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__//** Monerans **//__ The Kingdom of single celled organisms without a cell nucleus. Monera are the most primitive living things and are thought to have been the first to evolve.

Examples:

1.) One example of bacteria in estuaries is Microcyostic. Its scientific name is //__Microyostic aerugin.__// Its shape is cocci. This bacteria lives in Chesapeake Bay. Where the temperature is just right for them. It also mostly lives in Other Estuaries with a warm temperature.

2.) Another example of bacteria in estuaries is Planktothrix. Its Sientific name is //__Plankthorix agardhii.__// Its Barrel shaped. Lastley it lives in mostley estuaries ,but specifically it lives in Chesapeake Bay.It is very harmfull for the environment.

Protistas Protists are any of a large variety of usually one-celled organisms belonging to the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista). Some protists resemble plants in that they produce their own food by photosynthesis, while others resemble animals in consuming organic matter for food. Protist cells are often structurally much more elaborate than the cells of multicellular plants and animals. Protists include the protozoans, most algae, diatoms, oomycetes, and the slime molds. They are nucleus and organelles. Also called //protoctist//.

1.) __**Protozoans: " animal-like " no cell walls, no chlorophyll.**__

One protozoan located in estuaries is Alexandrium. Its scientific name is //__Alexandrium fundyense.__// It is located in the northwestern part of North America, including the Gulf of Maine. A cool, interesting fact is that It is toxic!

2.) **__Algae: " plant -like", cell walls, has chlorophyll.__**

One algae is called the Pandorina. its scientific name is __Pandorina elegans__. It is located in Britian. One fact is that it the cells are ovoid or slightly narrowed at one end to appear keystone or pear-shaped. ​ = =

Fungi Fungi is an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia.

1.) One Fungi in Estuaries is in the Phylum Zygomycota.Its scientific name is __//Mucor ramosissimus//__. Zygomycota is a phylum of fungi. Approximatley 1060 species are known. They are mostley terrestrial in habitat living in soil or Estuaries. Some even live in insects and small animals.This Fungis common name is mucor mould .It lives in Estuaries, but is not good for them . It decoposes the Estuary. Below are some more information about this fungi. Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Mucorales Family: Mucoraceae Genus: Mucor Species:ramosissimus

2.) Another Example of Fungi in Estuaries is in the phylum Ascomycota. This phylum means taxonomic division, within kingdom Fungi - the fungi that produce spores in a microscopic sporangium called a ascus. The Scientific name is //__Penicillium occitanis__//. It lives in Soil and Estuaries, but as the one above it is a decomposer to the Estuaries.Below is more information about this Fungi.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Eurotials Family: Trichocomaceae Genus: Penicillium Species: occitianis Common Name: NA

3.) Another example of Fungi in Estuaries it is in the phylum Chytridiomycete.The scientific name is //__Hypochytrium chytridium__// . Chytridiomycota is a of taxonomic phylum or division, within kingdom Fungi - primitive fungi . This Fungi is located in soil or in estuaries.It is not harmfull to Estuaries.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Rhizophdium Family:Chytridiaceae Genus: Hypochytrium Species: //Chytridium// Common Name:NA

4) Another example of Fungi is in Estuaries is Mycelium. The common name Spores . Glomeromycota is the phylum of this Fungi. Glomeromycota is a taxonomic phylum or division, within kingdom Fungi - the fungi that form arbuscular mycorrhizae with plants .Mycelium is located on the shore of estuaries and other plants.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: dikaryotic mycelium Family: Glomeriaceae Genus: //Mycelium// Species:granulatum Scientific Name: __//Mycelium granulatum//__

Plants

Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns.

