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= Moneran- Single celled organisms with no nucleus =


 * // Bacillus infernus //**

Shape: The //Bacillus infernus// is Bacilli shaped Description: They live in Coral Reefs = =

//** Phormidium corallyticum **// //** ﻿ **// Shape: // ﻿Phormidium corallyticum // is Bacilli shaped Description: // Phormidium corallyticum // causes black-band disease in coral reefs


 * Protist- ﻿﻿A single or multi-celled organism with a nucleus **


 * Protozoan- "Animal like" organisms with no cell walls and no chlorophyll **


 * // Certium breve //**

//-Certium breve// live in coral reefs and are yellow or brown in color. They are most common in upper depths that are exposed to sunlight.




 * Algae- "Plant like" with cell walls and chlorophyll **


 * // Vaucheria litorea //**

-The //Vaucheria litorea// is an algae and can be found along the coasts of Europe and North America. It is also found in the Eastern Pacific coasts of Washington State.




 * Fungus- Multi-celled, no chlorophyll, and absorb nutrients **

Ascomycota is a cup shaped fungi
 * Ascomycota **


 * // Aspergillus sydowii //**

**Kingdom:** Fungi **Phylum:** Ascomycota **Class:** Ascomycetes **Order:** Eurotiales **Family:** Trichocomaceae //**Genus:** Aspergillus// //**species:** sydowii//



The //Aspergillus sydowii// can be commonly found in tropical oceans (commonly called coral reefs.) It has no common name. It can cause Aspergillosis of Sea Fans which is a disease that causes purple patches and lesions to appear on the surface of the Sea Fan.

 __Picture of the Aspergillosis of sea fans __

=**//Spizellomyces punctatus //**=
 * Chytridiomycota: Fungi that live in water and soil **

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Spizellomycetales Family: Spizellomycetaceae //Genus: Spizellomyces// //species: punctatus//

//Spizellomyces punctatus// is divided into three circular molecules and moslty live in marine environments, but can also live in freshwater and soil.

//** Mycaureola dilseae **//
 * Basidiomycota: closely packed filaments **

**Kingdom:** Fungi **Phylum:** Basidiomycota **Class:** Basidiomycetes **Order:** Not assigned **Family:** Phyllachoraceae //**Genus:** Mycaureola// **//species//:** //dilseae//

//Mycaureola dilseae//, also called marine fungi grows on and parasitizes the blades of the red alga //Dilsea carnea//



__//Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis//__ Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Family: Chytridiaceae Order: Chytridiales // Genus: Batrachochytrium // // species: dendrobatidis // They can be found in the coral reefs (inside of anthropods)

...................................... **__ Chromista __** Most are single celled, most have chlorophyll (green and other colors) and live in water


 * // Hincksia mitchelliae //**

**Kingdom:** Chromista **Division:** Heterokontophyta **Class:** Phaeophyceae **Order:** Ectocarpales **Family:** Acinetosporaceae // **Genus:** Hincksia // // **species**: mithelliae // __** Definition **__ Heterokontophyta: Chlorophyll (green and gold), two flagella

// Hincksia mitchelliae // live in marine environments such as The Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, and the Mediterranean Sea.


 * // Macrocystis pyrifera //**

**Kingdom:** Chromista **Division:** Ochrophyta **Class:** Phaeophyceae **Order:** Laminariales **Family:** Laminariaceae // **Genus:** Macrocystis // // **species:** pyrifera // __** Definition **__ Ochrophyta: Chlorophyll (green and gold), two flagella


 * //Macrocystis pyrifera// otherwise known as Giant Kelp, **
 * is a marine species that live across European Seas. **

**Class:** Cryptophyceae **Order:** Pyrenomonadales **Family:** Pyrenomonadaceae **//species://** //salina// __** Definiton **__ Cryptophyta: Chlorophyll (green and brown) curled flagellum
 * // Rhodomonas salina // **
 * Kingdom: ** Chromista
 * Division: ** Cryptophyta
 * // Genus: //**// Rhodomonas //

//Rhodomonas salina// can live in salwater and freshwater.

