Taiga++Facts


 * Kindom Monera **

Description: The Monera Kingdom is described as "a single celled organism with no nucleus." Moneran's can live in a variety of places. Some of the monera "hunt" for food by bumping into things and if it is edible, it will cover the object and eat it. The other Monerans make their own food. One of the members of the monera group is the //Streptococcus mutans.// This disease is found inside the mouths of animals around the world. It is the cause of tooth decay. //Streptococcus mutans// cocci shaped and found inside of animals mouths

Alexis's Monera //Cephalotus follicularis// this is bacteria found in the Australian Pitcher Plant. This is native to south western Australia. Kingdom: Monera



**Kingdom Protist ** Protists are described as "containing a nucleus, single celled, and contain organelles (little or simple organs)" Protozoan Description: Protozoans are "animal like" organisms with no cell walls and contain no chlorophyll. One orgisim in the protozoan kingdom is the: //Giardia lamblia//. //Giardia lamblia// is the parasite that causes Giardiasis or beaver fever. It lives in the small intestines of animals.



Scientific Name: //Anthoceros adscendens//
Common Name: Anthoceros Where They Live: Global in its Distribution



** Kingdom Fung i ** Definition: multi-celled, no chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients.

Basidimycota: Definition: Thread like spore at the end of a filiment. Scientific name: //Phellinus nigrolimitatus// //Phellinus nigrolimitatus//Is is found in Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Mongolia, Norway, Sweden, and The United States common name: NA



Kingdom: Fungi, Phylum: Basidimycota, Class: Basidiomycetes, Order//:// Hymenochaetales, Family: //Hymenochaetaceae, // Genus: //Phellinus // Species: //nigrolimitatus // //Phellinus nigrolimitatus// is an endangered wood decay fungus. It lives on dead conifer logs in the northern Rocky Mountains.

Ascomycota: Definition: Sac (cup or bowl) shaped. Scientific Name: //Neurospora crassa// Kingdom: Fungi, Phylum: Ascomycota, Class: Ascomycetes, Order: Sordariales, Family: Sordariaceae, Genus: //Neurospora//, Species: //crassa.// Common name: Red Bread Mold //Neurospora crassa// lives in Poland and other parts of European mountains.



Zoophagus cornus Definition: The division of Fungi Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: Diversisporales Family: Acaulosporaceae Genus: Entrophospora Species: Glomeromycota. Where they live:Northern Canada Common name: N/A

Glomus hoi Definition: Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: Glomerales Family: Glomeraceae Genus: Glomus Species: hoi Where they live: On a rock in Northern Canada Common name: N/A

** Kingdom Plants ** Definition: plants are multi celled, have cell wallls, and contain clorophyl Definition: Have no water conducting tissue so they are close to ground, grow on growing things Scientific name**:** //Aulacomnium palustre // Kingdom: //Plantae//, Division: //Bryophyta//, Class: //Bryopsida, //Order //: ////Bryales,// Family: //Aulacomniaceae,// Genus: //Aulacomnium // Species: //palusture// //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Aulacomnium palustre //can be found on peat grass, and it is one of the pioneer species in early succession of bogs.
 * Division Bryophyta (Moss) **

Definition:no water conducting tissue, close to ground. Kingdom:Plantae Division:Anthocerotophyta Class:Anthocerotopsida Order:Anthocerotales Family:Anthocerotaceae Genus:Anthoceros Species:Agrestis Where they live://Anthoceros agrestis// lives on oaks in Canada
 * Division: Anthocerotophyta **

Kingdom:Plantae Division:pinophyta Class:Pinopsida Order:pinales Family:pinaceae Genus:pinus Species:sibirica Where they live: in deep rich soil in Siberia and Russia. Kingdom:Plantea Division:Equisetophyta Class:Equisetopsida Order:Equisetales Family:Equisetaceae Genus:Equisetum Species:makii Where they live: top soil in North America Definition: larger than nonvascular mosses Kingdom:Plantae Division:Magnoliophyta Class:Magnoliosida Order:Ranunculales Family:Ranunculaceae Genus:Ranunculus Species:ranunculous redens Where they live: rich soil in North America Definition: Angiosperms-(covered seeds),flowers, seeds in fruit Kingdom:Plantae Division:Pterophyta Class:pteropsida Order:hydropteridales Family:azollaceae Genus:azolla Species:caroliniana Where they live:
 * Class: Pinopsida ** Definition: is an angiosperm (has covered seeds) and flowers.
 * Division: Equisetophyta ** Definition:hollow stems with joints.
 * Class: Ranunculoides **
 * Class: Pteropsida **
 * Division: Lycopodiophyta **

Definition: slightly larger than non-vascular plants. Scientific name: I<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">//soetes bolanderi// <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Kingdom: Plantae, Division: //Lycopodiophyta//, Class: //Lycopsida,// Order: //Isoetales,// Family: //Isoetaceae ,//Genus: //Isoetes//<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">//,// Species: //bolanderi//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">I //soetes bolanderi// can be found in ponds in alpine regions of taiga.



