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2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_whelk 0 SpeciesIn this section you will find information about the species habitat , range, niche, community and population status.In this section you will find key features forfield identification In this section you will find key features and specific morphology In this section you will find scientific classification Field Identification features SpeciesPhotograph Genus species:common name (alphabetized by ) 3. Aleochara bilineata. Rove Beetle Busycon contrarium . Lightning Whelk Calidris alba (a).Sanderling Calidris alba (b) . Sanderling Calidris alba(c). Sanderling Calidris alba (d) . Sanderling Callinectes sapidus. Blue Crab,Chelonia mydas (a)..Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas (b).Green Sea Turtle Cheonecides bairdi Snow Crab Dermochelis coreatia . Leatherback Sea turtle Emertita analoga .Mole Crab (Pacific) Eupagurus bernhardus .Hermit Crab Eurypharanx pelecanoides .Gulper Eel Gavialis gangiticus . Gaharial (Asia) Grimpoteuthis (a) . Dumbo Octopus Grimpoteuthis (b) . Dumbo Octopus Hermodice carunculata.Bearded Fireworm Latimeria chalumnae. Coelacanth Gombessa Latimeria chalumnae.Coelacanth Lutra canadensis. River Otter Mellita Quinqueisperforata. Sand Dollar Menippe Mercenaria.Stone Crab Numenius americanus.Long-Billed Curlew Oocypode quadrata.Ghost Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus Red King Crab Pelecanus occidentalis. Brown PelicanPhycodurus eques.Leafy Sea Dragon Placopectenmagellanicus .Sea scallop Protoreaster nodosus . Chocloate Chip Starfish Regalecus glesne . Oarfish Special Bibliographyby Sharon Tong Genusspecies(Linneaus) Species(common) 4. Aleochara bilineata Rove Beetle Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Staphyliniformia Family:Staphylinidae The Rove Beetle (Scientific Name: Aleochara bilineata) is a type of beetle that lives on ocean shores submerged at high tide.

Rove Beetles can grow from 1 to 35mm (1.5in), with most in the 2 to 8 mm range.

They eat just about everythingbut the living tissue of higher plants.

Colors range from yellow to reddish-brown to brown to black.

Most rove beetles arepredatorsof insects and other kinds of invertebrates.

Several types are known to live on ocean shores that are submerged athigh tide .

Their labium can shoot out from the head using blood pressure.

5. Busycon contrarium;Lightning Whelk http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Busycon_whelk http://www.splashdowndivers.com/photo_gallery/montages/kurt_spaugh/index.htm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mulusca Class: Gastropoda Family: Buccinidae Genus: Busycon Species: Busycon contrarium Scource:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_whelk

Key Features:

species has a left-handed or sinistral shell

has a low spire

species are diurnal

the knobs of the lightning whelk are usually dull

whelks prefer to stay in deeper waters when feeding on mud flats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_whelk Lightning Whelks are exclusivelymarine . They are native to southeastern North America, south to Florida and the Gulf states in the sandy or muddy substrate of shallow embayments. Lightning Whelks feed primarily on marine bivalves. Because of their location, Lightning Whelks are very common. Theyvebeen around for thousands of years and were used by many Native Americans as food, to make tools, and make shell gorgets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_whelk 6.

Sanderlings are birds that are mainly white with a few patches of black and grey.

The beak and feet of the Sanderling are absolutely jet black.

(Calidris Alba) Sanderling

The Sanderling is a sandy beach creature that lives on the beach.

You can commonly find these birds on your local beaches, if you live in Australia or new Zealand.

Kingdom : AnimaliaPhylum:Craniata Class:Aves Order:Charadriformes Family:Scolopacidae Genus Species :Calidris alba

Habitat: The Sanderling's habitat is on the Australian coastlines, and in New Zealand.

Niche: The niche of this species is that the sanderling must be smart and work fast to avoid predators.

The ecosystem of Sanderling: This bird prefers grasslands, wetlands, and/or marine ecosystems.

The population of this species: The population is nearly 1,500 sanderlings.

Pringle, J.D. 1987.The Shorebirds of Australia . Angus and Robertson and the National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife, Sydney. Morcombe, M. 2000.Field guide to Australian Birds . Steve Parish Publishing. Higgins, P.J. and S.J.J.F. Davies (eds) 1996.Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, Volume 3 (Snipe to Pigeons) . Oxford University Press, Victoria. 7. Calidris alba Sanderling

Males are aggressive when it comes to territory.

Voice is a sharp kip. Conversational chatter while feeding.

Nests 4 olive eggs, spotted with brown, placed in a hollow on the ground lined with grasses and lichens.

Perhaps the most identifiable small shore bird.

