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__**Where they live**:__ __Flavobacteria are found in soil and fresh water in a variety of envirnments.__
 * __ ﻿ ﻿Monerans- A single celled organism, with no nucleus. __**
 * __ ﻿Scientific Name: __**__ Flavobacteria. __
 * __ Shape: __**__ Rod. __



**__Scientific Name: //Pseudomonas aeruginosa.//__** **__Shape: Rod.__** **__Where they live: it lives naturally in the ground and within drinking water sources such as aquifers__**

**__The Protist Kingdom__** **__They have a nucleus and organelles,and most are single celled__** **Scientific Name:** //Alexandrium Catanella// __** ﻿Definition: ** they are plant like, they have cell walls,and chlorophyll. __ __** Scientific name: ** //Gracilaria chilensis// __ __** Where they live: ** They live in cold coastal waters. __
 * Where They Live: **// Alexandrium // //Catanella// is widely distributed in cold temperate coastal waters.
 * Definition: ** Protizoans have no cell walls and no chlorophyll. Also they are animal like with a nucleus.

__**Kingdom Fungi-** Fungi are multi-celled, with not chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients.__ **Zygomycota** // Entomophthora culicis //

Kingdom:Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Entomophthorales Family: Entomophthoraceae Genus: //Entomophthora// species: //culicis// //Entomophthora culicis// live in mosquitoes.
 * ** **Denfinition**: Zygomycota is threadlike and have sporse at the end of the filament.



__** Ascomycota (phylum) **____** - ** Sac - cup shaped. __ // Rhizophlyctis rosea // Chytridiomycota live in water or soil Kingdom:Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Spizellomycetales Family: //Spizellomycetaceae// Genus: //Rhizophlyctis// species: //rosea// Descrpition of were they live: they live in fresh water and soil. // ﻿ // **Basidiomycota (phylum)-** Closely packed filaments. **KIngdom:** Fungi Plant Kingdom Multi-celled, have cell walls, and chlorophyll
 * __ Kingdom: __**__ Fungi __
 * __ Phylum: __**__ Acomycota __
 * __ Class: __**__ Ascomycetes __
 * __ Order: __**__ Sordariales __
 * __ Family: __**__ Sordariaceae __
 * __ Genus: __**//__ Neurospora __//
 * __ Species: __**//__ Tetrasperma __//
 * __ Descrpition of where they live: __**__ They live in cold salt water areas. __
 * Phylum: ** Basidiomycota
 * Class: ** Basidimycetes
 * Order: ** Agaricales
 * Family: ** Omphalotaceae
 * Genus: ** Omsphalotus
 * Species: ** Nidiformis
 * Description of where they live: **
 * ﻿ **

//Salicornia maritima// **Family: Zosteraceae** **//Zostera marina//** **Kindom:** Plantae **Where they live:** Grows in sunlit subtidal or intertidal beds.  // Limonium nashii // Pylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Plumbaginales Family: Plumbaginaceae Genus: //Limonium// Species: //nashii// Definition: Coverd seeds, flowers, and seeds in the fruit. Where they live: in the Canary Island.  //Taxithelium merrillii// **Family:** Sematophyllaceae  // Psilotum nudum // Kingdom: Plantae Pylum: Tracheophyta Class: Psilotophyta Order: Pislotales Family: Pislotaceae Genus: //Psilotum// Species: //nudum// Denfinition: Naked seed. Where they live: They live in Hawaii. //Bryum warmeum// //Kingdom: plantae// Pylum: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Bryales Family: Bryaceae Genus: //Bryum// species: //warmeum// Denfinition: Club moss that is larger than nonvascular mosses. Where they live: They live in the cold water in an estuary. Equisetum arvense Kingdom: plantae Pylum: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus:Equisetum Species: Arvense Definition: Hollow stems with joints. Where they live: They live all across the U.S.A. // Lycopodium annotinum // Kingdom: Plantea Phyulm: Lycopodiopyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopoditales Family: Lycopodianceae Genus: //Lycopodium// species: //annotinum// Definition: Leaves with spores on the bottom Where this plant Lives: By the banks or fields around an estuary. Selaginella acanthonota Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: Selaginella Species: acanthonota Definition: Where they live: Common name: Sandy pike moss. // ﻿Euisetum hyemale // Kingdom: plantae Division: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: //Euisetum// Species: //hyemale// Common name: scouring rush horsetail // ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ // **__Kingdom Animalia-__** __Animals are multi-celled and digest food inside body.__
 * Kingdom: ** Plantae
 * Division: ** Magnoliophyta
 * Class: ** Magnoliopsida
 * Order: ** Caroyphyllales
 * Family: ** Chenopodiaceae
 * Genus: ** //Salicoria//
 * Species: **// maritima //
 * Definition: ** Angio sperms flower seeds in fruit.
 * Where they live: ** This plant likes moist soil, and needs a lot of water to live.
 * Zostera capricorni **
 * Kingdom: Plantae **
 * Division:Magnolphyta **
 * Class: Liliopsida **
 * Order: Alismatales **
 * Genus: //Zostera// **
 * species: //capricorni// **
 * Denfinition: Coverd seed,flowers, and seed in the fruit. **
 * Where they live: Mainly in the australian estuaries. **
 * Division: ** Magnoliophyta
 * Class: ** Liliopsida
 * Order: ** Alismatales
 * Family: ** Zosteraceae
 * Genus: **// Zostera //
 * Species: ** //marina//
 * Definition: ** Angio sperms, flower seeds in fruit.
 * Common name: ** Eel grass
 * ** Kingdom ** : ** Plantae
 * Kindgdom: ** Plantae
 * Division: ** Bryophyta
 * Class: ** Bryopsida
 * Order: ** Hypnales
 * Genus: ** //Taxithelium//
 * Species: ** //merrillii//
 * Definition: ** A group of plants split into three divisions, moss, hornworts, and liverwarts.
 * Where they live: ** Forest type areas, and enjoy lots of water.

