Near-Shore+Zone+Facts

__**// Monerans //**__
Definition:a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.

A moneran in the near-shore zone is marine bacteria. The scientific name is // Mycobacterium marinum. // It's shape is bacilli. It can live anywhere in saltwater. This type of bacteria causes an extremely deadly disease.

__Scientific Name:__//Spirochaeta plicatile.// __Shape:__sprilia. __Where They Live:__they live in mud on Ocean bottoms, near the shore.

Scientific Name:Bacillus cereus Shape:baccili Where they live: they live in the hummus on the ocean bottom

This moneran in the near shore zone is bacilli shaped. The scientific name is //Bacillus cereus//. They live in the humus of the bottom of the shallow ocean shore.

**//__Protists__//**
Definition: The organisms in the protista kingdom that are single-celled or multi-celled, and "hunt" or produce their own food. They always have a nucleus. They include algae and protozoans.

The definition of algae is any chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic organisms that are more plant-like, but they differ from plants because they have no roots, stems, or leaves. One protist in the near-shore zone is a coccolith shell. the scientific name is // Emiliana huxleyi. // It's an algae. It floats around near the ocean shore.

The definition of algae is any chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic organisms that are more plant-like, but they differ from plants because they have no roots, stems, or leaves. Green algae's scientific name is //Pediastrum boryanum.// This algae grows on rocks and coral.

Syringammina fragillissima is the scientific name of a protozoan in the near shore zone. The definition of a protozoan is that they are "animal-like", don't have any chlorophyll, and no cell walls. This protozoan lives on rocks and sand on the oceanbottom in the near shore zone.



__//**Fungi**//__
The definition of fungi is a multi-celled organism in the fungi kingdom that absorbs nutrients and has no chlorophyll.

A fungi in the near-shore zone is // Aleuria arantia // It is in the phylum Ascomycota. There are two common names. One is the orange peel mushroom, and the other is orange cup. It is placed in the phylum asomycota because it is cup shaped. It grows in the very shallow and slightly watery part of the near-shore zone. The scientific name is // Aleuria aurantia. // The classification of orange peel mushroom is as follows:

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Curculionoidea Genus: // Aleuria // Species: // aurantia // 

Scientific name: Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis Definition: It's filagment's are close together. Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: basidiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Rhizophydiales Family: Chytridiaceae Genus: //**Batrachochytrium**// Species: //**dendrobatidis**// Common name: there is no common name.

Scientific name: //Rhizophydium megarhizum // Definition:this belongs to the chytridiomycota phylum because it grows in water and soil.This fungi is also found on plants on the beach. Kingdom:fungi Scientific name: Phylum:chytridiomycota Class:chytridiomycetes Order:chytridiales

Definition:This belongs to the chytrdiomycota phylum because it grows in water and soil. This fungi is also found on plants on the beach. Kingdom:fungi Phylum:chytridiomycota family:chytridiaceae Class:chytridiomycetes Genus: //Rhizophydium Order:// chytridiales species: //megarhizum //  ** Genus: **//Rhizophydium// species:dicksonii

A fungus in the near-shore zone is the // Dinemasporium microsporum. // It lives in saltwater. No common name was found. It is in the phylum Ascomycota because it is cup shaped. The classification of //Dinemasporium microsporum// is:

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota // Class ** : ** Ascomycetes Order ** : ** Pleosporales Family ** : ** Melanommataceae // Genus: // Dinemasporium // Species: // microsporum

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Scientific name: Halographis runica Definition: It's cup-shaped Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Arthoniomycetes Order: Arthoniales Family: Roccellaceae Genus: //Halographis// Spiecies: runica Common name: There is no common name.

__// Plants //__
Definition: A chlorophyll containing organism that is multi-celled and has cell walls.

A type of plant in the near shore zone is American Beach grass. The scientific name is //Ammophila breviligulata//. It lives on dunes bordering the ocean shore. The phylum magnoliophyta means flowering plant. The scientific name is //Ammophila brevigulata.// The classification is as follows:

Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: //Ammophila// Species: //breviligulata//



Another plant in the near-shore zone is red spike moss. The scientific name is //Selagenella umbrosa.// It lives in rocky watery parts of the near-shore zone. Lycopodiophyta is a phylum in the kingdom plant that reproduce using spores, and they have microphylls, leaves that have only a single vein. Lycopodiophyta has been around for about 410 million years. The classification of red spike moss is:

Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Isoetopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: //Selaginella// species: //umbrosa//

One more plant in the near-shore zone is the hairy flowering fern. The scientific name is //Anemia hirsuta//. It is in the class polypodiopsida because it is a fern. It lives in the dirt and sand of beaches. The classification is:

Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Polypodiophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Filicales Family: Schizaeaceae Genus: //Anemia// species: // hirsuta // A plant in the near-shore zone is sand-heather. It grows to be about 3 to 8 inches tall. The tracheophyta phylum is a division of the plant kingdom that consisting of green plants with a vascular system containing tracheids. //Hudsonia tomentosa// is the scientific name. It grows on beaches. The taxonomy is as follows: Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: magnoliopsida Order: cistales Family: cistaceae Genus: //Hudsonia// Species: //tomentosa//

The scientific name of this plant in the near-shore zone i s //Pelargonium peltatum.// The common name is Ivy Geranium. They are often used in hanging baskets. It grows low to the ground. It is in the phylum Tracheophyta because it is a green plant with a vascular system containing tracheids. Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Geraniales Family: Geraniaceae Genus: //Pelargonium// Species: //peltatum //

The scientific name of this plant is //Allamanda cathartica.// The common name is Golden Trumpet. All parts of the Golden Trumpet are poisonous if ingested. It grows on warm beaches, especially in Daytona Beach, Florida. Tracheophyta is a phylum in the plant kingdom that contains green plants with vascular systems containing tracheids. The classification is:

Kingdom: Plant Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apocynaceae Family: Apocynaceae Genus: //Allamanda// Species: //cathartica //

Scientfic name:Centaurea gymnocarpa Phylum:tracheophyta Class:magnoliopsida Order:asterales Family:asteraceae Genus://Centaurea// species://Gymocarpa// common name:dusty millar or velvet centarea

Scientific name: Common name: Seaside Goldenrod Phylum:Magnoliophyta Class:Magnoliopsida Order:asterales Family:asteraceae Genus://solidago l.// Species://solidago sempervirens//



Scientific name: //Thalassia testudinum// Common name: Turtle Grass Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Angiosperm Order: Najadales Family: Hydrocharitaceae Genus: //Thalassia// Species: //testudinum//



Scientific name: //Mastocarpus papillatus// Common name:Red algae Phylum: Rhodophyta Class: Florideophyceae Order: Gigartinales Family: Phyllophoraceae Genus: //Mastocarpus// Species: //papillatus//
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Scientific name: //Lepidozia reptans// Common name: Little hands Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Hepaticopsida Order: Family: Genus: //Lepidozia// Species: //reptans//

Scientific name: //Ceratophyllum Ceratophyllum// Common name: coontail Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Ceratophyllaceae Genus: //Ceratophyllum// Species: //Ceratophyllum//

​scientific name: common name:kelp phylum:heterokontophyta class:phaeophyceae order:laminariales family:lalariaceae Genus:Macrocystis Species :

A multi-celled organism that digests its food inside its body.
An animal in the near-shore zone is the Sea Otter. The scientific name is // Enhydra lutris. // The sea otter can grow to be about 4 feet. When sea otters are in a pack, it is called a raft. If an animal is in the phylum chordata, it means the animal has a backbone or a spinal chord, also known as a vertebrate. Sea otters live in water where they are fast and graceful, and on land where they are slow and awkward.

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: // Enhydra // species: // lutris

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An animal in the near-shore zone is the purple sea star. many people think it is a starfish, but they are actually not fish. They are sea stars. The scientific name is // Pisaster ochraceus. // Purple sea stars live in the water, usually on rocks. The phylum echinodermata means they live in saltwater, have a spiny skeleton, have arms, and can regenerate. The purple sea stars have a radius of about 25 centimeters.

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order: Forcipulatida Family: Curculionoidea Genus: // Pisaster // species: // ochraceus //



An animal in the near-shore zone is the hermit crab. The scientific name is //Paguritta gracilipes.// The phylum anthropoda means they have multiple body segments, jointed appendages, and exoskeletons. The hermit crab is often kept as a pet. They can outgrow their shells, and then they move into a new one. Hermit crabs live on land near water. The females breed in the water, so that means they need water and land to live.

