Open+Ocean+Facts

= Open Ocean Facts Page  =

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What is a Monera?
A monera is a single-celled organism with no nucleus.

Thiomargarita namibiensis repro
** -By: Alex S- ** This moneran is a cocci moneran //Thiomargarita namibiensis// can mainly be found in the sulfur-rich sediments on the ocean floor.

Prochlorococcus marinus
** -By: Steven B- ** This moneran is a cocci moneran //Prochlorococcus marinus// is one of the largest groups of monera on the earth. This monera is found in almost all oceans.

What is a Protist?
A protist has a nucleus and organelles (monstly single-celled).

Protazoan kingdom
**-By: Steven B-** **- A protist that has no cell walls or chlorophyll-**

//Quinqueloculina seminula// is found all over the world.

Algae
** -By: Alex S- ** **-"Plant-like," chlorophyll, cell walls-** //Kappaphycus alvarezii// is located in Mayalsia, Sulu sea, southern Philippines, and off some coasts of Hawaii. = Fungus =

What are fungi?
Fungi are multi-celled organisms that have no chlorophyll, and obsorb nutrients for their food sources.

**//__Ascomycota__//**

 * - By: Alex S - ** "Cup-shaped"

Scientific name: **//Ascophanus carneus//** This fungus can be found in European waters.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Ascobolaceae Genus: //Ascophanus// Species: //carneus//



__//Zygomycota//__
** - Steven B - ** Thread-like fungi with spores at the end of filiments.

Scientific name: **//Rhizopus stolonifer var. stolonifer//** (black bread mold) This fungus can be found in European waters.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order: Mucorales Family: Mucoraceae Genus: //Rhizopus// Species: //stolonifer//



//__Chytridiomycota__//
**- By: Alex S -** Live in water or soil.

Scientific name: **//Rhizophydium cladophorae//** This fungus can be found in Japan.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Rhizophydiales Family: Rhizophydiaceae Genus: //Rhizophydium// Species: //cladophorae//



//__Steven B.__//

//__Zygomycota__//
** - Steven B - ** Thread-like fungi with spores at the end of filiments.

Scientific name: **//Asellaria ligiae//** This fungus can be found in France and the North East Atlantic.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Zygomycota Class: Trichomycetes Order: Asellariales Family: Asellariaceae Genus: //Asellaria// Species: //ligiae//

= Kingdom Chromista =

//Most are single-celled, most have chlorophyll (green and other colors) and live in water//

Phylum Oomycota
//NO chlorophyll, one or two flagella// __Alex__

//Rhipidium americanum//
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Oomycota__ __Class: Oomycetes__ __Order: Rhipidiales__ __Family: Rhipidiaceae__ __Genus: //Rhipidium//__ __Species: //americanum//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



**//Albugo amaranthi//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Oomycota__ __Class: Oomycetes__ __Order: Albuginales__ __Family: Albuginaceae__ __Genus: //Albugo//__ __Species: //amaranthi//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



...................................................... Phylum Cryptophyta
.......................................................... //Chlorophyll (green and brown), curled flagella// __Alex__

//Goniomonas truncata//
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Cryptophyta__ __Class: Cryptophyceae__ __Order: Goniomonadales__ __Family: Goniomonadaceae__ __Genus: //Goniomonas//__ __Species: //truncata//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



**//Falcomonas daucoides//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Cryptophyta__ __Class: Cryptophyceae__ __Order: Pyrenomonadales__ __Family: Chroomonadaceae__ __Genus: //Falcomonas//__ __Species: //daucoides//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



**Phylum Sagenista**
//NO chlorophyll, filaments// __Alex__

**//Pseudodendromonas vlkii//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Sagenista__ __Class: Bicosoecophyceae__ __Order: Bicosoecales__ __Family: Pseudodendromonadaceae__ __Genus: //Pseudodendromonas//__ __Species: //vlkii//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



// Hedraeophysa bulla //
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Sagenista__ __Class: Bicosoecophyceae__ __Order: Bicosoecales__ __Family: Bicosoecaceae__ __Genus: //Hedraeophysa//__ __Species: //bulla//__ Can be found anywhere in the ocean.



= **Phylum Haptopyhta** = //Chlorophyll (green and brown), two flagella// __Steven__

**//Imantonia rotunda//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Haptophyta__ __Class: Prymnesiophyceae__ __Order: Isochrysidales__ __Family: Isochrysidaceae__ __Genus: //Imantonia//__ __Species: //rotunda//__ Can only be found in the North Sea.



