Temperate+Rainforest+Organisms

__** Organisms **__

**__Monera__**- Single celled organisms with no nucleus. The two kinds are bacteria and cyanobacteria.


 * //Borrelia burgdorferi// **

Spirilla shaped. .

Located in North America and Europe and causes Lyme disease.


 * //Treponema padillum// **

Spirilla shaped



This moneran is found on mammals such as the rabbit in temperate areas around the world.

__** Protozoa -**__ organisms that have a nucleus, organelles,no cell wall, and no chlorophyll.


 * //Nebela tincta //**

Method of movement: Flagellum Found in in different moss and soil in temperate rainforests //. //

//Giardia lamblia//
method of movement: Flagellum Located in the small streams of the temperate rainforest. It causes giardiasis, which usually occurs in the abdominal region and can be fatal.

__**Fungi -**__  Fungi are multicelled organisms with no chlorophyll, and they absorb nutrients.

sac/cup shaped fungi.
 * __Ascomycota-__**

//Ascobolus stercorarius//
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomy Order: Pezizales Family: Ascobolaceae Genus: Ascobolus species: stercorarius Lives on animal feces in the temperate rainforest. No common name.

Fungi with closely packed filaments
 * __Basidiomycota-__**

//Microporus affinis//
Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Polyporaceae Genus: Microporus species: affinis Located on trees and logs in the temperate rainforest. No common name.

//** Glomus vesiculife **//

__**Glomeromycota:**__ Fungi that grow on the roots of plants

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: Glomerals Family: Glomeraceae Genus: //Glomus// species: //vesiculife// Found in the soil on the roots of plants in temperate rainforests around the world. No common name.

Fungi with closely packed filaments
 * __Basidiomycota-__**


 * __Common Name:__** King Bolete

// **Boletus edulis ** //

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae Genus: Boletus species: edulis Found under coniferous and pine trees in temperate areas.

**__Plants-__**multi-celled, have cell walls,and contain chlorophyll.


 * __Magnoliophyta:__** (covered seed) flower with seeds in fruit.

__**Common Name:**__Stinging Nettle

**//Urtica dioica//**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kingdom: Plantae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Urticales Family: Urticaceae Genus: //Urtica// species: //dioica// Commonly found in the pacific northwest temperate rainforests.

__**Pinophyta:**__ Reproduces with seed or cone on outside of plant and are evergreen. No fruit.

__**Common Name:**__Western Red Cedar

//**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Thuja plicata **//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Kingdom: Plantae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Phylum: Pinophyta <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Class: Pinopsida <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Order: Pinales <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Family: Cupressaceae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Genus: //Thuja// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">species: //plicata// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Found in the western temperate rainforests.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**__ Pteridophyta: __** ferns-have fronds with spores on the bottom.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__**Common name:**__ Licorice Fern

//**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Polypodium glycyrrhiza **//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Kingdom: Plantae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Phylum:Pteridophyta <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Class: Filicopsida <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Order: Polypodiales <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Family: Polypodiaceae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Genus://Polypodium// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">species: //glycyrrhiza// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Found most co<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mmonly in the western United States in areas such as Alaska, Washington, and California.


 * __Pinophyta:__** Reproduces with seeds or cones on the outside of the plant.

__**Common name:**__ The Ginkgo Tree or thee Maidenhair Tree

//**Ginko biloba**//

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Ginkgophyta Class: Ginkgoopsida Order: Ginkgoales Family: Ginkgoaceae Genus: //Ginkgo// species: //biloba//

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Found in temperate rainforests in China and the United States

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__**Magnoliophyta**__:(covered seed) flowers with seeds in fruit.

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**Common name**__:Bluejoint

// **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Calamagrostics candensis ** //

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Kingdom: Magnoliophyta <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Phylum: Liliopsida <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Order: Poales <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Family: Poaceae <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Genus: //Calamagrostics// <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">species: //candensis// <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">//Found in U.S. temperate rainforests.//

**__<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Bryophyta: __**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">No water conducting tissue, close to ground.


 * __<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Common name: __**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Common Liverwort or Umbrella Liverwort

//**<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Marchantia Polymorpha **//

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Kingdom: Plantae <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Phylum: Marchantiophyta <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Class: Marchantiopsida <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Order: Marchantiales Family: Marchantiaceae Genus: //Marchantia// species://polymorpha// Found in damp wet areas in temperate rainforest all over the world.


 * __Magnoliophyta:__** (covered seed) flower with seeds in fruit.