//** Genus: ** Emiliania // //** species: ** huxleyi // Haptophyta: Chlorophyll (green and brown), two flagella
 * // Emiliania huxleyi //**
 * Kingdom: ** Chromista
 * Division: ** Haptophyta
 * Class: ** Prymnesiophyceae
 * Order: ** Isochrysidales
 * Family: ** Gephyrocapsaceae
 * Definition **

//Emiliania huxleyi// is one of 5,000 different species of phytoplankton. This freely drifting, photosynthesising microscopic organism lives in the upper, sunlit layers of the ocean.

//** Odontella aurita **// **Class:** Mediophyceae **Order:**Triceratiales **Family:**Triceratiaceae //** Genus: ** Odontella // //** species: ** aurita // // Bacillariophyta: // Chlorophyll (green and gold), one flagella
 * Kingdom: ** Chromista
 * Division: ** Bacillariophyta
 * Definition **

// Odontella aurita // is a marine organism and is yellow or brown in color. It is usually a attached to various marine life.

//** Labyrinthula terrestris **// **Class:** Labyrinthulea **Order:** Labyrinthulales **Family:** Labyrinthulaceae //** Genus: ** Labyrinthula // //** species: ** terrestris // __** Definition **__ Labyrinthista: No chlorophyll, one flagellum
 * Kingdom: ** Chromista
 * Division: ** Labyrinthista

//Labyrinthula terrestris// is a newly identified organism that causes a disease known as “Rapid Blight” in cool season turfgrasses.

// **Genus:** Gephyrocapsa // // **species:** oceanica // __ can be found on the Coral In the Coral Reefs __
 * // Gephyrocapsa oceanica //**
 * Kingdom: ** Chromista
 * Division: ** Haptophyta
 * Class: ** Prymnesiophyceae
 * Order: ** Isochrysidales
 * Family: ** Gephyrocapsaceae

//**__Saccharna plana__**// Kingdom Chromista Phylum Heterokontophyta Class Phaeophyceae Order Laminariales Family Laminariaceae // Genus: Saccharna // // species: plana //

Lives in Tropical Oceans (Coral Reefs)

// Licomphora lyngbyei // Definition: a major group of eukaryotic algae, and are one of the most common types of phytoplankton. Mostly single celled. Kingdom: Chromista Phylum: Bacillariophyta Class: Fragilariophyceae Order: Licmophorales Family: Licmophoraceae // Genus: Licmophora // // species: lyngbyei // They live in the water surrounding most green algae



// Dictyocoryne truncatum // Kingdom: Chromista Phylum: Sarcodina Class: Actinopoda Order: Spumellaria Family: Spongodiscidae // Genus: Dictyocoryne // // species: truncatum // Common name: None Location: It is found in coral reefs, Owen Basin, Arabian Sea, and N.W. Indian Ocean.

//__** Sargassum crassifolium **__// Kingdom: Chromista Phylum: Ochrophyta Class: Phaeopyceae Order: Fucales Family: Sargassaceae Genus: Sargassum species: crassifolium



It is a Marine species that can live in coral reefs/ tropical oceans

//**__ Spatoglossum macrodontum __**// **Kingdom** Chromista **Phylum** Heterokontophyta **Class** Phaeophyceae **Order** Dictyotales **Family** Dictyotaceae //**Genus** Spatoglossum// // **species** macrodontum // They can be found near coral In a Coral Reef

//**﻿ **// // ﻿ // //** Acropora cervicornis **// **Phylum:** Cnidaria //** Genus: ** Acropora // //** species: ** cervicornis // Staghorn coral is a branching coral with branches ranging from a few centimeters to over 6.5 feet in length. Staghorn coral is found in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, the Caribbean islands, and Venezuela.
 * Animals- Multi-celled and digest food inside body **
 * Animals- Multi-celled and digest food inside body **
 * Invertebrate: No backbone or spinal cord **
 * Kingdom: ** Animalia
 * Class: ** Anthozoa
 * Order: ** Scleractinia
 * Family: ** Acroporidae
 * Common name: Staghorn coral **



