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Marine Biology Final
Latin Names of Species Discussed
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
05/07/2012
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Term
Fish Respiration
 Definition
Counter-Current: allows blood flow without gas loss
Term
Rete Mirabile
 Definition
Counter-Current exchange to retain oxygen
Term
Asemichthys taylori
 Definition

Sculpin

 

 

-Jaws specialized to pierce snails

-Unpierced snails are capable of surviving digestion
Term
Cetaceans
 Definition
Whales and Porpoises
Term
Pinnipeds
 Definition
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
Term
Mustelids
 Definition
Sea Otters
Term
Sirenians
 Definition
Sea Cows and Dugongs
Term
Neophoca cinerea
 Definition
Australian Sea Lion
Term
Trichechus manatus
 Definition
Manatees
Term
Thalassarche chlorohyrichos
 Definition
Yellow Nosed Albatross
Term
Haematopus bachmani
 Definition
American Black Oyster Catcher
Term
Dermochelys coriacea
 Definition
Leatherback Turtle
Term
Chelori mydas
 Definition
Green Turtle
Term
Carretta carretta
 Definition
Leggerhead Turtle
Term
Lepidochelys
 Definition
Kemps Ridley Turtle
Term

Eretmochelys imbricata

 Definition
Hawkbill Turtle
Term
Mopadia colitica
 Definition
Burrowing Sea Cucumber
Term
Lophelia pertusa
 Definition
Deep Water Coral
Term
Leopathes
 Definition
Black Coral
Term
Vestimentifera
 Definition

Red-Plumes (Tube Worms)

 

-Symbiotic relationship with bacteria
Term
Calyptogena magnitica
 Definition
Hot Vent Bivalve
Term
Osedox frankpressi
 Definition
Boneworms / Zombieworms
Term
Porichthys notatus
 Definition

Ostracod

 

-Used in Mensingers research
Term
Mytilus californianus
 Definition
Giant Barnacles
Term
Architeuthis
 Definition
Giant Squid
Term
Acropora
 Definition
Coral
Term
Pocillospora
 Definition
Coral
Term
Euphasia
 Definition
Krill
Term
Diadema
 Definition
Sea Urchin
Term
Pisaster ochraceus
 Definition

Star Fish

 

-Small, attacks the Crown of Thorns
Term
Macrocystis pyrifera
 Definition
Giant Kelp
Term
Tridacna
 Definition
Giant Clam
Term
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
 Definition
Giant Green Anenome
Term
Synanceia
 Definition
Stone Fish
Term
Edwardsia
 Definition
Sea Anenome
Term
Mycale
 Definition
Sponge
Term
Notothenioids
 Definition
Antarctica Cod (Antifreeze)
Term
Pollicipes pollicipes
 Definition
Goose Neck Barnacles
Term
Euphasia superba
 Definition
Krill
Term
Salpa thompsoni
 Definition
Zooplankton
Term
Manta _______
 Definition
Manta Ray Species
Term
Limpets
 Definition
Snails
Term
Enhydra lutris
 Definition
Sea Otter
Term
Chthamalus
 Definition
Buckshot Barnacle
Term
Buccinum undatum
 Definition
Common Whelk
Term
Chthamalus stellatus
 Definition
Acorn Barnacle
Term
Acanthaster planci
 Definition
Crown of Thorns Star Fish
Term
Emeritia
 Definition
Mole Crab
Term
Spisula
 Definition
Surf Clam
Term
Polinices
 Definition
Moon Snail
Term
Ocypode quadrata
 Definition
Ghost Crab
Term
Limulus polyphemus
 Definition
Horseshoe Crab
Term
Callinectes sapidus
 Definition
Blue Crab
Term
Scopimera
 Definition
Bubbler Crab
Term
Opsanus tau
 Definition
Toad Fish
Term
Mycophid
 Definition
Lanternfish
Term
Echinoderm Bioluminescence
 Definition
Distracting Body Parts
Term
Crustaceans, Cephalopods and Teleost Bioluminescence Technique
 Definition
Counter Illumination
Term
Crustacean (Shrimp) Bioluminescence Technique
 Definition
Eject Bioluminescence Ink
Term
Bioluminescent Tissues/Organs/Animals
 Definition
-Glandular Light Organs
-Photophores
-Photocytes
-Photosecretory Cells
Term
Seawater Phosphorus
 Definition
Limiting with a short residence time
Term
Mixed Semidiurnal Tides
 Definition
2 high tides and 2 low tides
Term
Zone 2 of Antarctica
 Definition
Dominated by anemones and cnidarians
Term
Up welling
 Definition
Coastal Winds + Coriolis Effect
Term
Coriolis Effect
 Definition
Rotation of the earth
Term
Diurnal Tides
 Definition
High / Low
Term
Semidiurnal Tides
 Definition
High / Low / High / Low
Term
Estuaries
 Definition
Freshwater and Salt water mix
Term
Spartina
 Definition
Dominates the estuaries (Plant)
Term
Uga pugilator
 Definition
Fiddler Crab
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