//Rubus spectabilis//
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Genus: //Rubus// Species: //spectabilis// Found on the west coast of North America.

__**Pinophyta:**__ Reproduces with seed or cone on outside of plant and are evergreen. No fruit.

**//Pseudotsuga menziesii//**
Kindom: Plantae Phylum: Pinophyta (conifers) Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Pinaceae Genus: //Pseudotsuga// species: menziesii Usually found in Western North America


 * __Magnoliophyta:__** (covered seed) flower with seeds in fruit.

//Lapageria rosea//
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family:Philesiaceae Genus: //Lapageria// species: //rosea// Usually found in the southern forests of Chile.

//Zamia pumila//
Usually found in North America, Central America, South America, Africa, and Australia.
 * Kingdom:** Plantae
 * Phylum:** Tracheophyta
 * Class:** Cycadopsida
 * Order:** Cycadales
 * Family:** Zamiaceae
 * Genus:** //Zamia//
 * species:** pumila

//Selaginella// //eatonii//
Kingdom: Plantea Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: //Selaginella// species: //eatonii// //Selaginella eatonii// is most commonly found in Florida.

//Archidium elatum//
Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Archidiales Family: Archidiaceae Genus: //Archidium// species: //elatum// Found world-wide in temperate regions.

__ Animals- __ Multicelled organisms that digest food inside body.

__**Arthropoda:**__ Has two openings for food/waste and a circulatory system.

//**Hyphantria cunea**// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Arctiidae Genus: //Hyphantria// species: //cunea// Found in North American and European temperate rainforests.


 * __Amphibia:__** Spends first part of life in water with gills and second part of life on land with lungs. Has smooth skin.

Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordota Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: //Pseudacris// species: //regilla// Found In temperate rainforests ranging from the pacific coast of the United States to British Colombia in Canada.
 * // Pseudacris regilla //**


 * __Mammalia:__** Hairy, milk producing, and endothermic.

//**Odocoileus hemionus**// Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cirvidae Genus: //Odocoileus// species: //hemionus// Found in the western U.S. and on the coast of British Columbia.


 * __Nemata:__** Two openings for food/waste. A developed nervous system.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nemata Class: Adenophorea Order: Trichocephalida Family: Trichinellidae Genus: Trichinella species: spiralis Found in mammals such as rats and bears.
 * // Trichinella spiralis //**


 * __Molluska:__** Soft Body, two openings, simple organ system, some with shell.

//** Ammonicera rota **// Kingdom: Anamalia Phylum: Molluska Class: Gastropoda Order: Heterostropha Family: Omalogy Genus: Ammonicera species: rota Found in streams running through the temperate rainforest. No common name.


 * __Cephalochordata:__** Skeleton of cartilage, simple brain, and no true vertebrae.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Cephalochordata Order: Not assigned Family: Branchiostomidae Genus: Branchiostoma species: californiense Found in of Californian temperate rainforests.
 * // Branchiostoma californiense //**

//Opisthopatus roseus//
common name: pink velvet worm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Onychophora(Two openings, brain and nervous system, respiritory and circulitory system.) Class: not assigned Order: Not assigned Family: Peripatopsidae Genus: //Opisthopatus// species: //roseus// Most commonly found on the temperate rainforest floor.

//Dendragapus obscurus//
Common name: blue grouse. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers.) Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: //Dendragapus// species: //obscurus// usually found in highland regions of North America and Eurasia.


 * __Molluska:__** Soft Body, two openings, simple organ system, some with shell.

//Ariolimax columbianus//
Common name: Banana slug Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Stylommatophora Family:Noctuoidea Genus: //Ariolimax// species: //columbianus// usually found on the temperate rainforest floors along North America's Pacific coast.


 * __Reptiles:__** Rough skin, lays eggs, has lungs and is an endotherm.

//Thamnophis rufipunctatus//
common name: narrowhead garter snake Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family//:// Colubridea Genus: manokwari//Thamnophis// species: //rufipunctatus// Usually found at the edges of small streams and ponds in the temperate rainforest.

**//Platydemus manokwari//**
Common name: New Guinea Flatworm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes(one opening for food and waste, simple nervous system.) Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida Family: Geoplanidea Genus: //Platydemus// species: manokwari Found in leaf litters in temperate rainforests around the world.

**//Rhina ancylostoma//**
Common name: mud skate Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Elasmobranchii (skeleton of cartilage, fleshy fins.) Order:Rajiformes Family: Rhinobatidae Genus: //Rhina// species: //ancylostoma// Found in salt water near the coast of temperate rainforest.

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