// Pisaster brevispinus // Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Enchinodermata Class: Asteroidea Order:Forcipulatida Family: Asteriidae Genus://Pisaster// Species://brevispinus// Where they live: They enjoy sandy, muddy, or occasionally rocky bottoms. Definition: Enchinoderma have twos openings one for food and another for waste. They have the ability to regenerate body parts. They also have a simple circulatory system.

//Mytilus edulis// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Mytiloida Family: Mytiloida Genus: //Mytilus// species: //edulis// Definition: These animals have a soft body, two openings, and a simple organ system. Where they live: These animals live on almost all coasts and even on some poles or harbour walls.

// ﻿ Synidotea laevidorsalis // Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Malacostraca Order: Isopoda Family: Idoteidae Genus: //Synidotea// species: //lavevidorsalis// Definition: Where they live: They live in the western Pacific Ocean and has been introduced to Europe, South America, Australia, and the united States. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Brachiopoda Class: Rhynchonellata Order: Terebratulida Family: Terebrataliidae Genus: //Terebratalia// species: //transversa// Definition: Where they live: They live in California and many other places in the United States. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Bryozoa Class: Gymnolaemata Order: Cheilostomatida Family: Bugulidae Genus: //Bugula// species: //californica// Definition: Where they live: They live in California and areas around California.


 * //Monpylephorus helobius// **
 * Kingdom: Animalia **
 * Phylum: Annelida **
 * Class: Clitellata **
 * Order: Haplotaxida **
 * Family: Tubificidae **
 * Genus: //Monpylephorus// **
 * Species: //helobius// **
 * Definition: Organisms that have segmented bodies internally and externally **
 * Where they live: **


 * // Egretta thula //**
 * Kingdom: Animalia **
 * Phylum: Chordata **
 * Class: Aves **
 * Order: Ciconiiformes **
 * Family: Ardeidae **
 * Genus: //Egretta// **
 * Species: //thula// **
 * Definition: **
 * Where they live: **** These birds enjoy shallow coasts. **
 * Common Name: Snowy Egret **
 * // Athirinella brasiliensis //**
 * Kingdom: Animalia **
 * Phylum: Chordata **
 * Class: actinopterygii **
 * Order: Atheriniformes **
 * Family: Atherinopsidae **
 * Genus: //Athinirella// **
 * Species: brasiliensis **
 * Definition: **
 * Where they live: These fish enjoy warm tropical waters. **

//**﻿ **// //** Crocodylus porosus **// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Phocidae Genus: //Phoca// Species: // vitulina // Definition: Where they live: Found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Ambystomatidae Genus: //Ambystoma// Species://maculatum// Definition: Where they live: They live in hardwood forest areas around estuaries. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Elasmobranchii Order: Hexanchiformes Family: Chlamydoselachidae Genus: //Chlamydoselachus// species: //africana// Defintion: Where they live: They live in southern Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.
 * Kingdom: Animalia **
 * Phylum: Chordota **
 * Class: Reptilia **
 * Order: Crocodylia **
 * Family: Crocodylidae **
 * Genus: //Crocodylus// **
 * Species: //porosus// **
 * Definition: **
 * Where they live: **

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