**Kindom:** Animalia **Phylum:** Arthropoda **Class:** Malacostraca **Order:** Decapoda **Family:** Diogenidae // **Genus:** Paguristes // // **species:** cadenati // **Common name: Red Legged Hermit Crab** The Red Legged Hermit Crab has red legs and a yellow face. It is found along the reef faces and coral rubble of the Caribbean and Western Atlantic.
 * // Paguristes cadenati //**



**Class:** Polychaeta //** Genus: ** Spirobranchus // //** species: ** giganteus // **Common name: Christmas tree worm** The Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus giganteus, is a Christmas tree-shaped tube-dwelling worm. They come in many colors including orange, yellow, blue, and white and, though they are small with an average 3.8 centemeters in span, they are easily spotted because of their shape, beauty, and color.
 * // Spirobranchus giganteus //**
 * Kingdom: ** Animalia
 * Phylum: ** Annelida
 * Order: ** Sabellida
 * Family: ** Serpulidae



**Kingdom:** Aminilia **Phylum:** Mollusca **Class:** Gastropoda **Order:** Nudibranchia **Family:** Aegiridae // **Genus:** Aegires // // **species:** minor //
 * //__ Aegires minor __//**



**Kingdom:** Animilia **Phylum:** Porifera **Class:** Calcarea **Order:** Clathrinida **Family:** Leucettidae // **Genus:** Leucetta // // **species:** chagosensis //
 * //__ Lecetta chagosensis __//**

**Kingdom**: Aminalia **Phylum**: Echnodermata **Class:** Echinoidea **Order**: Diadematoida **Family**: Diadematidae // **Genus**: Diadema // // **species**: antillarum // Found In Coral Reefs in the Bahamas and the Atlantic Ocean.
 * //__ Diadema antillarum __//**


 * Vertebrate: Animals with a backbone **

**Phylum:** Chordata //** Genus: ** Pterois // //** species: ** volitans // This brightly colored and graceful fish is usually found in coral reefs. The lion-fish belongs to the Scorpion fish family and are venomous. The colorful lion fish have long fin spines that can produce painful puncture wounds.
 * // Pterois volitans //**
 * Kingdom: ** Animalia
 * Class: ** Actinopterygii
 * Order: ** Scorpaeniformes
 * Family: ** Scoraeniformes
 * Common name: Lionfish **



//** Eretmochelys imbricata **// //** Genus: ** Eretmochelys // //** species: ** imbricata // Adult hawksbill turtles are usually found in tropical coral reefs. They are usually seen resting in caves and ledges in and around these reefs.
 * Kingdom: ** Animalia
 * Phylum: ** Chordata
 * Class: ** Reptilia
 * Order: ** Testudines
 * Family: ** Cheloniidae
 * Common name: Hawksbill turtle **



//** Didemnum molle **// **Kingdom:** Animalia **Class:** Ascidiacea //** Genus: ** Didemnum // //** species: ** molle // This species of sea squirt is very common in coral reefs, and is usually found in deep water. It can be found encrusting the rocks in large colonies. This squirt's leathery bag-like body has a white and gray or brown spotted exterior with a bright green interior.
 * Phylum: ** Chordata
 * Order: ** Aplousobranchia
 * Family: ** Didemnidae
 * Common name: Common Sea Squirt **



__//** Larus atricilla - or Laughing Gull **//__ Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Laridae // Genus: Larus // // species: aticilla // Often fishes In Coral Reefs.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Muraenidae // Genus: Enchelycore // // species: schismatorhynchus // Often found in coral reefs and the Atlantic Ocean.
 * //__ Enchelycore schismatorhynchus __//**

__** //Calotomus carolinus// **__ Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Scaridae // Genus: Calotomus // // species: carolinus //

__//** Lactoria cornuta **//__ **Kingdom:** Animalia **Phylum:** Chordata **Class:** Actinopterygii **Order:** Tetraodontiformes **Family:** Ostraciidae // **Genus:** Lactoria // **Common name:** Long horned cowfish
 * // species: //**// cornuta //

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