Jennifers:

1.) One Example of Plant in Etuaries is eelgrass. Its Scientific name is __//Zostera marina//__. This Bed Grows in shallow bays and coves,tidal creeks, and estuaries.Below is more information about this Plant. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Tracheophyta Class:Lilopsida - A flowering plant that produces one seed leaf. Order: Zosterales Family: Zosteraceae Genus: //Zostera// Species: //marina// Common Name: eelgrass

2.) Another Example is Saltmarsh false foxglove grasses.Its Scientific name is __Agalinis acuta__. It is located on bays and in Estuaries.Below is more information about this plant. Kingdom:Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida - flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside. Order: Scrophulariales Family: Scrophulariaceae Genus: //Agalinis// Species: //maritima// Common Name: Saltmarsh false foxglove

3.) Smooth Cordgrass is also a plant in Estuaries. Its Scientific name is __//Spartina alterniflora//__ . It is located in .Below is some more information aabout this Grass. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Mangnliophyta Class: Lilopsida - A flowering plant that produces one seed leaf. Order: Cyperales Family: Poaceae Genus: //Spartina// Species: //alterniflora// Common Name: Cordgrass

4.) Another Example of plant in Estuaries is Baldcypress. Its Scientific name is __//Taxodium distichum//__. It is Generally found in wet swampy areas, often in standing water these include Wetlands, Estuaries, and Marshes  .Below is more information about this plant. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Tracheophyta Class: Pinopsida -The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom . Order: Pinales Family: Papilionoideae Genus: //Taxodium// Species: //distichum// Common Name: Baldcypress

5.)Sparselobe Grapefern is another plant in Estuaries. Its Scientific Name is //__Botrychium biternatum__// . It is located in moist wetlands.It grows on the edges of Estuaries not in them. Below is more information about this plant. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta (also know as Psilotophyta) - containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds:( ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns). Class: Filicoposida Order: Ophioglossales Family: Ophioglossaceae Genus:Botrychium Species: biternatum Common Name: Sparselobe Grapefern

6.)Lastley Cyads is another plant in Estuaries. Its Scientific name is __//Cycas apoa//__. It is located on the edge of wetlands or Estuaries . As the one above it is not in the Estuary . Below is some more information about this plant. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Cycadophyta Class: Cycadopsida -Cycads are a group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout trunk. Order: Cycadales Family: Cycadaceae Genus: //Cycas// Species://apoa// Common Name:Cyad Tree

Anisas:

7.) Another example of a plant is Sea Lavender. Its located in Estuaries. A Scientific name is __//Limonium// //carolinianum//__//.// Below is more information. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Mangnoliopsida -A taxonomic class within the division Magnoliophyta — the dicots. Order:Plumbaginales Family:Plumbaginaceae Genus:Limonium Mill Species: __//Limonium carolinianum//__

8.) Another example of a plant is Water horsetail. Its located in Estuaries. Its Scientific name is __//Equisetum fluviatile//__ . Down below is some more information abou this plant. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Equisteophyta -A botanical name for a taxon within kingdom Plantae that includes the horsetails and scouring rushes. Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equistales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: Equistum Species:fluviatile Common Name: Water horsetail

9.) Another plant is the Loblolly pine. Its located in Estuaries. The scientific name is __//Pinus// //taeda.//__ Down below is some more information. Kingdom: Plantae Pylum:Coniferophyta Class: //Pinopsida-//The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. Order:Pinales Family:Pinaceae Genus:__//Pinus L.//__ Species: __//Pinus taeda L.//__

10.)Another plant is Ames' quillwort. Its Scientific name is __//Isoetes// //riparia//__ . It is located in wetlands and Estuaries. Below is more information about this plant. Kingdom:Plantae Division:Lycopodiophyta - A botanical name for a taxon within kingdom Plantae that includes the clubmosses, spikemosses, and quillworts. Class:Lycopodiopsida Order:Isoetales Family: Isoetaceae Genus://Isoetes// Species://riparia// Common Name: Ames' quillwort

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Animals Animals are multi-celled organisms that digest their food inside their body.

Invertebrates: they have no backbone or spinal cord.

1.) One Animal that can be found in Estuaries is mud crabs or know as The Giant mud crab. This Animals Scientific name is //__Scylla serrata__//. It is located in Cheaspeake Bay in the oyster reefs ( Estuaries). Below is more information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:​Arthropods - An arthropod is an invertebrate that has an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and jointed attachments called appendages. Class:Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family:Portunoidea Genus://__Scylla__// Species://__serrata__// Common Name:mud crab

2.) Another animal found in Estuaries is Hairy Gilled Worm. Its Scientific name is __//Thelepus crispus//__. It is located in In sandy mud among stones. Most common terebellid in the rocky intertidal, where it attaches its shell and sand-encrusted membranous tube to the underside of rocks, or between rocks. Mostly in Estuaries .Below is more information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:Anneilda - any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech; of, or relating to these creatures. Class:Polychaeta Order:Canalipalpata Family:Terebellidae Genus:__//Thelepus//__ Species://__crispus__// Common Name:Hairy Gilled Worm

