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**Monerans are one celled organisms that have no nucleus.**
__ Katie B. __ //Streptomyces rimosus //
 * Scientific Name**-//Streptomyces rimosus//
 * Shape**-Bacilli
 * Where they can be found**-This bacteria can be found in desert soil.



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// Phormidium fragile //

 * Scientific name-**//P////hormidium fragile//
 * Shape-**Cocci
 * Where they can be found-**Middle of the desert near rocks and cacti



= Protist- Protists are organisms that contain a nucleus. Most of them are single-celled.= =** Protozoan- ** "Animal-like" with no cell walls and no chlorophyll.=

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=// Trichonympha agilis. //=
 * Scientific Name-**//Trichonympha agilis.//
 * Where can they be found?-**They live in the intestines of Desert Termites, and help them digest wood by digesting the cellulose in the termites.



= **Algae-** "Plant-like", with cell walls and chlorophyll.=

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= ﻿ // Haematococcus pluvialis. //=
 * Scientific name -** //Haematococcus pluvialis.//
 * Where they live -** Inside dust molecules.



= Fungus Kingdom =

** Fungus **~Multi-celled, no chlorophyll, absorb nutrients.
__ Trent C. __ =** Ascomycota~ **** Cup-Shaped. **=
 * Scientific name- ** //Sordaria fimicola//
 * Kingdom- ** Fungi
 * Phylum- ** Ascomycota
 * Class- ** Ascomycetes
 * Order- ** Sphaeriales
 * Family- ** Sordariaceae
 * Genus- **// Sordaria //
 * Species- ** //fimicola//
 * Where they live: ** Inside animal fecies



** Zygomycota~ Threadlike-spore at the end of filament**

 * Scientific name-**//Phycomyces blakesleeanus//
 * Kingdom-**Fungi
 * Phylum-**Zygomycota
 * Class-**Zygomycetes
 * Order-**Murcorales
 * Family-**Phycomycetaceae
 * Genus-**//Phycomyces//
 * Species-**//blakesleeanus//
 * Where they live:** Decaying animal fecies



__Katie B.__

Ascomycota ~Cup-shaped.
**Scientific Name~**//Coccidiodes immitis//

**Class~**Ascotmycetes

 * Order~**Onygenals
 * Family~**Onygenaceae
 * Genus~**//Coccidiodes//
 * Species~**//immitis//
 * Common Name~**Valley fever fungus
 * Where they live~**This can be found in desert sand.



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Basidiomycota ~Club-closely packed filaments.
**Scientific Name~**//Fistulina antarctica//
 * Kingdom~**Fungi
 * Phylum~**Basidiomycota
 * Class~**Basidiomycetes
 * Order~**Agaricales
 * Family~**Fistulinaceae
 * Genus~**//Fistulina//
 * Species~**//antarctica//
 * Where they live~**Though this fungus was //discovered// in Antarctica, (refering to the name) it can also be found in the desert growing on vegetation.



**Plant Kingdom**

** __Plants~__Multi-celled,cell walls,chlorophyll **
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**Kingdom~**Plantae **Divison~**Tracheophyta **Class~**Magnoliopsida **Order~**Caryophyllales **Family~**Cactoideae **Genus/****Species~**//Echinocereus triglochidiatus// **Definition~**Angiosperms (covered seeds), flowers, seeds in fruit. **Common Name~**Crimson Hedgehog Cactus **Where they live~**In or against rocky outlaws.



**Kingdom~**Plantae **Division~**Magnoliophyta **Class~**Liliopsida **Order~**Asparagales **Family~**Asparagaceae **Genus/Species~**//Nolina microcarpa// **Definition~**Flowering plants that porduce seeds **Common Name~**Not found **Where they live~**Namib desert and the Sonoran desert.



**Kingdom**~Plantae **Division**~Pinophyta **Class**~Cycadopsida **Order**~Cycadales **Family**~Zamiaceae **Genus/Species**~//Dioon edule// **Common name~**Virgin palm ** Where they live~ ** D ry conditions in Mexico, Nicaragua and Honduras
 * Defenition~ **



**Genus/species~**//Ephedra trifurca//
 * Kingdom~ ** Plantae
 * Division~**Tracheophyta
 * Class~**Gnetales
 * Order~**Gnetopsida
 * Where they live~ ** Namid desert and Sonoran desert

**Kingdom~**Plant **Phylum~**Lycopodiophyta **Class~**Lycopodiopsida **Order~**Selaginellales **Family~**Selaginellaceae **Genus/species~**//Selaginella ermophila// **Common name~**Desert spikemoss **Where they live~**Between ro cks

**Kingdom~**Plant **Phylum~**Gnetophyta **Class~**Gnetopsida **Order~**Gnetales **Family~**Ephedraceae **Genus/species~**//Ephedra americana//
 * Where they live~ ** Dry soil in many deserts

__ Katie B. __ =// Ferocactus wislizeni //=
 * Kingdom~**Plantae
 * Division~**Magnoliophyta
 * Class~**Magnoliopsida
 * Order~**Caryophyllales
 * Family~** Cacteceae
 * Genus/Species~**//Ferocactus wislizeni//
 * Definiton of division~**Angiosperms-(covered seeds)
 * Common Name~**Barrel Cactus
 * Where they live~** The barrel cactus grows in the desert washes and slopes, but can also be spotted growing along canyon walls.