Juveniles have black or white backs.

Adults have white wing stripe bordered in black.

Medium gray upperparts and plain white below in winter.

Nest on barrens near the sea around the North Pole, and they winter on sandy beaches virtually everywhere.

Breeds in the high Arctic and winters along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from Canada to Argentina.

Range is estimated globally at 100,000 to 1,000,000 square kilometers.

Diet includes small crustaceans and mollusks.

Prefers grassland, wetland, or marine ecosystems.

Most commonly seen in flocks, chasing receding waves on ocean beaches, and running away from them when they return.

Chooses nesting sites in dry, stony areas near moist areas.

Currently not an endangered species.

Weight ranges from 40 100 grams.

18 20 cm in length.

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Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:Craniata Class: Aves Order:Charadriformes Family:Scolopacidae Genus species: Calidris alba

Habitat: the Sanderlings habitats are found in Australia

by the Coast lines. And in New Zealand.

Niche:the niche of the sanderling is that it must be

Fast and have a strong work ethnic.

Population:1,500

Ecosystem: grassland, wetlands, or marine.

9. 10. The Sanderling is one of the most widespread wintering shorebirds in the world. It is found on nearly all temperate and tropical sandy beaches throughout the world. Among shorebirds, only the Ruddy Turnstone and the Whimbrel rival its worldwide distribution.The mating system of the Sanderling appears to vary among areas, and possibly also among years. It is predominantly monogamous, but occasionally the female lays eggs for several different males in quick succession.It is common for nonbreeding individuals of Arctic-breeding shorebirds to remain on the wintering grounds through the summer. Why make that long trip if you're not going to breed anyway? Many Sanderlings remain in South America without breeding, but only small numbers remain along the North American coasts Sanderlings are small sandpipers with black legs and feet and a stout, short, black beak. They are from 18 to 20 cm in length and 40 to 100 g. In their non-breeding plumage these sandpipers have a very pale, whitish head, with pale gray upperparts and white under parts. They have a dark shoulder patch that extends onto the throat and breast. In flight they have a white wing stripe that is bordered by black. In their breeding plumage the upperparts take on a reddish brown color and the head becomes more deeply colored. Females and males are similar. . http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Sanderling/lifehistory#at_habitat SanderlingHabitat -Nests on islands and coastal tundra of high Arctic.-On migration and in winter prefers sandy beaches. -Sanderlings are found very widely along Australian coastlines and are regular visitors to New Zealand. They breed from north America to north Russia and islands in the Arctic Ocean.Food -Aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. Nesting -Shallow scrape in tundra. Lined sparsely with leaves and lichens. -Clutch Size 34 eggs Egg Description Dull greenish with small irregular brown spots around large end. Pointed on one end. Condition at Hatching Downy young leave nest day after hatching. Behavior -Pecks and probes in sand for food. Runs along tide line. Runs up beach ahead of incoming wave, then turns around and runs after receding wave to pick up stranded invertebrates and probe in wet sand. What is it? What do they look like? redandthepeanut.blogspot.com camacdonald.com birdsasart.com arovingiwillgo.wordpress.com Scientific Information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderling http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Calidris_alba/ Calidris Alba Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Genus: Calidris Species: C. alba 11. there body and looks like an oval is a female. The males is long and skinny. The blue crab has probably the strongest pinching power and a male can very easily take off your pinky.The Male crab called a jimmy or channler. A Mature female called a sook. Immature female is called a sally or she-crab. Mature female carrying brood of eggs called a sponger or sponge crab. Mating pair called a doubler. The Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus The blue crab can be identified by its claws if the tips of the claw is pink/red than its a female. If they are blue than its a male.The female can also be identified by the flapper underThe blue crab can be found anywhere from Maryland toFlorida's Coast and is commercial fished everywhere.The blue crab likes grass because it can find some food there and they are Scavengers so they eat anything they find like dead fish.They are in this would becausethey clean up the ocean floor and they are very good to eat. There endangerment is humans and a few years ago there werenot very many due to over fishing so now there are seasonsput on them and bag limits on how many you can keep. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callinectes_sapidus 12. 13. They can grow to larger than six feet in length and can weight up to 200 pounds. They have rough scales unlike most other existing fish species . They survived for tens of millions of years after the dinosaurs went extinct, but they now face extinction in our lifetimes.Its was discovered in 1938 by a South African museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals. There are onlytwo known speciesof coelacanths : one lives near comorousislands, and the other is found off the waters of sulawesi.But unfortuenatly it is considered endangered. They have internal egg fertilization, but the eggs hatch inside the mother and the young are born alive.fun fact !!!!!!!! Scientists estimate they can live up to 60 years or more. coelacanth 14. Chelonia mydasThe Green Sea Turtle-- These sea turtles are easily distinguished from other sea turtles because they only have one pair of prefrontal scales, rather than two pairs, which most sea turtles have. Their body is nearly oval and is more flat compared to other sea turtles. All of its flippers have 1 visible claw. Its body color varies from pale to very dark green and plain to very bright yellow, brown and green with stripes. For more than 100 million years, sea turtles have traveled the seven seas. With their paddle-shaped flippers and hydrodynamic bodies, they can cross entire oceans, only coming out to build nests and lay their eggs. When they hatch, baby sea turtles instinctively head towards the ocean where they will live until they lay eggs. But over the past few years, these creatures have been dying due to human activities, and their numbers are now plunging. From the destruction of their nesting sites to the poaching of turtle eggs, all of the worlds Green sea turtles are facing the threat of extinction. 15. 16. 17. 18. Niche: to scavenge for food Habitat: beaches My species live on the beach in there shellsTiny with shell and little legs Lives in a shell in the sand Over 1100 species Eupagurus bernhardus or the hermit crab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab 19. 20. 21.

