Man-of-War The Portuguese man-of-war if a member of the Kingdom Animalia‚ phylum Cnidaria(1)‚ class Hydrozoa‚ order Siphonophra‚ the genus Physalia‚ and the species Physalia(2). The man-of-war is not an actual jellyfish‚ but a Siphonophor. Also the man-of-war is not a single organism. It is made up of many different organisms that work together. These organisms are called polyps. The Portuguese man-of-war is usually found in the Northern Atlantic gulf stream. It can also be found in the tropical
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and scientifically as Andrias davidianus. It is also noted that species is sometimes assigned to the Cryptobranchium genus (Gang et al.‚ 2004). List the taxonomy of your organism- what are the Phylum‚ class‚ order‚ and family of your organism? Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: Andrias (sometimes Cryptobranchium) Species: Andrias davidianus (Gang et al.‚ 2004) Describe your organism
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is just one of the ways that bacteria can be explored. Here are how these particular bacteria are classified according to Bergy’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. (Remember there are 3 Domains and 5 Kingdoms of Life.) E. coli Domain: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gammaproteobacteria Order:
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BIOLOGICAL NOTE ON LEUCONOID SPONGES WRITTEN BY MBA UCHECHUKWU EMEA EBI MOUAU/13/27603 FEBRUARY‚ 2015. A Short Biological Note on Leuconoid Sponges Sponges come under the phylum porifera and they are believed to be amongst the most unusual animals. Because of their lifestyle and appearance‚ they were originally thought to be plants especially since some are green due to commensal algae. Sponges are as well the most primitive
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Sponge Characteristics Kingdom Animalia Phylum porifera Multicellular Eukaryotic Simplest animals All aquatic Can be found in many colors and shapes Most are filter feeders Filter feeders- eat by straining particles from the water Do not have tissues Lack muscle and nerve cells Sessile- unable to move from where they are attatched Secrete roxing to: 1. Prevent other sponges from growing in their area 2. Protection from predators and paracites Sponge reproduction Reproduce both sexually and asexually
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Cnidaria Hydra‚ Jellyfish‚ Coral‚ & Sea Anemones Phylum Cnidaria- Examples Sea Anemones and Corals - Anthozoa Hydra- Hydrozoa Jellyfish - Scyphozoa Ctenophores - non stinging Cnidarians; Comb Jelly Anatomy A. Polymorphism- Cnidarians have more than one body form: 1.Polyp 2. Medusa Polyp Form Tube with tentacles around the mouth Sessile Medusa Form Umbrella Shape Tentacles around mouth Motile‚ Free-swimming Tentacles Have nematocysts (stinging cells) coiled thread discharges
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BIODIVERSTY the term "biodiversty" has been derived from ’bio’ and ’diversity’."Diversity" means variety within a species and among species.Biodiversity is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystem. Diversity of plants and animals the diversity of plants ’(flora) and animals’(fauna)’ ia region depends on climate‚altitude‚soils and the presence of other species.it is the richest in the tropics. biodiversity found on earth today is the result of 4billion years of
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Fungi Web quest Amanitas Amanita (various species) Family: Amanitaceae (amanitas) in the phylum Basidiomycota (club fungi) Description: There are about 600 species in the genus Amanita worldwide. Each amanita starts as an egg-shaped button that can resemble a small puffball. These breaks open as the mushroom grows. Fully developed amanitas are gilled mushrooms with parasol-shaped
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Compare and contrast Oligochaetes and Caecilians Oligochaetas are earthworms which belongs to phylum Annelida while Caecilians are amphibians that look like earthworm or snakes belonging to phylum Chordata order Apoda and both have similar appearances. Both classes belongs to Eumetazoa having similar characteristics like organ system level of organization‚ increased cephalisation ‚ bilaterally symmetry‚ triploblastic tissue development and coelomate development. The difference is that Oligochaeta
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It is known that chronically diseased airways are associated with an increased number of species‚ often with a shift away from the Bacteroidetes phylum‚ which dominates the healthy lung microbiome‚ towards Proteobacteria‚ the phylum that contains many familiar lung-associated gram-negative bacilli25. Although‚ there are few studies on microbiome and lung cancer12‚26‚27‚ evidence is starting to show differences in the bacterial communities
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