**//Prymnesium parvum//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Haptophyta__ __Class: Prymnesiophyceae__ __Order: Prymnesiales__ __Family: Prymnesiaceae__ __Genus: //Prymnesium//__ __Species: //Parvum//__ Can be found in/around Wright Island. = **Phylum Labyrinthista** = No chlorophyll, one flagellum__Steven__

//Labyrinthula macrocystis//
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Labyrinthista__ __Class: Labyrinthulea__ __Order: Labyrinthulales__ __Family: Labyrinthulaceae__ __Genus: //Labyrinthula//__ __Species: //macrocystis//__ Found in oceans

//Labyrinthula terrestris//
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Labyrinthista__ __Class: Labyrinthulea__ __Order: Labyrinthulales__ __Family: Labyrinthulaceae__ __Genus: //Labyrinthula//__ __Species: //terrestris//__ found in oceans

Phylum Ochrophyta
Chlorophyll(green and gold) and two flagellum __Steven__

//Aureococcus anophagefferens//
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: //Aureococcus//__ __Class: Pelagophyceae__ __Order: Pelagomonadales__ __Family: Pelagomonadaceae__ __Genus: //Aureococcus//__ __Species: //anophagefferens//__ Found in oceans

**//Hexamita inflata//**
__Kingdom: Chromista__ __Phylum: Ochrophyta__ __Class: Hexamitophyceae__ __Order: Not assigned__ __Family: Hexamitaceae__ __Genus: //Hexamita//__ __Species: //inflata//__ Found in oceans

= Kingdom Animalia =

__Phylum Arthropoda__
Two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton __//**Artemia salina**//__ **Kingdom: Animalia** **Phylum: Arthropoda** **Class: Branchiopoda** **Order: Anostraca** **Family: Artemiidae** **Genus: //Artemia//** **Species: //salina//** The population of this genus is extinct.

__**Phylum Bryozoa**__
Two openings for food/waste, tentacles __//**Anguinella palmata**//__ **Kingdom: Animalia** **Phylum: Bryozoa** **Class: Gymnolaemata** **Order: Ctenostomatida** **Family: Nolellidae** **Genus: //Anguinella//** **Species: //palmata//** Can be found in European waters, Gulf of Mexico, and New Zeeland waters.

__**Phylum Tardigrada**__
Two openings for food/waste __**//Echiniscus capillatus//**__ **Kingdon: Animalia** **Phylum: Tardigrada** **Class: Heterotardigrada** **Order: Echiniscoidea** **Family: Echiniscidae** **Genus: //Echiniscus//** **Species: //capillatus//** Can be found in Scotia Sea.

__**//Balaenoptera musculus//**__
**Kingdom: Animalia** **Phylum: Chordata** **Class: Mammalia** **Order: Cetacea** **Family: Balaenopteridae** **Genus: //Balaenoptera//** **Species: //musculus//** The Blue Whale is endangered, so there are many groups remaining around all of the oceans in the world.

__**//Arius madagascariensis//**__
**Kingdom: Animalia** **Phylum: Chordata** **Class: Actinopterygii** **Order: Siluriformes** **Family: Ariidae** **Genus: //Arius//** **Species: //madagascarinesis//** **Can be found in the sea around Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania.**

**__//Quadratus nelsoni//__**
**Kingdom: Animalia** **Phylum: Chordata** **Class: Myxini** **Order: Myxiniformes** **Family: Myxinidae** **Genus: Quadratus** **Species: nelsoni** Can be found in the New Zeeland waters. //-Steven-//

Phylum Cnidaria
Definition: Phylum which includes very primitive, carnivorous animals with stinging tentacles. //Naus ////ithoe aurea // Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Scyphozoa Order: Coronotae Family: Nausithoidae Genus: //Cryptohydra // Species: //aurea//



**Phylum Mesozoa ** Definition: minuscule, worm-like parasites of marine invertebrates. **//Dicyemennea gracile //** Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mesozoa Class: Rhombozoa <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Order: Dicyemida <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Family: Dicyemidae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Genus: //Dicyemennea// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Species: //gracile//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Found in the Mediterranean Sea

**<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 18pt;">Phylum Mollusca ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 3.35pt;">Definition: a group of invertebrates that have a soft body and usually a hard shell

**//<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Martesia striata //**
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kingdom: Animalia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phylum: Mollusca <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class: Bivalvia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Order: Myoida <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Family: Pholadidae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Genus: //Martesia// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Species: //striata//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Found in (or around)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Caribbean Sea <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Colombia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Costa Rica <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cuba <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Gulf of Mexico <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jamaica <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Lesser Antilles <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Puerto Rico <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tanzania



__Dermochelys coriacea__
**Kingdom: Anamalia** **Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone**
 * Phylum: Chordata**
 * Class: Reptilia** **Order: INSERT HERE**
 * Family: Dermochelyidae**
 * Genus: Dermochelys**
 * Species: coriacea** **comman name: Leatherback Sea Turtle** **Found in:**
 * European waters**
 * Gulf of Maine**
 * Gulf of Mexico**
 * Mediterranean Sea**
 * Middelkerke [details]**
 * New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone**
 * North West Atlantic**
 * Oostende**

__Remora remora__
**Kingdom: Anamalia** **Phylum: Chordata** **Class: Actinopterygii** **Order : perciformes** **Family: Echeneidae** **Genus: Remora** **Species: remora**
 * comman name: remora**
 * Found in:** **Comores**
 * European waters**
 * Greek Exclusive Economic Zone**
 * Gulf of Maine**
 * Gulf of Mexico**
 * Madagascar**
 * Mauritius**
 * New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone**
 * North West Atlantic**
 * Reunion**
 * Seychelles**
 * South Africa (country)**



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