Soft-bodied or semi- gelatinous octopuses.

At least 20 known species

and are poorly known.

Class: Cephalopoda

Family: Opisthoteuthidae

Genus: Grimpoteuthis

Species: There are 14 known species of the Dumbo octopus.

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They live in depths of 30004000 meters, with some living up to 7000 meters below sea level.

An octopod, meaning it has 8 arms.

Some may be found some meters from the seabed where they drift, with arms outspread.

They are graceful swimmers and capable of rapid escape when threatened.

Ear-like fins on the top of their head-like bodies, resembling the ears of Walt Disney's flying elephant.

Can grow to up to 20 centimeters

22. 23. A Bearded Fireworm is yellowish or redbrown. It has 4 eyes in the shape of a rectangle. These worms get up to 300mm. This worm has palps ( a cushion-like eating structure) and its head is shaped like an arrow. Has a pink segmented body with red margins and white spiny tuffs The fireworm is in the amphinomidae family. This worm is usually found in a reef or under ocean rocks. http://www.biology.duke.edu/johnsenlab/new%20gallery/gallery.html Bearded Fireworm ( Hermodice carunculata ) http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=macrobenthos_polychaeta&id=606 http://www.mchportal.com/aquatic-life-mainmenu-114/aquatic-life-marine-mainmenu-159/marine-temperate-invertebrates-mainmenu-161/107-marine-temperate-invertebrates/450-hermodice-carunculata.html scienceblogs.com ronshimek.com http://reefguide.org/ (habitat)A bearded fireworm is usually found on reefs, under stones and, it can be found in rocky areas of the sea. The Bearded fireworms main diet (ecology) is soft and hard corals, anemones and small crustaceans.Its niche is to eat (remove) thelast few centimeters of the tip on a branching coral such as staghorn coral.http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=292 24. Latimeria chalumnaeCoelacanth, Gombessa Believed to have been extinct 65 million years ago (the end of the Cretaceous period), this species is said to have been sighted in certain areas of the Indian Ocean, especially near the coasts of Indonesia and South Africa. Coelacanths are usually found in cold depths of 120-250 meters with other members of its species. The home range consists of daytime caveswhere they congregate in order to save up energy and avoid large predators, sharks especially. It is known that sharks prey on coelacanths, determined by scientific observation. Coelacanths feed mainly on small fish that occur in their deep habitat during the night, using their rostral organ: skates, cuttlefish, eels, cardinal fish, and various other bony fish. The average life span of a coelacanth is believed to be 60 years. Research indicates that the coelacanths life span is shortened when it nears the surface. It is believed change in pressure and warmer water (which contains less dissolved oxygen) are the cause.It is currently an endangered species.

Name origin is Greek for hollow spine.

Can grow to become 2m long and 100kg in weight.

Scientifically related to lungfish in an ancient Devonian lineage.

It retains its notochord throughout its life.

Each coelacanth has its own distinctive pattern of white markings, allowing recognition of individuals and tracking of their movements.Its eyes (shown at the top circle) are unique for their sensory abilities, since the species is virtually color blind. They contain a layer behind the retina known as the tapetum lucidum. It acts like a mirror, behind the retina known as the -tapetum lucidum. It acts like a mirror, intensifying weak light. The coelacanth also has a feature in the center of its snout (shown in the bottom left circle) known as the rostral organ. It can detect and respond to electrical fields in the water. Another feature is the coelacanths lobe-like fins (shown in the bottom right circle).These fins allow it move 180 and swim faster. BENTHICSPECIES Sharon Tong 25. Phycodurus eques ,Leafy Sea Dragon General Marine SPECIES

Can grow to be 18 inches long.