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Paguridae Genus: //Paguritta// Species: //gracilipes

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An animal in the near-shore zone is the leatherback sea turtle. They live anywhere in saltwater, but spend most of their time on land. The phylum Chordata means the animal has a spinal chord or backbone. The scientific name of the leatherback sea turtle is //Dermochelys coriacea.// The leatherback sea turtle is endangered. It is the biggest reptile in the sea. It can grow to be about 6 feet in length.

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Dermochelyidae Genus: //Dermochelys Species: coriacea

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The black-faced blenny is an animal in the near-shore zone. The scientific name is //Tripterygion delaisi//. The phylum chordata means the animal has a backbone or spinal chord. They live in saltwater, especially in shallower areas. They live among rocks. The black-faced blenny has a three part dorsal fin. It is most active by day. They grow to be about 3 inches (8 centimeters) long. They eat tiny invertebrates.

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Tripterygiidae Genus: // Tripterygion // Species: delaisi



The coon-stripe shrimp is an animal that lives in the near-shore zone. They have a translucent exoskeleton and are bottom-dwellers. They live on the shallow ocean floors. An arthropod is an animal with multiple body segments, jointed appendages, and an exoskeleton. Shrimp are one of the water animals that can swim backwards. They can reach the length of almost 6 inches (15 centimeters)

Kingdom: Animal Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Crustacea Order: Decapoda Family: Pandaloidea Genus: //Pandalus// Species: //danae//

kingdom:animalia Phylum:enchinodermata Class:echpidea Order:enchnoida Family:curclionoidea Genus:stongylocetrotus Species:franciscanus This bird nests in trees and if desprate will nest in beach grass. ||~  ||
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Kingdom:animalia Phylum:arthopoda Class:malacostaca Order:decapoda Family:paguroidea Genus:pagurus Species:samuelis

This animal lives in its shell on the near shore zone this is a favorate food of the comorant and gulls.

Kingdom:animali Phylum:chordata Class:mamilia Order:carnivora Family:otariidae Genus:zalophus Species:wollebacki

This animal lives in the near shore zone usually sleeping on rocks.



Kingdom:animali Phylum:chordata Class:chondrichthyes Order:squatiniformes Family:squatinidae Genus:squatina Species:armata This animal lives on the bottom of the ocean feeding on crusteans and plants.


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KIngdom:animali Phylum:chordata Class:osteichthyes Order:scrpaeniformes Family: Genus:liparis Species:montagui This animal also lives in its shell feeding on algae.



Kingdom:animali Phylum:cnidaria Class:anthozao Order:actiniidae Family: Genus:anthpleara Species:sola This animal attaches to rocks and even coral it does not move.

Scientific name: Phycodrus Eques Common name: leafy sea dragon Definition: This is a vertabrate because it has a spinalchord. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteichthyes Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: //Phycodurus// Species: //eques// Location: It lives in kelp reefs.



Scientific name: //Lutra felina// Common name: Marine otter Definition: This is a vertabrate because it has a spinalchord. Kingdom: Animalia Class: Chordata Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelidae Genus: //Lontra// Species: //felina// Location: They live in caves and crevises in the rocky shorelines.



Scientific name: // Chelonia mydas // Common name: Green turtle Definition: They are vertabrates because they have a spinalchord. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Cheloniidae Genus: //Chelonia// Species: // mydas // Location: They live near the ocean bottom.

Scientific name: //Chrysaora fuscescens// Common name: Sea Nettle Definition: This is an invertabrate because, it does not have a backbone or a spinalchored. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Semaeostomeae Family: Pelagiidae Genus: //Chrysaora// Species: //fuscescens// Location: They live in wide open areas in the water.



Scientific name: //Homarus// //americanus// Common name: American lobster Definition: This is an invertabrate because, it does not have a backbone or a spinalchord. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: //Arthropoda// Order: //Decapoda// Class: //Malacostraca// Family: //Nephropidae// Genus: //Homarus// Species: //americanus// Location: they live on the rocks and in the sand at the bottom of the ocean.

Scientific name: //Bodianus// //cylindriatus// Common name: Akab Definition: This is an invertabrate because, it does not have a backbone or a spinalchord. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: //Chordata// Order: //Perciformes// Class: //Actinopterygii// Family: //Labridae// Genus: //Bodianus// Species: //cylindriatus// Location: They live near the bottom of the ocean.

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