Definition: have fronds with brown spores on the bottom. Scientific name: //Athyrium filix// Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Polypodiopsida, Class: Filicopsida, Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae, Genus: //Athyrium//, Species: //filix//. //Athyrium filix// can be found in evenly wet, acidic soil.
 * Division: Polypodiophyta (Ferns) **



Kingdom:Plantae Division:psilophyta Class:psilopsida Order:psilotales Family:psilotaceae Genus:psilotum Species:nudum Where they live:in the crevices in Canada
 * Division: Psilophyta ** Definition: have fonds with brown spores on the bottom.

Definitiion: is an angiosperm (has covered seeds) and flowers. Scientific name: //Pinus sylvestris// Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Pinophyta, Class: pinopsida, Order: pinales, Family: pinacae, Genus: Pinus, Species: sylvesteris. //Pinus sylvestris// can be found in dense wooded areas as well as peat bogs.
 * Division: Pinopsida (Conifers) **

Class: Liliopsida Definition: Is an angiosperm (has covered seeds) Scientific name: //Poa compressa// Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Magnoliophyta, Class: Liliopsida, Order: Poales, Family: Poacae, Genus: //Poa//, Species: //compressa// //Poa compressa// can be foundin moist grassy places in the forest.



Class: Magnoliopsida Definition: Is an angiosperm (covered seeds). Scientific name: //Populus tremuloides// Kingdom: Plantae, Division: Magnoliophyda, Class: Magnoliopsida, Order: Salicales, Family: Salicaceae, Genus: //Populus,// Species: //populus// //Populus tremuoides// can be found in Dicidious forests in high altitudes



= Animal Kingdom  =

Phylum: Phoronida
Definition: two openings, circulatory system, simple nervous system Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Phorondia Class:Not assigned Order:Not assigned Family:Not assigned Genus://Phoronis// Species: ﻿ //muelleri// Where they live:In the North Atlantic Ocean



Phylum: Arthropoda Definition: Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:arthropoda Class:chilopoda Order:geophilomorpha Family:linotaeniidae Genus://Diplochora// Species://micropus// Where they live:In the North Pacific Ocean



Definition: Two openings for food/waste, simple nervvous system Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Echiura Class:Not assigned Order:Not assigned Family:Not assigned Genus://Sactosoma// Species: //vitreum// Where they live:In the North Atlantic Ocean
 * Phylum: Echiura **



Definition: spend first part of life in water with gills, second part of life on land with lungs, smooth skin Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: chordata Class:Amphibia Order:Anura Family:Alytidae Genus://Alytes// Species: //cisternasii// Where they live: On the beaches off the north eastern coast of Quebec, Canada
 * Class: Amphibians **



Definition: Hairy, milk-prodducing, endothermic Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Choronda Class: Mammalia Order: Monotremata Family:ornithorhynchidae Genus://Ornithorhynchus// Species: //anatinus// Where they live: Around lake winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada
 * Class: Mammalia **



Definition: jawless fish, skeleton of cartilage, hatch in fresh water, live in salt water as adult, back to fresh water to lay eggs Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Choronda Class:cephalaspidomorphi Order:peteromyzontiformes Family:peteromyzontidae Genus://Ichthyomyzon// Species://fossor// Where they live: near ponds and lakes in Alberta, Canada
 * Class: Cephalaspidomorphi **

Phylum: Annelida Defintion: Two opening for Food/waste, circulatory system. Scientific name: //Cognettia sphagnetorum,// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Annedlida, Class: Clitellata, Order: Haplotaxida, Family: Enchytraeidae, Genus: //Cognettia//, Species: //sphagnetorum.// //Cognettia sphagnetorum// lives



Phylum: Mollusca (Mollusks) Definition: Soft body, two openings, simple organs system, some with shells. Scientific name: //Helix aspersa// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Gastropoda, Order: Stylommatophora, Family: Helicidae, Genus: Helix, Species: aspersa. //Helix aspersa can be found in moist gardens in North America//



Phylum: Patyhelminthes Definition: one opening for food/waste system, simple nervous system. Scientific name: //Dugesia tigrina// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Patyhelminthes, Class: Turbellaria, Order: Tricladida, Family: Planariidae, Genus: //Dugesia,// Species: //tigrina.// //Dugesia tigrina// lives under rocks, plants, and debris in clear freshwater ponds and springs<span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">.



Class: Actinopterygii (Ray finned fish) Definition: Fin supported by bones, upper jawbones slide forward when opened. Scientific name: //Micropterus salmoides// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Actinopterygii, Order: Perciformes, Family: Centrarchidae Genus: //Micropterus,// Species: //salmoides.// //Micropterus salmoides// lives in the deep, cold ponds of North America.



Class: Reptilia (Reptiles) Definition: Ectothermic, scales, four appendages. Scientific name: //Chrysemys picta bellii// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Reptilia, Order: Testudines, Family: Emydidae, Genus: //Chrysemys,// Species: //picta bellii// //Chrysemys picta bellii// can in cold ponds and rivers in North America



Phylum: Aves (birds) Definition: Hallow bones, scaly legs, and feathers. Scientific name: //Anser fabalis// Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Chordata, Class: Aves, Order: Anseriformes, Family Anatidae, Genus: //Anser//, Species: //fabalis// //Anser fabalis// lives in bean fields in Canada.



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