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126 Cards in this Set
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Cyanobacteria
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Kingdom containing Calothrix spp.
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Stramenpila
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Kingdom of brown algaes, with phylum phaeophycota
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Long kelpy looking brown algae
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Alaria esculente (edible kelp)
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knotted wrack
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Ascophyllum nodosum, looks knotty and twisted, egg shaped air bladders
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Rockweed
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Fucus vesiculosis (paired air bladders)
Fucus distichus |
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Horsetail kelp
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Laminaria digitata
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Sugar kelp
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Laminaria saccharina
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Red Algae
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Kingdom Rhotophyta
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Irish moss
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Chondrus crispus, iridescent underwater
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Coral weed
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Corallina offinalis
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Pink coating on shells
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Lithothamnium spp.
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Tufted red weed
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Mastocarpus stellatus
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Laver
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Porphyra spp.
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Dulse
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Rhodymenta palmata
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Green Algae
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Kingdom Chlorophyta
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Green hair like alage
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Chaetomorpha linum
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Green stringy, grass like
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Chaetomorpha melagonium
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Dead man's fingers
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Codium fragile
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Large grass like masses (hollow green weed)
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Enteromorpha intestinalis
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Furry looking green algae
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Spongomorpha spp
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Sea Lettuce
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Ulva lactuca
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Plants
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Plantae kingdom
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Seaside goldenrod
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Solidalgo sempervirens
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1.5-3ft sprawling light green plant
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Atriplex patula
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30cm, bushy cluster with thick stem
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Salicornia europaea
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Flower on stem
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Scripus robustus
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Salt marsh grass
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Distichlis spicata
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1-1.5 meter salt marsh grass
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Spartina alterniflora
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30-60 cm salt marsh grass, long blades
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Spartina patens
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Prairie grass
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Spartina pectinata
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Not grassy looking, dark buds
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Juncus gerardi
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Sheath
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Triglochin maritimus
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Sea lavender
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Limonium nashii
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Eel grass
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Zostera marina
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Animal Kingdom
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Animalia
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Cnidarians
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A phylum in the animal kingdom.
There are two types of body structures, medusa (free floating like Aurelia aurita) or Polyp (connected to rock or ground Tealia felina) Also have nematocysts |
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Anthozoa
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Class of Cnidarians, mainly anenomes
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Green-striped anemone
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Haliplanella luciae
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Frilled anemone
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Metridium senile
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Northern red anemone
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Tealia felina
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Hydrozoa
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Class of Cnidarians containing hydrozoids
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Snail fur
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Hydractinia echinata
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Garland hydroid
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Sertularia spp
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Tubularian hydroid
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Tubularia spp
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Scyphozoa
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Jellyfish
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Moon jelly
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Aurelia aurita
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Porifera
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Sponges
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Crumb-of-bread sponge
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Halichondria panicea
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Finger Sponge
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Haliclona oculata
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Flatworms phylum
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Plattyhelminthes
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Speckled flatworm
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Notoplana atomata
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Ribbon worms
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Nemertea
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Milky ribbon worm
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Cerebratulus lacteus
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Peanut worms
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Sipuncula
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Gould's peanut worm
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Phascolopsis gouldii
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Sea lace
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Electra pilosa
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Lacy crust
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Membranipora spp
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Most worms
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Annelida, phylum
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Bamboo worm
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Clymenella torquata
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Spaghetti worms
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Family terebelidae
Amphitrite ornata Neoamphitrite figulus |
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Blood worm
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Family Glyceridae
Glycera dibranchiata |
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Pale centipede
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Nephtys spp
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Carnivorous centipede
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Nereis virens
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Mollusks
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Mollusca
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Red chiton
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Ishinochiton rubra
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Gastrods
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Gastropoda
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Atlantic slipper shell
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Crepidula fornicata
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Flat slipper shell
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Crepidula plana
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Common periwinkle
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Littorina littorea
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Smooth periwinkle
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Littorina obtusata
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Rough periwinkle
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Littorina saxatilis
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Mud dogwhlek
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Ilyanassa obsoleta
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Dogwhelk
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Nucella lapillus
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Moon snail
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Lunatia heros
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Limpit
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Tectura testudinalis
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Nudibranch
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Sea slugs
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Maned nudibranch
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Aeolidia papillosa
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Bushy-back sea slug
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endronotus frondosus
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Red-gilled nudibranch
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Flabellina spp
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Salt marsh pulmonate snail
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Melampus bidentatus
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Bivalves
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Bivalvia
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Common jingle shell
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Amonia simplex
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Ribbed mussel
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Geukensia demissa
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Horse mussel
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Modiolus modiolus
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Blue mussel
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Mytilus edulis
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Razor clam
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Ensis directus
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Arctic rock borrer
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Hiatella artica
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Quahog
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Mercenaria mercenaria
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Soft shelled clam
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Mya arenaria
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Ocean scallop
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Placopecten magellanicus
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Arthropods
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Arthropoda, phylum, all animals have exoskeleton
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Horseshoe crab
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Limulus polyphemus
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Crustaceans
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Subphyllum, Crustacea
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Barnacle
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Semibalanus balanoides
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Beach amphipod
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Amphiporeia virginiana
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Skeleton shrimp
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Caprella spp
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Scud
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Gammarus spp
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Cancer crab
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Cancer spp
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Green crab
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Carcinus maenas
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Lobster
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Homarus americana
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Asian shore crab
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Hemigrapsus sanguineus
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Hermit crab
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Pagarus longicarpus
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Shore shrimp
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Palaemonetes spp
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Isopods
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Order of arthropods, Idotea baltica
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Echinoderms
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Phylum Echinodermata
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Sea Cucumber
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Cucumaria frondosa
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Green sea urchin
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Stonglyocentrotus droebachiensis
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Sand dollar
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Echinarachnius parma
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Common sea star
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Asterias forbesi
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Northern sea star
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Asterias vulgaris
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Rough sun star
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Crosaster papposus
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Blood star
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Henricia sanguinolaria
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Daisy brittle star
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Ophiopholis aculeata
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Chordates
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Chordata, phylum
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Orange sheath tunicate
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Botrlloides spp
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Golden-star tunicate
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Botryllus schlosseri
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Sea vase
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Ciona intestinalis
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White tunicate
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Didemnum albidum
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Sea grape
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Molgula spp
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Club tunicate
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Styela clava
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Cartilaginous fish
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Chondrichthyes
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Bony fish
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Osteichthyes
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Atlantic silverside
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Menidia menidia
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Killifish
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Fundulus heteroclitis
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Rock gunnel
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Pholis gunnellis
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Winter flounder
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Pleuronectes americanus
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