Lifespanis 5-10 years.

Relatives are the weedy sea dragon, seahorses, and pipefish.

Can move 150 meters (490feet) per hour.

Only member of the genusPhycodurus .

They are brown, green and yellow in color.

Jointed plates cover the body.

Has sharp spines along their backs.

Have appendages all over their body that are shaped like leaves.

Absence of pelvic fins.

Has a long snout and fused jaws.

Has some of the looks of the sea horses.

Has a dorsal fin on the back of its tail to aid with movement.

Has a pectoral fin on ridge of neck to aid in movement.

Eyes can look in many directions at the same time.

They are only said to have been found in ocean water to the east and south of Australias coastal waters.

habitat includes rocky reefs, seaweed beds, sea grass meadows and sand patches near coral reefs covered with sea weeds.

Diet includes small invertebrates, including shrimps and other zooplankton, and larval fishes

Because leafy sea dragons are such fascinating and unique creatures, some people illegally collect them for their aquariums

Being slow moving, they rely heavily on camouflage for survival. They are able to change color to match their surroundings.

Usually live a solitary life, but males and females pair up to breed.

After six to eight weeks, the baby seadragons hatch and swim away. They are completely independent from the moment they hatch and they grow fast.

Currently listed as near threatened.

Dorsal fin Snout Appendages Sharon Tong 26. Lutra canadensis River Otter

Their fossils date back to the Pleistocene period.

3 -4 ft long.

Weigh 15 to 25 pounds.

Live up to 25 years in captivity and about 15 years in the wild.

Can hold their breath for up to 8 minutes while under water.

Run up to 15-l8mph.

Estuary SPECIES

Nose is diamond shaped, with two nostrils at the bottom of the nose.

Nose pad is usually black.

Body shape is slender and flexible.

Has webbed and clawed feet.

Belly is silvery or grayish-brown.

Most active from early evening through early morning.

Play more than most wild animals -- wrestling, chasing other otters, tossing and diving for rocks and clamshells, toying with live prey and occasionally, sliding.

Can be found in Alaska and most of Canada, in the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes and most states along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

Home range varies considerably depending on age, gender and food availability.

Otters live in dens, usually borrowed from beavers, muskrats or woodchucks.

Diet includes fish, crustaceans, amphibians, snakes, water insects, snails, worms, small mammals, birds, eggs, frogs, and turtles.

They frequent lakes and ponds, but usually live in marshes and along wooded rivers and streams.

Currently endangered from human actions.

Coats range from nearly black to reddish or grayish brown on their backs.

Tail is about one-third of total body length. They are thick at the base, muscular, and add to flexibility.

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Their fossils date back to the Pleistocene period.

3 -4 ft long.

Weigh 15 to 25 pounds.

Live up to 25 years in captivity and about 15 years in the wild.

Can hold their breath for up to 8 minutes while under water.

Run up to 15-l8mph.

Nose is diamond shaped, with two nostrils at the bottom of the nose.

Nose pad is usually black.

Body shape is slender and flexible.

Has webbed and clawed feet.

Belly is silvery or grayish-brown.

Most active from early evening through early morning.

Play more than most wild animals -- wrestling, chasing other otters, tossing and diving for rocks and clamshells, toying with live prey and occasionally, sliding.

Can be found in Alaska and most of Canada, in the Pacific Northwest, the Great Lakes and most states along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

Home range varies considerably depending on age, gender and food availability.

Otters live in dens, usually borrowed from beavers, muskrats or woodchucks.

Diet includes fish, crustaceans, amphibians, snakes, water insects, snails, worms, small mammals, birds, eggs, frogs, and turtles.

They frequent lakes and ponds, but usually live in marshes and along wooded rivers and streams.

Currently endangered from human actions.

Coats range from nearly black to reddish or grayish brown on their backs.

Tail is about one-third of total body length. They are thick at the base, muscular, and add to flexibility.

27. Sand dollars reach reproduction age at about ages 1-4 years old. A sand dollar is considered a suspension feeder which means it feeds on little particles is water currents. A sand dollar has radial symmetry. Which pretty much means it is circular. A sand dollar is a marine invertebrate that lives on costal areas or beaches. The sand dollars colors are pale gray lavender to a purplish black. It has a water vascular system. Mellita QuinqueisperforataSand Dollar http://chekjawa.nus.edu.sg/ria/photos/r247.jpg http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/fall02%20projects/sandollar/sanddollar.html http://www.carolinanature.com/pix/sanddollar0377.jpg