3.)Orange Striped Jellyfish is found in Estuaries. Its Scientific Name is //__Gonionemus vertens__// .It is located in Estuaries and can be attached to kelp or eelgrass( which is found in Estuareis).Below is more information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:Cnidaria (Coelenterates) - are invertebrates that have poison stingers on tentacles. Class:Hydrozoa Order:Limnomedusae Family:Oliniidae Genus://__Gonionemus__// Species://__vertens__// Common Name:Orange Stripped Jellyfish

Vertebrates: They have a backbone and a spinal cord.

4.) Another animal found in Estuaries is the Western semipalmated Sandpiper. Its Scientific Name is //__Calidris mauri__// .It is located in Found along sandy beaches and mud  flats which includes Estuaries. Below is moe information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:Chordata Class:Aves - the class of birds. Order:Ciconiiformes Family:Trinqinae Genus:Calidris Species:mauri Common Name:Western Semipalmated Sandpiper

5.)Next,The West Indian Manatee is found in Estuaries. Its Scientific Name is //__Trichechus manatus__// . Manatees typically inhabit warm, shallow, coastal estuarine waters.the West Indian Manatee lives in the West Indies, or Caribbean, generally in shallow coastal areas. However, it is known to withstand large changes in water, and so have also been found in shallow rivers and estuaries. Below is more information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:Chordata Class:Mammalia - Class of animals consisting of mammals. Order:Sirenia Family:Trichechidae Genus://__Trichechus__// Species://__manatus__// Common Name:West Indian Manatee

6.)Another animal in Estuaries is the Loggerhead sea turtle. Its Scientific Name is //__Caretta caretta__//. Loggerhead sea turtles inhabit estuaries, lagoons,bays,and ships channels in warm and temerate seas and oceans . Below is more information about this animal. Kingdom:Animalia Pyhlum:Chordata Class:Reptilia - class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates. Order:Testudines Family:Cheloniidae Genus://__Caretta__// Species://__caretta__// Common Name:Loggerhead sea turtle

7)Another animal in Estuaries is the Gold Sponge. Its scientific name is //__Aplysina aerophoba__//. Gold Sponges are located in Estuaries. Below is some more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Porifera Class:Demospongiae Order:Verongida Family: Aplysinidae Genus//__:Aplysina__// Species://__Aplysina aurea__// Common Name:Gold Sponge

8)Another animal is a Sacramento Splittail. Its scientific name is //__Pogonichthys macrolepidotus__//. Splittail is located in Sacremento. Down below is more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Osteichthyes Order:Cypriniformer Family:Cyprinidae Genus://__Rutilus__// Species://__Rutilus amblops__// Common Name: Sacramento Splittail

9)Another animal is a Moon Jelly. Its scientific name is //__Aurelia labiata__//. The moon jelly is located at the end point where the esturary and ocean meets. Down below is some more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Cnidaria Class:Scyphozoa Order:Sesaeostomeae Family:Ulmaridae Genus://__Aurelia__// Species://__Labiata Clausa__// Comman Name:Moon Jelly

10)Another example is an Estuary Stingray. Its scientific name is //__Potamotrygon motoro.__// The Estuary Stingray is located in Moreton Bay,Sunshine Coast coastline .down below is some more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Chondrichthyes Order:Rajiformes Family:Potamotrygonidae Genus:__//Potamotrygon//__ Species://__Potamotrygon signatus__//

11) Another example is a Green Tree Frog. Its scientific name is //__Hyla cinerea.__// This Frog is located around estuaries and the land. Down below is some more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Class:Amphibia Order:Anura Family:Hylindae Genus:__//Hyla//__ Species: __//Hyla boans//__

12)Another example is the Horse conch. Its scientific name is __//Fasciolaria prince//__ps//__.__// This conch is located in shallow waters and deep waters like estuaries and oceans. Down below is some more information.

Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Mollusca Class:Gastropoda Order:Caenoqasteropoda Family:Fasciolariidae Genus://__Fasciolaria__// Species//__: Princeps bullisi__//

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