=//** Yucca brevifolia **//=
 * Kingdom~**Plantae
 * Divison~**Magnoliophyta
 * Class~**//Liliopsida//
 * Order~**//Amaryllidales//
 * Family~**//Agavaceae//
 * Genus/Species~**//Yucca brevifolia//
 * Definition of division~**Angiosperms-(covered seeds)
 * Common Name~**Jaguer Joshua Tree
 * Where they live~**The Joshua Tree only grows in the Mojave Desert.

=//** Neckera complanata **//= **Definition of division~**a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue.
 * Kingdom~ ** Plantae
 * Division~ ** Bryophyta
 * Class~ ** Bryopsida
 * Order~ ** Leucodontales
 * Family~ ** Noctuoidea
 * Genus/Species~ **// Neckera complanata //
 * Common Name~ ** Neckera Moss
 * Where they live~ ** This plant lives only in cold desert areas like Antarctica.



=// Cupressus arizonica //= reproduce with cones or seeds outside of plany, no fruit, ever-green.
 * Kingdom~**Plantae
 * Division~**Pinophyta
 * Class~** Pinopsida
 * Order~**Pinales
 * Family~**Cupressaceae
 * Genus/Species~**//Cupressus arizonica//
 * Definition of division~__Gymnosperm__s~** (naked seed):
 * Common Name~**Arizona Smoothe Cypress
 * Where they live~** It is found in the Sonaran Desert mainly in the bottom of Canyons.



=// Selaginella lepidophylla //=
 * Kingdom~**Plantae
 * Division~**Lycopodiophyta
 * Class~**lycopsida
 * Order~**selaginellales
 * Family~**selaginellaceae
 * Genus/Species~**Selaginella lepidophylla
 * Definition of Division~__Lycophyta__~**Club mosses-larger than nonvascular mosses.
 * Common name~**resurrection plant
 * Where they live~**It can be found on rocks or in dry soil.



=// Ephedra antisyphilltica //=
 * kingdom~ ** Plantae
 * Division~ ** Gnetophyta
 * Class~ ** Gnetopsida
 * Order~ ** Gnetales
 * Family~ ** Ephedraceae
 * Genus/Species~ ** //Ephedra antisyphilitica//
 * Definition of Division~__Gymnosperms__~ ** (naked seed): reproduce with cones or seeds outside of plant, no fruit, ever-green.
 * Common name~ ** Erect Ephedra
 * Where they live~ ** Lives in the southern great plains.

= Equisetum hyemale =
 * Kingdom~**Plantae
 * Division~**Lycopodiophyta
 * Class~**Equisetopsida
 * Order~**Equisetales
 * Family~**Equisetaceae
 * Genus/Species~**//Equisetum hyemale//
 * Definition of Division~__Sphenophyta__~**Horsetails-hollow stems with joints.
 * Common name~**Scouring Rush Horsetail
 * Where they live~**//Equisetum hyemale// is found in the Chihuahuan Desert.Occurring throughout the world except in Australia.



=__ Animal Kingdom __=

** Invertebrates ** **-N**o backbone or spinal cord.
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 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Anthropodia
 * Class~**Insectia
 * Family~**Formicidae
 * Genus/species~**//Solenopsis xyloni//
 * Defenition~** Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton
 * Common name~**Southern fire ant
 * Where they live~**America and Mexico



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**Kingdom~**Animalia

 * Phylum~**Arthropoda
 * Class~**Scorpionida
 * Order~**Scorpiones
 * Family~**Luridae
 * Genus~**//Hadurus//
 * Species~**//arizonensis//
 * Definition of phylum~**
 * Common Name~**Arizona Hairy Scorpion
 * Where they live~**Prefers resting in burrows, often deep underground (up to 8' deep) where the moisture is higher.

// Dipylidium caninum //


 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Platyhelminthhes
 * Class~**Cestoda
 * Order~**Cestodaria
 * Family~**Dilepididae
 * Genus~**//Dipylidium//
 * Species~**//caninum//
 * Definition of phylum~**
 * Common name~**Hondelitworm
 * Where they live~**This animal can be found in the desert living in large mammals, for example bobcats or mountain lions. They live in their intestines.



= Vertebrates~ Has a backbone or spinal chord. = __Katie B.__

// Glaucidium brasilianum //

 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Chordata
 * Class~**Aves
 * Order~**Strigiformes
 * Family~**Strigidae
 * Genus~**//Glaucidium//
 * Species~**//brasillanum//
 * Definition of Phylum~**
 * Common name~**Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
 * Where they live~**This animal lives in Southern Arizona and Southwestern Mexico at elevations below 4,000 ft.



// Spermophilus variegatus //
=**// Holothuria argus //**=
 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Chordata
 * Class~**Mammalia
 * Order~**Rodentia
 * Family~**Sciuridae
 * Genus~**//Spermophilus//
 * Species~**//variegatus//
 * Definition of phylum~**
 * Common name~**Rock Squirrel
 * Where they live~** Rock squirrels live in arid canyons, rocky cliff areas, and boulder piles.


 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Echinodermata
 * Class~**Holothuroidea
 * Order~**Aspidochirotida
 * Family~**Curculionoidea
 * Genus~**//Holothuria//
 * Species~**//argus//
 * Definition of phylum~**
 * Common name~**Tiger Fish
 * Where they live~**This fish can be found in the Red Sea.



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 * Kingdom~**Animalia
 * Phylum~**Chordata
 * Class~**Aves
 * Family~**Ciconiiformes
 * Genus/species~**//Buteo jamaicensis//
 * Defenition~** Hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers
 * Common name~**Red tailed hawk
 * Where they live~**In America and Mexico




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