Marine Biology 101: Homework number 1

1. Mnemonic:

Drat!
Ken's
Pizza
Came
Overcooked,
For
Goodness'
Sake!

2.  Taxonomy of 4 favorite marine creatures:

Invertebrates:

Brittle Star:
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Echiodermata
Class Ophiuroidea
Order Ophiurida
Family Opiodermatidae
Genus Ophiothrix
Species spiculata

Peacock Mantis Shrimp:
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class  Malacostraca
Order Somatopoda
Family Odontodactylidae
Genus Odontodactylus
Species scyllarus

Vertebrates:

Ichthyosaurus:
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class  Reptilia
Order Ichthyosauria
Family Ichthyosauridae
Genus Ichthyosaurus
Species communis

Atlantic Sturgeon:
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class  Actinopterygii
Order Acipensiformes
Family Acipenseroides
Genus Acipenser
Species oxyrinchus


3.  Taxonomy of 3 species.  Which are more closely related to each other? Which is more closely related to humans?

Cyanea capilata (Lion's Mane Jellyfish):
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class  Scyphozoa
Order Semaeostomeae
Family cyaneidae
Genus Cyanea
Species capilata

Clavelina moluccensis (Blue Sea Squirt aka Bluebell Tunicate):
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class  Ascidiacea
Order Enterogona
Family Clavelinidae
Genus  Clavelina
Species moluccensis

Tubastrea coccinea (Orange Cup Coral):
Domain  Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum  Cnidaria
Class  Anthozoa
Order  Scleractinia
Family Dendrophylliidae
Genus Tubastrea
Species coccinea

Cyanea capilata and Tubastrea coccinea are more closely related.  They are both cnidarians.

Clavelina molluccensis is more closely related to humans because it is a member of phylum chordata, as we are.