By the time a Herbert
  River Ringtail is 3 to 4 months old they are
  totally independent, and eating adult food. They
  are nocturnal creatures, and they have remarkable
  hearing abilities. They eat leaves that are high
  in protein such as the pink ash.

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Lepus americanus
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum
Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order
Lagomorpha Family Leporidae Genus
Lepus Species Lepus americanus
Placental Mammals

• Snowshoe hairs are most commonly found in the
  northern united States and Canada. They owe there
  name to there large Back feet wich makes it
  easier to move through the snow.

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Tursiops truncatus
Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum
Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order
Cetacea Suborder Odontoceti Family
Delphinidae Genus Tursiops Species Tursiops
truncatus

• Nurses Young
• Hair
• Complete
• digestive tract
• 4 chambered heart.

• Yep you guessed it Flipper! Believe it or not
  Dolphins are used by humans in the medical field
  just ask the staff of Dolphin Cove were children
  with disabilities come to spend a relaxing yet
  invigorating day swimming with the dolphins.
• Now according to my dad. During the Korean war
  The U.S government was training Dolphins to swim
  up to the hull of a boat and bump into it so a
  bomb on their back would detonate killing the
  Dolphin while destroying the Target.