Zoology Webquest

Porifera: "pore-bearers"

                                               

Scientific Name: Spongia Ceylonensis

Common name: Bath sponge

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Clathrina

Species: Clathrina ceylonensis

the body of a sponge is covered with tiny openings called pores. They are non-motile and depend on moving water currents. Reproduction is sexual and asexual (by budding)

Scientific name: Xestospongia muta

Common Name: Giant Barrel Sponge

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Xestospongia

Species: X. muta

One of the largest species of sponge found in the carribean. Has a hard/stony texture. Has a 2000 year lifespan.

Scientific Name: Cliona Celata

Common Name: Boring sponge

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Cliona

Species: C. celata

 a bright yellow, corn-cob shaped sponge that exhibits pumping of water through prominent osculum, the Cliona sponge hollows out a system of cavities and canals in dead shell, removing small fragments of material with amebocytes.

Cndaria: 

Scientific Name: Chrysaora fuscescens

Common name: Pacific Sea Nettle

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Chrysaora

Species: C. fuscescens

 Lives in the Easy Pacific Ocean. From Canada to Mexico. It's string is often irritating but harmless. It can grow up to larger than one meter

Scientific name: Discosoma

Common name: mushroom coral

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Discosoma

Species: Actinodiscus dawydoffi

genus of soft coral native to the Indian ocean. commonly collected worldwide because its an easy coral to grow in marine aquaria.

Scientific Name: Chironex Fleckeri

Common Name: Sea Wasps

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Chironex

Species: C. fleckeri

A species of box jellyfish. most lethal jellyfish in the world. has tentacles as long as 9.8 ft. Results in it's stinging can cause excruciating pain and death if it's left untreated for 3 minutes. 

Platyhelminthes:

Scientific Name: Pseudoceros dimidiatus

Common name: divided flatworm

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Pseudoceros

Species: P. dimidiatus

 They're cold blooded and they're bright colours warn predators not to eat them

Scientific Name: Taenia Solium

Common name: pork tapeworm

Kingdom Animalia

Genus: Taenia

Species: T. solium

It affects both pigs and humans. it is a majour cause for humans to have seizures. Has four suckers on its scolex (head) and also has two rows of hooks.

Scientific name: Pseudobiceros bedfordi

Common name: Persian carpet flatworm/bedford's flatworm

Kingdom: Animalia

Genus: Pseudobiceros

Species: P. bedfordi

This specie has two penises, which it uses to fence, in an attempt to inject sperm into its opponent in order to fertilize it, while avoiding being fertilized itself.