aureleah_aurita's Identifications
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lauralukas91Περιγραφή
Trying to determine what is bioluminescent in the water. Is it this dinoflagellate?
From plankton net.
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jmeza32Περιγραφή
Found laying in grass on Pivers Island, possibly dropped by a bird?
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Bivalvia
Order Venerida
Family Veneridae
Genus Mercenaria
ID'd by relatively large size, thick and heavy shelll, heart shaped side profile of shell
Fun Fact: Grown rates depend on water temperature. The warmer the water, the slower the growth.
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dmcguinnΠεριγραφή
1) Genus Aurelia
2) Phylum: Cnidaria, Class: Schyphozoa, Order: Semaeostomeae
3) the four gonads in the center of the jelly are key morphological features of this genus
4) it is almost impossible to tell specific moon jelly species apart without genetic testing
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larabreithauptΠεριγραφή
Archaeplastida
Class: Florideophyceae
Order: Gracilariales
Family: Gracilariaceae
found in intertidal bay and estuary. Thick base, thins out
this is found all over the world
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emmeayersΠεριγραφή
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Bivalvia
Order: Venerida
Morphology
Thick shell with lateral ridges, roughly 2 inches across. On the other side there were visible scars from the anterior and posterior adductor muscles, and the hinge is visible. Bilateral symmetry
Fun Fact This animal filters plankton from seawater and collects it’s food in a mucus string.
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