Marine Bio Assessment 3

Coral/Sea Anemone/Jellies
P: Cnidara
- Radial Symmetry
- Nematocytes (Stinging Cells)
- First Active Predators
- Tissues but No Organs

Sea Sponge
P: Porifera
- Reproduces Sexually
- Filter Feeder
- Sessile
- Asymmetrical
- Regenerative Properties
- Only Cells, No Tissues or Organs

Squid
P: Mollusca
- Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell
C: Cephalopoda
- Jet Propulsion
- No Shell

Red
P: Rhodophyta
- Important in the Regulation and Upkeep of Coral Reef, Unicellular, Primary Producers in Food System
Green
P: Chlorophyta
- Closely Related to True Plants, Unicellular or Multicellular

Turtle
P: Chordata
- Notochord, Gill Slits, and Dorsal Nerve Cords
- Includes all Vertebrates
SP: Vertebrata

Clams/Scallops/Oysters
P: Mollusca
- Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell
C: Bivalvia
- Muscular Foot
- 2 Shelled

Nautilus
P: Mollusca
- Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell
C: Cephalopoda
- Jet Propulsion
- No Shell

Whelks/Conch
P: Mollusca
- Gills, Mantle, CaCO3 Shell
C: Gastropoda
- Radula
- 1 Shell

Sea Urchin
P: Echinodermata
- Move and Attack Prey and Can Defend Themselves
- Radially Symmetrical
- Hundreds of Tube Feet
C: Echinoidea
- Disk Shaped w/ Spikes

Bony Fish
P: Chordata
- Notochord, Gill Slits, and Dorsal Nerve Cords
- Includes all Vertebrates

Tape Worm
P: Nematoda
- Internal Fertilization
- Bilaterally Symmetrical
- Parasitic

Sea Stars/Sand Dollar/Sea Urchins/Sea Cucumber
P: Echinodermata
- Radially Symmetrical
- Hundreds of Tube Feet
C: Asteroidea
- Sea Stars
- Regenerative Properties and Downward Facing Mouths
C: Echinoidea
- Sand Dollars and Sea Urchins
- Disk Shaped w/ Spikes
C: Holothoroidea
- Sea Cucumbers
- Expel Part of Organs for Predators to Try and Surivive

Planaria
P: Platyhelminthes
- Internal Fertilization
- Can Act as Both Male/Female
- Bilaterally Symmetrical
- Flat Worms

Segmented Worm/Tube Worm
P: Annelids
- Segmented Bodies
- Appendages with Eyes
- Filter Feeders
- Nervous and Circulatory System

Crabs/Krill/Shrimp/Barnacles
P: Arthopoda
- Segmented Bodies
- Joined Appendages
O: Decapoda
- Lobster, Crabs, Shrimp
O: Euphausiacea
- Krill

Mangroves and Seagrass
K: Plantae
P: Magnoliophyta
-True Roots, Stems, and Leaves
- Cell Walls, Photosynthesis, Chloroplasts

Diatoms
P: Bacillariophyta
- Unicellular, Most Diverse Protists (Plant-Like) on Earth, Produces 20-30% of the Air We Breathe